News and anaylisis from the Leading Light Communist Organization
[Here we see another example of how global climate change disproportionately affects the poor in the third world. Tea workers in Assam make about $2 US per day. These tea firms would probably resist pay raises for their workers regardless of the worsening crop conditions, but the reality of climate change gives them a convenient... Continue Reading →
by John Light (grist.org) Antarctica’s icy edges are melting 70 percent faster in some places than they were a decade ago, according to a new study in the journal Science. These massive ice shelves serve as a buffer between the continent’s ice-sheet system and the ocean. As they disintegrate, more and more ice will slip... Continue Reading →
[Capitalism creates and sustains the market for ivory jewelry, resulting in the potential extinction of one of Earth's most majestic creatures. As Leading Lights, we are obligated to care for the Earth and all its inhabitants. These vulnerable species must be protected. -Uziel] Kasane (Botswana) (AFP) - African elephants could be extinct in the wild... Continue Reading →
[Capitalism and Imperialism are directly responsible for the maldevelopment that cause these natural disasters to disproportionately affect poor peoples. It is also quite possible that the misuse of our environment by the capitalist-imperialists is changing the Earth's climate, causing these phenomena to become more severe and more frequent. -Uziel] ROME (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - Economic... Continue Reading →
[One big happy Empire.. for the First World and its allies. The reason there is little inter-imperialist conflict is because all the economies are so integrated today through transnational capital. -- NP] BEIJING (AP) — Costa Rica's foreign minister said Friday he sees no conflict between the U.S.'s longstanding ties with Latin America and China's... Continue Reading →
(http://kl.coconuts.co/) The US National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) has detected a surge in deforestation in Malaysia over the first quarter of 2014. The agency's satellite-based Quarterly Indicator of Cover Change (QUICC) recorded an alarming increase of 150% in the number of deforestation signals in Malaysia relative to a five-year baseline. The increase is second only... Continue Reading →
(theguardian.com) Consider the curse of cheap oil. When energy prices are high, consumers want fuel-efficient autos, and interest in alternative energy from all sources runs hot. When energy prices fall, it’s not so easy being green. Nationwide, gas prices averaged $2.67 a gallon as of Monday, according to AAA – the lowest they’ve been in... Continue Reading →
[First Worldist environmentalism at its worst. - NP] This Greenpeace Stunt May Have Irreparably Damaged Peru's Nazca Site (io9.com) The Peruvian government is planning to file criminal charges against Greenpeace activists who may have permanently scarred the Nazca Lines World Heritage Site during a publicity stunt. As The Guardian reports, the Nazca lines "are huge... Continue Reading →
[Capitalism kills and keeps on killing -- NP] By Nita Bhalla BHOPAL, India (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - Hundreds of protesters gathered on Wednesday outside the abandoned factory which caused the world's deadliest industrial disaster in the Indian city of Bhopal, burning effigies and demanding justice for survivors suffering 30 years later. Elderly women and men,... Continue Reading →
[Capitalism, unchecked consumption, is unsustainable. Capitalism is destroying the planet. - NP] LIMA, Peru (AP) — With temperature data showing 2014 currently tied for the hottest year on record, the U.N. weather agency on Wednesday rejected claims that global warming has paused. The World Meteorological Organization said the global average temperature in January-October was 0.57... Continue Reading →
[Natural disasters are not fully or even mostly natural. Had infrastructure been developed to withstand these storms, the masses in the Philippines would not suffer. Had the Philippines been governed by rational, scientific socialist planning, the masses would not be in harm's way. Instead, capitalism puts profits ahead of people. So, people are left to... Continue Reading →
[The homes are not rebuild because under capitalism poor people do not matter. Capitalism is a system that serves the rich and kills and enslaves the poor. -NP] MANILA (Reuters) - The mayor of the central Philippine city worst hit by a super typhoon a year ago said on Tuesday fewer than 100 of 14,500... Continue Reading →
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