IN CHICAGO, NEW PARKS ARE CIVI...

Nov 18, 2015 by

IN CHICAGO, NEW PARKS ARE CIVIC INFRASTRUCTURE

[Translate] THE DIRT  by Heidi Petersen For Daniel Burnham, the Chicago architect and planner who created the 1909 Plan of Chicago,...

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SPRAWL COSTS THE U.S. $1 TRILL...

Sep 27, 2015 by

SPRAWL COSTS THE U.S. $1 TRILLION ANNUALLY

[Translate] THE DIRT   by Liz Camuti Not only does sprawl increase the distance between people’s homes and jobs, a new study by the...

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HOW TO FIX OUR BROKEN WORLD &#...

Sep 25, 2015 by

HOW TO FIX OUR BROKEN WORLD – IN 17 BULLET POINTS

[Translate] MOTHER JONES Here’s why you should care about the United Nations’ newest heap of jargon. —By Tim McDonnell A...

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REVERSING THE TIDE: CITIES AND...

Sep 25, 2015 by

REVERSING THE TIDE: CITIES AND COUNTRIES ARE REBELLING AGAINST WATER PRIVATIZATION, AND WINNING!

[Translate]   By Tom Lawson, Occupy.com | News Analysis Demonstrators march through the streets to protest a water tax in Dublin,...

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PLACEMETER MEASURES THE FLOW O...

Sep 18, 2015 by

PLACEMETER MEASURES THE FLOW OF PEOPLE THROUGH URBAN SPACES

[Translate] THE DIRT by Jared Green Cities are increasingly loaded up with technology. Sensors now enable managers of urban water and...

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ON THE NEWS WITH THOM HARTMANN...

Sep 9, 2015 by

[Translate] TRUTHOUT.ORG Wednesday, 09 September 2015 00:00 By Thom Hartmann, The Thom Hartmann Program | Video Report In...

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World’s Biggest Economie...

Sep 5, 2015 by

World’s Biggest Economies Devise Plan That Spells Doom for Planet Earth

[Translate] Experts warn that the G20’s massive infrastructure plan will cause “rapid ecological deterioration.” By...

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WHAT AMERICA CAN LEARN FROM EU...

Sep 5, 2015 by

WHAT AMERICA CAN LEARN FROM EUROPE’S HIGH-SPEED TRAINS

[Translate] Shutterstock By Ben Adler GRIST Riding the high-speed train between Berlin and Hamburg, Germany’s two largest cities, is...

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INFOGRAPHIC: LOOKING BACK AT C...

Aug 28, 2015 by

[Translate] <d Ten years ago Hurricane Katrina made landfall in New Orleans, Louisiana. On August 29, 2005, the force of this...

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MEXICO CITY’S AMBITIOUS ...

Aug 28, 2015 by

MEXICO CITY’S AMBITIOUS ELEVATED PARK

[Translate] THE DIRT    by Jared Green Mexico City, one of the world’s great megalopolises, with more than 20 million people, is...

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10 YEARS AFTER KATRINA, WILL S...

Aug 24, 2015 by

10 YEARS AFTER KATRINA, WILL SACRAMENTO BE THE NEXT NEW ORLEANS?

[Translate] by Josh Israel CLIMATE PROGRESS CREDIT: Shutterstock/Dylan Petrohilos   A 2011 New York Times Magazine story sounded the...

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WHAT’S REALLY INSIDE THE...

Aug 1, 2015 by

WHAT’S REALLY INSIDE THE SENATE’S NEW BILL TO ‘MODERNIZE’ THE ENERGY SYSTEM

[Translate] by Ryan Koronowski CLIMATE PROGRESS CREDIT: Shutterstock   On Thursday afternoon, the Senate’s energy committee sent the...

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NETHERLANDS COMPANY INTRODUCES...

Jul 23, 2015 by

NETHERLANDS COMPANY INTRODUCES PLASTIC ROADS THAT ARE MORE DURABLE, CLIMATE FRIENDLY THAN ASPHALT

[Translate] Climate by Katie ValentineCLIMATE PROGRESS CREDIT: Courtesy VolkerWessels VolkerWessels’ concept for the...

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A CHILLING UPDATE ON THE TICKI...

Jul 14, 2015 by

A CHILLING UPDATE ON THE TICKING SEISMIC BOMB OFF THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST COAST

[Translate] NYTDOT Andrew C. Revkin Photo A comparison of the history of powerful earthquakes along fault off the coast of northern...

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THIS VIDEO GAME WILL MAKE YOU ...

Jul 12, 2015 by

[Translate] By Eve Andrews GRIST The weirdest thing about video games is that they force players to confront their worst phobias. The...

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THIRSTY YET? 8 CITIES THAT ARE...

Jun 28, 2015 by

THIRSTY YET? 8 CITIES THAT ARE IMPROBABLY RUNNING OUT OF WATER

[Translate] A woman in India walks atop a water main on her way to collect water. (Photo: Meena Kadri/Flickr) takepart features The...

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ELIZABETH WARREN: OUR POPULIST...

Jun 11, 2015 by

ELIZABETH WARREN: OUR POPULIST AGENDA – IN HER OWN WORDS

[Translate] AMERICANS FOR A SAFE FUTURE Sen. Elizabeth Warren has become the most visible leader of the growing populist movement...

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DUTCH TEEN’S OCEAN-CLEAN...

Jun 5, 2015 by

DUTCH TEEN’S OCEAN-CLEANING INVENTION TO LAUNCH NEXT YEAR

[Translate] The Ocean Cleanup By Liz Core GRIST Don’t know if you’ve heard, but the Netherlands has an unstoppable deluge of unusual...

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SANTA MONICA’S BIG BLUE ...

Jun 2, 2015 by

SANTA MONICA’S BIG BLUE BUS STOP

[Translate] A cheery public infrastructure initiative aims to make bus travel more enjoyable. Katherine Allen   METROPOLIS MAGAZINE...

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AS A BRIDGE CRUMBLES, CONGRESS...

Jun 2, 2015 by

[Translate]   Isaiah J. Poole  AMERICANS FOR A SAFE FUTURE Scott Klinger of the Center for Effective Government explains how...

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10 Crucial Issues Most Politic...

May 29, 2015 by

10 Crucial Issues Most Politicians—Except Bernie Sanders—Lie About

[Translate] From too-big-to-fail to TPP, Sanders’ entry into the race is sure to elevate the conversation. By Alex Henderson /...

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Does America’s Transportation ...

May 28, 2015 by

Does America’s Transportation Future Really Need More and Bigger Roads?

[Translate]   Lynn Daniels  ROCKY MOUNTAIN INSTITUTE Sr. Associate Rethinking the Highway Trust Fund. One of the bigger debates...

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WATCH: Elizabeth Warren Gives ...

May 27, 2015 by

WATCH: Elizabeth Warren Gives Amazing Two-Minute Explanation of How Government Has Been Taken Over by the Rich

[Translate] News & Politics “They represent the rich and the powerful who don’t want their taxes raised, who...

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China’s Amazonian railway ‘thr...

May 17, 2015 by

China’s Amazonian railway ‘threatens uncontacted tribes’ and the rainforest

[Translate] Environmentalists sound alarm over plans to construct 5,300km route between the Atlantic and Pacific oceans to cut...

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This is why Amtrak train derai...

May 14, 2015 by

This is why Amtrak train derailed: The real story behind our disastrous infrastructure neglect

[Translate] The rails haven’t been important enough to anyone to invest sufficiently in repair/renewal. It’s a shameful legacy...

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We graded the feds on their en...

May 10, 2015 by

We graded the feds on their environmental justice programs — here’s how they fared

[Translate] Shutterstock By Brentin Mock   GRIST As the winds settled from Hurricane Sandy, Shaun Donovan, then-head of the U.S....

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Seattle Layers Nature and Infr...

May 6, 2015 by

Seattle Layers Nature and Infrastructure (Part 1)

[Translate] THE DIRT by Jared Green Seattle has long been an innovator in layering built and natural infrastructure so the two more...

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Steward Brand: We Need Planeta...

Apr 30, 2015 by

Steward Brand: We Need Planetary Restoration

[Translate] THE DIRT by Jared Green Stewart Brand, who is perhaps best known for his book, Whole Earth Catalog, now runs the Long Now...

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What if roads could be certifi...

Apr 29, 2015 by

What if roads could be certified as ‘green’ just like buildings?

[Translate] by Michelle Kennedy Hogan, INHABITAT With over four million miles of roads cris-crossing the nation, and as much as...

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6 Ways The U.S. Plans To Creat...

Apr 28, 2015 by

6 Ways The U.S. Plans To Create Climate-Resilient Energy Infrastructure

[Translate]   by Miranda Peterson — Guest Contributor   CLIMATE PROGRESS Energy Secretary Ernest Moniz, left, and Vice...

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