HOW TO FIX OUR BROKEN WORLD &#...

Sep 25, 2015 by

HOW TO FIX OUR BROKEN WORLD – IN 17 BULLET POINTS

[Translate] MOTHER JONES Here’s why you should care about the United Nations’ newest heap of jargon. —By Tim McDonnell A...

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VOLKSWAGEN’S EMISSIONS C...

Sep 25, 2015 by

[Translate] Kevin Drum Mother Jones How many people did VW’s NOx defeat device kill? Over the weekend I did a rough estimate...

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SUNDAY NIGHT’S “TO...

Sep 25, 2015 by

SUNDAY NIGHT’S “TOTAL SUPERMOON ECLIPSE” WILL BE AS STUNNING AS IT SOUNDS – BUT IT WON’T BE THE END OF THE WORLD

[Translate] The so-called “Blood Moon” will be a wonder — so long as you don’t think Jesus return will accompany it...

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HERE’S WHAT JOHN BOEHNER...

Sep 25, 2015 by

[Translate] Bill Scher  AMERICANS FOR A SAFE FUTURE Speaker John Boehner resigned, presumably, to save the government from another...

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JEB BUSH: THE POPE SHOULDNR...

Sep 25, 2015 by

[Translate] “Put aside Pope Francis on the subject of any political conversation.” Marina Fang Associate Politics Editor,...

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REVERSING THE TIDE: CITIES AND...

Sep 25, 2015 by

REVERSING THE TIDE: CITIES AND COUNTRIES ARE REBELLING AGAINST WATER PRIVATIZATION, AND WINNING!

[Translate]   By Tom Lawson, Occupy.com | News Analysis Demonstrators march through the streets to protest a water tax in Dublin,...

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POPE FRANCIS: HE TOLD THEM!

Sep 25, 2015 by

POPE FRANCIS: HE TOLD THEM!

[Translate]   By Robert Scheer   TRUTHDIG   Pope Francis addresses a joint meeting of Congress on Capitol Hill in Washington on...

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DIRECT BRAIN-TO-BRAIN CONNECTI...

Sep 25, 2015 by

DIRECT BRAIN-TO-BRAIN CONNECTION TRANSMITS SIGNALS OVER THE INTERNET

[Translate] Greg Candelario FUTURISM In Brief These researchers have found a way to transmit brain signals from one person to another...

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HOW NANOTECHNOLOGY COULD FIGHT...

Sep 25, 2015 by

HOW NANOTECHNOLOGY COULD FIGHT CARBON DIOXIDE POLLUTION IN THE OCEAN

[Translate] By Kif Leswing    FUTURISM In Brief Nanoengineers have developed new micromotors that can convert carbon dioxide into a...

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POPE FRANCIS LOOKED HAPPIER TO...

Sep 25, 2015 by

POPE FRANCIS LOOKED HAPPIER TO BE WITH THE HOMELESS THAN WITH THE MEMBERS OF CONGRESS

[Translate] Economy CREDIT: AP Photo/David Goldman, Pool Pope Francis greets supporters during a visit to Catholic Charities in...

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GROWING OLD TOGETHER AND IN ST...

Sep 25, 2015 by

GROWING OLD TOGETHER AND IN STYLE

[Translate] David Friedlander   LIFE EDITED Architecture I’ve said it once and I’ll say it again: the conversation about compact,...

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THIS 12-METER TALL 3D PRINTER ...

Sep 23, 2015 by

THIS 12-METER TALL 3D PRINTER IS FOR MAKING HOUSES

[Translate] Kif Leswing  FUTURISM In Brief An Italian engineering group called WASP has built a 12-meter tall 3D printer to...

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SEEDS HAVE BEEN WITHDRAWN FROM...

Sep 23, 2015 by

SEEDS HAVE BEEN WITHDRAWN FROM THE ARCTIC “DOOMSDAY” VAULT FOR THE FIRST TIME

[Translate] By Kif Leswing  FUTURISM 8 hours ago DoomsdayVault2_1024 In Brief International Centre for Agricultural Research in Dry...

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WE HAVE SOME HEARTBREAKING NEW...

Sep 23, 2015 by

WE HAVE SOME HEARTBREAKING NEWS ABOUT LEONARDO DI CAPRIO

[Translate] → Climate Change, Climate Desk, Energy, Top Stories The fossil fuel divestment campaign isn’t as big as some...

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POPE FRANCIS IS ABOUT TO TELL ...

Sep 22, 2015 by

POPE FRANCIS IS ABOUT TO TELL CONGRESSIONAL REPULICANS SOME THINGS THEY DON’T WANT TO HEAR

[Translate] Giulio Napolitano / Shutterstock By Tim McDonnell   GRIST This story was originally published by Mother Jones and is...

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ECUADOR’S PLANTS HEAD UP...

Sep 22, 2015 by

ECUADOR’S PLANTS HEAD UPHILL TO ESCAPE WARMTH

[Translate]   By Tim Radford, Climate News Network  VIA TRUTHDIG     Endemic to Ecuador, nototriche plants are now growing at an...

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LAND DEGRADATION, DESERTIFICAT...

Sep 22, 2015 by

LAND DEGRADATION, DESERTIFICATION MIGHT CREATE 50 MILLION CLIMATE REFUGEES WITHIN A DECADE

[Translate] By Avaneesh Pandey TRUTHDI Desertification — climate change-triggered degradation of land ecosystems — will,...

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HOLLAND’S WIND-DRIVEN TR...

Sep 22, 2015 by

[Translate]   By Juan Cole  TRUTHDIG This post originally ran on Juan Cole’s website. 1.  In three years, all Dutch electric...

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ULTRA CHEAP CLEANING PROCESS C...

Sep 22, 2015 by

ULTRA CHEAP CLEANING PROCESS CONVERTS SEA WATER INTO DRINKABLE WATER

[Translate]  Written By Greg Candelario   FUTURISM 5 days ago water-filter_1024 In Brief This new technology uses a desalination...

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ALI CHEN BATTLES CALIFORNIA DR...

Sep 22, 2015 by

ALI CHEN BATTLES CALIFORNIA DROUGHT WITH GRASSROOTS ‘CACTIVISM’

[Translate] DESIGNBOOM         as california prepares itself for another year in drought conditions american and...

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LOW ENERGY HOUSE IN BOHEMIAN C...

Sep 22, 2015 by

LOW ENERGY HOUSE IN BOHEMIAN COUNTRYSIDE

[Translate]   DESIGNBOOM  bohemian countryside all images courtesy of ASGK design       located on a piece of...

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HERO OR COWARD: COULD SKIPPING...

Sep 20, 2015 by

[Translate] Hero or Coward: Could Skipping My Student Loan Payments Start a Revolution?   By Yessenia Funes, YES! Magazine | Op-Ed...

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CLIMATE EXPERT JAMES HANSEN: &...

Sep 20, 2015 by

CLIMATE EXPERT JAMES HANSEN: “WE’VE GOT AN EMERGENCY”

[Translate]   By Anne Meador and John Zangas, DC Media Group | Report Dr. James Hansen, a grandparent himself, was the keynote...

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THE ROLLING STONE ARTICLE EVER...

Sep 20, 2015 by

[Translate] by DarkScholar DAILY KOS Over the past few days, everyone has been discussing the interview in Rolling Stone where Donald...

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California passes one weakened...

Sep 20, 2015 by

California passes one weakened climate bill, wholly fails to pass a second

[Translate] Matt Black By Clayton Aldern   GRIST Late Friday night, the California state legislature passed a new climate bill,...

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South Korea chops down ancient...

Sep 20, 2015 by

South Korea chops down ancient forest to build Olympic ski slope

[Translate] lroderick7 By Katie Herzog grist Add this to the list of problems with the Olympics. South Korea, host of the 2018 Winter...

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THE FAR LEFT NEEDS TO GET AHOL...

Sep 19, 2015 by

THE FAR LEFT NEEDS TO GET AHOLD OF ITSELF AND SUPPORT BERNIE SANDERS

[Translate]   By William Kaufman, CounterPunch  VIA TRUTHDIG     A crowd listens to Sen. Bernie Sanders at a town hall meeting...

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One Woman’s Courageous S...

Sep 19, 2015 by

One Woman’s Courageous Stand Against Fracking and the World’s Most Powerful Industry

[Translate] For many, fracking is additional evidence humans are radically altering the geology of the planet. By Andrew Nikiforuk /...

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WE’RE DRINKING OURSELVES...

Sep 19, 2015 by

WE’RE DRINKING OURSELVES TO DEATH: THE ALARMING NUMBERS BEHIND OUR BOTTLED WATER ADDICTION

[Translate] (Credit: ericlefrancais via Shutterstock) Last year, Americans drank more than 10 billion gallons of bottled H2O. The...

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OBAMA HAS DONE MORE FOR CLEAN ...

Sep 19, 2015 by

[Translate]   Raising fuel-efficiency standards isn’t the only way the president has tackled climate change head on David...

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