General Motors Teams up with S...

Feb 9, 2015 by

General Motors Teams up with Students to Design the Future of Car Travel

[Translate] Lillien Waller  METROPOLIS MAGAZINE With all the technology, social media, and bespoke products available to them, the...

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PAST VISIONS OF FUTURE CITIES:...

Feb 9, 2015 by

PAST VISIONS OF FUTURE CITIES: WHERE ARE OUR FLYING CARS AND HOVERBOARDS?

[Translate]   From concepts of airbourne cities to proposals for a dome over Manhattan, viagra these grand plans and unbuildable...

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FIVE CITIES WHERE PLANNING WEN...

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[Translate] Cities THE GUARDIAN Britain’s planning departments have lost nearly half of their budgets over the past four years,...

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IS THE EU’S NEW COUNCIL ...

Feb 9, 2015 by

IS THE EU’S NEW COUNCIL BUILDING A DESPERATE ATTEMPT TO CHANGE ITS IMAGE?

[Translate] THE GUARDIAN   The grey, corporate atmosphere of the EU quarter is almost a separate city within historic Brussels –...

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Nato will establish rapid reac...

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[Translate] Command posts to be set up in six eastern members states in show of solidarity and resolve following Russia’s...

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CLIMATE DATA GIVES MIXED MESSA...

Feb 9, 2015 by

CLIMATE DATA GIVES MIXED MESSAGE ON STORM FORECASTS

[Translate] By Tim Radford, Climate News Network   VIA TRUTHDIG     Palm trees battered by high winds as a hurricane hits the coast...

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Austrian Upside-Down House loo...

Feb 8, 2015 by

[Translate]     <p>Your browser does not support iframes.</p> ©Reuters / Dominic Ebenbichler Visitors may feel as if they...

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OBAMA’S BUDGET PROVIDES ...

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OBAMA’S BUDGET PROVIDES MILLIONS FOR OUT-OF-WORK COAL MINERS

[Translate] CLIMATE PROGRESS    by Katie Valentine CREDIT: AP Photo/Pool/Rick Bowmer Coal production is on the decline in the U.S.,...

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DROUGHT-STRICKEN CALIFORNIA LE...

Feb 8, 2015 by

DROUGHT-STRICKEN CALIFORNIA LET OIL COMPANIES INJECT WASTE INTO DRINKABLE WATER SOURCES

[Translate]   by Emily Atkin  CLIMATE PROGRESS The drought crippling California is by some measures the worst in the state’s...

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A SNEAK PEAK AT NASA’S N...

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A SNEAK PEAK AT NASA’S NEW SATELLITE THAT’S BEEN 16 YEARS IN THE MAKING

[Translate] flickr/NASA Goddard by Ari Phillips  CLIMATE PROGRESS NASA GODDARD SPACE CENTER, pill MARYLAND — Adam Szabo, pills...

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FIRST NATIONWIDE OIL WORKER ST...

Feb 8, 2015 by

FIRST NATIONWIDE OIL WORKER STRIKE IN DECADES GROWS EVEN BIGGER

[Translate] CLIMATE PROGRESS  by Ari Phillips Aerial photo of the BP refinery in Whiting, store Indiana. CREDIT: flickr/Joey...

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Noam Chomsky: A Brief History ...

Feb 6, 2015 by

Noam Chomsky: A Brief History of America’s Cold-Blooded, Terroristic Treatment of Cuba

[Translate] “The Cuban threat was the familiar one that runs through Cold War history, with many predecessors.” By Noam...

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WHY THE CRASH IN OIL PRICES SH...

Feb 6, 2015 by

WHY THE CRASH IN OIL PRICES SHOULD BURY “PEAK OIL” ONCE AND FOR ALL

[Translate] ◀ Environment Why the Crash in Oil Prices Should Bury ‘Peak Oil’ Once and for All The problem isn’t that we...

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HOW NEW YORK’S URBAN DES...

Feb 6, 2015 by

HOW NEW YORK’S URBAN DESIGNERS CAN FIGHT THE CITY’S MILLIONS OF RATS

[Translate]  METROPOLIS MAGAZINA Johanna Phelps Our last post focused on the burgeoning edible landscape of New York City and how the...

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This energy efficient dome hom...

Feb 6, 2015 by

This energy efficient dome home in China is made from reclaimed wood (Video)

[Translate] Kimberley Mok (@kimberleymok)   VIA TREEHUGGER Design / Green Architecture © Timothy Oulton The space under a dome is...

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WHAT IS THE EXPERIENCE ECONOMY...

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WHAT IS THE EXPERIENCE ECONOMY?

[Translate] David Friedlander  LIFE EDITED If we are to believe a recent study by the company Eventbrite, doctor there may be an...

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Utility To Allow Customers To ...

Feb 6, 2015 by

Utility To Allow Customers To Receive All Their Electricity From Community Solar

[Translate] Katie Valentine  CLIMATE PROGRESS   CREDIT: Shutterstock Customers who get their electricity from Pacific Gas and...

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FIND OUT HOW YOUR SENATOR VOTE...

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FIND OUT HOW YOUR SENATOR VOTED ON THE KEYSTONE XL PIPELINE

[Translate] by Katie Valentine CLIMATE PROGRESS From left: Republican Sens.David Vitter, Mitch McConnell, John Hoeven, and John...

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SIMPLE SOLUTIONS FOR DITCHING ...

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SIMPLE SOLUTIONS FOR DITCHING THE FRIDGE

[Translate] David Friedlander   LIFE EDITED Korean Designer’s Simple Solutions for Ditching the Fridge Refrigeration for small...

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Beautiful net-zero energy fami...

Feb 6, 2015 by

Beautiful net-zero energy family ranch comfortably hosts sixte…

[Translate]     <p>Your browser does not support iframes.</p> view this image in original size ( 728 x 466 ) The ranch is...

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7 FACTS THAT WEREN’T IN ...

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7 FACTS THAT WEREN’T IN THE NEW STATE DEPT. REPORT ON KEYSTONE XL

[Translate] by Ryan Koronowski CLIMATE PROGRESSS President Barack Obama arriving at the TransCanada Stillwater Pipe Yard in Cushing,...

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WALES SAYS NO TO FRACKING UNTI...

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WALES SAYS NO TO FRACKING UNTIL “PROVEN SAFE”

[Translate] by Ari PhillipsCLIMATE PROGRESS CREDIT: shutterstock On Wednesday, here the Welsh parliament voted in favor of a measure...

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For Philadelphia and Baltimore...

Feb 5, 2015 by

For Philadelphia and Baltimore, Parks Are Central to Livability

[Translate] THE DIRT by Karen Grajales “Many people think parks are easy, see but parks are one of the hardest things for governments...

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GARDENING THE METROPOLIS

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GARDENING THE METROPOLIS

[Translate]  by The Dirt Contributor Enric Batlle, order founding principal of Barcelona-based Batlle i Roig, believes landscape...

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Diane Rehm Examines the Danger...

Feb 5, 2015 by

Diane Rehm Examines the Dangers of Monsanto’s Roundup and Dow’s Enlist Duo Herbicides

[Translate]   COLE MELLINO OF ECOWATCH ON BUZZFLASH AT TRUTHOUT (Photo: EcoWatch)Article reprinted with permission from EcoWatch...

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CLAIMS AGAINST SAUDIS CAST NEW...

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[Translate] U.S. Claims Against Saudis Cast New Light on Secret Pages of 9/11 Report By CARL HULSE  NYTIMES WASHINGTON — A...

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WATCH: Neil deGrasse Tyson Exp...

Feb 4, 2015 by

WATCH: Neil deGrasse Tyson Explains Why Humanity Hasn’t Made First Contact With Aliens Yet

[Translate] Belief He suggests that if there are aliens in the galaxy, “they should have been here by now.” By Scott...

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DOES ALKALINIZED WATER PREVENT...

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DOES ALKALINIZED WATER PREVENT DISEASE?

[Translate] Personal Health Huge Number of People Believe Drinking Alkalinized Water Prevents Diseases: Are They Right? Drinking...

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MUST YOU BE A ‘WORK MART...

Feb 4, 2015 by

MUST YOU BE A ‘WORK MARTYR’ TO CHANGE THE WORLD?

[Translate] Activism There’s a tragic irony in the willingness of progressive organizers to support hard-fought labor reforms while...

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HOW NEBRASKA TOOK ITS ENERY OU...

Feb 4, 2015 by

HOW NEBRASKA TOOK ITS ENERY OUT OF CORPORATE HANDS AND MADE IT AFFORDABLE FOR EVERYONE

[Translate] Environment Publicly owned utilities provide electricity to all 1.8 million people in this red state. By Thomas Hanna /...

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