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Climate Change Crisis Loses Some Urgency in Touring Museum Exhibit

The touring museum show 'Climate Change: The Threat to Life and A New Energy Future,' which wraps up its Istanbul run this weekend, is professionally put-together and well-intentioned, but flawed.




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Photo: Pretty bee with flower reveals curious relationship

A giant resin bee is drawn to purple loosestrife, can you guess the connection?




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What is Instagram's role in overtourism?

Can the social media platform be blamed for the surge in camera-happy tourists?




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Simple solar-powered water purification system turns sewage water into clean drinking water in India

The system will also help reduce the spread of disease in rural villages.




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Touring the LivingHomes green modular for Make it Right at Greenbuild

It's the right thing to do in so many ways, as LivingHome, Make it Right, Cradle to Cradle and Hanley Wood build a comfy new home for the Lower Ninth




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Curious? Rent this mini-earthship in a permaculture community (Video)

Interested in trying out a night or two in a hand-built earthship? Here's one you can rent, located in an "eco-preneur" and permaculture community in Quebec.




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Sakura is a luxurious modern tiny house for cold climates (Video)

Built on a gooseneck trailer, this big tiny home features a lot of clever small-space design ideas.




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How to Improve Food Security by Reducing Grain Demand

After several decades of Lrapid rise in world grain yields, it is now becoming more difficult to raise land productivity fast enough to keep up with the demands of a growing, increasingly affluent, population.




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Summer hail storm buries Guadalajara under six feet of ice

Climate crisis? What climate crisis?




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My Favourite Stories of 2011: March

Where I was preoccupied with everything Herman Miller after a tour of their factories




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Could Michigan replace lost manufacturing jobs with solar jobs?

It wouldn't solve everything, but becoming a solar power hub could give a new spark to the area.




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Cornell Installs Indoor Lawn to Soothe Students During Finals (Video)

The university brings the outdoors in to help students relax and focus on studying.




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Let's get circular; it is the only way we won't end up buried in garbage

We have to slow down and smell the coffee, and it might actually be fun.




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In Canada, saying climate change is real could get you in trouble during the election

Because a fringe candidate is a climate denier, it's now a political issue.




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Redefining Security for the 21st Century

The 21st century needs a redefinition of security, to something broader than military terms, a relic of the Cold War.




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Iceland asks tourists to drink tap water instead of bottled

After all, who wouldn't want a glass of "pure glacial water filtered through lava"?




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Alberta Tar Sands Go All High Tech and Futurist

There is too much oil in the ground there just to leave it, so what about the carbon dioxide and the natural gas consumption. We will just throw some high tech at it; problem solved.




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"Eco-Luxurious" domes blend harmoniously with Quebec landscape

Bourgeois / Lechasseur architects figure out how to square the circle.




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Egg Maps and Green Routes Create Vegetable Tourism in the Incredible Edible Town Todmorden

Todmorden is a town that embraced the local food movement by growing their own fruit and veg anywhere in public spaces. They also have an Egg Map and a Green Route for the Vegetable Tourists!




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Freedom UV Water Purifier from SteriPen is Lightweight, Rechargeable and Simple to Use

Making sure the water you're about to drink is free from pathogens is a snap with this portable UV Purifier.




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Silver nanoparticles in porous gel becomes bacteria-killing sponge for water purification

A new cheap, lightweight sponge-like gel can quickly and efficiently disinfect drinking water for disaster victims.




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Solar wagon delivers a self-contained portable water purification system

One solution for purifying water in remote off-grid areas comes in the form of a wagon, complete with solar panel and water purification system.




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We are about to get buried in garbage

Thanks to COVID-19 we are generating a lot more of it, and nobody wants to touch it. Time to try and go zero waste.




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Triodos Bank Annual Meeting Tackles Food Security

Whenever we've discussed Triodos Bank, the European sustainability-oriented savings bank with branches in the UK, Spain, The Netherlands and Belgium, we've always been impressed at the number of customers who attend




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Lloyd Alter's Favourite Stories of 2011: July

It's summertime, and the living is easy, and we are talking about air conditioning.




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Link Between BPA and Heart Disease Seen in Urine, New Study Reports

A new study finds those with heart disease had higher concentrations of BPA in their urine.




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It hadn't rained here in centuries – now it's raining and everything's dying

Recent rains attributed to a changing climate are leading to mass extinction in the Atacama Desert.




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Futuristic Urban Farm Pod grows food at home -- from cell cultures (Video)

Tomorrow's home urban farm may not need soil, just an Urban Farm Pod that doubles as an extra living space (emphasis on the "living").




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Centuries-old distillery converted into multipurpose co-working space

It comes with a tiny bar, housed in the distillery's old elevator.




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How to thrive during a lockdown with kids

School closures mean kids will be spending a lot more time at home. Here's some advice on how to cope.




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7 strategies for curing the urge to shop

Constantly fulfilling your desires leads to financial problems. Learn how to get that under control.




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How to be a good tourist

Everyone is talking about "overtourism" these days. I was recently part of the problem.




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Aloe vera gel could be your new favorite moisturizer

It's good for so much more than treating sunburns.




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Paw Pods offer a dignified biodegradable burial option for pets

Our pets become like family to us during their lives, so why not treat them with the dignity that a family member deserves when they die?




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Odin the dog protects his goats during Sonoma fire, takes in baby deer too

The stubborn hero refused to leave his goats ... miraculously, they all survived the firestorm.




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In Tourism (And Beyond), Talking About Sustainability Is Dead. Tell A Story Instead

You would think that attending a conference on sustainable tourism in Costa Rica would be a bit bland: yes, they're very green, we know. But just because this Central




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Artist's earth-inspired rugs feature luxurious landscapes

These textile works of art are bursting with soft corals, algae and more.




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NC concrete companies embrace carbon capturing technology

The carbon footprint of concrete can be a whole lot better, if you make it out of carbon dioxide.




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Affordable ceramic purifier uses nanoparticles to clean water

Using ceramics and metal nanoparticles, a non-profit organization from University of Virginia is making these simple but effective purifiers that can eliminate up to 99.9% of waterborne pathogens.




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Solar 3D printers take manufacturing off the grid

Groups working in developing regions could use solar-powered 3D printers to make tools, lab supplies and more on the go.




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Urinal generates power from pee in England

The toilets could be used to power lighting in refugee camps.




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Overtourism: Can this problem be solved?

Yes, but first we need to develop a collective conscience when it comes to travel.




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Artist hides giants in the wilds of Copenhagen, luring seekers into nature

Part treasure hunt, part real-life Pokémon Go, the hidden giants (which are made entirely of scrap wood) can be found by treasure map or riddle poems.




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6 curiosities about the rare Friday the 13th harvest moon

Here's everything to know about this year's unique September full moon.




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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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Don't put these things down the sink during the holidays

Prevent drain blockages and environmental damage by taking care with what you put down the sink.




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Green at WIRED NextFest: High-Volume, Small-Footprint, Low-Cost Water Purification

XEROX/PARC Spiral Water Filtration Technology A typical water-treatment plant is very big and very expensive. XEROX's Palo Alto Research Center (PARC) has come up with a new technology that could make the whole process cheaper and simpler, potentially




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Solar Still Makes Water Purification Easy, Works Like an Upside-Down Coffee Maker

This simple, innovative solar still purifies water without electricity or filters.




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How to care for houseplants during the winter

Colder weather provides some unique challenges for indoor plants; here's how to how to help them get through it.




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GM mosquitoes to fight dengue fever during the world cup

Dengue isn't fun, that's why Brazil has been using genetically modified mosquitoes to reduce the populations of mosquitoes that spread it. But not everyone is happy about this method.