Bücher von Derrick Jensen

In den letzten 40 Jahren hat die Welt mehr als fünfzig Prozent ihrer Bestände an Wildtieren verloren. In Deutschland wird das allgemeine Artensterben durch den rapiden Rückgang von Insekten und Singvögeln spürbar.Die Menge an Kohlenstoffdioxid hat die kritische 400 ppm Grenze überschritten und die Emissionen steigen weiter an.Die Ozeane enthalten nur noch 10 Prozent der ursprünglichen Masse an Fisch.Der Kapitalismus schafft eine Elite von wenigen Superreichen, während immer größere Massen an Menschen verarmen.Wir müssen die Lage ernst nehmen, alte Bewegungen vereinen, neue Bewegungen gründen und neue Strategien entwerfen, um der Zerstörung unserer Welt und der steigenden sozialen Ungleichheit entschiedenen Widerstand entgegenzusetzen. Die Zeit ist knapp. Bewegungen für Umweltschutz und soziale Gerechtigkeit müssen von der Defensive in die Offensive gehen, wenn wir unseren Kindern und Enkeln eine Erde hinterlassen wollen, auf der noch Leben möglich ist.

"In diesem Buch geht es darum, zurückzuschlagen. Die vorherrschende Kultur, genannt Zivilisation, tötet den Planeten. Und es ist längst an der Zeit für diejenigen von uns, denen das Leben auf der Erde etwas bedeutet, die notwendigen Maßnahmen zu ergreifen, um diese Kultur daran zu hindern, alle lebenden Wesen zu zerstören."

"Marijuana: A Love Story is many things: a unique book about a unique plant, a clear analysis of what has gone wrong with legalization and how to fix it, a wild look at the quirky culture that has grown up around it, and a love song not only to this plant but to all of evolution." -Lierre Keith, author of The Vegetarian Myth and Bright Green LiesMarijuana legalization-that long-deferred dream of stoners everywhere-is overtaking the nation. No longer will people be imprisoned for decades for possession of a plant. No longer will patients be denied marijuana needed for medical treatment. Even folks who just want to get high will have easy, safe access.But for many that dream has become a nightmare. Legalization has achieved one thing: the wholesale handover of marijuana to a few large corporations. In state after state, the wealth-building capacity of this extraordinary plant is now concentrating into the control of the already rich. From seed to smoke, legalization is eroding the lives and livelihoods of the people it was supposed to help: the patients, growers, trimmers, "mules," and activists who created the colorful and committed culture that is now under threat.We can end the war on weed without turning it into a war on small family growers-but it will depend on how much pressure we are willing to apply to force law makers to serve local communities rather than corporate interests. Marijuana: A Love Story is a report from the front, a reminder of how and why we fell in love with this plant, a cautionary tale of corporate power, and a call to once more "Free the Sacred Herb."

Over the last 40 years, the world has lost more than fifty percent of its wildlife population.The amount of carbon dioxide has exceeded the critical 400 ppm limit and emissions continue to rise.The oceans now contain only 10 percent of the original mass of fish.Capitalism creates an elite of a few super-rich, while ever larger masses of people are impoverished.We must take the situation seriously, unite old movements, create new movements and devise new strategies to counter the destruction of our world and rising social inequality with decisive resistance. Time is short. Environmental and social justice movements must move from the defensive to the offensive if we want to leave our children and grandchildren an earth on which life is still possible.