Infographic: Climate Science v...

Apr 27, 2015 by

Infographic: Climate Science vs. Fossil Fuel Fiction

[Translate] UNION OF CONCERNED SCIENTISTS Fossil fuel companies and their lobbying groups have been deceiving the public for nearly...

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Two Bills Need Opposing Tuesda...

Apr 27, 2015 by

Two Bills Need Opposing Tuesday SB 277 and SB 792 – Save Vaccine Exemption and Stop Daycare Worker Mandates

[Translate]   A CALL TO ACTION – Today and Tuesday are big days needing your action to protect the personal belief...

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Changes in water vapor and clo...

Apr 27, 2015 by

Changes in water vapor and clouds are amplifying global warming

[Translate] A new paper represents a major step in measuring and understanding the Earth’s climate Dark clouds before rain. New...

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What Has Your Time in the Gard...

Apr 27, 2015 by

What Has Your Time in the Garden Meant to You?

[Translate]  by The Dirt Contributor “I was in the cafeteria of the Men’s Maximum Security Facility in Cranston, Rhode Island, to...

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From Vietnam to Iraq: Turning ...

Apr 27, 2015 by

From Vietnam to Iraq: Turning a Nightmare Into a Fairy Tale

[Translate]   By Christian Appy, TomDispatch  VIA TRUTHDIG   This piece first appeared at TomDispatch. Read Tom Engelhardt’s...

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Well Drilling Has Deep Impact ...

Apr 27, 2015 by

Well Drilling Has Deep Impact on Health of Great Plains

[Translate]   By Tim Radford, Climate News Network  VIA TRUTHDIG     A farmer and his sons struggle through a dust storm in...

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World Bank fudges the fossil f...

Apr 27, 2015 by

World Bank fudges the fossil fuel facts

[Translate] Women carry coal from an open-cast field in the eastern Indian state of Jharkhand: ‘Universal energy access for the poor...

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What next in politics?

Apr 27, 2015 by

What next in politics?

[Translate] by Hunter   Daily Kos Looks like the Apocalypse to me. Former Rep. Michele Bachmann is very excited that the world may be...

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Who should profit from solar e...

Apr 27, 2015 by

Who should profit from solar energy?

[Translate] Shutterstock By Tim McDonnell  GRIST This story is reproduced here as part of the Climate Desk collaboration. In the...

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California’s drought isn’t doo...

Apr 27, 2015 by

California’s drought isn’t doomsday, but yes, it will change the state

[Translate] Low water at Folsom Reservoir    Robert Couse-Baker By Nathanael Johnson GRIST As California parches, people in the state...

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Tesla’s $13,000 battery ...

Apr 26, 2015 by

Tesla’s $13,000 battery could keep your home online in a blackout

[Translate] The Guardian Elon Musk has hinted at device to be unveiled this week, and analyst Trip Chowdhry sees big benefits for...

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Tomgram: Michael Klare, Is the...

Apr 26, 2015 by

[Translate]   [Note for TomDispatch Readers: Sad news from me.  On Monday, Eduardo Galeano died of cancer.  I was his U.S. book...

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Watch a Cruise Ship Pollute as...

Apr 26, 2015 by

[Translate] The industry is growing, and so is the environmental damage to the world’s oceans.  By Taylor Hill  BLUE PLANET...

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5 Ways It’s Become a Cri...

Apr 26, 2015 by

5 Ways It’s Become a Crime to Be Poor in America, Punishable by Further Impoverishment

[Translate] Economy New report details perverse policies that are driving more people into hopeless, inescapable poverty. By Terrell...

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Are You a Victim of Fish Fraud...

Apr 26, 2015 by

Are You a Victim of Fish Fraud? New Program Will Make It Easier to Check

[Translate] Environment The federal govt. has unveiled a new plan to combat illegal fishing and seafood fraud. By Michael Conathan /...

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Rightwing Media Cynically Expl...

Apr 26, 2015 by

Rightwing Media Cynically Exploits Unrest in Baltimore to Push “Race War” Narrative

[Translate] #BlackLivesMatter is not targeting white people, it’s targeting white supremacy. By Adam Johnson / AlterNet When...

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North America’s Oil And Gas In...

Apr 26, 2015 by

North America’s Oil And Gas Industry Has Taken Over 7 Million Acres Of Land Since 2000

[Translate] by Katie Valentine CLIMATE PROGRESS This June 12, 2014, aerial photo shows four oil wells in various stages of...

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‘Explosive’ Wildfires Ar...

Apr 26, 2015 by

‘Explosive’ Wildfires Are Already Out Of Control Months Before Fire Season

[Translate] by Samantha Page  CLIMATE PROGRESS California’s firefighters are bracing for a long summer. CREDIT: AP Photo/Marcio Jose...

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Obama Finally Gets Angry At Cl...

Apr 26, 2015 by

Obama Finally Gets Angry At Climate Science Deniers And It’s Hilarious

[Translate] by Joe Romm   CLIMATE PROGRESS President Obama brings out actor Keegan-Michael Key from “Key & Peele” to play...

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Suicide as Genocide

Apr 26, 2015 by

[Translate] Ruth Hopkins  INDIAN COUNTRY MEDIA NETWORK Genocide has found a new disguise: that of adolescent suicide. According to...

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The Simple “Secret”...

Apr 25, 2015 by

The Simple “Secret” to Making a Woman Orgasm That Way Too Many People Still Don’t Get

[Translate] Sex & Relationships A new documentary called “Science, Sex, and The Ladies” is a fun and educational film...

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Paul Krugman Demolishes the &#...

Apr 25, 2015 by

Paul Krugman Demolishes the ‘Zombie’ Ideas That Have Eaten Republican Brains

[Translate] Economy How else to explain how these false economic ideas live on and on and on? By Janet Allon / AlterNet Photo Credit:...

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Drug companies aren’t telling ...

Apr 25, 2015 by

Drug companies aren’t telling you the whole truth

[Translate] (Credit: oknoart via Shutterstock)    Only some of drug studies—the positive ones—ever have a good chance of being...

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Joss Whedon: Politicians Who D...

Apr 25, 2015 by

Joss Whedon: Politicians Who Deny Climate Change ‘Deny Basic Scientific Truth’

[Translate] by Emily Atkin    CLIMATE PROGRESS ‘Avengers’ writer and director Joss Whedon is quite familiar with dystopian futures....

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Congratulations, Yellowstone! ...

Apr 25, 2015 by

[Translate] By Suzanne JacobS  GRIST Earth’s gynecologists — er, a group of scientists — took a sonogram of Yellowstone National...

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If We Dig Out All Our Fossil F...

Apr 24, 2015 by

[Translate]   Michael Greenstone   nytimes  THE UPSHOT World leaders are once again racing to avert disastrous levels of global...

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Oklahoma’s Options Now That St...

Apr 24, 2015 by

Oklahoma’s Options Now That State and Federal Scientists Confirm Big Earthquake Impact from Water Disposal

[Translate] environmental policy By Andrew C. Revkin   New York Times DOT Earlier this week, Oklahoma’s state geologist and state...

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Site Visit: A Tiny House Villa...

Apr 24, 2015 by

Site Visit: A Tiny House Village in Olympia Offers a New Model for Housing the Homeless Anne-Marie Lubenau

[Translate] METROPOLIS MAGAZINE — Point of View Quixote Village in Olympia, WA Courtesy Panza After visiting Miller’s Court in...

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How Eco-Friendly is Your State...

Apr 24, 2015 by

How Eco-Friendly is Your State?

[Translate]   For the new report “2015’s Most & Least Eco-Friendly States,” WalletHub compared each state across...

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U.S. Unveils New Big Picture A...

Apr 24, 2015 by

U.S. Unveils New Big Picture Approach to Fighting Climate Change

[Translate] Three agencies will implement a first-of-its-kind federal commitment to support resilience of the nation’s natural...

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