The Irony of Oil Abundance: Wa...

Mar 13, 2016 by

The Irony of Oil Abundance: Way Too Much Supply, Not Enough Demand

[Translate] Fracking And oil prices have plunged to rock-bottom—so much for our new industrial renaissance. By Michael T. Klare /...

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“REASON WITH WATER RATHE...

Mar 13, 2016 by

“REASON WITH WATER RATHER THAN REPEL IT” ARCHITECTS TAKE ON BOSTON’S WATERY FUTURE

[Translate]            Detail of “The Omega Chain,” a finalist selected in the infrastructure category. (Credit: Howard &...

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AMERICA’S FATAL TRUMP OB...

Mar 13, 2016 by

[Translate] The news about our climate continues to get more and more dire. But you wouldn’t know it from watching the news Tim...

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ARE WE USING LESS STUFF OR MAK...

Mar 11, 2016 by

ARE WE USING LESS STUFF OR MAKING MORE STUFF MORE EFFICIENTLY?

[Translate] David Friedlander  LIFE EDITED Behavior We recently reported on the remarks of IKEA’s Chief Sustainability Officer Steve...

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ENERGY WARS OF ATTRITION: THE ...

Mar 11, 2016 by

ENERGY WARS OF ATTRITION: THE IRONY OF OIL ABUNDANCE

[Translate] By Michael T. Klare / TomDispatch  VIA TRUTHDIG Andrew / CC-BY-2.0 This piece first appeared at TomDispatch. Read Tom...

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WOULD SAVING A LIVABLE CLIMATE...

Mar 11, 2016 by

[Translate]  by Joe Romm  CLIMATE  PROGRESS CREDIT: Bruce Crummy, AP BNSF oil train derailment in 2013.   Billionaire Warren Buffett...

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IOWA JUST APPROVED AN OIL PIPE...

Mar 11, 2016 by

IOWA JUST APPROVED AN OIL PIPELINE THAT WILL CUT THROUGH FOUR STATES

[Translate] by Alejandro Davila Fragoso CLIMATE PROGRESS CREDIT: AP Photo/Nati Harnik Pipes for the proposed Dakota Access oil...

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Environment Rainforest Activis...

Mar 11, 2016 by

[Translate] The move over palm oil sends a powerful message to investors: unethical companies pose too great a risk. By Reynard Loki...

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COULD A NEW PLASTIC-EATING BAC...

Mar 10, 2016 by

COULD A NEW PLASTIC-EATING BACTERIA HELP COMBAT THIS POLLUTION SCOURGE?

[Translate] Scientists have discovered a species of bacteria capable of breaking down commonly used PET plastic but remain unsure of...

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CLEAN AVIATION WILL TAKE WING,...

Mar 10, 2016 by

[Translate]   By Thor Benson  TRUTHDIG Jerry Lin / Shutterstock Elon Musk is not the kind of eccentric billionaire who proposes...

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ANTARCTIC TECHNO-FIX CANNOT SL...

Mar 10, 2016 by

ANTARCTIC TECHNO-FIX CANNOT SLOW RISING SEAS

[Translate]   By Tim Radford / Climate News Network  VIA TRUTHDIG     Pumping seawater into Antarctica is unlikely to halt...

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MASSIVE ALGAL BLOOM KILLS MILL...

Mar 10, 2016 by

MASSIVE ALGAL BLOOM KILLS MILLIONS OF SALMON IN CHILE

[Translate] by Natasha Geiling CLIMATE PROGRESS CREDIT: AP Photo/Robert F. Bukaty, File   A deadly algal bloom has killed nearly 23...

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BREAKING: THE EPA WILL LIMIT M...

Mar 10, 2016 by

BREAKING: THE EPA WILL LIMIT METHANE FROM EXISTING OIL AND GAS FACILITIES

[Translate] CLIMATE PROGRESS CREDIT: AP Photo/Susan Walsh President Barack Obama, right, and Canada’’s Prime Minister Justin...

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HERE’S A REALISTIC PLAN ...

Mar 9, 2016 by

HERE’S A REALISTIC PLAN TO SLASH FOOD WASTE

[Translate] By Nathanael Johnson  GRIST If you are unconvinced that food waste is a problem, then there are plenty of boggling stats...

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Hillary Will Never Admit Publi...

Mar 9, 2016 by

Hillary Will Never Admit Publicly That She Supports Fracking, But She’s a Booster Behind Closed Doors

[Translate] Environment There’s only one presidential candidate who forthrightly supports a ban on fracking: Bernie Sanders. By...

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A CALL FOR COLLEGE STUDENTS TO...

Mar 7, 2016 by

A CALL FOR COLLEGE STUDENTS TO HELP SHAPE THEIR STATES’ CLEAN POWER PLANS

[Translate] NYTDOT ByAndrew C. Revkin Photo A coal-fired power plant in Winfield, W.Va. The E.P.A.’s Clean Power Plan, which aims to...

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THE WORST DROUGHT IN 900 YEARS...

Mar 7, 2016 by

THE WORST DROUGHT IN 900 YEARS HELPED SPARK SYRIA’S CIVIL WAR

[Translate] CLIMATE PROGRESS   Migrants in Mytilene, island of Lesbos, Greece, on February 24, 2016. Image: Markus...

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IN ONE OF THE MOST POLLUTED PL...

Mar 7, 2016 by

IN ONE OF THE MOST POLLUTED PLACES IN AMERICA, AIR QUALITY BOARD WEAKENS POLLUTION RULES

[Translate] Climate by Natasha Geiling CLIMATE PROGRESS CREDIT: Shutterstock   On Friday, Southern California’s air quality board...

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ON FRACKING, CLINTON AND SANDE...

Mar 7, 2016 by

ON FRACKING, CLINTON AND SANDERS GIVE VASTLY DIFFERENT ANSWERS

[Translate] by Emily AtkinCLIMATE PROGRESS CREDIT: AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall Democratic presidential candidate, Sen. Bernie...

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The U.S. Has Approved Industri...

Mar 6, 2016 by

The U.S. Has Approved Industrial Aquaculture in Deep Offshore Waters for the First Time — and It’s a Huge Step Backwards

[Translate] If the U.S. public had known the extent of harms that industrial agriculture would cause, we would have never allowed it...

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Carbon Dioxide Levels Reach Hi...

Mar 5, 2016 by

Carbon Dioxide Levels Reach Highest Point in 15 Million Years

[Translate] Sea levels (and temperatures) are also the highest they’ve been in years. By Dahr Jamail / Truthout   Chemical...

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CLIMATE CHANGE HELPED TRIGGER ...

Mar 5, 2016 by

CLIMATE CHANGE HELPED TRIGGER ANCIENT ANGKOR’S FALL

[Translate]   By Kieran Cooke / Climate News Network  VIA TRUTHDIG   A temple site at the ancient city of Angkor overrun by...

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HERE’S HOW THE EPA CAN A...

Mar 5, 2016 by

HERE’S HOW THE EPA CAN ACHIEVE PARIS CLIMATE GOALS — WITHOUT INVOLVING CONGRESS

[Translate] An unused provision of the Clean Air Act authorizes the EPA to develop and implement an economy-wide, market-based...

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CAN THE U.S. ACHIEVE ITS CLIMA...

Mar 4, 2016 by

CAN THE U.S. ACHIEVE ITS CLIMATE GOALS?

[Translate] THE DIRT by Jared Green Electricity transmission / Institute for Energy Research With the U.S. Supreme Court stay of...

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AN ATTEMPT TO LET COAL PLANTS ...

Mar 4, 2016 by

AN ATTEMPT TO LET COAL PLANTS EMIT UNLIMITED MERCURY WAS JUST SHUT DOWN BY SCOTUS

[Translate] by Emily AtkinCLIMATE PROGRESS CREDIT: Shutterstock   Regulations that limit heavy metal pollution from oil- and...

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CANADA AND THE U.S. MAY BE ABO...

Mar 4, 2016 by

CANADA AND THE U.S. MAY BE ABOUT TO DO SOMETHING BIG ON CLIMATE

[Translate] by Samantha Page CLIMATE PROGRESS CREDIT: AP Photo/Susan Walsh President Barack Obama, right, and Canada’s Prime Minister...

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BILL BANNING FRACKING BAN GETS...

Mar 2, 2016 by

BILL BANNING FRACKING BAN GETS SHUT DOWN IN FLORIDA SENATE,

[Translate] by Samantha PageCLIMATE PROGRESS CREDIT: AP Photo/J Pat Carter Sunbathers in Key Biscayne, Fla.   It wouldn’t have been...

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THE VISIBLE HAND OF THE LANDSC...

Mar 1, 2016 by

THE VISIBLE HAND OF THE LANDSCAPE ARCHITECT

[Translate]  by The Dirt Contributor ASLA 2015 Professional General Design Honor Award. The Lawn on D / Christian Phillips...

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Hold Your Breath — Nearly 200 ...

Mar 1, 2016 by

Hold Your Breath — Nearly 200 Infrared Videos Expose Methane Pollution All Across the United States (VIDEO)

[Translate] It’s not just Aliso Canyon — fugitive, toxic methane gas escaping into the air is a much more widespread problem...

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Krugman: This Presidential Ele...

Mar 1, 2016 by

Krugman: This Presidential Election Is an Up or Down Vote on the Survival of Humanity

[Translate] Environment The Republican Party has somehow managed to get even more destructive in eight years. AlterNet Paul Krugman...

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