White House Proposes First-Eve...

Feb 27, 2015 Posted by

White House Proposes First-Ever Rules For Oil Drilling In The Arctic

[Translate] by Emily Atkin  CLIMATE PROGRESS CREDIT: Shutterstock The Obama administration has proposed the first-ever safety...

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Texas Bill Bans Sustainability...

Feb 27, 2015 Posted by

Texas Bill Bans Sustainability Program, Based On A Glenn Beck Conspiracy Theory

[Translate] by Emily Atkin  CLIMATE PROGRESS CREDIT: shutterstock Two Texas lawmakers have proposed a pair of bills that would...

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BUYERS BEWARE: The 12 most pes...

Feb 27, 2015 Posted by

BUYERS BEWARE: The 12 most pesticide-contaminated fruits and vegetables

[Translate] If you’re going to buy organic, start with apples, peaches and nectarines Lindsay Abrams  SALON.COM Buyers beware:...

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Biomimicry in buildings: 6 ani...

Feb 26, 2015 Posted by

[Translate]  INHABITAT Javier Senosiain’s Nautilus Home Sea shells have influenced the form of buildings in Japan, Monte Carlo, and...

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Design Excellence 2015: Part 2

Feb 26, 2015 Posted by

Design Excellence 2015: Part 2

[Translate] Point of View / METROPOLIS MAGAZINE Anne-Marie Lubenau A vegetable garden on the roof of Via Verde provides fresh produce...

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THESE ARE THE FOODS MOST LIKEL...

Feb 26, 2015 Posted by

THESE ARE THE FOODS MOST LIKELY TO MAKE YOU SICK

[Translate] A new report from the federal government aims to focus food-safety efforts Lindsay Abrams  SALON.COM These are the foods...

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States Are Blocking Local Regu...

Feb 25, 2015 Posted by

States Are Blocking Local Regulations, Often at Industry’s Behest

[Translate] By SHAILA DEWAN  NYTIMES Gov. Greg Abbott of Texas has warned that cities are undermining the business friendly “Texas...

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CAN WE CREATE A GREEN AMERICAN...

Feb 22, 2015 Posted by

CAN WE CREATE A GREEN AMERICAN HOME?

[Translate] Is passive solar a key to making PVs affordable?    Can we create a green American dream home? Can we take those green...

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FEDS CHARGE DUKE ENERGY WITH V...

Feb 22, 2015 Posted by

FEDS CHARGE DUKE ENERGY WITH VIOLATIONS OF CLEAN WATER ACT FOR COAL ASH POLLUTION

[Translate]  |  By By MICHAEL BIESECKER and MITCH WEISS RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — Federal prosecutors filed multiple criminal charges...

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$6,000 EARTH ARCHITECTURE MULT...

Feb 22, 2015 Posted by

[Translate] feb 21, 2015 atelier koe revisits earth architecture to build eban aya atelier koe revisits earth architecture to build...

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SOLAR INDUSTRY PREPARES FOR BA...

Feb 21, 2015 Posted by

SOLAR INDUSTRY PREPARES FOR BATTLE AGAINST KOCH BROTHERS’ FRONT GROUPS

[Translate] Ken Johnson, Solar Energy Industries Association VIA ECO WATCH Mark Twain said it best, there are “lies, damned lies and...

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Clinton Foundation Receiving M...

Feb 20, 2015 Posted by

Clinton Foundation Receiving Millions of Dollars from Corporations That Want to Build Keystone XL

[Translate] News & PoliticsCould this be why Hillary Clinton has been curiously silent on the issue? By Zaid Jilani / AlterNet...

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THE PLANET’S FUTURE REST...

Feb 20, 2015 Posted by

THE PLANET’S FUTURE RESTS ON WHAT THESE 6 COUNTRIES DO

[Translate] These 6 Countries Produce Nearly 60 Percent Of Global Carbon Dioxide Emissions  |  By DINA CAPPIELLO WASHINGTON (AP) —...

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HAS SCIENCE MADE US BETTER PEO...

Feb 20, 2015 Posted by

[Translate] THE DAILY BEAST Better Off? Michael Shermer argues that science has not only improved our lives materially but morally...

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COMPACT, COLORFUL, RUSSIAN FLA...

Feb 20, 2015 Posted by

COMPACT, COLORFUL, RUSSIAN FLAT

[Translate] David Friedlander   LIFE EDITED Architecture We’ve seen INT2 Architecture on this site in the past. The St...

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U.K. Approves World’s Largest ...

Feb 20, 2015 Posted by

U.K. Approves World’s Largest Offshore Wind Farm, Farthest Ever From The Coast

[Translate] by Ari PhillipsCLIMATE PROGRESS Sheringham Shoal Offshore Wind Farm in the UK. CREDIT: flickr/ Statkraft The United...

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23-Year-Old Hasn’t Produced An...

Feb 19, 2015 Posted by

23-Year-Old Hasn’t Produced Any Garbage in Two Years

[Translate] Environment Lauren Singer is out to prove that we can all live with minimal environmental impact. By Cole Mellino /...

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BEHOLD THE FOOD OF THE FUTURE

Feb 18, 2015 Posted by

BEHOLD THE FOOD OF THE FUTURE

[Translate] A student making headlines with an epic bug-eating diet talks to Salon about the benefits of being an insectivore Joanna...

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Two Young Entrepreneurs Offer ...

Feb 18, 2015 Posted by

Two Young Entrepreneurs Offer Way to Grow Food Even in the Dead of Winter

[Translate] Food They’re calling their innovation “the next generation of food supply.” By Cole Mellino / EcoWatch  VIA...

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The Surprising Reason Why Amer...

Feb 17, 2015 Posted by

The Surprising Reason Why Americans Are So Lonely, and Why Future Prosperity Means Socializing with Your Neighbors

[Translate] Environment We are the first people on earth who have no practical need of our neighbors. That has to change. By Bill...

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DON’T “BREAK UP...

Feb 16, 2015 Posted by

DON’T “BREAK UP” WITH FOSSIL FUELS: BIG OIL’S HILARIOUS ATTACK AD IS PROOF THEY’RE GETTING DESPERATE

[Translate] On Global Divestment Day, the movement can no longer be ignored VIDEO Lindsay Abrams SALON.COM   The fossil fuel...

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KEEPING UP WITH THE NEW IMPROV...

Feb 14, 2015 Posted by

KEEPING UP WITH THE NEW IMPROVED JONESES

[Translate] David Friedlander Architecture  LIFE EDITED Many, if not most, of our habits are influenced–if not outright dictated–by a...

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Woman builds Hawaii tiny off-g...

Feb 14, 2015 Posted by

Woman builds Hawaii tiny off-grid vacation home for $11,000 (Video)

[Translate] Kimberley Mok (@kimberleymok)  TREEHUGGER Design / Tiny Houses © Julie Fitts Those of us who live in snowbound areas...

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Intricate 3D printed ceramic b...

Feb 14, 2015 Posted by

Intricate 3D printed ceramic bricks would cool homes with evaporation

[Translate] Kimberley Mok (@kimberleymok)  TREEHUGGER Design / Sustainable Product Design © Emerging Objects Though it promises to...

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FRACK-HAPPY OKLAHOMA IS THE RE...

Feb 14, 2015 Posted by

FRACK-HAPPY OKLAHOMA IS THE REIGNING EARTHQUAKE CAPITAL OF THE U.S.

[Translate] Move over, California Lindsay Abrams SALON.COM If you want to truly understand the extent to which Oklahoma’s fracking...

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Nissan glow-in-the-dark LEAF f...

Feb 13, 2015 Posted by

Nissan glow-in-the-dark LEAF features sunlight absorbing car paint

[Translate]   images courtesy of nissan       the nissan ‘glow-in-the-dark LEAF‘ electric car is coated in a...

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CAN MOVIES SLOW MASS EXTINCTIO...

Feb 13, 2015 Posted by

CAN MOVIES SLOW MASS EXTINCTION? THIS FILMMAKER THINKS SO.

[Translate] Oceanic Preservation Society Look who’s changing the world. By Eve Andrews Here, in brief, is a big chunk of what...

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SUSTAINABLE KEBONY WOOD WRAPPE...

Feb 12, 2015 Posted by

SUSTAINABLE KEBONY WOOD WRAPPED HOME IN NORWAY

[Translate] Luxury Villa Melkeveien is wrapped in sustainably sourced Kebony wood in Norway by Lucy Wang, INHABITAT   Oslo-based LOGG...

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4 REASONS YOU SHOULD BUY A USE...

Feb 12, 2015 Posted by

4 REASONS YOU SHOULD BUY A USED CAR INSTEAD OF A NEW ONE

[Translate] Environment 4 Reasons You Should Buy a Used Car Instead of a New One Used cars are not only easy on your pocketbook,...

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NAOMI KLEIN AND HOW TO BUILD A...

Feb 10, 2015 Posted by

NAOMI KLEIN AND HOW TO BUILD A MORE KICK-ASS CLIMATE MOVEMENT

[Translate] Kourosh Keshiri   GRIST Bust out of that silo! May Boeve, executive director of 350.org, recently interviewed Naomi...

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