The True Value of BP’s $18.7 B...

Aug 13, 2015 by

The True Value of BP’s $18.7 Billion Settlement

[Translate] What does the record settlement really mean to one of the world’s wealthiest companies — and the Gulf Coast it is...

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How Dick Cheney Kicked off an ...

Aug 13, 2015 by

How Dick Cheney Kicked off an Era of Cancer Clusters and Eco-Disasters from Fracking

[Translate] Environment THIS IS OUTRAGEOUS! The Energy Policy Act of 2005, which holds the Halliburton Loophole, exempts oil and gas...

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“Catastrophe!” Scr...

Aug 12, 2015 by

“Catastrophe!” Screamed the Newspaper Headline

[Translate] via DAILY KOS by Thinking FellaFollow for Four Corners Kossacks At approximately 10:30am on Wednesday, August 5th, 2015,...

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WHAT DO LIGHT, COLOR, GRAVITY ...

Aug 12, 2015 by

WHAT DO LIGHT, COLOR, GRAVITY AND FRACTALS HAVE TO DO WITH OUR WELL-BEING?

[Translate] Point of View METROPOLIS MAGAZINE Nikos A. Salingaros Left: Balanced form reinforces tectonic stability, Woolworth...

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Q&A: JAN GEHL ON MAKING C...

Aug 12, 2015 by

Q&A: JAN GEHL ON MAKING CITIES HEALTHIER AND THE REAL MEANING OF ARCHITECTURE

[Translate] METROPOLIS MAGAZINE Celebrated architect-planner Jan Gehl has worked with the Copenhagen city council to improve the...

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TO FIX OR REPLACE???

Aug 12, 2015 by

TO FIX OR REPLACE???

[Translate] David Friedlander  LIFE EDITED If most of us are ashamed of shabby clothes and shoddy furniture let us be more ashamed of...

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FROM THE ARCHIVES OF TOMDISPAT...

Aug 12, 2015 by

FROM THE ARCHIVES OF TOMDISPATCH: AMERICA’S EMPIRE OF BASES

[Translate]   By Chalmers Johnson, TomDispatch  VIA TRUTHDIG The U.S. Army / CC BY 2.0 This piece first appeared at TomDispatch....

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ABANDONED MINE LEAKS MILLIONS ...

Aug 12, 2015 by

ABANDONED MINE LEAKS MILLIONS OF GALLONS OF BRIGHT ORANGE, TOXIC WATER INTO COLORADO RIVER

[Translate] by Samantha Page CLIMATE PROGRESS CREDIT: EPA A mine blew out last week, leaking three million gallons of bright orange...

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MIT’s NUCLEAR FUSION REA...

Aug 12, 2015 by

MIT’s NUCLEAR FUSION REACTOR COULD SOMEDAY PRODUCE LIMITLESS ENERGY

[Translate] FUTURISM.COM  In Brief MIT researchers have just unveiled designs for a compact, tokamak (donut-shaped) fusion reactor....

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SURGE IN USE OF WIND AND SOLAR...

Aug 12, 2015 by

SURGE IN USE OF WIND AND SOLAR TECHNOLOGY SENDS EU EMISSIONS TUMBLING

[Translate]   By Paul Brown, Climate News Network  VIA TRUTHDIG     The 110-megawatt Lillgrund wind farm off the coast of...

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HOW THE UNIVERSE BEGAN AND HOW...

Aug 12, 2015 by

HOW THE UNIVERSE BEGAN AND HOW HUMANITY WILL DROWN: A SCIENTIST’S TO-DO LIST

[Translate] Shutterstock By Suzanne Jacobs   GRIST No pressure, scientists, but you just got your marching orders for the next...

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‘Beyond UnacceptableR...

Aug 11, 2015 by

‘Beyond Unacceptable’: Judge OKs Uranium Mine at Grand Canyon

[Translate] Slamming ruling, conservationists warn of irreversible contamination of the canyon’s underground aquifers. By...

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SUNSPOT SCIENCE THROWS WRENCH ...

Aug 11, 2015 by

SUNSPOT SCIENCE THROWS WRENCH IN FAVORITE CLIMATE DENIALISM CLAIM

[Translate] GRIST Shutterstock By Suzanne Jacobs D The moon landing was fake! Aliens did crash in Roswell! Tupac and Elvis are living...

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HAWAII MAY SAY ‘ALOHA...

Aug 11, 2015 by

HAWAII MAY SAY ‘ALOHA’ TO MORE HURRICANES

[Translate] New research suggests climate change has left the Pacific islands more susceptible to tropical storms Andrea Thompson,...

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Eko Atlantic – Climate C...

Aug 11, 2015 by

Eko Atlantic – Climate Change Apartheid

[Translate] by John Crappe for Holy $h*tters   via DAILY KOS Eko Atlantic, being built just off Lagos along Nigeria’s Coast and...

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National Geographic Map Shows ...

Aug 11, 2015 by

[Translate] So said President Obama after the debut of his most aggressive climate action policy to date. The rapid and intense...

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Frogs Kept Jumping Into Her Ba...

Aug 11, 2015 by

Frogs Kept Jumping Into Her Backyard Pool, So She Turned It Into A Habitat

[Translate] The Tyee  |  By Chantal Strand THE HUFFINGTON POST   Twelve years ago, Alexis Friesen discovered that her backyard pool...

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VIDEO: WHAT’S THE FED? Y...

Aug 11, 2015 by

[Translate] TRUTHDIG   VIDEO: What’s the Fed? You Should Care.   By Robert Reich This post originally ran on Robert Reich’s...

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If It’s Going to Push Us to Wa...

Aug 11, 2015 by

If It’s Going to Push Us to War, Is It Time for AIPAC to Register as a Foreign Agent?

[Translate]   By Juan Cole   TRUTHDIG thierry ehrmann / CC BY 2.0 This post originally ran on Juan Cole’s website. Most polls...

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VIDEO: Noam Chomsky: Capitalis...

Aug 11, 2015 by

[Translate] TRUTHDIG The renowned linguist and activist explains the only way that capitalism could be compatible with democracy....

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DESTRUCTION OF OUR SOIL IS MOR...

Aug 9, 2015 by

DESTRUCTION OF OUR SOIL IS MORE SERIOUS THAN CLIMATE CHANGE

[Translate]   Press Release: Dr John Baker   An international soil scientist says restocking the world’s arable soil with...

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The Fight to Save Bees Is Gain...

Aug 8, 2015 by

The Fight to Save Bees Is Gaining Steam, State by State

[Translate] Environment Across the country, 18 bills in 10 states were introduced this year regarding bee-killing pesticides. By...

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9 Industries That Are Cashing ...

Aug 8, 2015 by

9 Industries That Are Cashing In as Our Planet Heats Up

[Translate] Environment Big Oil, Monsanto and Wall Street are all cashing in on climate change. By Larry Schwartz / AlterNet Photo...

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LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTURE IN THE ...

Aug 8, 2015 by

[Translate] THE DIRT by J.R. Taylor In Seattle, Framing Mount Rainier – The Huffington Post, 7/16/15 “Gustafson Guthrie Nichol was...

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BALANCING OLD AND NEW ON ALEXA...

Aug 8, 2015 by

BALANCING OLD AND NEW ON ALEXANDRIA’S HISTORIC WATERFRONT

[Translate] THE DIRT by Liz Camuti A new master plan for Old Town, the historic center of Alexandria, Virginia, just a few miles from...

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NEW ZEALAND PLEDGES AN END TO ...

Aug 8, 2015 by

NEW ZEALAND PLEDGES AN END TO COAL BY 2018

[Translate] by Natasha Geiling CLIMATE PROGRESS CREDIT: Shutterstock It appears that New Zealand is finally ready to throw their...

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11 THINGS YOU’LL HEAR IN...

Aug 8, 2015 by

11 THINGS YOU’LL HEAR IN THE GOP DEBATES THAT ARE PROBABLY FALSE

[Translate] Election by Kira LernerCLIMATE PROGRESS CREDIT: AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall Republican presidential candidates are seen...

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IOWA KIDS WILL NOW BE TAUGHT A...

Aug 8, 2015 by

IOWA KIDS WILL NOW BE TAUGHT ACCURATE CLIMATE SCIENCE IN SCHOOL

[Translate] Climate by Ryan KoronowskiCLIMATE PROGRESS CREDIT: AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall, File Wind turbines stand in a field in...

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70 YEARS LATER, WE STILL HAVEN...

Aug 7, 2015 by

70 YEARS LATER, WE STILL HAVEN’T APOLOGIZED FOR BOMBING JAPAN

[Translate] We’ve somehow convinced ourselves that Hiroshima was an act of mercy. By Christian Appy  THE GUARDIAN Hiroshima A man...

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THE GAZA STRIP’S LAST SA...

Aug 7, 2015 by

THE GAZA STRIP’S LAST SAFETY NET IS IN DANGER

[Translate] The UN’s refugee agency is one of the few forces standing between the people of Gaza and humanitarian catastrophe. By...

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