Link to an article by Ted MacDonald:
Tag: Environment
Alyssa Battistoni – Jobs Guarantee or Universal Basic Income? Why Not Both?
Link to an article by Alyssa Battistoni:
James Plested – Recycling Crisis is Capitalist Business as Usual
Link to an article by James Plested:
“Recycling Crisis is Capitalist Business as Usual”
Bonus links: “As the Ocean Waters Rise, So Do the Islands of Garbage” and “Against Recycling” and “How Europe’s ‘Trash Market’ Offloads Pollution on Its Poorest Countries” and “A Plastic Bag’s 2,000-Mile Journey Shows the Messy Truth About Recycling” and “Circular Claims Fall Flat Again” and Portlandia Season 2, Episode 8 “Which Bin Does It Go In?” and The Closing Circle
Pete Dolack – If You Incentivize Pollution, You Incentivize Death
Link to an article by Pete Dolack:
“If You Incentivize Pollution, You Incentivize Death”
Bonus link: …And the Poor Get Prison
Tracy Frisch – An Investigative Reporter Talks Glyphosate
Link to an interview with Carey Gillam, author of Whitewash: The Story of a Weed Killer, Cancer, and the Corruption of Science (2017), conducted by Tracy Frisch:
“Monsanto’s Toxic Legacy: An Investigative Reporter Talks Glyphosate”
Bonus links: “Historic Ruling Against Monsanto Finds Company Acted with ‘Malice’ Against Groundskeeper with Cancer” and “‘Monsanto Has Worked Very Hard to Discredit Me and My Work’: CounterSpin Interview With Carey Gillam on Monsanto’s Attack on Journalism” and “Extensive Chemical Safety Fraud Uncovered at German Testing Laboratory”
Susan Roberts – Are Modern Cities Sustainable?
Link to an article by Susan Roberts:
“Are Modern Cities Sustainable?”
Bonus quote: “9. Combination of agriculture with manufacturing industries; gradual abolition of all the distinction between town and country by a more equable distribution of the populace over the country.” The Communist Manifesto
Rob Urie – Climate Crisis, “Smart” Growth and the Logic of Calamity
Link to an article by Rob Urie:
“Climate Crisis, ‘Smart’ Growth and the Logic of Calamity”
Bonus link: Review of Robert Pollin’s Back to Full Employment
Connor Kilpatrick – Victory Over the Sun
Link to an article by Connor Kilpatrick:
Jonathan Latham – The Biotech Industry is Taking Over the Regulation of GMOs From the Inside
Link to an article by Jonathan Latham:
“The Biotech Industry is Taking Over the Regulation of GMOs From the Inside”
The central dispute between industry and critics like Latham is over which of two approaches to adopt: (1) reasonably prove safety before commercial release, or (2) presume safety (and permit commercial release) until harm is proven. See also “Unsafe at any Dose? Diagnosing Chemical Safety Failures, from DDT to BPA”
Miguel Altieri & Fernando Funes-Monzote – The Paradox of Cuban Agriculture
Link to an article by Miguel Altieri & Fernando Funes-Monzote:
“The Paradox of Cuban Agriculture”
Bonus link: “In Cuba, Greener Farming Means Cleaner Rivers”