The word ecocide comes from Greek as well, 'oikos', meaning 'house', and 'cidium', meaning to 'slay' or 'destroy'. From Wordnik.com. [newmatilda.com - Comments] Reference
Polly Higgins, the lawyer behind the idea of ecocide, is on the board of DESERTEC. From Wordnik.com. [Planet Gore on National Review Online] Reference
She also describes ecocide, which is the deliberate destruction of natural places as a war tactic. From Wordnik.com. [Planetsave] Reference
Any human destruction of nature is described as "ecocide" like genocide. From Wordnik.com. [From On High] Reference
Although diverse in nature and context, these four societies experienced what Diamond calls "ecocide," unintentional ecological suicide. From Wordnik.com. [Archive 2004-12-26] Reference
UK campaign says 'ecocide' is fifth crime against peace. From Wordnik.com. [Taipei Times] Reference
British campaigner urges UN to accept 'ecocide' as international crime. From Wordnik.com. [WHAT REALLY HAPPENED] Reference
You have a kind of ecocide where huge infrastructural projects are causing a drop in the water table. From Wordnik.com. [The Full Feed from HuffingtonPost.com] Reference
CANCUN, Mexico - Bolivia's President Evo Morales says the Cancun climate conference will be committing "ecocide". From Wordnik.com. [FOXNews.com] Reference
British campaigner urges UN to accept 'ecocide' as international crime guardian. co.uk, Friday 9 April 2010 16.37 BST. From Wordnik.com. [WHAT REALLY HAPPENED] Reference
But despite this national "ecocide," he said, "this story is flying under the radar of the environmental organizations.". From Wordnik.com. Reference
"ecocide" in my 1994 book is distinctly the product of capitalism. From Wordnik.com. [MRZine.org] Reference
Degrees Celsius 7.2 F, which was tantamount to "ecocide" that could cost millions of lives. From Wordnik.com. [chicagotribune.com - News] Reference
Tumble debate, and post normal science Climate Craziness of the Week: British lawyer urges UN to accept 'ecocide' as international crime on par with genocide. From Wordnik.com. [Watts Up With That?] Reference
So let's wait at least a decade before we call it ecocide. From Wordnik.com. [Robert Koehler: Call It Ecocide] Reference
It is tempting to think so in this age of ecocide and terror. From Wordnik.com. [The Fall and Rise of Flower Power] Reference
It is tempting to think so in this age of ecocide and terror. '. From Wordnik.com. [The Fall and Rise of Flower Power] Reference
"We are the first generations born into a new and unprecedented age -- the age of ecocide.". From Wordnik.com. [Robert Koehler: Dark Green] Reference
This is a city built from nothing in a few wild decades on credit and ecocide, suppression and slavery. From Wordnik.com. [Todd Reisz and Rory Hyde: Abandoned Cars and Memories of a Bashing] Reference
This is a city built from nothing in just a few wild decades on credit and ecocide, suppression and slavery. From Wordnik.com. [Johann Hari: The Dark Side Of Dubai] Reference
There is no gray area in regards to MTR and there is no possible justification for ecocide in pursuit of profit. From Wordnik.com. [Jerry Cope: Sounds of Silence in Appalachia: MTR Blasting Temporarily Halted] Reference
We know we have reached the end of the line with a number of fish species – notably bluefin tuna, the poster fish for ecocide. From Wordnik.com. [Can I eat fish and be green?] Reference
The word the Tribunal used to describe the failed and wretched -- the criminal -- U.S. strategy in Vietnam is chillingly modern: ecocide. From Wordnik.com. [Robert Koehler: Peace Rising] Reference
The word the Tribunal used to describe the failed and wretched — the criminal — U.S. strategy in Vietnam is chillingly modern: ecocide. From Wordnik.com. [Peace Rising] Reference
For environmental dilettantes, throwing your disposable water bottle into a recycling can is how to escape the consequences of runaway ecocide. From Wordnik.com. [Stan Goff: The ultimate kapu] Reference
The happy ending allows us viewers to feel good about ourselves; it absolves us of any responsibility for the imperialism and ecocide that is. From Wordnik.com. [Boing Boing] Reference
Obama has sold his soul to capitalism, a way of being premised on greed, selfishness, materialism, alienation, and infinite growth — a recipe for ecocide. From Wordnik.com. [Industrial capitalism is a given and the natural world is secondary] Reference
I happen to think that malignant empires who are driving the world into exterminist war and pestilence, and that are engaged in ecocide, should be brought down. From Wordnik.com. [Stan Goff: Foray into KOS] Reference
Why the horrible ecocide and changing of a once beautiful landscape?. From Wordnik.com. [Qwaider Planet] Reference
Tibet, the Haitian earthquake, the BP ecocide in the Gulf, and so much more. From Wordnik.com. [Words of Power] Reference
Cognitive Dissonance could explain why no one is jumping on a theory of ecocide. From Wordnik.com. [Disinformation] Reference
In some cases, the scale and technology has led to what has been termed "ecocide.". From Wordnik.com. Reference
Local peoples are resisting ecocide bravely, and against long odds, and need our support. From Wordnik.com. [Clipmarks | Live Clips] Reference
Humans won't restrain themselves, so nuclear is what they must have - to postpone inevitable ecocide!. From Wordnik.com. [marklynas.org - home] Reference
Obama has sold his soul to capitalism, a way of being premised on greed, selfishness, materialism, alienation, and infinite growth-a recipe for ecocide. From Wordnik.com. [Countercurrents.org] Reference
But GM's lawyers and executives fight on for their right to commit commercial suicide and planetary ecocide, even as they descend on Congress, cup in hand. From Wordnik.com. [Grist - the Latest from Grist] Reference
The climate justice activists, whatever their weaknesses and inadequacies, have begun the hard work of building a global mass movement against capitalist ecocide. From Wordnik.com. [Energy Bulletin -] Reference
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