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Brooklyn Fashion and Design Accelerator welcomes its first entrepreneurs

A new collaborative space dedicated to sustainable fashion design is now open for production.




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Tour a Brooklyn treehouse built from an old water tower

A charming treehouse is made from recycled wood and glass.




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Lovewild Designs crafts beautiful confetti and stationery that blooms

A sustainably-minded designer makes cards and paper coins that you can plant.




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Futuristic Urban Farm Pod grows food at home -- from cell cultures (Video)

Tomorrow's home urban farm may not need soil, just an Urban Farm Pod that doubles as an extra living space (emphasis on the "living").




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Brooklyn's modular tower: What a long strange trip it's been

FC Modular, that "cracked the code" of tall modular, is no more.




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Norman Oder on The World's Tallest Modular Building and the Phantom 20 Percent Savings

The Brooklyn Journalist covered this project like a blanket, and looks at some of the detailed claims.




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Two dead because trucks don't have side guards and cyclists apparently can't stay upright

In Brooklyn and Toronto, the same story: "accidents" where cyclists somehow lose control, fall under rear wheels.




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Wood House Sits Lightly On Landscape

One can build a house out of wood and cover it up, or one can celebrate the nature of wood, as this one in Slavonice, Czech Republic does. Designed by E - M.R.A.K. | Martin Rajniš, Kamila Amblerová, Václav Horecký, it is built out of unplaned, uncut




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Blob Architect Jan Kaplicky 1937-2009

Architects are often late bloomers. Frank Gehry is in his prime at 79; Ralph Rapson died at his drafting board last year at 93.




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Does the Environment Win When Economic Crisis Sends Immigrants Home?

Turkish cities have been the stage for culture clashes in recent years, as residents of rural areas moved to urban areas in large numbers, bringing what many urbanites see as




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Another Problem with Carbon Credits: They Get Stolen

At least $40 million worth of carbon credits have been stolen in recent weeks from various registries across Europe, in what some are calling a growing black market for carbon credits.The Wall Street Journal explains that there are




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Hanging Mini-Greenhouse Also Doubles As Pendant Lamp

Short on space for growing herbs? Well, this graceful pendant lamp -- which doubles as a mini-greenhouse -- could be one way to add more luscious greenery to one's space and diet.




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Mesmerizing Chandelier Mimicks Deep Sea Bioluminescence (Photos)

Using mouth-blown glass and energy-efficient LEDs, this stunning chandelier looks like a creature from the ocean's depths.




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Old Chapel Is Made into a Giant Musical Instrument, Controlled with Laser Pointers (Video)

A Czech church was 3-D mapped and made into a one of a kind musical instrument, controlled by visitors' laser pointers.




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Beautiful Black Teahouse In Czech Republic Uses Traditional Japanese Finishing Technique

Charred wood never looked so good.




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Bohemian forest retreat balances incognito on boulder

This woodland cabin in the Bohemia region of the Czech Repbulic keeps it simple but clever, with one end perched on a large rock.




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Handcrafted 'holistic' bike uses 40 layers of wood (Video)

Sporting an attractive unibody frame, this meticulously handcrafted wooden bicycle is made to be strong yet flexible.




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Renovated 258 sq. ft. caravan is a modern bohemian home

The inside of this updated caravan is surprisingly chic and comfortable.




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Living & working have their own transparent spaces in these Zen Houses

Instead of combining the two poles of work and leisure, this simple and functional design separates them into distinct volumes.




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Magenta is an ultra-compact tiny house built for $10K

This bright pink wonder is small, but packs in quite a bit of the basics.




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Interview with Tom Miller, CEO of Blu Skye Sustainability Consultants

As the CEO of sustainable consulting firm Blu Skye Sustainability Consultants, Tom Miller oversees teams and strategies that are changing the way the world makes things--from the design stage and production




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Another Major Blow for Carbon Capture, This Time It Involves the "C" Word

Mongstad industrial area at night. Photo Tøssekaien via flickr. The Norwegians have been big supporters of carbon capture and storage, and the government helped get the public to go along with building of a gas-fired plant near an existing oil refinery




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Australian School Ditches Bottled Water, While Another Becomes First Carbon Neutral School

While no longer breaking news, the endeavours of students and staff at two different Australian schools still merits attention. One school went bottled water free, whilst




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The Fjällräven Kanken Rucksack, a Swedish Eco-Design Classic

Last month, my partner gave me a Fjällräven Kanken rucksack for my 30th birthday, and I have to tell you about it, as this is a classic amongst the eco-designs nowadays. I first spotted these slightly odd-looking bags in London many years ago, and




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Radical Product Transparency Via Carbon Mapping- Highlight from Opportunity Green

This past Thursday, at the business conference Opportunity Green, one panel entitled Next Generation Carbon Mapping: Radical Transparency and Truth in Advertising captured the attention of the standing room only audience at




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Sierra Club Announces the Nation's "Coolest" Schools

School is a testing ground for the way we perform later in life. It can mold us into fine upstanding members of society, or not. While environmental responsibility isn't something we have to learn early in life, it certainly makes




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Craft and Science are Combined in One New Exhibition

The Power of Making is the new craft show at the Victoria & Albert Museum in London. It's a mix of craft and science: a coming-together of the disciplines.




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Is It Too Late To Stem A Worldwide Outbreak Of Rational Governance?

Examples of government looking out for the public good by rational regulation are resurfacing.




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What Role Do Carbon Offsets Play in a Struggling Economy? Q&A with the Carbon Neutral Company

Are carbon offsets still relevant in turbulent economic times, and how has the concept evolved? Join us for a live chat with the Carbon Neutral Company to find out.




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This Micro-Algae Lamp Absorbs 150-200 Times More CO2 than a Tree! (Video)

French scientist has invented a light powered by algae that absorbs CO2 from the air--1 ton per year! The microalgae streetlamp has the potential to provide significantly cleaner air in urban areas and revolutionize the cityscape.




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Prefab Australian home produces more energy than it uses

Designed to capture and maximize the flows of sunlight, water and air, this prefabricated home feels modern, light and spacious.




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Economical and efficient "Energy Positive" house built in Wales, just in time for standards to be killed by government

It could of been a great prototype for affordable efficient housing across Britain.




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France plans to end all fossil fuel production by 2040

Although somewhat symbolic, the new legislation coincides with the 2040 end of gas and diesel vehicle sales.




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Forget about Life-Cycle Analyses, we don't have time.

The CO2 emissions from making stuff like concrete, plastic, aluminum and steel matter right now.




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Rumpl's sleeping bag blanket is made from recycled plastic

With 100 percent recycled content, it's an impressive standard for technical gear.




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How would you react if your kid's school announced it was 'zero waste'?

It turns out that some parents are less than thrilled.




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Is outdoor play a child's want or right?

A debate between a child and teacher reveals all that's wrong with our education system today.




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Why kids need recess more than ever

It's about so much more than getting daily exercise.




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Free-range parents need affirmation, too

Swimming against the cultural tide of over-parenting is hard, and a word of encouragement goes a long way.




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Yes, your kid can eat snow

It's safe as long as you teach them some basic guidelines.




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Pantone's dire new hues are the colors of dying coral

The Glowing, Glowing, Gone is a brightly somber campaign calling for urgent action against climate change.




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The Ocean Conservancy’s annual photo contest is now open

Calling all ocean lovers and shutterbugs, the 11th edition of this fabulous photo contest is accepting submissions.




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Sharks under attack: These animals are overfished and underprotected

An alarming case study in the North Atlantic bolsters Greenpeace's call for a Global Ocean Treaty.




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Annual photo contest reveals dangers of ghost nets

Distressing photos received by the Ocean Conservancy show just how helpless marine animals are in the face of drifting nets.




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James Cameron wants us to stop treating the ocean like a toilet

The film director believes that ocean exploration could help us to prepare better for climate catastrophes.




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'Minimalism: A Documentary About the Important Things'

This intriguing film asks a question we should all be asking ourselves: "How might your life be better with less?"




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Henderson Island is the most remote, most polluted place on Earth

Discover the once-gorgeous South Pacific island where all your plastic trash ends up.




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Young people don't want their parents' stuff

There was a time when family heirlooms were cherished, but now minimalism is valued more.




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Not buying it: The allure of the year-long shopping ban

Whether it's for emotional or financial reasons, more people are rejecting consumerism by refusing to shop unnecessarily.




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What's needed to clean up the fashion industry?

A new report from the Ellen MacArthur Foundation outlines steps to a circular fashion economy.