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KLM to fly on 'sustainable aviation fuel' made from cooking oil

They say it reduces CO2 emissions by 80 percent. Does it really?




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Looking back at Superstorm Sandy

TreeHugger Emeritus Mat McDermott describes his experience of living through Sandy.




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Co-working giant won't reimburse meat-based employee meals

It'll be interesting to see how this is received.




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Denmark allows fast and heavy "speed pedelecs" in the bike lanes. What were they thinking?

We always write "Learn from Denmark." We take it back.




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Industrial Animal Factories in Shocking Photos (Slideshow)

Once you've seen what goes on inside a Concentrated Animal Feeding Operation (CAFO) it's tough to accept the trade-off of horrific animal suffering in order to have cheap food.




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Female dairy farmers bring hope to a shrinking industry

A mini video series just released by the National Young Farmers Coalition illustrates the challenges and joys of starting one's own dairy farm.




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What is a king tide?

This tidal phenomenon is making waves, so to speak, as Hurricane Dorian approaches.




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7 energy-sucking activities I stopped doing during quarantine

Some might say it's slovenly. I call it cutting down my carbon footprint.




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With 'Batch Cooking,' you'll get meals on the table in record time

A bit of weekend prep work goes a long way.




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Isolation cooking is a return to the past

Home cooks are learning how to make do with what they have, as our grandparents did.




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Looking Backward to Move Forward: Solar Stills Could be the Low-Cost Leader in Water Desalination

Using solar stills to purify water isn't a new idea, but it's an effective one. And now new efforts are underway to use this old technology to help green the desert.




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New Low-Cost Desalination System Targets Fracking Wastewater

A new desalination technology company is looking to help clean up and recover some of the trillion gallons of salty wastewater from the oil and gas industry.




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How to make heat blocking curtains for $6

This easy DIY project will save you money and reduce energy consumption by making less work for your air conditioner.




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Our thermostats could be making us sicker

Keeping our thermostats programmed at year-round comfortable temperatures could be affecting our health.




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Transformable water bottle supports clean drinking water projects

Meet Dopper, a Cradle to Cradle water bottle company that’s bringing clean water to Nepal.




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How our thinking changed in 2019: Upfront Carbon Emissions

Nobody cared much about this a few years ago. They do now.




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The prefab dream: Talented architects working with a great builder offering original designs

KieranTimberlake and Lake|Flato team up with Bensonwood to offer OpenHomes




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GreenCookingPots Offer Le Creuset Designer Style Without the Designer Price Tag

Thanks to the folks at Daily Candy for this awesome tip! With the holidays coming up, and that inevitable office party or family gathering, maybe it's time to freshen up your kitchen




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Graypants, the Kings of Cardboard, Move into Metal

We have been fans of Seattle's Graypants for a while; Seth, Jonathan and Jon "strive to come up with designs and ideas that are thoughtful and have an impact, whether it be furniture, lighting, architecture or graphics." Most of the work we have shown




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What's alumina? It is the stuff that aluminum is made of, and making it is a problem.

There is an alumina crisis right now. Making it is dirty and polluting, and it's back in the USA.




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Watch these sharks WALK around looking for food (video)

Four species of walking sharks have been discovered in the waters off northern Australia and New Guinea.




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Calling all birders: A new study is seeking participants in the Southeast U.S. this summer

Though it sounds like a technical term more suited for computer programming, avicaching is actually a growing practice that encourages birders to collect and share their data from bird-watching through an internationally known phone app.




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Burger King is running out of zesty sauce because of climate change

The 2019 horseradish crop was battered by unusually harsh weather, and the effects are showing up in fast food joints.




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Latest drone videos of Apple parking garage shows landscaping being installed

Oh, and the donut building on top is coming along nicely too.




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Apple employees keep walking into those gorgeous glass walls at Apple Park

C'mon guys, look where you are going. This is an Apple product and you are clearly using it wrong.




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Resist disastrous planned obsolescence by making old iPhones sexy again

Fight Apple’s annual seduction dance by buying a perfectly restored iPhone from a company rallying against thoughtless consumerism and e-waste.




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Second best job ever taking applications now

And what happened to the guy who won the six figure salary to serve as caretaker of a barrier reef island anyhow?




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Gigantopithecus, the King Kong of Asia, went extinct for not eating its vegetables

A cautionary tale for picky eaters.




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Looking for a spot to park your tiny house? Here's where to find one

Interested in living in a tiny house, but not sure where to park it? Here are some places to start with.




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Nothing New 2020: I'm embarking on a year of secondhand purchases

The goal is to highlight the abundance that already exists around us.




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Rio+20’s ‘Look at the Bright Side’ Phase Doesn't Hide the Process Needs Re-Thinking

The commitments made by countries and the intention to set Sustainable Development Goals are good achievements, just not enough to justify a summit like this. Is it time to re-design the UN environmental meetings to work for us?




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Recycled Rug Evoking Pasturelands Greens Beautiful Home Office in Buenos Aires

The space is the first to pop up at the recently opened Casa FOA interior design exhibition, the largest in the city.




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Cork chairs are good looking and sustainable

When it comes to chairs, this one's a corker.




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What Were They Thinking? USGBC in Connecticut Gives Award to Nestle Waters' Headquarters

The bottled water company responsible for profound and pointless waste of water and fossil fuels is praised for low flush toilets and white roofs.




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Why the caulking gun (and the thermal imager) are the best weapons in the war against energy waste

Take a thermographic tour of my house to see why.




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5 myths about jaywalking pedestrians who cause congestion by walking distracted

Studies prove these myths aren't true but nobody is listening.




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BRB, we're climate striking

We are out supporting the kids today; back to our regularly scheduled programming tomorrow.




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'Walking the walk' matters when it comes to climate activism

The public wants to see activists practicing what they preach.




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How Car Sharing is Taking Over Berlin

Robert Llewellyn explores Berlin's high tech systems for car sharing in an urban environment. He thinks he may have seen the future of mobility.




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Biking and walking in Berlin is a breath of fresh air (metaphorically, not literally)

It is a strange and wonderful experience where you don't know what's around the corner.




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Trash talking: Cities finding smarter ways to collect our waste

How urban waste management is wising up.




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1 Million Hectares of Colombia Underwater - Climate Change Making La Niña More Intense

Record breaking extreme weather isn't just plaguing the Midwest: Colombia has had 5-6 times more rainfall than usual for the past ten months--which has killed 425 people so far, covered 1 million hectares with water, and left 3 million people as what




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Venture With Impact: Unique program combines coworking abroad with volunteering

This startup offers tailored volunteering experiences where participants can continue working remotely while abroad, in addition to volunteering their skills in local communities.




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London is looking to plant 9 million wildflowers

A new campaign is seeking to turn the city into a pollinator's playground by planting a wildflower for every resident.




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Can co-working vacations offer a better work-life balance?

More and more people are working remotely. Now, alternative travel companies are offering what they are calling "co-workations" -- a combination of a creative business trip and inspirational adventure holiday for location-independent professionals.




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We shouldn't need a biking lawyer, but we do

The streets are deadly and the cops don't care, but we now have David Shellnutt.




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The best DIY baking soda cleaner for tough kitchen messes

For everything from stained sinks and burnt pots to baked-on grime, this simple 3-ingredient formula is eco-friendly, zero-waste, and actually works.




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Record-breaking inflatable wind turbine to float 1000 feet above Alaska

Fairbanks, Alaska, will be home to the demonstration project of the next generation Buoyant Airborne Turbine, which will fly 1000 feet off the ground.




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Meet Kingo: Wild silverback gorilla, doting father of 20

He’s a fierce defender of his family and helped nurse two of his offspring back from leopard attacks. He likes to nap with his feet in the air, and he hums while he eats.




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Texas College Converts its Football Field into a Working Farm

Paul Quinn College in Dallas converted its underused football field into a working farm.