Jason Moore

May 15, 2024 | thebaffler.com | Jason Moore

As the automobile-clogged city of Los Angeles saw its smog problem worsen through the 1960s, Californians had ample reason to worry about environmental pollution. Then, in January of 1969, the pristine beaches of affluent Santa Barbara turned black, and the tar-slathered corpses of dolphins washed in with the tide after a blowout at an oil rig just off the coast dumped millions of gallons of crude into the water.

Apr 7, 2024 | znetwork.org | Jason Moore |Talia Baroncelli

The current climate crisis emerged out of a specific set of historical and economic factors which have maintained capitalist accumulation and class inequalities to this day. Jason W. Moore, geographer and Professor of Sociology at Binghamton University, explains how the development of capitalism fueled European colonialism and Western imperialism, resulting in a novel form of climate destruction. Hi, I’m Talia Baroncelli, and you’re watching theAnalysis.news.

Apr 7, 2024 | znetwork.org | Jason Moore |Talia Baroncelli

In part 2, historian and geographer Jason W. Moore explains why climate and revolutionary struggles must understand capitalist dynamics and deploy a language of universal class solidarity to overthrow transnational power structures perpetuating the climate crisis. Part 1: Capitalocene: How Capitalism Created the Climate CrisisHi, I’m Talia Baroncelli, and you’re watching theAnalysis.news. This is part two of my lively discussion with historian Jason W. Moore.

Feb 2, 2024 | onlinelibrary.wiley.com | Jason Moore |Keith Morrison |Alan K. Burnham |Ana Racoveanu

First synthesized in 1888 as a dye, TATB (1,3,5-triamino-2,4,6-trinitrobenzene) was not recognized as a high explosive until 1956 when it was reported that TATB possesses a combination of performance properties, high thermal stability, and low impact sensitivity 1. Now, decades later, TATB is widely regarded as the most established insensitive high explosive. However, despite having been widely used, the thermal decomposition kinetics of TATB remain elusive.

Oct 5, 2023 | vtlnews.com | Jason Moore

Air guitar rooThe annual Comedy Wildlife Photography Awards is back once again bringing lighthearted photos of nature into the limelight. Every year, thousands of images are entered from from around the world into the competition. This year, the entries range from cigar-smoking foxes to swans taking selfies. Here: Jason Moore captured this image of a Western Grey Kangaroo feeding in an open field filled with yellow flowers.