LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTURE IN THE ...

Jul 14, 2015 by

LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTURE IN THE NEWS HIGHLIGHTS (JULY 1 – 15)

[Translate] THE DIRT  by J.R. Taylor Lafayette Landscaping Inspired by Natives – The San Francisco Chronicle, 7/2/15 “The drought has...

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BEES ARE DYING OFF – BUT...

Jun 1, 2015 by

BEES ARE DYING OFF – BUT THERE’S A SIMPLE, UNCONTROVERSIAL WAY TO SAVE THEM

[Translate] The only thing stopping us from protecting pollinators is greed, Dave Goulson tells Salon Lindsay Abrams SALON.COM Bees...

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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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RADICAL HISTORIES: THE FIGHT F...

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[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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Texans are freaking out over t...

May 20, 2015 by

Texans are freaking out over this natural gas pipeline — with good reason

[Translate] Shutterstock / Oleinik Dmitri By Bryan Schatz  GRIST This story was originally published by Mother Jones and is...

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How to break the political sil...

May 5, 2015 by

How to break the political silence on the environment

[Translate] Tom Burke   THE GUARDIAN To get green policies high up on the political platform where they belong, we need to show how...

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Do Urban Growth Boundaries Wor...

May 4, 2015 by

Do Urban Growth Boundaries Work?

[Translate]   THE DIRT by Jared Green Urban growth boundaries are held up as one of the most effective tools for limiting...

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Are the leftovers from home re...

May 4, 2015 by

Are the leftovers from home remodeling trash or treasure?

[Translate] ccontill By Ask Umbra  GRIST Q. I live in an affluent subdivision of 1980s executive-style homes. Over the past few...

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California has a real water ma...

May 4, 2015 by

[Translate] Aqueduct in Saugus, Calif.    Jeff Turner By Nathanael Johnson GRIST When I started reporting on California’s drought I...

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Invasive species will save us:...

Apr 13, 2015 by

[Translate] Nature no longer congregates where we expect to find it — so conservationists must radically rethink priorities...

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California Cities Really, Real...

Apr 11, 2015 by

California Cities Really, Really Want Residents to Kill Their Lawns

[Translate] San Francisco and Los Angeles have announced new public-education programs encouraging people to use less...

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Jonathan Franzen is guilty of ...

Apr 5, 2015 by

Jonathan Franzen is guilty of “extreme intellectual dishonesty,” according to the Audubon Society

[Translate] Franzen hit first, ask but the National Audubon Society hit harder Joanna Rothkopf   SALON.COM Franzen (Credit:...

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To Solve California’s Water Cr...

Mar 21, 2015 by

[Translate] Sonali Kolhatkar  TRUTHDIG   Irrigation water running along a dried-up ditch between rice farms in Richvale, check Calif....

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Texas Bill Bans Sustainability...

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Texas Bill Bans Sustainability Program, Based On A Glenn Beck Conspiracy Theory

[Translate] by Emily AtkinCLIMATE PROGRESS CREDIT: shutterstock Two Texas lawmakers have proposed a pair of bills that would prevent...

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Baths vs. showers, an eco-smac...

Mar 6, 2015 by

Baths vs. showers, an eco-smackdown

[Translate] Shutterstock By Ask Umbra Q. I really enjoy taking long baths that use some lavender oils, etc., to relax on weekends and...

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FIRST GRAY WOLF SPOTTED AT GRA...

Feb 13, 2015 by

FIRST GRAY WOLF SPOTTED AT GRAND CANYON IN 70 YEARS SHOT DEAD BY HUNTER

[Translate] BY ARI PHILLIPS – THINK PROGRESS by Ari Phillips CREDIT: Courtesy of Center For Biological Diversity Officials have...

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Save Half the Planet, or Lose ...

Jan 23, 2015 by

[Translate] t By Stephen Leahy  DRIVING THE NATION MÉRIDA, order Mexico, treat Nov 17 2009 (IPS) – At least half the planet must be...

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Ocean Life Faces Mass Extincti...

Jan 18, 2015 by

Ocean Life Faces Mass Extinction, Broad Study Says

[Translate] Environment   Photo A dead whale in Rotterdam, the Netherlands, in 2011. As container ships multiply, more whales are...

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A New Map of the World’s Ecosy...

Jan 13, 2015 by

A New Map of the World’s Ecosystems

[Translate] THE DIRT  by Jared Green A new, malady free, order web-based tool from the US Geological Survey (USGS) and ESRI allows us...

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Kristine Lofgren Egloo heats y...

Jan 4, 2015 by

Kristine Lofgren Egloo heats your room without electricity for 10 cents a day

[Translate] by Kristine Lofgren, physician inhabitat Can you heat your room for just 10 cents a day? Egloo can. Egloo is a clever...

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