LESSONS FROM CONFRONTING THE G...

Aug 27, 2015 by

LESSONS FROM CONFRONTING THE GLOBAL GOLIATH – TPP!

[Translate] HIGHTOWER LOWDOWN A plucky (and smart!) grassroots coalition has pushed the dastardly Trans-Pacific Partnership to the...

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DHHS WITHHOLDS VACCINE INJURY ...

Aug 27, 2015 by

DHHS WITHHOLDS VACCINE INJURY DATA AND ROLLS OUT VACCINE CONFIDENCE PLAN

[Translate]   by Theresa Wrangham, NVIC Executive Director Federal Vaccine Advisory Committee Update – ACCV and NVAC NVIC...

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New Record-Breaking Solar Devi...

Aug 26, 2015 by

New Record-Breaking Solar Device Could Be Game-Changer for Powering Homes

[Translate] Environment Australian researchers have set a new world-record 22 percent conversion efficiency for artificial...

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TEN YEARS AFTER KATRINA, WEALT...

Aug 26, 2015 by

TEN YEARS AFTER KATRINA, WEALTHY AVARICE STILL WINS OVER THE COMMON GOOD

[Translate]   WALTER BRASCH FOR BUZZFLASH AT TRUTHOUT (Photo: NASA/GSFC)This week is the 10th anniversary of the destruction of...

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TO STOP MASSIVE WILDFIRES, WE&...

Aug 26, 2015 by

TO STOP MASSIVE WILDFIRES, WE’RE GOING TO HAVE TO CHANGE OUR STRATEGY

[Translate] Members of a handcrew prepare to head out during the Okanogan Complex Fire in Washington.    REUTERS/Jason Redmond GRIST...

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A HAWAII CLEAN ENERGY PLANT MA...

Aug 26, 2015 by

[Translate]   By Clayton Aldern The ocean is often considered to be the final frontier for energy, whether we’re talking...

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WHILE YOU WERE ON VACATION, A ...

Aug 26, 2015 by

WHILE YOU WERE ON VACATION, A CHUNK OF ICE THE SIZE OF AN ASTEROID FELL INTO THE OCEAN

[Translate] With Arctic temperatures rising rapidly thanks to climate change, Greenland’s ice sheet is melting and raising sea...

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NEW FEDERAL VACCINE MANDATE PR...

Aug 25, 2015 by

NEW FEDERAL VACCINE MANDATE PROPOSED: ALL SHOTS REQUIRED, NO PARENTAL EXEMPTIONS

[Translate]   by Autism Action Network Florida Congresswoman Frederica S. Wilson (D-24) has introduced a bill, House Resolution H.R....

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VIDEO: WATCH THE PROMO FOR BAN...

Aug 25, 2015 by

[Translate]   Banksy, the anonymous graffiti artist famed for guerrilla art pranks, last week opened “Dismaland”—billed as “a...

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EARTH’S RESOURCES FOR 20...

Aug 25, 2015 by

EARTH’S RESOURCES FOR 2015 HAVE ALREADY BEEN USED UP

[Translate] THE DIRT   by Jared Green Humanity is placing inordinate demands on nature, and it just keeps getting worse. In 2000,...

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BEAUTY REDEEMED – DESIGN...

Aug 25, 2015 by

BEAUTY REDEEMED – DESIGN THINKING FOR A POST-INDUSTRIAL CENTURY

[Translate] THE DIRT  by Yoshi Silverstein Gas Works Park in Seattle. Landscape Park Duisburg-Nord in Germany. Ariel Sharon (Mount...

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WHAT WILL IT TAKE TO GET CLIMA...

Aug 25, 2015 by

WHAT WILL IT TAKE TO GET CLIMATE CHANGE ON THE REPUBLICAN AGENDA?

[Translate] An entrepreneur plans to find out by spending $175 million with the aim of encouraging Republican politicians to address...

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THIS SCI-FI NOVEL’S POST...

Aug 25, 2015 by

THIS SCI-FI NOVEL’S POST-APOCALYPTIC FUTURE COULD BECOME REALITY ALL TOO SOON

[Translate] by Ari Phillips CLIMATE PROGRESS CREDIT: flickr/ Vibin JK   Our future selves are all characters in New York Times...

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WHEN FIREFIGHTERS SPEAK OUT ON...

Aug 24, 2015 by

WHEN FIREFIGHTERS SPEAK OUT ON CLIMATE CHANGE, WE OUGHT TO LISTEN UP

[Translate] Char Miller  THE GUARDIAN Freak wild fires are becoming the new normal as global weather patterns have changed...

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BIG OIL HATES A CALIFORNIA CLI...

Aug 24, 2015 by

BIG OIL HATES A CALIFORNIA CLIMATE BILL SO MUCH IT’S TELLING OUTRIGHT LIES ABOUT IT

[Translate] Reuters / Jonathan Alcorn Lying Flyers and the Liars Who Mail Them By Bentham Paulos GRIST As Western wildfires follow...

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Dangerous Algae Blooms Threate...

Aug 24, 2015 by

Dangerous Algae Blooms Threaten U.S. Waters

[Translate] Environment The nation’s water systems are increasingly at risk of nutrient pollution. By Alexandra Cousteau /...

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10 YEARS AFTER KATRINA, WILL S...

Aug 24, 2015 by

10 YEARS AFTER KATRINA, WILL SACRAMENTO BE THE NEXT NEW ORLEANS?

[Translate] by Josh Israel CLIMATE PROGRESS CREDIT: Shutterstock/Dylan Petrohilos   A 2011 New York Times Magazine story sounded the...

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HUMANS ARE SET TO WIPE AN INDI...

Aug 24, 2015 by

HUMANS ARE SET TO WIPE AN INDIA-SIZED CHUNK OF FOREST OFF THE EARTH BY 2050

[Translate] by Katie ValentineCLIMATE PROGRESS CREDIT: AP Photo/Andre Penner, File In this Sept. 15, 2009 file photo, a deforested...

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IT’S DE BLASIO AND BRATT...

Aug 24, 2015 by

IT’S DE BLASIO AND BRATTON VS. THE WORLD ON TIMES SQUARE PLAZAS

[Translate]   by Stephen Miller   STREETS BLOG, NEW YORK CITY Let’s start with some basic facts: Most people like Times Square...

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OH YES THEY CAN AND THEY WILL ...

Aug 24, 2015 by

[Translate] A Touch of Frost – Sun 23 Aug 15 – Oh Yes They Can and They Will…   Greetings Folks, As a father of two daughters...

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WHY PLANETS WITH WATER MIGHT N...

Aug 24, 2015 by

WHY PLANETS WITH WATER MIGHT NOT NECESSARILY SUPPORT LIFE

[Translate]  In Brief A new study looks at so-called “waterworlds” finds that in worlds with potentially 100 times the...

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DOW JONES TAKES 1,000 POINT TU...

Aug 24, 2015 by

DOW JONES TAKES 1,000 POINT TUMBLE, RECOVERS A BIT, THEN DROPS AGAIN

[Translate] By Polly Mosendz   NEWSWEEK A headline about the global sell-off in stocks is displayed on the Times Square...

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IS SECRET POWER BECOMING SACRO...

Aug 23, 2015 by

[Translate]   By Evaggelos Vallianatos, Speakout | Op-Ed I have lived in the United States for fifty-four years. I went to college...

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INSECTICIDE FOUND IN HALF OF S...

Aug 23, 2015 by

INSECTICIDE FOUND IN HALF OF SAMPLED U.S. STREAMS

[Translate]   Concern over bees, other non-target insects From KTVZ.COM news sources   RESTON, Va. – The U.S. Geological...

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“DON’T OWE. WON...

Aug 23, 2015 by

“DON’T OWE. WON’T PAY” EVERYTHING YOU’VE BEEN TOLD ABOUT DEBT IS WRONG

[Translate] By Charles Eisenstein, YES! Magazine | Op-Ed With the nation’s household debt burden at $11.85 trillion, even the...

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FIRST U.S. TAR SANDS MINE SET ...

Aug 23, 2015 by

FIRST U.S. TAR SANDS MINE SET TO OPEN FOR BUSINESS IN UTAH

[Translate] By BRADY McCOMBS   AP In this July 13, 2015 photo, Melanie Martin, of the Tar Sands Resistance Movement, looks over...

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BRAD PITT’S ‘MAKE ...

Aug 23, 2015 by

BRAD PITT’S ‘MAKE IT RIGHT’ TO UNVEIL THEIR FIRST TINY HOUSE IN NEW ORLEANS

[Translate] by Charley Cameron, INHABITAT Make it Right, the non-profit founded by Brad Pitt to provide sustainable housing in New...

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Pesticides in Paradise: Hawaii...

Aug 23, 2015 by

[Translate] Are GM crops connected to birth defects and illnesses? By Christopher Pala / The Guardian  VIA ALTERNET Photograph:...

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Dangerous and Radical: Republi...

Aug 23, 2015 by

Dangerous and Radical: Republican Senators Vote to Sell off America’s National Forests

[Translate]   It’s part of a larger organized movement to sell off and limit access to America’s public lands. By...

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Postcard from Haida Gwaii: Whe...

Aug 23, 2015 by

Postcard from Haida Gwaii: Where Sustainability Dates Back 13,000 Years

[Translate] Environment Visiting a First Nation that has been successful in reclaiming their territorial and resource rights. By...

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