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Wretched Excess Dept: Castor Design's Marble with Fluorescent Tube

"At first glance, Marble with Fluorescent Tube's monolithic 2,500 pound base appears to be at odds with the banality of the bulb which sits on top of it."




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Just what we needed Dept: The Pet Treat Maker

Like your dog is going to reject your home-made dog cookie if it doesn't look like a bone.




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Wretched Excess or the future of housing design? Another look at the car elevator

There is a perverse logic to this idea of bringing your car to your apartment.




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Your own healthy green loft, only $45 Million

Delos has developed a whole new standard for healthy, happy living, starting at $ 15.5 million.




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The Starck difference between two "green" prefabs

The differences between the new prefabs by Philippe Starck for RIKO and the Bright Built Homes are instructive.




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Dubious Dubai: World's largest air conditioned city to be built, covering 48 million square feet

It's got everything, from hotels to hospitals to theaters to the world's largest mall, and a severe case of cognitive dissonance.




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Weird Japanese house of the week is totally transparent

Yuusuke Karasawa designs a house in Tokyo with 5 levels, a dozen stairs and almost no walls inside or out.




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Wretched Excess or Clever Design? Apartment tower with car elevators is definitely the former.

Two years ago we couldn't decide, but when you see it in action the answer is obvious.




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Rotate this: Spiral spinning tower will turn real estate developers' cranks

The sharing economy comes to architecture as the rich and the very rich share views and height.




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Wretched excess comes to the summer kitchen

Cooking outdoors in the summer is the green thing to do, but this is ridiculous.




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Utensilmate is a great candidate for the Wrongest Product Award

I can't decide if this is just what I always needed or the worst product ever put on Kickstarter.




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In London they are building swimming pools in the sky

Because they can, and there are people who will pay for it.




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Wretched Excess: Private yachts are so yesterday, now it's private floating islands.

But, we ask, are they green and sustainable?




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The Coffeeboxx: Wretched excess or clever design?

We hate pods, but love durability. Is there a place for this?




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Just what we needed dept: The pre-peeled, plastic-packed orange

I'm thrilled; I have so much trouble with rolling fruit.




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Why the Filthy Rich Aren't Green: 7 Habits of Highly Inefficient People

Photo Courtesy of Millionaire-Maker PackageOh how we love to hate the filthy rich--even more so in these tough economic times. While the rest of us mere mortals are struggling to make ends meet, the hyper-rich live by the motto "if you've got it,




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How to Go Green: Wedding Engagement

Photo credit: Michael Blann/Getty We've already talked a lot about how to green your dating life and how to green your wedding, but what about that time in between--your engagement? The average couple these days spends 15 months being engaged, which




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Cadbury's Dairy Milk Goes Fairtrade, Next Billion Go To TED, Huff Post on Coal, and More

Cadbury Dairy Milk Fairtrade: Is the future of Fairtrade with big switches by big companies or increasing access to the pioneer brands? "Cadburys says in the FT today that it's not trying to undermine the pioneering 100% Fairtrade companies such as




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TranquiliT Adds Something Green to Your Wedding With Eco-Friendly Bridal Gowns

TranquiliT may be better known for its downward-dog-friendly garb, but the erstwhile yoga-wear label is now rocking the frock, matrimonial style. Outfit the femmes of your bridal party—bride, bridesmaids, and flower girls—in 95 percent organic bamboo




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It's Gonna Take a Lotta Love to Reforest Indonesia

Love is often said to blossom, but a new government initiative in the Indonesian district of Garut aims to make that metaphor literal by requiring newly married couples to plant 10 tree saplings.Two years ago, Indonesia




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Planet Green's Ultimate Green Wedding Guide

Whether you're the romantic, three-tiered cake type—or the "let's hitched at a civil court and call it a day" sort of guy or gal there's something for everyone in Planet Green's fresh off-the-blog Ultimate Green




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Green Your Wedding! Low Cost, Zero-Waste, Eco-Conscious Options

The average wedding in the USA costs $20,000. Yikes! In this economy, that's not just insane; it's silly.




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Holy Crap! Toilet-Paper Wedding Dress Displays Unparalleled Dedication

Major, major kudos to Ann Kagawa Lee of Honolulu, Hawaii, winner of Cheap Chic Wedding's annual toilet-paper wedding dress contest, who made this mind-boggling matrimonial ensemble out of bathroom tissue—a textile fit




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Win an Eco-Friendly, Solar-Powered Wedding

Want an eco-friendly wedding?? Afraid of the sticker shock for all of those organic, free-range doves merrily flying away after your vows? Not sure you can beat the millions of other people vying for a Today Show




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Something Old, Something New, Something Borrowed, Something...Green? Ritz-Carlton, Charlotte Delivers Eco-Friendly Weddings

As more eco-conscious couples take their walk down the aisle, a growing green wedding industry has responded in kind. Enter "Something Green," a new service introduced by The Ritz-Carlton, Charlotte. "We are constantly looking for




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Rare Swan 'Divorce' Puzzles Researchers

Once thought of as pillars of monogamy in the animal kingdom, it appears the flame of love can burn out for swans as well. For the first time in 40 years, after following some 4 thousand swans at a reserve in the UK, researchers discovered one formerly




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Couple to Wed Thanks to 400,000 Recycled Cans

After Pete Geyer and Andrea Parrish became engaged, they decided to say "I can" before saying "I do," and in more ways than one. The couple worked to make their wedding not just a celebration of the love they have for each other, but




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Will and Kate's Royal Wedding: The Green Lowdown in 8 Juicy Details

It's been 30 years since Charles and Diana's wedding, which means royal watchers all over the world have been working themselves into a tizzy over every last, secret detail of the Friday, April 29th nuptials




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A gift registry for people who don't want stuff

More love, less waste. That's the idea behind a new gift registry. And it's an idea that might just take off.




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How to make your wedding day green

A wedding is one of the most important days in a couple's life. If you care about the planet, why not integrate your principles into your big day?




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Does wedding rice really hurt birds?

At some point we were told not to toss rice at the newly betrothed because of the birds – here's the real reason why we shouldn't.




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4 ways to have a more eco-friendly wedding

A few strategic decisions can greatly reduce the environmental impact of your Big Day.




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Gisele Bündchen Helps Plant 50,000 Trees for Green Nation Fest

Gisele Bündchen helped earn Brazil 50,000 new trees and got the planting started by planting the first tree at the Green Nation Fest in Rio de Janeiro.




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UNEP & TreeHugger Launch Blogging Contest for World Environment Day

Once again, we're proud to partner with the United Nations Environment Programme to help fight food waste and bring attention to World Environment Day.




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100 NYC restaurants commit to less food waste

With more composting and recycling, the city's eateries aim to send less to the landfill.




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Mongolia hosts World Environment Day to highlight sustainable future

I was fortunate enough to attend the official start of World Environment Day in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia. Here's why their vision for a sustainable future is so important.




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Green economies offer small islands new economic and ecological opportunities

Environmental sustainability doesn’t have to come at the expense of economic development.




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Europe bans two cosmetic ingredients you didn't know are hazardous

The chemicals that make your personal products silky smooth are banned from all cosmetics that are washed off after use.




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Fog harps could wrest water from the clouds

Inspired by coastal redwoods, scientists have created a new kind of fog harvesting design that appears to increase the capacity of clean water collection by threefold.




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Are environmental laws to blame for California's wildfires?

A certain Commander in Chief says that wildfires are being made 'so much worse by the bad environmental laws.' Here's what's really happening.




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17 Favorite Tiny Apartments and Houses from 2012 in TreeHugger

We get small and look at designs from around the world




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What Are Your Hopes, Dreams and Predictions for 2013?

We asked the question on Facebook and got all kinds of interesting responses.




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The Design Stories of 2012 That Will Resonate in 2013

What we learned from last year and will look for in this one




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The Green Workplace in 2012: Standing Desks, Home Offices, and the Future of Work

We are just beginning to see how changes in the way we work are affecting the designs of where we work




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Eco Wine Review: Cline Cellars 2010 Cool Climate Pinot Noir

This eco-wine is bursting with red fruit aromas and vanilla. And it's minty finish is subtle yet clean so you won't mind a second glass. Which isn't a bad thing as this Pinot comes in under the $15 mark. And the winery is 100-percent solar-powered.




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Eco Wine Review: Unti Vineyard's 2007 Benchland Syrah

UNTI 2007 Syrah Benchland is dark, somewhat brooding like a radio-friendly Cure song. Within your glass you'll find flavors of grilled plum, anise and cocoa. The wine is unfined which means it is vegan.




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Eco Wine Review: Lynmar Estate 2008 Russian River Valley Pinot Noir

A delicate balance of dark fruit, cocoa, pepper and mushroom from a sustainable vineyard that donates to AIDS and cancer patients.




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Eco Wine Review: Cline Cellars 2010 Cool Climate Chardonnay

The nose is dancing with floral highlights and warm peach aromas that you half expect it to be a dessert wine. But it's surprisingly elegant for a wine just under $10. The winery is 100-percent solar-powered, as is its sister winery, Jacuzzi.




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Eco Wine Review: Unti Vineyard's 2008 Dry Creek Valley Grenache

Unti Vineyard's 2008 Grenache is smoky and spicy with cranberry and anise on the nose. Marionberry and a minty finish play well with the wine's acidity and refined tannins. And it's vegan!




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Eco Wine Review: Hahn SLH Estate 2010 Santa Lucia Highlands Pinot Noir

This wine is brimming with bright fruit, dark undertones and those farmyard aromas common to most Pinots. With notes of pepper, strawberry and dried mint on the palette, this wine is as food-friendly as it is drinkable.