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Wave Power to Prove Its Mettle with 30 Megawatts to be Built Off Mexico's Coast

Wave power is the oft-forgotten cousin of solar and wind power. It has huge potential, but it is not quite as far along as the better known sources of clean power, so it tends to be overlooked.




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Concept for smarter wave power device a winner in GE's Ecomagination Challenge

The company says this system is simpler than other wave devices that need to be finely tuned to the waves to pick up their energy.




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Swimmers create enough wave power to keep the lights on

A student at Wake Forest University is testing wave energy technology for capturing the power in pool laps.




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Whatever happened to: wave power? Why is it so far behind wind and solar?

This promising source of clean energy is facing an uphill battle.




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NASA wants YOU to come up with the best wave energy technology

The agency is offering up open source modeling software to scientists, engineers and garage inventors too.




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Old fishing trawler becomes wave power plant

The Norwegian ship has been given a new clean energy life.




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Rugged wave power tech could power coastal communities

The new wave energy harvester will be utility scale and tough enough to need little maintenance, even in rough seas.




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Flower-like wave energy turbines could power the coasts of Japan

The wave energy generators would help to both generate power and dissipate the power of the waves crashing against the shore.




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Fairmount Avenue Townhomes are "high-end, low income, sustainable housing."

Affordable housing doesn't have to look cheap, and LEED Platinum doesn't mean it has to cost a fortune.




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An urbanist's question: Where is the best place to have a parade?

Do you plan it where there is lots of room, or do you put it where there is good transit accessibility?




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Alas, planting a trillion trees won't save the planet from climate change on its own

We still have to reduce our carbon emissions.




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How About An Entire Book On A Single Poster To Save Paper And Space?

For a while I have been thinking of getting a Kindle. It saves trees and eliminates the impact of transportation and with Amazon's recycling scheme in place as well as the fairly long lifespan of the Kindle, the problem of e-waste seems less worrying




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Kids play better when they have fewer toys

A new study shows that there is such thing as too many toys.




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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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Dockless bike-shares: Why can't we have nice things?

It is exhilarating to have a bike anywhere you want it. It is depressing to see the state of the bikes.




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Why can't North Americans have housing like WagnisART in Munich?

We have to start thinking about housing as a social good instead of a financial instrument.




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This tip can save you from drama

I've seen way too many friendships destroyed over this simple mistake.




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A biotech breakthrough hopes to save bananas from extinction

While banana farmers watch their plantations get ravaged by a fungal disease, scientists think they may have found a solution.




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Scientists are fighting to save the banana

Don't take those cheap yellow fruits for granted! They're at the center of a great agricultural turmoil.




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What's wrong with my tomato plant? We have the answer

Here are 4 common problems with tomatoes during the summer – and tips for how to fix them.




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Cosmic Rays May Have Driven Toyota Vehicles Crazy

More than 8 million Toyota and Lexus vehicles have been recalled worldwide (including the 2010 Prius), and the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration has linked at least 52 deaths to unexpected acceleration in these vehicles. Although floormats




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Toyota's Thermo-Tect Lime Green paint saves energy and lives. Why isn't every car this color?

It's ugly, but it sure can keep that car from cooking, and it is going to be seen from a long distance.




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Never leave the office when you have Steven M. Johnson's Office Sleeper

Work/life balance is over-rated anyway.




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Endangered Gibbon Enclave Discovered in Vietnam

In addition to being one of the planet's most endangered primates, northern white-cheeked crested gibbons are among the most romantic -- and it's their love of the serenade which clued researchers to a significant discovery. Over




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At Free Geek, Computer Repair Paves the Path to Jobs

Free Geek is a non-profit reuse organization. Its mission: provide access to computers, the internet, education, and job skills to the local community.




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Renewable energy jobs have almost doubled in past five years

The rise of clean energy jobs is outpacing the loss of fossil fuel ones.




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Small Japanese house really is all about eaves

Deep overhang controls light, provides privacy for bedrooms upstairs.




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5 ways that urine can help save humanity

From ancient urine helping to track climate change to space-age toilets that monitor our health, pee may be coming to our rescue.




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Another one bites the dust: Seattle's Edith Macefield House might have just 90 days

I could write this post in my sleep, it is such a tired playbook that happens so often in real estate development.




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Small 323 sq. ft. apartment is stylishly redesigned for travelers

A tiny apartment in a new tourist hotspot is remade with clever modern elements to maximize space.




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23 laundry tips to save money and lessen your impact

Washing and drying clothes can take a toll on your wallet and the planet – these easy tips make it better.




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Does your home have high radon?

What is radon? Is your home in a high risk zone? How can you test for radon? What should you do if radon levels are high? We answer your questions for radon awareness month.




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Britain doesn't have enough salad to go around

Severe flooding in Spain has led to shortages so bad in the UK that some supermarkets are flying produce in from the United States.




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Smart 'plug-and-play' houseboat made for marinas or traveling around

This modern houseboat can accommodate up to two people comfortably.




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'There is no green heaven.'

This phrase, from author Adam Minter, has become my newest mantra.




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Conservation group gets into the rubber business to save the rainforest

100,000 acres of Sumatran rainforest to be protected in Indonesia by a new type of zoning, which will generate sustainable revenue from non-timber forest products.




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Must "Craftivism" (Craft + Activism) Have A Politically Liberal Bent?

Photo: Gideon Tsang on Flickr We know that the concept of the "buy and sell handmade" blog Etsy has revolutionary implications for consumer culture and what it means to be part of a creative community. But does politics have a place in crafting




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Celebration, Florida may be destroyed in order to save it

The fire department demands trees and on-street parking be removed so that they can have 20' clear speedways




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One Graphic Even a Republican SuperPAC Ad Will Have a Hard Time Spinning

Value of Fossil Fuel Exports By Fuel, 1949-2010




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Have we reached Peak Curtains? IKEA's head of sustainability thinks so.

We have lots of stuff, it's just unevenly distributed.




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15-year-old invents smart microwave that heats foods to their perfect temperature

The teen has been building the DIY microwave, hoping to solve many cooking problems with one device.




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Smart Home technology won't save energy; it wastes it.

A new study claims that energy efficiency is driving the Smart Home market, but in fact every bit of smart tech is a little vampire.




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Give Your Phone a "Bee Beard", Help Save Bees (Video)

I grew up in the West of England. I like hard cider. And as a failed beekeeper, I owe a deabt of gratitude (or guilt?) to our furry pollinating friends. So I was delighted to hear that one purveyor of hard cider is




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Apple announces wave power R&D investment in Ireland

The fruit company is spreading its clean energy bets across many sources.




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Can 'Ecological Exploitation' Save Teghut Forest?

Supporters of protecting the Teghut Forest in northern Armenia from a company's plans to build an open-pit copper mine there have an uphill battle to fight against the perception that mining




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City Bees Go to Church in London and Get Saved

The plight of the bumblebee is a matter of great concern. Their numbers are declining, some species are on the brink of extinction and colony collapse disorder has spread in the U.S. Albert Einstein may (or may not) have said




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What is Really Being Done to Save the Galapagos?

Conservation efforts, especially in places as renowned as the Galapagos, have something of a reputation. It's developers vs. protesters, consumers vs. conservationists, people




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Lonesome George May Not Have Been the Last of His Species

On a remote island in the Galapagos, hybrid turtles have been found that suggest a long-lost purebred companion for the late Lonesome George may survive.




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Super sexual centenarian tortoise single-handedly saves his species

Tortoise sauve! The randy 100-year-old Galapagos tortoise has sired over 800 babies.




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Aluminum Lume travel trailer sports retractable roof for stargazing (Video)

This stylish and durable trailer looks like a cross between a mini-Airstream and a horse trailer, and has a kitchen in the back.