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Building an old-school green house from local materials with traditional tools (video)

If you like craftsmanship, woodworking, and traditional hand tools, or you just enjoy watching somebody else do all the work, you'll love this short film.




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This geodesic dome greenhouse project & chicken coop cost $475 to build

Thanks to careful scrounging and salvaging, a Danish design student was able to cheaply build a "self-sufficient" dome for use as a greenhouse.




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Is renting clothes greener than buying them?

Sustainable fashion expert Elizabeth Cline isn't convinced.




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American Zoos Going 'EEK-o-friendly' for a Green Halloween

Select zoos are enticing green families with healthier treats and recycled crafts this Halloween




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Green Gift Guide: The DIY'er

Get the creative juices flowing with a maple sugaring or chalkboard paint kit, a cheese cookbook, a knitting set, the best multi-purpose scissors, and more.




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Hurry! 4 Days left in the Instructables Green Design Contest

There's just a few more days to submit your project to this fun contest, with the chance to win some great prizes!




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Recycled Rug Evoking Pasturelands Greens Beautiful Home Office in Buenos Aires

The space is the first to pop up at the recently opened Casa FOA interior design exhibition, the largest in the city.




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Unexpected Green, Repurposed Industrial and More from Buenos Aires' Top Interior Design Show

A look at this year's Casa FOA, an exhibition which combines charity and patrimony conservation showcasing the best architecture and design from the Argentine capital.




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Green Shopping In Tel Aviv

One of my favorite things to do when I travel to new cities is check out their green shopping scenes. I was recently in the Tel Aviv/Jaffa region of Israel and had a few hours to visit the area shops and outdoor




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Postgreen Homes puts a cork on it

Philadelphia builder uses our favorite material as both insulation and cladding




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Is cork the perfect green building material?

It's all natural, renewable, healthy and has zero embodied carbon. What's not to love?




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Greensburg Hits Connecticut's 'Burbs Through Photography

Having grown up in Connecticut’s ‘burbs, I know just how difficult it can be trying to live green there when the nearest grocery market can be a 25 minute drive away. My observations of one of the state’s wealthiest parts (Fairfield County) have felt




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Yale Gives Greening Athletics the Old College Try

Amongst an audience of their peers at the National Collegiate Athletic Association, representatives from Yale University recently outlined how they plan to bring green to the university athletic department. How exactly




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Greenpeace Protests Coal & Mountaintop Removal Atop 400 Ft Power Plant

The green activist group's stunt seeks to draw attention to the devastation wrought by coal.




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My 10 favorite green products from 2019

These are the items I'd buy again because they're well made and make our world a better, cleaner place.




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From World's Drug Capital to Green Oasis: The Incredible Story of Medellin, Colombia

Medellin, Colombia: This city's name used to strike fear in peoples' hearts. In the 80s and early 90s, it was known as the drug capital of the world and the most violent city on the planet.But Medellin has come a tremendous distance in less than a decad




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From World's Drug Capital to Green Oasis: The Incredible Story of Medellin, Colombia (Slideshow)

Medellin, Colombia: This city's name used to strike fear in peoples' hearts. In the 80s and early 90s, it was known as the drug capital of the world and the most violent city on the planet.




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Office clothes are an impediment to green transportation

It's time to rethink how we dress for work.




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Best of Green: Living

From the best U.S.-based fashion brand to the best volunteer vacation, eco-savvy (and oh-so-clever) shoes, cheeky t-shirt, and more, read on for our Best of Green 2012 winners in the Living category.




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Yucatan Travel Journal, Day 1: Even all-inclusive resorts are hopping on the 'green' bandwagon

But regardless of what green initiatives they implement, tourists must be willing to change, too.




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Linen company gets greener with organic flax

In general flax has a relatively small environmental impact - and it gets even better when its organic. That's why companies like Libeco have decided to make organic lines.




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Pure Green 100% natural latex mattress topper review

If you're looking to upgrade your bed with an eco-friendly option, but don't want to replace the mattress, a natural latex topper might just be the ticket.




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How can people demand a "naturally green" environment and hate wind turbines?

There is either a giant contradiction here in Ontario's Prince Edward County or I am missing something.




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Alexander Julian Designs Green UNC Graduation Regalia

Fashion designer Alexander Julian has clearly had enough of the University of North Carolina's aqua graduation gowns, he's gone and given his alma




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Green Gift Guide for Graduates

Do you have a grad about to turn that tassel around, or leaving high school behind for the big wide world? Toast this accomplishment with one of the 10 earth-conscious gifts in this guide -- from major purchases, like cars and jewelry, to simpler mement




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Green Gift Guide for Graduates (Slideshow)

Do you have a grad about to turn that tassel around, or leaving high school behind for the big wide world?




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Green Gift Guide for Back to School College Students

Whether you're sending your oldest child off to his first day as a freshman or helping your youngest prepare for the beginning of her senior year, making sure your kids have the green gear they need for a successful year at college is no small task. This




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Green Gift Guide for Back to School College Students (Slideshow)

Whether you're sending your oldest child off to his first day as a freshman or helping your youngest prepare for the beginning of her senior year, making sure your kids have the green gear they need for a successful year at college is




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Urban Green: Architecture for the Future Hits the Road for National Book Tour

Starting in September, I embark on a nationwide book tour for my new book entitled Urban Green: Architecture for the Future. The tour will take me to more than 20 universities and colleges across




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On the Road with Urban Green at Winthrop University

Big surprises can come in little packages - and that's what I found when I visited Winthrop University during my book tour stop at the school. The campus is located just south of Charlotte, NC in




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On the Road with Urban Green - One Week Out

Today is the end of the first week of my book tour for my new book Urban Green. I've crisscrossed North and South Carolina to engage as many people as I can at some of the best schools in the




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One Mean, Green Stadium For North Texas

University of North Texas has build a LEED Platinum stadium to be the envy of other college campuses.




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Green Gift Guide For Graduates

Toast your grad's entry into the big wide world with durable, chic, and useful goods like a practical tote bag, an electric scooter, and a life-changing journey to save lions.




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America's Top 10 Greenest Colleges

From campus gardens to intensive recycling, Sierra magazine's annual list gives a tip of the hat to the nation's most sustainable schools.




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Empowering the next generation of green leaders

Investing in youth is an investment in a sustainable future




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Yellow is the new green: is pee-cycling greener than a composting toilet?

Urine for a surprise as Alex Wilson concludes that urine collection beats composting. I was, because they are not mutually exclusive.




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Green documentary makers unite to form Reel Power collaborative

From Gasland II to Dirty Business, some of the most active environmental documentary makers in the country are joining forces to build a movement.




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Reggie Watts and Greenpeace team up for a greener cloud

Internet sensation Reggie Watts takes aim at Twitter and Amazon for Greenpeace's #ClickClean campaign, urging them to step up their clean energy game.




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Drone made of mushrooms not green, but not greenwashing either

iGEM team encourages 'materials activists' to build their own biodegradable drones with downloadable do-it-yourself plans.




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Corc Yoga mats are green and gorgeous, made from trees

Crafted from sustainably harvested cork in Portugal, these stunning mats will take your yoga practice to new eco-friendly heights.




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Paris opens first cemetery dedicated to green burials

No chemicals, synthetics, or gravestones – the goal is to return to the Earth as quickly and subtly as possible.




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A Picture is Worth: Agenda 21 and The Green Movement as Marxist Plot

The cover of a new book by a leading Agender says it all: Sustainability is just the tip of the Marxist iceberg.




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Is Home Depot giving up on "Going Green" Strategies?

Nope. It is just another example of the anti-environmental, anti-sustainability, climate-change denying, anti-Agenda 21 crowd hard at work.




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The green split between the city and the suburbs is real, as new study shows we are increasingly polarized.

A new study from Pew Research is totally depressing, showing how left and right are moving further apart.




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How to reduce your energy consumption: Buy a glass monster home and fill it with green gizmos

Sometimes it is hard to know what these companies are really telling us.




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My wellness app is a bright green city

This year, we should resolve to walk more. It will keep you healthier and happier.




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What is the Greenest Insulation? The Case for Mineral Wool

Greg Lavardera throws another spanner in the works with a rant about the batts




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10 Great Green Gifts for Valentine's Day

Spread the love with flower seed bombs, Mexican dark chocolate fondue, reclaimed housewares, organic textiles, and more.




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Merritt Crossing In Oakland Might Well Be The Greenest Home in America

Seniors residence so green and attractive that the government and nonprofits should jump up and say "We built it!"




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Greening our bathrooms without sacrificing the experience of our guests at yök Casa + Cultura

At yök we do not only work hard to save energy, but also water. According to Airbnb, guests in Europe renting a home use 45% less water than when staying in a hotel. But there is more to a bathroom than saving water; materials also play an important role