The Socialist 15 September 2010 Join the fight against cuts 
Decisive action can defeat this government TUC: Build for action against cuts Stop the 'slippery slope' to two-tier education How will the Browne Review into university funding affect you? Student strikes can win results Women and the struggle against oppression Royal Mail: Con-Demned to history? Privatisation's giant wrecking ball Middlesborough local union-led public services alliance set up Labour councillors challenged in Hastings Shropshire: showing socialist alternative gets results London Underground: Action biting against job cuts UCU executive pulls out of strike ballot Mood of defiance in Huddersfield How do we vote to stop the cuts? Nottinghamshire: Campaign saves vital service Lobbies warn councils of workers' action Socialism 2010: How can we save the environment? All-India general strike: Eyewitness report from Chennai Fighting oppression in Kazakhstan PDFs for this issue |
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Home | The Socialist 15 September 2010 | Join the Socialist Party Socialism 2010: How can we save the environment?Most scientific and political commentators now accept that the human race has to take action to avert catastrophic damage to our planet and to our societies which depend on its resources. Stephen Turnbull, Walthamstow Socialist PartyRecently, however, we have had various graphic illustrations of the increasingly desperate and risky methods capitalists are willing to go to in order to acquire the last remaining reserves of cheap energy, such as oil and gas. The Deepwater Horizon explosion and the subsequent oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico exposed the hypocrisy of oil giants like BP who claim that they are 'green'. Hydraulic fracturing of bedrock to acquire natural gas (fracking) is poisoning the water supply and environments of communities across parts of America. This kind of environmental destruction has long been endemic in the third world. A vivid example comes from the largest exporter of oil to the US, the Niger Delta, where spilt oil and polluted air have helped cause civil unrest. Ensuring stable supplies of cheap energy is an intrinsic part of governments' foreign policy. The war in Iraq was more about Iraq's oil fields than any threat Saddam Hussein posed to the West. Increasing political instability, especially in parts of Africa, the Middle East and the Indian subcontinent, has been caused by the lack of clean water. Rivers are poisoned by heavy industry, increased demand is draining aquifers, a changing climate is lessening surface reserves, and the relocation of bodies of water to provide reservoirs and hydroelectric power is damaging local geology. Issues such as these demand a concerted international response, and a desire to move toward sustainable infrastructure and sustainable living. Under the auspices of capitalist-led agencies, such as the United Nations and the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, this is happening far too slowly, if it can be said to be happening at all. How the world's environment can be saved will be debated at Socialism 2010. Can the future of the planet be trusted to capitalist governments and agencies? Can energy companies help stop and reverse global warming or will profit always come first? What would a socialist energy plan look like? If you have questions or ideas about building a movement to save our climate, then come to Socialism 2010. Discussions on climate change at Socialism 2010:
 Socialism 2010 Socialism 2010 - a weekend of discussion and debateHosted by the Socialist PartySaturday 6 and Sunday 7 NovemberRallies: Friends Meeting House, 173 Euston Road, NW1 2BJRally speakers include:Matt Wrack, FBU general secretaryCindy Sheehan, US anti-war activistAndros Payiatsos, general secretary, CWI GreecePeter Taaffe, Socialist Party general secretarySessions: ULU, Malet Street, London, WC1E 7HYWeekend: £25/£12 concession. One day: £15/£7 concession. Saturday night accommodation available.Click here to buy tickets online. For more information go to www.socialism2010.net or phone 020 8988 8777In this issue Socialist Party editorial
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