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September 18, 2002 - 2:17pm -- hydrarchist
Analysis & Polemic
Ecology

hydrarchist writes:
Because of its length, the following article has been divided into two parts. The second part can be found here. All foototes to the essay can be found at the end of the second installment. The work was initially published in 1988 in the founding issue of the innovative journal Capitalism, Nature and Socialism. Other work produced by them can be found here.

"Capitalism, Nature, Socialism
A Theoretical Introduction*


By James O'Connor


"Those who insist that [environmental destruction] has
nothing to do with Marxism merely ensure that what they
choose to call Marxism will have nothing to do with what
happens in the world."-- Aiden Foster-Carter

Summary

This article expounds the traditional Marxist theory of the
contradiction between forces and relations of production, over-
production of capital and economic crisis, and the process of
crisis-induced restructuring of productive forces and production
relations into more transparently social, hence potentially
socialist, forms. This exposition provides a point of departure
for an "ecological Marxist" theory of the contradiction between
capitalist production relations and forces and the conditions of
production, under-production of capital and economic crisis, and
the process of crisis-induced restructuring of production
conditions and the social relations thereof also into more
transparently social, hence potentially socialist, forms. In
short, there may be not one but two paths to socialism in
late capitalist society.

August 16, 2002 - 11:58am -- jim
News
Ecology

Karnataka writes:

KRRS Activists Destroy Bt Cotton in Davanagere

DH News Service, Davanegere, August 6, 2002

Activists of the Karnataka Rajya Raitha Sangha (KRRS) destroyed Bt cotton
cultivated in an area of two acres at Rudranakatte near here on Sunday.

report at http://krrsquitmonsantoaction.8m.net/

photos at http://krrsquitmonsantoaction.8m.net/photo.html

The activists led by KRRS President Prof M D Nanjundaswamy convinced the
farmers before destroying the crops. Security was tightened in the village
to prevent any untoward incident. However, the police could not take any
steps against the activists as they destroyed the crops after convincing
the farmers.

Mallappa and Hanumanthappa, two farmers of the village had cultivated Bt
cotton. The KRRS activists told them that the crop would have to be
destroyed since it affected the environment.

KRRS office-bearers Kodihalli Chandrashekhar, K T Gangadhar, Honnur
Muniyappa, H Manjunath, M Channabasappa and hundreds of activists
participated in the operation.

Earlier, addressing the villagers, Prof Nanjudaswamy alleged that the crop,
though disease-resistant, would destroy farmer-friendly insects and affect
the environment.

He charged that the foreign companies were engaged in destroying the
agriculture here.

KRRS

Karnataka Rajya Ryota Sangha

[Karnataka State Farmer's Association]

Prof.Nanjundaswamy

President

2111,7th-A Cross,3rd Main,

Vijayanagar 2nd Stage

Bangalore-560 040-India

Phone:+91-80-3300965

Fax:+91-80-3302171

E-mail:swamy.krrs@vsnl.com;krrs_123@yahoo.com

June 12, 2002 - 3:16pm -- nomadlab
News
Ecology

A federal jury in Oakland today awarded $4.4 million in damages to two Earth First organizers who were injured in a 1990 car-bomb blast, agreeing with plaintiffs' arguments that FBI agents and Oakland police violated their civil rights by focusing on them as suspects.


This is GREAT news.


for the whole story see

http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2 002/06/11/MN.DTL

June 12, 2002 - 10:29am -- jim
Announcements
Ecology

Below is an alert from the NYC waste activists. The Greens may want to use a stronger message but the feeling is that we are about to lose recycling in NYC. Call your city council person soon and often.

Spread the word!

March 27, 2002 - 5:15pm -- jim
Announcements
Ecology

Critical Mass Rides for More Gardens

Friday, 7 pm, March 29, 2002

Union Square Park, North, NYC

This is it, the big one. Strap a flower pot to your head and hop on your bike or your blades and come out and join us! This will be a moving celebration to draw attention to our community gardens. Starting with the Radical Rockettes and ending with a huge musical after party. The eclectic musical jam will be at El Paradiso Garden, located on 5th St. between avenues C and
D. There will also be a potluck, so bring food to share. For help
transporting the food call us ahead of time. 212 802-8222

March 10, 2002 - 11:11am -- jim
Announcements
Ecology

New "Garden of Eden" Proposed for WTC Site

Information about a new community garden,
a "New Garden of Eden," proposed for NYC's
World Trade Center site can be found at: new garden AND at this "Garden Photo Gallery": garden photos

Please send this Web Address information
to all on your lists and spread the word
throughout your gardening community. With.
YOUR help, a "New Garden of Eden" COULD
become the FIRST world community garden. Contact: adam purple

December 13, 2001 - 7:56pm -- jim
Events
Ecology

Trans Gas Energy is planning to build one of the largest power plants in New York City on the Williamsburgh, Brooklyn waterfront at North 12th St. This plant would spew hundreds of tons of sulfur dioxide, carbon monoxide, nitrogen oxides, particulate matter, formaldehyde and other toxic pollutants into the air each year.

There are already 5 existing or permitted power plants along a 1 1/2 mile
stretch of the North Brooklyn waterfront, and 97 facilities with air pollution permits within one mile of the TGE power plant site, contributing thousands of tons of toxic emissions into the air each year.

December 10, 2001 - 6:26pm -- jim
Events
Ecology

Don writes: "We Can Close Indian Point Nuclear Power Plants!


Your attendance is crucial at a Critical Hearing on Thursday, December 13,
2001 at 7 p.m., at the Westchester County Center's Little Theater, located at
Tarrytown Road at Intersection of Central Park Avenue and Bronx River
Parkway.


Come at 6:15 p.m. for a candlelight vigil and rally with speakers and
important information about Indian Point on the County Center steps.


for more information contact Don at:

debar@bestweb.net

(914) 739-2700 days - (914) 945-0815 eves

http:// www.CloseIndianPoint.org

November 27, 2001 - 1:26pm -- jim
Analysis & Polemic
Ecology

http://www.earthfirstjournal.org/feature.cfm?ID=96 &issue=v21n7

The Criminalization of Ecology

by Warcry

As the assault on the environment intensifies, so does
the criminalization of the resistance to that assault.
Crafted under pressure from various right-wing
elements and the corporate lobby, recent
"eco-terrorist" legislation seeks to neutralize all
forms of direct action that interfere with industry
production.

As the assault on the environment intensifies, so does
the criminalization of the resistance to that assault.
Crafted under pressure from various right-wing
elements and the corporate lobby, recent
"eco-terrorist" legislation seeks to neutralize all
forms of direct action that interfere with industry
production. Additionally, Congress has steadily
fattened the FBI's counter-terrorism budget from $78.5
million in 1993 to $301.2 million in 1999.

November 25, 2001 - 6:10pm -- jim
News
Ecology

Rising Seas Force Evacuation of Island Country

Lester R. Brown


The leaders of Tuvalu--a tiny island country in the Pacific Ocean midway
between Hawaii and Australia--have conceded defeat in their battle with the
rising sea, announcing that they will abandon their homeland. New Zealand
has agreed to accept all 11,000 citizens of Tuvalu, with migration expected
to start in 2002.


During the twentieth century, sea level rose by 20-30 centimeters (8-12
inches). The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change projects a rise of up
to 1 meter during this century. Sea level is rising because of the melting
of glaciers and the thermal expansion of the ocean as a result of climate
change. This in turn is due to rising atmospheric levels of CO2, largely
from burning fossil fuels.

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