15-YEAR-OLD CLIMATE ACTIVIST S...

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[Translate] HUFFINGTON POST This 15-year-old has got something to say, and on June 29th, the United Nations General Assembly heard...

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SOLAR IMPULSE LANDS IN HAWAII ...

Jul 3, 2015 by

[Translate] Solar power Veteran pilot tested to the limit of endurance on record-breaking solar-powered flight across the Pacific, on...

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WASHINGTON STATE TOWN BURNS AS...

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WASHINGTON STATE TOWN BURNS AS “MIND BLOWING” WILDFIRES SEND HUNDREDS FLEEING

[Translate]   HUFFINGTON POST WENATCHEE, Wash. (AP) — From just across the Wenatchee River, Dominick Bonny watched a whole...

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CORRUPTION IS KILLING CHILDREN...

Jun 24, 2015 by

[Translate] NICHOLAS KRISTOFF – NY TIMES The World’s Deadliest Place for Kids Nicholas Kristof reports on the rampant...

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THIS SHORT FILM NARRATED BY CA...

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[Translate] By Liz Core   GRIST It’s been all-eyes on climate change lately, what with the recent attention grabbers like the pope’s...

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Maher Tells Bernie Sanders: Yo...

Jun 20, 2015 by

[Translate] The HBO host seems to be taking a liking to the Vermont Senator. By Tom Boggioni / Raw Story  VIA ALTERNET June 20, 2015...

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THIS DRONE FOOTAGE OF AN ICEBE...

Jun 17, 2015 by

THIS DRONE FOOTAGE OF AN ICEBERG COLLAPSING IS SAD, COOL

[Translate] A song of … just ice, actually By Grist staff As we chronicle the death of the world’s ice in high-def, we may want...

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HOW TO FIX AMERICA’S BEE...

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[Translate] <iframe width=”560″ height=”315″ src=”https://www.youtube.com/embed/ljfD11yA3LA”...

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WIND POWER RAPIDLY BRINGING CL...

Jun 16, 2015 by

WIND POWER RAPIDLY BRINGING CLEAN ELECTRICITY TO MASSES IN THE GLOBAL SOUTH

[Translate]   By Juan Cole   TRUTHDIG Shutterstock This post originally ran on Juan Cole’s website. Google is in talks to invest...

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HOW MUCH DOES THE WORLD SPEND ...

Jun 15, 2015 by

[Translate] By Heather Smith   GRIST The folks at the IMF – yes, that great Satan of the ’90s  – just released a working paper on how...

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What can rule-bending alternat...

Jun 14, 2015 by

What can rule-bending alternative builders teach us about smarter shelters? (Video)

[Translate] Derek Markham (@derekmarkham) Design / Tiny Houses  VIA TREEHUGGER CC BY 2.0 littlemoresunshine Modern building codes and...

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HILLARY BLASTS GOP’S ...

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HILLARY BLASTS GOP’S “I’M NOT A SCIENTIST RHETORIC” IN CAMPAIGN KICKOFF SPEECH

[Translate] by Ryan Koronowski CLIMATE PROGRESS CREDIT: AP Photo/Julio Cortez   During Saturday’s speech on New York City’s Roosevelt...

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VIDEO: LEAKED TPP TEXT REVEALS...

Jun 11, 2015 by

[Translate] WikiLeaks has published another portion of the text of the secret Trans-Pacific Partnership trade deal. The text reveals...

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GREEN ENERGY IS SURGING, AND Y...

Jun 9, 2015 by

GREEN ENERGY IS SURGING, AND YOU’LL NEVER GUESS WHY

[Translate] By Juan Cole  TRUTHDIG Shutterstock This post originally ran on Juan Cole’s website. The adoption of wind and solar for...

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IN LOS ANGELES, AUTOPIA MEETS ...

Jun 8, 2015 by

IN LOS ANGELES, AUTOPIA MEETS NOIR

[Translate] THE DIRT – BY JARED GREEN In 1971, architectural historian Reyner Banham wrote Los Angeles: The Architecture of...

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THE YES MEN ARE REVOLTING

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THE YES MEN ARE REVOLTING

[Translate] BYCASEYCOATESDANSON  A great film and screening — not to be missed! For the last 20 years, notorious activists “the...

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WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT OU...

Jun 8, 2015 by

[Translate] Casey Coates Danson TED Speaker...

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THE CASH DONATIONS HILLARY SIM...

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THE CASH DONATIONS HILLARY SIMPLY HAS NO ANSWER FOR

[Translate] The Clinton Foundation’s business relationship with 20 foreign governments raises real questions about her judgment...

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AL GORE INSPIRED AN OPERA ON C...

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[Translate]   By Ana Sofia Knauf   GRIST Move over, Power Point presentations and IPCC reports! Climate change has a new medium:...

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THANK YOU EDWARD SNOWDEN: An e...

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THANK YOU EDWARD SNOWDEN: An end to General Warrants as So-Called Patriot Act Expires

[Translate] TRUTHDIG By Juan Cole Screen shot / HBO This post originally ran on Juan Cole’s website. The US government behemoth...

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Every Day, U.S. Factory Farms ...

May 31, 2015 by

Every Day, U.S. Factory Farms Produce Enough Waste to Fill the Empire State Building

[Translate] Environment A new reports says factory farms are a #LoadOfCrap. By Anastasia Pantsios / EcoWatch   VIA ALTERNET Photo...

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Here is how the media SHOULD h...

May 29, 2015 by

Here is how the media SHOULD handle climate deniers

[Translate] BBC’s Katty Kay shut down former FEMA director Joe Allbaugh VIDEO Joanna Rothkopf  SALON.COM On Wednesday, BBC...

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The media’s sickening Sanders ...

May 27, 2015 by

[Translate] Bernie Sanders’ 2016 campaign reveals how skewed our attitudes toward wealth and taxation have become VIDEO Simon...

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Dirty Money

May 26, 2015 by

Dirty Money

[Translate] Metropolis Magazine / May 2015 / Dirty Money An artist’s response to a design icon from the Gilded Age is also a...

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VIDEO: How to Reinvent Educati...

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[Translate]   Posted on May 23, 2015 By Robert Reich This post originally ran on Robert Reich’s Web page. Senator Bernie Sanders...

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WHY THE PALEO DIET IS TOTAL BS

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WHY THE PALEO DIET IS TOTAL BS

[Translate] Personal Health The trendy diet could actually create long-term health problems rather than solve them, experts said. By...

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THESE SCIENTISTS ARE TRYING TO...

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[Translate] By Nathanael Johnson GRIST Here’s a video for those of you who, like me, enjoy goofy nerdistry. It’s a primer on the...

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Grow Your Own Food Year-Round ...

May 14, 2015 by

Grow Your Own Food Year-Round with DIY Solar Greenhouse

[Translate] Environment A futuristic greenhouse design allows people to escape the tyranny of the industrial food system. By Reynard...

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Neil deGrasse Tyson reveals ho...

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Neil deGrasse Tyson reveals how the world’s first trillionaires will make their fortunes

[Translate] “You have to innovate” VIDEO Joanna Rothkopf   SALON.COM Neil deGrasse Tyson reveals how the world’s...

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Your wildest, tiniest house dr...

May 1, 2015 by

Your wildest, tiniest house dreams could come true

[Translate] Minim Homes Little Boxes By Eve Andrews   GRIST If you, a person who enjoys words, have ever dreamed of writing the Great...

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