AL GORE: CLIMATE CHANGE THREAT...

Dec 5, 2016 by

AL GORE: CLIMATE CHANGE THREAT LEAVES ‘NO TIME TO DESPAIR’ OVER TRUMP’S VICTORY

[Translate] Al Gore THE GUARDIAN Former vice-president expects backlash from environmentalists against Trump and hopes Barack Obama...

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GOOGLE’S SATELLITE TIMEL...

Dec 5, 2016 by

GOOGLE’S SATELLITE TIMELAPSES SHOW THE INCONVENIENT TRUTH ABOUT OUR PLANET

[Translate]   Jonathan Jones  THE GUARIAN.COM Google’s new Timelapse project allows you to see how anywhere in the world has...

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PARALYSIS IN THE GOLDEN STATE

Dec 5, 2016 by

PARALYSIS IN THE GOLDEN STATE

[Translate] Acute Flaccid Myelitis (AFM) in California is in the news. Recently, the prestigious medical journal JAMA, reported on...

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5 LESSONS ACTIVISTS CAN LEARN ...

Dec 5, 2016 by

5 LESSONS ACTIVISTS CAN LEARN FROM FLORIDA’S SUCCESSFUL BALLOT FIGHT TO DEFEND SOLAR

[Translate] Grist / Shutterstock Shine on By Heather Smith On Election Day, Florida voters helped send Donald Trump to the White...

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Watch: How Two Tribal Women Ar...

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[Translate] Environment A new short film tells the story of a battle to save an ancestral homeland. By Cindy Shogan / Alaska...

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Bill McKibben: Why Standing Ro...

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Bill McKibben: Why Standing Rock Is Ground Zero in the Fight to Stop the Destruction of Our Climate

[Translate] Activism “This is the center of the fight against environmental racism.” By Alexandra Rosenmann / AlterNet...

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THESE REFUGEES ARE BUILDING HO...

Dec 5, 2016 by

THESE REFUGEES ARE BUILDING HOUSES OUT OF PLASTIC BOTTLES

[Translate] Habib Mohamed  THINK PROGRESS.ORG   Plastic bottles prove surprisingly resilient to the harsh desert conditions....

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TRASH TO CASH: COULD COMPOST B...

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[Translate] Robyn Purchia  THINK PROGRESS Environmental writer, attorney, and activist. Farmers could find a big payoff by using...

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4 MAJOR WORLD CITIES JUST AGRE...

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4 MAJOR WORLD CITIES JUST AGREED TO GET RID OF DIESEL ENGINES

[Translate] Samantha Page Climate Reporter at @ThinkProgress. From left, Milan Mayor Giuseppe Sala, Amman Mayor Akel Biltaji, Mexico...

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THIS IS WHAT VICTORY OVER THE ...

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THIS IS WHAT VICTORY OVER THE DAKOTA ACCESS PIPELINE AT STANDING ROCK LOOKS LIKE

[Translate] The tribe, along with scores of activists, fought for months to stop the pipeline’s construction.   Kim Bellware...

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OVERPOPULATION: WHERE DO WE PU...

Dec 4, 2016 by

OVERPOPULATION: WHERE DO WE PUT THE NEXT BILLION HUMANS?

[Translate] Earth & Energy FUTURISM Getty Images In Brief The dangers and ills of overpopulation can be circumvented through...

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CLIMATE ACTION IS UP TO THE RE...

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[Translate] By Emily Schwartz Greco, Moyers & Company | Op-Ed Responsible Americans can’t give up on shrinking the...

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HOW CREATIVE REPURPOSING OF IN...

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[Translate]   By Amanda Abrams, YES! Magazine | Report The cavernous Scrap Exchange in Durham, North Carolina, is a maker’s...

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NODAPL LIVE BLOG: PROTESTORS V...

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NODAPL LIVE BLOG: PROTESTORS VICTORIOUS AS PIPELINE REROUTED

[Translate] Posted on Dec 4, 2016   TRUTHDIG   “Our veterans once again on the front line … this time to defend Americans from...

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AFRICA’S DUST IS A PRICE...

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AFRICA’S DUST IS A PRICELESS EXPORT

[Translate]   By Tim Radford / Climate News Network  VIA TRUTHDIG     Women and children struggle through a dust storm in North...

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Identity Politics vs. Populist...

Dec 4, 2016 by

Identity Politics vs. Populist Economics? It’s a False Choice—Liberals Need to Look in the Mirror

[Translate]   Economy Economic justice and civil rights are not separate; the issue isn’t “identity politics”...

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We’ve Been Sold a Lie fo...

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We’ve Been Sold a Lie for Two Decades About Genetically Engineered Foods

[Translate] Food Europe has been right all along to renounce GE crops. By Reynard Loki / AlterNet March against Monsanto 2014-05-24...

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FDA FAST TRACKING OF ALL NEW V...

Dec 4, 2016 by

[Translate] URGENT: Contact US Senate NOW! Demand Removal of Vaccine Sections from HR 34 (21st Century Cures Act): 1)     FDA Fast...

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TRUMP: WHAT DANGERS DOES HE FA...

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[Translate] by Jon Rappoport   Trilateral Commission, CFR, WEF/Davos, Bilderberg   (To read about Jon’s mega-collection, The...

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ARE AMERICANS READY FOR A MUNI...

Dec 3, 2016 by

ARE AMERICANS READY FOR A MUNICIPALIST MOVEMENT?

[Translate]   By Alexander Kolokotronis / ROAR   VIA TRUTHDIG     The skyline of Chicago. (Tony Webster / CC-BY-2.0) The mass...

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FACING MY FEAR: TO SAVE MY AUT...

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FACING MY FEAR: TO SAVE MY AUTISTIC SON’S FUTURE, I HAD TO LET HIM GO

[Translate] The Guardian Autism Facing my fear Elayne Robertson Demby   THE GUARDIAN It’s always hard for parents when their children...

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JUSTICE DEPARTMENT TO DEPLOY M...

Dec 3, 2016 by

JUSTICE DEPARTMENT TO DEPLOY MEDIATORS TO STANDING ROCK TO ‘MAINTAIN THE PEACE’

[Translate] Department is also offering assistance to law enforcement from division that led reform efforts following protests and...

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SENATORS AIM TO PROTECT UNDOCU...

Dec 3, 2016 by

SENATORS AIM TO PROTECT UNDOCUMENTED IMMIGRANTS AS TRUMP TAKES OFFICE

[Translate] Lindsey Graham and Dick Durbin are crafting legislation to send a message to Trump, who made a hardline approach to...

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At Least Four Kinds of Terrori...

Dec 3, 2016 by

At Least Four Kinds of Terrorism Are Targeting Our Grandchildren—None of Them What Donald Trump Would Have You Think

[Translate]   World The forces that swept a narcissistic misogynist into office are gunning for us all. By Paul Buchheit /...

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Bernie Sanders: Corporations J...

Dec 3, 2016 by

Bernie Sanders: Corporations Just Learned How to Flip Donald Trump on His Back

[Translate] Election 2016 Instead of a damn tax, the company will be rewarded with a damn tax cut. By Sen. Bernie Sanders / AlterNet...

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Two Surprising Factors That Ma...

Dec 3, 2016 by

Two Surprising Factors That Make Millions of Americans Sick

[Translate] Books How urban planning preventative medicine can keep people from getting sick in the first place. By Larry Cohen /...

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JO JOERO ON SELF-HELP HOUSING,...

Dec 2, 2016 by

JO JOERO ON SELF-HELP HOUSING, NEOLIBERALISM & WHAT PATRICK SCHUMACHER DOESN’T UNDERSTAND

[Translate] Elvia Wilk  METROPOLIS MAGAZINE Table House, by Noero Architects Courtesy Uno Pereira At the recent World Architecture...

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HOW BIG GOT ITS GROVE BACK

Dec 2, 2016 by

HOW BIG GOT ITS GROVE BACK

[Translate]   Gretchen Von Koenig  METROPOLIS MAGAZINE Photography courtesy Robin Hill Grove at Grand Bay, designed by Bjarke Ingels...

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A PROGRESS REPORT FROM THE CUT...

Dec 2, 2016 by

A PROGRESS REPORT FROM THE CUTTING EDGE OF RESILIENT DESIGN

[Translate] THE DIRT   Jared Green Resilient Bridgeport / Rebuild by Design“We don’t know what resilience policy will look like in...

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LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTURE IN THE ...

Dec 2, 2016 by

LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTURE IN THE NEWS HIGHLIGHTS NOVEMBER 16-30

[Translate] THE DIRT    J.R. Taylor Freeway Park, Seattle, Washington by Lawrence Halprin / Photograph © Aaron Leitz, courtesy The...

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