Green Infrastructure through t...

Oct 7, 2017 by

[Translate] The Dirt Contributor Before. ASLA 2012 Professional General Design Award or Excellence. “Green Sponge” for a...

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DON’T LET TRUMP’S ...

Apr 7, 2017 by

[Translate] Robert Borosage  OURFUTURE.ORG In his first 70 days in office, President Donald Trump is shedding his most popular...

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Time to Take a Deep Breath of ...

Nov 9, 2016 by

Time to Take a Deep Breath of Fresh Air, America: Voters Approve Billions for Local Parks and Natural Areas

[Translate] Environment Americans may be divided on many issues, but we all love our parks and wilderness areas. By Will Rogers /...

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NIGERIA’S MASSIVE OIL CL...

Jun 3, 2016 by

NIGERIA’S MASSIVE OIL CLEANUP COULD TAKE DECADES AND A BILLION DOLLARS

[Translate] by Alejandro Davila Fragoso CLIMATE PROGRESS CREDIT: AP Photo/Sunday Alamba Oil is seen on the creek water’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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A RADICAL PLAN TO SAVE THE MIS...

Apr 21, 2016 by

A RADICAL PLAN TO SAVE THE MISSISSIPPI DELTA

[Translate] Point of View METROPOLIS MAGAZINE Liam Otten The Atchafalaya, part of the larger Mississippi River Delta, meets the Gulf...

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OIL HEIR BRINGING MORMON-INSPI...

Apr 1, 2016 by

[Translate] NewVistaFoundation.org  VIA GRIST If You Build It, They Will Groan By Katharine Wroth The tiny towns in Vermont’s Upper...

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6 CITIES DESIGNING FOR HEALTH

Jan 11, 2016 by

[Translate]   From Detroit to Edinburgh, these cities are helping residents live more healthful and equitable lives. Anna Clark YES...

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ARTIST FILLS THE VAULTS OF A D...

Oct 25, 2015 by

ARTIST FILLS THE VAULTS OF A DILAPIDATED 1924 BANK IN CHICAGO WITH BOOKS AND ARTWORK

[Translate] Architecture by Lidija Grozdanic   INHABITAT What happens when you fill bank vaults and offices with books and artwork...

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The True Value of BP’s $18.7 B...

Aug 13, 2015 by

The True Value of BP’s $18.7 Billion Settlement

[Translate] What does the record settlement really mean to one of the world’s wealthiest companies — and the Gulf Coast it is...

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Old pickle factory converted i...

May 11, 2015 by

Old pickle factory converted into beautiful, nearly net-zero energy home

[Translate] The 1880s warehouse was converted into a modern live-work studio for fine arts photographer Jaime Alvarez and girlfriend...

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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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Houzz Tour: Traditional Chicor...

Nov 23, 2014 by

Houzz Tour: Traditional Chicory Kiln Becomes a Retreat for Two

[Translate] A couple converts the Philip Island, Australia, structure into a vacation home with an unusual open-plan design Emily...

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Ecologists Just Saved Miles Of...

Aug 22, 2014 by

Ecologists Just Saved Miles Of Texas Coastline Using BP Oil Spill Money

[Translate] by Ari Phillips CLIMATE PROGRESS Wetland marsh waterways at Powderhorn Lake. CREDIT: Jerod Foster/ Texas Parks &...

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New York’s Oyster Bar: S...

Aug 18, 2014 by

New York’s Oyster Bar: Serving up Reefs and Resiliency

[Translate] Point of View The METROPOLIS Blog Johanna Phelps Mathews Nielsen’s Noriko Maeda and Greg Leonard learning, hands on, at...

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Neighbors transform abandoned ...

Jul 5, 2014 by

Neighbors transform abandoned mall into a giant aquarium

[Translate] By Jim Meyer  GRIST Shutterstock American malls have been invaded by just about everything — from Santas to zombies to...

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Bringing pleasure back to New ...

Jun 28, 2014 by

Bringing pleasure back to New England’s Detroit: Can a ghost town in Long Island Sound be revived from the dead?

[Translate] Corruption and then heroism in this amazing race to return an urban waterfront jewel to a city in need of a break Andrea...

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Three Gulf Coast victories sco...

Apr 19, 2014 by

Three Gulf Coast victories scored since the BP spill

It’s not all bad?

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Restoring Coastal Ecosystems C...

Apr 10, 2014 by

Restoring Coastal Ecosystems Creates More Jobs Than Offshore Oil Development

Coastal restoration also provides…

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A Successful Push to Restore E...

Mar 1, 2014 by

A Successful Push to Restore Europe’s Long-Abused Rivers

From Britain to the Czech Republic…

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HERE’S WHAT HAPPENED WHE...

Jan 11, 2014 by

HERE’S WHAT HAPPENED WHEN ONE EVERGLADES CANAL WAS RESTORED

The blasts lit up the sky…

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The giving tree:

Dec 10, 2012 by

The giving tree:

Farmer Mark Shepard sees perennials such as chestnuts and apples as a way to diversify his crops…

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Why I’m Supporting Presi...

Oct 19, 2012 by

I was in the early days of my acting career in 1962, when Rachel Carson’s Silent Spring made its way onto best-seller lists..

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Oceans’ Jargon Translato...

Sep 26, 2012 by

[Translate]  Gulf of Mexico Fisheries & Restoration: Jargon Translator   Understand the Terminology   A-Z Jargon Translator:...

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