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How Impossible and Beyond Burgers are weathering a tide of food snobbery

Once these plant-based meats showed up in fast food chains, they ceased to be cool.




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Large-scale floating offshore wind power is finally here

A new, 50MW floating offshore wind farm just got approved. Why does this matter?




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Photo: Beautiful Isle of Skye offers news of birds

We are officially in love with Loch Pooltiel.




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Helicopter converted into one-of-a-kind hotel in Scotland

Another instance of creative adaptive reuse, where a decommissioned Sea King is transformed into a deluxe mini-hotel.




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Meet the sea sheep of Scotland's North Ronaldsay island

Semi-wild and isolated to a 270-acre stretch of shoreline, the North Ronaldsay sheep are one of only two land animals that live exclusively on seaweed.




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This Scottish "Baugruppe" could be the future of housing

Architect John Kinsley puts together a little project that addresses so many of the problems we face in our cities.




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Glasgow School of Art burns down. Again.

Charles Rennie Mackintosh didn't do a lot of buildings, and this was his biggest and best.




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Should the Glasgow School of Art be rebuilt?

This is not a new debate, and raises all kinds of questions.




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Make little museums part of your next car trip

There are everywhere, they are fun, and there is so much to learn from them.




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Scottish wellness concept of 'coorie' is like extreme hygge

With its embrace of wild swimming, foraging, and stargazing, this cultural trend is spot-on for the modern world.




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Documentary tells story of one tiny house family living on remote island (Video)

This family lives, works and travels in this modern tiny house, now located on a remote Scottish island.




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Quirky off-grid treehouse rises up in Scottish eco-retreat

This one-of-a-kind treehouse is elevated above the ground to minimize its environmental impact.




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Scotland's wind turbines generated '98% of electricity demand' last month

On some days, wind generated as much as 234% of demand.




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Reel out this solar-powered LED lighting solution for off-grid illumination & charging

This solar + battery + LED light combo aims to be the future of portable light & power.




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Aukey 20W solar charger delivers plenty of portable power (review)

At less than $50, this little dual USB port solar device is an affordable option for a clean, efficient portable charging solution.




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Solartab is back with a more powerful (and waterproof) solar tablet charger

The newest version of this solar charger & battery is lighter and offers a more powerful solar panel, and includes dual USB ports and a USB-C port.




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Deja vu all over again as Voltaic introduces a new generation of solar backpacks

This is where we started.




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This solar briefcase will charge your phone, laptop, and a host of other gadgets

Another large-sized solar charger and battery system is about to hit the market, as an off-grid solar generator in a briefcase.




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This $35 inflatable waterproof solar lantern will also charge your phone

The inventors of the innovative LuminAID solar lantern are Kickstarting another version of their device, this time with the added feature of a charging port for portable electronics.




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Folding waterproof solar charger packs a pocket-sized punch

Portable solar chargers keep getting lighter, smaller, and more rugged, and PocketPower promises to deliver on all three of those features at a low price.




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RIVER portable battery & solar charger delivers power on the go for off-grid adventures

This mobile solar power station offers a lightweight high-capacity lithium-ion battery with all the bells and whistles.




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France plants first solar eTree in midst of heat wave

With temperatures soaring even before the calendar turns to June, the shade of the solar tree will be as welcome as its many functions




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Get off-grid & emergency power from this solar briefcase & battery packs

The HANS Solar Briefcase and PowerPack systems do double duty by supporting the Billions in Change movement.




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This solar hydropanel can pull 10 liters of drinking water per day out of the air

SOURCE is a solar-powered and self-contained device capable of harvesting up to 10 liters of clean drinking water per day from the air.




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How to build a solar-powered bike (lots of photos)

These pictures from the Sun Trip 2018 race prove the only limit is imagination. Congratulations to Sun Trip race winner Raf van Hulle (tech spec of his bike below).




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New York's new e-bike rules are a botch that miss the entire point of the e-bike revolution

It simply doesn't recognize that some e-bikes are just bikes with a boost, and is unfair to older or disabled riders, or long distance commuters.




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8 ethical weatherproof boots to keep your feet warm and dry

Get set for cool, wet weather with this high-quality footwear.




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Coffee is severely threatened by climate change

Don't take your morning cup of coffee for granted. It may not be around in a few decades, according to a new report.




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The high carbon cost of flying flowers

This Valentine's Day, shop local.




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FREITAG stores are full of cardboard and chopped up old tarps. How do they look so good?

Every bag they make is different, which creates a real marketing and display problem.




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Great Rebuttal of a Terrible Coal Ad

The NYT's newly-minted blogger (and all-around excellent climate change journalist) Andrew Revkin follows up his earlier post exposing Peabody Energy's (laughable) ad campaign aimed at sliming Kansas Gov. Kathleen Sebelius for making the (right)




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Centuries-Old State of the Art Still Useful Today

Outside the southeastern Turkish city of Mardin lie the 6th-century ruins of the Roman settlement of Dara,




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Fate of Dying Lake Sparks Clashes in NW Iran

Fresh demonstrations have broken out in Iran, where protesters who took to the streets last weekend in the country's northwestern provinces to demand protection for a dying lake were harshly




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Restaurant made of entirely out of salt cleans polluted air

In tribute to the region's salt lake, the architects of this unique restaurant used salt as an eco-friendly building material.




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Clever concave roof design harvests rainwater in hot climates

This bowl-like, double-roof design helps to collect rainwater before it evaporates, and also provides more shade for buildings in arid regions.




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RIP Gillis Lundgren, father of the modern flatpack and the Billy Bookcase

The bookcase was designed on a napkin because "Ideas are perishable"




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On MNN: Edward Burtynsky, Noma Restaurant and the future of the Sharing Economy

A TreeHugger hero visits our sister site.




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Story of Stuff's Annie Leonard becomes executive director of Greenpeace USA

Best of luck to Ms. Leonard, I'm sure she'll do great things at Greenpeace USA!




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Waterproof, non-stick and deadly: PFCs in outdoor gear are contaminating nature

Greenpeace urges outdoor lovers to reject the chemicals used in popular weather-resistant fabrics.




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Beach audit reveals which brands are worst offenders for plastic waste

Knowing where trash comes from is the first step in figuring out better, more sustainable solutions.




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Forest garden with 500 edible plants takes a few hours of work a month

Working with nature instead of against it, forest gardens promise abundance, as well as the kind of resilience a changing climate demands.




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Amid the Chaos of the SF Giants Parade, a Gardener Finds Peace (Photo)

The San Francisco Giants won the 2012 World Series, but this gardener doesn't seem to care.




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The Bay Bridge shines in the light of 25,000 LEDs

Stanley Jevons was right; develop a more efficient technology and people will figure out ways to use it that in the end, consume more energy




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Saltygloo: World's first structure 3D printed out of salt (Video)

Using an additive, powder-based 3D printing process, experiments with abundant and renewable salt have created this translucent and lightweight structure.




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1 mile of a protected bike lane is 100x cheaper than 1 mile of roadway (Chart)

Think bike lanes cost too much? Let's put it into a little perspective.




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Multifunctional loft system expands small San Francisco apartment

A custom-made addition to this small condo packs in extra features and functionality, creating more spaces in one.




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San Francisco becomes first major US city to mandate rooftop solar on new buildings

In which the City requires new buildings to go from 'solar ready' rooftops to solar actual.




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A sense of community may be the best medicine

The English town of Frome has seen a significant drop in emergency hospital admissions since it began connecting ill residents with volunteers and support groups.




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A communal bar of soap will not make you sick

Science has shown over and over again that bar soap does not transmit infection. It is a powerful, plastic-free, and cheap disease-fighting tool.




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UK schools now offering sleep lessons to exhausted kids

Health care providers are alarmed by the rise in sleep disorders, but is it the kids or the parents who are in need of education?