ALABAMA JUST MADE IT EVEN HARD...

Oct 2, 2015 by

ALABAMA JUST MADE IT EVEN HARDER FOR BLACK PEOPLE TO VOTE

[Translate] Political MoJo —By Pema Levy  MOTHER JONES Douglas Graham/CQ Roll Call via AP In Alabama, you need a driver’s...

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OBAMA SQUANDERS OPPORTUNITY TO...

Oct 2, 2015 by

OBAMA SQUANDERS OPPORTUNITY TO CLEAN UP SMOG AND FIGHT CLIMATE CHANGE

[Translate] Reuters / Mike Blake By Ben Adler   GRIST Like liberals who are struggling to accept that Pope Francis met with America’s...

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THE MOST IMPORTANT THING, AND ...

Oct 2, 2015 by

THE MOST IMPORTANT THING, AND IT’S ALMOST A SECRET

[Translate] Nicholas Kristof   NYTIMES   We journalists are a bit like vultures, feasting on war, scandal and disaster. Turn on...

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EPA RULE AIMS TO CURB TOXIC CO...

Oct 1, 2015 by

EPA RULE AIMS TO CURB TOXIC COAL PLANT POLLUTION IN WATERWAYS

[Translate] by Katie Valentine THINK PROGRESS CREDIT: AP Photo/Matthew Brown This June 17, 2011 photo shows PPL Montana’s J.E....

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LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTURE IN THE ...

Oct 1, 2015 by

LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTURE IN THE NEWS HIGHLIGHTS–SEPT. 16 – 30

[Translate] THE DIRT   by J.R. Taylor Sunday Conversation with Shane Coen, Landscape Architect – The Star Tribune, 9/19/15...

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GOVERNMENT STAYS OPEN; THE FOL...

Oct 1, 2015 by

[Translate] AMERICANS FOR A SAFE FUTURE Robert Borosage It has come to this. In the last hours before a government shutdown, the...

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KISSINGER POISONED THE MIDDLE ...

Oct 1, 2015 by

KISSINGER POISONED THE MIDDLE EAST: AMERICA IS LIVING IN A QUAGMIRE OF HIS MAKING

[Translate] W made matters worse, but the region’s radicalization can all be traced to our steady support of the Shah of Shahs...

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FEAR OF A BERNIE SANDERS PRESI...

Sep 29, 2015 by

[Translate] Stop pretending Jerry Brown is going to run. Dumb horserace journalism is an attempt to not cover real issues Paul...

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FEAR OF BERNIE SANDERS PRESIDE...

Sep 29, 2015 by

FEAR OF BERNIE SANDERS PRESIDENCY: HOW THE SILLY ELITE MEDIA CREATES PHONY STORIES TO DODGE REAL ISSUES

[Translate] Stop pretending Jerry Brown is going to run. Dumb horserace journalism is an attempt to not cover real issues Paul...

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HOW HENRY KISSINGER HELPED CRE...

Sep 29, 2015 by

HOW HENRY KISSINGER HELPED CREATE OUR “PROLIFERATED” WORLD

[Translate] How Henry Kissinger Helped Create Our “Proliferated” World   By Greg Grandin, TomDispatch | VIA TRUTHOUT The...

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THIS GUY BUILT HIS OWN TINY HO...

Sep 29, 2015 by

[Translate] Michaael Kenned Hogan, INHABITAT   Everywhere you look these days, some high-end designer is coming up with a pricey way...

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7,500 AFFORDABLE FLOATING HOME...

Sep 29, 2015 by

7,500 AFFORDABLE FLOATING HOMES COULD HELP FIGHT LONDON’S CRIPPLING HOUSING CRISIS

[Translate] by Lidija Grozdanic, INHABITAT These prefab floating houses are meant to populate disused spaces along 50 miles of...

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THE THIRD RECORDED GLOBAL CORA...

Sep 29, 2015 by

THE THIRD RECORDED GLOBAL CORAL BLEACHING EVENT MAY BE UNDERWAY

[Translate]   A marine biologist assesses the bleaching at Airport Reef in American Samoa. This image is available for free use...

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BOEHNER’S EXIT LEAVES HO...

Sep 29, 2015 by

BOEHNER’S EXIT LEAVES HOUSE REPUBLICANS WITHOUT ADULT SUPERVISION

[Translate] Terrance Heath  AMERICANS FOR A SAFE FUTURE House Speaker John Boehner is like the ineffectual substitute teacher whose...

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THE BIGGEST ONGOING DISASTER I...

Sep 29, 2015 by

[Translate] by Jen Hayden   DAILY KOS Incredible video of a sinkhole, located south of Baton Rouge, Louisiana, swallowing whole...

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ENHANCED HUMANS PHARMACEUTICAL...

Sep 29, 2015 by

[Translate]  In Brief The gold rush is on for autism treatments based on a stem cell technique that won the Nobel Prize three years...

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Bernie Sanders Calls Out the H...

Sep 28, 2015 by

Bernie Sanders Calls Out the Hypocrisy in Obama’s Climate Policy

[Translate] In a letter, Sanders and several fellow senators urge the president to stop drilling in the Arctic. By Andrew Emett /...

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DESPITE ALL-CLEAR FROM EPA, NE...

Sep 28, 2015 by

DESPITE ALL-CLEAR FROM EPA, NEW STUDIES SHOW LINGERING CONTAMINATION AFTER ANIMAS RIVER SPILL

[Translate] Climate by Natasha Geiling CREDIT: AP Photo/Brennan Linsley Water flows down Cement Creek just below the site of the...

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NO MORE ARCTIC DRILLING ATTEMP...

Sep 28, 2015 by

NO MORE ARCTIC DRILLING ATTEMPTS FOR SHELL

[Translate] by Samantha PageCLIMATE PROGRESS CREDIT: AP Photo/Jim Paulin Shell has announced it will discontinue oil exploration in...

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HOUSE VOTES TO KEEP EPA FROM C...

Sep 28, 2015 by

HOUSE VOTES TO KEEP EPA FROM CONSIDERING COSTS OF CLIMATE CHANGE

[Translate] by Samantha Page CLIMATE PROGRESS CREDIT: AP Photo/Robert F. Bukaty The House passed a bill Friday that prohibits...

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SPRAWL COSTS THE U.S. $1 TRILL...

Sep 27, 2015 by

SPRAWL COSTS THE U.S. $1 TRILLION ANNUALLY

[Translate] THE DIRT   by Liz Camuti Not only does sprawl increase the distance between people’s homes and jobs, a new study by the...

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THE MOST PROFOUNDLY EVIL CRIME...

Sep 27, 2015 by

THE MOST PROFOUNDLY EVIL CRIME COMMITED BY EXXONMOBIL TO DATE

[Translate]   JACQUELINE MARCUS FOR BUZZFLASH AT TRUTHOUT (Photo: JW Randolph)From the time I was a teenager, I’ve wrestled with...

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THESE AUTHORS SPENT YEARS FIND...

Sep 27, 2015 by

THESE AUTHORS SPENT YEARS FINDING OUT WHY THE 1.5 MILLION U.S. FAMILIES LIVE ON $2 A DAY

[Translate]  By Marcus Harrison Green, YES! Magazine | Interview (Image: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt)If she did not make plasma...

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COULD THESE TWO ENVIRONMENTAL ...

Sep 27, 2015 by

COULD THESE TWO ENVIRONMENTAL CHALLENGES BE THE ANSWER TO EACH OTHER?

[Translate] By Gabriella Mulligan, Ensia | Report Sanergy hosts a marketing event in a Kenyan community to generate demand for the...

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A CALIFORNIA GARDEN IN THE FOU...

Sep 26, 2015 by

A CALIFORNIA GARDEN IN THE FOURTH YEAR OF THE DROUGHT

[Translate] by Martha Ture DAILY KOS The hummingbird zooms in over the fence about 7 every morning, while I’m watering.  It’s a male...

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What To Do with Lost Spaces Un...

Sep 26, 2015 by

What To Do with Lost Spaces Under NYC’s Elevated Bridges, Highways, Subway Tracks, and Rail Lines?

[Translate] Susan Chin  METROPOLIS MAGAZINE Broadway and Flushing Avenue under the elevated JMZ subway line in Brooklyn.  Photo...

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FOREST LOSS AND LAND DEGRADATI...

Sep 26, 2015 by

FOREST LOSS AND LAND DEGRADATION FUEL CLIMATE CRISIS

[Translate]   By Tim Radford, Climate News Network     Agriculture and land use changes, such as in Indonesia, represent the...

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TODAY’S U.S.-CHINA ANNOU...

Sep 26, 2015 by

TODAY’S U.S.-CHINA ANNOUNCEMENT IS THE MOST SIGNIFICANT MILESTONE TO DATE FOR BATTLING GLOBAL CLIMATE CHANGE

[Translate]  ROCKY MOUNTAIN INSTITUTE Today’s joint announcement by President Obama and President Xi represents the second time in...

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EVOLUTION

Sep 26, 2015 by

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THE MOST OBSCURE SPECIES COULD...

Sep 26, 2015 by

THE MOST OBSCURE SPECIES COULD BE KEY TO SAVING THE PLANET

[Translate] Scientists are starting to examine the role the tiniest critters play in preserving ecosystems. An earworm on an ear of...

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