DRUGS IN THE DRINKING WATER? D...

Mar 21, 2016 by

DRUGS IN THE DRINKING WATER? DON’T ASK AND OFFICIALS WON’T TELL

[Translate]   By Martha Rosenberg, Organic Consumers Association (Photo: Water Testing via Shutterstock) The lead crisis in Flint,...

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WHY IS AIPAC ALLOWING DONALD T...

Mar 21, 2016 by

WHY IS AIPAC ALLOWING DONALD TRUMP TO SPEAK AT A CONFERENCE?

[Translate] BILL BERKOWITZ FOR BUZZFLASH AT TRUTHOUT (Photo: Gage Skidmore) When Donald J. Trump takes the stage at the annual...

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NOT A FISH TALE: HUMANS ARE IN...

Mar 21, 2016 by

NOT A FISH TALE: HUMANS ARE INGESTING PLASTIC THANKS TO OCEAN POLLUTION

[Translate]    By Dahr Jamail, Truthout | Report (Photo: Plastic Bag via Shutterstock; Edited: LW / TO) Humans generate more than 300...

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ON INVINCIBLE IGNORANCE

Mar 21, 2016 by

ON INVINCIBLE IGNORANCE

[Translate] Paul Krugman NYTIMES Remember Paul Ryan? The speaker of the House used to be a media darling, lionized as the epitome of...

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LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTURE IN THE ...

Mar 21, 2016 by

LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTURE IN THE NEWS HIGHLIGHTS (MARCH 1 – 15)

[Translate] THE DIRT   by J.R. Taylor Buffalo Bayou Park, Houston / Jon Shapley, The Houston Chronicle Saving Water Is So Hot Right...

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TO BE A BETTER DESIGNER, UNDER...

Mar 21, 2016 by

TO BE A BETTER DESIGNER, UNDERSTAND THE PSYCHOLOGY OF COLOR

[Translate] THE DIRT  by Jared Green Tiffany’s blue / Tiffany’s “Color is like a mind-altering drug. It has the power to make us feel...

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LEONARDO DICAPRIO GIVES $1MILL...

Mar 21, 2016 by

LEONARDO DICAPRIO GIVES $1MILLION TO HELP ISLAND NATION PROTECT ITS OCEANS

[Translate] REUTERS/Danny Moloshok By Kate Yoder GRIST From Shutter Island to Manatee Island, Leonardo DiCaprio keeps winning our...

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CALIFORNIA’S WORLD-CLASS...

Mar 21, 2016 by

CALIFORNIA’S WORLD-CLASS COASTLINE COULD BE RAVAGED BY GREEDY DEVELOPERS BECAUSE ONE MAN WAS UNJUSTLY FIRED

[Translate] Environment The unwarranted dismissal of Charles Lester, the respected head of the California Coastal Commission, was...

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HOW (LITTLE) THE WORLD HAS CHA...

Mar 21, 2016 by

HOW (LITTLE) THE WORLD HAS CHANGED SINCE PARIS CLIMATE PACT

[Translate] By John Upton   CLIMATE CENTRAL National leaders have yet to sign a new United Nations climate pact, but developments...

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SEAWORLD’S ORCAS WILL BE...

Mar 21, 2016 by

SEAWORLD’S ORCAS WILL BE THE LAST TO EVER LIVE AT THE PARK

[Translate] by Katie Valentine CLIMATE PROGRESS CREDIT: AP Photo/Phelan M. Ebenhack, File   SeaWorld will soon be minus some...

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From Air-Conditioning to Urban...

Mar 21, 2016 by

From Air-Conditioning to Urban Planning, Defaults and Standards Create Dysfunction by Design

[Translate] Environment How can we stop outdated assumptions from forcing us to waste? By Peter Fairley / Ensia  VIA ALTERNET Photo...

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SOLAR ADVOCATES HAVE THEIR EYE...

Mar 21, 2016 by

SOLAR ADVOCATES HAVE THEIR EYES ON LOW INCOME COMMUNITIES

[Translate] by Samantha Page CLIMATE PROGRESS CREDIT: Courtesy GRID Alternatives Volunteers and GRID Alternative staff get ready to...

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OVERFISHING IS AS BIG A THREAT...

Mar 20, 2016 by

OVERFISHING IS AS BIG A THREAT TO HUMANITY AS IT IS TO OUR OCEANS

[Translate] THE GUARDIAN As market leader John West commits to sustainably sourced tuna, WWF Australia CEO says the move will drive...

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VOTING WITH OUR FEET

Mar 20, 2016 by

VOTING WITH OUR FEET

[Translate]   By Chris Hedges   TRUTHDIG   Protesters shout as they are removed from the venue as Republican presidential...

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CHARITY CALLS PREMATURE AUTISM...

Mar 20, 2016 by

CHARITY CALLS PREMATURE AUTISM DEATHS A “HIDDEN CRISIS”

[Translate]   Rookuzz / CC-BY-2.0 Certain groups among the autistic tend to die 30 years earlier than their peers in the general...

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THE COASTS OF WESTERN EUROPE F...

Mar 19, 2016 by

THE COASTS OF WESTERN EUROPE FACE AN OCEANIC POUNDING

[Translate] By Tim Radford / Climate News Network  VIA TRUTHDIG     Massive waves smash onto Chesil Beach in Dorset, southern...

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THE WHY OF IT ALL

Mar 19, 2016 by

THE WHY OF IT ALL

[Translate] For more than five decades Sara Little Turnbull has been corporate America’s secret weapon, working behind the...

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HOW DESIGN THINKING IS CHANGIN...

Mar 19, 2016 by

[Translate] Point of View Sarah Rafson   METROPOLIS MAGAZINE ​Courtesy University of Pittsburgh When his two sons began studying...

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ARCHITECTURE FOR PEOPLE, NOT M...

Mar 19, 2016 by

[Translate] Point of View  Nikos A. Salingaros METROPOLIS MAGAZINE Traditional corridors employ natural light and numerous,...

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BUILDING FOR EXCLUSION

Mar 19, 2016 by

BUILDING FOR EXCLUSION

[Translate] “Can we afford to leave massive groups of people out of urban regeneration?” asks Metropolis editor in chief...

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MICRO PRE-FAB KASITA GOES LIVE

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MICRO PRE-FAB KASITA GOES LIVE

[Translate] David Friedlander   LIFE EDITED Architecture There is no shortage of innovative designs that never see the light of day....

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11 Terrible Right-Wing Laws an...

Mar 19, 2016 by

11 Terrible Right-Wing Laws and Ideas Pushed by Far-Right Republicans Near You

[Translate]   Tea Party and the Right It can happen to your town too. By Alex Henderson / AlterNet   Mary Fallin, Governor...

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OBAMA’S NOMINATION OF ME...

Mar 19, 2016 by

OBAMA’S NOMINATION OF MERRICK GARLAND IS A LOT MORE RUTHLESS THAN IT LOOKS

[Translate]                                                    Merrick Garland (Credit: AP/J. Scott Applewhite) The president’s...

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REPUBLICAN LEADERS MAP A STRAT...

Mar 19, 2016 by

[Translate] NYTIMES– By ALEXANDER BURNS and JONATHAN MARTIN Donald J. Trump speaking at an election night news conference at...

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THE MORAL CHALLENGE OF THIS CE...

Mar 19, 2016 by

THE MORAL CHALLENGE OF THIS CENTURY

[Translate] NYTIMES – NICHOLAS KRISTOFIn the summer of 2014, the self-proclaimed Islamic State (IS) conducted a violent...

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Meet the presidential candidat...

Mar 18, 2016 by

Meet the presidential candidate who makes Bernie Sanders look conservative

[Translate] Jill Stein By Katie Herzog Jill Stein has a plan to win the presidency. Her idea is almost genius in its simplicity....

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A SINKING JAIL: THE ENVIRONMEN...

Mar 18, 2016 by

[Translate] GRIST By Raven Rakia There’s a known stench on Rikers Island in the New York summertime. Neither the people incarcerated...

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CITY OF LOS ANGELES CONTINUES ...

Mar 18, 2016 by

CITY OF LOS ANGELES CONTINUES TO INVADE HOMELESS CAMPS, DESPITE FEDERAL LAWSUIT

[Translate]   TRUTHDIG Gilbert Mercier / Creative Commons “On a single night in January 2015, California accounted for 26...

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PEABODY ENERGY, WORLD’S ...

Mar 17, 2016 by

PEABODY ENERGY, WORLD’S LARGEST PRIVATE COALMINER, MAY FILE FOR BANKRUPTCY

[Translate] THE GUARDIAN Company says there’s ‘substantial doubt’ it will go on after delaying $70m payment amid slowing global...

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TO CUT OCEAN TRASH, ADRIAN GRE...

Mar 17, 2016 by

TO CUT OCEAN TRASH, ADRIAN GRENIER AND DELL ENLIST FILMMAKERS AND VIRTUAL REALITY

[Translate]  NYTDOTAndrew C. Revkin   Photo Two scenes from a virtual-reality “ride” that takes viewers into the realm of whales,...

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