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Stair of the week actually looks safe; Too bad about where it's going.

Perhaps lofts are not the best solution for tiny homes and apartments.




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Stair of the Week 'focuses on offering employees an activity-based working environment'

A health insurer practices what it preaches.




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"Staircase of Encounters" is designed to encourage employee interaction

Neri&Hu turn climbing the stairs into an experience for Bloomberg in Hong Kong.




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Retractible stairs make buildings accessible just like magic

This is a big problem in old buildings: providing universal access without ruining the look of the building.




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Chile's new hydropower project will be in the world's most arid desert, but it actually makes sense

The project will take advantage of the sun, mountains and sea.




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Hawaii molasses spill killing thousands of fish & aquatic life, impact could last years.

On Monday, a molasses pipeline (yes, that's a thing!) leaked 1,400 tons -- 233,000 gallons -- of molasses into Hawaii's Honolulu Harbor and it has turned into a killer mess with no quick solution.




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Honolulu bans pedestrians from “distracted walking”

More pedestrians are getting killed in the roads. Are their phones really the reason?




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300 tons of radioactive water has leaked from Fukushima

More than two years after the nuclear disaster at Fukushima, Japan, the situation is worse than ever.




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100% nuclear free: Japan shuts down its last reactor

On Monday (Sunday locally), Japan switched off the last of its operating nuclear reactors and became 100% nuclear-free.




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Jellyfish swarm clogs nuclear reactor

Tons of jellyfish clog a water intake pipe at the Oskarshamn power plant in Sweden, forcing operators to shut down the reactor.




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Nuclear fusion reactor in just five years?

MIT design cuts fusion reactor down to a size that would be more cost effective and could be built in five years




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What can we learn from a radioactive cloud over Europe?

Can a rare metal travel without a passport?




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British Columbia promotes active transportation (e-bikes! scooters! skateboards!), Vision Zero, $850 incentive for e-bikes

There is so much in their new strategy that I can't get it all in the title.




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11 facts about blue whales, the largest animals ever on Earth

The blue whale, is the largest animal ever known to have lived on the planet. Here’s what you need to know about the majestic marine mammal.




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Scotland is subsidizing electric bikes to encourage sustainable and active travel

This is something North American governments should copy.




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7 tactics for staying warm in a cool house

Do the green thing and resist reaching for the thermostat.




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Fiji Water Faces Class Action Lawsuit for Greenwashing

Fiji, probably the least favorite in an already disliked industry, is the target of a class action lawsuit alleging the company has profited from greenwashing. Specifically, from greenwashing claims that its products are




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The TH Interview: Ed Burtynsky and "Manufactured Landscapes"

TreeHugger has been a fan of photographer Ed Burtynsky's work for a long time. We first spotted it here and have enjoyed watching him branch out into film with "Manufactured Landscapes", which was recently released in the US and the UK after debuting




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Greenwash Action fights back against the attacks on LEED green building certification

It's about time that someone did, too.




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Canned tuna is synonymous with abuse and unsustainable fishing practices

Greenpeace has turned the global spotlight on Thai Union, the world's largest canned tuna producer and maker of Chicken of the Sea, for its horrific track record. Learn why you should boycott and what you can do to help.




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World's biggest tuna company promises to clean up its act

It's good news... but we shouldn't be eating tuna at all.




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Maldives' Ousted Climate-Activist President to be Tried on Sunday

Mohamed Nasheed says his conviction is a foregone conclusion.




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Tribal Activist's Clean-Energy Quest

A mother's fight to protect her children and her tribe




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Another environmental activist, Nelson García, is murdered in Honduras

Mere days after the murder of celebrity activist Berta Cáceres, a fellow member of her group was shot and killed for his participation in the same environmental group.




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Children win right to sue US government on actions causing climate change (Video)

A landmark constitutional climate change lawsuit, filed by a group of kids against the US government, gets the go-ahead.




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On Canada's Birthday, a call for a Union of Climate Action

Those crazy radicals at 475 demand High Performance Building across the Dominion.




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Indian students mail 20,000 empty food wrappers to manufacturers

A dramatic act of protest reminds companies to take responsibility for the wasteful packaging they produce.




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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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Ethical consumers are perceived as odd, boring, unattractive, and not stylish

An amusing new study delves into the social consequences of one person witnessing another person doing the 'ethical thing' -- and why it makes them uncomfortable.




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We Are Sacred As The Earth: An Interview With Earth Activist Starhawk

"I believe that the earth is calling to us and that we are here to serve the planet as a whole by our ability to appreciate, to give gratitude and praise, to become ecstatic with wonder for the earth."




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Interfaith Preach In On Climate Change Will Pressure Obama To Act

Religious communities across the country will gather to reflect on the moral implications of climate change and our imperative to act. One man, in particular, should pay heed.




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Interactive online sound library lets you explore The Great Animal Orchestra

Nature's acoustic environments are wild, haunting and beautiful. As this online educational project shows, these wild soundscapes are in danger of disappearing too.




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Recycling is hard. That's why we have to eliminate single use packaging and not get distracted.

StackitNOW is a great idea but also demonstrates how intractable the problem is.




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When Will Solar Be Cost Competitive in Your Town? Interactive Map Helps Visualize Grid Parity

Solar grid parity will vary from city to city. A new interactive map helps show how it will spread.




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Save the Buffalo River! America's first national river threatened by Cargill factory hog farm

Forty years ago, activists blocked plans to dam the Buffalo River, eventually getting Congress and President Nixon to designate the river as America's first National River. Now, a factory hog farm is putting one of Arkansas' most beautiful spots at risk.




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San Jose’s "Green Vision" Initiative Means Low-Impact Sleep, Eat and Play is Easy in Silicon Valley

Here's a one-stop green guide to traveling in San Jose, from hotels to a night on the town.




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Interactive exhibit tells a sustainability story through the lens of contemporary art

Art Works For Change is using a unique online exhibit to inspire change through storytelling, including 'featured tours' of the galleries by leading eco-organizations.




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Safe manufacture and use of nanotechnology gets a boost

As nanoparticles spread widely into consumer products as well as offering great technological promise in certain applications, how can we judge the risks?




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RentTheChicken.com lets you practice raising backyard chickens

Well, this is pretty clever. If you're enticed by the idea of having fresh eggs straight from the backyard, but are not sure if you're ready to commit, RentTheChicken.com lets you rent some chickens!




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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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Katerra opens the world's biggest factory making Cross-Laminated Timber

At Woodrise 2019, Katerra CEO Michael Marks wows the wood world.




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No distraction here: Harman introduces "helpful" dashboard for Maserati

It runs the full width of the car. What could possibly be the problem?




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Could Michigan replace lost manufacturing jobs with solar jobs?

It wouldn't solve everything, but becoming a solar power hub could give a new spark to the area.




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Fiskars Momentum Reel Mower Doubles Your Effort with Flywheel Action

Image: Fiskars If it's true that gas-powered lawn mowers crank out 5% of the nation's air pollution, then it's truly time to consider workable alternatives. If we haven't convinced you to replace your lawn with a xeriscape or food forest, you might want




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Bank signs one contract, goes 100% renewable by EOY

Fifth Third Bank shows us just how easy it is becoming for corporations to source all of their electricity from renewables.




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Haunting photos show human impact of digital waste

Photographer Michael Ciaglo has shared his haunting photos from Agbogbloshie, the "digital dump" on the outskirts of Accra, Ghana.




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The true impact of not recycling our old electronics

Here are some staggering numbers of what could be saved.




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So much plastic is being made that "recycling has no impact"

A Canadian scientist wants us to rethink our approach to plastic and challenge the colonial system that produces it.




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Wild City Mapping: Interactive online sharing of wild urban spaces (Video)

This Montreal collective is creating an online, crowd-sourced map that will document the city's wild spaces.




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Do bike lanes cause air pollution? Nope. In fact, they can fight climate change.

A new study shows that in fact, if you build them, people use them and drive less.