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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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How to help trees survive the summer heat

Especially when trees are newly planted, they need all the help they can get.




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Interactive map shows you the weather forecast for 2100

Spoiler: your city will be much warmer year round.




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Computer program creates city tree inventories

Using satellite and Google maps images, the program can count and identify the city's trees.




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New Raspberry Pi 3 Model B+ brings new features to the tiny computer

A suitable celebration of Pi Day.




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Go inside the Carbon Vault: why it’s critical to know what’s beneath the Boreal Forest

Forest ecosystems sequester large amounts of carbon in vegetation and soils, off-setting the carbon emissions we produce and mitigating climate change. The boreal forest and its associated wetlands, in particular, provide critical carbon storage ...




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Three great ideas for the outdoorsy dad

About one in six men in the United States are fathers. That’s more than 70 million dads . It can be tempting to focus their Father’s Day on finding the perfect camping gadget, the best new fishing rod, or the latest hiking gear.




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A farm-to-table feast proves that Ontario has great seasonal food, even in winter

And when prepared by professional chefs, it's more delicious than any imported produce could ever be.




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5 simple steps for soil-friendly eating

If we don't take care of the soil, the soil will lose its ability to take care of us.




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Lab-grown meat is coming to your plate

Memphis Meats will soon start construction on a pilot facility that will scale up production.




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Climate change is top threat, says US Navy commander

Admiral Samuel Locklear, commander of the US Pacific Command says that the biggest long-term security threat in the Pacific region is climate change.




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Food-loving travelers to Asia can shop, cook, and eat with locals, thanks to the Traveling Spoon

This cool new website connects travelers with local home cooks for unforgettable meals.




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New rodent with novel features discovered

The hog-nosed rat (Hyorhinomys stuempkei) possesses traits never seen by the scientific community before.




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We Breathe What We Buy: How palm oil is driving air pollution in Asia

The fires used to clear land for new palm oil plantations are out of control this year, and much of Asia is cloaked in a sickening haze. It's time to realize the cost of our global addiction to palm oil.




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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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Spacious Fox Sparrow tiny house is great for entertaining friends (Video)

Thanks to some careful, clever details, this 24-foot-long tiny house feels big, bright and open.




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Luxurious Lupine tiny house features grand kitchen for chefs

This spacious tiny home is great for entertaining and cooking up a storm.




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Startup is using heat generated from Bitcoin mining to grow food and fish

Merging energy-intensive Bitcoin mining with aquaculture, this project is experimenting with how technology might be used to develop better food systems.




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Collaborative Tiny House Project is creating a tiny house building program for schools

This tiny house project is developing a multidisciplinary curriculum and tutorial series for schools and for individuals, as well as giving away a "Dream Tiny House."




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15 ways to repurpose old sweaters

Who says you have to say goodbye to a favorite old sweater? Breathe new life into it with these fun, creative, DIY projects.




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Works for 2016 Olympics Create 22 Acres Park at Degraded Area in Rio de Janeiro

The London Olympics are only beginning, but the next ones are already underway with Rio's ambitious urbanization plan. Its latest inauguration: the city's third largest green area.




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Recycled Office in Brazil Features Cool Shelves from Recovered Pallets

An easy-to-emulate arrangement by local designers made for design exhibition Casa Cor Rio.




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Weathered cork-clad beach house blends in beautifully with marshy landscape

Elevated above a flood-prone salt marsh on the Essex coast, this small beach house looks like a bird perched among the grasses.




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Connecticut Teen Creates Fashion Statement in Fight Against Global Warming

When 16-year-old Sam Allen realized his devotion to fashion and the fight against global warming could potentially work wonders together he enlisted the help of a few friends and set out to create a line of clothing that would make a difference… Enter




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UConn Tests Demonstrate Great Potential of Hemp Biodiesel

Some regular TreeHugger readers (and commenters, you know who you are...) are no doubt exclaiming that they being saying the same thing for years, that hemp makes great biofuel--if only the Feds would get out of the way. Well, researchers




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East Coast Cap-and-Trade Program Created Jobs, Saved Energy For Connecticut

One to keep in you pocket whenever you're faced with someone trying to tell you than putting a price on carbon and promoting energy efficiency will hurt more than they help: Huffington Post reports on the benefits of the Regional Greenhouse Gas




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Mysterious anteater birth is ripe for an anteater-themed soap opera

Armani has some explaining to do. But she is, of course, an anteater, and they're notoriously tight-lipped.




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Gyrecraft: creating luxurious objects from plastic ocean trash (Video)

Plastic pollution in our oceans is a big deal. These designers went out and collected some to create this surprising collection of items that look quite luxurious.




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Job-creating bags will reuse lifejackets & boats of refugee crisis (Video)

Mountains of discarded materials sourced from refugees' boats and lifejackets will be transformed into bags -- by asylum seekers themselves, for a decent wage.




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Another Seattle tool library opens its doors

As Seattle welcomes yet another tool library, there are bigger picture lessons to be learned about the value of sharing.




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Happy International Day of Danger and Death for Pedestrians

That's an alternate name for Halloween, but let's not forget the rest of the year.




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France is being hit by a massive heat wave. Will it change the country and the culture?

The French consider AC to be unhealthy. Will they change their minds in the face of a changing climate?




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Farewell TreeHugger Readers: Mairi Beautyman Shares Her Greatest Hits

From adorable baby sea turtles to lamps made of cow dung and 600-mile bike trips, it's been a wild ride.




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Art prints illustrate Europe's great cities

Russian artist, Xenia Bystrova has created a charming series of posters of some of Europe's great cities.




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Cohousing: The real sharing economy at its best, and a great example in Berlin

This is a housing form that we should be building a lot more of.




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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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The smartphone that just got smarter – by testing water and treating food

A 24-year-old food scientist at the University of Copenhagen has developed a prototype that could potentially save millions of lives.




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Danish design students create sustainable waste bins to solve public trash problems

The award-winning DropBucket is a recycled cardboard trash can that can be reused and/or recycled.




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Neat Wood Mat Folds Into A Stool, Disappears In The Floor When Done

Another product from Colombian studio DosUno Design (whose Rubix transformer furniture set we reviewed yesterday), Deckstool is a simple wood mat that folds into a stool. Apart from being perfect for small spaces,




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When Tree-Planting Goes Bad: Twisted, Misplaced Trees of Death in Colombia (Slideshow)

Between 1999 and 2004, there was one death a year due to the falling of trees or branches in Colombia's capital city, Bogota.




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When Tree-Planting Goes Bad: Twisted, Misplaced Trees of Death in Colombia

Between 1999 and 2004, there was one death a year due to the falling of trees or branches in Colombia's capital city, Bogota. Though general wisdom says trees are good, this city proves that with poor planning, wrong species in the wrong places, and bad




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World's largest vertical garden hosts 115,000 plants to create "living building" (Video)

This vertical garden on a residential high-rise in Bogotá reuses greywater from its residents and helps to clean the air.




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Slice of paradise created for critically endangered toad-headed turtle

A 297-acre property in rural northern Colombia will become the first and only reserve for the conservation of the Dahl’s toad-headed turtle.




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5 Yoga Retreats We Want to Go on Now

From coastal getaways to desert hotspots, these retreats sooth the body and soul.




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Exploring and Enjoying the East's Last Great Forests

Hiking through the Adirondacks, and why we should protect it.




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Vacations will make you happier, healthier, and more creative

No more excuses! Book that time off and feel guiltless while doing so, since you'll be a better partner, parent, and employee as a result.




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10 offbeat rentals for a fairytale getaway

From Hobbit holes to treehouses, these unique Airbnb havens promise a storybook escape.




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Rising Meat Consumption Takes Big Bite out of Grain Harvest

World consumption of animal protein is everywhere on the rise. Wherever incomes rise, so does meat consumption.




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How do they find horse meat in hamburger?

A relatively new test detected horse meat in European hamburger. We wonder: how do they test this? Could it happen in America? What happens to all the recalled food?




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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.