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,! E>? ,SUMMIT TOOK PLACE 9 ,RIO LA/ ,JUNE4 ,9 SPITE ( ! 5ORM\S CO/ 7@s#a#b#c MILLION7 & PUBLICITY 7#h1#g#d#i M$IA PEOPLE47 ! F9AL RESULTS W]E TWO WEAK TREATIES & ! AGREEM5T ( SOME 0PR9CIPLES0 ON ! 5VIRONM5T4 ,EV5 ?IS WAS TOO MU* = ,AM]ICA :O REFUS$ TO SIGN ! ,BIO-,DIV]SITY ,TREATY1 FE>+ = !IR BIO-TE*NOLOGY 9DU/RY4 ,9 ,RIO ITSELF AN E/IMAT$ #g 0/REET *ILDR50 HAVE BE5 MURD]$ S9CE ,JANU>Y 7ACCORD+ TO ! ,C5T] = ! ,MOBILIZATION ( ,M>G9ALIZ$ ,POPULATIONS7 9 AN ATTEMPT TO BEAUTIFY ! CITY4 

,ONCE AGA9 ! CAPITALI/S PROV$ UNWILL+ TO TACKLE ! PROBLEMS ( UND]-DEVELOPM5T & 5VIRONM5TAL DEGRADATION4 ,GIV5 !IR PA/ RECORD ?IS DOESN'T COME AS MU* ( A SURPRISE4 ,H[EV] !RE >E S]I\S PROBLEMS & IT W\LD BE WRONG = SOCIALI/S & AN>*I/S TO D[N-PLAY !M4 ,= EXAMPLE1 ACCORD+ TO ! ,WORLD ,BANK'S ,WORLD ,DEVELOPM5T ,REPORT = #aiib WELL OV] ONE BILLION PEOPLE 9 ! SO-CALL$ DEVELOP+ NATIONS SUFF] FROM WAT]-BORNE DISEASES & MORE !N #c4#e MILLION *ILDR5 A YE> DIE FROM DI>RHEA ALONE4 ,DESPITE ! COLLAPSE ( ,/AL9ISM >MS SP5D+ HAS 9CREAS$ FROM @s#f#h BILLION 9 #aigb TO AN E/IMAT$ @s#h BILLION ?IS YE>1 ! RA9=E/S >E BE5 CUT D[N AT A RATE ( #a#g1 SQU>E KILOMET]S P] YE> ) AN E/IMAT$ LOSS ( #e-#a =E/ SPECIES EV]Y DAY4 

,! EVE ( DE/RUCTION8 

  

,?+S >E CLE>LY PRETTY BAD4 ,MANY W\LD PO9T TO POLLUTION1 SOIL DEGRADATION1 DE-=E/ATION & SPECIES LOSS & SAY WE >E EXP]I5C+ A DEVA/AT+ CRISIS4 ,SOME EV5 SAY ?AT ! 5D IS NI<4 ,>E ?+S REALLY ?IS BAD8 

,FIR/LY1 IF Y\ LOOK BACK IT IS POSSIBLE TO SEE :]E SU* DOOMSDAY PICTURES W]E PA9T$ 9 ! PA/ BUT WE SURVIV$4 ,9 ! #a#i#cS T5 RECORD W>M YE>S 9 A R[ COMB9$ ) 9CREAS+ C>BON-DIOXIDE CONC5TRATIONS L$ TO FE>S ( MAJOR GLOBAL CLIMATE *ANGES4 ,S\ND FAMILI>8 ,! #a#i#dS-#a#i#gS !N PROV$ ON AV]AGE TO BE MU* COOL] !N EXPECT$4 ,?IS IS NOT TO KNOCK ! RESE>* ( SCI5TI/S LIKE ?OSE ON ! ,9T]-,GOV]NM5TAL ,PANEL ON ,CLIMATE ,CONTROL :O BELIEVE WE >E EXP]I5C+ A GRE5H\SE EFFECT4 ,H[EV] IT MU/ BE BORNE 9 M9D ?AT CLIMATE & ECOLOGICAL SY/EMS >E EXTREMELY COMPLEX & TO BE W>Y ( SIMPLE DOOMSDAY SC5>IOS4 

,9 #aigb A BOOK WAS PUBLI%$ BY SCI5TI/S 9 ! ',CLUB ( ,ROME' CALL$ 0,LIMITS TO ,GR[?04 ,9 ?IS !Y >GU$ ?AT KEY RES\RCES SU* AS LEAD1 COPP] & ALUM9UM W]E AB\T TO RUN \T4 ,( C\RSE !Y DIDN'T4 ,9 ! REC5TLY PUBLI%$ SEQUEL 0,BEYOND ! ,LIMITS0 ! SCI5TI/S ADMIT !Y W]E TOTALLY WRONG4 ,!Y ADMIT !Y %\LD NEV] HAVE US$ ! 0IF PRES5T TR5DS CONT9UE0 TYPE >GUM5T4 ,! ONLY ?+ ?AT IS C]TA9 AB\T TR5DS IS ?AT !Y R>ELY DO6 ,WE W]5'T ON ! EVE ( DE/RUCTION !N4 ,WE >5'T N[1 ?\< WE DO FACE S]I\S PROBLEMS4 

,OV]-PRODUCTION8 

  

,H[EV] ! QUE/ION IS /ILL RAIS$ BY A LOT PEOPLE CONC]N$ ) ! 5VIRONM5T3 >E WE OV]-DEVELOP$ & OV]-PRODUC+8 ,= EXAMPLE1 AT ! 0ALT]NATIVE0 ,E>? ,SUMMIT 9 ,RIO A DEM& WAS ISSU$ = 0A CUT 9 ! ,NOR?'S CONSUMPTION ( RES\RCES & AN IMM$IATE TRANS=MATION ( TE*NOLOGY TO CREATE ECOLOGICAL SU/A9ABILITY 9 ! ,NOR?04 ,IS ! PROBLEM ONE ( OV]-PRODUCTION & CONSUMPTION 9 ! 9DU/RIALIZ$ C\NTRIES8 

,WE W\LD >GUE ?AT !RE IS A PROBLEM ( OV]-PRODUCTION 9 CAPITALISM4 ,BUT IT IS NOT REAL OV]-PRODUCTION4 ,SIMPLY ?AT IT IS AN 5ORM\SLY WA/EFUL SY/EM ( PRODUCTION GE>$ PURELY T[>DS COMPETITION & PR(IT4 ,HUGE AM\NTS ( GOODS >E MADE TO BREAK AS SOON AS POSSIBLE1 RUBBI% IS SOLD BY ADV]TIS+1 NEW 9V5TIONS :I* ?REAT5 MONOPOLY POSITIONS >E B\<T \T AS FA/ AS POSSIBLE TO /OP !IR PRODUCTION 7! OIL COMPANIES >E NOTORI\S = ?IS74 ,A LOT ( PRODUCTION IS GE>$ PURELY TO MA9TA9+ A COMPETITIVE ADVANTAGE4 

,(T5 MORE IS PRODUC$ !N !RE IS A M>KET DEM& =4 ,!N ! PRICE COLLAPSES & RECESSION FOLL[S4 ,?IS MI<T NOT MEAN ?AT TOO MU* HAD BE5 PRODUC$ = PEOPLES' NE$S4 ,OH1 NO6 ,ALL IT MEANS IS ?AT MORE HAS BE5 PRODUC$ !N CAN BE B\<T4 

,SO 9 ,AM]ICA1 ONE ( ! RI*E/ C\NTRIES 9 ! WORLD1 #cf MILLION PEOPLE 7#a#e.0 ( ! POPULATION7 W]E LIV+ 9 POV]TY 9 #aiia ACCORD+ TO ,BUS9ESS ,WEEK4 ,WORLDWIDE 9 #aiia !RE W]E #b MILLION TONS ( GRA9 HO>D$ TO PRES]VE PRICES4 ,! *>ITY ,TROCAIRE E/IMAT$ ?AT #c MILLION TONS C\LD HAVE ELIM9AT$ />VATION 9 ,AFRICA = ?AT YE>4 

,>RE/$ ,DEVELOPM5T 

  

,IMP]IALISM IS ONE ( ! WAYS ! CAPITALI/S TRY TO ELIM9ATE SOME ( ! CONTRADICTIONS 9VOLV$ 9 APP>5T OV]-PRODUCTION FOLL[$ BY RECESSION4 ,IT IS A SY/EM W]E C]TA9 C\NTRIES >E KEPT AT A V]Y L[ LEVEL ( DEVELOPM5T BY O!R WELL-DEVELOP$ CAPITALI/ NATIONS4 ,DUR+ BOOMS !Y CAN BUY UP LABOR & RAW MAT]IALS *EAPLY4 ,!Y CAN ALSO (F-LOAD HUGE AM\NTS ( G5]ALLY 9F]IOR PRODUCTS ONTO !SE C\NTRIES TO DELAY PRICE COLLAPSE & RECESSION4 

,IMP]IALISM IS NOT A ?+ ( ! PA/4 ,! ,GULF ,W> PROV$ ?AT ! IMP]IALI/S WILL GO TO ANY L5G?S1 9CLUD+ MASSIVE USE ( =CE1 TO MA9TA9 !IR P[]4 ,AT ! ,SUMMIT ! SO-CALL$ DEVELOP+ NATIONS ( ! ,S\? ASK$ = @s#d BILLION TO IMPLEM5T ! ,BIO-,DIV]SITY ,TREATY4 ,!Y RECEIV$ JU/ @s#a BILLION4 ,EV5 @s#d BILLION IS BUT A SMALL FRACTION ( !IR 9DEBT$NESS TO ,WE/]N BANKS & GOV]NM5TS4 

,!SE C\NTRIES PAY TWICE AS MU* 9 DEBT RE-PAYM5T AS !Y EV] GET FROM DEVELOPM5T 'AID'4 ,MO/ SO-CALL$ 'AID' USUALLY HAS A CO/3 TOTAL COMPLIANCE TO ! WI%ES ( ! DONOR GOV]NM5T4 ,9 FACT MO/ GOV]NM5TAL DEVELOPM5T AID IS US$ AS A TOOL TO KEEP ! IMP]IALIZ$ C\NTRIES 9 L9E4 #i#c.0 ( ! ,U,S,A'S AID BUDGET GOES TO ,ISRAEL :]E IT C]TA9LY ISN'T US$ = HUMANIT>IAN PURPOSES6 

,*EMICAL ,PROSPECT+ 9 ,CO/A ,RICA 

  

,:5 ! ,WE/'S RUL]S MOAN AB\T ! LOSS ( BIO-DIV]SITY !Y >E G5]ALLY WORRI$ AB\T POT5TIAL DRUGS & O!R NEW PRODUCTS !Y WI% TO EXTRACT1 REF9E & MAKE A PR(IT FROM4 ,CO/A ,RICA HAS ALREADY SIGN$ 0*EMICAL-PROSPECT+0 AGREEM5TS ) ,WE/]N PH>MACEUTICAL COMPANIES4 ,MALAYSIA TRIES TO SELL H>DWOOD PRODUCTS &1 9DE$1 SOME R5EWABLE =E/ PRODUCTS ON ! WORLD M>KET4 ,! ,WE/ *>GES MASSIVE T>IFFS ON F9I%$ PRODUCTS BUT VIRTUALLY NO?+ ON RAW MAT]IALS :I* !Y CAN PROCESS !MSELVES4 ,O!R C\NTRIES LIKE ,BRAZIL >E SO MASSIVELY BURD5$ ) DEBT !Y >E ALMO/ 5TIRELY COMMITT$ TO DE=E/ATION & DISA/R\S 9DU/RIAL & RAN*+ PROJECTS TO TRY & E>N =EIGN CURR5CY4 

,ANO!R EXAMPLE ( H[ IMP]IALISM WORKS IS 9 ! LOCAT+ ( POLLUT+ 9DU/RY4 #a#b.0 ( ! TOTAL CO/ ( BUILD+ A *EMICAL PLANT 9 ! ,U,S,A IS MADE UP ( POLLUTION CONTROLS1 #f.0 9 ,IREL& & PRESUMABLY EV5 LESS 9 ! ?IRD WORLD4 ,SO 9DU/RY ?AT W\LDN'T BE TOL]AT$ 9 ! ,WE/ MOVES 9TO ?IRD WORLD C\NTRIES4 ,= ?IS REASON1 :5 FI<T+ TO PREV5T LOCATION 9 C\NTRIES LIKE ,IREL& IT IS IMPORTANT TO TRY TO MOVE BEYOND ! 0NOT 9 \R BACK-Y>D0 SYNDROME4 ,Y\ HAVE TO TRY TO MAKE L9KS 9T]NATIONALLY4 

,! BASIC PO9T IS ?AT CAPITALISM IS NOT COMMITT$ TO DEVELOPM5T4 ,9 FACT IT IS BAS$ ON >RE/+ ! DEVELOPM5T ( MO/ ( ! WORLD :I* 9 TURN CONTRIBUTES TO 5VIRONM5TAL DEGRADATION4 

,POSSIBLE WORLDS 

  

,PROGRESS & DEVELOPM5T >E NOT ! PROBLEM4 ,EV5 SEV]ELY DI/ORT$ & UNEV5 7E4G4 CONF9$ TO ! ,WE/7 AS !Y >E AT PRES5T !Y /ILL SEEM TO PO9T TO A BETT] FUTURE4 ,! POSSIBILITY ( FREE+ HUMANITY FROM POV]TY & DRUDG]Y EXI/S4 ,9 ! SEV5TE5? C5TURY AV]AGE LIFE EXPECTANCY 9 ! ,WE/ WAS #d YE>S1 N[ IT'S #g#e4 ,ACCESS TO $UCATION1 LEISURE TIME & A G5]ALLY BETT] /&>D ( LIV+ HAS BE5 MADE POSSIBLE4 

,MO/ PEOPLE 9 ! ,WE/ LIKE ! IMPROVEM5T & W\LDN'T WI% !IR GR&P>5TS' OR GREAT GR&P>5TS' LIFE/YLE ON ANYONE4 ,\R AIM MU/ BE TO EXT5D ! POSSIBILITIES1 TO WID5 PEOPLES' EXP]I5CES & EXPECTATIONS4 ,UND] CAPITALISM WE SEE ! POT5TIAL = A BETT] WAY ( LIFE BUT ! SY/EM CAN'T DELIV]4 ,IT (F]S ! PROMISE ( IMPROVEM5T ) ONE H& BUT SNAT*ES IT AWAY ) ! O!R4 

,! ,AN>*I/ ,ALT]NATIVE3 DROP ! PILOT 

  

,! PROBLEMS >5'T DUE TO UNBRIDL$ DEVELOPM5T4 ,9 FACT 9 MO/ ( ! WORLD DEVELOPM5T IS URG5TLY NE$$4 ,WE CAN'T AF=D TO GO BACK BUT IT IS IMPOSSIBLE TO MOVE =W>D UND] CAPITALISM4 ,!RE=E WE >GUE = ! OV]?R[ ( CAPITALISM4 ,WE MAKE ! CASE = AN>*ISM & WORK]S' MANAGEM5T ( 9DU/RY4 ,WE NE$ GR[? :I* IS F9ELY TUN$1 HI<LY DEVELOP$ & RESPONDS TO PEOPLES' NE$S4 

,= N[1 WE FOCUS ON IMM$IATE ACTION BY WORK]S TO ADDRESS ! ISSUE :]E IT >ISES4 ,5VIRONM5TAL DEGRADATION IS A CLASS ISSUE4 ,! WORK+ CLASS ALWAYS GETS ! WOR/ EFFECTS1 ! BOSSES CAN RETREAT TO ! AIR-CONDITION$ P5?\SE OR ! GOLF-L9KS4 ,WE SUPPORT ACTION TO R$UCE POLLUTION FROM 9DU/RIAL PLANTS OR EV5 = !IR RE-LOCATION :ILE ATTEMPT+ TO AVOID JU/ MAK+ 0NOT 9 \R BACK-Y>D0 >GUM5TS4 

,9 ,BRITA9 IT TOOK 9DU/RIAL ACTION BY ! ,NATIONAL ,UNION ( ,SEAM5 TO /OP NUCLE> DUMP+ AT SEA1 !Y JU/ REFUS$ TO DO IT EV5 :5 ?REAT5$ ) LEGAL ACTION4 ,SIMIL>LY DOCK]S 9 ,LIV]POOL /OPP$ ! IMPORTATION ( TOXIC *EMICALS FROM ,CANADA4 

,WORK]S CAN1 9 DAY-TO-DAY /RUGGLE1 MAKE REAL GA9S 9 =C+ 9DU/RY TO CLEAN UP4 ,!Y HAVE ALSO PROV$ CAPABLE ( MANAG+ HI<LY C5TRALIZ$ & COMPLEX 9DU/RIES 9 A DEMOCRATIC WAY4 ,! EXP]I5CE ( ,RUSSIA 7#a#i#a#g-#a#i#b#a71 ,SPA9 7#a#i#c#f-#c#g71 ,HUNG>Y 7#a#i#e#f7 & ,PORTUGAL 7#a#i#g#d7 SUPPORT ?IS CASE4 

,WORK]S CAN MAKE 9DU/RY SOME?+ :I* CAN 5SURE A BETT] WORLD & BEG9 ! MASSIVE TASK ( DEVELOPM5T ?AT IS NE$$ WORLDWIDE4 ,?IS IS ! ONLY WAY ?AT RES\RCES CAN BE US$ SU/A9ABLY & ! PROBLEMS ( POV]TY & UND]-DEVELOPM5T TACKL$4 ,9DU/RY HAS TO BE MADE WORK = PEOPLE NOT PR(ITS4 

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