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Sweden offers a 25% subsidy for electric bike purchases

For the next 3 years, residents of Sweden are getting a serious incentive to get on an e-bike, as the country is setting aside about €35 million per year to subsidize their purchase.




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Swedish electric car startup offers 5 years of free solar charging to owners

The Uniti electric city car will come bundled with a green charging incentive for buyers in Sweden.




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This year's Ice Hotel is artier than ever

36 artists from 17 different countries have created 15 totally unique art suites out of ice




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Sweden opens road with slot-car style rail for electric vehicles (Video)

Now that's an infrastructure project!




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Micro-apartment has carousel closet under the bed

This once-derelict small apartment has been renovated on a budget into a more modern space.




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Why we should all adopt the New Nordic eating guidelines

Naturally, official Nordic eating guidelines include things like: "Eat more food from wild landscapes."




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Plastic trash from Amsterdam’s canals turned into lovely furniture

In “fishing” for plastic to create new things, Plastic Whale Circular Furniture tackles a number of problems at once.




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Is Hello Barbie the creepiest doll of all?

New eavesdropping Barbie records your child’s conversations and transmits them to a corporation that analyzes your kid’s likes and dislikes. And then things get weird.




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Creepy doll redux: 8 reasons not to buy Hello Barbie

Why Mattel's diabolical darling could be a threat to children’s privacy, wellbeing, and creativity.




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Kids can 'drive' their parent with a helmet that honks, vibrates and flashes

Because the world needs yet more redundant, hard-to-recycle, battery-powered plastic toys whose novelty will wear off quickly.




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Electronic toys impede language development in children

Often marketed as educational, electronic toys have the opposite effect, resulting in parents and children speaking less to each other.




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Build a travel capsule wardrobe this summer

A new downloadable planner from Citizenne Style can help you create a 10-day fashion plan using minimal items.




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6 ways to help kids explore nature this summer

Kids are born explorers, but they can use a bit of parental guidance when it comes to getting outside.




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Swedish study finds that living in a house with vinyl floors increases levels of phthalates in pregnant women

We previously reported that phthalates were linked to miscarriages. Now we know they are linked to flooring.




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Breakthrough could finally help doctors pinpoint a patient's cancer cause

Scientists find that tumors hold information like a 'black box' pointing to the specific cause of disease.




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Salted caramel cupcakes [Vegan]

Fluffy little pieces of heaven, these vegan cupcakes boast that winning combination of caramel sweetness cut with just a tiny sprinkle of sea salt.




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The half-beef/half-mushroom burger: Notes from the field

Veggie-burger skeptic? Why not meat us halfway?




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Microbial Fuel Cell Treats Wastewater, Harvests Energy

A new microbial fuel cell can not only drastically reduce the amount of sludge from wastewater treatment plants, but can also produce clean energy at the same time.




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Prototype of Hydrogen Fuel Cell Powered Train Unveiled in the UK

The first hydrogen fuel cell powered train in the UK was successfully tested last week, and the team behind it hopes to encourage further development by the rail industry.




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Microsoft Using Biogas Fuel Cell to Power Wyoming Data Center

The fuel cell is part of Microsoft's Data Plant project to build a zero carbon data center.




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Plant-Microbial Fuel Cell Produces Power from Plants

The fuel cell generates electricity from living plants and could turn green roofs and marshes into power plants.




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Micro Fuel Cell Made from Glass Could Power Our Gadgets

The tiny fuel cell is long-lasting, low-cost and could power our tablets and smartphones with clean energy.




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Researchers discover way to produce hydrogen fuel from any plant

Virginia Tech researchers figure out how to extract large quantities of hydrogen from any plant which could drive down fuel cell costs.




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New fuel cell technology could cost one-tenth the price of Bloom

The Redox Power System will use technology to produce energy more efficiently for far less money.




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Make a simple microbial fuel cell

This is a great way to understand the science behind microbial fuel cells and make a little renewable energy at home.




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Hydrogen fuel cells could make food shipping cleaner

Replacing diesel systems with fuel cells could give refrigerated a clean-energy makeover.




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Toyota's new Fuel Cell Vehicle: What it is, how it works, and how it drives

Mark your calendars: Toyota is promising (well, hinting very strongly), their 2015 model year collection will include a full-production hydrogen fuel cell vehicle.




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Toyota’s Fuel Cell Vehicle revealed (sort of...) at the Detroit Auto Show

Last week at CES in Las Vegas, Toyota revealed the FCV concept car for the fuel cell vehicle they will be making available next year. I had a chance to see the concept this week at the Detroit Auto Show.




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UPP fuel cell gadget charger: Personal portable power from hydrogen (Review)

This small hydrogen fuel cell charger promises a week of clean power for your gadgets. But is it ready for prime time?




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Toyota on hydrogen fuel cell technology: “Simply a better battery”

After years of promises, hydrogen-powered vehicles are finally arriving on the scene.




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Toyota Mirai hydrogen fuel cell vehicle: We test-drive the future!

Toyota has finally released its vision of the future, 20 years in the making!




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Fun facts about hydrogen and fuel cell vehicles

With several starts and stops over the last 20 years or so, hydrogen fuel cell vehicles (FCVs) are finally hitting the roads.




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A late Xmas present? Toyota is open-sourcing 5,680 hydrogen fuel cell patents

The real competition for green tech is not other green tech, but the old, dirty incumbents.




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Is Apple working on a fuel cell-powered MacBook?

A new patent filing suggests that the tech giant has fuel cells in mind for future computers and gadgets.




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Power from poo: Breakthrough could lead to sustainable electricity from sewage

Oh, the wonderful things that poo can do.




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Riversimple won't sell its Rasa hydrogen car, but will lease its mileage

Goodbye car ownership, hello "mobility as a service."




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Hydrogen: folly or fuel of the future?

They are not efficient, there is no infrastructure, and they are shills for the fossil fuel industry.




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'Achtung Baby: An American Mom on the German Art of Raising Self-Reliant Children' (book review)

Author Sara Zaske shows that it all comes down to respecting a child's right to independence.




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Architect Elrond Burrell on the subjective pleasures of PassiveHouse

It's not all about numbers, really there's more.




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Compact self-sufficient house has a terraced roof garden

This proposed home for a young family incorporates an efficient roof garden.




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Can 400 Green Labels Do Anything But Confuse The World's Consumers?

The marketing and branding services group BBMG just reported on his year's annual survey of green consumer attitudes. Questions were asked to determine recognition of 13 of




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Life Cycle Analysis Compares Footprint of Gas and Electric Passenger Cars

Electric cars are the darlings of the green technology futurists. But wait, cries a receding voice, "what about the environmental impact of all those batteries?" Until recently, that lurking uncertainty shadowed the




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Ajiro Bamboo Velobike: A "Grown Vehicle" That's Farmed, Not Factory-Made

Bamboo may seem like a questionable material for making bikes, but we've seen our share of great bamboo bikes -- and hey, there's even DIY bamboo bike-building classes out there. Taking advantage




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Levi’s wants you to help lower the impact of jeans

Today, Levi’s released a new Life Cycle Assessment for their jeans as part of an effort to promote more sustainable water usage.




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Maine passes second GMO label law in the U.S.

The road to mandatory labels is still long, with a 5-state trigger before the requirement goes into effect.




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Food corporations donate $17.2 million to fight GMO labeling in Washington state

The fight to "follow the money" heats up in as Washington prepares to vote on GMO labeling.




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GMO labeling law defeated in Washington State

After a week of recounts, the proposed law to label genetically modified foods loses by 4 percent of votes.




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No surprise here: junk food lobby wants federal ban on GMO labels

Major food conglomerates want to stamp out state-by-state efforts to label foods containing genetically modified ingredients with federal legislation.




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Vermont poised to enact mandatory GMO-labeling

The state may soon require foods with genetically modified organisms be labeled.




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Vermont’s mandatory GMO labeling law only awaits governor’s signature

A bill requiring all foods containing genetically engineered ingredients is just one step away from becoming law in Vermont.