Ian Angus's Blog, page 5

Ecosocialist Bookshelf, January 2025

Capitalist ecology myths, petroleum industry lies, forests, cities, incipient fascism, agribusiness, and disease

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US government knowingly promotes deadly fertilizer

EPA has known for 20 years that sewage sludge contains high levels of 'forever chemicals'

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Extreme heat killed over 1300 Hajj pilgrims in 2024

Heat tolerance limits for older adults were exceeded on all six days of the pilgrimage

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2024: Hottest year to date, and first year over 1.5ºC

16 of the past 17 months exceeded the Paris Agreement target

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The Arctic tundra is now emitting more CO2 than it stores

Arctic Report Card: Wildfires change a major carbon sink into a greenhouse gas source

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The record-breaking human costs of climate change

Lancet study: Climate extremes are increasingly claiming lives and livelihoods worldwide

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Combined wealth of 12 US billionaires passes 2 trillion dollars

Ultra-rich use their wealth and power to undermine democracy

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This year’s best books for reds and greens

Gift ideas for the radical readers on your list

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COP-out 29: The Baku Betrayal

The 2024 climate summit was a disaster for the developing world, a betrayal of both people and planet

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Extreme heatwaves exceed forecasts, kill thousands

New research shows that climate models underestimate regional heating by large margins

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