March for Science on Earth Day...

Apr 19, 2017 by

March for Science on Earth Day to Resist Trump’s War on Facts

[Translate] Drastic cuts to science-based agencies like the EPA are galvanizing scientists worldwide. By Dr. David Suzuki / AlterNet...

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Why Small-Scale Farming Is Our...

Apr 19, 2017 by

Why Small-Scale Farming Is Our Best Hope for Restoring Rural America

[Translate] Local Peace Economy There is nothing inevitable about the demise of rural America. By Sarah van Gelder / AlterNet Photo...

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SNEAK PEEK: RETHINKING EDUCATI...

Apr 19, 2017 by

SNEAK PEEK: RETHINKING EDUCATION ON A CHANGING PLANET

[Translate] April 17, 2017 Gaelle Gourmelon Leave a comment It’s almost here! Our newest State of the World report, EarthEd:...

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HOW THREE WOMEN ARE CHANGING T...

Apr 19, 2017 by

HOW THREE WOMEN ARE CHANGING THE WORLD THROUGH SOLAR POWER

[Translate]  Monica Chitre WORLDWATCH.ORG Given the transformative potential of solar power to address growing concerns about climate...

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How the Lower Colorado Shows W...

Apr 18, 2017 by

How the Lower Colorado Shows What’s Really at Stake for America’s Rivers as Trump Rolls Back Protections

[Translate] Environment By starving key federal conservation initiatives, President Trump’s budget threatens rivers and...

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SHOWING COMMUNITIES HOW TO LIV...

Apr 7, 2017 by

SHOWING COMMUNITIES HOW TO LIVE WITH FLOODS

[Translate] The Dirt Contributor DesignWeek Greenville winning team / NCSU master’s of landscape architecture student Rouqing Ke...

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New Miniseries Shows How Ordin...

Apr 6, 2017 by

New Miniseries Shows How Ordinary Citizens Can Help Advance Science—and Be a Part of Solutions

[Translate] From the lead crisis to fracking, citizen scientists are doing much more than just reading about the issues. By Alexandra...

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SEATTLE ORGANIZATION CREATES T...

Apr 4, 2017 by

SEATTLE ORGANIZATION CREATES TINY HOME VILLAGE FOR THE HOMELESS

[Translate] Esther Yu Hsi Lee Immigration Reporter at ThinkProgress. “Keeping people safe temporarily is a good thing, but not the...

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HEROES OF THE HEARTLAND QUIETL...

Apr 4, 2017 by

HEROES OF THE HEARTLAND QUIETLY PROTECTING OUR LAND AND WATER

[Translate] Building sod, busting stereotypes By Nathanael Johnson  GRIST My social media bubble tells me that coastal liberals work...

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Why GDP Could Stand for Going ...

Apr 4, 2017 by

Why GDP Could Stand for Going to Destroy the Planet—We Need New Economic Measures for a Sustainable Economy

[Translate] Environment As long as GDP growth is the primary economic goal, achieving prosperity for all within the means of what the...

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EAST CHICAGO LEAD CRISIS HIGHL...

Apr 3, 2017 by

[Translate] Nexus Media Stories from Nexus Media “I thought we had regulations in place to protect us from pollution like this.” East...

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BASICALLY, THE ARCTIC IS MELTI...

Apr 3, 2017 by

BASICALLY, THE ARCTIC IS MELTING, THE WORLD HAS GONE CRAZY, AND IT’S ALL OUR FAULT

[Translate] Basically, the Arctic Is Melting, the World Has Gone Crazy, and It’s All Our Fault Global warming is causing...

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CANADIAN STUDY: TRANSITION TO ...

Apr 2, 2017 by

CANADIAN STUDY: TRANSITION TO RENEWABLES ‘IRREVERSIBLE’ BUT U.S. NEEDS TO ACCELERATE TRANSFORMATION

[Translate]   By Meteor Blades  DAILY KOS A Texas wind farm. At 20 gigawatts, enough to supply electricity to 6 million...

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QUEBEC’S VACANT CHURCH B...

Apr 2, 2017 by

[Translate]   By Ruby Irene Pratka, Shareable.NET | Report The novelist Mark Twain is said to have referred to Montreal as a city of...

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THIS INVENTION LETS RURAL HOND...

Apr 2, 2017 by

THIS INVENTION LETS RURAL HONDURANS CLEAN THEIR WATER — AND OWN THE TREATMENT PLANTS

[Translate]  Carrie Koplinka-Loehr, YES! Magazine | Report Students working on PF300 at Cuatro Communidades. (Photo: Courtesy of...

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CLIMATE PROGRESS, WITH OR WITH...

Apr 2, 2017 by

CLIMATE PROGRESS, WITH OR WITHOUT TRUMP

[Translate] By MICHAEL R. BLOOMBERG  NYTIMES Photo Credit Mikey Burton President Trump’s unfortunate and misguided rollback of...

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DESPITE TRUMP’S OK, THE ...

Mar 31, 2017 by

DESPITE TRUMP’S OK, THE KEYSTONE PIPELINE IS FAR FROM A DONE DEAL

[Translate] Op-Ed President Donald Trump, flanked by Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross, left, and Energy Secretary Rick Perry, signs the...

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BOOK REVIEW: SEEING THE BETTER...

Mar 30, 2017 by

BOOK REVIEW: SEEING THE BETTER CITY

[Translate] THE DIRT   Aaron King Seeing the Better City / Island Press In her book The Eye Is a Door, landscape architecture...

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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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AL GORE SLAMS TRUMP IN STATEME...

Mar 29, 2017 by

AL GORE SLAMS TRUMP IN STATEMENT AND MOCKS HIM IN NEW DOCUMENTARY ‘AN INCONVENIENT SEQUEL’

[Translate] By Leslie Salzillo  DAILY KOS Nobel Peace Prize laureate and former Vice President Al Gore threw a double whammy at...

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5 WAYS TRUMP’S FAR-REACH...

Mar 28, 2017 by

5 WAYS TRUMP’S FAR-REACHING REVERSAL OF OBAMA-ERA PROTECTIONS RISKS OUR HEALTH, ENVIRONMENT AND CLIMATE

[Translate] Environment By undoing much of Obama’s climate change legacy, Trump is unleashing fossil fuels—and the dangers they...

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TRUMP TO ISSUE FAR-REACHING RE...

Mar 27, 2017 by

TRUMP TO ISSUE FAR-REACHING REVERSAL OF OBAMA CLIMATE PUSH

[Translate]   by Jennifer A Dlouhy   BLOOMBERG NEWS Environmentalists, analysts question impacts of directive Order also targets...

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DOCTORS: CLIMATE CHANGE IS ALR...

Mar 26, 2017 by

DOCTORS: CLIMATE CHANGE IS ALREADY MAKING U.S. KIDS SICKER

[Translate]   By Honora Montano, New America Media | Report   Children are among the most vulnerable to the health impacts of climate...

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GLOBAL GOALS ON CLIMATE CHANGE...

Mar 26, 2017 by

GLOBAL GOALS ON CLIMATE CHANGE MAY BE ATTAINABLE, DUE TO RAPID COLLAPSE OF COAL

[Translate] By Mark Sumner  DAILYKOS.COM Good news is a rare thing in climate change stories. Coming off the hottest year ever,...

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THIS READY-MADE TINY HOME CAN ...

Mar 25, 2017 by

THIS READY-MADE TINY HOME CAN BE SHIPPED TO ANY DESTINATION

[Translate] by Nicole Jewell  inhabitat.com View Slideshow There are those who work for months or even years to create a beautiful...

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To Protect the Environment for...

Mar 25, 2017 by

To Protect the Environment for Future Generations, We Must Change the Existing Capitalist System

[Translate] Environment For the Paris Agreement to be meaningful, shortsighted self-interest must give way to pro-environment...

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KEYSTONE XL TAR SANDS PIPELINE...

Mar 24, 2017 by

[Translate] Today, nearly six years after the fight over the Keystone XL tar sands pipeline moved into high gear, Donald Trump...

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MEET THE FIXER: THIS BROOKLYNI...

Mar 24, 2017 by

MEET THE FIXER: THIS BROOKLYNITE RETROFITS CITIES

[Translate] Briefly Stuff that matters Grist 50 Jennifer Young U.S. cities are packed with about 5 million medium-sized buildings —...

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NONE OF THE WORLD’S TOP ...

Mar 22, 2017 by

NONE OF THE WORLD’S TOP INDUSTRIES WOULD BE PROFITABLE IF THEY PAID FOR THE NATURAL CAPITAL THEY USE

[Translate] By David Roberts GRIST.ORG The notion of “externalities” has become familiar in environmental circles. It refers to costs...

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GERMANY CONVERTS COAL MINE INT...

Mar 21, 2017 by

GERMANY CONVERTS COAL MINE INTO GIANT BATTERY STORAGE FOR SURPLUS SOLAR AND WIND POWER

[Translate] (Photo: Daniel Ullrich)LORRAINE CHOW OF ECOWATCH FOR BUZZFLASH AT TRUTHOUT Article reprinted with permission from...

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