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Duke Energy dedicates $25 million to EV charging in NC, promises 300 MW of battery storage

In a compromise with environmentalists, the energy giant is committing some significant resources to clean tech.




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It's Bitcoin in a box as Nordcoin introduces Mobile Mining Containers

It's a moveable feast of cheaper, cooler, greener electricity for building blockchains.




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What's all that stuff on Sir Adam Beck's head?

It's an interesting art installation that brings some attention to an electrifying man.




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African inventor makes 3D printer with... E-waste

Kodjo Afate Gnikou is a 33 years old inventor from Togo, in West Africa. Using mostly e-waste that he found in a scrap yard, he built a functioning 3D printer that he calls W.AFATE.




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Eco-Mobius is a modular, 'forever' smart phone

Phonebloks was a great idea - mix-and-match pieces means upgrading from a basic platform is forever. Now it has a first competitor - the Eco-Mobius.




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Google's new HQ, designed by BIG and Thomas Heatherwick, says a lot about the company

If you want to attract good people these days you have to give them a nice place to work.




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How a cheap plywood temporary building became the inspiration for Google's new headquarters

It may well be more Jane Jacobs and Stewart Brand than it is Bjarke Ingells.




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Google's self-driving car hits the road this summer

These may be limited to 25 MPH, but the era of autonomous cars is coming at us really fast.




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Google Maps lets you explore what's at stake in Paris climate talks

Conservation organizations used Google Street View cameras to document the places, animals and people most vulnerable to climate change.




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Google Buys 781MW of Wind, Solar, and 73 more companies demand a strong climate deal

Big business may be coming to the climate party late. But it is making its presence known.




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Google's Project Sunroof now available in 42 states

Want to know if you can go solar? Now there's a good chance you can easily find out.




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Google's Project Ara modular smartphone is finally being released

But is it truly modular?




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Nevermind, there won't be a modular smartphone after all

Alphabet, Google's parent company, has scrapped the release of the Project Ara phone.




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Sidewalk Labs releases its vision for Toronto's waterfront

It is a wonderful wooden and digital world, but will it ever happen?




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Montreal's 2014 Tour de l'Île: 25,000 people on a 50km bike ride around the city! (video)

One of the great North-American cyclist cities has a big bash to celebrate bike culture!




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Montreal's impressive food recovery program will expand throughout Quebec

A partnership between Moisson Montreal and the largest grocery chains in the province will continue to salvage hundreds of tons of food that would otherwise be discarded.




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World's largest Cross-Laminated Timber apartment complex being built in Montreal

And a big part of the pitch is sustainability and comfort.




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Let's bring back tasty waffle slabs

This architecture and engineering design used to be all the rage. What happened?




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Zero Waste grocery store opens in Montréal

Finally, a true Zero Waste store has arrived in Canada! Méga Vrac features more than 700 products, making it a perfect place for waste-averse shoppers to stock their pantries.




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Montreal couple shows how to take a voyage à vélo électrique

Electric bikes are the great leveller; a lot more people will be doing this.




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Lyft launches 'Green Mode,' allows users to request electric cars

The rollout starts in Seattle, then more broadly.




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Tesla finally releases its 'affordable' Model 3

It was a while coming, but this could be a pretty big deal for your average buyer.




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Norway's capital adding 70 new electric buses

Let's hope they play nicely with government-funded cargo bikes.




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Why aren't North Americans buying electric cars?

Price is no longer the main obstacle. Lack of understanding might be.




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Why electric cars won't save us: There are not enough resources to build them

British scientists do the math and find that we come up short for cobalt, lithium and copper.




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Kickstart Film 'Open Sesame-The Story of Seeds' and Save Heirlooms

The Open Sesame documentary examines the importance of open source seeds.




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Why scientific proof isn't always needed to justify concerns

The Guardian's Kara Moses asks, "Do we need conclusive scientific proof to become concerned about an issue?" I think not, because sometimes even conclusive proof isn't enough for government and society to act.




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World's top herbicide in you, me, and our pee

The #1 most-used herbicide in the world is in you, me, and our pee. Should we do something?




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Judge allows California to require cancer warning on Monsanto's Roundup

A judge has ruled against Monsanto; company complains that it would drive some customers away. Unsealed documents add to drama.




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Roundup found in popular oatmeal, granola & kids' cereals

Weed killer, it's what's for breakfast! Glyphosate found in 43 of 45 conventional oat products tested by EWG.




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Roundup weed killer found in all kids' oat cereals tested

EWG tested 28 brands of conventional oat-based cereals; they all had glyphosate residue, most of them above healthy standards




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Hydrogen-powered e-bike cranked up to 93 mile range

E-bikes will eat cars, and H2 bikes will eat Toyotas.




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Bird's head of sustainability on the future of micromobility

Melinda Hanson talks to TreeHugger about taking back the streets.




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Michael Pollan's Dietary Rules To Eat By

The New York Times devotes an entire issue of the magazine to food, and of course, Michael Pollan has a place on the menu. He takes our our beloved KFC double down sandwich, Froot Loops being a smart choice, and




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Michael Pollan, Saul's Deli Secret Pastrami Hawker?

Saul's is part of only a handful of delis refashioning themselves as sustainably sourced eateries. Located in the gourmet ghetto of North Berkeley near Alice




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Dying for a Cookie: Seemingly Harmless Foods That Aren't

Michael Pollan's first food rule is simple: Eat Food, which he considers to be a different thing than what he calls edible foodlike substances, or "highly processed concoctions designed by food scientists, consisting mostly of ingredients derived from




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Let's reclaim cooking to save the food system, says Michael Pollan

In an interview with Democracy Now!, Michael Pollan says taking back control of cooking may be the single most important step to help make our food system more sustainable.




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'In Defense of Food' documentary is coming soon

Michael Pollan's food advice will be mandatory holiday viewing for any health- and green-minded individuals.




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What's wrong with America's approach to food?

Michael Pollan weighs in on what he calls a "national eating disorder."




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Food and building materials merge with Perdue's wood composite chicken nuggets

We have been saying for years that building materials should be healthy and high fiber like the food we eat, and now Perdue delivers.




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LEED Goes 3.0 — and They Ain't Joking 'Round

The USGBC, and their insanely popular rating system LEED, have been on the frontlines of the green building movement for quite a while. Everyone has taken a shot at them at least once. There’s all the talk about how the credits are




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PecoBOO: Now Your Computer Sees When You're Gone

Tweaking your computer's energy saving settings is a no-brainer. But that's just the trouble: the computer is making a "dumb" decision to dim the monitor or go to sleep after a preset time. VeryPC, the British maker of energy-efficient




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Energy Star Products Aren't Actually Meeting Energy Star Requirements

Energy Star is regarded by consumers as one of the most reliable raters of electronics and appliances in terms of knowing how much energy a device consumes. The organization continually raises the bar (little by little, but still raises) on energy




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Are Walmart's Eco-Efforts Enough? Balancing Sustainability & Social Responsibility at America's Largest Retailer

Walmart has been in the sustainability spotlight over the last few years, both for implementing its own efficiency measures and for raising the bar for industry at large. Some view these initiatives with skepticism because the




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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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BC's First Energy Star Qualified Home is a Round Beauty

A round home is British Columbia's first home to be Energy Star qualified, a topic of contention on TreeHugger.




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Beat the heat: EPA's infographic is a good place to start

The information is pretty basic but it's not trivial, and would make a difference.




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Nudie Jeans' repair shops should be the new standard for sustainable fashion

We’ve all ripped a pair of jeans, but we’re not all tailors. Nudie Jeans has a great solution.




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3 easy DIY repairs for broken zippers

Save your clothes with these easy fixes for common zipper problems.




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Why we should fix what we've got instead of starting from scratch

Do we need hyperloops? No, we need trains that work.