World Bank Phasing Out Coal, Ramping up Support for “Fracking”
But fracked gas releases greater greenhouse gas emissions than coal, studies suggest.
Robin Hood Tax, Not Corporate Greed, Should be Focus of Climate Finance Meetings, Say Activists
Chanting, “Human need, not corporate greed! Robin Hood Tax now!” protesters dressed as polar bears, farmers, and bankers engaged with officials entering the meeting to urge them to support a Robin Hood Tax.
Public Scholar Series: Seed As Her Sword – From the Global South to the Black Belt South
Join us when three DC-based activists from Rural Coalition/Coalición Rural will explain how women, spirituality, and culture have played and continue to play a central role in land movements and the ways international trade agreements target farmer communities. Parts of the film Our Land, Our Lives: The North Carolina Black Farmer’s Experience will be shown.
Brown Bag Discussion: Venezuela, Heavy Oil, and a Renewable Energy Transition
IPS’s Sustainable Energy & Economy Network and the Embassy of Venezuela co-sponsor a timely discussion on steps Venezuela is taking to abolish fossil fuel dependency.
Tar Sands Protests in Front of the White House [VIDEO]
For several days now, protesters have assembled outside the White House to express their opposition to the Keystone XL pipeline. The proposed pipeline will carry toxic, corrosive bitumen from the tar sands and will stretch over 1,700 miles from Canada to Texas. There, it will be refined, primarily for export.
Ensuring Equity in the Green Climate Fund
The creation of a global Green Climate Fund represents an important victory for developing countries and their civil society allies at the UN climate talks held in Cancun in 2010. However, the daunting task of designing almost all major elements of the new fund remains on the agenda for the coming year. Please join us for a dynamic panel discussion with climate finance experts from developing country governments and global civil society.
How Green Grows My War Economy
Not for the first time, the Defense Department announced a green initiative.
Wenchuan as Eco-City
China can make a virtue out of necessity by transforming the epicenter of the earthquake into a model Green city.
World Bank: Climate Profiteer
The World Bank irresponsibly and recklessly continues to perpetuate the world’s dependence on climate-altering fossil fuels while profiting from carbon trading, a dubious remedy to climate change.
Beyond the Green Zone
An honest look at Iraq and the U.S. occupation from an unembedded journalist.
Wal-Marts Sustainability Initiative: A Civil Society Critique
Critiques of Wal-Mart’s approach to sustainability, responding to a bold initiative to turn the world’s largest company green.