Hello Green fellow travellers:
This just came in about the content of the next _Synthesis/Regeneration_,
the US Green publication which will be of interest to some on the
enviroethics list. It looks like an interesting issue, expecially for US
electorally oriented Greens. (There is some Canadian content in the issue,
as this magazine is publishing my article "The Ecocentric Left and Green
Electoralism", previously posted on the enviroethics list, and originally
published in the current issue of the Canadian _Socialist Studies
Bulletin_, Number 74, Fall 2004. This article is now available on our web
site.)

Best and for the Earth,
David
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Synthesis/Regeneration
A Magazine of Green Social Thought
c/o WD Press, P.O. Box 300275, St. Louis MO 63130
314-727-8554 (evenings, weekends)
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December, 2004

Dear Green or greenish friend,

Actions undertaken in 2004 will affect the Green Party for
years to come. But what exactly will be the long-term
consequences of adopting a "safe states" approach of not
running a campaign when there was a close race between
Democrats and Republicans?

The Winter 2005 Synthesis/Regeneration (No. 36) carries
the widest range of Green views in print on the 2004
elections. Authors argue that "safe states" set a
precedent for staying out of any close race between
Democrats and Republicans, that "safe states" reflected
wisdom and maturity, or that "safe states" reinforced a
decline to irrelevancy. Some authors maintain that Greens
should have been even more heavily involved in supporting
the Democratic candidate and that backing radical
candidates is naïve and divisive. Others counter that
Greens cannot build a party by being invisible and that
lesser-evilism is a self-fulfilling prophecy.

Authors express views that Rhode Island Greens benefited
from the 2004 strategy, that it is time to form a new
caucus for Green democracy, that derailing third parties
has a very long history in the US, that 2004 reaped
victories for proportional representation, that it is
times to bid farewell to the electoral college, that
Greens must reorient to ecology, and that ecocentric
justice transcends human justice.

No. 36 is the first issue of S/R to devote a section to
the Plight of Forests around the world. The
Biodevastation section of S/R 36 addresses industrial
longline fishing, fluoride, rice wars, organic farming,
bioweapons, and mobile phones.

Rates for S/R 36 are:

1-4 copies, $3.95 each;
5-9 copies, $3.00 each;
10+ copies, $2.00 each.

Please make checks to "WD Press" and mail to P.O. Box
300275, St. Louis MO 63130. No postage charges if in US.
Non-US add 15% Canada, 25% other [surface mail] or 40%
Canada, 60% other [air mail]. Subscriptions to S/R (4
issues) are $15 (US). Non-US subscriptions are: $19
Canada, $26 other [surface mail] or $27 Canada, $35 other
[air mail].

In solidarity,

Don Fitz, Editor, Synthesis/Regeneration

SYNTHESIS/REGENERATION 36: WINTER, 2005

BIODEVASTATION

  2 Industrial Longline Fishing
        Todd Steiner explains that fossil fuel energy
        inputs may exceed nutritional energy from a catch.

  5 Effects of Fluoride on the Thyroid Gland
        Barry Durrant-Peatfield documents that fluoridation
        of water does little for dental health but has
        catastrophic effects on general health.

  7 Rice Wars
        Mae-Wan Ho describes a growing system with yields
        twice as great as conventional agriculture.

  9 Organic Production for Ethiopia
        Sue Edwards understands that ecologically sound
        practices can have positive impacts on productivity
        of small-holders.

10 University of Washington Bends Biosafety
        Edward Hammond worries that a lab could cause the
        next global influenza pandemic.

12 Mobile Phones and Brain Damage
        Mae-Wan Ho is concerned that children may be more
        susceptible.

THE PLIGHT OF FORESTS

13 No to GM Trees
        Sam Burcher realizes that trees engineered to
        contain pesticides have a greater ability to harm
        non-target insects and birds.

14 The Global Assault on Forests
        Romi Mahajan reviews Derric Jansen and George
        Draffan's book.

15 Low Lignin GM Trees
        Joe Cummins shows that the low lignin trait is
        comparable to a loss of immune functions.

16 Chile Cracks Down on Indigenous Activists,
        Community Leaders
        Jason Tockman examines Mapuche resistance to tree
        plantations.

18 Franken-trees
        The Global Justice Ecology Project seeks to stop
        commercial developments.

ELECTION 2004: GREEN ANALYSES

ifc Will Greens Abandon IRV?
        Don Fitz asks if Greens will meet each other inside
        the Blob.

19 The Time Is Now
        Pete Dolack believes that the strategy of running
        an irrelevant campaign reinforced Anybody-But-Bush.

22 Greens Missed Opportunity to Support Kerry
        Dan Coleman feels that Greens did not gain respect
        by standing aside from efforts to defeat Bush.

23 Dead Party Walking
        Jeffrey St. Clair thinks that it's hard to build a
        party when no one knows you're out there.

25 Taking Stock
        Robin Hahnel says that Greens can cash in on the
        wisdom and political maturity of the safe states
        campaign.

26 Lessons from 2004 for Building the Green Party
        David Kennell maintains that supporting a radical
        minority candidate is naïve, divisive and
        disruptive.

27 The Self-Fulfilling Prophecy of Lesser-Evilism
        Sharon Smith wishes the ABB left would look at its
        own unconditional surrender to one as right wing as
        Kerry.

30 Green Election Results in Rhode Island
        Greg Gerritt reports a core group that benefited
        and grew from the 2004 elections.

32 Derailing Third Parties: Today and Yesterday
        Mark Lause remembers James B. Weaver's 1880
        presidential bid and its lessons for the present.

34 Time for a Campaign for Democracy
        Rob Richie and Steven Hill note that proportional
        representation is indispensable for providing real
        choices.

36 Discerning the Democratic Deficit
        John Hickman argues that the Electoral College is a
        dysfunctional 18th century antique in need of
        replacement.

38 Forum on Green Politics
        Contributions from Dale Fuller, Donald Busky, Jose
        Tirado and James Little.

40 Call for Green Democracy and Independence
        Contributions from Forest Hill advocates that all
        members should be able to participate fully in the
        institutions of the Green Party.

42 Statement of the Ecology Caucus

45 The Ecocentric Left and Green Electoralism
        David Orton points out that ecocentric justice is
        much more inclusive than human justice.

47 Are Your Core Issues Held Hostage by the
        Corporate Media?
        Nancy Doyle senses that media is failing to support
        a functioning democracy.




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