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Is economic growth ecologically sustainable?
By Conor Payne The climate and ecological crisis is an existential threat that’s only becoming more severe –…
Europe’s scorching heatwave – capitalist climate crisis intensifies
By Jake O’Brien “This heatwave is a dress rehearsal… they are getting more frequent, stronger and lasting longer.…
El Niño adds fuel to the fire of climate catastrophe
By Isidora Durán Not a year goes by without climate scientists predicting record-breaking summer temperatures, and 2026 is…
“We Can’t Eat Money” – Indigenous resistance and capitalist disregard at COP30
By Lenn Viken As the category five man-made hurricane Melissa swept the shores and lands of Jamaica in…
Fighting green imperialism and the threat of fossil fascism
By Philipp C, member of the PRMI in Austria While the world is burning, the rulers of this…
Lough Neagh: A Case Study in How Capitalism Kills the Environment
By Oisín Hill Lough Neagh, Ireland’s largest body of freshwater, and the source of 40% of the North’s…
Oxfam Report: Richest 1% produce more carbon emissions than poorest 66%
By Jonathan Diebold From luxury yachts and private jets, to trips to space that can release 2-300 tonnes…
#SaveOurShores: Nationalise Lough Neagh now!
This summer has seen a massive bloom of blue-green algae in waters all across the north. This has included Lough Neagh and the River Bann, North Coast bathing waters and lakes in Fermanagh. If you live in an area that has been affected by the blooms and you haven’t seen it you’re bound to have smelled it– a gassy smell which fills the air for days on end.
Toxic Algae in Lough Neagh – Private ownership to blame
Huge algal blooms like this form when pollution from farm run-off and sewage meet hot temperatures, linked to climate change. There have been multiple reports of family pets dying as a result of the toxic algae
COP 27: Capitalism Wants Profits Before a Livable Planet
By Bill Hopwood The deadly, and frightening, impacts of mounting climate change are clear for all to see.…