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Two terrifying reports greet us today. One from Mauna Loa in Hawaii which says that the atmospheric carbon level has hit an alarming level. The other comes from UN which says one million species are at the risk of extinction. Both the reports put the world on notice!
When Countercurrents.org was founded in 2002 the atmospheric CO2 level was 370 ppm. Today we have the terrifying news that it has reached 415 ppm according to measurement at at Mauna Loa in Hawaii.
Nearly one million species risk becoming extinct within decades while current efforts to conserve the earth’s resources will likely fail if radical action is not taken, says a major UN report on the impact of humans on nature. Speaking in Paris at the launch of the 2019 Global Assessment Report on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services – the first such report since 2005 – UNESCO Director-General Audrey Azoulay said that its findings put the world “on notice”.
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Atmospheric CO2 at Mauna Loa hits 415 ppm
by Countercurrents Team
When Countercurrents.org was founded in 2002 the atmospheric CO2 level was 370 ppm. Today we have the terrifying news that it has reached 415 ppm according to measurement at at Mauna Loa in Hawaii.
One million species face extinction, world is on notice, says major UN report
by Countercurrents Team
Nearly one million species risk becoming extinct within decades while current efforts to conserve the earth’s resources will likely fail if radical action is not taken, says a major UN report on the impact of humans on nature. Speaking in Paris at the launch of the 2019 Global Assessment Report on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services – the first such report since 2005 – UNESCO Director-General Audrey Azoulay said that its findings put the world “on notice”.
Silent Spring’s Encore
by Robert Hunziker
Rachel Carson’s famous and brilliant book Silent Spring (1962), which single-handedly ignited the environmental movement, has never been more relevant than it is today. A mimeo of Silent Spring is scheduled for publication by the UN, as the most comprehensive study of life on the planet ever undertaken, an 1,800-page study by the world’s leading scientists that spells out in detail the results of a massive study of the world’s ecosystems.
Palestine’s Martyrs, Liquidation, and the Power of the Dead
by Rima Najjar
The concept of martyrdom has sustained the Palestinian struggle for decades and continues to be the single most formidable obstacle in the path of the forces that would liquidate (in Arabic, تصفيهtassfiyah) the cause.
A Matter of Independence: Equinor and Drilling the Great Australian Bight
by Dr Binoy Kampmark
The Norwegian company is determined to drill for oil at a location some 476km west of Port Lincoln, a site which is intended to become the Stromlo-1 well with an intended depth of 2,240m. A period of 60 days is anticipated, with commencement taking place for late 2020. A submitted proposal to do so is currently being assessed by the National Offshore Petroleum Safety and Environmental Management Authority (NOPSEMA).
Robert Owen, Worker Cooperatives, and Democratic Socialism
by Edward J Martin
I argue that Owen’s model represents the initial development of what today has become known as “democratic socialism.”
Does Capitalism Mean War?
by Dan Lieberman
Should the expression, “Better Dead than Red” be replaced by “Better to Exist than be Capitalist?” or “Don’t Get Your Fill by Having to Kill
Is the United States a democracy?
by Eric Zuesse
How could anyone even think that the U.S. is a democracy? It’s clearly not. And everything confirms the findings of the only scientific studies that have been done of whether the U.S. is a democracy — that it simply isn’t. It’s instead the U.S. regime.
The Dialectic of American Greatness and American Decline: Obama versus Trump
by Mary Metzger
Donald Trump may be remembered for many reasons, but not the least of which will be that he was the first American political figure to proclaim before his people and the world that the America of his time was a nation in decline
What Did Rabindranath Tagore Think About Islam?
by Pitamber Kaushik
Tagore did much to overhaul the exploitative social system and was the harbinger of progressive, modernist thought in Bengal. Averse to the Abrahamic religions, and in spite of all ideological reformist endeavours, Tagore harboured an unmistakably soft spot for Hinduism, his religion of birth and upbringing.
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