TOMORROW’S WORKPLACE WIL...

Dec 12, 2015 by

TOMORROW’S WORKPLACE WILL HAVE VIRTUAL-REALITY PODS AND IN-OFFICE VEGETABLE PLOTS, SAY STUDENTS

[Translate] Point of View  METROPOLIS MAGAZINE Tamy Cozier The day-long Workspace Invader event asked 16 students to design the...

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MICRO GOES EVEN MORE MAINSTREA...

Dec 12, 2015 by

[Translate] David Friedlander  LIFE EDITED Architecture When LifeEdited began several years ago, the micro housing conversation was...

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ROBERT POLLIN SHOWS US THAT &#...

Dec 11, 2015 by

[Translate] Bill Scher  AMERICANS FOR A SAFE FUTURE Above: Economist and author Robert Pollin discusses his latest book, “Greening...

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ENERGY GAME-CHANGERS LOOK TO T...

Dec 4, 2015 by

ENERGY GAME-CHANGERS LOOK TO THE FUTURE

[Translate] By Tim Radford / Climate News Network  VIA TRUTHDIG     New ways are being developed to capture and store maximum power...

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HERE’S HOW THE AIRLINE I...

Nov 27, 2015 by

HERE’S HOW THE AIRLINE INDUSTRY COULD CUT ITS EMISSIONS IN HALF

[Translate] Shutterstock By Nick Stockton   GRIST This story was originally published by Wired and is reproduced here as part of the...

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CALIFORNIA’S FIRST OFF S...

Nov 21, 2015 by

CALIFORNIA’S FIRST OFF SHORE WIND POWER PROJECT FACES ENVIRONMENTAL HEADWINDS

[Translate] TAKE PART DAILY The state wants more renewable energy, but environmental restrictions make getting projects off the...

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WE CAN MIMIC NATURE TO BETTER ...

Nov 18, 2015 by

WE CAN MIMIC NATURE TO BETTER MANAGE WATER

[Translate] THE DIRT  by Liz Camuti If it weren’t for us, bison and beavers might still roam Chicago, Illinois, the location of the...

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VERTICAL FOREST FOR LAUSANNE, ...

Nov 10, 2015 by

VERTICAL FOREST FOR LAUSANNE, SWITZERLAND

[Translate]   stefano boeri plans second ‘vertical forest’ for Lausanne, Switzerland stefano boeri plans second...

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GOING OFF FOSSIL FUELS WOULD B...

Nov 10, 2015 by

GOING OFF FOSSIL FUELS WOULD BOOST DISPOSABLE INCOME ANDCREATE A MILLION JOBS

[Translate] by Samantha Page THINK PROGRESS CREDIT: AP Photo/Bob Leverone Construction jobs in clean sources of electricity are...

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THE PLAN TO SAVE THE WORLD

Nov 9, 2015 by

THE PLAN TO SAVE THE WORLD

[Translate] What success at the Paris climate conference looks like. —By Rebecca Leber   MOTHER JONES More than 300,000...

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ETHICAL DESIGN PRACTICES MAY H...

Nov 7, 2015 by

ETHICAL DESIGN PRACTICES MAY HELP SLOW GENTRIFICATION

[Translate] THE DIRT   by Jared Green Gentrification replaces diversity with homogenized people and places. This process has...

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MUJI’S TINY HOUSES SHOW ...

Nov 7, 2015 by

MUJI’S TINY HOUSES SHOW OFF HUGE STYLE

[Translate] David Friedlander   LIFE EDITED Architecture Japanese retailer MUJI’s bread and butter is simple, neutral colored,...

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MOROCCO POISED TO BECOME A SOL...

Nov 7, 2015 by

MOROCCO POISED TO BECOME A SOLAR SUPERPOWER WITH LAUNCH OF DESERT MEGA-PROJECT

[Translate] World’s largest concentrated solar power plant, powered by the Saharan sun, set to help renewables provide almost half...

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TERRACE FARMING: AN INDIGENOUS...

Nov 7, 2015 by

TERRACE FARMING: AN INDIGENOUS MODEL FOR FOOD SECURITY

[Translate]   By Marianela Jarroud, Inter Press Service | Report Terraces built by Atacameño Indians in the village of Caspana in...

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U.N. PREDICTS THE IMPACT OF EX...

Nov 6, 2015 by

U.N. PREDICTS THE IMPACT OF EXISTING GLOBAL CLIMATE PLEDGES

[Translate] Shutterstock By Clayton Aldern   GRIST Your sleepless nights of anticipation are about to end: The U.N. just released its...

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NATURE AND TECHNOLOGY ARE MERG...

Nov 6, 2015 by

NATURE AND TECHNOLOGY ARE MERGING, WHAT DOES THAT MEAN FOR SUSTAINABILITY

[Translate] Industrial Evolution By Suzanne Jacobs  GRIST The 21st century will challenge everything we think we know about nature...

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CLIMATE CHANGE WILL STRESS OUT...

Nov 6, 2015 by

CLIMATE CHANGE WILL STRESS OUT PLANTS. THESE SCIENTISTS THINK THEY HAVE A SOLUTION

[Translate] Rusty Rodriguez and Regina Redman Industrial Evolution By Suzanne Jacobs   GRIST Just east of the University of...

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BLAZING OUR WAY TO APOCALYSE: ...

Nov 5, 2015 by

BLAZING OUR WAY TO APOCALYSE: THE UNEXAMINED SOURCE OF OUR CLIMATE CATASTROPHE

[Translate] Much has been made of fossil fuels, but few understand the dangers of wood burning. Part 2 of a 3-part series John Upton,...

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RENEWABLE ENERGY DOESN’T...

Nov 5, 2015 by

RENEWABLE ENERGY DOESN’T MEAN CLEAN ENERGY: THE EUROPEAN ACCOUNTING ERROR THAT’S WARMING THE PLANET

[Translate] Burning trees to fuel our power plants is heating the atmosphere more quickly than coal. Part 1 of a 3-part series John...

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Slow-Motion Disaster: New York...

Nov 4, 2015 by

Slow-Motion Disaster: New York Prepares for Up to Six Feet of Sea Level Rise

[Translate] By the end of the century, LaGuardia Airport will have fish swimming where airplanes once parked. By Bobby Magill /...

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POWERING APPALACHIA’S BR...

Nov 4, 2015 by

[Translate]   By Susanna Hegner, Southern Currents | News Analysis Coalfield communities are getting a much-needed jolt. On October...

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ACCORDING TO BIOMIMICRY, THE S...

Nov 4, 2015 by

ACCORDING TO BIOMIMICRY, THE SOLUTIONS TO OUR MOST PRESSING PROBLEMS MAY ALREADY EXIST AROUND US

[Translate] Leila Conners    HUFFINGTON POST GREENFounder and President of Tree Media Group In a world that is constantly confronted...

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HUMAN WASTE COULD LIGHT UP MOR...

Nov 4, 2015 by

HUMAN WASTE COULD LIGHT UP MORE THAN 138 MILLION HOMES: STUDY

[Translate]   Eleanor Goldberg Impact editor, The Huffington Post :  Tuomas Lehtinen via Getty Images We can finally stop...

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THE HILLS ARE ALIVE WITH THE S...

Nov 4, 2015 by

THE HILLS ARE ALIVE WITH THE SOUND OF INNOVATION

[Translate] David Friedlander  LIFE EDITED Architecture Started in 2008, Summit Series has established itself as one of the world’s...

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BREAKING: TRANSCANADA ASKS STA...

Nov 3, 2015 by

BREAKING: TRANSCANADA ASKS STATE DEPARTMENT TO SUSPEND REVIEW PROCESS FOR KEYSTONE XL PIPELINE

[Translate] by Katie Valentine CLIMATE PROGRESS CREDIT: wikimedia commons   Canadian oil company TransCanada has asked the State...

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HOW TANZANIA PLANS TO LIGHT UP...

Nov 2, 2015 by

HOW TANZANIA PLANS TO LIGHT UP A MILLION HOMES WITH SOLAR POWER

[Translate] In a country where only 40% of people have access to grid electricity, the government is looking to sunshine to power...

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Meet the Federal Agency Rubber...

Nov 1, 2015 by

Meet the Federal Agency Rubber Stamping the Rampant Expansion of Fracking

[Translate] The agency that once operated quietly under public radar has become the target of activist outrage for spearheading...

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HEMP-BASED INSULATION MAKES A ...

Oct 29, 2015 by

HEMP-BASED INSULATION MAKES A COMEBACK IN BELGIUM

[Translate] Hempcrete is actually quite similar to concrete, but is carbon negative, waterproof, fireproof, insulates well, and is...

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HOW WASHINGTON TRANSFORMED ITS...

Oct 29, 2015 by

HOW WASHINGTON TRANSFORMED ITS DYING OYSTER INDUSTRY INTO A CLIMATE SUCCESS STORY

[Translate] by Natasha Geiling CLIMATE PROGRESS CREDIT: Wikimedia Netarts Bay, in Oregon, where Whiskey Creek Shellfish Hatchery is...

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HOW TO RE-WEIRD DESIGN

Oct 28, 2015 by

HOW TO RE-WEIRD DESIGN

[Translate] by The Dirt Contributor Can leaving the comfort zone push designers to re-imagine what is possible? Outside Design, an...

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