Mid-century grain silo transfo...

Feb 19, 2015 by

Mid-century grain silo transformed into a gorgeous, affordable home

[Translate]   The corrugated steel shell was painted white to reflect the heat of the desert sun and to evoke the character of...

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OIL TRAINS ARE BLOWING UP ALL ...

Feb 19, 2015 by

OIL TRAINS ARE BLOWING UP ALL OVER THE PLACE

[Translate] WOAY/AP By John Light   GRIST Two tanker trains full of crude oil have derailed and burst into flames in the last few...

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UNDERSTANDING OBAMA’S SU...

Feb 19, 2015 by

UNDERSTANDING OBAMA’S SUCKINESS ON CLIMATE

[Translate] The White House By David Roberts GRIST Our own Ben Adler recently published a piece called “8 ways Obama sucks on...

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CLIMATE CHANGE AFFECTS EUROPEA...

Feb 19, 2015 by

CLIMATE CHANGE AFFECTS EUROPEAN FARMERS’ YIELDS

[Translate]   By Tim Raford, ailment Climate News Network     Ears of winter barley ripening in a field in Belgium....

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WHAT IS A WASTELAND?

Feb 19, 2015 by

WHAT IS A WASTELAND?

[Translate] THE DIRT – According to Mariana Mogilevich and Curt Gambetta, sovaldi healing Princeton University Mellon...

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An Exciting Democracy Movement...

Feb 19, 2015 by

An Exciting Democracy Movement Arises in Chicago

[Translate] Activism “Reclaim Chicago” has a bold progressive plan to reclaim the Windy City from the one percent. By Jim...

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Guess Which “LiberalR...

Feb 19, 2015 by

Guess Which “Liberal” State Has 500 Laws Aimed at Oppressing the Homeless?

[Translate]   On the heels of a damning new report, the Right to Rest campaign pushes for statewide legislation to stop...

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23-Year-Old Hasn’t Produced An...

Feb 19, 2015 by

23-Year-Old Hasn’t Produced Any Garbage in Two Years

[Translate] Environment Lauren Singer is out to prove that we can all live with minimal environmental impact. By Cole Mellino /...

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Fracking Flowback From Califor...

Feb 19, 2015 by

Fracking Flowback From California Oil Wells Contains High Levels Of Carcinogenic Chemicals

[Translate] Fracking Water used in fracking is not disposed of in a cautious manner. By Mike Gaworecki / DeSmogBlog  VIA ALTERNET...

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Landscape Architecture in the ...

Feb 18, 2015 by

Landscape Architecture in the News Highlights (February 1 – 15)

[Translate] 02/18/2015 by J.R. Taylor PBS Series Explores ‘A New Wild’ Sustained, Instead Of Wrecked, By People – The New York Times,...

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BEHOLD THE FOOD OF THE FUTURE

Feb 18, 2015 by

BEHOLD THE FOOD OF THE FUTURE

[Translate] A student making headlines with an epic bug-eating diet talks to Salon about the benefits of being an insectivore Joanna...

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Two Young Entrepreneurs Offer ...

Feb 18, 2015 by

Two Young Entrepreneurs Offer Way to Grow Food Even in the Dead of Winter

[Translate] Food They’re calling their innovation “the next generation of food supply.” By Cole Mellino / EcoWatch  VIA...

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OBAMA’S ISIS WAR REQUEST...

Feb 18, 2015 by

OBAMA’S ISIS WAR REQUEST IS AN ‘EXTRAORDINARY OPPORTUNITY’ FOR CONGRESS

[Translate] War & Peace by Andrew Bacevich  MOYERS & CO. Try this thought experiment. Pretend that it’s the spring of 1970....

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Is Cable TV’s Rip-off Ty...

Feb 17, 2015 by

Is Cable TV’s Rip-off Tyranny Coming to an End?

[Translate] Media À la carte TV is finally here, sick but is it all that it’s cracked up to be? By Cliff Weathers / AlterNet...

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Is Starbucks Responsible For D...

Feb 17, 2015 by

Is Starbucks Responsible For Driving Up Real Estate Prices in Gentrified Cities?

[Translate] Economy It’s a caffeinated spin on the old chicken-and-egg question: which came first? By Jana Kasperkevic / The...

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The Fatty Food That’s Gr...

Feb 17, 2015 by

The Fatty Food That’s Great for Your Health (And Other Fun Fat Facts)

[Translate] Fat does not make you fat, and other interesting facts about long-vilified foods. By Melissa Kravitz / AlterNet Fat is...

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Why the GOP’s Vision of ...

Feb 17, 2015 by

Why the GOP’s Vision of North America’s Energy Future Should Scare All of Us

[Translate] Environment It will be a nightmare of environmental degradation and global conflict. By Michael Klare / TomDispatch   VIA...

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The Surprising Reason Why Amer...

Feb 17, 2015 by

The Surprising Reason Why Americans Are So Lonely, and Why Future Prosperity Means Socializing with Your Neighbors

[Translate] Environment We are the first people on earth who have no practical need of our neighbors. That has to change. By Bill...

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Like a Bad Neighbor, Chevron I...

Feb 17, 2015 by

Like a Bad Neighbor, Chevron Is There: How the Oil Company Undermines Community Safety

[Translate]   The Aug. 6, 2012, fire at Chevron’s Richmond, Calif., refinery was the latest in a long list of failures. By Leo...

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THE HOUSE BEHIND HOUSE

Feb 17, 2015 by

THE HOUSE BEHIND HOUSE

[Translate] David Friedlander   LIFE EDITED Architecture We love ADUs. They have the power to do the near-impossible: pack more...

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CREATING HOUSING WITH SHARING ...

Feb 17, 2015 by

CREATING HOUSING WITH SHARING IN ITS DNA

[Translate] David Friedlander   LIFE EDITED Architecture While building new is nifty and all, order there’s something very appealing...

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PARADISE LOST: WARM-WEATHER ES...

Feb 17, 2015 by

PARADISE LOST: WARM-WEATHER ESCAPES WE’RE IN DANGER OF LOSING FOREVER

[Translate] Does the frigid weather have you dreaming of a tropical vacation? Better get going before it’s too late Lindsay...

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“WE THINK WE CAN DO BETT...

Feb 17, 2015 by

“WE THINK WE CAN DO BETTER THAN PLANTS”: NEW “BIONIC LEAF” MAKES FUEL FROM SUNLIGHT

[Translate] Scientists have developed a revolutionary new system to harness our planet’s greatest energy source David Biello,...

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DON’T “BREAK UP...

Feb 16, 2015 by

DON’T “BREAK UP” WITH FOSSIL FUELS: BIG OIL’S HILARIOUS ATTACK AD IS PROOF THEY’RE GETTING DESPERATE

[Translate] On Global Divestment Day, search the movement can no longer be ignored VIDEO Lindsay Abrams SALON.COM   The fossil...

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140 WHALES DIE AFTER GETTING S...

Feb 15, 2015 by

140 WHALES DIE AFTER GETTING STRANDED ON NEW ZEALAND BEACH

[Translate] 140 Whales Die After Getting Stranded On New Zealand Beach  |  By By NICK PERRY WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — About 140...

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Oil And Gas Companies Won’t Ha...

Feb 15, 2015 by

Oil And Gas Companies Won’t Have To Pay For Damage Caused To Louisiana’s Coast, Judge Rules

[Translate] by Katie Valentine CLIMATE PROGRESS In the last 80 years, sovaldi Louisiana alone has lost an area of coastal land the...

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OUR PURPOSE IS TO LOVE

Feb 14, 2015 by

OUR PURPOSE IS TO LOVE

[Translate] HAPPY VALENTINE’S DAY by David Krieger Our purpose is to love and love some more. To fail to love would be a mortal...

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China’s replica Manhatta...

Feb 14, 2015 by

China’s replica Manhattan is a half-built, abandoned ghost town amid economic woes

[Translate] by Charley Cameron, INHABITAT Screengrab from NBC News China is well established as the world capital of duplitecture,...

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KEEPING UP WITH THE NEW IMPROV...

Feb 14, 2015 by

KEEPING UP WITH THE NEW IMPROVED JONESES

[Translate] David Friedlander Architecture  LIFE EDITED Many, order if not most, sovaldi sale of our habits are influenced–if not...

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Woman builds Hawaii tiny off-g...

Feb 14, 2015 by

Woman builds Hawaii tiny off-grid vacation home for $11,000 (Video)

[Translate] Kimberley Mok (@kimberleymok)  TREEHUGGER Design / Tiny Houses © Julie Fitts Those of us who live in snowbound areas...

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