IT’S TIME TO PLAN FOR EL...

Jun 17, 2016 by

IT’S TIME TO PLAN FOR ELECTRIC VEHICLES ON THE GRID

[Translate] ROCKY MOUNTAIN INSTITUTE (RMI) New report identifies important best practices for utilities, regulators, and other...

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U.S. CHAMBER OF COMMERCE JOINS...

Jun 17, 2016 by

U.S. CHAMBER OF COMMERCE JOINS ANTI-SOLAR CRUSADE

[Translate] REUTERS/Paul Hackett Throwing shade By Ben Adler GRIST The U.S. Chamber of Commerce is the latest conservative group to...

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LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTURE IN THE ...

Jun 16, 2016 by

LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTURE IN THE NEWS HIGHLIGHTS (JUNE 1 – 15)

[Translate] THE DIRT  J.R. Taylor A towering waterfall appears to fall from midair into the Grand Canal at the Palace of Versailles /...

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A NEW KIND OF URBAN FARM IN DE...

Jun 16, 2016 by

A NEW KIND OF URBAN FARM IN DETROIT

[Translate] THE DIRT   Jared Green Penrose market garden / Jared GreenIn the Penrose neighborhood of Detroit, two landscape...

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Mark Ruffalo Urges President O...

Jun 16, 2016 by

Mark Ruffalo Urges President Obama to Keep Fossil Fuels in the Ground in Gripping New Documentary

[Translate]   A new film introduces the president to the victims of the drilling and fracking boom. By Reynard Loki / AlterNet I...

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SCIENTISTS CAPTURE CARBON BY T...

Jun 15, 2016 by

SCIENTISTS CAPTURE CARBON BY TURNING CO2 EMISSIONS INTO STONE

[Translate]   By Tim Radford / Climate News Network   VIA TRUTHDIG     Carbon dioxide is a component of the steam rising from...

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LARGEST NET-ZERO PLUS COMMERCI...

Jun 13, 2016 by

LARGEST NET-ZERO PLUS COMMERCIAL RETROFIT IN THE U.S. OPENS IN LOS ANGELES

[Translate] According to reports, commercial buildings in Los Angeles are expected to produce an increasing amount of carbon...

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LAST OIL COMPANY PULLS OUT OF ...

Jun 13, 2016 by

LAST OIL COMPANY PULLS OUT OF ARCTIC OFFSHORE DRILLING EFFORTS IN CHUKCHI SEA

[Translate] by Ryan Koronowski CLIMATE PROGRESS CREDIT: Shutterstock The Pacific Walrus calls the Chukchi and Bering Seas home.  ...

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Noam Chomsky: The Doomsday Clo...

Jun 13, 2016 by

[Translate]   Nuclear weapons, climate change, and the prospects for survival. By Noam Chomsky / TomDispatch  VIA ALTERNET  ...

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THE UNSEEN SLAUGHTER UNDER THE...

Jun 12, 2016 by

THE UNSEEN SLAUGHTER UNDER THE SEA

[Translate] The Unseen Slaughter Under the Sea Ocean Defenders Alliance is on a mission to stop abandoned “ghost nets”...

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CHANGING SKYLINE: WHAT WESTERN...

Jun 12, 2016 by

[Translate] Kéré created a demonstration project for the Perelman Building atrium. Brightly colored parachute cords are suspended...

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HOW ONE COUNTY TOOK ON ATLANTI...

Jun 12, 2016 by

HOW ONE COUNTY TOOK ON ATLANTIC COAST PIPELINE — AND THE TRUE COST OF NATURAL GAS

[Translate] By Brad Horn   THE WASHINGTON POST Battling a pipeline View Photos In Virginia, one woman’s fight to save her land Glass...

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CO2 TURNED INTO STONE IN ICELA...

Jun 10, 2016 by

CO2 TURNED INTO STONE IN ICELAND IN CLIMATE CHANGE BREAKTHROUGH

[Translate] THE GUARDIAN Radical new technique promises a cheaper and more secure method of burying CO2 emissions underground instead...

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CALIFORNIA’S PRIMARY HAS...

Jun 9, 2016 by

CALIFORNIA’S PRIMARY HAS OILY FINGERS ALL OVER IT

[Translate] TV Spot By Heather Smith   GRIST In the months leading up the California primary, all eyes have been focused on the...

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THERE’S A MINI-EARTH IN ...

Jun 9, 2016 by

[Translate] Newsweek By Nina Burleigh  GRIST This story was originally published by Newsweek and is reproduced here as part of the...

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RAINY U.K. GETS MORE POWER FRO...

Jun 9, 2016 by

RAINY U.K. GETS MORE POWER FROM SOLAR THAN COAL FOR THE FIRST TIME IN OVER A CENTURY

[Translate] by Samantha Page CLIMATE PROGRESS CREDIT: Shutterstock Renewable sources such as solar, wind, and geothermal, produced...

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NORWAY, FIRST COUNTRY TO BAN D...

Jun 8, 2016 by

NORWAY, FIRST COUNTRY TO BAN DEFORESTATION

[Translate] KATIE POHLMAN OF ECOWATCH ON BUZZFLASH AT TRUTHOUT (Photo: World Wildlife Fund)Article reprinted with permission from...

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AS A WORKER ON THE GREAT BARRI...

Jun 8, 2016 by

[Translate] Justin Marshall  THE GUARDIAN International film-makers are flocking to the reef to witness its degradation. The rest of...

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DRY TAPS AND LAGOONS OF SEWAGE...

Jun 8, 2016 by

DRY TAPS AND LAGOONS OF SEWAGE: WHAT AMERICA’S WATER CRISIS LOOKS LIKE

[Translate] A new report finds that safe water and sanitation are increasingly unaffordable for millions of Americans. By Zoë...

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BIOPHILIC CITIES LEAD THE WAY ...

Jun 8, 2016 by

BIOPHILIC CITIES LEAD THE WAY TO URBAN SUSTAINABILITY

[Translate] Jared Green  THE DIRT “We need density but we also need connections to nature,” said University of Virginia professor...

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The World’s Poor Face an...

Jun 8, 2016 by

The World’s Poor Face an Unequal Climate Risk—Here’s What Needs to Happen

[Translate] Environment In 2015 alone, Africa faced droughts, wildfires, landslides, extreme temperatures and floods that affected...

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DEPLOYMENT MIRACLE PUTS ELECTR...

Jun 8, 2016 by

DEPLOYMENT MIRACLE PUTS ELECTRIC VEHICLES ON TRACK TO SAVE LIVABLE CLIMATE

[Translate] by Joe Romm CLIMATE PROGRESS CREDIT: Shutterstock Tesla supercharging station in Oslo, Norway.   An almost...

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COMING SOON: CARBON CAPTURE PL...

Jun 5, 2016 by

COMING SOON: CARBON CAPTURE PLANTS THAT SUCK CO2 OUT OF THE AIR

[Translate] FUTURISM Climeworks Swiss company Climeworks is building a carbon capture and storage facility near Zurich which will be...

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CLIMATE JUSTICE FROM THE GROUN...

Jun 5, 2016 by

CLIMATE JUSTICE FROM THE GROUND UP: SIX BALLOT INITIATIVES TO WATCH IN 2016

[Translate]   By Matt Stannard, Occupy.com | Report Florida International University Solar House at Engineering Campus. Florida has...

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Hillary Clinton Tried to Push ...

Jun 4, 2016 by

Hillary Clinton Tried to Push Fracking on Other Nations When She Was Secretary of State, New Emails Reveal

[Translate] Environment The State Department hoped Poland could be a “laboratory for testing whether U.S. success in developing...

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This U.S. City Is a Sustainabl...

Jun 4, 2016 by

This U.S. City Is a Sustainable Utopia—Here’s What They Have Accomplished & Where They Are Headed

[Translate] They have set out to reduce emissions by 80 percent. By Brian Holland, Juan Wei / Island Press  VIA ALTERNET LOCAL PEACE...

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Chile Producing So Much Solar ...

Jun 4, 2016 by

Chile Producing So Much Solar Energy It’s Giving Electricity Away for Free

[Translate] Environment The country’s central grid has increased four-fold to 770 megawatts since 2013. By Lorraine Chow / Eco...

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MORE DREDGING NEAR FLORIDAR...

Jun 3, 2016 by

MORE DREDGING NEAR FLORIDA’S ENDANGERED CORALS COULD SPELL DISASTER

[Translate] TAKE PART DAILY Conservation groups are demanding federal officials reevaluate a plan to expand a shipping port near...

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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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This U.S. City Is a Sustainabl...

Jun 2, 2016 by

This U.S. City Is a Sustainable Utopia—Here’s What They Have Accomplished & Where They Are Headed

[Translate] Local Peace Economy They have set out to reduce emissions by 80 percent. By Brian Holland, Juan Wei / Island Press   VIA...

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