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Perkins+Will's Atlanta office earns 95 LEED-NC points

The office is the highest scoring LEED-NC version 2009 project in the Northern Hemisphere.



  • Sustainable Business Practices

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Boston's Castle Square Apartments receives royally efficient retrofit

After the nation's largest deep energy retrofit, the Castle Square Apartments in Boston's South End achieves LEED Platinum status.



  • Remodeling & Design

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Traffic lights are hot spots for air pollution

Being stopped at red lights is more than just annoying; it also can be incredibly unhealthy.




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Paris bans diesels (and restricts traffic)

The City of Lights is for lovers ... and pedestrians, bikers and transit riders.




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Communal living slashes energy use at super-efficient Portland building

University of Cincinnati students score big in the 2015 perFORM Building Design Competition.



  • Remodeling & Design

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Manhattan is getting an office tower wrapped in spiraling sky gardens

From the man who brought you the giant tetrahedron on 57th Street...



  • Remodeling & Design

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This stunning Manhattan office building is also unfailingly polite

Situated next to the High Line, Solar Carve Tower is specifically designed not to bogart air and natural light from its neighbors.



  • Remodeling & Design

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These shrew-like critters with dangerous sex lives are now officially endangered

Habitat loss and climate change have pushed the antechinus, a marsupial that looks like a small shrew, to the brink. And their sex lives don't help.




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Copenhagen Day 9: Official draft released, drama ensues

Ethiopia shocks African nations by supporting the new draft agreement at Copenhagen. Drama sure to ensure tomorrow.



  • Research & Innovations

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All our gains in energy efficiency have been wiped out by increases in house size

There are a number of reasons our houses are getting bigger, and it's a real problem.




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NanoLight LED boasts unconventional appearance, peerless efficiency

The NanoLight, a new Kickstarter-funded 12-watt LED bulb, eschews fancy-schmancy smart capabilities and instead focuses on groundbreaking energy savings.




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Shining a light on energy-efficient light bulbs [Infographic]

The phasing out of incandescent bulbs in favor of more energy-efficient bulbs needn't be a confusing.




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War on light bulb efficiency rages on with GOP-backed rider

Just when you thought energy-efficient light bulb uprisings were a thing of the past, the DOE is now powerless when it comes to enforcing efficiency standards.




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The Hunt helps online shoppers with difficult-to-find items

If you've ever had trouble finding something online, a new website is here to help.



  • Natural Beauty & Fashion

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Illinois town becomes official 'dark sky' community

A small town in Illinois has become the world's third International Dark Sky Community, a place that aims to protect the quality of its dark, star-filled sky by




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Why these baby puffins need a helping hand

Rescuers help stranded puffin and petrel chicks led astray by city lights.




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Microsoft Office coming to the iPad on March 27

Microsoft is expected to unveil its flagship software suite for its competitor's tablet at the end of the month.



  • Gadgets & Electronics

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Waze: Crowdsourced traffic control

A new iPhone app lets drivers report traffic conditions to each other in real time.



  • Gadgets & Electronics

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Traffic congestion dipping as economy falters

Here's a status report on the nation's commuters.




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Step into my backyard office pod

One part garden shed, one part eco-clubhouse and one part home office, the Archipod gives work-at-homers a chance to step out of the house



  • Remodeling & Design

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Home (office) on the road

Don't try to pin down Don Vardo, a petite workspace/guest studio with several green features ... it's capable of leaving when the open road beckons.



  • Remodeling & Design

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2015: A year in (and out of) the office

The way we work and the jobs we do are changing fast. Are you keeping up?




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It's official: Girl Scouts can sell their cookies online

The new Digital Cookie platform can teach the girls useful entrepreneurial skills, if their parents can step aside and let the girls be in charge.




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Diapers made from jellyfish? Researchers say it's a cleaner, more efficient option

Diapers made from jellyfish biodegrade in less than 30 days and soak up twice the mess.



  • Babies & Pregnancy

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Office Depot recycles your pens and pencils

Take your old writing instruments to Office Depot this week and earn Sanford coupons.




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Carbon cops teach energy efficiency

Hoping to pass on her enthusiasm for protecting the environment, a 17-year-old high school student goes beyond the call of duty to teach second-graders about en




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U.N. official calls potential climate agreement 'pathetically insufficient'

Christiana Figueres says any agreement will be a step in the right direction, but it's clear she's not convinced Cancun will be a huge step.



  • Climate & Weather

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Toyota Prius V: Best in class fuel-efficiency

The 2012 Toyota Prius V is capable of 44mpg in the city.




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Consumer Reports: Fuel efficiency matters to car buyers

According to a new Consumer Reports survey, 37% of car buyers consider fuel efficiency first.




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'The Coffin Club' faces death with a song

New Zealand filmmaker showcases free-spirited seniors embracing death by building and decorating their own coffins.



  • Arts & Culture

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BRIGHTER LIVING: Enhanced energy efficiency

Brighter Living with Jill Cordes: Tips to enhancing our energy efficiency.



  • Remodeling & Design

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5 cheap, reliable and fuel-efficient used cars

5 cheap affordable cars




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Student-designed cars race for fuel-efficiency gold

The Eco-Marathon brings together the best and the brightest students to create the most efficient cars.




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A tale of 2 Fiestas: You want oomph or fuel-efficiency?

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Student invents ion thruster that breaks NASA's fuel efficiency record

Mars and back on a tank of fuel? Ion drive could revolutionize space travel.




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Ecollywood: Arianna Huffington and Nancy O'Dell

Video: Get green tips from Arianna Huffington and Nancy O'Dell.



  • Arts & Culture

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Watch: Energy efficiency at Luther College

The College's partnership with Decorah, Iowa is featured in this DOE video.



  • Sustainable Business Practices

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What ants can teach us about traffic jams

New research explains why ants never get stuck in traffic.



  • Research & Innovations

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Development of bomb-sniffing cyborg locusts officially underway

The Office of Naval Research hopes to harness locusts' powerful sense of smell to protect soldiers on the battlefield.



  • Research & Innovations

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For a quick lesson on gene editing or blockchain, there's Five Levels of Difficulty

Wired's video series, 'Five Levels of Difficulty,' challenges an expert to explain a complicated concept to people at five levels of expertise — and it's cool.



  • Research & Innovations

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Why energy efficiency is the fifth fuel

Better technology and more accessible data are helping drive new change.




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Dell Studio Hybrid: 70% More Efficient Than Typical Desktops

Dell Studio Hybrid: 70% More Efficient Than Typical Desktops




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What to do with that old office building? Recycle it.

What to do with that old office building? Recycle it.



  • Climate & Weather

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[Mitsubishi Hitachi Power Systems, Ltd.]<br />MHPS to Introduce MHPS-TOMONI&reg; Digital Solutions for Geothermal Power Plant in Mexico -- Real-time Plant Monitoring and Diagnostics to Improve Efficiency, Enhance Operational Performance and Redu

・ First introduction for a geothermal power plant ・ Enhancing the operation and performance of power generating facilities in close cooperation with customers




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Researchers hack plants to increase efficiency

Researchers have improved the process by which plants get rid of toxic compounds, and this improves their overall growth.



  • Wilderness & Resources

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Police officers find homes for a box of kittens left on the road

The shelter was swamped with calls to adopt dumped kittens.




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NASA wants to build world&#39;s most efficient plane

NASA’s projects are radically redesigning passenger aircraft to reduce fuel use and pollution.




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Charles Randell to replace John Griffith-Jones as chair of the FCA

Randell to take up role on 1 April.




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Better business: Turn the office green

How can employers be more environmentally friendly in the workplace? Peter Done explains




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Why can&#39;t we solve the modern traffic jam?

With more cars on the road and few infrastructure projects to ease congestion, traffic jams are just getting more epic.