WILDFIRES RAVAGE ALASKAN TUNDR...

Jun 14, 2015 by

WILDFIRES RAVAGE ALASKAN TUNDRA

[Translate] Alaska Fire Crews Battling 2 Large Tundra Wildfires Associated Press  |  By RACHEL D’ORO ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) —...

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SOLAR-POWERED AIRPLANE IS ABOU...

Jun 14, 2015 by

SOLAR-POWERED AIRPLANE IS ABOUT TO MAKE HISTORY

[Translate] The Huffington Post  |  By Landess Kearns Aviation history is in the making — no fossil fuels necessary. Solar...

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BRITISH WOMEN FIGHT FOR RIGHT ...

Jun 14, 2015 by

BRITISH WOMEN FIGHT FOR RIGHT TO CALL GOD “SHE”

[Translate] by Jack JenkinsTHINK PROGRESS CREDIT: AP   Christian feminists in the United Kingdom are pushing for the Church of...

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Rabbis: Scripture Says ‘If We ...

Jun 14, 2015 by

Rabbis: Scripture Says ‘If We Refuse To Let Earth Rest, It Will Rest Anyways’

[Translate] Climate by Ari PhillipsCLIMATE PROGRESS CREDIT: Shutterstock   With Pope Francis’ forthcoming encyclical on climate...

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HILLARY BLASTS GOP’S ...

Jun 14, 2015 by

HILLARY BLASTS GOP’S “I’M NOT A SCIENTIST RHETORIC” IN CAMPAIGN KICKOFF SPEECH

[Translate] by Ryan Koronowski CLIMATE PROGRESS CREDIT: AP Photo/Julio Cortez   During Saturday’s speech on New York City’s Roosevelt...

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IT’S THE PLANET STUPID!:...

Jun 13, 2015 by

IT’S THE PLANET STUPID!: CAPITALISM AND THE DESTRUCTION OF THE COMMONS

[Translate] Common Dreams by John Atcheson   (Photo: Smilla4/cc/flickr) There is a war going on right now between those who are...

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Ex-White House Staffer Who Inv...

Jun 13, 2015 by

Ex-White House Staffer Who Invoked Genocide to Sell a War Is Now Helping Cover One Up

[Translate] World Myanmar has hired a lobbying team to make its case to the U.S. government and media outlets. By Zaid Jilani /...

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THE TRIUMPH OF OCCUPY WALL STR...

Jun 13, 2015 by

THE TRIUMPH OF OCCUPY WALL STREET

[Translate] The Atlantic       The movement that began in Zuccotti Park didn’t disappear—it just splintered and...

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Exar Architecture’s House Decr...

Jun 13, 2015 by

[Translate]     <p>Your browser does not support iframes.</p>   Contrary to the private front side, the facade on...

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COMMUNITY DISCUSSION: CAN REPU...

Jun 13, 2015 by

COMMUNITY DISCUSSION: CAN REPUBLICANS EVER ADMIT TO CLIMATE CHANGE?

[Translate] They deny all they want, but will that ever change? SALON.COM (Credit: Bernard Dupont via Flickr) Another day, another...

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WHY SWITCHING TO AN ALTERNATIV...

Jun 13, 2015 by

WHY SWITCHING TO AN ALTERNATIVE ENERGY PROVIDER COULD COST YOU BIG IF YOU’RE NOT CAREFUL

[Translate]   You might save money in states with energy competition, but it’s not easy. By Anthony Giorgianni / AlterNet If you...

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NANCY PELOSIE ON TPP: “Y...

Jun 13, 2015 by

NANCY PELOSIE ON TPP: “YOU CANNOT SEPARATE COMMERCE FROM THE ENVIRONMENT”

[Translate] by Samantha Page CLIMATE PROGRESS CREDIT: screenshot via CSPAN A customs package that would allow the controversial...

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HIGH CARBON LEVELS CAN MAKE IT...

Jun 13, 2015 by

HIGH CARBON LEVELS CAN MAKE IT HARDER FOR PLANTS TO GROW

[Translate] by Natasha GeilingCLIMATE PROGRESS In contrast to a popular conservative argument, a new study has found that increased...

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THE ISIS CREATION MYTH

Jun 13, 2015 by

THE ISIS CREATION MYTH

[Translate] By Jonathan Broder  NEWSWEEK The story of ISIS’s rise is complex, former U.S. officials and Middle East analysts say....

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Paul Krugman on How the Big Li...

Jun 12, 2015 by

Paul Krugman on How the Big Lies Told by the Powerful Have Come to Rule the World

[Translate] Economy Seriously bad ideas have remarkable staying power. That’s no accident. By Janet Allon / AlterNet Photo...

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WHAT WE KNOW (AND DON’T ...

Jun 12, 2015 by

WHAT WE KNOW (AND DON’T KNOW) ABOUT THIS YEAR’S BILDERBERG MEETING

[Translate]   By Roisin Davis   TRUTHDIG   The Interalpen-Hotel Tyrol, site of this year’s Bilderberg meeting. (Alpine Luftbild...

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DELEGATES ACCUSED OF “FI...

Jun 12, 2015 by

DELEGATES ACCUSED OF “FIDDLING” WHILE THE PLANET BURNS

[Translate]   By Paul Brown, Climate News Network  VIA TRUTHDIG     One bright spot at the talks in Bonn, Germany, was an...

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FUKUSHIMA: THE STORY OF A NUCL...

Jun 12, 2015 by

FUKUSHIMA: THE STORY OF A NUCLEAR DISASTER

[Translate]   By Louise Rubacky   TRUTHDIG The New Press To see long excerpts from “Fukushima” at Google Books, click here....

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WE’RE STILL HERE, YA BAS...

Jun 12, 2015 by

WE’RE STILL HERE, YA BASTARDS

[Translate] (Image: Nation Books)”There is no other cavalry coming. …We are the cavalry.” So says a New Orleans...

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Mark Ruffalo to Jon Stewart: W...

Jun 12, 2015 by

[Translate] The actor and environmentalist is backing Stanford Professor Mark Jacobson in his campaign to ditch fossil fuels and go...

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WOMAN PLUNGES INTO DEEP END OF...

Jun 12, 2015 by

WOMAN PLUNGES INTO DEEP END OF DOWNSIZING

[Translate] LIFE EDITED I stood staring at three framed documents: My veterinary school diploma, the certificate that acknowledges...

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A LOOK AT THE “TRADER...

Jun 12, 2015 by

[Translate] AMERICANS FOR A SAFE FUTURE June 12, 2015 Dave Johnson After a narrow and suspenseful 217-212 approval Thursday on a...

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McKIBBEN TO CLINTON: NOW IT...

Jun 12, 2015 by

McKIBBEN TO CLINTON: NOW IT’S REALLY TIME TO GET SERIOUS ABOUT CLIMATE CHANGE

[Translate] Marc Nozell An Open Letter to the Democratic frontrunner By Bill McKibben   GRIST Dear Secretary Clinton — In your...

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WHY MOBY WANTS YOU TO STOP SHO...

Jun 12, 2015 by

WHY MOBY WANTS YOU TO STOP SHOWERING

[Translate] by Natasha Geiling CLIMATE PROGRESS   Skip Showers For Beef, a new grassroots project born of the California drought,...

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Bloomberg Bombshell: ‘Climate ...

Jun 12, 2015 by

Bloomberg Bombshell: ‘Climate Change Deniers Will Be Giant Money Losers’

[Translate] by Joe Romm CLIMATE PROGRESS CREDIT: Mercer   A major new global financial report finds that investors who remain...

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SCIENCE: TAR SANDS AND LIMITIN...

Jun 12, 2015 by

SCIENCE: TAR SANDS AND LIMITING CLIMATE CHANGE ARE INCOMPATIBLE

[Translate] Climate Scientists Say Tar Sands Development And Limiting Climate Change Are ‘Incompatible’ by Katie Valentine CLIMATE...

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Site Visit: The Redevelopment ...

Jun 11, 2015 by

Site Visit: The Redevelopment of a Cleveland Corridor Links Art, Education, Healthcare and Communities

[Translate] METROPOLIS MAGAZINE  PMPoint of View Annie-Marie Lubenau Photograph: © Rien Van Rijthoven (Courtesy: Stanley Saitowitz,...

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DOES HYDROPOWER MAKE SENSE IN ...

Jun 11, 2015 by

DOES HYDROPOWER MAKE SENSE IN A WARMING WORLD?

[Translate] At the Hoover Dam, new hydropower turbines are being installed at a lower elevation to prepare for future shortages in...

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CALIFORNIA IS SINKING FASTER T...

Jun 11, 2015 by

CALIFORNIA IS SINKING FASTER THAN EVER, THANKS TO MASSIVE OVERPUMPING OF WATER

[Translate] Shutterstock By Nathan Halverson  GRIST This story was originally published by Reveal from the Center for Investigative...

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THE UN SURPRISES EVERYONE WITH...

Jun 11, 2015 by

THE UN SURPRISES EVERYONE WITH A BREAKTHROUGH DEAL TO SLOW DEFORESTATION

[Translate] Shutterstock By John Light  GRIST A surprise deal emerged from U.N. climate negotiations in Bonn, Germany, this week:...

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