‘Anthropocene or Capitalocene?’ misses the point

(Before It's News)

Cross-posted from Climate and Capitalism, an online journal focusing on capitalism, climate change, and the ecosocialist alternative.

The authors of this collection have very little to say about the Anthropocene, the crisis of the Earth System, or the new global epoch, and most of what they do say is misleading or wrong.

• Carrageenan Advisory
• Global warming threatens world’s coffee supply
• Global warming increases U.S. flooding, and sewage hits the fan – ‘The true extent of sewage overflow is often undocumented and largely unknown’
• Monday funnies
• Iowa: Cedar Rapids flood to become second worst in history!
• Clinton’s Water Plan Runs Up Hill(ary) Towards Money”
• 375 top scientists warn of ‘real, serious, immediate’ threat from global warming
• Iowa expects more rain, braces for record flooding
• U.S. Elections are a Pivotal Moment for Climate Change
• Global-warming data not enough to predict animal extinction