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Investors predict "start of the end" of coal in Asia

And it couldn't come a moment too soon.




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New York's "radical traffic experiment" is based on a very successful Toronto prototype

What happens when you restrict cars? Transit use, cycling and walking increase dramatically.




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7 things to know about the amazing fruit bat quarters

New quarters are coming and they star FRUIT BATS!




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The "Stopping EPA Overreach Act" redefines what a pollutant is and stops regulation of greenhouse gases

This is beyond climate denial, it's science denial




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Inquisitive Emperor penguins star in delightful selfie (video)

Australian Antarctic Division captures a vision of curious penguins ready for their close-up.




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It's wood. It's Passive House. It's the "Goldilocks density."

Boston is getting a "CLT Cellular Passive House Demonstration Project" that pushes every TreeHugger button.




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Super-yacht is powered by liquid hydrogen. How "eco" is that?

In two words: It's not.




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Iceland marks lost glacier with a plaque

The ancient Ok glacier, a fraction of its former size and unable to move, was declared dead in 2014.




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"Pay-As-You-Throw" Trash Metering Cuts Landfill Waste by 50% in a Month

Some places have looked at paying people to recycle, but others think it makes more sense to charge people for their waste instead. When the UK talked about implementing a "pay-as-you-throw" scheme for trash, our readers were




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Maine conference brings together the "most experienced passive house minds on the planet"

It's the first conference of the North American Passive House Network and it sounds like it was a lot of fun.




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"The Stranger in the Woods: The Extraordinary Story of the Last True Hermit" (book review)

It's as if Chris Knight left for a weekend camping trip, but didn't come home for a quarter-century.




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Kids "Think Trees"

Recently we pointed out the benefits of planting a tree with a child, and it seems like the folks at Doubletree Hotels are taking us up on the concept in a big way But it's great to see that they've actually been teaming up with the National Arbor




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Treeless Squirrel: "Plant Trees Please"

Like many of our readers, we suspect this dude would be less than impressed with the recycled squirrel decanter we featured a while back. No matter, he’s too busy worrying about the lack of trees to be too concerned by human beings and their tacky




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Doubletree Hotels and Arbor Day Foundation Kick Off "Tree Tag"

Doubletree Hotels with the Arbor Day Foundation kicked




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Bold effort underway to save the vaquita porpoise from extinction

With fewer than 30 vaquitas left in the wild, the 'panda of the sea' is the most endangered marine mammal in the world. Now a crazy plan might just save them.




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Giraffes? Horses? Squirrels? 20 animals you didn't know are going extinct

From crayfish to parakeets, these species are at risk of disappearing from the planet.




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Climate change protestors ask fashion industry to "stop business as usual"

London Fashion Week was disrupted by protesters who want the industry to declare a climate emergency.




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"Direct Vision" requirement approved for London Trucks

New trucks will all have much greater visibility for the drivers, saving lives of people who walk and cycle.




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Tweetable, Interactive Algae Farm is Energy-Generating "Cyber-Garden" (Photos)

This fascinating installation where algae, bioluminescent bacteria, humans and smartphones interact may chart where a new generation of urban "cyber-gardeners" may go.




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Most Huggable: Football Mangroves in Florida, Bristol's Renewable Street Lights, Frank Capra's "Truth"

To carbon neutralize the Super Bowl, the NFL plants mangroves in Florida




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Transition City Bristol's Big Event: "Unleashing the Collective Genius of the Community"

Hailed by Rob Hopkins as "possibly the biggest peak oil/climate change/Transition event to take place in the UK", Bristol's Big Event looks set to be a huge collective exploration of the future for this city of 400,000 residents as fossil fuels




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Best Renewables Project in the West - "Where's the Competition?" Ask Winners...

The UK-based renewable energy company Ecotricity recently won an award from the renewable energy agency for South West England for its development of three giant wind turbines at the industrial Avonmouth Docks site on the outskirts of Bristol (which we




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Monbiot: Biofuels for Electricity is "Eco Vandalism"

Image credit: pawpaw67, used under Creative Commons license. Malaysian palm oil producers may be committing to green(er) practices, but that's unlikely to appease George Monbiot. He has long been a critic of biofuels for vehicles, but he is absolutely




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Community Supported Aquaponics Takes Off in the UK

Volunteers are trialling an urban fish farm allotment in Bristol, England. Could this help ensure food security in an uncertain future?




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Porsche American Headquarters Has Green Roof, Natural Ventilation

There is something contradictory about building a Green Porsche Headquarters at an Aeropolis, but whatever.




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More on the Trick or Treat Test: Calculating the "Candy Density."

Planner Paul Knight shows how to do the math and figure out where to go for maximum candy




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BPA Identified As Potential "Environmental Obesogen"

Just when I thought it would be fine to cook with canned tomato sauce - bis-Phenol A recently having been granted toxicology probation - emerges the possibility that BPA can make you obese. Ohhh wait - not




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Scientists agree that BPA is an "ovarian toxicant"

Studies of humans, mice, monkeys, and sheep all point to the same scary conclusion -- that BPA wreaks havoc on the female reproductive system.




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Big Squirreltail Evolves to Fight Off Fiery, Invasive Cheatgrass

Nicknaming plants. Now there's a good job to have. The invasive plant in this tale, called "cheatgrass," is being fought off by a native




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Clever rainwater garden grows squash and corn in Arizona desert

When you've got a lot of driveway runoff, some careful landscaping can put it to good use.




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School board apologizes for "Santa Goes Green" concert in oil patch

The play bombed in Oxbow for promoting a green agenda.




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UK pilot project mixes "green" hydrogen with natural gas

So many flavors and colors of gas these days. They are all problematic.




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"Gasmaggedon" will make it even harder to electrify everything

It's why we have to reduce demand as well, with radical efficiency.




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Striking natural furniture weaves geometry with traditional craft techniques

Featuring eye-catching geometries, local and non-toxic materials, these unique furniture pieces meld a medley of traditional weaving and woodworking techniques.




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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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Blushing pink 635 sq. ft. micro-home cleverly uses ramps, not stairs

Embedded in a hillside, this eccentric dwelling uses a series of functional ramps that connect all the spaces together.




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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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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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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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British Columbia's Quest for Carbon Neutrality

In 2007 BC's Premier shocked North America when he announced his government's bold Climate Action Plan. Is it working?




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Improved Cooking Technique Slashes Coal Use. Is Funded Through Carbon Offsets (Video)

Carbon offsets have traditionally gone to technological improvements or reforestation. One group is teaching a different way of cooking. And it's using offset funds for the training.




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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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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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5 questions to ask before starting a shopping ban

Taking a stance against our consumer culture is a challenge, which is why you'll need rules to live by.




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How to upcycle pallets into "rustic-industrial" stuff for your home

Remember pallets? Remember infographics? We have both in one post!




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Why you should avoid "fast furniture"

From the chemicals to the lifespan to the landfill, it suffers many of the same problems as fast fashion.




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6 reasons you should buy "slow furniture"

Fast furniture is like fast food or fast fashion; here's why you should go slow and how you do it.




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Design competition for a New York Aquarium makes a splash

But I am in the tank for the one that came in second




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"Steam Canoe" winter station made from a new technology, Press Laminated Timber

The OCADU project won a Wood Works! award and will probably win a lot more to come.




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Superspace Architects propose an inhabited aqueduct for Istanbul

Don't just sit there, do something.