Beyond Harvey and Irma: Milita...

Sep 30, 2017 by

Beyond Harvey and Irma: Militarizing Homeland Security in the Climate-Change Era

[Translate] Environment It’s time for the Pentagon to speak out against global warming; our national security is at stake. By...

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A Just Rebuilding After Climat...

Sep 30, 2017 by

A Just Rebuilding After Climate Catastrophes Means Investing in Low-Income Communities

[Translate] environment For Florida, Texas and Puerto Rico, two paths lie ahead. By Maritza Silva-Farrell / AlterNet Rebuilding...

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10 Upcoming Supreme Court Case...

Sep 30, 2017 by

10 Upcoming Supreme Court Cases That Could Harm Our Democracy

[Translate] Cases on gutting voting rights; labor, LGBTQ, immigrant and whistleblower protections; privacy and police searches. By...

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Nestlé Pays $200 a Year to Bot...

Sep 30, 2017 by

Nestlé Pays $200 a Year to Bottle Water Near Flint – Where Water Is Undrinkable

While Flint battles a water crisis, just two hours away the beverage giant pumps almost 100,000 times what an average Michigan resident uses into plastic bottles.

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White Nationalists Terrorize H...

Sep 30, 2017 by

White Nationalists Terrorize Houston Book Fair in Largest Show of Force Since Charlottesville

[Translate] News & Politics Witnesses recall smoke bombs, Nazi salutes and chants of “blood and soil.” By Alex Reid...

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How Engineering Earthquake-Pro...

Sep 28, 2017 by

How Engineering Earthquake-Proof Buildings Could Save Lives

[Translate] Hard Science by Alexandra Ossola   FUTURISM.COM Getty Images Built-In Damage Prevention On September 20, a massive 7.1...

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The battle over Keystone XL an...

Sep 28, 2017 by

The battle over Keystone XL and the future of food on one farm

[Translate]   Mary Anne Andrei good reads By Nathanael Johnson   GRIST.ORG Rick Hammond might look like a man of contradictions...

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Detroit’s unaffordable water h...

Sep 28, 2017 by

[Translate] Grist Explainer By Vishakha Darbha     GRIST.ORG In 2014, United Nations officials sharply criticized Detroit’s practice...

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US states, cities and business...

Sep 28, 2017 by

[Translate] NEW YORK: The impact from the US decision to withdraw from the Paris Climate Agreement could be significantly mitigated...

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The Community Resilience Reade...

Sep 28, 2017 by

The Community Resilience Reader: Essential Resources for an Era of Upheaval

[Translate] Richard Heinberg, Chuck Collins, Daniel Lerch, William Rees, Stephanie Mills, Joshua Farley, Asher Miller   Coming...

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90 Companies Helped Cause the ...

Sep 28, 2017 by

[Translate] Environment We’ve got a precedent, we’ve got a dire need, and we have clearly defined culprits. By Sarah van...

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Bill Moyers: Can a War of Word...

Sep 28, 2017 by

Bill Moyers: Can a War of Words with North Korea Lead to a Real War?

[Translate] News & Politics Andrew Bacevich and Bill Moyers talk Trump and Kim Jong Un. By Bill Moyers / BillMoyers.com Photo...

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An Audacious Google Project to...

Sep 28, 2017 by

An Audacious Google Project to Control Mosquitoes Is Proof We Need Direct Democracy More Than Ever

[Translate] Personal Health What happens when big tech tries to solve public health crises? By Dr Roslyn Fuller / AlterNet Photo...

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Chris Hedges On The Silencing ...

Sep 25, 2017 by

Chris Hedges On The Silencing Of Dissent

[Translate]   by Tyler Durden ZEROHEDGE.COM     Authored by Chris Hedges via TruthDig.com, [4] The ruling elites, who grasp that the...

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Neil DeGrasse Tyson: Downplayi...

Sep 18, 2017 by

[Translate] Earth & Energy NTNU/Flickr In Brief Neil deGrasse Tyson has criticized politicians and the media for...

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Danger of Dynastic Wealth

Sep 17, 2017 by

Danger of Dynastic Wealth

[Translate] Michael Vadon / CC BY 2.0 White House National Economic Council director Gary Cohn, former president of Goldman Sachs,...

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‘Enough Already,’ Said God

Sep 17, 2017 by

‘Enough Already,’ Said God

[Translate] Nicholas Kristof    nytimes Photo Marc Chagall’s view of the burning bush. According to the transcript below, the bush...

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Welcome to California Skywatch

Sep 17, 2017 by

[Translate] California Sky Watch Air and water pollution, dying trees and crop losses, human health impacts Jet Trails Photos and...

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Why Are U.S. Universities Armi...

Sep 17, 2017 by

Why Are U.S. Universities Arming Themselves with Grenade Launchers?

[Translate]   Human Rights Education should never feel like a warzone By Frank G. Karioris / Truthout Photo Credit: Wikimedia...

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Our Country Has Gotten So Scar...

Sep 17, 2017 by

Our Country Has Gotten So Scary, I Don’t Think I Can Live in Denial Anymore

[Translate] News & Politics Ignoring climate change, white supremacy and North Korea only make these problems worse. By Marty...

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The Climate Catastrophe We’re ...

Sep 15, 2017 by

The Climate Catastrophe We’re All Ignoring

[Translate] Imagine you’re driving your shiny new car too fast along a wet, curvy road. You turn a corner and realize you’re heading...

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Brazilian court blocks aboliti...

Sep 15, 2017 by

Brazilian court blocks abolition of vast Amazon reserve

[Translate] Judge says president Michel Temer went beyond his authority in issuing decree to dissolve Renca, after fury from...

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Catastrophic Hurricane –...

Sep 15, 2017 by

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Hurricane Jose may be headed t...

Sep 15, 2017 by

Hurricane Jose may be headed toward New England.

[Translate] too soon CIRA / RAMMB September is historically the busiest month of hurricane season in the Atlantic, and this year is...

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Rethinking the ‘Infrastructure...

Sep 15, 2017 by

Rethinking the ‘Infrastructure’ Discussion Amid a Blitz of Hurricanes

[Translate] Environment Several experts on climate and resilience talk about the role of government. “Viewed correctly, sensible...

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The Dangerous Case of Donald T...

Sep 15, 2017 by

The Dangerous Case of Donald Trump: Robert Jay Lifton and Bill Moyers on ‘A Duty to Warn’

[Translate] Democracy & Government Renowned psychiatrist Robert Jay Lifton on the Goldwater Rule: We have a duty to warn if...

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Urban climate change

Sep 15, 2017 by

Urban climate change

[Translate] Model of impact of changing precipitation patterns in northern European, North American cities Source: University of...

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EPA Finally Concludes that Fra...

Sep 15, 2017 by

EPA Finally Concludes that Fracking is a Threat to the U.S. Water Supplies

[Translate] The country’s push to find clean domestic energy has zeroed in on natural gas, but cases of water contamination have...

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California’s big battery exper...

Sep 15, 2017 by

California’s big battery experiment: a turning point for energy storage?

[Translate] The Guardian – The world’s largest lithium-ion battery installed after the Aliso Canyon gas blowout has become a...

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Florida Keys facing potential ...

Sep 15, 2017 by

Florida Keys facing potential ‘humanitarian crisis’ in Irma aftermath

[Translate] Military crews were on standby with body bags for possible fatalities in the Keys while millions remain without power...

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