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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EXPERIMENT ON RENEWABLES COULD...

Mar 17, 2016 by

EXPERIMENT ON RENEWABLES COULD MAKE A WORLD OF DIFFERENCE

[Translate] By Tim Radford / Climate News Network  VIA TRUTHDIG     An illustration shows blue spheres of one metric ton each,...

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Watch the Bernie Sanders Speec...

Mar 17, 2016 by

Watch the Bernie Sanders Speech the Networks Won’t Show You

[Translate] Election 2016 This is what you might have seen if all the networks weren’t carrying Trump. By Arturo Garcia / Raw...

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How Both Parties Have Nearly A...

Mar 17, 2016 by

How Both Parties Have Nearly Abandoned Us to Clinton vs. Trump

[Translate] Election 2016 Here’s how we got in this horrible mess. By Jim Sleeper / AlterNet Photo Credit: DonkeyHotey / Flickr...

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ALL EYES ON FLINT, BUT DRINKIN...

Mar 17, 2016 by

ALL EYES ON FLINT, BUT DRINKING WATER CRISIS STRETCHES NATIONWIDE

[Translate] 6 By Deirdre Fulton / Common Dreams   VIA TRUTHDIG     The Flint Water Plant tower in Michigan. (ehrlif /...

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ADMINISTRATION CANCELS ATLANTI...

Mar 17, 2016 by

ADMINISTRATION CANCELS ATLANTIC DRILLING PLANS (UPDATED)

[Translate] by Samantha Page CLIMATE PROGRESS CREDIT: AP Photo/Dave Martin In a in this Friday, May 9, 2003 file photo, angler Andy...

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MERRICK GARLAND KNOWS HE’...

Mar 17, 2016 by

MERRICK GARLAND KNOWS HE’S NOT A SCIENTIST

[Translate] Climate by Samantha Page CLIMATE PROGRESS CREDIT: AP Photo/Andrew Harnik Federal appeals court judge Merrick Garland...

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SURGING RENEWABLES KEEP GLOBAL...

Mar 17, 2016 by

SURGING RENEWABLES KEEP GLOBAL CO2 FLAT AS ECONOMY GROWS

[Translate] by Joe Romm  CLIMATE PROGRESS CREDIT: Shutterstock   The International Energy Agency has confirmed that global carbon...

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METHANE EMISSIONS ARE SPIKING,...

Mar 17, 2016 by

METHANE EMISSIONS ARE SPIKING, BUT IT MIGHT BE MORE COW THAN CAR

[Translate] by Natasha Geiling CLIMATE PROGRESS CREDIT: Shutterstock Since 2006, atmospheric levels of methane — a greenhouse gas 86...

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THE STATE OF SMALL IN NEW YORK...

Mar 16, 2016 by

THE STATE OF SMALL IN NEW YORK CITY

[Translate] David Friedlander  LIFE EDITED As has been said of the largest city in the United States, if you can make it there…well,...

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OUR NOMINEE IS A DISASTER: TIM...

Mar 16, 2016 by

OUR NOMINEE IS A DISASTER: TIME MAY BE RUNNING OUT, BUT DEMOCRATS WILL RUE CLINTON OVER SANDERS

[Translate] Why there’s no chance in hell I’m voting for Hillary — and you shouldn’t either H. A. Goodman ...

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WETLAND RESTORATION: A NEW DRI...

Mar 15, 2016 by

WETLAND RESTORATION: A NEW DRIVER FOR DEVELOPMENT IN CHINA?

[Translate] Zach Mortice  METROPOLIS MAGAZINE The bird viewing corridor is designed to blend into its surroundings, and to reduce...

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BIGGER THAN BUILDINGS

Mar 15, 2016 by

BIGGER THAN BUILDINGS

[Translate] METROPOLIS MAGAZINE A probing exhibition at the Canadian Centre for Architecture mines an alternative definition of...

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SCIENTISTS FIND MYSTERIOUS, RE...

Mar 15, 2016 by

SCIENTISTS FIND MYSTERIOUS, REPEATING RADIO BURSTS EMANATING FROM SPACE

[Translate] Off World Credit: Odisha Sun Times  VIA FUTURISM In Brief Scientists discover repeating fast radio bursts coming from the...

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THE ENDANGERED SPECIES ACT MAY...

Mar 15, 2016 by

THE ENDANGERED SPECIES ACT MAY BE NEGLECTING THE ANIMALS THAT NEED IT MOST

[Translate] by Alejandro Davila Fragoso CLIMATE PROGRESS CREDIT: AP Photo/Gerald Herbert   The U.S. Endangered Species Act has helped...

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HILLARY CLINTON’S LINK T...

Mar 15, 2016 by

HILLARY CLINTON’S LINK TO A NASTY PIECE OF WORK IN HONDURAS

[Translate] TRUTHDIG By Marjorie Cohn   Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton speaks during a campaign event at Hillside...

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STUNNED BY FEBRUARY TEMPERATUR...

Mar 15, 2016 by

STUNNED BY FEBRUARY TEMPERATURE SPIKES, SCIENTISTS DECLARE CLIMATE EMERGENCY

[Translate]   Environment NASA data shows that global surface temperatures warmed last month by an unprecedented margin. By...

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The Clintons’ $93 Millio...

Mar 15, 2016 by

The Clintons’ $93 Million Romance With Wall Street

[Translate] Take a look at how much dough they’ve raked in — tough to believe they’re going to hold the banks...

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ELIZABETH WARREN KNOCKS IT OUT...

Mar 14, 2016 by

ELIZABETH WARREN KNOCKS IT OUT OF THE PARK ADDRESSING REPUBLICANS FOR 7 YEARS OF OBSTRUCTION

[Translate]   By Leslie Salzillo  DAILY KOS     RSS REBLOGGED BY Daily Kos Social In one of her most incredible speeches ever,...

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UTILITY DEREGULATION & GR...

Mar 14, 2016 by

UTILITY DEREGULATION & GREEN ALTERNATIVE ENERGY PROVIDERS

[Translate] As of April 2014, 16 states and the District of Columbia had deregulated their electrical sectors, while another seven...

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THESE PREFABRICATED mnmMOD WAL...

Mar 14, 2016 by

THESE PREFABRICATED mnmMOD WALL PANELS COULD REVOLUTIONIZE THE WAY WE BUILD

[Translate]                                      Photo via mnmMOD by Charlie Radka  INHABITAT Imagine a building material that...

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MIDDLE EAST SUMMERS COULD BECO...

Mar 14, 2016 by

MIDDLE EAST SUMMERS COULD BECOME UNLIVABLE BY THE END OF THE CENTURY

[Translate]   The “father of global warming” has a dire warning for people living in hot, tropical locales....

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NEW DANISH SUPERMARKET SELLS T...

Mar 14, 2016 by

NEW DANISH SUPERMARKET SELLS THE THINGS NOBODY ELSE WANTS AT A DISCOUNT

[Translate] Other stores toss food that’s perfectly safe to consume. WeFood sells it at a discount. Alexandra Ma Editorial...

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CUTTING CARBON EMISSIONS COULD...

Mar 14, 2016 by

CUTTING CARBON EMISSIONS COULD SAVE LIVES SOONER THAN YOU MAY THINK

[Translate] It could save up to 175,000 people in the U.S. — and $250 billion — by 2030. Casey Williams Editorial Fellow,...

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ARCTIC SIRENS WAIL: WHERE ARE ...

Mar 14, 2016 by

ARCTIC SIRENS WAIL: WHERE ARE THE FIRST RESPONDERS?

[Translate] HUFFINGTON POST Robin Bronen Executive Director of Alaska Institute for Justice; Senior Research scientist at the...

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THIS THING TURNS SPACES INTO H...

Mar 14, 2016 by

THIS THING TURNS SPACES INTO HOMES

[Translate] David Friedlander  LIFE EDITED Architecture What differentiates a space from a home? We’re not referring to the smell of...

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WHY CHIMPANZEE-TESTING IN MEDI...

Mar 13, 2016 by

WHY CHIMPANZEE-TESTING IN MEDICINE HAD TO END

[Translate]  By John J. Pippin, M.D., Independent Science News | Op-Ed Jody, one of seven former biomedical research chimpanzees in...

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