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Reviewer of Bucky Fuller's Dymaxion car is stunned. At how bad it is.

Those of us who love everything Bucky are stunned too.




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What are the lessons from Bucky Fuller's Dymaxion House?

The biggest one is that no matter how clever the design, it is the land that matters, not the house, and that nothing has changed in 70 years.




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"Eco-Luxurious" domes blend harmoniously with Quebec landscape

Bourgeois / Lechasseur architects figure out how to square the circle.




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With GO Box, you can have zero-waste takeout

The 'library subscription' model for food containers is becoming increasingly popular.




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The power of 'puppy dog eyes' explained

The gaze between human and dog can share physiological properties similar to that of mother and infant, a new study finds.




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After sightings, the search is on for extinct thylacine

The last of these dog-like animals, also known as Tasmanian tigers, was thought to have died in 1936. But might they still be lurking elusively in the wild?




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Women may sleep better next to dogs than people

Women may sleep better next to dogs than people




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Explore history from your couch with Google Maps Gallery

Travel back in time and explore the geography of history from the comfort of your home with the new gallery of Google Maps.




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Explore one of the West's last wild rivers with Google Street View

The software lets you virtually float down the Yampa River, which has been largely unchanged by man.




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Fracking explosion sends "Frac Stack" flying [PHOTOS]

Last night, on her show, Rachel Maddow showed some incredible photos of an explosive accident at a Texas fracking site. After seeing the photos, you'll be surprised to learn that thankfully no one was killed.




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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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'Whimsical scientist' seals himself inside greenhouse for climate change experiment (Video)

This man wants to prove a point about rising global carbon dioxide levels by locking himself inside this DIY greenhouse for the next three days.




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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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10th-century Anglo Saxon potion kills MRSA superbug

A microbiologist and an Anglo Saxon scholar decided to test a recipe from an Old English medical compendium called Bald's Leechbook, what they found surprised everyone.




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Octopus outsmarts testers in intelligence experiment

Yet another example of the uncanny intelligence of our 8-armed overlords.




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Red meat may be taxed in Denmark to fight climate change

Climate change has become an ethical issue in the eyes of the Danish Council for Ethics, which suggested last week that the government consider a tax on beef, and eventually all foods depending on climate impact.




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Worried about the planet? Avoid that extra kid

Forget light bulbs and cloth bags. The actions that will mitigate climate change most effectively are the ones nobody's talking about.




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Expect a meat tax within 5-10 years

An investor network managing $4 trillion in assets has warned investors that they should prepare for the inevitable -- a climate-driven "sin" tax on meat.




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Toxic Algae Bloom in Lake Erie Worst in Decades

Blooming Lake Erie. Photo Credit: NASA EO Pure Michigan is a slogan used in the Great Lakes State, to bring in tourists and celebrate the beauty of nature. You probably won't be seeing these images in any Pure Michigan ad campaign. They're of algae,




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'Existential' is the Word of the Year for 2019

Dictionary.com picks the perfect word for our dystopian future!




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Extraordinary photos from an Antarctic expedition

The Greenpeace ship Arctic Sunrise is on a 3-month Antarctic expedition, supporting an international proposal for the world’s largest protected area.




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Extraordinary lives of emperor penguins revealed in new book

Award-winning photographer Sue Flood braved the extremes to bring us this marvelous new book, Emperor: The Perfect Penguin.




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7 natural ingredients to exfoliate your skin

As plastic microbead bans take effect, you'll need to find alternative ways to give your skin a good scrubbing.




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I tried making my own beeswax wraps

It's a surprisingly simple DIY project.




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How to fix scratched sunglasses

Yes, it's actually possible!




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Next transportation mode ripe for revolution: e-boats

Templar Marine introduces a Torqeedo powered dayboat that is a thing of beauty.




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31 outside-the-box tips to ditch plastic

TreeHugger and Elephant Journal have teamed up to share 31 creative tips for skipping plastic, one for each day of July.




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UK supermarket Tesco says it will ban products with excessive packaging

The company is ramping up pressure on suppliers to design less wasteful packaging.




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DIY Wedding Extreme: Couple Grows Everything for their Wedding Feast

Once upon a time I put together a guide on how to green your wedding, and I even blogged about my own DIY-flavored eco-wedding. But my darling wife and I have been upstaged by Julia Davis and Andy




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Ramblers Way Creates Sustainable Luxury Casual Wear for Fall 2011

Organic wool comfort wear company Ramblers Way founded by Tom and Kate Chappell, of Tom's of Maine fame has come a long way since their first collection, comprised of natural blonde wool jersey knits




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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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Buildings can be boxy but beautiful if you have a good eye

And GO Logic shows again that they really do with the Little House on the Ferry.




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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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Seattle Kids Are Exploring Trees Inside And Out

Trees are the longest living and largest living organisms on earth. One acre of forest absorbs six tones of carbon dioxide and puts out four tones of oxygen. Trees are good noise barriers, making a city and neighborhood quieter. This is just the tip of




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Most Huggable: A Vegan Passover, Exotic EcoCities, Little House On The Freeway + More

Is it possible to keep Kosher and still keep a vegan diet?




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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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Playground for giant manta rays discovered in the Gulf of Mexico (video)

For the first time ever, a nursery for endangered ray pups and adolescents has been discovered – giving researchers hope to learn more about these rare gentle giants.




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Experimental office space uses biophilic design to create a 'living lab'

Humanity's innate love for nature is integrated into this design for a biologically attuned and meditative workspace in London.




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Designers used bacteria to make these textiles

This experiment may kickstart a new age of microorganism technology.




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The Green House on Cambridge Heath adds mass timber addition to rehab of existing building

Waugh Thistleton Architects demonstrate how we should be building for a low carbon future.




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Modular kitchen unit liberates small spaces with its flexibility (Video)

This modular design can adapt to any situation, meaning more usable space can be freed up.




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Should your kitchen have a recirculating or a direct-exhaust hood? I am exhausted just thinking about it

It is a real problem when designing energy efficient homes, and it seems that there is no good solution except ordering in.




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Adaptable kitchen-in-a-box is for cooking-challenged millennials

This compact all-in-one cooking kit is looking to overhaul the traditional kitchen for today's hectic schedules and non-traditional living situations.




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Will the kitchen get Ubered out of existence?

Uber founder Travis Kalanick's new company runs "CloudKitchens" for cooks without restaurants. This will be big.




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Passive House Institute's look at kitchen fans is less than exhaustive

Can a recirculating fan deliver the indoor air quality we should demand?




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Finally, a minimalist fire extinguisher for your minimalist kitchen

Every kitchen should have one of these, and now it can fit right in.




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Mexico Aims to Be Top Biofuel Producer With Algae Oil

When you think Mexico, think biofuels (not just tequila). That's the message of OriginOil, a Los Angeles, California, company that's been contracted by the Mexican government to produce 1 percent of the




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NOAA predicts dead zone size of New Jersey in Gulf of Mexico

This year, NOAA predicts a massive "dead zone" the size of New Jersey will bloom in the Gulf of Mexico. Brian Merchant reports on the cause and consequences of dead zones.