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New Desalination Technology Achieves 99% Water Recovery Rate at Bottling Plant

A new water treatment system could save billions of gallons of water each year by recovering almost all of the waste water at bottling plants and water treatment facilities.




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A bark shingle is very first Cradle to Cradle Platinum product

It is hard to imagine a greener product than natural tree bark.




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Every house needs a chalkboard

It's a powerful organizational tool that pulls a household together.




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On MNN: Aging suburbs, the trough of disillusionment and being wrong about everything

And a look at Amazon's office morale.




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5 things everyone can do to protect the planet's soil

Here's why soil is one of our most valuable natural resources and what you can do to support it.




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Discovery could lead to more long-lived, inexpensive rechargeable batteries

A new process for seeing how electricity flows at the surface of electrodes will give a boost to efforts to improve rechargeable batteries




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9 everyday products you didn't know had animal ingredients

If you thought that by quitting meat or at least going weekday vegetarian you were doing your part to avoid factory farming,




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Every year, the pile of evidence about the danger of burning wood gets bigger

In the north, a lot of people burn wood all year round, but even a single fire is worse than smoking cigarettes.




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Is "Sharespray" the New Way to Do Everything?

Could "sharespray" transform our entire future? A light hearted take on the new sharing economy.




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Every house should have a blower door test

It helps you determine what it will cost to heat, and what you should do to seal it up.




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This back-to-nature hobby has everyone buzzing

Once a niche profession or eccentric hobby, beekeeping is trending amongst DIYers and trendy urbanites.




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Yes, digital nomads thrive on exploitation. But so does everyone else.

I respond to a recent viral article hating on digital nomads.




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What skills should every 18-year-old have?

In response to the question above, a former Stanford dean lists 8 essential skills for success in life - many of which are sadly neglected by parents today.




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Sprinklers save lives, and should be in every home

But the builders and the realtors are fighting sprinkler laws across the country.




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Almost everyone is underestimating renewables

Most reports suggest a gradual increase in renewable energy. But don't believe the anti-hype.




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Take-out delivery giant trials sauce sachets made from seaweed

Perhaps more importantly, it's also giving customers the option of refusing such sachets in the first place.




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Quote of the day ties Agenda 21 to everything from Benghazi to Paula Deen

We learn that Agenda 21 is part of a much larger Mainstream Media plot to hide the UN takeover of the American government.




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Lessons from eating the same soup every workday for 17 years

There's a lot to learn from making the same recipe over and over (and over and over....)




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Tiny off-grid eco-cabin in Australia has everything you really need

Less truly is more in this gem from Fresh Prince Studio.




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Woman has used the same Christmas tree every year since 1928

In this age of consumerism, particularly around the holiday season, sometimes its easy to forget that the things we've used the longest often have the most value to us -- but the virtues of reuse just seem come naturally to some




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Should every apartment or flat have a balcony?

Maybe, but we need balconies done right.




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Two very different visions of how cars fit in the city of the future

In London: get rid of cars. In New York: get rid of people.




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Blueprint for Autonomous Urbanism shows how cities can adapt and change to accommodate everyone

NACTO lays out a vision for how autonomous vehicles, and technology more broadly, can work in service of safe, sustainable, equitable, vibrant cities.




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Do women really need trash cans everywhere they go?

Surely there's a way to ditch our wasteful, disposable habits.




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Renovation or demolition? The question gets tougher every day

Sometimes we have to decide between "neighborhood character" or carbon emissions and density. A new Passive House in Vancouver is a good example.




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Daycare apps notify parents about everything their child does

Is it helpful information or a form of digitally-enabled helicopter parenting?




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Sign up for our Daily Newsletter, because everything connects

It's more than just an easy way to get a daily dose of TreeHugger.




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Universal design works for everyone, everywhere

Everything we design should be simple to understand and use for people of all ages and abilities. It's not hard.






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Photo: The discovery of new things

Our photo of the day comes from Lee County, Florida.








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Discovery en Español aumenta la velocidad de sus 'Lunes De Motores' con transformaciones extremas de camiones - Texas Trocas Promo Clip

Conoce a la familia Méndez, pionera en la transformación extrema de camiones. Texas Trocas, nueva serie de Discovery en Español. Estreno 15 de septiembre a las 10PM E/P.




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MEXICÁNICOS llega a Discovery en Español con los diseños más sorprendentes de hot rods y limusinas - Conoce al legendario restaurador y mecánico Martín Vaca quien construye autos [..]

Conoce al legendario restaurador y mecánico Martín Vaca quien construye autos fuera de serie desde hace más de 50 años. MEXICÁNICOS, estreno el 2 de marzo a las 10PM






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California's recovery from the coronavirus will take 'longer than people think,' Gov. Gavin Newsom says

"It's going to take a lot longer than people are saying. This is serious, we've never experienced anything like this in our lifetime," Newsom said regarding California's recovery from Covid-19.




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Ad giant WPP pulls dividend, CEO 'very cautious' about the impact of virus on marketing budgets

The world's largest advertising group pulled its dividend and share buyback and withdrew guidance for 2020 on Tuesday, after clients cancelled marketing booked with the company due to the coronavirus crisis.




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Hollywood's small businesses in crisis as coronavirus shuts everything down

Of the 5,900 businesses in Hollywood, 99.5% have less than 500 employees, and over 90% have fewer than 10 employees. Many are being forced to layoff or furlough employees as the coronavirus pandemic drags on.




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'Today's norm to tomorrow's everyday routines,' CVS CEO says the pandemic will change customers' shopping, health-care habits

The health-care company's chief executive, Larry Merlo, said trends that emerged during the pandemic, such as use of telemedicine and prescription delivery to the home, may continue to be popular.




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Target in talks to boost its same-day delivery ambitions by buying pieces of startup Deliv

The aspect of the technology that interests Target is its ability to pool multiple orders and route them to a similar place, NBC News reports.




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Weekly mortgage applications show real recovery in homebuying, as interest rates set another record low

Homebuyers appear to be heading slowly back into the market, as the coronavirus-stricken economy begins to reopen.




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Department stores had an insane week. Here's everything that happened

It was another onslaught of bad news from America's department store chains, including bankruptcy filings and store closures, this week. And that likely will not be letting up anytime soon.




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Powell says the economy will likely need more support from the Fed for the recovery to be 'robust'

Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell said more stimulus is needed to ensure a robust economic recovery from the coronavirus crisis.




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We call this decade 'the age of delivery': Domino's CEO

Don Meij , CEO Of Domino's Pizza Enterprises gives an update on the pizza business during the international pandemic, and how Domino's is keeping up with demand.




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Uber and Lyft unlikely to see recovery anytime soon, says analyst

Angelo Zino of Equity Research tells CNBC's Squawk Box Asia that Uber and Lyft will not likely see significant recovery until a vaccine is found amid the uncertainty of the coronavirus pandemic.




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Australian economy is starting its recovery phase, fiscal policy will influence it the most: NAB

Australia has started plans on re-opening its economy after a period of social distancing. Ivan Colhoun of the National Australian Bank suggests looking to fiscal stimulus to cushion the hit to their economy, and to keep an eye on how lower immigration may slow the economy in the long term.