Voting opened for sanctiomonious "Best Green International Celebrity Award"

The organizers of the Best Green International Celebrity Award suggest that the "audience" imitate the "progressive" celebrity nominees. However, it is not an easy task to imitate the acquisition of e.g. a $20 million mansion or a 14 bedroom estate, or even a trip by private jet to Johannesburg, South Africa.

Half of Scotland’s Wrens lost in recent cold winters | Real Science

Harsh winters have devastated Scotland’s Wren population – latest figures from the BTO/JNCC/RSPB Breeding Bird Survey (BBS), released today, show that numbers fell by 40% between 2009 and 2010.

Aotearoa/New Zealand: Building an eco-socialist network in New Zealand | Links International Journal of Socialist Renewal

Statement by Socialist Worker central committee

August 11, 2011 -- Unityblog -- The crises of global capitalism, coupled with catastrophic climate change and peak resources, is going to bring about profound social, ecological and political upheavals.
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Socialist Worker believes the time is right to encourage further cooperation among people who identify as eco-socialists.