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Jane Jacobs "Ideas That Matter" - Even More So Today (Book Review)

Jacob's unpublished writings, essays and speeches from half a century ago seem just as vital and current as the day they were written.




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Naked Value. 6 Things Every Business Leader Needs to Know About Resources, Innovation & Competition (Book Review)

A must-read book for business leaders. Naked value is the ultimate value a product delivers to customers, or the benefits that remain when a product is stripped of most of the energy and material resources required to manufacture and deliver it.




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In defense of libraries -- and why Amazon can never compare

An economics professor suggested we replace libraries with Amazon bookstores "to save taxpayers money" and the Internet went wild, with good reason.




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Revenge of the goldfish! Dumped pets growing into giant monsters

A gentle reminder to never, ever, Free Willy your goldfish.




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Costa Rica achieved 99% renewable energy this year

The tropical country received almost all of its energy from a mix of renewable energy sources.




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Why depressions in developing countries are so extreme

Boom-and-bust cycles are no coincidence.




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Everyone is ignoring the most interesting result from Finland's basic income experiment

Giving out money revealed something that flew in the face of a common American philosophy.




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Small apartment renovation features clever 10 degree rotation (Video)

Besides the usual hidden storage and mirrors to enlarge the space, this redesigned layout includes a slight rotation to improve circulation.




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Women With High PBDE Levels 50 Percent Slower to Conceive, New Study Says

Guest blogger Cara Smusiak is a journalist and regular contributor to NaturallySavvy.com's Naturally Green section.




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22 million pounds of plastic enter the Great Lakes every year

Lake Michigan alone receives the equivalent of 100 Olympic-sized pools full of plastic bottles each year.




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Never, ever use soap in a lake

Even if the label says 'biodegradable,' please don't do it.




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Even groundwater is contaminated with microplastics

This could mean we're drinking our plastic waste.




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How will we ever get people out of cars?

Researchers looking at the question come up with some good ideas.




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Note to Bloggers: Not Every Building with Corrugated Metal is Made of Shipping Containers

A blog confuses corrugated metal with containers on a project that could have been interesting for its own sake.




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Dream of the 1920s: Complex from 1927 in Buenos Aires is Everything a Green Home Should Be

Low rise buildings, green common spaces, culture, and community living in a housing complex which has become the it living spot for Buenos Aires’ artistic types.




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Meet 'Steve,' a new kind of northern lights discovered by aurora chasers (Video)

This green and purple mystery finally gets its own name and some attention from aurora enthusiasts and researchers alike.




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Survival Skills Are Still Sustainable, Even If You'll Never Need Them

A beautiful film celebrates doing things, like starting a fire entirely by hand, that are no longer necessary. There are lessons for us all.




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Forever Frugal? Survey Confirms Persistent Frugality

50% of Americans had reduced their electronics and apparel expenditures in the past 12 months, according to a survey conducted by management consulting firm, Booz & Company. They sum up their findings saying that "the impact




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This beautiful, tropical urban park has something for everyone

Parks in North American cities could really take a lesson from this one in Recife, Brazil.




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This might be the coolest photo of a farm you'll ever see

Since 1984, Brazilian farmer Ernst Gotsch has been restoring 1,200 acres of deforested land into a working, regenerative farm. The results are amazing.




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Everything to know about the amazing butter bean

From how to cook butter beans to recipes and health benefits, here's the lowdown on the tastiest legume in the pantry.




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Glazing roasted vegetables makes them even better

Here's a simple trick for elevating already delicious roasted vegetables.




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I spent New Year's Eve making doughnuts

Food has a way of making an occasion truly special and memorable.




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The best movies and TV shows for every quarantine mood

Need a break from the news and bored of books? Here are some quality screen time suggestions of movies and TV shows that will (hopefully) take your mind off the pandemic.




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Developed-Developing Nation Split on Climate Obligations Needs Reevaluation

We need a new system to determine which nations ought to be forced to cut emissions, not the 20-year old outdated one we've got now.




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Should Billionaires Be Forced to Pay a 1% Tax for International Development?

A new UN report says that a 1% tax levies on the world's 1,225 billionaires would more than make up for the shortfall in development aid from governments.




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Panasonic introduces solar LED lantern and charger for developing regions

Many areas of the world have scarce access to electricity. This new solar lantern will provide light and charging power for cell phones.




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Old laptop batteries could light the way in the developing world

Discarded laptop batteries could power LED lights in regions with scarce electricity.




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Wakati solar-powered food preserver keeps produce fresh longer in developing areas

The large solar-powered box will help farmers get more food to the market for selling.




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How a $3 menstruation toolkit could empower girls in developing nations (Video)

Access to safe, reliable and affordable sanitary napkins is a big barrier to equal opportunity for many girls in developing countries. This inexpensive and clever set allows girls and women to clean, dry and carry their pads discreetly.




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Solar-powered Sterile Box brings safer surgeries to developing countries

The technology could save countless lives.




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Two high-profile murders in Honduras have led developers to suspend funding

In a victory for Berta Cáceres' campaign against a major hydroelectric project, two European development banks have withdrawn support following her and a colleague's recent murders.




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Everyday people can invest in organizations that protect the environment

Average consumers of all incomes have the ability to meaningfully invest in organizations doing good work




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The day to beat plastic pollution is every day

World Oceans Day celebrates awareness and brings to attention the resources available to all of us in the battle against plastic pollution.




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First-ever climate telethon raises millions to plant trees in Denmark

The good people of Denmark phoned in enough kroner to plant nearly a million trees.




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Norway plans to boost electric airplane development

On the heels of their success pushing sales of electric cars, Norway want to spur the move to electric airplanes




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12 houseplants for everyone on your gift list

Cat lover? New plant parent? Fortune seeker? Traveler? We've got the perfect plant for all.




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Boeing develops self-cleaning airplane loo

“If it ain’t Boeing, I ain’t going.”




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Happy 50th birthday to the Boeing 747; it changed aviation forever

Flying went from being expensive and elite to being mass-market. Enjoy it while you can.




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Is flying dying? No, it is growing faster than ever

It's expected that by 2037 the number of people flying will double.




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Unilever promises to cut plastic use in half by 2025

The consumer products giant says it will "fundamentally rethink its approach to packaging."




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Ikea unveils its 'greenest store ever'

Upcycling workshops, electric deliveries and limited parking spaces. What's not to like?




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Zebra-Scented Collars On Cattle Prevent Sleeping Sickness - Impacts On Land Use Are Good & Bad

Researchers at the International Centre of Insect Physiology and Ecology have developed a zebra-smelling cattle collar which will be tested on Masai herds subject to the biting tsetse fly,




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9 freaky phenomena revealing how warm this winter was

In many part of the world, the 2019-2020 winter was the winter that wasn't.




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3 clever ways to use up leftover cake

That is, if you ever have any...




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Scientists surprised by what first-ever recording of a blue whale's heart reveals

Among other things, the data reveals answers about the size of blue whales, the largest organisms to have ever lived on Earth.




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'Turtle Journey' film reveals the crisis in our oceans

It's time for swift and immediate action to protect marine life from further devastation.




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Researchers Develop Chlorine-Tolerant Membrane for Easy Desalination

Record droughts, falling water tables and the rapid depletion of aquifers have helped make desalination, a process once considered impractical and too expensive, a viable technology -- at least in some places. As such, there has been a rash of stories --




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New Desalination Technology Achieves 99% Water Recovery Rate at Bottling Plant

A new water treatment system could save billions of gallons of water each year by recovering almost all of the waste water at bottling plants and water treatment facilities.




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Masdar Developing Desalination Plants Powered by Renewable Sources

The UAE's clean tech giant plans to have a commerical-scale plant by 2020.