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This is what smog sounds like when set to music

A NYC-based artist and programmer makes music out of pollution; listen to it here.




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Patti Smith, rising above and fighting climate change with art

In a press conference for an upcoming Carnegie Hall concert, Smith and the founders of Pathway to Paris talk about art, community, and keeping the spirit up for climate action.




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The Floyd Shelf is a smart bracket that could be a smart shelf or standing desk

But there is a real question of how much one should pay for an artisanal shelf bracket.




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Smart desk moves you between sitting and standing throughout the day

The high tech answer to keeping you moving while working.




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This gorgeous standing desk is sleek, smart, and sustainable

Made by NextDesk, the Encore is ideally green, with bamboo top, recycled aluminum frame, and VOC-free coating - perfect for this TreeHugger writer!




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Ecotourism in the Philippines

The Philippine Department of Tourism's hat has been thrown into ecotourism game for awhile now. They've made it part of their plan for economic development. The country's ecotourism program strives to install processes and




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Smart Windows Fix Dumb Problem of Too Much Noise, Too Much Light: Sage Electrochromic Glass Changes With Flick Of Switch

Open terrace in Kimmel Center was too hot or too noisy; now it's fixed.




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Mothers’ pesticide levels linked to autism in their children

A new study provides the first biomarker-based evidence that maternal exposure to insecticides is associated with autism among their offspring.




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Small Japanese house has a "floating treehouse"

It feels much bigger than it actually is, and does not feel weird at all.




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The most beautiful cosmic bauble of all

Hubble's image of Messier 3 reveals what astronomers say is one of the prettiest "globular clusters" in the universe.




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Microgenerators Inside Water Pipes to Power Smart Water Sensors

Using the flow of water inside the pipes to power the water network's own monitoring devices could eliminate the need for batteries in those systems.




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Big Oil's death by a thousand small cuts

Sure, we'll be using oil for a while. But where, exactly, is demand growth going to come from?




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EcoXPower Kit Charges a Smartphone and LED Bicycle Lights with Pedal Power

The kit includes an LED headlight and tail light and a rugged case that attaches a smartphone to the handlebars.




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MIT has developed a new energy harvesting technology based on small bending movements

Walking and other gentle movements could power the next generation of devices.




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Smart homes and smart cities on MNN

I slice and dice some recent posts on technology




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Monbiot: Environmentalism and Alternative Medicine Shouldn't Mix

Image credit: HowStuffWorks Environmentalism and Alternative Medicine - Oil and Water? George Monbiot is undoubtedly no stranger to controversy - my post about his climate change book, Heat, drew 81 comments, while his well publicized opposition to




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Miracle material could eliminate cracked smartphone screens

The material could also one day charge our devices.




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7 smart methods to remember most everything

Alarms, notifications, and digital lists can only go so far; instead, use these tricks and your own brain power to learn things by heart.




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Now you can buy "Alexa-enabled smart homes"

But is this really a good idea? Maybe it is better to get up and flick a light switch instead of asking Alexa.




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Enough with the Smart Home and Smart City already

Has anything really changed since 1939?




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Swedish Tourism Cold Comfort For Warming Globe

The Swedish travel industry is woefully under-prepared for a changing climate, says researcher Stephen Gössling. Tourism to and from Sweden contributes 10 percent of the country's total measured CO2 emissions,




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Get ready for the onslaught of "smart plastic incineration"

You are going to hear a lot about this. It makes everybody's problems go poof. Just don't mention the CO2.




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Jenni is a gateway device for small-scale solar for apartment & condo dwellers

The Jenni solar charger and battery pack aims to make it easy to begin going solar at home, starting with your portable electronics




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Credit card-sized unit claims to be world's smallest solar charger

Sunslice is a small folding solar charger that can fit into a pocket, while still producing enough electricity to compete with much larger offerings.




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Nest launches lower cost smart thermostat

It's less flashy. In fact, it kind of blends in. But it's still designed to save energy.




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Islamic Cycling, Space Tourism, Norway by Bike & Ski? Wend Magazine Has It All

Wend magazine continues to bring together intriguing stories about human powered adventures from around the world. In the current issue, they inform us that in 2010 officials in Isfahan,




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Multifunctional loft system expands small San Francisco apartment

A custom-made addition to this small condo packs in extra features and functionality, creating more spaces in one.




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The Jill Stein Presidential Campaign Was Both a Dismal Failure and a Remarkable Win

Stein may have gotten only 0.3% of the national vote, but that's actually a huge increase over what Greens have gotten in the past two elections.




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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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How Internet-driven activism has improved animal welfare

Over the past 15 years, awareness and interest in livestock conditions and wellbeing have increased exponentially, leading to significant improvements. How much further can it go?




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Smart robotic multifunctional unit for micro-apartments transforms with touch of a button (Video)

This automated smart home system for small apartments takes the effort out of having to transform your all-in-one furniture unit by hand.




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Small loads from Internet-connected devices all add up

Our always-on devices turn out to consume a lot of power. Do I really need to connect my garage door to the Internet?




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Is Anti-Science Environmentalism a Real Problem?

We often criticize climate denialists for being anti-science, and yet many environmentalists reject science that clashes with their own worldview.




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Why I hate the word 'humanism'

My problem with the word "humane" and the humanism movement




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Small brown duck seeks permanent home

The world's rarest duck - the Madagascar pochard - needs a new environment if it's going to survive




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Scientists just discovered billions of organisms underneath the land and sea

Not in the ocean. Below it.




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Forest cabin enlarged into small birdhouse-like wilderness retreat

An existing storage shed in the forest is transformed into a small modern home with a striking form.




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UC San Diego and CleanTECH to Create Smart Grid for Region

In partnership with CleanTECH San Diego, the University of California, San Diego plans to develop and construct a smart grid system for the San Diego region. In total, over 25 local national and global organizations will




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Black tea smoothies for a hot summer morning

If you can’t decide between a fruit smoothie or an iced tea, this is the drink for you.




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Willie Smits on Regrowing the Indonesian Rainforest and Harvesting Biofuels

Image: Casajuntoalrio Willie Smits long ago abandoned the customary role of the microbiologist. After working in the Indonesian rainforest for three decades (and marrying a tribal queen), he has taken it upon himself to regrow the delicate ecosystems




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Trump loosens restrictions on ethanol, increases smog

There is an election coming up and the farm vote matters.




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What exactly is the "Sharing Economy" these days? Sometimes it smells like something else

There is sharing, there is abuse, and there is theft. Susie Cagle takes a tough look at the subject.




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Why the best smartphone is the one you already have

Douglas Rushkoff explains that the real costs of a new phone are not measured in just money.




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The smart home may not be a thing, but the smart kitchen might be

Here's one room in the house that might benefit from a bit more tech.




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Fairphone 2 is the world's first ethical, modular smartphone

If only we could buy it in North America.




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Time to throw out your smoke detector and get a new one

Pull out the ionization detectors and go photoelectric.




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All of Existence Should Be Revered: Hinduism & The Environment

Hinduism is the oldest




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The Thoroughly Positive Effects of Positivity & Why Environmentalism Could Use More Of It

There's a really fascinating feature over at Greater Good on the powerful transformative effects that positive emotions have on our wellbeing, our lives, our bodies, those around us. I won't relay all that Barbara




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We Are An Intrinsic Part Of Nature, Not Separate From Anything Else: Buddhism & The Environment

For many




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A Responsibility To Defend A Fragile & Glorious World: Judaism & The Environment

"A Jewish ecology is 'not