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Biking and walking in Berlin is a breath of fresh air (metaphorically, not literally)

It is a strange and wonderful experience where you don't know what's around the corner.




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After 4 killed in crash, Berliners call for ban on SUVs

Mayor says "Such tank-like SUVs do not belong in the city"




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Wisconsin Town Legally Prevented From Tightening Coal Ash Regulations

A town is prevented from creating regulations stricter than the state's rules, despite residents' concerns about groundwater contamination.




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Nothing Says We Are All Doomed Like This Coal Plant Snow Globe

If you are sick and tired of being optimistic, I have the perfect thing for you, a No Globe snow globe. The tchotchke is a one of a kind--kinda. Only two were made and only one is left to purchase, so act quickly.




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Oil, coal and gas disasters that are costing us all

Accidents happen. But when they involve toxic chemicals and combustible substances, those accidents can cost a fortune.




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The Kissing Bridge in Copenhagen stops being the Missing Bridge, finally opens

It's been a long time coming. Was it worth the wait?




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Stunning Library In Tropical Colombia Has Permeable Rock And Wood Walls

Colombian tropical town Villanueva's popular library is an example of non pretentious architecture gone right. Projected by Alejandro Piñol, Germán Ramírez, Miguel Torres and Carlos Meza, it was built with local materials and




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Mushrooms Could Drastically Cut Fertilizer Use in Agriculture

Yesterday Mike reported on the use of mushrooms to break down disposable diapers, and the day before I posted a video of how mushrooms can clean up pollution, kill pests and recycle




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Bioclimatic No Walls House In Northern Colombia Is Caribbean Paradise

World-renowned for their work in Medellin, especially for the Orchid House at the Botanical Garden, Colombian firm Plan B Architects is busy and keeps coming up with great projects.




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Wooden Wall Picture Expands into Dining Table in Colombian Design

In a pretty self-explanatory piece, Bogota-based Unodot studio executes a simple useful idea for small spaces.




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Slice of paradise created for critically endangered toad-headed turtle

A 297-acre property in rural northern Colombia will become the first and only reserve for the conservation of the Dahl’s toad-headed turtle.




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30,000 bees found inside the buzzing walls of NJ home

The Africanized bees slipped in through a small opening, set up home, and were busy making honey.




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Help us reach the Million Pollinator Garden Challenge!

Every little flower helps. Especially when there's a lot of us planting them.




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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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Can tourism ever be sustainable? The Rainforest Alliance says, "Yes!"

This NGO is doing wonderful work to bring sustainable tourism into the mainstream. It's time to start planning your next vacation!




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Does anyone really know which diet is best for the environment?

The meat vs. veggies debate is a lot more complex than it seems at first glance.




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Scientists identify the most environmentally harmful animal product in the American diet

A new paper compares eggs, dairy, poultry, beef and pork to determine which has the biggest environmental impact.




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Try the 'Better Burger Challenge' this summer

Adding vegetables or legumes to ground beef makes a burger that's tastier, healthier, and less environmentally damaging.




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Grass-fed beef is threatened by nutritionally-deficient grass

"Since the mid-90s, levels of crude protein in the plants, which cattle need to grow, have dropped by nearly 20 percent."




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Calling veggie substitutes "meat" is now illegal in Missouri

Guess which industry pushed that one through?




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10 common myths about bike lanes, challenged by Peter Walker

Bike lanes carry the shock troops in the never-ending war on the car.




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Canada's NDP leader calls for national cycling strategy

Actually, this is something every country needs.




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Tern's new folding bike folds up 30 percent smaller than other folders with 20 inch wheels

Bigger wheels mean more stability and regular-bike feel, but it comes at a price.




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Why I think buying an e-bike online is a really bad idea

If e-bikes are going to replace cars, they should be taken seriously and maintained properly by people who know what they are doing.




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How to ride your e-bike all winter

It's a little bit different from how you ride your bike, but not much.




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10 More Ways To Hide The Bed (Some of Which You Can Actually Afford)

Every tiny apartment does not have to have an expensive Murphy bed.




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Another way to hide the bed: Turn it into a desk (Literally)

Mira Schröder lives and works in a shop where she can make her bed disappear.




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Eskayel makes dreamy watercolor wallpaper and textiles

Designer Shanan Campanaro creates lovely home decor with eco-friendly materials.




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Do natural pesticide sprays really get rid of bed bugs?

Home-use pesticides many have worrisome toxins, so researchers set out to learn if the natural alternatives are effective.




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Modular multifunctional unit for small & narrow bedrooms

Handcrafted with softwood, natural oils and waxes, this furniture unit makes a tiny, narrow bedroom feel much bigger.




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Bed automatically retracts up high in this contemporary tiny house (Video)

This elegantly designed small space presents yet another solution for the bed: lifting it up to the ceiling and out of the way.




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Sleek multifunctional 'bedroom box' maximizes this small apartment

A cramped, rundown apartment gets a makeover with this mysterious-looking black box.




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This giant straw is actually a vertical bladeless wind turbine

At the risk of getting slammed with comments claiming that small wind turbines aren't viable, here's a look at another bladeless wind generator hoping to disrupt the wind energy industry.




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Giant offshore wind turbine will feature blades longer than two football fields

That's two and a half times longer than any existing wind turbine blade and that's not all that makes it unique.




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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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Critically endangered mountain gorillas show impressive population increase

Mountain gorillas have become the only wild apes whose population numbers are known to be improving.




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Elephant poaching declines in Africa, but 15,000 still illegally killed each year

Even though there has been notable progress, at current poaching rates elephants are still in danger of becoming virtually extinct on the continent.




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Texas College Converts its Football Field into a Working Farm

Paul Quinn College in Dallas converted its underused football field into a working farm.




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Calling for Clean Energy at Indiana University

Students organize a massive call-in to demand the school transition away from coal.




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Colorado's Browns Canyon: Good things come in a small package

This beautiful area near Salida, Colorado, could become the next national monument, with your help.




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Finally! Tiny home subdivisions and developments are becoming a reality.

Another good reason to move to Colorado.




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See all the seasons at Rocky Mountain National Park in 4 breathtaking minutes

As part of their More Than Just Parks project, Will and Jim Pattiz spent two years filming in the majestic Colorado mountains.




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Stop The Five Gallon Flush: A 40 Year Old Guide To Alternative Toilets

Bill Gates take note: It's all in here and It is surprising how little has changed




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The really hot poop on composting toilets: It can heat your house

Put your poop to work; it's fuel for a biological furnace.




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New composting toilet design launched in Ecuador, which really needs it

Here's the drill on the Earth Drill toilet.




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The Week in Animal News: Epically Lost Sea Turtle to be Released, Sylvester Stallone Movie Harms Bats, and More

A young sea turtle found in the Netherlands will be released after a three-year recovery. We also have the search for the "extinct" Javan tiger, Sylvester Stallone's bat cave incident, and more.




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Small Wind Turbines May Cut Bat Activity in Half

A study of the impact of small residential wind turbine installations on local wildlife populations shows a potential loss of habitat for bats and a steep reduction in activity around the units.




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3D-printed robotic bat wing holds new possibilities for small aircraft

Dig out those old da Vinci drawings of winged flying machines, as he was really on to something!




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State of the Union: “No challenge poses a greater threat to future generations than climate change”

President Obama’s State of the Union speech takes aim at climate change deniers.




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Mealworms can eat an all-plastic diet and not die

Researchers at Stanford found a way to speed up the process of breaking down Styrofoam and other types of polystyrene, with help from mealworms.