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Project Milestone pitched as the first 3D printed housing project

They are building "five great houses that are comfortable to live in and will have happy occupants."




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Paris garage converted into small home for family of four

Using some inventive interventions, an old parking garage is transformed into a two-bedroom apartment in Paris.




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Here's the best treadmill desk we've seen yet, designed long before all the other ones

Steven M. Johnson really should have had an agent.




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Herman Miller introduces new "Sit-to-stand" desks

It is better than a fixed standing desk? They make a good case for it.




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Standing desks are so yesterday; try a treadmill desk for a really energizing experience

After 52,696 steps, a review of a LifeSpan treadmill desk.




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Philippine National Police Ordered to Plant 10 Million Trees

As their nation's sole law enforcement agency, the Philippines National Police carry a heavy burden when it comes to keeping the country safe -- but arresting one of the biggest threats they face will take shovels, not clubs or handcuffs.




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Lawsuit Pressures Coal Plant to Stop Killing Millions of Fish in Lake Erie

Remember the story of Ohio's Bay Shore coal-fired power plant, the one that (perfectly legally) kills at least 46 million fish a year? Well that's still happening, but not without some legal challenges. A coalition of




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Ontario is getting steamed over milk

One newspaper says there is no difference between organic and conventional milk; another says the test pool is far too small to make that conclusion.




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Ontario government cancels program to plant 50 million trees

Who needs trees when you can have beer in corner stores?




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Innovative Foot-Powered Washing Machine Could Alleviate Poverty for Millions (Video)

Born out of first-hand research in a Lima slum, this time and water-saving device is targeted at families that live without electricity or running water.




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Ecotricity proposes "green gas mills" at every UK fracking site

Income for farmers, or fracked natural gas—will communities be allowed to decide?




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This family home is two tiny houses connected by a sunroom

When one tiny home isn't quite enough, how about adding another?




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Sawmill House by Olson Kundig wins COTE award for "design and sustainability"

I get the design part, but is it really sustainable?




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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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First there was the London Whale, and now there is the Greenpeace Whale, as the charity blows over US$ 5 million

The charity loses millions in rogue currency swap, just like the big boys.




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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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Indian state aims to plant record-breaking 50 million trees in one day

Uttar Pradesh is going to be looking a lot greener after a marathon 24-hour tree-planting frenzy.




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What kind of milk can I drink without feeling guilty?

Welcome to my personal dairy dilemma and the weird, convoluted thoughts that keep me up at night.




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How do 7 million pounds of beef get contaminated?

Another massive recall raises questions about food safety standards -- and how animals are raised.




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These 10 rivers likely the source of millions of tons of ocean plastic

Research reveals that rivers deliver up to 4 million metric tons of plastic debris to the sea every year, with up to 95% coming from just 10 of them.




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Waymo may get a $465 million tax credit for buying 62,000 Chrysler Pacifica hybrids

They are going to be autonomous taxis. Is this a good idea?




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Why you get worse gas mileage in winter and what to do about it

There's no mystery why gas mileage is not as good in the winter, but there are some things you can do to make it better.




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CA approves utilities' massive $738 million electric vehicle proposal

This will mark a significant scaling of electrified transportation—including trucks and buses too.




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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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Why millennials are destroying our infrastructure, and why bike lanes destroy religious freedom

And really, how self driving cars are an attack on freedom.




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Will electric skates solve the last-mile problem?

You already own the solutions. They are called feet.




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Electric Ford F-150 pickup truck tows a million pound train. Is this a big deal?

In a word, no. Ford can sell this fiction, but it is all about friction.




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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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Baltimore Announces Massive Smart Grid Program - 2 Million Meters to be Installed

Baltimore residents, get ready to get in on the smart grid party. Baltimore Gas & Electric has just announced that it has filed paper with the Maryland Public Service




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Dutch family of four living in experimental urban greenhouse home

Located in Rotterdam, this Concept House features a huge rooftop garden, and uses natural heating and cooling techniques to keep maintenance costs down.




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Renovated Airstream is 'Tiny Shiny Home' for family of six

This family with four kids is traveling full-time in a beautifully redone vintage Airstream trailer.




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Tesla reports surprise $312 million profit in Q3

The company had been promising "near profitable" results. It turns out they were lowballing.




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How one American family has moved away from fossil fuels

"Being the Change" is proof that weaning oneself off fossil fuels is not only possible, but also joyful and fun for a young suburban family.




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China's Hydroelectric Plans to Damn the Mekong Threaten Millions

A few short weeks ago it came out the China had plans in the works to place 20 hydroelectric dams on the upper




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XPrize is giving away $20 million for a new technology that makes something good out of CO2

The competition is looking for new ideas for capturing the emissions from fossil fuels and turning them into something useful instead of harmful.




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Growth in World Contraceptive Use Stalling; 215 Million Women’s Needs Still Unmet

Satisfying the world’s unmet need for contraception would dramatically reduce population growth, easing pressure on natural resources.




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The Rush-Bagot Treaty that demilitarized the Great Lakes is 200 years old today

It led to a series of other agreements that protected and cleaned up the Great Lakes environment




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Before 1965, low CO2 levels were steady for 2.5 million years

Humans have never lived with the high CO2 atmospheric conditions of the last 60 years, according to a new study.




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Scientists find secret 'supercolony' of 1.5 million penguins

The 9-mile long archipelago has more Adélie penguins than the entire rest of the Antarctic peninsula combined.




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Why throw subsidies at electric cars when 48 percent of trips are less than 3 miles?

A new study shows that there is some seriously low-hanging fruit here that would deliver more bang for the buck.




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Internet Killing Print Media: Up-Cycling Paper Mills Could Make Digital Communications Greener

Paper Age reports that "total printing-writing paper shipments decreased 6.4% in August compared to August 2010." Burrowing in, Fortress Specialty Cellulose echos the




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Tween Boys Help Save a 500-million-year-old Species

These 'living fossils' have survived mass extinctions over the course of their eons of existence, but it just might be two youngsters that save them from the human threats they face today.




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Adaptable kitchen-in-a-box is for cooking-challenged millennials

This compact all-in-one cooking kit is looking to overhaul the traditional kitchen for today's hectic schedules and non-traditional living situations.




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Biodegradable Toothbrush Gives a Smile to the Needy

Bogobrush is socially-minded, biodegradable toothbrush that gives back to the community.




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Photo: Family meal, flamingo-style

Our photo of the day shows how to make an awkward bill look like a thing of grace.




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Glass buildings are killing hundreds of millions of birds every year

Here is another reason to hate the Hudson Yards in New York City.




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Skinny Brooklyn rowhouse renovation makes room for family of four

From an existing two-storey transformed into four compact floors, this 11 ft. wide house is redone into a much more spacious home.




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Interview with Tom Miller, CEO of Blu Skye Sustainability Consultants

As the CEO of sustainable consulting firm Blu Skye Sustainability Consultants, Tom Miller oversees teams and strategies that are changing the way the world makes things--from the design stage and production




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The incredible reason whales could be worth $2 million each

Economists with the IMF crunched the numbers to quantify the economic value of a whale's life; what they found is astonishing.




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Millennials are behaving more like their grandparents

Young people's interest in 'healthy, clean living' has them cooking, crafting, and counting their pennies in ways that baffle their Boomer parents.