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Mesmerizing short film follows photographer through the Arctic, wolves and polar bears ensue (video)

Take a breathtaking 9-minute journey with wildlife photographer Vincent Munier through the beautifully bleak frozen North, you won’t be sorry.




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Arctic foxes are 'ecosystem engineers' who grow beautiful gardens

Researchers discover how Arctic foxes modify their dens to make the surrounding land more fertile.




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Polar Permaculture grows fresh food in one of the coldest, darkest regions on Earth (Video)

Looking to reduce waste, increase local food security and create a "circular economy," this permaculture project is growing food in the Arctic.




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See what polar bears are up to right now

There's a new polar bear live cam in town ...




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Video shows stunning loss of oldest Arctic sea ice in last 30 years

A new NOAA report reveals we've lost 95% of the Arctic's oldest, thickest sea ice. Here's what that looks like.




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Not seen at the Interior Design Show 2020: A whole lot of sustainable, green design

Every year we go look for the latest in sustainable design. Every year the post gets shorter.




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How to work from home and not go crazy

TreeHugger writers have a lot of experience with this.




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How much does your car weigh?

The late artist Chris Burden balanced a Porsche 914 with a meteorite.




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At IIDEX: Shaw Exoworx Cradle-to-Cradle Carpet

"We are working on the design of communities and begin with what we call the Essay of Clues. We look at things like the sun, the wind, the water, the biological history and the culture of the site. Then we imagine that we are birds that evolved for that




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For Green Design To Be Good Design, It Must Be Beautiful and Functional Today, Tomorrow--and Yesterday

Apple remains our culture's most lauded example of great design. But could it be that the company considered to have reached the pinnacle of design is, in fact, an impostor? The definition of good design is changing. It used




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Women With High PBDE Levels 50 Percent Slower to Conceive, New Study Says

Guest blogger Cara Smusiak is a journalist and regular contributor to NaturallySavvy.com's Naturally Green section.




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The Lace Collection, Matteria shows off the romantic side of eco-design

Lace is back! A while ago Lloyd wrote about the California-based Eurolaces, believed to be the first company to offer 100% certified machine-made macramé style organic cotton lace trim for apparel or curtains. Now lace has become a theme amongst the




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London Design Festival 2010: Julika Welge's Growing & Repairable Felt Carpet

Here is an interesting idea for a rug made of pieces of felt. We stumbled upon Julika Welge's Growing Carpet at this year's Designersblock at the London Design Festival, where the bright colours and the rich texture first




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How to clean a beautiful wool rug

Rule #1: Never let it get soaking wet!




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DIY wood mold for BioSand water filter system is a low-tech clean water solution

This water filtration solution requires no electricity, has no moving parts, and can be built affordably with locally available materials.




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What is in our water? Known unknowns, and unknown unknowns

What is in your drinking water? It turns out there may be more than we know.




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The EPA doesn't want Americans to know how dangerous Teflon chemicals are

The agency tried to suppress a major toxicology report on perfluoroalkyl chemicals, but now it's been quietly released online -- with alarming conclusions.




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Lake Erie now has its own Bill of Rights

A triumphant win for Toledo residents means that the Great Lake's wellbeing is now an official top priority.




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How ants are so much better at traffic than we are

Despite their endless commuting, ants don't have traffic jams, regardless of the width of their path.




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Hey, people who drive: here are some tips on how not to hit people who walk or bike

The Toronto Star's list is useful but incomplete.




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ShareNow, successor to Car2Go, pulls out of North America

So much for the "sharing economy". North Americans don't like sharing cars or parking spaces.




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How will we ever get people out of cars?

Researchers looking at the question come up with some good ideas.




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New Finnish study confirms that BMW and Audi owners drive like idiots

Not only that, they are "argumentative, stubborn, disagreeable and unempathetic." And all men.




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Calgary getting a BIG green Telus Tower

Architectural rock star Bjarke Ingels lands in the Canadian oil capital




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A closer look at Telus Sky: Can an all-glass tower really be considered green?

The building is handsome and sexy, just like Bjarke. But this is Calgary, and you need a warm jacket in winter.




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An unstoppable oil leak is flowing in Alberta

For at least six weeks, thousands of barrels of tar sands oil have been bubbling up into the forest in Cold Lake, Alberta and neither the oil company or government scientists know how to stop the flow.




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How to dress for bicycling in Canada: In body armour

In a world where we are supposed to make it easier for people to get on bikes, some are determined to scare everybody off them.




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Wood that wows: Teeple Architects' Philip J. Currie Dinosaur Museum

It's all about the amazing connections.




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Now Alberta is phasing out coal too

Canada's Texas appears to be going green. And environmentalists and oil companies alike are celebrating.




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Canada's national parks are overflowing with visitors

Concerned citizens want Parks Canada to consider visitor quotas.




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How to Find the Best Local, Handmade Gifts

The holiday season is in full swing, and that means one thing: the spirit of




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How FibrEthik Promotes Fair Trade and Organic Practices in the Cotton Industry

Cotton is ubiquitous in modern life but the long trail between the fields in which the crop grows and the store at which a finished item is purchased is seldom considered.




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7 slow & cozy things to wear for fall

If your cold-weather wardrobe needs replenishing, we’ve got a few sustainable suggestions.




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Red Cross Uses Solar-Powered Pumps to Increase Water Access in Sudan

However the referendum in South Sudan turns out, one thing will not go away quickly: the lack of water in the region. The International Committee of the Red Cross, however, is at work on a project that will mitigate that




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The 2011 Spanish Revolution; How Protesters Organise Themselves to Be Green (Photos)

The Indignados (or "Outraged") have been camping in over 60 Spanish cities for almost 10 days now. What started on the 15th of May (hence the tag #15-M) via social networks has become some of the biggest and most peaceful




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Vacuum Cleaner Made From Its Own Cardboard Packaging

One of the biggest floor-care brands in Britain has unveiled a cardboard vacuum cleaner made from its own packaging, the Vax ev. And it was created by a student.Open and Assemble—Without the Packaging Waste The vacuum is sold in a




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Solar Sister and NextAid Showcase 5 Promising Technologies for Africa

Solar Sister showcased just some of the efforts taking place around the world. Here, the Women Barefoot Solar Engineers of Mauritania install solar panels in their villages. They received training in Rajasthan, India. Image: Barefoot Photographers of




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Super fly hearing powers captured in miniature microphone

This biomimicry success promises advanced hearing aids as the headphone generation ages




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Repurposed parachutes become low-cost portable rainwater harvesters

Decommisioned parachutes are being transformed into lightweight rain harvesting systems to provide drinking water in semi-arid regions.




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10 low-tech tactics for living more sustainably

While advances in energy technology and smart home apps and devices have given us additional tools for living more sustainably, low-tech and simple solutions can make a difference too.




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Solar roadways destroys crowdfunding goal, raises $1.5m

TreeHugger just keeps on having to eat its hat with these guys.




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Orkney Islands: From diesel power to 100% renewables

Huge wind turbines, solar, wave power, battery storage and a lot of electric cars—these remote Scottish islands may provide a glimpse of the future.




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11 foods linked to lower risk of Alzheimer's dementia

Researchers find an intriguing link between foods + drinks rich in flavonol and staving off dementia.




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How to prepare for a quarantine

From what food to buy to how to access your medical records, here are the practical matters to consider before a pandemic strikes.




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How to be social while social distancing

From social distancing to self-quarantine or isolation, being apart from people doesn't have to mean being bored and lonely.




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How Long Until The Rust Belt Becomes The Life Belt?

Alabama is contemplating a pipeline to the Great Lakes. We've said it time and again: transient drought will not drive the US Federal government to pipe Great Lakes water to the drought stricken states. If it becomes severe enough, and the impacts come




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Industries And Power Plants Downstream From Atlanta Also Need Water: Not Just For Endangered Species After All

When Governor Sonny Perdue of the US State of Georgia filed a legal complaint and then formally asked for the support of the Bush Administration to force the US Army Corps of Engineers to stop releasing water from Atlanta's Lake Lanier, perhaps he did




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Slow Cook Your Way Out Of A Drought-Stricken Electricity Bill

The Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) is proposing a rate increase due to extreme drought having reduced their ability to ramp up hydroelectric generators in time for customers to turn on the bright kitchen lights and cook dinner - after 4:00PM. Only 6




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BP's Blowout Could Be 'The Three Mile Island of Offshore Drilling'

I'm a big fan of scenario thinking. Although no one can predict "the future," several plausible scenarios can be constructed, informing decisions made difficult by many unknowns. A good decision works in




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Southern US Apple Growers Lose 2010 Crop Due to High Temperatures

I'm not saying you can directly attribute this one to climate change, but coming on the heals of NOAA saying the past April was the warmest on record, it's likely at least a sign of things to come: The Alabama Cooperative