FINE, GIVE THE GOP FOUR YEARS:...

Jan 17, 2016 by

FINE, GIVE THE GOP FOUR YEARS: THE LIBERAL CASE FOR EITHER BERNIE SANDERS, OR ELECTING A REPUBLICAN PRESIDE

[Translate] Democrats can’t hold the White House forever. Losing in 2016 might make more strategic sense than losing in 2020...

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THERE IS NO PLANET B: WE’...

Jan 17, 2016 by

THERE IS NO PLANET B: WE’RE NOT COLONIZING THE MILKY WAY ANY TIME SOON

[Translate] Jenny McCarthy arrives at the American Music Awards at the Microsoft Theater on Sunday, Nov. 22, 2015, in Los Angeles....

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“IT SCARED EVERYBODYR...

Jan 17, 2016 by

“IT SCARED EVERYBODY”: HOW JENNY MC CARTHY AND ANTI-VAXERS HELPED AUTISM AWARENESS

[Translate] Salon talks to the co-author of “In a Different Key” about autism history and the silver lining of controversy...

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DESERT TOWER RAISES CHILE̵...

Jan 16, 2016 by

DESERT TOWER RAISES CHILE’S SOLAR POWER AMBITION TO NEW HEIGHTS

[Translate]   THE GUARDIAN Towering 200 metres above the desert, the Atacama 1 will harvest the sun’s energy from a surrounding...

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2016 — THE YEAR OF GREEN...

Jan 16, 2016 by

2016 — THE YEAR OF GREEN FINANCE, THE VIEW FROM LONDON

[Translate] Nick RobinsCo-Director, UNEP Inquiry into a Sustainable Financial System Heading into the New Year, global financial...

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HEALTH IS WHERE THE HOME IS

Jan 16, 2016 by

[Translate]   By Susan Sered, Susan Sered’s Blog | Op-Ed VIA TRUTHOUT Maybe it’s because of the bitterly cold...

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56 INDIGENOUS CORN VARIETIES A...

Jan 16, 2016 by

[Translate] Lorraine Chow  ECOWATCH Mexico’s unique and treasured native corn varieties could be under threat as Monsanto, the...

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DAVID BOWIE WAS THE INTERNET B...

Jan 15, 2016 by

DAVID BOWIE WAS THE INTERNET BEFORE THE INTERNET EXISTED

[Translate] Grist / Amelia Bates Our Bowies, Ourselves By Katharine Wroth   GRIST This is an environmental publication, so I can...

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THE STUNNING IRRELEVANCE OF WI...

Jan 15, 2016 by

THE STUNNING IRRELEVANCE OF WING-NUT BILLIONAIRES: WHY BERNIE’S RIDING HIGH WHILE THE KOCH BROS COLLAPSE

[Translate] Wealthy conservatives are pouring billions into this years elections — yet their favorites continue to implode Gary...

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TELL THE TRUTH ABOUT BERNIE...

Jan 15, 2016 by

TELL THE TRUTH ABOUT BERNIE’S HEALTH CARE STAND

[Translate] Money & Politics By Bill Moyers and Michael Winship Chelsea Clinton, (C) daughter of democratic Presidential...

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BIZARRE & DISTURBING HURR...

Jan 15, 2016 by

BIZARRE & DISTURBING HURRICANE ALEX FORMS IN ATLANTIC, HURRICAN PALI IN PACIFIC IN JANUARY

[Translate] By FishOutofWater  VIA DAILY KOS   Hurricane Pali Tues Jan 12, 2016 near EQUATOR SW of Hawaii. Pali was the earliest...

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FREEDOM CAUCUS PLOTS OVERTHROW...

Jan 15, 2016 by

FREEDOM CAUCUS PLOTS OVERTHROW OF HOUSE, ENTIRE GOVERNMENT

[Translate]   By Joan McCarter  DAILY KOS   They ousted one House Speaker, John Boehner, and now the House problem children want...

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IN MYANMAR, A WIFE’S WRE...

Jan 14, 2016 by

IN MYANMAR, A WIFE’S WRENCHING DECISION

[Translate] The Opinion Pages | Op-Ed Columnist Nicholas Kristof   NY TIMES Photo Jano Begum Credit Nicholas Kristof/The New York...

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HILLARY CLINTON’S FATAL ...

Jan 14, 2016 by

HILLARY CLINTON’S FATAL WEAKNESS EXPOSED AGAIN: WHY BERNIE SANDERS SURGE IS EXPOSING HER BIGGEST POLITICAL SHORTCOMING

[Translate] When the going gets tough, Clinton goes on the offensive — and that’s where the problems really start Daniel...

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DESIGN FORECAST

Jan 14, 2016 by

DESIGN FORECAST

[Translate] METROPOLIS MAGAZINE Anti-ownership, holography, and revisiting hippie values: Curators, critics, experts, designers, and...

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DISRUPTIONS ARE NEEDED TO ACHI...

Jan 14, 2016 by

DISRUPTIONS ARE NEEDED TO ACHIEVE A SUSTAINABLE FUTURE

[Translate] THE DIRT by Jared Green “The Paris climate agreement didn’t create the commitments we need to limit global warming to a 2...

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WHY A REPUBLICAN CONGRESS MIGH...

Jan 14, 2016 by

WHY A REPUBLICAN CONGRESS MIGHT ACTUALLY BE THE END OF THE WORLD

[Translate] Keystone XL may be dead for now, but it’s only one of several measures that would put the planet in grave danger...

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THE FEDS WANT TO GIVE $14 MILL...

Jan 14, 2016 by

THE FEDS WANT TO GIVE $14 MILLION IN TAXPAYER MONEY TO A KOCH BROTHER’S COAL MINE

[Translate] Shutterstock/Kritchanut By Katie Herzog   GRIST Damn, it feels good to be a billionaire. Today in WTF News, we learned...

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WE’VE FINALLY FIGURED OU...

Jan 14, 2016 by

WE’VE FINALLY FIGURED OUT HOW CLIMATE CHANGE WILL BENEFIT FUTURE GENERATIONS

[Translate] Shutterstock By Katie Herzog When we talk about climate change, everyone is always going on about “saving future...

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THE SEVEN CHARTS YOU NEED TO F...

Jan 14, 2016 by

THE SEVEN CHARTS YOU NEED TO FATHOM CALIFORNIA’S WATER PROSPECTS

[Translate] Shutterstock By Nathanael Johnson   GRIST It’s finally raining in California — just when we’d begun to think that it...

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How the Koch Brothers’ &...

Jan 13, 2016 by

How the Koch Brothers’ ‘Bankers’ Snuck an Anti-Wind Op-Ed Past the New York Times

[Translate] Environment Since 1997, the Kochs have given more than $79 million to groups that distort climate science and malign...

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Shocker: Govt. Scientists Admi...

Jan 13, 2016 by

Shocker: Govt. Scientists Admit They Deceived the Public About Fracking’s Impact on Drinking Water

[Translate] There will be heavy pressure to revise the EPA’s conclusion — and the oil and gas industry will have major egg on its...

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U.S. SOLAR CREATED MORE JOBS T...

Jan 13, 2016 by

U.S. SOLAR CREATED MORE JOBS THAN OIL AND GAS EXTRACTION

[Translate] by Ryan Koronowski CLIMATE PROGRESS CREDIT: AP Photo/Jerry McBride Two of 105 solar panels are installed on the roof of a...

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OKLAHOMA RESIDENTS SUE ENERGY ...

Jan 13, 2016 by

OKLAHOMA RESIDENTS SUE ENERGY COMPANIES OVER EARTHQUAKE DAMAGE

[Translate] by Katie Valentine CLIMATE PROGRESS CREDIT: AP Photo/Sue Ogrocki,File This Sunday, Nov. 6, 2011 file photo of a chimney...

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On the News With Thom Hartmann...

Jan 12, 2016 by

[Translate]   By Thom Hartmann, The Thom Hartmann Program | Video Report In today’s On the News segment: There are nearly 100...

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CATTLE GRAZING IS A CLIMATE DI...

Jan 12, 2016 by

CATTLE GRAZING IS A CLIMATE DISASTER, AND YOU’RE PAYING FOR IT

[Translate] REUTERS/Max Whittaker By Ben Adler GRIST The rules governing cattle grazing on federal lands are so obscure that your...

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THE GREAT FORGETTING

Jan 12, 2016 by

THE GREAT FORGETTING

[Translate] By Chris Hedges   TRUTHDIG   Hillary Clinton during a rally recently in Sioux City, Iowa. (Jae C. Hong / AP) America’s...

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WHY VICTORY IN THE FIGHT AGAIN...

Jan 12, 2016 by

WHY VICTORY IN THE FIGHT AGAINST BIG MONEY IS CLOSER THAN YOU THINK

[Translate] In a Q&A, veteran campaign finance reformer Derek Cressman says Americans are becoming increasingly aware that...

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ONE OF THE LARGEST COAL COMPAN...

Jan 12, 2016 by

ONE OF THE LARGEST COAL COMPANIES IN THE U.S. JUST FILED FOR BANKRUPTCY

[Translate] Climate by Natasha Geiling CLIMATE PROGRESS CREDIT: AP Photo/Matthew Brown, File Black Thunder Mine, in Wyoming, is owned...

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ENERGY COMPANY WANTS TO LEGALL...

Jan 12, 2016 by

ENERGY COMPANY WANTS TO LEGALLY DUMP COAL ASH WASTE INTO VIRGINIA RIVERS

[Translate] Climate by Alejandro Davila Fragoso CLIMATE PROGRESS CREDIT: Alejandro Davila Fragoso The Possum Point Power Station will...

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