This is what Uber’s futuristic...

May 30, 2015 by

[Translate]     <p>Your browser does not support iframes.</p> 12  While Shop Architects designed the overall proposal,...

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IT’S TIME TO WEAN OURSEL...

May 30, 2015 by

IT’S TIME TO WEAN OURSELVES OFF THE FAIRYTALE VERSION OF FARMING

[Translate] George Monbiot   THE GUARDIAN Children’s tales bear no resemblance to the cruelty of most modern farms, yet this image...

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Smoking Gun: 1960s-Era Pulitze...

May 30, 2015 by

Smoking Gun: 1960s-Era Pulitzer Prize-Winning Journalist Says Politics ‘Is All Fraudulent’

[Translate] TRUTHDIG     Theodore H. White, in his New York City apartment with the book that won him the Pulitzer Prize, on May 7,...

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AERSOLS MAY OFFER SHORT-TERM L...

May 30, 2015 by

AERSOLS MAY OFFER SHORT-TERM LIFELINE TO CORALS IN CRISIS

[Translate]   By Tim Radford, Climate News Network  VIA TRUTHDIG     Bleached coral on a reef off the coast of Fiji in the South...

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Here is how the media SHOULD h...

May 29, 2015 by

Here is how the media SHOULD handle climate deniers

[Translate] BBC’s Katty Kay shut down former FEMA director Joe Allbaugh VIDEO Joanna Rothkopf  SALON.COM On Wednesday, BBC...

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Diagramming the Landscape

May 29, 2015 by

Diagramming the Landscape

[Translate] Metropolis Magazine Point of View Katherine Cannella Following thorough research and analysis, the Mathews Nielsen...

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Hillary Appoints Former Junk F...

May 29, 2015 by

Hillary Appoints Former Junk Food Lobbyist As Head Of Black Outreach

[Translate] The selection of another former lobbyist belies Clinton’s newfound “populism”. By Zaid Jilani /...

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Biotech Giant DuPont-Pioneer F...

May 29, 2015 by

Biotech Giant DuPont-Pioneer Found Guilty of Pesticide Contamination

[Translate] A jury awarded 15 people $500,000 in damages in the latest victory against GE seed corporations in Hawaii. By Paul Towers...

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10 Crucial Issues Most Politic...

May 29, 2015 by

10 Crucial Issues Most Politicians—Except Bernie Sanders—Lie About

[Translate] From too-big-to-fail to TPP, Sanders’ entry into the race is sure to elevate the conversation. By Alex Henderson /...

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How Monsanto Could Get Even Bi...

May 29, 2015 by

How Monsanto Could Get Even Bigger and More Powerful

[Translate] Environment We should be very concerned about the future of the world’s food supply. By Reynard Loki / AlterNet...

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Two radically different cities...

May 29, 2015 by

[Translate]   Leading a sustainable life in Iqaluit and Johannesburg isn’t always easy, but communities are rallying to overcome...

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Fracking Ban In Maryland Will ...

May 29, 2015 by

Fracking Ban In Maryland Will Go Into Law After Republican Governor Refuses To Veto

[Translate] by Emily Atkin CLIMATE PROGRESS Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan. At the end of the day on Friday, Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan...

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Congressional Republicans are ...

May 28, 2015 by

Congressional Republicans are outraged that the EPA wants to protect our drinking water

[Translate] “The only people with reason to oppose the rule are polluters who knowingly threaten our clean water” Lindsay...

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ZOKU: THE HOME FOR NOMADS

May 28, 2015 by

[Translate] David Friedlander  LIFE EDITED Architecture With the advent of high speed information technology, facilitating...

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U.S.Women Mobilizing for Clima...

May 28, 2015 by

[Translate]               Dear Women Best greetings! As many of you know, we are now launching WECAN’s On-line Education...

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How Advocacy Groups Protect Vu...

May 28, 2015 by

How Advocacy Groups Protect Vulnerable Consumers

[Translate]     by Casey Coates Danson A wide array of consumer protection laws have been implemented in order to keep...

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Here’s What 2015’s Strong El N...

May 28, 2015 by

Here’s What 2015’s Strong El Niño Means For This Year’s Hurricane Season

[Translate] by Natasha Geiling  CLIMATE PROGRESS A below-average hurricane season is expected for 2015. CREDIT: Shutterstock Despite...

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THE LEFT MATTERS – NOW M...

May 28, 2015 by

THE LEFT MATTERS – NOW MORE THAN EVER!

[Translate] Democracy & Government   by Richard Eskow  BILL MOYERS & CO. This post first appeared at Campaign for...

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THE GOP AND ALEC’S WAR O...

May 28, 2015 by

THE GOP AND ALEC’S WAR ON CITIES

[Translate] Democracy & Government   by Theo Anderson  IN THESE TIMES   Few ideas are more powerful in US politics than...

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Bill Moyers: The Challenge of ...

May 28, 2015 by

Bill Moyers: The Challenge of Journalism Is to Survive in the Pressure Cooker of Plutocracy

[Translate] by Bill Moyers   The following remarks were made by Bill Moyers at the presentation of the Helen Bernstein Book Awards...

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WHICH HARDWARE STORE IS THE GR...

May 28, 2015 by

WHICH HARDWARE STORE IS THE GREENEST?

[Translate] Tim Green By Ask Umbra   GRIST Q. As a new homeowner, there are many home improvement items I have needed to purchase...

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Are Residential Demand Charges...

May 28, 2015 by

Are Residential Demand Charges The Next Big Thing in Electricity Rate Design?

[Translate]   Matt Lehrman  ROCKY MOUNTAIN INSTITUTE Sr. Associate Demand charges for commercial and industrial customers have...

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Does America’s Transportation ...

May 28, 2015 by

Does America’s Transportation Future Really Need More and Bigger Roads?

[Translate]   Lynn Daniels  ROCKY MOUNTAIN INSTITUTE Sr. Associate Rethinking the Highway Trust Fund. One of the bigger debates...

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Reaching the Point of Revulsio...

May 28, 2015 by

[Translate] By NICHOLAS KRISTOF So what are we to make of the revelations of the Clintons’ finances, the $500,000 speeches, the...

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How fossil fuel burning nearly...

May 27, 2015 by

How fossil fuel burning nearly wiped out life on Earth – 250m years ago George Monbiot

[Translate]  George Monbiot   THE GUARDIAN New evidence shows that catastrophic climate change probably destroyed 96% of species at...

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Republicans’ ‘plan...

May 27, 2015 by

Republicans’ ‘plans’ for Isis would drag us into Iraq for another ground war

[Translate] Republicans THE GUARDIAN The GOP candidates use innuendo and coded language to push the need for ground troops into...

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5 ways to tackle the mess that...

May 27, 2015 by

5 ways to tackle the mess that bees are in

[Translate] Jack Wolf Hive five By Nathanael Johnson GRIST The news about bees’ woes has been circulating for so long that you may...

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2 cool maps that show how wind...

May 27, 2015 by

2 cool maps that show how wind power is poised to go big — really big

[Translate] Shutterstock By Bobby Magill Climate Central  VIA GRIST Wind turbines have only a tenuous link to most Americans’ daily...

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Plug n Play is a modular class...

May 27, 2015 by

Plug n Play is a modular classroom that can be modified to suit local conditions

[Translate] INHABITAT by chaukorstudio, Chakour Studios is aiming to provide creative and comfortable spaces for children where they...

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Portable, low-energy shipping ...

May 27, 2015 by

Portable, low-energy shipping container office pops up in Copehagen

[Translate] INHABITAT     <p>Your browser does not support iframes.</p>   Although the shipping containers have...

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