Earth Equity News

The Climate Crisis and Capitalism's Future. By Ted Glick, Grist, May 20, 2008. "Gus Speth's career has been as a co-founder and senior attorney with the Natural Resources Defense Council, with President Jimmy Carter's Council on Environmental Quality, as founder and president of the World Resources Institute, as Administrator of the United Nations Development Programme and, since 1999, as Dean of the Yale University School of Forestry and Environmental Studies. The late Tony Mazzocchi, on the other hand, following service in the army during World War II, was completely immersed in the world of the U.S. labor movement. He rose from the ranks to become a national leader of the Oil, Chemical and Atomic Workers International Union, and he was the founder and leader of the Labor Party. But as two fascinating [new] books make clear, their distinct life experiences led them both to believe that the capitalist system which now dominates most of the world is the ultimate problem humanity must face up to and deal with if we are to survive... The Bridge at the Edge of the World, By James Gustave Speth, Yale, 2008, 320 pp... The Man Who Hated Work and Loved Labor. By Les Leopold, Chelsea Green, 2008, 544 pp... Thanks to Les Leopold, many people who did not know Tony Mazzocchi will have their spirit rekindled when they read about this 20th century hero of our history. And we are fortunate that 'ultimate insider' Gus Speth will continue to help lead us as we build towards the Environmental Revolution which must occur." Ted Glick is Coordinator for the Climate Emergency Council and cofounder of CCC.