Uneven Developments
Blood on the floor
October 20, 2010
Worth watching today are the massive cuts to the public sector being announced by the Tory-Lib Dem coalition government today […]
Read PostBitter/Sweet
September 27, 2010
Last week I attended a talk given by Bolivian president Evo Morales in a church in Manhattan. The president’s speech […]
Read PostResources of Hope
September 22, 2010
Last Saturday was a remarkable day of NYC-based, globe-spanning eco-activism for me. The day began with a trip up to […]
Read PostImperial Ecologies
September 11, 2010
Hot off the press: the special issue of seminal British cultural studies journal new formations I edited on “Imperial Ecologies.” […]
Read PostHouse Proud
September 10, 2010
As anyone not living in deep denial now knows, the near future holds tremendous challenges for civilization as cheap and […]
Read PostThe Global Oilscape
August 21, 2010
After water, oil is perhaps the most vital fluid for contemporary life. It’s also the most invisible. Huge amounts of […]
Read PostMapping power
August 18, 2010
Know where your power comes from! How long until we have distributed power? Is this a realistic prospect, or just […]
Read PostPressing for Climate Justice
August 16, 2010
I just received a communiqué from the Bolivian government concerning the unfolding UN negotiations to address climate change, currently taking […]
Read PostThe Emerging Emergency
August 15, 2010
Scientists are predicting that 2010 is likely to be the hottest year on record. The last weeks have seen a […]
Read PostMicro/Macro
August 12, 2010
I’m in Austin, Texas visiting family. It’s hot as hell here, but so far the forests aren’t burning down as […]
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