Why Going Paperless is a Good ...

Oct 31, 2015 by

Why Going Paperless is a Good Idea: How to Make it Happen

[Translate] If you think that going paperless in the workplace is a great idea whose time has not quite come, think again: many major...

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HEMP-BASED INSULATION MAKES A ...

Oct 29, 2015 by

HEMP-BASED INSULATION MAKES A COMEBACK IN BELGIUM

[Translate] Hempcrete is actually quite similar to concrete, but is carbon negative, waterproof, fireproof, insulates well, and is...

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REHABILITATED PARISIAN BLOCK I...

Oct 29, 2015 by

REHABILITATED PARISIAN BLOCK INCLUDES DAYLIT METAL-CLAD STUDENT HOUSING

[Translate] by Lidija Grozdanic  INHABITAT Student housing never looked so good. French design studio Vib Architecture rehabilitated...

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Climate Change Could Make The ...

Oct 29, 2015 by

[Translate]  by Natasha Geiling Oct 27, 2015 12:54pm CREDIT: Shutterstock Abu Dhabi, capital of the United Arab Emirates.   This...

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HOW WASHINGTON TRANSFORMED ITS...

Oct 29, 2015 by

HOW WASHINGTON TRANSFORMED ITS DYING OYSTER INDUSTRY INTO A CLIMATE SUCCESS STORY

[Translate] by Natasha Geiling CLIMATE PROGRESS CREDIT: Wikimedia Netarts Bay, in Oregon, where Whiskey Creek Shellfish Hatchery is...

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ELIZABETH WARREN JUST DECLARED...

Oct 28, 2015 by

ELIZABETH WARREN JUST DECLARED WAR ON ANOTHER SHADY FINANCIAL SERVICES PRACTICE

[Translate] By Helaine Olen  MONEYBOX Get ’em. Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images Tuesday brings us yet another skirmish in...

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HOW TO RE-WEIRD DESIGN

Oct 28, 2015 by

HOW TO RE-WEIRD DESIGN

[Translate] by The Dirt Contributor Can leaving the comfort zone push designers to re-imagine what is possible? Outside Design, an...

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EXCLUSIVE: Elevated CO2 Levels...

Oct 28, 2015 by

EXCLUSIVE: Elevated CO2 Levels Directly Affect Human Cognition, New Harvard Study Shows

[Translate] by Joe Romm CLIMATE PROGRESS CREDIT: Climate Interactive   In a landmark public health finding, a new study from the...

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What the Steve Jobs Movie Won’...

Oct 27, 2015 by

What the Steve Jobs Movie Won’t Tell You About Apple’s Success

[Translate] Think the iPhone is just a product of Silicon Valley magic? Think again. By Lynn Stuart Parramore / AlterNet   Photo...

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25 Years After America’s...

Oct 27, 2015 by

25 Years After America’s Biggest Nuclear Cleanup Project Began, Not a Single Drop of Waste Has Been Treated

[Translate] The largest and most costly U.S. environmental cleanup project has been dogged for years by worries about an accidental...

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Buckle Up: Scientists Warn of ...

Oct 27, 2015 by

Buckle Up: Scientists Warn of Dozens of Global Warming Tipping Points That Could Trigger Natural Disasters

[Translate] Environment Rising surface temperatures due to climate change could ultimately rearrange the planet’s ecosystems....

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NEW TALENT: LAB.PRO.FAB

Oct 27, 2015 by

NEW TALENT: LAB.PRO.FAB

[Translate] Metropolis Magazine October 2015 The Caracas–based architects champion a bottom-up approach that strengthens community...

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BUY NOTHING DAY

Oct 27, 2015 by

BUY NOTHING DAY

[Translate] David Friedlander   LIFE EDITED Behavior REI Is Making Black Friday a Bit Brighter There is no single day that better...

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WHY THIS REPUBLICAN SENATOR JU...

Oct 27, 2015 by

WHY THIS REPUBLICAN SENATOR JUST CAME OUT IN SUPPORT OF OBAMA’S CLIMATE RULE

[Translate] by Natasha Geiling CLIMATE PROGRESS CREDIT: AP Photo/Andrew Harnik Sen. Kelly Ayotte, R-N.H.   As soon as the EPA’s Clean...

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THIS BILL MIGHT BE THE MOST CR...

Oct 27, 2015 by

THIS BILL MIGHT BE THE MOST CREATIVE ATTEMPT YET TO KILL THE CLEAN POWER PLAN

[Translate] by Samantha Page CLIMATE PROGRESS CREDIT: AP Photo/Susan Walsh Re. Thomas Marino (R-PA), pictured in 2011, has introduced...

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THE RAINFORESTS HOLD THE KEY T...

Oct 26, 2015 by

THE RAINFORESTS HOLD THE KEY TO TAMING EL NINO’S DESTRUCTION

[Translate] THE GUARDIAN Healthy forests protect our climate and moderate our weather. As the ‘Godzilla’ El Niño builds in the weeks...

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COULD BEER SAVE THE HONEYBEES?

Oct 26, 2015 by

COULD BEER SAVE THE HONEYBEES?

[Translate] by Katie Valentine CLIMATE PROGRESS CREDIT: wikimedia commons   The fight to save honeybees has gotten boosts recently...

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FLORIDA SUPREME COURT CLEARS H...

Oct 26, 2015 by

FLORIDA SUPREME COURT CLEARS HURDLE OUT OF THE WAY FOR SOLAR POWER TO FLOURISH

[Translate] by Erin Auel – Guest Contributor  CLIMATE PROGRESS CREDIT: AP Photo/John Raoux In this Wednesday, May 13, 2015...

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BACA ARCHITECTS’ AMPHIBI...

Oct 26, 2015 by

BACA ARCHITECTS’ AMPHIBIOUS HOUSE PROTECTS INHABITANTS FROM FLOODING

[Translate] INHABITA  all images courtesy of baca architects       baca architects has completed the what is believed...

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ARTIST FILLS THE VAULTS OF A D...

Oct 25, 2015 by

ARTIST FILLS THE VAULTS OF A DILAPIDATED 1924 BANK IN CHICAGO WITH BOOKS AND ARTWORK

[Translate] Architecture by Lidija Grozdanic   INHABITAT What happens when you fill bank vaults and offices with books and artwork...

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SUSTAINABLE OCEAN FARMING INNO...

Oct 25, 2015 by

SUSTAINABLE OCEAN FARMING INNOVATORS WIN THE 2015 BUCKMINSTER FULLER CHALLENGE

[Translate] Design by Lucy Wang INHABITAT The Buckminster Fuller Institute just crowned the non-profit GreenWave winner of the 2015...

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THE CLIMATE CHANGE FIX WE NEED...

Oct 25, 2015 by

THE CLIMATE CHANGE FIX WE NEED: WE’LL NEVER SOLVE THE PROBLEM UNTIL WE DO THIS

[Translate] We can’t solve global warming until we fix our politics. Here’s how we start Jedediah Purdy   SALON.COM...

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DESIGNING FOR THE HEALTH-CONSC...

Oct 25, 2015 by

DESIGNING FOR THE HEALTH-CONSCIOUS OFFICE

[Translate] Tamy Cozier  METROPOLIS MAGAZINE The interior design of an office can contribute to its employees’ health through...

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CLIMATE CHANGE MORE CATASTROPH...

Oct 25, 2015 by

CLIMATE CHANGE MORE CATASTROPHIC FOR THE GLOBAL ECONOMY THAN WE THOUGHT

[Translate] Mike Poresky By Clayton Aldern GRIST When it comes to climate change, the dark truth is that most people couldn’t care...

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HOW TO SAVE THE PERSIAN GULF&#...

Oct 25, 2015 by

HOW TO SAVE THE PERSIAN GULF’S DYING CORAL REEFS

[Translate] Rampant development has killed off 70 percent of the region’s life-giving reefs. The Palm Jumeirah development in Dubai,...

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THESE SPECIES SURVIVED THE LAS...

Oct 24, 2015 by

THESE SPECIES SURVIVED THE LAST ICE AGE BUT COULDN’T SURVIVE PEOPLE

[Translate] Chip Gallent By Suzanne Jacobs   GRIST Screw Myers and Briggs. I’ve got a new personality test for you. Read the...

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RETIREMENT HOMES OPEN UP TO CO...

Oct 24, 2015 by

RETIREMENT HOMES OPEN UP TO COLLEGE STUDENTS. EVERYBODY WINS

[Translate] Alexander Raths / Shutterstock By Katie Herzog  GRIST You might not think college students and old folks would make the...

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THINGS ARE COMPLICATED BETWEEN...

Oct 24, 2015 by

THINGS ARE COMPLICATED BETWEEN ARCTIC SEA ICE AND AIR POLLUTION

[Translate] NASA By Suzanne Jacobs GRIST Sea ice and air pollution are in a bit of a love-hate relationship right now. On the one...

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MY DARK CALIFORNIA DREAM

Oct 24, 2015 by

MY DARK CALIFORNIA DREAM

[Translate] Credit Illustration by Mark Pernice Our­ parents had wide open spaces all around. We still had nature within reach. Now...

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REGULATORS NEED TO SCRUTINIZE ...

Oct 24, 2015 by

REGULATORS NEED TO SCRUTINIZE HEALTH INSURANCE MERGERS

[Translate]   By THE EDITORIAL BOARD  NYTIMES Credit Oscar Bolton Green   Two proposed mergers involving four of the...

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