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10 ways to reduce (or reverse) your car's carbon skidmark

Cars spit out tons of pollution. Luckily there are many ways to reduce your emissions - we've summarized the top tips for you.




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Solutions summit: How to decarbonize now

More on why less is more.




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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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You can see Tesla's shop on the KuDamm, but not the cars: where is Germany's incentive program?

Tesla's new boutique shop on Berlin's famous KuDamm beckons, but where is Germany's national strategy for electric cars?




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North Carolina Finds Excess Toxic Metals In Water Near Coal Plants

State regulators have found boron, arsenic, selenium and other toxic metals near 14 power plants, all in excess of state health standards.




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Bioclimatic No Walls House In Northern Colombia Is Caribbean Paradise

World-renowned for their work in Medellin, especially for the Orchid House at the Botanical Garden, Colombian firm Plan B Architects is busy and keeps coming up with great projects.




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Bogotá car-free day becomes car-free week

Bogotá was a pioneer of car-free day. Now, it has decided to one-up that and move to having a car-free week.




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Honeybee pheromones scare away elephants

A new scientific study could save a whole lot of elephants.




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One less thing to worry about in your carbon footprint: whether your food is local

There are lots of good reasons to buy local, but don't worry about the impact of shipping.




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Yucatan Travel Journal, Day 2: Healing plants, underwater sinkholes, and a carbon offset forest

As part of an ongoing series about the Maya Ka'an community-based tourism initiative, this was my first official day in the Mayan region, and it was certainly full of adventure.




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Make roadside attractions part of your next car trip

Don't be in such a hurry! Here's why you should slow down and visit the quirky landmarks that so many small towns have to offer.




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5 foods you shouldn't eat if you care about the environment

You've heard them all before, but it doesn't hurt to be reminded of why these foods are destructive to our planet.




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Meat and dairy are heating up the planet, but nobody seems to care

Despite the fact that livestock production contributes more greenhouse gas emissions than the entire transport sector, there is an appalling unwillingness to change eating habits in order to make a difference.




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Electric cars alone won't save us, says new UK parliamentary report; get a bike instead

It calls for more support of bikes, walking and transit, banning ICE-powered cars sooner.




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6 month report: My e-bike ate my car

It changes everything – how you think about bikes and how you think about cars.




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Stella McCartney on why washing clothes is overrated

The fashion designer says she doesn't "just chuck stuff into a washing machine because it's been worn."




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Rescued gorilla and her caretaker win Wildlife Photographer of the Year award

The People's Choice award went to photographer Jo-Anne McArthur, who took the photo in Cameroon.




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Young Americans Do Care About the Environment

Student activism nationwide flies in the face of a recent study claiming young Americans don't care about the environment.




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Top 10 electric car "states" are...

If you love electric cars and you love rankings, this article is for you! The top 10 electric car states have been unveiled, and there are some surprises on the list.




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South Carolina Documents Its First Human Rabies Case in Over 50 Years

South Carolina health department announces a human rabies case sourced from a bat.




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How North Carolina's Political Turmoil is Impacting the Environment

From reproductive rights to voter ID, there have been some battles in North Carolina of late. The environment has not escaped unharmed.




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Build your own open source cargo bike (or buy it from XYZ Cycle)

It's more than just a bike; it is a different way of thinking about design and manufacturing.




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Living with less car: three concepts for camping with your Mini

How to get away from it all while you take it all with you.




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How to market an electric car in America: Bash urbanism, walking, and the French.

Americans don't walk and stop and cafés or take vacations. That's why they get to drive $75,000 plug-in hybrids.




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CarbonCure concrete blocks store CO2 for a lower carbon footprint

What to do about all that CO2 emitted when you make cement? Inject it back into the stuff and turn it back into limestone.




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Banning cigarette ads worked; should we ban car ads?

WARNING: Driving cars kills. Should companies be able to market them as speedy, sexy objects of desire?




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Hyundai introduces flying Ubers, rolling toaster-cars

I can't wait for this exciting new world of urban mobility.




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Why we need fewer, smaller, lighter, slower cars: particulate pollution from brake wear is giving us "London Throat"

Got a froggy "city throat"? It might be from metal particles emitted from braking cars and trucks.




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The tourism industry needs carbon footprint labels

Because not all vacations are created equal.




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How Much Money is Car-Commuting Costing You?

It could be a lot more than you think, especially if you take the long view...




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Turn Your Bike into a Living Cartoon (Video)

A student project transforms bicycle wheels into rolling animation -- magic ensues.




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Tesla CEO Predicts More Than Half of New Cars to be Electric in 20 Years

It usually doesn't pay to bet against Elon Musk. He's not only brilliant and he never gives up, but he's also shown great insight into technological trends.




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'Tesla' of Electric Motorcycles is Carbon Fiber

Norwegian engineering students debut an electric motorcycle made from carbon fiber. They say it will be fast, cheap, and get 100 kilometers to a charge.




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Summing up yök Casa + Cultura with upcycled cardboard furniture, VOC-free paint and sustainable tourism

This is my last post about my current eco-venture in Barcelona: yök Casa + Cultura. We believe that good tourism is possible thanks to common sense, eco-design and working for People, Planet and Profit.




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Flat-Pack Christmas Tree Made of Corrugated Cardboard is a Keeper

This Christmas tree by Giles Miller will keep on going, year after year.




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How to care for a living Christmas tree

Instead of buying a cut tree that gets used once, choosing a potted or burlap-bagged living Christmas tree can yield years of enjoyment.




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Are gas furnaces and boilers the new diesel cars?

The age of diesel and petrol cars is ending. It’s time to do the same for fossil fuel heating.




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Why do cars have so many cupholders?

The Convenience Industrial Complex makes it so easy to just keep sipping while you drive.




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Senate FINALLY confirms EPA chief, Gina McCarthy

After an unprecedented delay, the Senate finally voted 59 - 40 to confirm Gina McCarthy as the new administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency.




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White House releases strategy for deep decarbonization by 2050

Download it while you can.




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Gap's new Upcycled Puffer contains 40 discarded plastic bottles

Stay cozy in the knowledge that you're diverting plastic waste and reducing demand for new material.




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Two very different visions of how cars fit in the city of the future

In London: get rid of cars. In New York: get rid of people.




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Why are house prices rising faster in car-dependent suburbs?

Analysts say people are chasing affordability.




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If cities are going to curb their carbon emissions, they have to consider consumption

It's not just about how we build and how we get around; it's also what we eat and wear and buy.




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How Ghent got rid of cars and transformed the city in a decade

Why can't we do this in North America?




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How we get around determines what we build, and also determines much of our carbon footprint

Transportation has a much bigger impact on urban design than we think.




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4 ways to make your hair care greener

It all comes down to using less of everything.




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Anti-pollution skincare is the latest beauty trend

New products for 'urban skin' are booming, but do they actually work?




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4 skin care brands I'm loving these days

These U.S. companies make high quality organic, vegan and cruelty-free products.




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Hand carving a spoon, one a day, for a year.

What a way to master the arts of carving and design: one a day for a year.