Responsive bioclimatic skin wr...

May 27, 2015 by

Responsive bioclimatic skin wraps around LEED Gold ICTA-ICP building in Barcelona

[Translate]  INHABITAT     <p>Your browser does not support iframes.</p>   The bioclimatic skin, a system of...

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The Secret Group That Wants to...

May 27, 2015 by

The Secret Group That Wants to Take Over Your School

[Translate] Education Their work behind the scenes is every bit as dangerous for the future of education as ALEC’s. By Sarah...

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Shock: Congress Plots to Pay f...

May 27, 2015 by

Shock: Congress Plots to Pay for Reviled TPP Deal by Raiding Medicare

[Translate] News & Politics It’s a move that will result in deaths. By Gaius Publius / AlterNet It just doesn’t get...

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Sexists Are Scared of Mad Max ...

May 27, 2015 by

Sexists Are Scared of Mad Max Because It’s a Call to Dismantle Patriarchies

[Translate] Gender The film shows the horror of sexism and is full of small and not-so-small feminist moments. That’s what makes the...

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WATCH: Elizabeth Warren Gives ...

May 27, 2015 by

WATCH: Elizabeth Warren Gives Amazing Two-Minute Explanation of How Government Has Been Taken Over by the Rich

[Translate] News & Politics “They represent the rich and the powerful who don’t want their taxes raised, who...

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Mexico’s Pemex Plagued b...

May 27, 2015 by

Mexico’s Pemex Plagued by Deadly Offshore Explosions and Major Pipeline Spills

[Translate] In just over a month, the state-owned oil company was at the center of three tragic incidents, two fatal. By Ben Jervey /...

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To critics of the academic boy...

May 27, 2015 by

To critics of the academic boycott of Israel: What about “academic freedom” for the children of Gaza?

[Translate]   Given what we now know, it’s harder to ignore the destruction of Palestinian schools and other...

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The media’s sickening Sanders ...

May 27, 2015 by

[Translate] Bernie Sanders’ 2016 campaign reveals how skewed our attitudes toward wealth and taxation have become VIDEO Simon...

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The U.S. Could Get a Third of ...

May 27, 2015 by

The U.S. Could Get a Third of Its Electricity From Wind Power—and Save Billions of Gallons of Water

[Translate] A new report details the health and environmental benefits of ramping up wind energy. Wind towers on the Maple Ridge Wind...

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If You’ve Wondered Why So Many...

May 27, 2015 by

If You’ve Wondered Why So Many Politicians Deny Climate Change, Science Has Your Answer

[Translate] by Emily Atkin CLIMATE PROGRESS Sen. James Inhofe, R-Okla., one of the Senate’s most high-profile deniers of climate...

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Dirty Money

May 26, 2015 by

Dirty Money

[Translate] Metropolis Magazine / May 2015 / Dirty Money An artist’s response to a design icon from the Gilded Age is also a...

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Sweden’s Remarkable Lack...

May 26, 2015 by

Sweden’s Remarkable Lack of Garbage and 22 Other Astounding Facts About Our World Today

[Translate] By Miles Schneiderman / Yes! Magazine   VIA ALTERNET Photo Credit: Samantha Marx/Flickr Number of bike trips in the...

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Stop Calling the TPP a Trade A...

May 26, 2015 by

[Translate] Dave Johnson   CAMPAIGN FOR AMERICA’S FUTURE This is a message to activists trying to fight the Trans-Pacific...

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Energy industry calls for new ...

May 26, 2015 by

Energy industry calls for new emissions targets to aid low-carbon growth

[Translate]   World governments need to set clear long-term goals at Paris climate talks and invest about $50tn to bring about...

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Glenn Greenwald, I’m sorry: Wh...

May 26, 2015 by

Glenn Greenwald, I’m sorry: Why I changed my mind on Edward Snowden

[Translate] After 60 years in public life, my first reaction to Snowden leaks was rage. I was wrong. So was most of the media Hodding...

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Bernie Sanders: Let’s Re...

May 26, 2015 by

Bernie Sanders: Let’s Return to Tax Policy of “Radical Socialist Dwight D. Eisenhower”

[Translate] Election 2016 The rich paid a lot more money under the Republican president. By Michael Arria / AlterNet WASHINGTON, DC...

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You Wouldn’t in a Millio...

May 26, 2015 by

You Wouldn’t in a Million Years Believe What’s Killing Off Dolphins

[Translate] Bottlenose dolphins in the northern Gulf of Mexico have been dying at unusually high rates since 2010. Can you guess why?...

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This roadkill map says a lot a...

May 26, 2015 by

This roadkill map says a lot about California’s drought

[Translate] California Roadkill Observation System By Liz Core GRIST California’s drought is taking a toll on the state’s wildlife....

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This Country Just Banned Groce...

May 26, 2015 by

This Country Just Banned Grocery Stores From Throwing Out Food

[Translate] by Samantha Page   THINK PROGRESS Up to a half of all food is wasted, reports show. CREDIT: AP Photo/Elaine Thompson...

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This Growing ‘Green̵...

May 25, 2015 by

This Growing ‘Green’ City May Be The Front Line In Climate Change Battle

[Translate] Lynne Peeples @huffingtonpost.com  SEATTLE — “That doesn’t even look like a boat. How does it...

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OCEAN “BLOB” COULD...

May 25, 2015 by

OCEAN “BLOB” COULD BE RESPONSIBLE FOR WARMER TEMPERATURES

[Translate]   If you’re wondering why British Columbia experienced such a mild winter and early spring, you could maybe...

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Robert Reich: Corporate Collus...

May 25, 2015 by

[Translate] The big banks even referred to themselves as “cartels,” but government will do nothing to stop them. By...

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The Secret History of Memorial...

May 25, 2015 by

The Secret History of Memorial Day

[Translate] Culture History books credit a Union officer with the idea of a holiday to remember the war dead. But the first people to...

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Tiny Plastic Microbeads Are Be...

May 25, 2015 by

Tiny Plastic Microbeads Are Being Banned in States Across the Country for ‘Causing Mega-Problems’

[Translate] Environment Microbeads are meant to exfoliate your skin, but they also kill wildlife, pollute oceans and endanger human...

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As Chipotle Goes GMO-free, Mon...

May 25, 2015 by

As Chipotle Goes GMO-free, Monsanto’s Worst Fear Is Coming True—And Corporate Media Is Freaking Out

[Translate] Environment Chipotle’s decision may compel other food brands to follow suit. By Jonathan Latham, PhD / The...

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EU Dropped Pesticide Laws Due ...

May 25, 2015 by

EU Dropped Pesticide Laws Due to U.S. Pressure over TTIP, Documents Reveal

[Translate] U.S. trade officials pushed EU to shelve action on endocrine-disrupting chemicals linked to cancer and male infertility...

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Over 180,000 Marine Mammals Ma...

May 25, 2015 by

Over 180,000 Marine Mammals May Die in Navy’s Arctic War Games

[Translate] National Marine Fisheries Service say military exercise “may result in damage that could take years to decades from which...

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RADICAL HISTORIES: THE FIGHT F...

May 24, 2015 by

[Translate] Radical Histories: The Fight for a Sustainable Future From the campaign to conserve hunting lands in the 19th century to...

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Why We Need to Take Sy Hersh’s...

May 24, 2015 by

Why We Need to Take Sy Hersh’s bin Laden Bombshell Seriously

[Translate] (AP Photo/Rahimullah Yousafzai) Early in 2009, just before Barack Obama took office, I shared an elevator with Michael...

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Can cities, businesses, and ot...

May 24, 2015 by

Can cities, businesses, and other new climate actors help bridge the emissions gap?

[Translate] Shutterstock By Amy Weinfurter   GRIST As the international community continues to struggle to advance a global climate...

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