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Artist's earth-inspired rugs feature luxurious landscapes

These textile works of art are bursting with soft corals, algae and more.




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Stopping the cycle of dead zones in the Gulf of Mexico and beyond

Dead zones threaten wildlife and fisheries, taint drinking water, and impact communities. Keeping agricultural runoff out of waterways can help tackle this global problem.




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Flushing water pipes can increase lead exposure

Is your child's school flushing water pipes to reduce lead exposures? Do you flush at home? Then you should read this to learn a better solution to lead exposure risks.




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Dream of the 1920s: Complex from 1927 in Buenos Aires is Everything a Green Home Should Be

Low rise buildings, green common spaces, culture, and community living in a housing complex which has become the it living spot for Buenos Aires’ artistic types.




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Sliding Library Instantly Creates Extra Studio at Hip Buenos Aires Apartment

In this beautiful renovation of a 1927 apartment, the architects created a moving structure that holds the owners large book collection while temporary dividing the living space.




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Dinosaur 7x bigger than T-Rex discovered

Paleontologists in Argentina have uncovered a supermassive dinosaur




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TransCanada to pipe tar sands crude to Eastern Canada. What does this mean for Keystone XL?

TransCanada announced today that they are moving forward with their so-called Energy East Pipeline project, which will bring crude oil from Western Canada to refineries and export terminals in Eastern Canada.




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In "Canada's Texas": after 44 years, Alberta's Conservative government falls, "Socialist" NDP wins majority

This is a truly seismic change, and may mean some big changes in the oil sands and pipeline debates.




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Finland's famous baby boxes are coming to Alberta

The province hopes to reinforce child and family wellbeing by providing basic supplies up front, as well as long term mentoring.




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Good bones are a good place to start for net zero carbon MacKimmie Complex in Calgary

Ethics and environmental consciousness drove this project by DIALOG at the University of Calgary.




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Will Your Next T-Shirt be Made from Trees?

Photo: Flickr, CC Bye-Bye Cotton, Hello Cellulose Fibers Cotton is a great fiber to make clothes with, but unfortunately, growing it causes huge environmental problems. It's a crop that uses a lot of water, and most large cotton monocultures are doused




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Ask the Experts: Why Don't We Hear About Organic Cotton Like We Used To?

A few years ago organic cotton and other eco-friendly textiles were getting all the headlines, but not so much now. Why is that? Scott Mackinlay Hahn answers.




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Proto Home's Flexible Spaces and Efficient Core

In the "sleepy neighborhood" of Baldwin Hills in Los Angeles, a modern Proto Home sits among a mix of single-family dwellings from over the last few




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Milan Furniture Fair 2011 - Lapin Kulta Solar Kitchen Restaurant by Martí Guixé

Once again Milan Design Week is here, and like most years, it is the small independent events that grab our attention. Like the Lapin Kulta Solar Kitchen Restaurant, that




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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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Wood & Technology Become the Axalko, a Unique Bicycle for Professional Cyclists And Nature Lovers (Video)

An amazing wooden bicycle, hand-made in Spain by two brothers for professional cyclists. The wooden frame is lightweight, resistant and beautiful!




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What's the best water filter for removing toxic PFAS?

Many in-home drinking water filters may not remove the most concerning contaminants.




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Gratitude exercises don't help with depression or anxiety

Telling people to be grateful for what they have doesn't help alleviate symptoms of depression or anxiety, according to new research.




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BP Goes For Extra Hurricane Point: 22 Mile Long Plume Moving Toward Alabama

British Petroleum has created a 22 mile long undersea oil plume, measured as "dispersed" beneath the ocean's surface, stretching from the wellhead, toward Mobile Alabama. Via the Chron: "The thick plume was detected




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Much Of US South Experiencing Extreme Drought - Let The Water Wars Begin

Large swaths of US southern states are experiencing severe drought




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Matthew Mazzotta replaces blighted wreck with a theater in a box

In York, Alabama they now have public space where before they had a collapsing house.




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Libraries as the Next Big Pop Culture Phenomenon

We just noted the rising popularity of e-books as Amazon announced sales of digital books have consistently surpassed sales of hardcover books. However, don't think libraries will turn to ancient ruins quite yet. Pop




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<em>The Mesh</em> Explains Why the Present <em>and</em> Future of Business is Sharing (Book Review)

Lisa Gansky sees a new emerging business model emerging. One she has dubbed, The Mesh. "... one in which consumers have more choices, more tools, more information, and more power to guide those choices." A model




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Today Is Boxing Day, A Great Idea That Turned into Wretched Excess

Celebrated outside of the United States, the holiday used to have a real meaning.




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Will Hooping Green Your Exercise Routine?

Bill Nye was the guy that said driving your car to the gym is literally insane - why not reclaim a piece of childhood through hooping?




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Winners of the INDEX- Design For Life competition announced

Some of them are surprising and all of them will make a real difference.




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The Desolenator gets the People's Choice at INDEX awards

It's actually pretty clever as it pumps out fresh water and electricity.




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Large solar selling cheaper than fossil fuels in Texas, Georgia, India, Brazil, and Chile

Solar power has grown up, and it's ready to blow up.




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Breast milk or formula? "Milk" documentary explores sticky politics behind the decision

This fascinating film reveals disturbing facts about malnutrition and infant mortality, and the role of insidious corporations in perpetuating these problems.




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The secret to excellent pureed soups

Take your creamy vegetable soups from dull to delectable with these tips.




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What will the world look like in 30 years? ARUP explores four plausible futures

It's a mix of speculative fiction and informed prediction. Which do you think is most plausible?




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Ready Mix concrete industry attacks wood construction, says we should "Build with Strength"

The National Ready Mixed Concrete Association (NRMCA) sends out a press release touting their recent political victory in Washington State, and their new promotional campaign, “Build with Strength.” Hilarity ensues.




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Experimental curved pavilion uses 3D knitted textile formwork for concrete (Video)

Created by Zaha Hadid Architects, this innovative project demonstrates the possibilities of using KnitCrete technology for creating curved concrete shells efficiently.




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How Land Rights Are Turning the World's Rural Poor Into Unexpected Conservationists

It is as counterintuitive as it is true: Around the world, communities who have resided on the land the longest often have the most tenuous rights to that land.




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Rio+20 Final Draft Text Recognizes Our Problem, Proposes Scant Few Concrete Solutions

There's plenty of "recognizing," "acknowledging," and "noting" going on in the final draft of the Rio+20 text. Lot's of UN-ese. And that's about it.




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Should Billionaires Be Forced to Pay a 1% Tax for International Development?

A new UN report says that a 1% tax levies on the world's 1,225 billionaires would more than make up for the shortfall in development aid from governments.




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Should oral rehydration solution be next to the Band-Aids on your medicine shelf?

Trust the rock stars, or your doctor.




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Solar-powered Sterile Box brings safer surgeries to developing countries

The technology could save countless lives.




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Educating youth is key to creating the next generation of environmentalists

The discussion of implementing proactive environmental consciousness starts with our youth, who have the most influence on the trajectory of our eco-infrastructure.




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From food packaging to cleaning supplies, the kitchen is a vortex of disposability

Wastes are made in the kitchen.




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Heathrow will nix landing fees for first electric flight

CEO John Holland-Kaye expects to be taken up on this offer within the next 12 years.




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Artist mixes different jigsaw puzzles to create surrealist montages

This artist mixes and matches up jigsaw puzzle pieces from different vintage puzzles to create mind-bending collages.




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'Paper engineer' folds experimental works merging science & art

These fascinating works explore how folding might push the frontiers of flexible photovoltaics, self-assembling materials and nano-forms.




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The foxes are writing building codes for henhouses

A secret deal lets the homebuilders dominate the committees that write the building codes for housing.




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How to improve the zero-waste shopping experience

A few tweaks by stores could make the process more efficient.




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Experts say dilbit could have caused Mayflower, Arkansas oil spill

According to experts in the failure of oil and gas pipelines, there are a handful of factors that can contribute to a pipeline rupture, like the one in Mayflower, Arkansas. A new report finds all were in play on the Pegasus pipeline.




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Exxon tears down two Arkansas houses damaged by oil spill

More than six months since tar sands oil spilled into a Mayflower, Arkansas neighborhood, two homes have just been leveled by Exxon in order to clean up oil that was found under their foundations.




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Wildlife rescuers remember the Exxon Valdez spill 25 years later

The largest oil spill in the U.S. happened 25 years ago today.




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US energy maps show energy infrastructure sitting in extreme weather's line of target

If a hurricane is headed your way, you surely have a lot on your mind. Knowing the energy infrastructure risks in your area may be one more thing to throw in there.




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200 years ago, Mount Tambora exploded and changed the world

The biggest volcanic eruption in recorded history killed tens of thousands immediately, but the effects on climate continued for years.