CLIMATE CHANGE MORE CATASTROPH...

Oct 25, 2015 by

CLIMATE CHANGE MORE CATASTROPHIC FOR THE GLOBAL ECONOMY THAN WE THOUGHT

[Translate] Mike Poresky By Clayton Aldern GRIST When it comes to climate change, the dark truth is that most people couldn’t care...

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HOW TO SAVE THE PERSIAN GULF&#...

Oct 25, 2015 by

HOW TO SAVE THE PERSIAN GULF’S DYING CORAL REEFS

[Translate] Rampant development has killed off 70 percent of the region’s life-giving reefs. The Palm Jumeirah development in Dubai,...

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THESE SPECIES SURVIVED THE LAS...

Oct 24, 2015 by

THESE SPECIES SURVIVED THE LAST ICE AGE BUT COULDN’T SURVIVE PEOPLE

[Translate] Chip Gallent By Suzanne Jacobs   GRIST Screw Myers and Briggs. I’ve got a new personality test for you. Read the...

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RETIREMENT HOMES OPEN UP TO CO...

Oct 24, 2015 by

RETIREMENT HOMES OPEN UP TO COLLEGE STUDENTS. EVERYBODY WINS

[Translate] Alexander Raths / Shutterstock By Katie Herzog  GRIST You might not think college students and old folks would make the...

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THINGS ARE COMPLICATED BETWEEN...

Oct 24, 2015 by

THINGS ARE COMPLICATED BETWEEN ARCTIC SEA ICE AND AIR POLLUTION

[Translate] NASA By Suzanne Jacobs GRIST Sea ice and air pollution are in a bit of a love-hate relationship right now. On the one...

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MY DARK CALIFORNIA DREAM

Oct 24, 2015 by

MY DARK CALIFORNIA DREAM

[Translate] Credit Illustration by Mark Pernice Our­ parents had wide open spaces all around. We still had nature within reach. Now...

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REGULATORS NEED TO SCRUTINIZE ...

Oct 24, 2015 by

REGULATORS NEED TO SCRUTINIZE HEALTH INSURANCE MERGERS

[Translate]   By THE EDITORIAL BOARD  NYTIMES Credit Oscar Bolton Green   Two proposed mergers involving four of the...

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INDONESIA’S WILDFIRES AR...

Oct 24, 2015 by

[Translate] An eye-popping amount of greenhouse gas issues from the thousands of blazes in the Southeast Asian country. Smoke rises...

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AGAINST NATURE

Oct 23, 2015 by

AGAINST NATURE

[Translate] NYTIMES – BY TIMOTHY EGAN...

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HURRICANE PATRICIA JUST BECAME...

Oct 23, 2015 by

HURRICANE PATRICIA JUST BECAME THE STRONGEST TROPICAL CYCLONE THAT WE HAVE EVER SEEN

[Translate] Just off the coast of Mexico swirls a storm that was just measured as the strongest tropical cyclone ever...

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INTERVIEW WITH STEVEN NYGREN &...

Oct 23, 2015 by

INTERVIEW WITH STEVEN NYGREN – ON SERENBE – A FARM TO TABLE COMMUNITY

[Translate] THE DIRT   by Jared Green Steven Nygren is the founder of Serenbe, which has won numerous awards, including the Urban...

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HOW THIS FAMILY OF 7 (HAPPILY)...

Oct 23, 2015 by

HOW THIS FAMILY OF 7 (HAPPILY) SHARES 1K SQ. FT. VANCOUVER CONDO

[Translate] David Friedlander  LIFE EDITED Living with five kids under one roof can seem like a daunting proposition for many. But...

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THE ORACLE OF AWESOME, AFFORDA...

Oct 23, 2015 by

[Translate] David Friedlander  LIFE EDITED Architecture There’s an ideal we promote on this site about the perfect edited life....

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WE’RE STILL FIGHTING GEO...

Oct 23, 2015 by

WE’RE STILL FIGHTING GEORGE W. BUSH’S BATTLES: SYRIA, ISIS AND THE “WORST FOREIGN POLICY BLUNDER” IN AMERICAN HISTORY

[Translate] Twelve years after the invasion of Iraq, the Middle East is more volatile than ever. Welcome to permanent war Peter Van...

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ANDERSON COOPER OFFERS NO APOL...

Oct 23, 2015 by

[Translate]   By William Boardman, Reader Supported News http://readersupportednews. Who was the richest person in CNN’s...

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GREEN BUILDING IN COLD CLIMATE...

Oct 22, 2015 by

GREEN BUILDING IN COLD CLIMATES

[Translate] Architecture Green Building in Cold Climates: Inhabitat Interview with Bernat and Kate of Maison Durable Portneuf by...

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INTERVIEW: HOME IMPROVEMENT LE...

Oct 22, 2015 by

INTERVIEW: HOME IMPROVEMENT LEGEND BOB VILA TALKS ABOUT GREEN BUILDING

[Translate] INHABITAT Architecture by Andrew Michler  INHABITAT Bob Vila’s name has been synonymous with home improvement since he...

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‘BACK TO THE FUTURE̶...

Oct 22, 2015 by

‘BACK TO THE FUTURE” NEVER PREDICTED THIS KICKASS SOLAR HOUSE

[Translate] Blue Marble Three years ago next week, when Superstorm Sandy swept through the New York City area, the Stevens Institute...

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BERNIE SANDERS WANTS THE DOJ T...

Oct 22, 2015 by

BERNIE SANDERS WANTS THE DOJ TO INVESTIGATE EXXON

[Translate] —By Laura Barron-Lopez   MOTHER JONES huyangshu/Shutterstock This story was originally published by the Huffington Post...

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OSLO WANTS TO BAN CARS FROM CI...

Oct 22, 2015 by

OSLO WANTS TO BAN CARS FROM CITY CENTER AND DIVEST BILLIONS FROM FOSSIL FUELS

[Translate] Oslo.    iStockphoto By Katie Herzog   GRIST There goes Norway making the rest of the world look like crap again. The...

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POPCORN, CLIMATE CHANGE, AND C...

Oct 22, 2015 by

[Translate] By Kate Yoder   GRIST What do extreme weather events and popcorn have in common? For one, they tend to pop up more often...

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Exquisite solar-powered wooden...

Oct 20, 2015 by

Exquisite solar-powered wooden house in Spain boasts a tiny ecological footprint

[Translate] by Lidija Grozdanic INHABITAT This small prefab studio in Spain is a great example of what passive design can achieve....

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WAS GEORGE W. BUSH PRESIDENT O...

Oct 20, 2015 by

WAS GEORGE W. BUSH PRESIDENT ON 9/11? AN INVESTIGATION INTO THE CONTROVERSY TEARING THE GOP APART

[Translate] by Judd Legum THINK PROGRESS CREDIT: AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill   On Friday, Donald Trump generated substantial controversy...

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THE FUTURE OF THE DEMOCRATIC P...

Oct 20, 2015 by

THE FUTURE OF THE DEMOCRATIC PARTY WILL BE DECIDED BY THE SUPREME COURT

[Translate] by Ian Millhiser THINK PROGRESS CREDIT: AP Photo/Charles Dharapak   Matt Yglesias published a widely shared piece arguing...

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THE ENDURING APPEAL OF OEHME, ...

Oct 19, 2015 by

THE ENDURING APPEAL OF OEHME, VAN SWEDEN’S “NEW AMERICAN GARDEN”

[Translate] THE DIRT by Jared Green The default American landscape before game-changing landscape architecture firm Oehme van Sweden...

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TINY, PREFAB, PLUG-AND-PLAY HO...

Oct 19, 2015 by

TINY, PREFAB, PLUG-AND-PLAY HOUSING COMING TO A CITY NEAR YOU

[Translate] David FriedlanderLIFE EDITED When we last caught up with Professor Jeff Wilson he was living in dumpster. The reason...

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WHY WON’T THE REPUBLICAN...

Oct 19, 2015 by

[Translate] Bill Scher AMERICANS FOR A SAFE FUTURE Sixteen years ago, in the autumn of 1999, a budget impasse was pushing the federal...

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HILLARY VS. BERNIE: HERE’...

Oct 18, 2015 by

HILLARY VS. BERNIE: HERE’S WHAT’S REALLY AT STAKE

[Translate]   The two leading candidates seem to have much in common. But under the surface is a major and irresolvable split...

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THE UNITED STATES UNOFFICIAL R...

Oct 18, 2015 by

[Translate]   By Abby Martin, teleSUR | Video Report The Empire has a range of weapons to maintain its power: from its courts to its...

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HAWAII GOVERNOR DECLARES STATE...

Oct 18, 2015 by

HAWAII GOVERNOR DECLARES STATE OF EMERGENCY FOR HOMELESSNESS

[Translate] By CATHY BUSSEWITZ   ASSOCIATED PRESS 2 photos Crews work on an awning at the city’s latest homeless shelter on...

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