Lobbyists Spent $190 Million f...

May 22, 2015 by

Lobbyists Spent $190 Million for Bill That Protects Chemical Companies, Not Consumers

[Translate] Asbestos, which kills 10,000 Americans a year, was left out entirely. By AlterNet Staff / AlterNet Photo Credit:...

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DESIGN NEEDS A SOCIAL CONSCIEN...

May 22, 2015 by

DESIGN NEEDS A SOCIAL CONSCIENCE

[Translate] Metropolis Magazine The drive to improve living conditions for all life should be at the center of contemporary...

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Site Visit: A Grand Rapids Mar...

May 22, 2015 by

[Translate] METROPOLIS MAGAZINE – Point of View Anne-Marie Lubenau The Grand Rapids Downtown Market in Grand Rapids, MI....

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Solar-powered Ecocapsule lets ...

May 22, 2015 by

[Translate] INHABITAT     <p>Your browser does not support iframes.</p> The compact Ecocapsule fits all the home...

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“There Is A Simple Way T...

May 22, 2015 by

“There Is A Simple Way To Eat Healthier That The Meat Industry Doesn’t Want You To Know About”

[Translate]   by Sam P.K. Collins  THINK PROGRESS CREDIT: shutterstock For the first time, changes to U.S. dietary guidelines,...

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The Six Craziest Arguments Pol...

May 22, 2015 by

The Six Craziest Arguments Politicians Are Making Against Protecting National Parks And Wildlife

[Translate] by Jessica Goad – Guest Contributor & Claire Moser – CLIMATE PROGRESS U.S. Senator John McCain is just...

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PRIME SINISTER: Meet the New F...

May 21, 2015 by

[Translate] World Meet the people who make up Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s latest cabinet. By David Sheen / AlterNet...

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EVERYTHING YOU WANTED TO KNOW ...

May 21, 2015 by

EVERYTHING YOU WANTED TO KNOW ABOUT TACTICAL URBANISM

[Translate] THE DIRT  by Jared Green Tactical Urbanism: Short-term Action for Long-term Change, a new book by urban planners Mike...

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RIVER CITIES OFFER LESSONS ON ...

May 21, 2015 by

RIVER CITIES OFFER LESSONS ON HOW TO ADAPT

[Translate] THE DIRT by Jared Green “We can consider rivers as city-making landscapes,” said Thaisa Way, ASLA, professor of landscape...

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ERRORS AND LIES

May 21, 2015 by

ERRORS AND LIES

[Translate]   Paul Krugman Surprise! It turns out that there’s something to be said for having the brother of a failed president...

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THE P0WER OF HOPE IS REAL

May 21, 2015 by

THE P0WER OF HOPE IS REAL

[Translate] Nicholas Kristof    NYTIMES An awkward truth for bleeding hearts like myself is that there has never been much rigorous...

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Private Water Industry Says Wa...

May 21, 2015 by

Private Water Industry Says Water Bills “Have to Go Up”

[Translate] Morning sunlight spilled through long, narrow windowpanes inside the ballroom of the Francis Marion hotel, located in the...

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9 depressing predictions for t...

May 21, 2015 by

9 depressing predictions for the future of America

[Translate] Each of these national security stories is guaranteed to surface at least once in the decades to come Tom Engelhardt,...

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REVEALED: BP’S CLOSE TIE...

May 21, 2015 by

REVEALED: BP’S CLOSE TIES WITH UK GOVERNMENT

[Translate]   Documents show the extent of BP’s influence on government policy and how their intimate relationship is at odds...

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Berkeley Votes to Warn Cellpho...

May 21, 2015 by

Berkeley Votes to Warn Cellphone Buyers of Health Risks

[Translate] Berkeley Votes to Warn Cellphone Buyers of Health Risks If you carry your device close to your body, you may be exceeding...

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THE FUTURE OF WIND POWER MAY N...

May 20, 2015 by

THE FUTURE OF WIND POWER MAY NOT HAVE BLADES AT ALL

[Translate] by Walter Einenkel   DAILY KOS Wired put together a very interesting piece on the renewable energy company Vortex. They...

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Elizabeth Warren Fires Back at...

May 20, 2015 by

Elizabeth Warren Fires Back at Obama with New Report On Failed Trade Enforcement

[Translate] Labor There’s been a dismal record on enforcing labor standards. By Zaid Jilani / AlterNet Senator Elizabeth Warren...

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The Clintons Made Wall Street ...

May 20, 2015 by

The Clintons Made Wall Street Richer, and It Returned the Favor

[Translate] News & Politics The Clintons’ wealth is derived from an army of corporations that benefited from the laws the...

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Pipeline Spews 21,000 Gallons ...

May 20, 2015 by

Pipeline Spews 21,000 Gallons of Oil Along California Coast

[Translate] Environment Four-mile-long oil slick fouls some of the state’s most beautiful coastline at Refugio State Beach. By...

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Scientists may have found a wa...

May 20, 2015 by

Scientists may have found a way to eliminate antibiotic-resistant infections

[Translate] Shutterstock By Amelia Urry   GRIST You know how sometimes humans freak out about genetic engineering? It’s time to freak...

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RELIGIOUS FREEDOM BILL IMPOSED...

May 20, 2015 by

RELIGIOUS FREEDOM BILL IMPOSED BY GOVERNOR’S EXECUTIVE ORDER IN LOUISIANA

[Translate] Louisiana Legislature Rejects ‘Religious Freedom’ Bill, Governor Imposes It By Executive Order by Zack FordTHINK PROGRESS...

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SEE LivingHomes @ Dwell on Des...

May 20, 2015 by

SEE LivingHomes @ Dwell on Design, May 29-31

[Translate] LivingHomes <LivingHomes@mail.vresp.com> 12:19 PM (4 hours ago) May, 2015 LivingHomes @ Dwell on Design, May 29-31...

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ESSENTIAL STEPS IN HIRING A LA...

May 20, 2015 by

ESSENTIAL STEPS IN HIRING A LANDSCAPER

[Translate] 3 Essential Steps to Hire a Landscaper   Your house isn’t just a place to rest your head at night. It’s where you...

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When You Binge-Watch “Ma...

May 20, 2015 by

When You Binge-Watch “Mad Men,” You Might Be Killing the Planet

[Translate] Why the explosion of streaming video could make global warming worse. —By Klint Finley   MOTHER JONES Peter...

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WHICH TECH COMPANIES ARE THE G...

May 20, 2015 by

WHICH TECH COMPANIES ARE THE GREENEST?

[Translate] Here’s how Apple, Amazon, Google, and Microsoft stack up. —By Ben Adler   VIA MOTHER JONES 1 Leo Copello/iStock...

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Texans are freaking out over t...

May 20, 2015 by

Texans are freaking out over this natural gas pipeline — with good reason

[Translate] Shutterstock / Oleinik Dmitri By Bryan Schatz  GRIST This story was originally published by Mother Jones and is...

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These New Giant Wind Turbines ...

May 20, 2015 by

These New Giant Wind Turbines Could Dramatically Change Energy Production In The U.S.

[Translate] by Ari Phillips  CLIMATE PROGRESS CREDIT: Dennis Schroeder/NREL Since 1980, wind energy costs have fallen by more than a...

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Re-Imagining A City: Temporary...

May 19, 2015 by

[Translate]   by Emily Peckenham, INHABITAT San Francisco recently played host to a 3-day explosion of interactive street art...

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Climate change’s tragic toll: ...

May 19, 2015 by

Climate change’s tragic toll: The Arctic, two missing researchers & unsettling questions about a warming planet

[Translate]   We still don’t know what happened to two top researchers, but their disappearance raises disturbing...

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THE HOUSE THAT DATA BUILT

May 19, 2015 by

THE HOUSE THAT DATA BUILT

[Translate] David Friedlander   LIFE EDITED Architecture One of this site’s most visited posts is entitled “Residential Behavioral...

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