Our ravenous appetite turns hu...

Sep 12, 2017 by

Our ravenous appetite turns humble sand into an endangered natural treasure

[Translate] August 1, 2017 Photo by Flickr user Peter Craven. (cc) 2009 Subscribe to Hightower’s Radio Lowdown with your...

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How Local Housing Regulations ...

Sep 6, 2017 by

How Local Housing Regulations Smother the U.S. Economy

[Translate] By CHANG-TAI HSIEH and ENRICO MORETTI   NYTIMES Houses fill the landscape near the Bay Bridge in San Francisco. Credit...

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Houston’s flooding shows what ...

Aug 30, 2017 by

Houston’s flooding shows what happens when you ignore science and let developers run rampant

[Translate] WET LAND NEEDS WETLANDS Share Written by Ana Campoy David Yanofsky   QZ.COM August 29, 2017 Since Houston, Texas was...

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UTAH CONGRESSMAN WANTS TO SELL...

Apr 10, 2016 by

UTAH CONGRESSMAN WANTS TO SELL AMERICA’S 4TH MOST POPULAR WILDLIFE REFUGE TO PRIVATE DEVELOPERS

[Translate] by Nicole Gentile – Guest Contributor CLIMATE PROGRESS CREDIT: wikimedia commons Vieques National Wildlife Refuge....

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CALIFORNIA’S WORLD-CLASS...

Mar 21, 2016 by

CALIFORNIA’S WORLD-CLASS COASTLINE COULD BE RAVAGED BY GREEDY DEVELOPERS BECAUSE ONE MAN WAS UNJUSTLY FIRED

[Translate] Environment The unwarranted dismissal of Charles Lester, the respected head of the California Coastal Commission, was...

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D.C . PLANS FOR PRESERVATION A...

Mar 9, 2016 by

D.C . PLANS FOR PRESERVATION AMID POPULATION EXPLOSION

[Translate] THE DIRT by Jared Green O Street Market, before / Wikipedia O Street Market, after / City Market at O How does a...

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DON’T WATER DOWN THE COA...

Jan 22, 2016 by

DON’T WATER DOWN THE COASTAL COMMISSION!

[Translate] The California Coastal Commission may be buckling to pressure from developers. We must act now! The California Coastal...

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A CASE FOR BRINGING INNOVATION...

Jan 19, 2016 by

A CASE FOR BRINGING INNOVATION TO THE HOUSING MARKET

[Translate] David Friedlander   LIFE EDITED Architecture In Manhattan, the average cost of a studio apartment is $2,418 (non...

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HOW TO SAVE THE PERSIAN GULF&#...

Oct 25, 2015 by

HOW TO SAVE THE PERSIAN GULF’S DYING CORAL REEFS

[Translate] Rampant development has killed off 70 percent of the region’s life-giving reefs. The Palm Jumeirah development in Dubai,...

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OOPS! WE DESTROYED AFFORDABLE ...

Oct 5, 2015 by

OOPS! WE DESTROYED AFFORDABLE MARKET-RATE HOUSING. OUR BAD.

[Translate] David Friedlander   LIFE EDITED Architecture This site has long followed Seattle’s ongoing micro-apartment saga. Here’s a...

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URBAN HOUSING FOR THE PEOPLE, ...

Sep 17, 2015 by

URBAN HOUSING FOR THE PEOPLE, BY THE PEOPLE – IN GERMANY

[Translate] David Friedlander   life edited Architecture Real estate is a big and often lucrative business. The reason is fairly...

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HERE’S WHY WE NEED TO PO...

May 30, 2015 by

HERE’S WHY WE NEED TO POLITICIZE DISASTERS

[Translate] Reuters By Tim Kovach GRIST The past week has brought widespread devastation throughout Texas, as torrential rain and...

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Mega-Developer Wants to Build ...

May 14, 2015 by

Mega-Developer Wants to Build Massive Resort, Mall and Housing Complex at Grand Canyon

[Translate] Environment The Sierra Club says the proposed development would be a “defacement” of the Grand Canyon. By...

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U.S. Braces for Even Worse Wil...

May 3, 2015 by

U.S. Braces for Even Worse Wildfire Season

[Translate]   By Kieran Cooke, Climate News Network  VIA TRUTHDIG Forest fires rage in the mountains above the urban sprawl of...

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Is Starbucks Responsible For D...

Feb 17, 2015 by

Is Starbucks Responsible For Driving Up Real Estate Prices in Gentrified Cities?

[Translate] Economy It’s a caffeinated spin on the old chicken-and-egg question: which came first? By Jana Kasperkevic / The...

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Dianne Feinstein’s Husba...

Jan 19, 2015 by

Dianne Feinstein’s Husband’s Real Estate Firm Poised to Make $1 Billion Selling Post Offices

[Translate] Washington business model: spouses spot deals with huge upsides. By Steven Rosenfeld / AlterNet January 19, 2015 Photo...

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