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Recycled suitcase sculptures 'unpack' metaphysical baggage of the refugee experience (Video)

Using recycled materials and audio recordings from refugees, this exhibition hopes to deepen understanding and connection with those who have had to flee their home countries.




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President's executive order might open national parks to logging

It is a brave new world of "reducing vegetation" and "fuel reduction" and a lotta logging.




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Reused Tires Make a Squid-Like Playground for Refugee Children

When Go Play! announced a competition to design an innovative playground for 1,000 refugee children along the border of Thailand and Burma, Dutch designer AnneMarie van Splunter thought of old car tires. To




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Rare Footage of Wildlife in Thailand's Forests Shows That Anti-Poaching Efforts Work (Video)

Elephants, tigers, and other threatened species are thriving in Thailand's Western Forest Complex thanks to conservation efforts.




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A New Form of Subsidized Housing and Urban Intensification: Living in a Billboard

It makes sense; They have great views, lots of exposure to wind and sun, and think of all the exercise you'll get climbing up.




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Young couple cycling around the world killed in Thailand road accident

Peter Root and Mary Thompson, both only 34 years old, were on an epic bike trip around the world. They were killed in a road accident last Wednesday in Chachoengsao Province, Thailand, near Bangkok.




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Temporary bamboo bridge replaces tourist attraction in Thailand

floating bridge is described as "a magnificent piece of engineering."




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Multi-layered urban housing prototype packs in plenty of great small space ideas

Using a series of overlapping mezzanines and spaces, this accessible, urban housing prototype explores the possibilities of living small but comfortably in the city.




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Photo: Thailand hideaway sparks severe escape fantasy

Our photo of the day comes from beautiful Erawan National Park in Western Thailand.




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Wonderful Uber ad demonstrates why we have to get rid of cars

Whether they are are autonomous, self-driving or "shared" like Uber and Lyft, they are still congestion.




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Nature can teach your kid resilience

It creates scenarios in which hardship is experienced without being cruel or unfair to the child.




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Is walking the secret to original and creative ideas?

We should follow in the footsteps of many great thinkers and implement regular rambles into our lives.




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Dazzling technicolor greenhouse lights up when you touch the plants (Video)

Combining touch, sound and a psychedelic array of programmed LEDs, this installation brings the people to the plants.




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New guide offers good advice on how to "make homes healthier for people and planet"

The World Green Building Council has some tips about ventilation, insulation and lighting.




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After the big Northridge earthquake, a mysterious cloud appeared above LA – here's what it was

Calls came into emergency centers and even the Griffith Observatory from LA residents who described seeing a “giant silvery cloud.”




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These clever concrete defense pods double as mangrove planters (Video)

This design is a hybrid of existing concrete sea defenses that can hold a mangrove seedling inside.




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Space-saving design makes one child's bedroom a fun hideaway

A small child's bedroom becomes a magical little place to sleep and play.




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A Not To Be Missed Plastic Ocean Themed Green Drinks NYC Holiday Party This Tuesday

Planning your holiday party schedule in New York City can be calendar jujitsu, what with work parties, friends parties, family parties, but there are also a few green themed parties that the sustainably minded New Yorker




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Sydney Builds Separate Bike Lanes, Ridership Skyrockets 82%

Sydney sees cycling skyrocket as it implements its 2030 green city plan.




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Side mirrors no longer required on cars in Japan. Is this a good idea?

It would save fuel and be safer for pedestrians and cyclists. But is it too complicated?




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Presidents' Day Survey: Who Is The Greenest President?

The results are often surprising.




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Presidents' Day Survey: Who Is The Greenest President?

The results of our annual survey are often surprising.




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Ozone Hinders Plants' Ability to Absorb Carbon Dioxide

Ozone — best known for filtering out harmful UV light as a component of the Earth's stratosphere — could dramatically reduce plants' ability to act as a carbon sink and thus cause further accumulation of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere, according to




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Scientists Develop Potent Acids to Take Down Destructive Fluorocarbons

While their brethren, the dreaded chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs), may be on the wane, fluorocarbons -- a class of equally dangerous industrial gases -- are still wreaking havoc. As the name implies, the main distinguishing characteristic between CFCs and




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Ozone Depletion Contributes to Ocean Acidification in the Southern Ocean

Forty percent: That is the share of annual oceanic carbon dioxide uptake accounted for by the Southern Ocean. Given that oceans comprise Earth's largest carbon sink, that is not an insignificant figure;




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"Hose-to-the-Sky:" Still Spewing SO2 Idea to Stop Global Warming?

Hosed by this theory or greenwashed? Photo by Tony Stl via Flickr On ABC's 20/20 last Friday, Nathan Myhrvold, Microsoft's former chief technology officer, and founder/CEO of Intellectual Ventures (IV), resurrected the idea of stretching a 2-inch




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The Secret Life of the Sun (Slideshow)

We rely on the sun for everything from powering up our electronics to basic heat and warmth for survival, but this massive star does more than just send light our way: It's a huge nuclear reactor with explosions, eruptions, storms,




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First-Ever Geoengineering Research Ban Considered by Convention on Biological Diversity

While preservation of the planet's dwindling biodiversity itself has rightly grabbed the headlines at the ongoing Convention on Biological Diversity in Japan, Science Insider points out an important geoengineering




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Startup upcycles discarded chopsticks into new decor & furniture (Video)

Billions of chopsticks are thrown out each year worldwide. This Vancouver company is trying to turn some of of these into new items for the home.




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Father told kids can't ride bus to school or go outside alone until age 10

Yet another bizarre, fact-free, and infuriating ruling has been handed down by British Columbia's Ministry of Children and Family Development.




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Small city apartment maximized with clever cabinets & folding furniture (Video)

A small apartment is made to feel larger with custom cabinetry and more.




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For this woman, van dwelling is her solution to high rents (Video)

High rents in the city prompted this young woman to look for an alternative -- in a van conversion.




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Finally! U.N. to create asteroid defense group to prevent death from above

What's the point of protecting the environment if bad luck brings a big space rock on a trajectory that crosses Earth's path?




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Share your idea for how big data can help the environment and score a trip to the Eye on Earth Summit in Abu Dhabi

The Eye on Earth Summit aims to harness the power of data and new data gathering technologies to help the environment and support sustainable development.




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New UN report blames pesticides for food insecurity

The United Nations says it's time to overturn the myth that pesticides can feed the world and come up with better, safer ways of producing our food.




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Holiday Gift Guide: For the Fashion Buff

Looking for that perfect something for the fashion buff in your life? Some are easy to buy for: They'll take any random piece of clothing--from a vintage fringed dress to a Stella McCartney coat--and make it look fashionable




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Heath Ledger's Green Music VIdeo, Lady Gaga's No-Fur Policy, and More

The Heath Ledger-directed Modest Mouse video for "King Rat," released Tuesday, follows the animated adventures of a ship helmed by whales on the hunt for humans--harpoons and all.Ledger developed the video to draw attention to




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Righteous Fur: Can Fur Fashions Save Wetlands? (Slideshow)

Fashion designer and Planet Green contributor Cree McCree has found a source for pelts to use in her fashions that is arguably one of the most sustainable - nutria, a large invasive rodent. The animals are killed by hunters and




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How the Extinction Rebellion built the best Garden Bridge

No complex masterplans, they simply deleted the cars and invited the public to come and play.




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Tidal Power Could Inject £3 Billion Each Year Into UK Economy

By 2050 wave and tidal power could supply 11% of current UK electricity demand.




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Queen's Crown Estate Identifies 180GW of Potential Marine Power

The Crown Estate is Britain's largest landowner, and it owns an awful lot of coastline. It is also very interested in the potential for marine power.




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Solar and Wave-Powered Wave Glider Survives Hurricane Sandy, Transmits Dramatic Weather Data

The wave glider created by Iquid Robotics has passed quite a test for robustness. It coasted through the superstorm and provided real time weather data nonstop.




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World's first hybrid wind/current generator could generate double the power

A new kind of hybrid generator promises to double the power output for the same surface area, by also harvesting energy from ocean currents.




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World's largest tidal energy power plant (269 turbines) to begin construction in Scotland

When you think about it, it's really Moon power!




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Nashville Underwater: Images from the City's Epic Flood (Slideshow)

After a storm hit Tennessee last Sunday and Nashville saw record-shattering rainfall, the Cumberland River swelled to overflowing and the city experienced an epic flood. As soon as it was safe, residents were out




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DIY Homes Using Recycled Pallet Wood - Appalachian Gothic Architecture (Video)

From a $50,000 portable recycled house to a tiny green egg house for Chinese students, TreeHugger has already offered plenty of posts that prove that green living doesn't have to mean high-end LEED certified luxury.




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Chic Tennessee treehouse hideaway built for $1,500

Simple but striking, this small treehouse retreat was built by hand and furnished with repurposed flea market finds.




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Luxurious Alpha tiny house opens wide on both sides to let the outdoors in

This ingenious design features a roll-up garage door and a drop-down deck on either side, allowing the home to feel even more spacious.




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The Orchid is a luxurious Scandinavian-inspired tiny home

This modern take on the gabled farmhouse includes lots of clever space-saving ideas.




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Park-protection fight In Istanbul sparks nationwide protest movement

"This is not concrete, this is nature!"