Coverup: Industry Hid Dangers of ‘Forever Chemicals’ – 2 Articles
Secret documents show 3M and Dupont suppressed knowledge of PFAS toxicity. Also: What Industry Knew About the Perils of PFAS.
How the Union Coal Ministry Made Dense Forests Available for Mining, Benefitting Adani Group
Part 1: Advantage Adani: Power Industry Lobbies, Coal Ministry Unlocks Dense Forests for Mining; Part 2: Coal Reform Overturned: After Failed Auctions, Centre Hands Out Coal Blocks At Discretion.
Cease Your Destruction, Cargill!
Letter to the Cargill-MacMillan family: In every region where Cargill operates, you are destroying the environment and driving out or threatening the communities who live there.
The Double Objective of Democratic Ecosocialism
Humanity in this moment faces two major crises: one ecological, growing more acute with every planetary boundary passed; the other social, leading to deprivation and despair across the globe. An effective ecosocialist approach to these crises must aim to resolve both in a single stroke
‘We Knew This Was Coming’: Deadly Himalayan Dam Burst was Predicted by Scientists
A glacial lake overwhelmed a dam in the Indian Himalayas earlier this week, in one of the worst disasters in the area in nearly half a century. The dam breach had long been predicted by scientists and environmental advocates due both to the climate crisis and inadequate regulations.
Top and Bottom of the World Hit Record High Temperatures; 41% of World’s Amphibians Threatened with Extinction
Both the top (Switzerland) and the bottom (Antarctica) of the world hit record high temperatures, simultaneously. There’s no known record of this ever happening before. Also: A study published in the scientific journal Nature found that two out of every five amphibians are threatened with extinction.
Odisha: Dongria Kondh Tribals Take on Corporate Goliaths to Save Forests
The Forest Conservation Amendment Act 2023 and the Forest Conservation Rules 2022 have opened the floodgates for massive deforestation.
The Robbery of Nature
Book Review: “The Robbery of Nature: Capitalism and the Ecological Rift”, by John Bellamy Foster and Brett Clark. ‘Robbery of Nature’ clearly and powerfully explains why capitalism must plunder and destroy nature and why for the future of humanity it must be replaced.
Humans Have Crossed 6 of 9 ‘Planetary Boundaries’
Scientists analyzed nine so-called planetary boundaries and found humans are currently transgressing six.
Himachal’s Four-Lane Highways to Hell
For years, India’s highway authority has cut away at the mountain state’s slopes to make wider roads for traffic. The result has been cataclysmic landslides.