Environment

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Climate and Capitalism editor Ian Angus presents seven new books on capitalist ecology myths, petroleum industry lies, forests, cities, incipient fascism, agribusiness and disease.

Firefighters can see that human-induced climate change is making fire seasons longer and more intense. Cam Walker argues that we all have to counter the right-wing conspiracy misinformation campaign.

While road transport is necessary, even urgent in some places, the climate emergency also demands alternatives to road and air transport for people and goods in a continent as vast as Australia, argues Pip Hinman.

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Ben Radford reviews the memoir of Waraoni climate activist Nemonte Nenquimo, who defends the Amazon and the indigenous peoples of eastern Ecuador against the power of big oil.

oil washed up on a beach in Peru

A substantial oil spill affecting Peru鈥檚 north coast has drawn attention to the country鈥檚 largely unregulated and destructive oil industry, reports Ben Radford.

Tanya Plibersek claims Australia is on track to meet its climate targets, but research shows that when land sector emissions are removed from the modelling, the country鈥檚 emissions are increasing. Binoy Kampmark reports.

Friends of the Earth Australia has slammed Opposition Leader Peter Dutton鈥檚 release of the Coalition nuclear policy, describing it as a 鈥渘uclear nightmare鈥 and a 鈥渃ynical ploy to keep burning coal and gas鈥.

Susan Price reviews Adam Hanieh鈥檚 new book,聽Crude Capitalism, which analyses oil鈥檚 place in the global capitalist system and the changes in the world oil market.聽

The NT Country Liberal Party has appointed a聽Territory Coordinator even before a law has been passed detailing their brief and powers. However, as Stephen W Enciso聽reports, it is clear what the CLP鈥檚 intent is.

Isaac Nellist spoke with 麻豆传媒's Latin American correspondent Ben Radford about various grassroots struggles against mining and climate destruction, for workers' rights and access to education.

Climate campaigner, unionist and Socialist Alliance member Zane Alcorn is a guest on the latest 麻豆传媒 Show to discuss the People鈥檚 Blockade of the world鈥檚 largest coal port.

Protesters across the country called on Labor to reconsider the approval of three new coal mines. Coral Wynter 谤别辫辞谤迟蝉.听