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Passion House prefab: 400 square feet of Nordic design

Their priorities certainly are different than ours are.




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The $149 SolSource Sport is a powerful portable solar cooker

The latest product from One Earth Designs weighs just 10 pounds and packs down into a small carrying bag, but still delivers high performance fuel-free cooking.




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Clever 450 Sq. Feet Transformer Apartment Accomodates Father and Three Children in Brazil

Designer Paulo Alves took down all walls and created multi-function furniture for his small place.




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The top ten tiny houses of 2014

Here are the favorites in our favorite category




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The ten most popular modular and shipping container projects of 2014

We love little boxes!




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London assembly tells mayor: Divest £4.8B pension fund from fossil fuels

The motion is non-binding, but that doesn't mean it doesn't matter.




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The envelope, please: BuildingGreen's top 10 green picks for 2014

It's the Oscars of green building products chosen by the experts, in the runup to Greenbuild.




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How a 14th century manuscript could solve our antibiotic crisis

Researchers are poring over an important medieval medical text with 360 recipes, many of which might have successfully fought infection long before modern science.




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America's top 10 most endangered rivers in 2014

If a country is a body, rivers are its arteries through which vital blood flows. We must revive our waterways before more damage is done.




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Waymo may get a $465 million tax credit for buying 62,000 Chrysler Pacifica hybrids

They are going to be autonomous taxis. Is this a good idea?




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Full Planet, Empty Plates: Chapter 4. Food or Fuel?

The massive diversion of grain to fuel cars has helped drive up food prices, leaving low-income consumers everywhere to suffer some of the most severe food price inflation in history.




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Nice shades: 24 storey Passive House tower built in Manhattan

ZH architects faced a lot of serious challenges here, and came up with innovative solutions.




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Super agile bush baby robot jumps 4 feet; is cool and totally creepy (video)

UC Berkeley’s new robot is the most vertically agile robot ever built – why is it so unnerving?




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French Town Rolls Out Massive 1,400-Foot-Long Carpet Made of Grass (Video)

Artists installed a grass carpet through a French town to celebrate the 10th anniversary of its arts and nature trail programs.




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The UK sees lowest per-capita energy generation since 1984

It's not just renewables that are driving down emissions.




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40+ gadgets in your pocket, without the e-waste

E-waste is a big problem, but there is also a counter-trend that helps fight it.




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Google's Project Sunroof now available in 42 states

Want to know if you can go solar? Now there's a good chance you can easily find out.




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Montreal's 2014 Tour de l'Île: 25,000 people on a 50km bike ride around the city! (video)

One of the great North-American cyclist cities has a big bash to celebrate bike culture!




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Montreal couple shows how to take a voyage à vélo électrique

Electric bikes are the great leveller; a lot more people will be doing this.




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Modern-Day Johnny Appleseed Has Planted 13,849 Trees

Chances are that you've never heard of Gene DeSantis, but his story seems one destined for legend. In fact, he's already being likened to a modern-day Johnny Appleseed. For almost three decades, DeSantis has made it his mission




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42% of global coal plants are losing money

New wind and solar will be cheaper than 96% of all existing coal by 2030.




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14 more species moved to the “critically endangered” list

The update to the "Red List" illustrates the worldwide crises facing many species around the globe in the face of habitat loss and degradation.




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Studio 804 creates smaller houses for a changing market

Dan Rockhill and his students keep pushing the building envelope.




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BMW increases i3 production 43%, Tesla fans sneer

Wouldn't it be nice if clean tech advocates could, for once, just stop fighting with each other?




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2014 World Green Car of the Year is...

Test out your green car awareness by seeing if you can name the 2014 World Green Car of the Year. Note: it has to be a new model.




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My 2014 Word of the Year

My word of the year is a little geeky this time around, but it crosses over -- and unites -- fields.




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Report: Scotland could reach 'net zero' emissions by 2045

The goal could be reached even earlier, if Scots changed what they eat.




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Celebrate Pi Day tomorrow at precisely 3.141592653 (about 9:30 AM)

Tomorrow, real men eat quiche (cheese pi).




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That chocolate bar will cost you 42 minutes of running

A new kind of food label hopes to fight obesity by stating how much exercise is required to burn it off.




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Thermal power plants use 4x more water than all US residents, solar PV doesn't need a drop

As you can see in the satellite photos above, California is experiencing a massive drought over most of the state. The most visible aspect from space is the snow cover (or lack thereof) over the Sierra Nevada mountain range




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Yikes! California's extreme drought could last "a decade or more", 2014 driest year in a century

California has been going through a drought for about 3 years now, with 2013 being the driest year on record.




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Party balloon store closing 45 outlets due to lack of helium. Let's hope they stay closed.

Why are we wasting such a valuable resource? Where will it come from if we don't drill for natural gas?




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Sea level rise has caused $7.4 billion drop in home prices in Southeast US

You might want to rethink that dream house by the ocean.




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Streetfilms and a sock puppet ride the 14th Street Busway

Where have I seen this movie before?




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14 pink animals to celebrate St. Valentine

Consider these blushing beauties a love letter from Mother Nature.




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48 environmental rules the White House is working to undo

In the latest installment of 'A Death by 1000 Cuts,' a New York TImes analysis lists the Earth-loving rules that Washington is seeking to reverse.




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Why throw subsidies at electric cars when 48 percent of trips are less than 3 miles?

A new study shows that there is some seriously low-hanging fruit here that would deliver more bang for the buck.




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4 billion bits of microplastics in the waters of Tampa Bay

And researchers estimate there's another 3 trillion pieces in surface sediments.




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Study shows that people who walk and bike to main streets spend 40 percent more than people who drive

Doing street improvements for pedestrians and cyclists increases sales by 30 percent. So why aren't cities doing it?




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4 reasons to repair instead of recycling or replacing

It's to time to jump off the consumption train and embrace the art of repair.




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It's Not Just Asian Carp: U.S. Identifies 40 High-Risk Species

Concerned about Asian carp? Meet the invasive cousins, you might say, of the monster fish. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has released a white paper on 40 high-risk species to watch out for,




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4 ways in which Istanbul is wonderfully sustainable

A mix of cultural practices and smart infrastructure investments has created a city that's a true pleasure to visit.




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340 Ton Rock Levitates Above the Ground in Los Angeles

It's a 340 ton rock, balancing over a crevice...forever.




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Handcrafted 'holistic' bike uses 40 layers of wood (Video)

Sporting an attractive unibody frame, this meticulously handcrafted wooden bicycle is made to be strong yet flexible.




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The Fjällräven Kanken Rucksack, a Swedish Eco-Design Classic

Last month, my partner gave me a Fjällräven Kanken rucksack for my 30th birthday, and I have to tell you about it, as this is a classic amongst the eco-designs nowadays. I first spotted these slightly odd-looking bags in London many years ago, and




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Sweden to go 'carbon neutral' by 2045, with 85% cuts at home

By setting both a date and an ambitious target, Sweden is sending a signal that should reverberate well beyond its borders.




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France plans to end all fossil fuel production by 2040

Although somewhat symbolic, the new legislation coincides with the 2040 end of gas and diesel vehicle sales.




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4 lessons learned from a year of extreme frugality

Personal finance writer Michelle McGagh weighs in on how to save money effectively.




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Scientists Develop Rot-Proof Apple that Stays Fresh for 4 Months

Photo credit: Abhijit Tembhekar via Flickr/Creative Commonsdigg_url = 'http://www.treehugger.com/files/2009/11/scientists-develop-rot-proof-apple-stays-fresh-four-months.php';Scientists in Australia have developed an apple that won't rot. Or, won't rot




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Mysterious 4-mile long river in Peru is so hot it actually boils

Now confirmed, the legendary boiling river deep in the Amazon was long considered an impossibility due to its distance from active volcanoes.