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Wild Progenitors of Domestic Fruit & Nut Trees in Central Asia Threatened with Extinction

There's a , and now trees in Central Asia have theirs as well. The




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Sowing the Seeds of Sustainability: Victory Gardens are Back!

During World War II ordinary citizens across the country did their part for the war effort by planting victory gardens to lessen the demand on the food system caused by the war. Some have suggested that sustainability is about returning to the more




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Adventures In Honey- A Rosh Hashana Love Story At Saul's Deli

Rosh Hashana, also known as the Jewish New Year, was celebrated this past week. One of the iconic symbols of the holiday, is honey, which is eaten with challah and apples. Honey has important meaning for the celebrants of Rosh




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12 storey tall wood tower to be built on Toronto waterfront

Moriyama & Teshima Architects + Acton Ostry Architects win design competition.




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Want to reduce food waste? Add more grocery stores

Cornell study finds that when people have easy access to food shops, they discard less at home.




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Stacked two-story shipping container home has roof terrace

This shipping container house stacks two to get more living space.




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Libeskind "crystal" at Toronto's ROM gets a little more welcoming

"The physician can bury his mistakes, but the architect can only advise his client to plant vines."




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Drones will uncover the history of humans in the Amazon

Using special laser surveying equipment, the drones will discover how ancient tribes lived.




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MacGyver actor Richard Dean Anderson rode 5,641 miles from Minnesota to Alaska when he was 17

Though accompanied by several friends at the beginning of this trip, he traveled the last thirty-three days alone.




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Brilliant tiny house features $500 DIY elevator bed built with free plans (Video)

This rustic, modern tiny home features lots of smart space-saving ideas, plus a self-built bed that can lift up and down automatically.




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Bottled & Sold: The Story Behind Our Obsession With Bottled Water (Book Review)

Dr. Peter Gleick uncovers the complex truth to the bottled water industry, and makes a strong case for being realistic about our addiction.




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'Grocery Story: The Promise of Food Co-ops in the Age of Grocery Giants' (book review)

You'll be shocked to learn what goes on behind the scenes at grocery stores – and relieved to know there's a much better alternative.




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In Tourism (And Beyond), Talking About Sustainability Is Dead. Tell A Story Instead

You would think that attending a conference on sustainable tourism in Costa Rica would be a bit bland: yes, they're very green, we know. But just because this Central




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Investors worth $32 trillion: Cut carbon now, or face financial crash

These people know a thing or two about money. And they say it's INACTION that's going to cost us.




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The dollar store is America's new invasive species

Commonly thought to be a byproduct of economic distress, a new report suggest that dollar stores are a cause of it.




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Impossible Foods boasts a star-studded investor lineup

Everyone is excited about plant-based meat substitutes, it seems.




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NASA launching a new ice monitoring tool that can identify changes the width of a pencil

The laser-outfitted satellite will be able to pick up shifts in the ice on a very small scale.




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Istanbul's Green-Design Innovators

Amid the over-upholstered and garishly gilded furniture at the Istanbul Decoration and Design Fair hid some ingenious gems -- designers working with recycled and alternative materials and creating multi-purpose furniture for small spaces.




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Torqeedo Electric Outboard Motor

They pay so much more attention to design in Europe, particularly when it comes to everyday things. For example, The Torqeedo electric outboard motor from Germany looks like fine industrial design. It has an integrated lithium-manganese battery that just




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'The Story of Water: Who Controls the Way We Drink?'

The latest video from The Story of Stuff dives into the world of privatized water systems and why this impinges on a basic human right.




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General Motors and Cruise introduce the Origin Toaster-Car

It will be electric, autonomous and shared. Where have we heard that before?




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The Story of a Train Crash in Buenos Aires and What it Has to Do with Climate Action

An account of the events that led to the accident that killed 51 and injured 703 in Argentina and why its symbolism matters.




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Grand theater in Buenos Aires is converted into bookstore

You don't get an experience like this online.




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Walmart Introduces Supercube Tractor Trailers to increase fuel economy, get trucks off the road

There are a lot of good ideas in this truck; will they catch on?




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Canada's national parks are overflowing with visitors

Concerned citizens want Parks Canada to consider visitor quotas.




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A brief history of handwashing

Let's have a clap of clean hands for Ignaz Semmelweis.




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Russia launches floating nuclear reactor

What could possibly go wrong?




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100-1000 And Restore Coastal Alabama Partnership's Inaugural Massive Oyster Reef Restoration

Last weekend, January 22nd - 23rd , over 500 volunteers from Alabama and across the country came together in Mobile Bay to lay the beginnings of oyster reefs. The volunteers strapped on boots




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Historic bank transformed into modern library & community hub

In rural Alabama, an existing landmark building is converted into a new community gathering spot, instead of being torn down.




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The Desolenator gets the People's Choice at INDEX awards

It's actually pretty clever as it pumps out fresh water and electricity.




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8 storey Cross-Laminated Timber apartments win Finlandia Prize for Architecture

Building "combines affordable housing with wood construction and the promotion of new technologies."




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First 6 storey wood building in Ontario wins Wood Works! Award

The Templar Block in Hamilton Ontario pushes a lot of buttons.




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13 storey tower built of sustainably harvested Brazilian wood

Brazil is often in Treehugger because of illegal logging and deforestation. Not this time.




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Not sure? Here's a tutorial for building your own tiny house

Want to build your own tiny house? Clueless about where to start? Check out this Instructables tutorial.




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'Glass, Metal, Plastic' offers a glimpse into the world of New York's bottle collectors

The Story of Stuff's latest film underscores the importance of putting deposits on all cans and bottles.




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Environmentalists call for Carbon Capture and Storage – with forests

Greta Thunberg, Margaret Atwood, Michael Mann, Naomi Klein, David Suzuki, Bill McKibben, George Monbiot and more make the case.




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Concrete house is designed to survive another Superstorm Sandy

Architect Jorge Fortan cements his case for a concrete and foam sandwich house.




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Eero Saarinen's TWA terminal is restored, repurposed and reborn as the TWA Hotel

Did we say we hate concrete? Just the new stuff. This kind of concrete should be buffed, polished and treasured.




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Inflatable baby incubator can save lives in refugee camps

The student invention just won the James Dyson Award for its intelligent design.




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Artist's intricate newspaper papercuts carve out a deeper story

These delicate works of art are made out of current and vintage newspaper broadsheets, and prompt us to look beyond the daily news cycle.




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Artist's polychromatic quilts tell powerful stories using recycled fabrics

Using various vintage fabrics, many with a story behind them, this artist portrays ordinary people and historical figures with an artful eye.




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Reusable cup program comes to Victoria, British Columbia

The Canadian city is the latest to rethink disposal culture and insist on something better.




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Grocery stores may soon offer your favorite brands in reusable containers

Loop's reusable packaging service is coming to brick-and-mortar stores in U.S., Canada, and France.




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Chevron wins huge victory over $18 billion Ecuador lawsuit

New York judge throws the whole thing out, accusing lawyer of bribery and money laundering.




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Looking back at Superstorm Sandy

TreeHugger Emeritus Mat McDermott describes his experience of living through Sandy.




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California gas well blowout was largest methane leak in US history

New study finds Aliso Canyon disaster’s impact equivalent to annual greenhouse gas emissions from over half a million cars.




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Jargon Watch: "Predatory Delay"

Alex Steffen comes up with a term that really defines so much of what is happening (or not happening)




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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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Denmark wants to make climate impact labels mandatory for food

Appliances have labels for energy efficiency, so why not food?




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Industrial Animal Factories in Shocking Photos (Slideshow)

Once you've seen what goes on inside a Concentrated Animal Feeding Operation (CAFO) it's tough to accept the trade-off of horrific animal suffering in order to have cheap food.