MILLIONS OF AMERICANS ARE DRIN...

May 8, 2017 by

MILLIONS OF AMERICANS ARE DRINKING CONTAMINATED WATER — AND DON’T EVEN KNOW IT

[Translate] Flint is not alone. Nathalie Baptiste   MOTHER JONES.COM Lukas Schulze/DPA/ZUMA America’s crumbling water...

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PROGRESSIVE CAUCUS BUDGET TURN...

May 3, 2017 by

[Translate] Isaiah J. Poole To people who argue that the resistance to President Trump amounts to protest without a plan, the...

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ASLA OUTLINES INFRASTRUCTURE P...

Mar 30, 2017 by

ASLA OUTLINES INFRASTRUCTURE PRIORITIES

[Translate] The Dirt Queens Plaza in Queens NYC, 2012 / Sam Oberter The American Society of Landscape Architects (ASLA) urges policy...

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HOUSE COMMITTEE TO PROBE CLIMA...

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[Translate] By Devin Henry The House Science Committee has scheduled a provocative hearing next week to challenge the science behind...

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HYPERLOOP ONE PITCHES ELON MUS...

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HYPERLOOP ONE PITCHES ELON MUSK’S DREAM IDEA TO INDIA

[Translate]   Anurag Kotoky Co. talking to government and companies on plans for India Project will source some components...

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OROVILLE IS A WARNING FOR CALI...

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OROVILLE IS A WARNING FOR CALIFORNIA DAMS, AS CLIMATE CHANGE ADDS STRESS

[Translate] By ADAM NAGOURNEY and HENRY FOUNTAIN  NYTIMES Photo The remains of the St. Francis Dam in California, which burst just...

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HEXAVALENT CHROMIUM (CHROMIUM-...

Feb 4, 2017 by

HEXAVALENT CHROMIUM (CHROMIUM-6) WAS JUST FOUND IN 75% OF DRINKING WATER … THE MASS CHEMICAL SUICIDE OF AMERICA IS UNDER WAY

[Translate]   by Mike Adams, the Health Ranger Tags: chromium-6, drinking water, chemical suicide (NaturalNews) An Environmental...

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CLEAN WATER FOR EVERYONE WHO L...

Feb 2, 2017 by

CLEAN WATER FOR EVERYONE WHO LIVES IN A CITY

[Translate] Aaron King   THE DIRT.ASLA.ORG Water Infrastructure / Columbia University PressWater Infrastructure: Equitable Deployment...

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HOW MUSK’S TUNNEL BORING...

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AUTONOMOUS PUBLIC TRANSPORT

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ELON MUSK: TO ELIMINATE TRAFFI...

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[Translate] Moonshots Johannes Barre  FUTURISM In Brief In a series of Tweets, Elon Musk said he might just be serious about building...

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ON CLIMATE CHANGE, TRUMP MOVES...

Dec 16, 2016 by

[Translate] THE DIRTJared Green   President-elect Trump has moved away from outright denial that climate change is happening. In an...

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HOW THE ACTIVE MANY CAN OVERCO...

Nov 30, 2016 by

HOW THE ACTIVE MANY CAN OVERCOME THE RUTHLESS FEW

[Translate] Nonviolent direct action was the 20th century’s greatest invention—and it is the key to saving the earth in the 21st...

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HOW TRUMP PLANS TO FIX THE NAT...

Nov 19, 2016 by

HOW TRUMP PLANS TO FIX THE NATION’S INFRASTRUCTURE

[Translate]   The President-elect’s ambitious proposal relies on private financing, but the plan has its critics. By...

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Michael Kimmelman on the Chall...

Sep 11, 2016 by

Michael Kimmelman on the Challenges – and Opportunities – Facing New York

[Translate] By Martin C. Pedersen  COMMON EDGE.ORG When Michael Kimmelman was named architecture critic of the New York Times, he was...

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SOLAR ROADWAYS: 3 COUNTRIES, 3...

Jun 30, 2016 by

SOLAR ROADWAYS: 3 COUNTRIES, 3 SOLUTIONS

[Translate]   UNDERSTANDSOLAR.COM We will all be driving on solar roadways soon if this global effort to build the most enduring and...

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WHAT HILLARY CLINTON WOULD DO ...

Jun 20, 2016 by

WHAT HILLARY CLINTON WOULD DO TO AMERICA

[Translate] Wonkblog By Max Ehrenfreund and Jim Tankersley THE WASHINGTON POST Clinton on the campaign trail View Photos The former...

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EUROPE’S FLOODS COME AS ...

Jun 9, 2016 by

EUROPE’S FLOODS COME AS NO SURPRISE

[Translate] By Alex Kirby / Climate News Network  VIA TRUTHDIG     Water reaching the thighs of the Zouave statue, as it did last...

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TOP SIX GREEN ENERGY GOOD NEWS...

Apr 25, 2016 by

TOP SIX GREEN ENERGY GOOD NEWS STORIES FROM PARIS COP21

[Translate]   By Juan Cole  TRUTHDIG This post originally ran on Truthdig contributor Juan Cole’s website.World leaders signed the...

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9 Ways Global Warming Is Makin...

Apr 24, 2016 by

9 Ways Global Warming Is Making Us Sick

[Translate] Thanks to climate change, we’ll be seeing more asthma, allergies, Lyme disease and foodborne illnesses. By Reynard...

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CAN TECHNOLOGY SAVE OUR CRUMBL...

Apr 11, 2016 by

CAN TECHNOLOGY SAVE OUR CRUMBLING INFRASTRUCTURE?

[Translate] THE DIRT  by Jared Green Mississippi collapsed bridge / Wikipedia “The infrastructural situation in the U.S. is bad,”...

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CAN A CITY BE SUSTAINABLE? STA...

Apr 7, 2016 by

CAN A CITY BE SUSTAINABLE? STATE OF THE WORLD CONFERENCE

[Translate] Join the Worldwatch Institute for the launch of State of the World: Can a City Be Sustainable   Tuesday, May 10, 2016...

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MIT TACKLES THE FUTURE OF INTR...

Apr 4, 2016 by

MIT TACKLES THE FUTURE OF INTRASTRUCTURAL INNOVATION

[Translate] Point of View Dana Snyder  METROPOLIS MAGAZINE Rebuild by Design, bird’s-eye view of the New Meadowlands project,...

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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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HOW A SMALL TOWN WON AN UNLIKE...

Mar 2, 2016 by

HOW A SMALL TOWN WON AN UNLIKELY VICTORY AGAINST BIG OIL

[Translate]  By Fran Korten, YES! Magazine | Report (Photo: Longview, Washington via Shutterstock) Longview is a timber and mill town...

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WORLD’S LONGEST ICE BRID...

Dec 27, 2015 by

WORLD’S LONGEST ICE BRIDGE IS COMING TO FINLAND

[Translate] by Lidija Grozdanic   INHABITAT Next Monday the first batch of around 150 students will leave for Finland to build the...

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CHINA’S “SPONGE CI...

Dec 16, 2015 by

CHINA’S “SPONGE CITIES” USE SMART INFRASTRUCTURE TO PREVENT MASSIVE WATER ISSUES

[Translate] Shutterstock By Kate Yoder   GRIST Of China’s many green fascinations (Exhibit A: Sproutcore), here’s one that seems like...

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BEST LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTURE BO...

Dec 1, 2015 by

BEST LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTURE BOOKS OF 2015

[Translate] THE DIRT  by Jared Green Looking for the perfect present? Or taking time off during the holidays to delve into the latest...

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INFRASTRUCTURE ADVANCED IN THE...

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[Translate] By james321 REBLOGGED BY SciTech DK GreenRoots Climate Hawks While we’re “debating” torture, access to...

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HELP SHAPE THE NEW URBAN AGEND...

Nov 18, 2015 by

HELP SHAPE THE NEW URBAN AGENDA

[Translate] THE DIRT  by Jared Green Nearly twenty years ago, world leaders met in Istanbul, Turkey, to discuss the fate of cities at...

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