Tag: greenhouse gases
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The Danger of Inspiration: A Review of On Fire: The (Burning) Case for a Green New Deal
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A decent human future—perhaps any human future at all—depends on our ability to come to terms with these limits. The most prominent in the United States is the Green New Deal’s call for legislation that recognizes the severity of the ecological crises while advocating economic equality and social justice. The problem is that the Green…
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From the tar sands to ‘green jobs’? Work and ecological justice
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The ecological and social implications of climate change have – or should – become a central parameter for all discussions of work and capitalism. It is generally agreed that reliance on the burning of fossil fuels as the pre-eminent energy source for production and consumption over the history of capitalism is the critical factor in…