BALANCING OLD AND NEW ON ALEXA...

Aug 8, 2015 by

BALANCING OLD AND NEW ON ALEXANDRIA’S HISTORIC WATERFRONT

[Translate] THE DIRT by Liz Camuti A new master plan for Old Town, the historic center of Alexandria, Virginia, just a few miles from...

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NEW ZEALAND PLEDGES AN END TO ...

Aug 8, 2015 by

NEW ZEALAND PLEDGES AN END TO COAL BY 2018

[Translate] by Natasha Geiling CLIMATE PROGRESS CREDIT: Shutterstock It appears that New Zealand is finally ready to throw their...

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11 THINGS YOU’LL HEAR IN...

Aug 8, 2015 by

11 THINGS YOU’LL HEAR IN THE GOP DEBATES THAT ARE PROBABLY FALSE

[Translate] Election by Kira LernerCLIMATE PROGRESS CREDIT: AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall Republican presidential candidates are seen...

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IOWA KIDS WILL NOW BE TAUGHT A...

Aug 8, 2015 by

IOWA KIDS WILL NOW BE TAUGHT ACCURATE CLIMATE SCIENCE IN SCHOOL

[Translate] Climate by Ryan KoronowskiCLIMATE PROGRESS CREDIT: AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall, File Wind turbines stand in a field in...

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70 YEARS LATER, WE STILL HAVEN...

Aug 7, 2015 by

70 YEARS LATER, WE STILL HAVEN’T APOLOGIZED FOR BOMBING JAPAN

[Translate] We’ve somehow convinced ourselves that Hiroshima was an act of mercy. By Christian Appy  THE GUARDIAN Hiroshima A man...

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THE GAZA STRIP’S LAST SA...

Aug 7, 2015 by

THE GAZA STRIP’S LAST SAFETY NET IS IN DANGER

[Translate] The UN’s refugee agency is one of the few forces standing between the people of Gaza and humanitarian catastrophe. By...

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THE GOP DEBATE IS WHAT OLIGARC...

Aug 7, 2015 by

[Translate] Richard Eskow   AMERICANS FOR A SAFE FUTURE In the run-up to the first Republican presidential debate, a flurry of news...

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COWORKING SPACES COMBAT THE WO...

Aug 5, 2015 by

COWORKING SPACES COMBAT THE WORK-AT-HOME BLUES

[Translate] Tamy Cozier  METROPOLIS MAGAZINE Located at 80 Maiden Lane in Lower Manhattan, the Freelancers Union Halll is a coworking...

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FEDERAL JUDGE RULES IDAHO AG-G...

Aug 5, 2015 by

FEDERAL JUDGE RULES IDAHO AG-GAG LAW UNCONSTITUTIONAL

[Translate] by Natasha Geiling CLIMATE PROGRESS CREDIT: AP Photo/Charlie Litchfield, FILE A line of Holstein dairy cows feed through...

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COULD WESTERN STATES BAND TOGE...

Aug 5, 2015 by

COULD WESTERN STATES BAND TOGETHER TO COMPLY WITH THE CLEAN POWER PLAN?

[Translate] Climate by Natasha Geiling CLIMATE PROGRESS CREDIT: Shutterstock   As soon as President Obama’s Clean Power Plan enters...

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America’s inequality crisis is...

Aug 5, 2015 by

America’s inequality crisis is about so much more than money: The ugly realities that elude our politicians

[Translate] The growing chasm between the rich and the poor is a crisis of our own making — and a threat to our very liberty...

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THE DIRTY TRUTH ABOUT OBAMA...

Aug 5, 2015 by

[Translate] REAL NEWS.c0m Daphne Wysham and Chris Williams unravel the contradictions in President Obama’s Clean Energy Plan...

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DR. ANDREW WAKEFIELD SPEAKS OU...

Aug 5, 2015 by

DR. ANDREW WAKEFIELD SPEAKS OUT ON CDC VACCINE SCANDAL

[Translate] This is an astonishing interview.  The public statements made by Dr. Wakefield here were some of the most damning...

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THANKS – WILL YOU GATHER...

Aug 5, 2015 by

THANKS – WILL YOU GATHER THE HERD?

[Translate] by Casey Coates Danson Here’s the deal: President Obama just announced a ban on ivory sales in the United States....

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COUPLE TURNS LAWN INTO ECOSYST...

Aug 4, 2015 by

COUPLE TURNS LAWN INTO ECOSYSTEM: OFFICIALS THREATEN TO MOW IT DOWN

[Translate] Sam DeLong By Katie Herzog GRIST The one good thing about drought is that the lush green lawns outside your neighbors’...

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THESE SOLAR PANELS MIGHT NOT B...

Aug 4, 2015 by

THESE SOLAR PANELS MIGHT NOT BE THAT EFFICIENT, BUT THEY SURE DO LOOK PRETTY

[Translate] Eindhoven University of Technology By Clayton Aldern GRIST The band of your local renewables enthusiast: Solar panels are...

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JULIAN ASSANGE: THE UNTOLD STO...

Aug 4, 2015 by

JULIAN ASSANGE: THE UNTOLD STORY OF AN EPIC STRUGGLE FOR JUSTICE

[Translate]   By John Pilger  TRUTHDIG dedevanderroove / CC BY 2.0 This piece originally appeared in Counterpunch. John Pilger...

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MAJOR INDIRECT BENEFITS OF OBA...

Aug 4, 2015 by

MAJOR INDIRECT BENEFITS OF OBAMA’S CLIMATE PLAN THAT COULD SAVE THE WORLD (VIDEO)

[Translate]     By Juan Cole   TRUTHDIG This post originally ran on Juan Cole’s website. President Obama spoke on Monday on...

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OUR ENVIRONMENTAL DEFICIT IT N...

Aug 4, 2015 by

OUR ENVIRONMENTAL DEFICIT IT NOW BEYOND NATURE’S ABILITY TO REGENERATE

[Translate] The Guardian   100 months to save the world Andrew Simms We are heading fast in the wrong direction despite the...

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WEST COAST WILDFIRES BY THE NU...

Aug 4, 2015 by

WEST COAST WILDFIRES BY THE NUMBERS: ACTIVE FIRES BURNING IN FIVE STATES

[Translate] A look at the number of firefighters at work, people in danger and acres torched so far as the Rocky fire and other...

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COOLER CALIFORNIA TEMPERATURES...

Aug 3, 2015 by

COOLER CALIFORNIA TEMPERATURES GIVE WILDFIRE CREWS RELIEF AFTER FIVE-DAY BATTLE

[Translate] THE GUARDIAN Approaching storm lowers temperatures from triple digits to 60s as Cal Fire spokesman says: ‘This fire is...

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GEORGE WILL SPREADING DANGEROU...

Aug 3, 2015 by

[Translate] by LaFeminista DAILY KOS Well trust him to get on the bandwagon, outrage pushed to 11 We are wallowing in this moral...

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HOW WE DESTROY A COUNTRY

Aug 3, 2015 by

[Translate] The largest muni bond default in U.S. history is happening right now by gjohnsit DAILY KOS  While you were busy watching...

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PROTECTING THE UNTAMED SEAS

Aug 2, 2015 by

PROTECTING THE UNTAMED SEAS

[Translate] By IAN URBINA NYTIMES Photo Credit Klaus Vedfelt/Getty Images SUPPOSE a group of scientists wanted to dump 100 tons of...

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WE’RE MAKING LIFE TOO HA...

Aug 2, 2015 by

[Translate] Steven Rattner  NYTIMES TO some, millennials — those urban-dwelling, ride-sharing indefatigable social networkers — are...

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THIS ONE TERRIFYING CHART SHOW...

Aug 2, 2015 by

THIS ONE TERRIFYING CHART SHOWS WHAT HAPPENS TO YOUR BODY ON COCA-COLA

[Translate] At 45 minutes, your body is responding to Coke in the same way it would to heroin Colin Gorenstein  SALON.COM  ...

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OUR SEX-CRAZED CONGRESS

Aug 2, 2015 by

[Translate] Nicholas Kristof TO appreciate the dumbing down of American politics, consider this: Conservative Republicans, indignant...

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RETIREMENT REBOOT

Aug 1, 2015 by

RETIREMENT REBOOT

[Translate] Architect and urban studies expert Deane Simpson discusses aging in place and rethinking senior citizen communities....

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PARASITIC POD HOMES ATTACH TO ...

Aug 1, 2015 by

PARASITIC POD HOMES ATTACH TO BUILDINGS TO PROVIDE ADDITIONAL HOUSING FOR HOMELESS

[Translate] by Tafline Laylin, INHABITAT Since 2010, the number of homeless people “sleeping rough” on the streets of London has...

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COLOSSAL GREEN VALUE FARM FLUO...

Aug 1, 2015 by

[Translate] INHABITAT     <p>Your browser does not support iframes.</p> The colossal 2,100 square meter factory has...

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