On the day Obama bans Artic Offshore Drilling, RUPERT READ predicts a 'volte face' by the climate-change-denying President Elect, Donald Trump. But if this were to happen, would it make things better or worse?
… Trump's coming ‘climate moment': and why we should be careful … Rupert Read | 21st December 2016 News Trump Climate Denial Paris Agreement Artic Drilling … RUPERT READ predicts a 'volte face' by the climate-change-denying President Elect, Donald …
GMOs have been in our diets for about 20 years, writes Rupert Read. Proof that they are safe? No way - it took much, much longer to discover the dangers of cigarettes and transfats, dangers that are far more visible than those of GMOs. On the scale of nature and ecology, 20 years is a pitifully short time. To sustain our human future, we have to think long term.
… a mere 20% consensus that human-triggered climate change is real would be plenty for us … erroneous to claim that if one takes climate change science seriously then one must … as geo-engineering is to the science of climate change. Taking the latter seriously …
In trying to evaluate charitable interventions in 'value for money' terms, the movement for 'Effective Altruism' has lost its moral compass, Sam Earle & Rupert Read. The real changes the world needs are profound, systemic and political. There is no better example than the refugee crisis: the problem is not insufficient aid, but structural inequality, too many weapons, and too much war.
… owing to political instability and man-made climate change, surely this must be a priority … steadily in coming years as the effects of Climate Chaos hit and conflicts intensify. Or …
The winning Brexit slogan was 'Take Back Control', write Victor Anderson & Rupert Read. But leaving the EU will only increase the power of corrupt elites unless the UK reforms its own democratic governance, combats the excessive power of corporations, upholds the rights of all its citizens, decentralises its economy, and forges progressive alliances with its European partners.
… neoliberalism, Middle Eastern wars, manmade climate change, and the consequences of the … know no frontiers, issues such as dangerous climate change and biodiversity loss, through …
Thanks to the UK's crazy 'first past the post' electoral system, there's only way the UK can end austerity and neoliberal government in the next general election, writes Rupert Read: if centre and left parties join in a Progressive Alliance that represents the majority of voters.
… cannot afford at this time of poverty and climate crisis. However, this article isn't …
Where does the Green Party go now? Last week's uninspiring election results show that Jeremy Corbyn's Labour poses a serious challenge to us Greens, who can no longer succeed by being merely left wing. We must fulfil our own destiny, representing a distinct, authentic ecological strand in politics, making the case for living as if we only had one planet - as is in fact the case.
… have our last hopes of being able to head off climate chaos. Now is a time in human history … financial crisis and the worsening long climate crisis are showing to be worthless, …
The EU referendum debate is taking place between different wings of the corporate elite, dominated by assumptions in favour of big business, free trade and endless economic growth, write Helena Norberg-Hodge, Rupert Read & Thomas Wallgren. But to vote for a sustainable future we must adopt a very different, local perspective - one you'll never find in UK's 'mainstream' media.
… was born of human adaptation to different climates and ecological realities. A fabric … huge crises: the frightening spectre of climate change; the threat of nuclear …
Will we rein in robotisation soon enough to ensure that 'Peak Robot' occurs under our control, and not as a result of a crash forced on us by collapsing ecosystems, asks RUPERT READ
… survival - such as human-triggered runaway climate-change, reckless geo-engineering, … we haven't massively changed our way of life, climate chaos and others of our ongoing or …
Over in Davos world leaders are desperately trying to find a 'fourth industrial revolution' to keep the 'growth' juggernaut rolling, write Bennet Francis & Rupert Read. But their efforts are doomed: the real challenge we face is to build a healthy, more equal society and a green, sustainable future for us all.
Peak stuff: the 'growth' party is over. So what next? Bennet Francis Rupert Read | 22nd January 2016 Comment Economics Consumerism China consumerism-cut.jpg Over in Davos world leaders are …
Both Trump and Brexit can be explained by the failure of mainstream political elites to address the pain inflicted on ordinary citizens in the neoliberal era, write Helena Norberg-Hodge & Rupert Read. In the US and the UK, working class voters rightly rejected the corporate globalisation that has created so much poverty and insecurity. But the real solutions lie not in hatred, but relocalisation.
… for local needs. In a time of human-induced climate chaos and dwindling energy supplies, …