DESIGN ADVOCACY AND MATERIAL S...

May 23, 2016 by

DESIGN ADVOCACY AND MATERIAL SUSTAINABILITY

[Translate] Dora Vanette   METROPOLIS MAGAZINE The Downtown Houston Childcare Center, designed by Kirksey Architecure with the goal...

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THERE ARE NO WORDS TO DESCRIBE...

May 23, 2016 by

[Translate]   India  THE GUARDIAN AP via THE GUARDIAN Residents of India’s north-western cities struggle to cope as record...

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TRUMP’S NEWEST ENEMY: EN...

May 23, 2016 by

TRUMP’S NEWEST ENEMY: ENVIRONMENTALISTS

[Translate] by Emily AtkinCLIMATE PROGRESS CREDIT: AP Photo/Paul Sancya Mary Dickens holds a sign outside a Republican presidential...

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THIS COUNTRY JUST SET A MAJOR ...

May 23, 2016 by

THIS COUNTRY JUST SET A MAJOR RENEWABLE ENERGY RECORD

[Translate] by Evelyn Anne CrundenCLIMATE PROGRESS CREDIT: shutterstock The Aldeadávila Dam, on the border between Portugal and...

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AN ORAL HISTORY OF “AN I...

May 23, 2016 by

AN ORAL HISTORY OF “AN INCONVENIENT TRUTH”

[Translate] Supported by Cool Effect  VIA GRIST Al Gore got stuck on a scissor lift. Studio execs fell asleep at a screening. And...

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We May Be About to Witness One...

May 22, 2016 by

We May Be About to Witness One of the Great Privatizations of America’s Public Lands

[Translate] How the raid on Malheur screened a future raid on real estate. By William deBuys / TomDispatch   VIA ALTERNET Photo...

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LONG BEACH FILES LAWSUIT AGAIN...

May 22, 2016 by

LONG BEACH FILES LAWSUIT AGAINST MONSANTO

[Translate] TRUTHDIG posted by emma niles   The Port of Long Beach. (via Flickr) Following the lead of six other West Coast cities,...

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Can Entrepreneurship Save the ...

May 21, 2016 by

Can Entrepreneurship Save the Planet?

[Translate] Environment Watch a clip of the new documentary ‘Time to Choose’ from Oscar-winning filmmaker Charles...

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THE WORLD’S LARGEST FLOA...

May 21, 2016 by

[Translate] Norwegian company Statoil is building the world’s largest offshore floating wind farm near Scotland – and it’s set to...

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NEW THREAT FROM ANTARCTIC GLAC...

May 21, 2016 by

[Translate] By Tim Radford / Climate News Network   VIA TRUTHDIG     Totten Glacier is expected to melt far faster than previously...

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THOMAS RAINER: THERE ARE NO MU...

May 20, 2016 by

THOMAS RAINER: THERE ARE NO MULCH CIRCLES IN THE FOREST

[Translate] THE DIRT by Jared Green Planting in a Post-Wild World / Timber Press Instead of laying down a layer of mulch to separate...

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INSIDE THE LOOMING DISASTER OF...

May 20, 2016 by

INSIDE THE LOOMING DISASTER OF THE SALTON SEA

[Translate] Climate by Alejandro Davila Fragoso CLIMATE PROGRESS CREDIT: Alejandro Davila Fragoso Dead tilapia lines the shores of...

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TRUMP’S BIZARRE CLIMATE ...

May 19, 2016 by

TRUMP’S BIZARRE CLIMATE BELIEFS WOULD JEOPARDIZE MEANINGFUL GLOBAL CLIMATE ACTION

[Translate] by Joe Romm CLIMATE PROGRESS CREDIT: LM Otero, AP   Donald Trump’s climate science denial and dubious deal-making skills...

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Which Candidate Could Rally th...

May 19, 2016 by

Which Candidate Could Rally the Nation Behind Policies That Would Have Real Impact on the Climate Crisis?

[Translate] Environment The dangers of runaway climate change make this U.S. presidential race pivotal. By Sarah van Gelder / Yes!...

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CHILDREN IN FARM COMMUNITIES P...

May 15, 2016 by

CHILDREN IN FARM COMMUNITIES PAY A STEEP PRICE FOR THE FOOD WE EAT

[Translate] Civil Eats About the Writer Elizabeth Grossman is a senior reporter for Civil Eats focused on environmental and science...

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WAVE IMPACTS SPEED GREENLAND I...

May 14, 2016 by

WAVE IMPACTS SPEED GREENLAND ICE MELT

[Translate]   By Tim Radford / Climate News Network  VIA TRUTHDIG     An aerial view of icebergs in Greenland’s Ilulissat...

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GET READY FOR A WAVE OF GREEN ...

May 13, 2016 by

GET READY FOR A WAVE OF GREEN CIVIL DISOBEDIENCE, AMERICA

[Translate]     On Thursday, climate activists in the US began a week of direct action to “Break Free” from fossil fuels....

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SOME OLD SPECIES ARE WELL-SUIT...

May 13, 2016 by

SOME OLD SPECIES ARE WELL-SUITED TO SURVIVE CLIMATE CHANGE

[Translate]   By Tim Radford / Climate News Network  VIA TRUTHDIG     The cane toad is one of the lucky winners of evolution’s...

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E.O. WILSON CALLS FOR PRESERVI...

May 12, 2016 by

E.O. WILSON CALLS FOR PRESERVING HALF OF THE EARTH

[Translate] THE DIRT by Jared Green Half Earth / Liveright In his latest book, Half-Earth: Our Planet’s Fight for Life, famed...

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SCIENTISTS JUST PINPOINTED ANO...

May 12, 2016 by

SCIENTISTS JUST PINPOINTED ANOTHER EXAMPLE OF FRACKING’S ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT

[Translate] Climate by Alejandro Davila Fragoso CLIMATE PROGRESS CREDIT: BILL DICKINSON/FLICKR View of the New River bridge in...

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Leonardo DiCaprio Stands With ...

May 11, 2016 by

Leonardo DiCaprio Stands With Great Sioux Nation to Stop Dakota Access Pipeline (Video)

[Translate]   Environment The campaign to oppose the construction of the Dakota Access pipeline (DAPL) gains steam with DiCaprio...

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ALMOST EVERYTHING YOU KNOW ABO...

May 11, 2016 by

ALMOST EVERYTHING YOU KNOW ABOUT CLIMATE CHANGE SOLUTIONS IS OUTDATED, PART 1

[Translate]   by Joe Romm CLIMATE PROGRESS CREDIT: Schalk van Zuydam, AP Almost everything you know about climate change...

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DERAILED IN D.C.: “BOMB ...

May 10, 2016 by

DERAILED IN D.C.: “BOMB TRAINS,” POISON TRACKS AND MY CHEMICAL EXPOSURE

[Translate]   Richard Eskow  AMERICANS FOR A SAFE FUTURE A CSX freight train derailed in Washington, D.C. last week. The...

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TOXIC LEGACY: MONSANTO AND PCB...

May 10, 2016 by

TOXIC LEGACY: MONSANTO AND PCB CONTAMINATION

[Translate] “But, the most important thing about PCB’s … is that we have identified a mad dog—a known bad actor in the case of PCB....

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PEOPLE POWER OVER CORPORATE PO...

May 10, 2016 by

PEOPLE POWER OVER CORPORATE POWER = CANCELED PIPELINE PROJECTS

[Translate]   Marc Yaggi |WATERKEEPER ALLIANCE A long-standing fight for the public’s right to their land and waterways came to an...

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DON’T LOOK NOW, BUT YOU ...

May 10, 2016 by

[Translate] Grist / Shutterstock Living By Ask Umbra on May 9, 2016 Q. Dear Umbra, It’s common knowledge that Americans consume...

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Urbanism Patron Saint Jane Jac...

May 9, 2016 by

Urbanism Patron Saint Jane Jacobs on Our Civic Duty in Cultivating Cities That Foster a Creative Life

[Translate] BRAINPICKINGS Only a few times a century, if we’re lucky, a book comes along to prod the popular imagination with so...

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WHY USED ELECTRIC CAR BATTERIE...

May 9, 2016 by

WHY USED ELECTRIC CAR BATTERIES COULD BE CRUCIAL TO A CLEAN ENERGY FUTURE

[Translate] by Joe Romm CLIMATE PROGRESS CREDIT: Shutterstock   Battery costs are plummeting to levels that make EVs a truly...

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FLORIDA MAYORS RUSH TO PREPARE...

May 8, 2016 by

FLORIDA MAYORS RUSH TO PREPARE FOR RISING SEAS

[Translate] Climate by Natasha Geiling CLIMATE PROGRESS CREDIT: Shutterstock   Cindy Lerner and Carlos Gimenez are, in many ways,...

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NATIVE COMMUNITIES STAND UP TO...

May 8, 2016 by

NATIVE COMMUNITIES STAND UP TO PROPOSED OIL PIPELINE: ‘THIS IS KEYSTONE 3’

[Translate] by Katie Valentine CLIMATE PROGRESS CREDIT: AP Photo/Nati Harnik Pipes for the proposed Dakota Access oil pipeline, that...

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