From the Tar Sands to 'Green Jobs'? Work and Ecological Justice

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Published on Thursday, 04 December 2014 20:44

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A Socialist Project e-bulletin .... No. 1061 .... December 5, 2014
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From the Tar Sands to ‘Green Jobs’?
Work and Ecological Justice

Lilian Yap

From deforestation, toxic pollution, to greenhouse gas emissions, there is no doubt that tar sands development has been and will be an immensely destructive force, first for the communities who are already living within its reach, but ultimately, through its impacts on global climate, for the planet as a whole. There are people who can attest, better than me, to the destruction and the diabolical delusions of this kind of ‘development.’ And I say ‘development’ in quotes, because even though it can be a monstrous abuse of words to liken it to ‘development,’ that is precisely what some people -- oil executives, financial capital, political elites, amongst others -- see it as:... they see it as just another form and strategy of economic accumulation, as just another way of turning a profit. And we are here to say: hell, no.

But if we are here to say no, then to what will we say yes? What kinds of alternatives can we propose to this ‘development’ that can sustain our communities? What can we put on the table?

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