Ecology – Green Social Thought https://www.greensocialthought.org Produce less. Distribute it fairly. Create a greener world for all. Thu, 22 Feb 2024 04:47:59 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 https://www.greensocialthought.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/cropped-ggef_logo_small-1-32x32.png Ecology – Green Social Thought https://www.greensocialthought.org 32 32 Our Preoccupation with the Presidency is Killing the Planet https://www.greensocialthought.org/biodiversity-biodevastation/our-preoccupation-presidency-killing-planet/ Thu, 09 May 2019 14:16:11 +0000 https://gst.riz-om.network/reprint/our-preoccupation-presidency-killing-planet/ by Kollibri terre Sonnenblume

The 2020 US presidential campaign is already underway. With each day that passes between now and election day, all other topics will receive less attention, both from talking heads on the news and from regular folks (and bots) in the social media universe. This is quite unfortunate because the race for this office is far less important than a myriad of other topics, chief among them the environment and (inextricably connected) US militarism.]]> by Kollibri terre Sonnenblume

The 2020 US presidential campaign is already underway. With each day that passes between now and election day, all other topics will receive less attention, both from talking heads on the news and from regular folks (and bots) in the social media universe.

This is quite unfortunate because the race for this office is far less important than a myriad of other topics, chief among them the environment and (inextricably connected) US militarism.

]]> In Praise of Dead Trees https://www.greensocialthought.org/biodiversity-biodevastation/praise-dead-trees/ Sun, 27 Jan 2019 15:43:23 +0000 https://gst.riz-om.network/reprint/praise-dead-trees/ by George Wuerthner

Like most people I once viewed dead trees as an indicator of some presumed problem in the forest—that a ‘healthy” forest was one with a minimum of dead trees and largely free of wildfire, insects, and disease. Oh yes, I knew that a few snags were good for woodpeckers, and as a fly fisherman I understood that trout tended to be found hiding behind logs in the stream. I suffered from the same cultural bias as most people and thought that large numbers of dead trees meant that the forest was “out of balance” or “sick.” But the more I […]]]> by George Wuerthner

Like most people I once viewed dead trees as an indicator of some presumed problem in the forest—that a ‘healthy” forest was one with a minimum of dead trees and largely free of wildfire, insects, and disease. Oh yes, I knew that a few snags were good for woodpeckers, and as a fly fisherman I understood that trout tended to be found hiding behind logs in the stream. I suffered from the same cultural bias as most people and thought that large numbers of dead trees meant that the forest was “out of balance” or “sick.” But the more I studied ecology, the more I questioned these assumptions.

]]> The Economy of an Ecological Society Will Be at the Service of Humanity https://www.greensocialthought.org/biodiversity-biodevastation/economy-ecological-society-will-be-service-humanity/ Sun, 20 Aug 2017 18:58:36 +0000 https://gst.riz-om.network/reprint/economy-ecological-society-will-be-service-humanity/ by Mark Karlin

Mark Karlin interviews Fred Magdoff about the book he has recently co-authored with Chris Williams, "Creating an Ecological Society."]]> by Mark Karlin

Mark Karlin interviews Fred Magdoff about the book he has recently co-authored with Chris Williams, "Creating an Ecological Society."

]]> New Catalan political space: one hurdle cleared on the road to left unity https://www.greensocialthought.org/biodiversity-biodevastation/new-catalan-political-space-one-hurdle-cleared-road-left-unity/ Fri, 30 Jun 2017 13:38:54 +0000 https://gst.riz-om.network/reprint/new-catalan-political-space-one-hurdle-cleared-road-left-unity/ by Dick Nichols

The struggle to build a Catalan political force inspiring the level of support and activism needed to implement radical social change took a step forward in Barcelona on April 8, when the new “political subject” provisionally called Un País en Comú (“A Country Together”) held its founding congress.   Un País en Comú, whose final name will be decided by membership referendum, is the third Catalan progressive unity project with en comú (“together” or “in common”) in its title. The first, in June 2014, was the broad activist coalition that under the name of Barcelona En Comú won the May […]]]> by Dick Nichols

The struggle to build a Catalan political force inspiring the level of support and activism needed to implement radical social change took a step forward in Barcelona on April 8, when the new “political subject” provisionally called Un País en Comú (“A Country Together”) held its founding congress.

 

Un País en Comú, whose final name will be decided by membership referendum, is the third Catalan progressive unity project with en comú (“together” or “in common”) in its title. The first, in June 2014, was the broad activist coalition that under the name of Barcelona En Comú won the May 2015 Barcelona city council election. In defeating the ruling conservative nationalist Convergence and Union (CiU) the new formation made former housing rights activist Ada Colau the city’s mayoress and a reference point for radical politics across the Spanish state.

]]> Murray Bookchin’s New Life https://www.greensocialthought.org/biodiversity-biodevastation/murray-bookchins-new-life/ Mon, 11 Jul 2016 20:47:49 +0000 https://gst.riz-om.network/reprint/murray-bookchins-new-life/ by Damian White

In this article, Damien White offers a sympathetic yet critical appraisal of the works of Murray Bookchin and their relevance for the 21st century.]]> by Damian White

In this article, Damien White offers a sympathetic yet critical appraisal of the works of Murray Bookchin and their relevance for the 21st century.

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