WHY THIS REPUBLICAN SENATOR JU...

Oct 27, 2015 by

WHY THIS REPUBLICAN SENATOR JUST CAME OUT IN SUPPORT OF OBAMA’S CLIMATE RULE

[Translate] by Natasha Geiling CLIMATE PROGRESS CREDIT: AP Photo/Andrew Harnik Sen. Kelly Ayotte, R-N.H.   As soon as the EPA’s Clean...

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COULD BEER SAVE THE HONEYBEES?

Oct 26, 2015 by

COULD BEER SAVE THE HONEYBEES?

[Translate] by Katie Valentine CLIMATE PROGRESS CREDIT: wikimedia commons   The fight to save honeybees has gotten boosts recently...

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FLORIDA SUPREME COURT CLEARS H...

Oct 26, 2015 by

FLORIDA SUPREME COURT CLEARS HURDLE OUT OF THE WAY FOR SOLAR POWER TO FLOURISH

[Translate] by Erin Auel – Guest Contributor  CLIMATE PROGRESS CREDIT: AP Photo/John Raoux In this Wednesday, May 13, 2015...

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BACA ARCHITECTS’ AMPHIBI...

Oct 26, 2015 by

BACA ARCHITECTS’ AMPHIBIOUS HOUSE PROTECTS INHABITANTS FROM FLOODING

[Translate] INHABITA  all images courtesy of baca architects       baca architects has completed the what is believed...

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THE CLIMATE CHANGE FIX WE NEED...

Oct 25, 2015 by

THE CLIMATE CHANGE FIX WE NEED: WE’LL NEVER SOLVE THE PROBLEM UNTIL WE DO THIS

[Translate] We can’t solve global warming until we fix our politics. Here’s how we start Jedediah Purdy   SALON.COM...

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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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RETIREMENT HOMES OPEN UP TO CO...

Oct 24, 2015 by

RETIREMENT HOMES OPEN UP TO COLLEGE STUDENTS. EVERYBODY WINS

[Translate] Alexander Raths / Shutterstock By Katie Herzog  GRIST You might not think college students and old folks would make the...

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INTERVIEW WITH STEVEN NYGREN &...

Oct 23, 2015 by

INTERVIEW WITH STEVEN NYGREN – ON SERENBE – A FARM TO TABLE COMMUNITY

[Translate] THE DIRT   by Jared Green Steven Nygren is the founder of Serenbe, which has won numerous awards, including the Urban...

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INTERVIEW: HOME IMPROVEMENT LE...

Oct 22, 2015 by

INTERVIEW: HOME IMPROVEMENT LEGEND BOB VILA TALKS ABOUT GREEN BUILDING

[Translate] INHABITAT Architecture by Andrew Michler  INHABITAT Bob Vila’s name has been synonymous with home improvement since he...

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‘BACK TO THE FUTURE̶...

Oct 22, 2015 by

‘BACK TO THE FUTURE” NEVER PREDICTED THIS KICKASS SOLAR HOUSE

[Translate] Blue Marble Three years ago next week, when Superstorm Sandy swept through the New York City area, the Stevens Institute...

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OSLO WANTS TO BAN CARS FROM CI...

Oct 22, 2015 by

OSLO WANTS TO BAN CARS FROM CITY CENTER AND DIVEST BILLIONS FROM FOSSIL FUELS

[Translate] Oslo.    iStockphoto By Katie Herzog   GRIST There goes Norway making the rest of the world look like crap again. The...

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Exquisite solar-powered wooden...

Oct 20, 2015 by

Exquisite solar-powered wooden house in Spain boasts a tiny ecological footprint

[Translate] by Lidija Grozdanic INHABITAT This small prefab studio in Spain is a great example of what passive design can achieve....

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TINY, PREFAB, PLUG-AND-PLAY HO...

Oct 19, 2015 by

TINY, PREFAB, PLUG-AND-PLAY HOUSING COMING TO A CITY NEAR YOU

[Translate] David FriedlanderLIFE EDITED When we last caught up with Professor Jeff Wilson he was living in dumpster. The reason...

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WHAT TPP MEANS FOR AGRICULTURA...

Oct 12, 2015 by

WHAT TPP MEANS FOR AGRICULTURAL GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS

[Translate] Canadian dairy farmers campaigned hard to keep milk imports out.    REUTERS/Chris Wattie By Nathanael Johnson GRIST While...

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SOLAR-POWERED SURE HOUSE IS RE...

Oct 11, 2015 by

SOLAR-POWERED SURE HOUSE IS READY FOR THE NEXT HURRICANE SANDY

[Translate] INHABITAT by Tafline Laylin When hurricane Sandy hit the east coast of the United States in 2012, the high winds and...

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CLIMATE APOCALYPSE IS HERE NOW...

Oct 11, 2015 by

CLIMATE APOCALYPSE IS HERE NOW: SCIENCE FICTION HAS BECOME OUR NEW REALITY

[Translate] Climate apocalypse is here, now: Science fiction has become our new reality  Climatologists dismissed the science behind...

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STUDIO 102 TRANSFORMED AN ABAN...

Oct 10, 2015 by

[Translate] INHABITAT Architecture by Lidija Grozdanic  inhabitat Architecture firm Studio 102 transformed a vacant twin house in...

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GOOD NEWS: WIND ENERGY IS THE ...

Oct 9, 2015 by

GOOD NEWS: WIND ENERGY IS THE CHEAPEST ENERGY SOURCE IN GERMANY AND THE U.K.

[Translate] Shutterstock By Kate Yoder GRIST Thanks to the plummeting price of solar and wind energy, fossil fuels might be going the...

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LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTURE IN THE ...

Oct 9, 2015 by

[Translate] THE DIRT by J.R. Taylor Sunday Conversation with Shane Coen, Landscape Architect – The Star Tribune, 9/19/15...

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CARBON IS THE ROOT OF A NEW, S...

Oct 9, 2015 by

CARBON IS THE ROOT OF A NEW, SUSTAINABLE AGRICULTURAL SYSTEM

[Translate] THE DIRT  by Jared Green Turning the conventional wisdom on its head, Janine Benyus, author of Biomimicry: Innovation...

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THIS IS WHY THEY’RE DENI...

Oct 9, 2015 by

THIS IS WHY THEY’RE DENIERS: THE SCIENCE THAT GOES DEEP INTO THE ANTI-CLIMATE-CHANGE BRAIN

[Translate] Climate change is obviously a real concern. So how do deniers close their minds to reality? A scientist explains Paul...

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LONDON CALLING, SEE WE AINR...

Oct 8, 2015 by

LONDON CALLING, SEE WE AIN’T GOT NOT STUFF

[Translate] David Friedlander Behavior  LIFE EDITED Simon wrote that he had always taken an edited approach to his life, but that...

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WE’VE SOLD OUT THE ENVIR...

Oct 8, 2015 by

[Translate] “It’s a corporate dream but a nightmare for those of us on Main Street” Ben Norton   We’ve...

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ELIZABETH WARREN TORCHES BIG O...

Oct 8, 2015 by

ELIZABETH WARREN TORCHES BIG OIL IN A SIGNATURE MOMENT: “WE WEREN’T SENT HERE TO WORK FOR THEM”

[Translate] Republicans want to lift the ban on crude oil exports — but Warren demands to hear from the experts first Sophia...

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SOLAR-POWERED DURA HOME IS A 1...

Oct 6, 2015 by

SOLAR-POWERED DURA HOME IS A 100 per cent self-sufficient shelter build for disaster zones

[Translate] Architecture by Lucy Wang  INHABITAT Is your city well prepared for a natural disaster? After Hurricane Sandy devastated...

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THE NEST HOME IS A SOLAR-POWER...

Oct 6, 2015 by

[Translate] The Nest Home was designed to accommodate a growing family. It offers both private and common spaces that can be easily...

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HONEY BEES ARE FACING A GLOBAL...

Oct 6, 2015 by

HONEY BEES ARE FACING A GLOBAL THREAT, AND IF THEY GO, SO DO WE

[Translate] Environmentalists and agribusiness are waging a pitched battle over the use of pesticides. By Reynard Loki / AlterNet...

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HUMANS CONNECT AROUND RARE ECL...

Oct 5, 2015 by

[Translate] By Andrew C. Revkin NYTIMESDOT Sunday’s rare “Super Blood Moon” eclipse as seen from Marin County,...

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CARLO RATTI DISCUSSES SMART CI...

Oct 5, 2015 by

CARLO RATTI DISCUSSES SMART CITIES AND THE CONVERGENCE OF OUR DIGITAL AND PHYSICAL WORLDS

[Translate] Network Society Interview:   FUTURISM Carlo Ratti is the Director of the MIT Senseable City Lab and Founding Partner of...

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THE THIRD RECORDED GLOBAL CORA...

Sep 29, 2015 by

THE THIRD RECORDED GLOBAL CORAL BLEACHING EVENT MAY BE UNDERWAY

[Translate]   A marine biologist assesses the bleaching at Airport Reef in American Samoa. This image is available for free use...

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