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Survey: Majority in Washington D.C. area support more bike lanes

If you break down these numbers (see below), you find that it's the over 65 that are most opposed, and that the more educated you are, the more in favor of more bike lanes you tend to be.




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Micro-community of tiny homes flourishes on rehabilitated vacant lot

A group of tiny home owners have converted a formerly vacant lot into a small but vibrant place to demonstrate the possibilities of living happily with less.




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FedEx to test Nissan's electric e-NV200 delivery van in Washington DC area

After pilot programs in international markets like Japan, Singapore, the United Kingdom and Brazil, FedEx will deploy a fleet of electric delivery vans in Washington DC.




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Washington, DC predicted to sink 6 inches or more by 2100

A detailed geological-drilling study warns of threats to the region's monuments, roads, wildlife refuges, and military installations.




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Great protected bike lanes are popping up in Washington DC (video)

If we can put a center-running bike lane down the center of Pennsylvania avenue, we should be able to do it almost everywhere!




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Washington Metro closure is a symptom of a much bigger problem

All over North America we are letting our infrastructure rot and short-circuit.




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There's not a lot of history in the White House, actually

It's mostly a fake, completely rebuilt in the early 1950s.




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Ollie the jailbreaking bobcat on the lam from National Zoo

The 25-pound lady bobcat was last seen on Monday morning.




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Trump admin removes White House Capital Bikeshare station

It's not a big deal but it could become a big symbol.




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First residential building certified to the Fitwel standard

Fitwel is all about healthy living, and it's going to be big.




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Forget Vision Zero. Demand Streets That Don’t Kill People

Words are powerful. The Washington Area Bicyclist Association is choosing good ones.




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626 organizations back legislation to address climate change

A modest proposal




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Jacques Tati's film Playtime was released 50 years ago, but has lessons for us today

We are still befuddled by technology but bumble along.




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Plywood homes were lighter and cheaper, and you could build them yourself

Another look back at some great designs for inexpensive homes.




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Why are so many visions of the future dominated by cars?

The private car has dominated our design dreaming for a hundred years; no wonder it is so hard to break the habit.




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Tomorrow: 1945 movie shows the glorious future of prefab

We have seen this movie before.




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Why we have regulations: So people don't get buried in molasses

100 years ago the Great Molasses Flood started another flood, one of regulations to protect people's health and safety.




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UK wind energy breaks output records. Again.

This is very good news. So much so that it might soon stop being news.




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Analysts expect 18GW of subsidy-free renewables in UK by 2030

Britain has already made great progress in decarbonizing the grid. It looks like there's more to come.




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Finnish passenger ferry retrofits rotary sail to reduce emissions

The Viking Grace was already low emission. Now it's going further.




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Ecotricity launches wind- and solar-powered cell phone network

And profits will go to giving land back to nature.




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Photo: Red fox shows its true colors

Our photo of the day comes from the vibrant hills of California.




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Thrift stores are tired of getting people's useless junk

"Don't donate if you wouldn't give it to a mate."




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These 3 companies are the future of house cleaning

We're loving the move toward quasi-edible ingredients, plastic-free packaging, and refill pouches, among other things.




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PG&E; Replacing 1,600 Smart Meters with a Rare Defect Affecting Customers' Billing

Pacific Gas & Electric, a California-based utility, has been plagued with issues during their major push to get smart meters installed in every household in their area, from complaints about possible health




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Maine Requires Smart Meter Opt-Out

GreenTechMedia reports on new developments in Maine, where a smart meter op-out option will be mandatory for utilities. It's part of the growing backlash among consumers against smart meter installations. Follow Jaymi on Twitter for more stories like




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Caltech's Energy Retrofit: From Fuel Cells to a Daylighting Celeostat

On Caltech's campus, student engineers and scientists are busy in labs day and night working on hairy solar panels, termite




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Competition to Find a New Design to Replace the Electrical Pylons

It's an icon that has been part of our lives forever... The electricity pylon was invented, in this design, in the '20's and since then it has been marching across the fields and highways of our mind




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Another Reason We Need the Smart Grid: Record Heat

In case you're still among the set doubting if the smart grid is really necessary, Earth2Tech has a solid post explaining how record heat (something that is going to happen a lot more often, unfortunately) is a prime example of how the smart grid can




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Dr. Michel Gelobter on Nukes, Republicans, Tech, and the Future of Energy (Podcast)

After seven years in government, seven years in non-profits, and seven years in business, Michel Gelobter jokes that he's headed for the clergy next. And why not? He's led Redefining Progress, been a professor at Rutgers, and run environmental quality




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Smart Grid Survey Shows People Want More Than Just Money Savings

Study shows that customers think the non-monetary benefits of the smart grid are great. That is, once someone explains what they are...




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Woosh Water is reinventing the drinking fountain

Water conservation is obviously a huge concern in Israel and the rest of the Middle East. An interesting startup called Woosh Water is helping conserve water and reduce plastic use by reinventing the public drinking fountain with a high-tech solution.




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Italian energy giant to phase out coal, go carbon neutral before 2050

In the future, we'll be buying energy from utilities that look very different than what we are used to.




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Automated electricity bill payments cause people to consume more energy

A new study says it's a case of out of sight, out of mind, but it has serious consequences.




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British utility allows businesses to buy "local" renewable energy

Should we care where our electrons come from?




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Utilities are apparently freaking out, and we are all to blame

Efficiency and conservation aren't just about your personal footprint. They're about reaching tipping points.




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A major U.S. utility company just pledged to go carbon-free for the first time in American history

Are the tables finally starting to turn?




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Say it with Butterflies - Green Start-Up Grows Monarch Butterflies for Events, Therapy & Conservation

Here is an interesting buisness idea; grow butterflies to let fly at special ocasions and at the same time help the enviornment as well as people with special needs. The project is called Mariposeando (Spanish for something




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10 Businesses Going Green in the Realm of Romance

Valentine's Day is all about romancing your sweetheart. These companies show the planet some love too.




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Be my green Valentine

Where we recycle and repurpose the best of our Valentine's Day posts from the past.




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Architectural Valentines: Love means never having to say you’re Saarinen

They are all over the internet today; here are some that relate to buildings we have shown on TreeHugger




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14 ways to go green this Valentine's day

A list of ways to share the love with everyone you adore without hating on the environment.




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Valentine’s Day by the numbers, are you sitting down?

The holiday once marked by amorous missives and hand-plucked posies has evolved into a day of staggering statistics.




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Green gifts for the darkly romantic Valentine

From carnivorous plants to occult-inspired tokens of affection, these are not your grandmother's Valentine's gifts.




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6 beauty recipes that are pink and red for Valentine's Day

Get in the Valentine’s Day mood with these fun DIY beauty recipes for masks, moisturizers, and scrubs – all of which are suitably pink or red for the occasion!




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How to celebrate a green Valentine's Day

The size of one's carbon footprint is not usually a major concern on this romantic holiday, but it can be mitigated with advance planning.




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8 unique green alternatives to cut flowers

Say I love you with these lovely living gifts that go easy on the planet.




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Valentine's Day is losing its allure with young adults

Is Cupid's appeal fading as millennials find the holiday has become too commercialized?




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Wretched Excess Never Looked So Good: 45,000 Lights On A Single House

Sometimes it's worth it.




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IBS Home Gets LEED Points, But Misses the Green Point

At the annual builders' show, a massive green show home has all the bells and whistles, but none of the logic of sustainable building.