“The price of anything is the amount of life you exchange for it”

— Henry David Thoreau, Walden

The largest meta-analysis on infectious disease & global environmental change was just released.

It found that climate change, chemical pollution, habitat & biodiversity loss, & invasive species are & will be major drivers of infectious disease. nature.com/articles/s4158…

Globalization has been bad for equality & has mostly benefitted the top 10% of income earners, according to new research.

“We were surprised that these differences were due to the gains of the richest & that lower incomes benefited little or not at all.' phys.org/news/2024-05-m…

My review of Not the End of the World & Climate Capitalism has been published in Ian Angus / Climate & Capitalism.

'For those seeking alternatives to green capitalism, these books will help you understand the arguments of the entrenched powers & how we might counter them.' climateandcapitalism.com/2024/05/07/can…

The most comprehensive study on forest governance finds markets are making deforestation, climate change & inequality worse.

“The evidence does not support the claim of win-wins for ecology, economy & people as a policy response to environmental problems” phys.org/news/2024-05-b…

It's a good day to be a Vermonter. The Vermont legislature just passed:

- The Pro Act
- A 100% renewable energy mandate
- A bill to charge fossil fuel companies for climate change damages nbcnews.com/science/enviro…

Cogent argument that capitalist eco-modernism has even less to offer us than its forgotten Left counterpart

My review of Not the End of the World & Climate Capitalism has been published in Ian Angus / Climate & Capitalism.

'For those seeking alternatives to green capitalism, these books will help you understand the arguments of the entrenched powers & how we might counter them.' climateandcapitalism.com/2024/05/07/can…

Two new books argue that green capitalism will save us. Neither is convincing. climateandcapitalism.com/2024/05/07/can…

Wherever you stand on the debates around 'green growth' and 'degrowth' and ecological economics and climate politics, you should read this Andrew Ahern piece. It well clarifies the terms of these debates with a perspective too often lost or dismissed.

sublationmedia.com/making-graphs-…

Jessica Pratt's Here in the Pitch is my favorite album of 2024 so far. Give it a listen.
jessicapratt.bandcamp.com/album/here-in-…

Ecosocialism cannot just have good politics or policy. It must also develop an ecological sensibility amongst the populace and working class.

I’m stoked to read Richard Seymour’s The Disenchanted Earth that seeks to do just that.

I reviewed Climate Capitalism and Not the End of the World for Sublation Magazine.

Each of these books argue, to different degrees, that capitalism can & will be greened. I remain unconvinced — even after trying to keep an open mind while reading both books sublationmedia.com/making-graphs-…