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A walk around my new "active office" with standing desk

Because standing desks cannot stand alone.




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The office of the future may have no seats or desks at all.

Just throw yourself wherever you want to work; your office is where you are.




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Co-working offices are built out of shipping containers inside old bakery

This is shipping container architecture that makes sense.




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Cedar-clad shipping container becomes architect's home office

This architect converted a shipping container to accommodate an expanding office.




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Thousands of African gray parrots rescued from traffickers in Congo (video)

Wildlife Conservation Society is treating the purloined parrots at a specially built care facility; some 900 have been released back into the wild.




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Stair of the week creates a Jenga-like office

Belgian architects build a tower in a barn. But my, it uses a lot of lumber.




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Nairobi Installs Solar-Powered Lights - Making Streets Brighter, Safer & More Energy-Efficient

The city council has begun installing solar-powered lights around the streets of downtown Nairobi.




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Energy News Recap: Record Energy Efficiency Investments In 2011, Chevron Still Must Pay $18bn Rainforest Destruction Fine

From record investments in energy investments made by US states, to East Africa's largest wind power project, Chicago's smart gridization, to Chevron's huge fine being upheld, here's what we're reading today.




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On MNN: Robot hotels, over-conditioned offices, seasteading still sinks, and I Kondoed my phone!

A look at some recent posts on our sister site that might interest TreeHuggers.




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Turn your car into your office with a Skype-equipped BMW

This truly is just what we needed.




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How an energy-efficient house can become a big wind-powered battery

There's more than one way to kill a duck curve.




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Florida development is a trifecta of solar power, size and efficiency

Finally, Net Zero done right.




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On elegance and energy efficiency

Dr. Steven Fawkes defines elegance as "the quality of being pleasingly ingenious and simple."




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Trump administration will try to exempt specialty bulbs from energy efficiency standards

Mini-spots, reflectors and candelabra bulbs were supposed to become more efficient next year, saving 80 billion kWh.




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Facebook launches live data center efficiency dashboard

You can now view the energy and water efficiency performance of the company's North Carolina and Oregon data centers in real-time.




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Montreal considering separate traffic laws for cyclists

The age of vehicular cycling is coming to an end; cyclists want equity, not equality




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Volkswagen designs "micromobiles" for life after traffic collapse

From scooters to cargo bikes, a bunch of alternatives to driving that car.




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GE's New Hybrid Water Heater is Super-Efficient—and Manufactured in America

The GeoSpring hybrid electric water heater is not only super-efficient, it's being made in America at a plant that has lay idle for decades.




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Lighting facts: Did you know that 70% of lightbulbs in the U.S. are still inefficient models?

If every home in the U.S. switched just one inefficient light for an Energy Star one, that would be equivalent to taking 800,000 vehicles off the road in term of greenhouse gas emissions




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10 tips for making your dishwasher more efficient

Today's technology makes dishwashers much more water and energy efficient than hand washing dishes. Here are some tips for taking that efficiency to the next level.




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European Union drops plans to make toasters more efficient

Efficiency standards are now toast because of worries of "over-reach and intrusiveness".




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Local Businesses, Government Officials and Environmental Agencies Unite to Protect Maryland Wetlands

The state of Maryland has already shown a proclivity towards environmental programs—it has embraced wind power via positive legislation, for one. Now, it's going to clean up its wetlands. The Maryland chapter of the




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Are white roofs really three times more efficient than green roofs?

They are certainly more reflective, but that's not the only thing that matters.




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It's official: Young people can sue the government over climate change

The case is actually moving forward.




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This professor just got arrested for making climate change graffiti

Governments aren't paying attention to scientific research, but maybe crime will get people's attention.




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Sustainable skills, sustainable resources: Nonprofit helps sex trafficking survivors

Nomi Network helps to provide training and jobs to women in India and Cambodia.




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BMW Vision EfficientDynamics Unveiled Ahead of Frankfurt Show

Ahead of the Frankfurt Auto Show starting 14 September, BMW is drumming up buzz for a completely new concept car, the Vision EfficientDynamics. BMW today released a video (over the fold) promising all the sporty driving fun of the BMW M3 in




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New SUV from BMW to be much more efficient than a Toyota Prius

A prototype SUV from BMW reportedly gets 62 MPGe, far more than a Toyota Prius. It also comes with some sweet features




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The most efficient car in the United States is now the BMW i3 electric car

The EPA has just released official "fuel economy" and range information for the BMW i3 100% electric car.




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Cancer-sniffing dogs detect lung cancer with 97% accuracy

Authors of a new study say dogs may help develop over-the-counter tests capable of life-saving early detection.




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New York's "radical traffic experiment" is based on a very successful Toronto prototype

What happens when you restrict cars? Transit use, cycling and walking increase dramatically.




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Buy Your Own (Official) Hobbit Hole

A small family business is selling replicas/interpretations of the homes made famous by J.R.R. Tolkien.




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'Butt-breathing' punk-haired turtle is now officially endangered (Video)

This rebellious, edgy-looking turtle is now unfortunately facing extinction, and conservationists are fighting to save it.




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These children are saving Iceland's lost puffins

The 'puffin patrol' is saving baby puffins by the handful.




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Nearly 600 suspects arrested in largest anti-wildlife-trafficking operation ever

The World Customs Organization and INTERPOL retrieved thousands of endangered animals during a sweep of arrests across 109 countries.




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Experimental office space uses biophilic design to create a 'living lab'

Humanity's innate love for nature is integrated into this design for a biologically attuned and meditative workspace in London.




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The Office: Flexible, Green Office Space for All

Life can be hard for start-up companies, particularly in the current economic climate. Often the need to keep costs down means that decent office space becomes unaffordable. It can be even harder for a small company to implement a green office policy if




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Perkins + Will Retrofits 25 Year Old Office Building to LEED Platinum

Proof that buildings from the 70s and 80s can be fixed well instead of demolished: Perkins + WIll gets the highest LEED score in America.




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Hacked standing desks overwhelm office system

Things don't quite work as they are supposed to when people stand up.




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How many people will Trump's fuel efficiency rollback kill?

Thanks to COVID-19, a lot more than previously thought.




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Economical and efficient "Energy Positive" house built in Wales, just in time for standards to be killed by government

It could of been a great prototype for affordable efficient housing across Britain.




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Free-range parents need affirmation, too

Swimming against the cultural tide of over-parenting is hard, and a word of encouragement goes a long way.




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Rocking & rolling office chair lets you fidget & sit in different positions (Video)

This intriguing design brings in more healthy rocking and rolling movement as you sit, work and socialize.




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George Monbiot calls for private sufficiency, public luxury

He makes the case that it is better to have magnificent public parks than big private backyards.




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Wildlife officials ask pilots to steer clear of massive walrus pod

The U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service has asked pilots to avoid flying too close to a group of about 35,000 walrus gathered on an Alaskan beach.




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Houston Gets Greener with Itsy-Bitsy, Energy Efficient Homes

Thinking about making a move into a home, but really, really want a green space? We stumbled across the perfect (little) eco-home.




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Going to the office? Be Careful, It Is A Chemical Soup

Not much point in having a healthy house if you spend all day in an unhealthy office.




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How ants are so much better at traffic than we are

Despite their endless commuting, ants don't have traffic jams, regardless of the width of their path.




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Proto Home's Flexible Spaces and Efficient Core

In the "sleepy neighborhood" of Baldwin Hills in Los Angeles, a modern Proto Home sits among a mix of single-family dwellings from over the last few




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Congestion Charge Is Traffic-Cutting Magic in Milan

Stockholm and London are famous for congestion charging to keep cars out of central districts. Now Milan's heading that direction, with impressive results