SCIENTISTS JUST PINPOINTED ANO...

May 12, 2016 by

SCIENTISTS JUST PINPOINTED ANOTHER EXAMPLE OF FRACKING’S ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT

[Translate] Climate by Alejandro Davila Fragoso CLIMATE PROGRESS CREDIT: BILL DICKINSON/FLICKR View of the New River bridge in...

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Want to Know if the TPP Will B...

May 12, 2016 by

Want to Know if the TPP Will Be a Disaster? Just Look at the Korean Trade Deal

[Translate] Labor U.S. exports to Korea have been flat since the deal. By Leo Gerard / AlterNet   Photo Credit: Wikimedia On the...

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CONGRESS TO AMERICA: DROP DEAD

May 12, 2016 by

CONGRESS TO AMERICA: DROP DEAD

[Translate] Nicholas Kristof  NYTIMES An official from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention speaking during a press...

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URBAN AGRICULTURE CAN’T ...

May 11, 2016 by

URBAN AGRICULTURE CAN’T FEED US, BUT THAT DOESN’T MEAN IT’S A BAD IDEA

[Translate] Research shows that the social and cultural benefits of city farms and gardens far outweigh the number of people they can...

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“DEVASTATING” DOCU...

May 11, 2016 by

“DEVASTATING” DOCUMENTARY PROBING CLINTON’S CASH TO PREMIERE AT CANNES NEXT WEEK

[Translate] The film was written and produced by Breitbart News executive chairman Stephen K. Bann VIDEO Brendan Gauthier  SALON.COM...

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AUSTRALIA TO FORCIBLY VACCINAT...

May 11, 2016 by

AUSTRALIA TO FORCIBLY VACCINATE CITIZENS VIA CHEMTRAILS \WORLD TRUTH.TV

[Translate] Trending story found a day ago on worldtruth.tv Australia have approved the license application from Big Pharma company...

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Leonardo DiCaprio Stands With ...

May 11, 2016 by

Leonardo DiCaprio Stands With Great Sioux Nation to Stop Dakota Access Pipeline (Video)

[Translate]   Environment The campaign to oppose the construction of the Dakota Access pipeline (DAPL) gains steam with DiCaprio...

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ALMOST EVERYTHING YOU KNOW ABO...

May 11, 2016 by

ALMOST EVERYTHING YOU KNOW ABOUT CLIMATE CHANGE SOLUTIONS IS OUTDATED, PART 1

[Translate]   by Joe Romm CLIMATE PROGRESS CREDIT: Schalk van Zuydam, AP Almost everything you know about climate change...

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N.Y. LAW PROFESSOR ADDRESS U.N...

May 10, 2016 by

N.Y. LAW PROFESSOR ADDRESS U.N. ON GOVERNMENT VACCINE POLICIES VIOLATING NUREMBERG CODE

[Translate]   Law Professor Mary Holland addressing the U.N. regarding civil rights related to government vaccine policies. Comments...

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SB277, THE NUREMBERG CODE, INF...

May 10, 2016 by

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CHOMSKY: WHO RULES THE WORLD

May 10, 2016 by

CHOMSKY: WHO RULES THE WORLD

[Translate] War & Peace America’s lone superpower status is being challenged in regions around the globe — and the...

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QUESTIONABLE ASSUMPTIONS BEHIN...

May 10, 2016 by

[Translate] Isaiah J. Poole  AMERICANS FOR A SAFE FUTURE It’s “Neoliberals Gang Up on Bernie Sanders Week” along the corridor of...

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DERAILED IN D.C.: “BOMB ...

May 10, 2016 by

DERAILED IN D.C.: “BOMB TRAINS,” POISON TRACKS AND MY CHEMICAL EXPOSURE

[Translate]   Richard Eskow  AMERICANS FOR A SAFE FUTURE A CSX freight train derailed in Washington, D.C. last week. The...

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WHY IS THE U.S. INFANT MORTALI...

May 10, 2016 by

[Translate] Despite spending more per capita of any country, the U.S. has one of the worst rates of infant mortality of all developed...

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TOXIC LEGACY: MONSANTO AND PCB...

May 10, 2016 by

TOXIC LEGACY: MONSANTO AND PCB CONTAMINATION

[Translate] “But, the most important thing about PCB’s … is that we have identified a mad dog—a known bad actor in the case of PCB....

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PEOPLE POWER OVER CORPORATE PO...

May 10, 2016 by

PEOPLE POWER OVER CORPORATE POWER = CANCELED PIPELINE PROJECTS

[Translate]   Marc Yaggi |WATERKEEPER ALLIANCE A long-standing fight for the public’s right to their land and waterways came to an...

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DON’T LOOK NOW, BUT YOU ...

May 10, 2016 by

[Translate] Grist / Shutterstock Living By Ask Umbra on May 9, 2016 Q. Dear Umbra, It’s common knowledge that Americans consume...

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THE 4TH LARGEST ECONOMY IN THE...

May 10, 2016 by

THE 4TH LARGEST ECONOMY IN THE WORLD JUST GENERATED 90 PERCENT OF THE POWER IT NEEDS FROM RENEWABLE

[Translate] by Jeremy Deaton – Guest Contributor CLIMATE PROGRESS CREDIT: shutterstock   On Sunday, for a brief, shining...

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3 Oligarchs-Turned-GOP Governo...

May 10, 2016 by

3 Oligarchs-Turned-GOP Governors Who Are Laying Ruin to Their States

[Translate] Tea Party and the Right Bevin, Rauner and Scott are only too happy to attack the poor at every turn while their own...

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Urbanism Patron Saint Jane Jac...

May 9, 2016 by

Urbanism Patron Saint Jane Jacobs on Our Civic Duty in Cultivating Cities That Foster a Creative Life

[Translate] BRAINPICKINGS Only a few times a century, if we’re lucky, a book comes along to prod the popular imagination with so...

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RED HOOK REIMAGINED: TOWARDS U...

May 9, 2016 by

[Translate]   Michael Fletcher  METROPOLIS MAGAZINE New York City Hurricane Evacuation Zones: Red Hook, Brooklyn Image...

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AFTER ISIS: THE CHALLENGE OF P...

May 9, 2016 by

[Translate] ladimir Gintoff Palmyra, Site Overview. Courtesy Flickr User: Jiří Suchomel licensed under CC BY-NC-ND 2.0 This article...

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THE HIGH COST OF THE GUEST ROO...

May 9, 2016 by

THE HIGH COST OF THE GUEST ROOM

[Translate] David Friedlander  LIFE EDITED Architecture 2 Comments Housing Print This Post Pulling data from the US Census,...

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A SUBURB THAT PUTS PEOPLE FIRS...

May 9, 2016 by

A SUBURB THAT PUTS PEOPLE FIRST

[Translate] David Friedlander  LIFE EDITED Architecture One of the biggest demerits of suburban living is how they can have an...

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MORE PARKS LET THE DOGS OUT

May 9, 2016 by

MORE PARKS LET THE DOGS OUT

[Translate] THE DIRT  by Jared Green Overton Bark fence / Overton Park Canine lovers everywhere are bow-wowing over new data from The...

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NEW RULE WOULD ALLOW PEOPLE TO...

May 9, 2016 by

NEW RULE WOULD ALLOW PEOPLE TO SUE THEIR BANKS

[Translate] Sue your bank! Why it’s better to go to court than to arbitrate in the long run New rules aim to return a...

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WHY USED ELECTRIC CAR BATTERIE...

May 9, 2016 by

WHY USED ELECTRIC CAR BATTERIES COULD BE CRUCIAL TO A CLEAN ENERGY FUTURE

[Translate] by Joe Romm CLIMATE PROGRESS CREDIT: Shutterstock   Battery costs are plummeting to levels that make EVs a truly...

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Should You Be Worried About PF...

May 9, 2016 by

Should You Be Worried About PFOA in Drinking Water? Here’s What We Know

[Translate] Perfluorooctanoic acid, a chemical linked to cancer and thyroid disease, has been detected in drinking water across...

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NOAM CHOMSKY: WHO RULES THE WO...

May 9, 2016 by

[Translate] An excerpt from his important new book. By Noam Chomsky / Tom Dispatch  VIA ALTERNET Photo Credit: YouTube h....

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FLORIDA MAYORS RUSH TO PREPARE...

May 8, 2016 by

FLORIDA MAYORS RUSH TO PREPARE FOR RISING SEAS

[Translate] Climate by Natasha Geiling CLIMATE PROGRESS CREDIT: Shutterstock   Cindy Lerner and Carlos Gimenez are, in many ways,...

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