Scientists discover that salam...

Apr 24, 2014 by

Scientists discover that salamanders are unsung climate warriors!

[Translate] Michael Graham Richard (@Michael_GR) Science / Climate Change April 24, 2014 Public Domain Public domain In our fight...

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Runner-up on Radical Innovatio...

Apr 24, 2014 by

Runner-up on Radical Innovation hotel design competition plugs right in

[Translate] Lloyd Alter (@lloydalter) Design / Modular Design April 24, 2014 Share on Facebook © Natalie Kwee & Caio Barboza The...

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When your produce gets wasted,...

Apr 23, 2014 by

When your produce gets wasted, it’s really a cry for help

Fresh fruit for rotting vegetables

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AIA/ COTE top ten green buildi...

Apr 23, 2014 by

AIA/ COTE top ten green buildings awards announced

Sustainability Treehouse

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Unsustainable Seafood: A New C...

Apr 22, 2014 by

Unsustainable Seafood: A New Crackdown on Illegal Fishing

A surprisingly large amount of the seafood

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A Polluted Superfund Site Is N...

Apr 22, 2014 by

A 43-acre solar farm is now generating…

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Study Says Ethanol Does Not Qu...

Apr 21, 2014 by

Study Says Ethanol Does Not Qualify as a ‘Renewable Fuel’

A government-funded study…

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The New, Innovative And More E...

Apr 21, 2014 by

President of the Hubbs-Sea World Research Institute…

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The Beauty of the Rainforest

Apr 21, 2014 by

The Beauty of the Rainforest

After a weekend spent drawing trees…

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Eight Energy-Saving Ways to Ma...

Apr 21, 2014 by

Eight Energy-Saving Ways to Make Every Day Earth Day

With Earth Day 2014 fast approaching…

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New Methane Leak Data Adds Dou...

Apr 21, 2014 by

New Methane Leak Data Adds Doubt About Future Of Natural Gas As ‘Bridge’ Fuel

Natural gas as a means to produce electricity…

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THE EXTRAODINARILY SIMPLE THIN...

Apr 20, 2014 by

THE EXTRAODINARILY SIMPLE THING STANDING IN THE WAY OF US SAVING THE PLANET

Salvation Gets Cheap

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New York City Shifts Away from...

Apr 18, 2014 by

New York City Shifts Away from the Car

Design responses to New York City’s tangled infrastructure…

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Cities need Goldilocks housing...

Apr 18, 2014 by

Cities need Goldilocks housing density – not too high or low, but just right

Elite towers are healthy for a sustainable community…

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American penitentiaries emphas...

Apr 16, 2014 by

American penitentiaries emphasize the need for sustainability

There are as many as 2.4 million individuals…

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Living Cities, the Runners-Up

Apr 16, 2014 by

Living Cities, the Runners-Up

Austainability, flexibility, lifestyle amenities…

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The UK’s rooftops to become po...

Apr 16, 2014 by

The UK’s rooftops to become power stations

Solar not only benefits the environment…

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U.N. report spells out super-h...

Apr 14, 2014 by

U.N. report spells out super-hard things we must do to curb warming

Mission not-quite-impossible

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NFL player tackles sustainable...

Apr 14, 2014 by

NFL player tackles sustainable beef off the field

He’s a bonafide foodie…

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Stair of the week is the cente...

Apr 14, 2014 by

Stair of the week is the center of attention in office lobby

In many buildings today…

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House That Uses ‘Zero En...

Apr 13, 2014 by

House That Uses ‘Zero Energy’ Is Super Cute Too

How do you like the poofy house?

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CLIMATE ACTION WELL WITHIN OUR...

Apr 13, 2014 by

CLIMATE ACTION WELL WITHIN OUR REACH

U.N. Climate Panel Highlights Lack Of Action

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Cutting the Super Block Down t...

Apr 13, 2014 by

Cutting the Super Block Down to Size

Urbanization in China is the single biggest…

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Your cellphone is killing you:...

Apr 13, 2014 by

Your cellphone is killing you: What people don’t want you to know about electromagnetic fields

The industry doesn’t want to admit it…

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No Garden? No Farm? No Problem...

Apr 12, 2014 by

No Garden? No Farm? No Problem. Harvest Your Local Landscape

From Texas to Israel, urban foraging is blossoming…

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Floating farm city harvests ic...

Apr 12, 2014 by

Floating farm city harvests icebergs for hydroponics

Four French architecture students hope…

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11 steps toward going “zero wa...

Apr 11, 2014 by

11 steps toward going “zero waste” in the bedroom

“Zero waste” is a movement…

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Sprawl Messed Up

Apr 10, 2014 by

Sprawl Messed Up

Forgive us if we seem like anti-sprawl-ites…

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Evidence of Acceleration of An...

Apr 10, 2014 by

Evidence of Acceleration of Anthropogenic Climate Disruption on All Fronts

“The frog does not drink up the pond
in which he lives.”
~ Sioux Proverb

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Restoring Coastal Ecosystems C...

Apr 10, 2014 by

Restoring Coastal Ecosystems Creates More Jobs Than Offshore Oil Development

Coastal restoration also provides…

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