"A vital anthology for anyone who wants to understand both the
roots of the energy crisis, and the flourishing radical resistance
that offers a sustainable future beyond capitalism."--Raj Patel,
author of Stuffed and Starved "Gas flaring in Nigeria, wind farms
in Schleswig-Holstein, mountain top removal in Appalachia, tar
sands in Alberta, geothermal energy in Iceland, the toxic cycle of
uranium, the slaughter in the coal-mines of China, the transgenic
soya monocultures, the 'caliph' of oil in Iraq, jatropha production
in Tanzania, exploration in the Tehuantepec winds: every power
under the sun is here except horse-power, and everywhere on
earth--China, Europe, North America, the Mideast, Africa, India,
and Latin America. Kolya Abramsky has composed a symphonic
compendium of five sections, fourteen parts, sixty chapters by
forty-six individual authors and eighteen organizational authors in
nearly seven hundred pages all arranged with intelligence and
point. There are no technofixes. Neither 'clean' energy nor 'green'
capitalism will preserve our lands, rivers, oceans, health, and
lives. Neither governments nor corporations nor 'the market' can
bring us out of the nether world they themselves have created.
Mother Earth calls to the grass-roots for entirely new social
relations, human and less hellish. This sober and serious book
heeds that call."--Peter Linebaugh, author of The Magna Carta
Manifesto: Liberties and Commons for All "Sparking A Worldwide
Energy Revolution is a major contribution to the movement working
for a transition from carbon capitalism to an ecologically sound
energy system. Its sixty chapters document the present energy
crisis, describe alternative technologies, and introduces us to the
people who worldwide are fighting for a healthy planet and the
recreation of the earth's commons. Rich in detail and written by
activists and scholars who have taken part in the struggles,
Sparking is an indispensable volume for the just energy transition
movement. It will be referred to for years to come."--Sylvia
Federici, author of Caliban and the Witch "A comprehensive
reference guide to the huge range of interconnected issues facing
climate activists and to the struggles for the control of energy
taking place around the world."--Kevin Blowe, Red Pepper
Magazine
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