AS TRAGEDIES SHOCK EUROPE, A B...

Aug 31, 2015 by

[Translate]   Middle East By Liz Sly WASHINGTON POST Children play amid garbage at an informal Syrian refugee settlement near...

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HERE’S A SOLUTION FOR TH...

Aug 31, 2015 by

HERE’S A SOLUTION FOR THOSE OUT-OF-CONTROL TOXIC ALGAE BLOOMS

[Translate] Algae warning along Lake Erie, in Ohio    REUTERS/Joshua Lott Against the ooze By Heather Mack   GRIST I have a...

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IN APPALACHIA, THE COAL INDUST...

Aug 31, 2015 by

IN APPALACHIA, THE COAL INDUSTRY IS IN COLLAPSE, BUT THE MOUNTAINS AREN’T COMING BACK

[Translate] iLoveMountains.org By Laura Gottesdiener GRIST Cross-posted from TomDispatch In Appalachia, explosions have leveled the...

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CONVERSATION WITH SUSTAINER HO...

Aug 30, 2015 by

CONVERSATION WITH SUSTAINER HOMES ABOUT ZERO IMPACT LIVING

[Translate] 1 all images courtesy of sustainer homes         in the outskirts of amsterdam, there is a courages...

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NEW ENERGY TECHNOLOGIES WANT T...

Aug 30, 2015 by

NEW ENERGY TECHNOLOGIES WANT TO MAKE ELECTRICITY WITH EVERY WINDOW

[Translate] DESIGNBOOM 0 all images courtesy of new energy technologies         american company, new energy...

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FUTURE AND PAST EXPERIENCE ARC...

Aug 30, 2015 by

FUTURE AND PAST EXPERIENCE ARCHITECTURAL COLLISION

[Translate] David Friedlander  LIFE EDITED Architecture I’ve long expressed my enthusiasm for clever renovations of old spaces. The...

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BUZZ ALDIN IS WORKING ON A ...

Aug 30, 2015 by

[Translate]  In Brief Buzz Aldrin and Florida Institute of Technology are developing “a master plan” to colonize Mars within 25...

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Neoliberal Environmentalism...

Aug 30, 2015 by

Neoliberal Environmentalism’s Dangerous Paradox: Why the Free Market Won’t Solve Global Warming

[Translate] Environment Establishment Dems are trying to take climate action while still satisfying corporate interests. That...

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HOW HOT IS IT GOING TO GET?

Aug 30, 2015 by

HOW HOT IS IT GOING TO GET?

[Translate] by Allen Insight  DAILY KOS attribution: None Specified If we don’t begin phasing out fossil fuels this decade,...

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THE BIGGEST SCANDAL IN U.S. HI...

Aug 30, 2015 by

THE BIGGEST SCANDAL IN U.S. HISTORY THAT WE’RE STILL NOT TALKING ABOUT

[Translate] by mtosnerFollow  DAILY KOS Tweet 289 Comments / 289 New The above is roughly what 8.5 Trillion dollars would look...

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BITCOIN: LESSONS FOR A THRIVIN...

Aug 29, 2015 by

BITCOIN: LESSONS FOR A THRIVING WORLD

[Translate]   What does it mean to have a currency that isn’t transparent? It means when the head of the Federal Reserve says he...

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NO SHOT. NO DAYCARE. NO SCHOOL...

Aug 29, 2015 by

NO SHOT. NO DAYCARE. NO SCHOOL. EVERY CHILD. EVERY VACCINE.

[Translate] SB 277 signed into Law and is EFFECTIVE July 1, 2016 Governor Brown signed SB 277 the most stringent vaccine mandate in...

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VACCINES: WHO IS RIGHT AND WHO...

Aug 29, 2015 by

VACCINES: WHO IS RIGHT AND WHOSE RIGHT IS IT?

[Translate]   By Foster Gamble When it comes to vaccines, either you agree to have your child (and/or yourself) injected with...

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INVESTORS ARE GRABBING A JAPAN...

Aug 29, 2015 by

INVESTORS ARE GRABBING A JAPAN-SIZE CHUNK OF THE DEVELOPING WORLD FOR FOOD AND WATER

[Translate] TAKE PART DAILY Activists tracking these deals say rich countries are buying up land—93 million acres—and displacing...

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WEATHERED STEEL AND RECLAIMED ...

Aug 28, 2015 by

WEATHERED STEEL AND RECLAIMED WOOD CLAD STUNNING CABINS ON A NAVAJO RESERVATION

[Translate]  INHABITAT by Lucy Wang, 08/26/15 il   A pair of cabins made from weathered steel and reclaimed barn wood has popped up...

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Four Ways Mexico’s Indigenous ...

Aug 28, 2015 by

Four Ways Mexico’s Indigenous Farmers Are Practicing the Agriculture of the Future

[Translate] Food How can we get the most out of our farmland without harming the planet? I traveled to rural Mexico to learn from...

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People Are Dying from Contamin...

Aug 28, 2015 by

People Are Dying from Contaminated Food, but Obama and Congress Don’t Seem to Care

[Translate] A sweeping food safety reform bill was passed five years ago, but not a single new rule has yet been implemented — and...

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BERNIE SANDERS: FROM GREECE TO...

Aug 28, 2015 by

[Translate]   By Amy Goodman, Democracy Now! | Video Democratic presidential hopeful Bernie Sanders recently convened a panel of...

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INFOGRAPHIC: LOOKING BACK AT C...

Aug 28, 2015 by

[Translate] <d Ten years ago Hurricane Katrina made landfall in New Orleans, Louisiana. On August 29, 2005, the force of this...

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MEXICO CITY’S AMBITIOUS ...

Aug 28, 2015 by

MEXICO CITY’S AMBITIOUS ELEVATED PARK

[Translate] THE DIRT    by Jared Green Mexico City, one of the world’s great megalopolises, with more than 20 million people, is...

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NEW ORLEANS IS LOCKING UP HUND...

Aug 28, 2015 by

NEW ORLEANS IS LOCKING UP HUNDREDS OF TRAUMATIZED KIDS

[Translate] JUSTICE by Carimah Townes CLIMATE PROGRESS CREDIT: Associated Press/DAVID J. PHILLIP Evacuated prisoners wait out the...

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ISLAMIC STATE’S DANGEROU...

Aug 27, 2015 by

ISLAMIC STATE’S DANGEROUS EFFORT TO WIPE OUT HUMANITY’S PAST

[Translate]   By Aram Sinnreich   TRUTHDIG   Ruins in the ancient city of Palmyra, Syria, before the country was plunged into...

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LAWMAKERS ARE CONVINCED THAT W...

Aug 27, 2015 by

LAWMAKERS ARE CONVINCED THAT WOMEN ARE HAVING ABORTIONS FOR THE WRONG REASONS

[Translate] by Tara Culp-Ressler THINK PROGRESS CREDIT: Shutterstock   In a legislative landscape where politicians seek to restrict...

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TOO WARM, TOO FEW FISH: HEALTH...

Aug 27, 2015 by

TOO WARM, TOO FEW FISH: HEALTH WARNING FOR WORLD’S OCEANS

[Translate]   By Kieran Cooke, Climate News Network  VIA TRUTHDIG     Overfishing compounds ocean damage from climate change....

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THE BASICS OF SUSTAINABLE TRAV...

Aug 27, 2015 by

THE BASICS OF SUSTAINABLE TRAVEL – INFOGRAPHIC

[Translate]  FIX.COM Make Sure Your Next Trip is a Green One! BY ANDREA MOORE, MARINE BIOLOGIST I was born with the travel bug. As...

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LESSONS FROM CONFRONTING THE G...

Aug 27, 2015 by

LESSONS FROM CONFRONTING THE GLOBAL GOLIATH – TPP!

[Translate] HIGHTOWER LOWDOWN A plucky (and smart!) grassroots coalition has pushed the dastardly Trans-Pacific Partnership to the...

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DHHS WITHHOLDS VACCINE INJURY ...

Aug 27, 2015 by

DHHS WITHHOLDS VACCINE INJURY DATA AND ROLLS OUT VACCINE CONFIDENCE PLAN

[Translate]   by Theresa Wrangham, NVIC Executive Director Federal Vaccine Advisory Committee Update – ACCV and NVAC NVIC...

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New Record-Breaking Solar Devi...

Aug 26, 2015 by

New Record-Breaking Solar Device Could Be Game-Changer for Powering Homes

[Translate] Environment Australian researchers have set a new world-record 22 percent conversion efficiency for artificial...

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TEN YEARS AFTER KATRINA, WEALT...

Aug 26, 2015 by

TEN YEARS AFTER KATRINA, WEALTHY AVARICE STILL WINS OVER THE COMMON GOOD

[Translate]   WALTER BRASCH FOR BUZZFLASH AT TRUTHOUT (Photo: NASA/GSFC)This week is the 10th anniversary of the destruction of...

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TO STOP MASSIVE WILDFIRES, WE&...

Aug 26, 2015 by

TO STOP MASSIVE WILDFIRES, WE’RE GOING TO HAVE TO CHANGE OUR STRATEGY

[Translate] Members of a handcrew prepare to head out during the Okanogan Complex Fire in Washington.    REUTERS/Jason Redmond GRIST...

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