THE GOP’S BULLSHIT CAMPA...

Sep 19, 2015 by

THE GOP’S BULLSHIT CAMPAIGN: WHY THEY’RE DROWNING THE COUNTRY IN AN OCEAN OF LIES

[Translate] (Credit: AP/Reuters/John Minchillo/Lucas Jackson/Jim Cole/Salon) Republicans are spending so much of their time...

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BLACK LIVES MATTER MOVEMENT RE...

Sep 19, 2015 by

BLACK LIVES MATTER MOVEMENT REFUSES TO ENDORSE ANY 2016 PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE

[Translate] Network of activists and allies pledges to press ahead with protests and calling out those who fail to focus on the...

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AN UNDERLYING ISSUE: PRIMING I...

Sep 19, 2015 by

AN UNDERLYING ISSUE: PRIMING IN STUDIES ON THE HEALTH BENEFITS OF NATURE

[Translate]  by The Dirt Contributor Landscape architects are increasingly called upon to address the challenges of changing...

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LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTURE IN THE ...

Sep 19, 2015 by

LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTURE IN THE NEWS HIGHLIGHTS (SEPT. 1-15)

[Translate] THE DIRT by J.R. Taylor The True Story of Kudzu, the Vine That Never Truly Ate the South – Smithsonian Magazine,...

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NEW CITY PLAYGROUNDS EXPLORE U...

Sep 18, 2015 by

NEW CITY PLAYGROUNDS EXPLORE UNDIRECTED PLAY

[Translate] Point of View METROPOLIS MAGAZINE Grace Lo Hanegi Park in Tokyo, Japan, is ruled by children. In our previous Green Team...

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IS THE REFUGEE CRISIS FUELING ...

Sep 18, 2015 by

IS THE REFUGEE CRISIS FUELING EUROPE’S RIGHT-WING PARTIES?

[Translate] In Germany—the country most welcoming to the flood of immigrants—support for the nativist party is increasing. —By Max J....

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FEDERAL GOVERNMENT TO PAY LONG...

Sep 18, 2015 by

[Translate]   Laura Wagner  NPR In the latest of a series of major settlements with Native American tribes, the Obama...

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APPLE JUST DID SOMETHING THAT ...

Sep 18, 2015 by

APPLE JUST DID SOMETHING THAT HAS JOURNALISTS SCARED FOR THE FUTURE: HERE’S WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW.

[Translate] The tech giant rolled out a new version of its mobile operating system with a very controversial new feature Jack...

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LOW INTEREST RATES HELP PRIVAT...

Sep 18, 2015 by

LOW INTEREST RATES HELP PRIVATE-EQUITY MOGULS BUT HURT AVERAGE AMERICANS

[Translate]   Today’s near-zero rates are free money for investors but murder for savers and retirees. By William D. Cohan  THE...

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Can GOP Party Bosses Rig the R...

Sep 18, 2015 by

Can GOP Party Bosses Rig the Rules to Keep Trump from Winning? You Bet!

[Translate] Election 2016 If he’s not beaten in the primaries, the party could toss those results. By Steven Rosenfeld /...

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Climate Expert James Hansen: T...

Sep 18, 2015 by

Climate Expert James Hansen: The Planet May Become Ungovernable

[Translate] Environment Speaking to elder activists, Dr. Hansen warned of the enormous social, political and economic implications if...

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REMAKE LOS ANGELES’ OLDE...

Sep 18, 2015 by

[Translate] THE DIRT   by Jared Green Pershing Square Park is Los Angeles’ oldest park. First opened in 1867 as St. Vincent’s Park,...

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PLACEMETER MEASURES THE FLOW O...

Sep 18, 2015 by

PLACEMETER MEASURES THE FLOW OF PEOPLE THROUGH URBAN SPACES

[Translate] THE DIRT by Jared Green Cities are increasingly loaded up with technology. Sensors now enable managers of urban water and...

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THE GOP DEBATE’S TERRIFY...

Sep 18, 2015 by

THE GOP DEBATE’S TERRIFYING ALTERNATIVE REALITY: INSIDE THE POLITICAL DELUSIONS OF A PARTY ON THE EDGE

[Translate] One of the 15 people on stage Wednesday will represent one of the two major parties next year. That’s frightening...

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URBAN HOUSING FOR THE PEOPLE, ...

Sep 17, 2015 by

URBAN HOUSING FOR THE PEOPLE, BY THE PEOPLE – IN GERMANY

[Translate] David Friedlander   life edited Architecture Real estate is a big and often lucrative business. The reason is fairly...

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HELPING THE HOMELESS IN THE FA...

Sep 17, 2015 by

HELPING THE HOMELESS IN THE FACE OF BRUTAL CUTS IN AID BY THE REPUBLICANS

[Translate] Bill Boyarsky  TRUTHDIG     A homeless woman sits under an umbrella in downtown Los Angeles. (Jae C. Hong / AP) This...

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IN CHILE, EARTHQUAKE FORCES ON...

Sep 17, 2015 by

IN CHILE, EARTHQUAKE FORCES ONE MILLION TO EVACUATE

[Translate] By PASCALE BONNEFOY and SIMON ROMERO NY TIMES The magnitude-8.3 quake caused buildings to shake in Valparaíso, near the...

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MORE ENERGY EFFICIENT SKYSCRAP...

Sep 17, 2015 by

MORE ENERGY EFFICIENT SKYSCRAPERS ARE BEING BUILT THAN EVER BEFORE. BUT THERE’S A CATCH.A

[Translate] re Being Built Than Ever Before. But There’s a Catch. Green building is a booming industry, but it’s still a...

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WHAT THE WALL STREET JOURNAL G...

Sep 17, 2015 by

WHAT THE WALL STREET JOURNAL GETS TOTALLY WRONG ABOUT BERNIE SANDER’S AGENDA

[Translate] The Journal wants to shock and awe voters with big numbers, but Sanders’s proposals would save America big bucks. By...

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VIDEO: THE CNN REPUBLICAN PRES...

Sep 17, 2015 by

[Translate]   Did you miss Wednesday night’s Republican debate? The editors at Slate have you covered in the video above. Two...

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BIG OIL TANKS CALIFORNIA MEASU...

Sep 17, 2015 by

BIG OIL TANKS CALIFORNIA MEASURE TO CUT PETROLEUM USE IN HALF

[Translate] “Oil has won the skirmish. But they’ve lost the bigger battle,” pledges Gov. Jerry Brown. Kate Sheppard...

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THE ROLE OF CLIMATE CHANGE IN ...

Sep 17, 2015 by

THE ROLE OF CLIMATE CHANGE IN UTAH AND ARIZONA’S DEADLY FLOODS

[Translate]     It’s not causing them, but it might be making them worse. Lydia O’Connor  The Huffington Post  ...

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DRINKABLE BOOK: FILTERS WATER,...

Sep 17, 2015 by

[Translate] This ‘Drinkable Book’ That Filters Water Will Save Millions of Lives It is called The Drinkable Book. Its pages are made...

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U.S. CHALLENGED TO REDUCE FOOD...

Sep 17, 2015 by

U.S. CHALLENGED TO REDUCE FOOD WASTE BY 50 PERCENT BY 2030

[Translate] “Twenty-one percent of all the waste in landfills is food.” By Karen Matthews HUFFINGTON POST GREEN...

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DONALD TRUMPS DANGEROUS IGNORA...

Sep 17, 2015 by

[Translate] Donald Trump’s dangerous ignorance on vaccines and autism: Anti-vaxxers won, science lost at last night’s GOP debate Rand...

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GLOBAL WARMING COULD LEAD TO W...

Sep 16, 2015 by

GLOBAL WARMING COULD LEAD TO WORLDWIDE WARS

[Translate]   MARK KARLIN, EDITOR OF BUZZFLASH Will global warming lead to worldwide resource wars? (Photo: Environmental...

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PAPER INDUSTRY SPENDS $170 MIL...

Sep 16, 2015 by

PAPER INDUSTRY SPENDS $170 MILLION TO CONVINCE YOU TO KILL MORE TREES

[Translate] Shutterstock By Katie Herzog   GRIST I recently received an email from a publicist with a small note below the signature:...

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RECEDING SNOWPACK HIGHLIGHTS I...

Sep 16, 2015 by

RECEDING SNOWPACK HIGHLIGHTS IMPACT OF CALIFORNIA DROUGHT

[Translate]   By Tim Radford, Climate News Network  VIA TRUTHDIG     A sparse covering of snow on the Sierra Nevada in...

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POLITICAL FRAUDS AND THE GHOST...

Sep 16, 2015 by

POLITICAL FRAUDS AND THE GHOST OF TOTALITARIANISM

[Translate]   By Henry A. Giroux, Truthout     Donald Trump. (Gage Skidmore / CC BY-SA 2.0) This piece first appeared at...

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CRISIS IN GLOBAL OCEANS AS POP...

Sep 16, 2015 by

CRISIS IN GLOBAL OCEANS AS POPULATIONS OF MARINE SPECIES HALVE IN SIZE SINCE 1970

[Translate] TRUTHDIG Marine species around the world, including populations of fish critical to human food security, are in...

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