Ecuadorians voted to end oil extraction in the Yasuni national park.

This decision has been a political battle for a long time. President Correa asked the rich countries to pay Ecuador to keep that territory unexploited, saying that a poor country like Ecuador should not have bear the whole of the sacrifice of not selling that oil.

Bernie Sanders: *The US and China must unite to fight the climate crisis, not each other.*

I agree, that is what both should do. If they both agree, they could both do it. If both agree&hellp;

Rich countries are using poor countries' loans to trap them into investing in fossil fuel extraction.

The obvious way to respond is to offer debt forgiveness in exchange for commitments not to do more fossil fell development. I think we could do it, if not for the plutocrats trying to prevent it.

Many New Zealanders have concluded that it is harmful to have a pet cat, because of their depredations on native bird species.

*[A large labor union] accuses Labour of "currying favor with big business" on workers' rights.*