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Tag Archives: climate change
Responses to the Ecomodernist Manifesto
Responses to the Ecomodernist Manifesto (3/12/15: I update this piece as new material comes in). I recently came upon An Ecomodernist Manifesto, and was staggered by the scale of its unwarranted assumptions and errors. It argues that the malign human … Continue reading
Posted in ecology, politics
Tagged 21st Century malaise, climate change, coloniality, degrowth, ecology, ecomodernism, economy
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Economics is for Everyone: Paul Mason – a quick reaction – Post-Crash Economics Society
Economics is for Everyone: Paul Mason – a quick reaction – Post-Crash Economics Society. I wrote this reaction to Paul Mason’s talk in Manchester on request from the Post-Crash people following some comments I made on the talk via twitter. … Continue reading
Posted in economics, politics
Tagged climate change, economy, energy, Manchester, neoliberalism, Paul Mason, post-crash economics society
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A new approach for our cities?
Originally posted on Steady State Manchester:
I attended a two hour seminar on Future Climate organised by the North West Climate Change Partnership It was a rather depressing affair since it seems quite clear that we are rushing headlong towards…
Posted in ecology, economics
Tagged cities, climate change, degrowth, Manchester, Steady State Manchester
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I’ve been otherwise engaged.
Some recent posts elsewhere. First the initiative I began among community psychologists on the assault on the people of Gaza: Statement of support and solidarity with the people of Gaza 19 July, 2014 The next 5 together form a … Continue reading
Posted in ecology, economics, Manchester, politics, psychology
Tagged climate change, ecology, economy, Manchester, Palestine, steady state economics, Steady State Manchester
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Re-framing the mess we’re in: ideology-action-structures and coloniality V2
Re-framing the mess we’re in: ideology-action-structures and coloniality A working paper, 2013, Version 2 May, 2014 reframing the mess we are in V2 I have continued to work on these themes and thought it worth doing an update of the … Continue reading
Posted in coloniality, culture, ecology, philosophy, politics
Tagged 21st Century malaise, buen vivir, climate change, coloniality, ecology, the mess we're in, writing
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Fracking near home
Sunday and I joined the rally against iGas’s exploratory drilling for shale gas and coal bed methane at Barton Moss near Eccles, just across the Ship Canal from here. It was a good turnout – my estimate is around 400 … Continue reading
It’s the climate, stupid. Preventing the coming catastrophe.
So of course this is the no 1 story that dominates all political discourse, no? Planet likely to warm by 4C by 2100, scientists warn (the Guardian) http://gu.com/p/3ygbq/tw “New climate model taking greater account of cloud changes indicates heating will … Continue reading
This brutal Liberal government: reflections on the week of the Tory party conference.
We’ve just been subjected to the disturbing spectacle of a week of the Tory party conference and they still have the ability to surprise us with their brutality. On one level it is just a baying pack of bigots and … Continue reading
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Tagged André Gorz, capital, climate change, coloniality, fracking, ideology, inequality, Labour, Liberalism, Liberals, neoliberalism, NHS, the mess we're in, Tories, welfare reform
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