Isles of the Left

Foreign Workers: Scapegoats for Environmental Degradation in Malta

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To steer clear from empowering xenophobic arguments, green campaigners should not limit their criticism to developers’ faulty morals and lack of enforcement in the industry, since the perpetrators are prepared to shift the blame elsewhere. We must attack the source of their power: profits.

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Standing Up for the Environment: Are We Doing It Right?

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‘Environmentalism’ is about our wellbeing and living well together. Hence, rather than some abstract moral obligation that only ‘the better’ of us are able to uphold, environmentalism is about recognizing our common interests and acting upon them.

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Dirty Rare Metals: Digging Deeper into the Energy Transition

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Every year, the electronics industry consumes 320 tonnes of gold and 7500 tonnes of silver. It accounts for 22 per cent of world mercury consumption (some 514 tonnes) and up to 2.5 per cent of that of lead. Yet, the Western public is largely ignorant of the invisible pollution from green and digital technologies. [Read more…] about Dirty Rare Metals: Digging Deeper into the Energy Transition