Category Archives: environment

Faculty Petition to TIAA-CREF | Mining Zone Peoples’ Solidarity Group

Posted on May 18, 2011 by

Faculty Petition to TIAA-CREF | Mining Zone Peoples’ Solidarity Group. If you are a faculty member in the US, please consider signing this petition to persuade TIAA-Cref to stop investing in POSCO.  The Mining Zone Solidarity Group is seeking to … Continue reading →

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Hindus Find a Ganges in Queens, to Park Rangers’ Dismay – NYTimes.com

Posted on April 22, 2011 by

The issue itself is interesting and I like some of the actual reporting in the article. But I wonder whether these offerings are so central to keeping the ecosystem of New York City’s waterways clean.  It seems like the driving … Continue reading →

Posted in asian-americans, environment, south-asian americans

The Making of Anna Hazare « Kafila

Posted on April 12, 2011 by

An important piece for drawing out the contexts from which Anna Hazare has emerged. –PJ ———– The Making of Anna Hazare By Mukul Sharma “[This piece is based on my extensive field work on Anna Hazare and his movement in … Continue reading →

Posted in corruption, environment, india, nationalism | Tagged | 4 Comments

Anti-Nuclear March in New Delhi

Posted on March 26, 2011 by

A spirited group of about 200 activists, representing a number of organizations, came together today (March 25) in light of the Furushima disaster to oppose the nuclearisation of India–including both nuclear (fission) power and weaponisation.  We demanded an immediate moratorium … Continue reading →

Posted in delhi 2010-11, environment, india, nuclear energy

The risks of nuclear roulette | SocialistWorker.org

Posted on March 18, 2011 by

“Incredibly, even in the midst of this crisis, the nuclear power industry and its political enablers are sticking to their story–that nuclear energy is a clean and safe alternative to fossil fuels. For example, Kevin Book, energy analyst at ClearView … Continue reading →

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Bhavnagar farmers to go ahead with ‘padyatra’ | The Hindu

Posted on March 17, 2011 by

This is a key agitation in the making, friends in Gujarat tell me, as it is pushing forward even after winning some gains. –PJ ———— “Unconvinced of the Union Environment and Forest Ministry’s show-cause notice to the Nirma Limited, the … Continue reading →

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Hurricane Ike and Ohio

Posted on October 3, 2008 by

My letter to Socialist Worker Views in brief SocialistWorker.org “FOR MANY Ohioans already caught in an economic hurricane, Hurricane Ike was a devastating blow.”

Posted in economy, environment, ohio