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EPA to revisit and probably roll back fuel economy standards

Because America needs more SUVs and pickup trucks to be great again




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President introduces new climate actions to reverse last president's actions (yawn)

Many of Obama's rules never came into force, and many of Trump's will never make much difference.




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EPA proceeding with implementation of safer chemicals act

The bipartisan legislation signed into law by Obama in June 2016 is surviving under the new administration, but it needs your help to thrive




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Who killed the subcompact car?

Why should carmakers bother when there is so much profit in SUVs and pickups?




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Madrid co-working space is an adaptable playground for grown-ups

This flexible interior design for a collaborative workspace has plenty of hammocks and giant exercise balls to keep its co-working members happy.




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Why you should boycott Black Friday

It sends the wrong message to brands and retailers.




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Introducing Daniel Wallach of Greensburg, Kansas

My name is Daniel Wallach, and I am Executive Director of Greensburg GreenTown. My wife, Catherine Hart, is the Coordinator of




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Grateful Dog is Sacramento's First Green Dog Day Care

The name may give you visions of dogs mellowed out, but the Grateful Dog wants to make sure your dog is both happy and healthy throughout their entire stay. You can leave your dog for the day or the week, knowing that




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Sourcing Sustainable Fabrics Made Easy with New Online Marketplace from Summer Rayne Oakes

When I caught up with Summer Rayne Oakes at a Fashion Delivers event in June, she only briefly mentioned her forthcoming project: Source 4 Style, an online marketing




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TreeHugger's Greatest Hits, 2004-2012 (with a Soundtrack by Bruce Springsteen)

I wrote my first TreeHugger post more than seven years ago. Since then, there's been a lot of water under the bridge. Here are some of the many highlights.




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This man is cloning old-growth redwoods and planting them in safe places (video)

David Milarch is on a quest to save California's coast redwoods, some of the world's oldest and largest living things; he may be saving the planet along the way.




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Must "Craftivism" (Craft + Activism) Have A Politically Liberal Bent?

Photo: Gideon Tsang on Flickr We know that the concept of the "buy and sell handmade" blog Etsy has revolutionary implications for consumer culture and what it means to be part of a creative community. But does politics have a place in crafting




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NYC Event: Local Fashion at Spring Handmade Calvacade

Local designers from The NewNew, a group of independent handmade Etsy artists, designers, and crafters in the New York area, have come together for this years spring Handmade Calvacade. The shopping event will feature fine,




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Handmade Online Marketplace Etsy Raises $20 Million Financing

Handmade is becoming big business -- reeeally big. Etsy -- the online marketplace for handmade items -- announced earlier this week that it has raised $20 million in venture capital financing and has now tripled its valuation at $300 million (not




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ETSY Employees Haul 600lb of Compostables Each Month By Bike

Taking responsibility for their own waste, ETSY team members haul biodegradable trash to their local community farm by cargo bike.




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Petit Beast: Hanging air plant sculptures look like graceful jellyfish

Combining low-maintenance air plants with reused sea urchin shells, these unique creations look very much like mysterious jellyfish.




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DIY Pod-Tainer microhome sports two space-expanding bump-outs (Video)

Compared to conventional shipping container homes, the Pod-Tainer has a relatively spacious interior, thanks to pop-outs on both sides.




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Spot the retractable stair in this brilliant tiny house (Video)

This modern home is chock full of clever space-maximizing ideas.




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Could wool fibers replace glass fibers in FRP?

In New Zealand, surfboard maker Paul Barron has developed a new wild and wooly composite.




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No, distracted walking is not causing the dramatic increase in pedestrian deaths

This is an urban design issue, a car design issue, and a demographics issue. Distracted walking is a rounding error.




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Florida may pass "Sunshine Protection Act" and go on Daylight Saving Time all year round

This is a very good idea that all of North America should consider.




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This activewear never has to be thrown away

Send in your Girlfriend Collective leggings, bras, and shorts and the company will upcycle them into new pieces, over and over again.




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What the Italians can teach us about living well

After visiting friends in Bologna, I came away with a sense that the Italians have embraced many things that we North Americans would do well to adopt.




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Bubble cars are back with the electric Microlino

The tiny Italian car is now available in Europe.




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Will the Canadian government actually switch to ethically produced uniforms?

A special task force has been set up, but whether the talk and research turns into action is another matter.




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Take action during Fashion Revolution Week, April 24-30

It's that time of year when conscious shoppers remember the Rana Plaza tragedy and unite in their efforts to demand greater safety, fairness and transparency in the fashion industry.




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No sweat in this shop: Garment factory is renovated to Passivhaus standard

Jordan Parnass Digital Architecture has designed a revolutionary building for an industry that needs a revolution.




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Native Americans protest tar sands pipeline with horseback ride along proposed route

This week, Anishinaabe tribal members began riding horseback along the proposed route of a what could possibly become the largest tar sands pipeline in the United States.




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TarSandsSOS lets you track tar sands oil tankers

ForestEthics has launched a new tool called TarSandsSOS that lets citizens track supertankers hauling tar sands oil along the Pacific coast in real time.




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Tastes Like Tar Sands: Crashing the Corporate Beach Party

Activists deliver a "No Tar Sands!" message to Sustainable Brands corporate conference via kayak flotilla




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Teenager invents faster way to clean up toxic tar sands waste using sand and bacteria

The breakthrough also scored 18-year-old Hayley Todesco a Google Science Fair Award.




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Oil giant quits tar sands, embraces offshore wind instead

This is a prime example of divest-invest in action, folks...




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Ron Wallace is the 'Lord of the Gourd' with Record-Breaking Giant Pumpkin

How would you like to carve a Jack-o-lantern from one of these three record-breaking pumpkins from this weekend?




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When Governments and Activists Say "Resilience", They Do Not Mean the Same Thing

Transition Towns founder Rob Hopkins sets out what Resilience 2.0 might look like.




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One Graphic Even a Republican SuperPAC Ad Will Have a Hard Time Spinning

Value of Fossil Fuel Exports By Fuel, 1949-2010




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Richard Heinberg's Tiny Fibonacci Studio

Author, activist and post-carbon rabble rouser Richard Heinberg is also a dabbler in green building. Take a tour of his tiny hand-built backyard studio.




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The Oil Drum reaches peak content

The Oil Drum is a website published by the Institute for the Study of Energy and Our Future, a non-profit that conducts research and educates the public about energy issues and their impact on society.




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Have we reached Peak Curtains? IKEA's head of sustainability thinks so.

We have lots of stuff, it's just unevenly distributed.




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Are we approaching Peak Oil Demand? Not if the oil industry can help it

Peak oil used to be about running out of supply; now some think that we will run out of demand. The oil companies will ensure that we never run out of demand.




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Peak Copper is back, thanks to Teslas and smart tech

It takes a lot of metal to make this stuff.




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Solar-activated canopy creates interactive environment that responds to light (Video)

This digitally knitted canopy uses photo-luminescent yarns to create a semi-shaded summer pavilion for visitors to NYC's MoMA PS1 gallery.




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Are solar panels vulnerable to hackers?

A new study says yes, but luckily the fix is simple.




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Solar blocks could replace solar panels on buildings

The blocks could be part of the architecture of a building, generating more power than just rooftop panels.




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Bio-solar wallpaper made with cyanobacteria can be printed with an inkjet

When printed in a precise pattern onto carbon nanotubes on paper, these photosynthetic bacteria can produce electricity from sunlight, which could power biodegradable environmental and medical sensors.




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Next-gen smart sprinkler controller from Rachio integrates with Amazon Echo

Because of course you're thinking about water conservation in your yard in the middle of winter.




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EcoChic Design Award Challenges Chinese Fashion Designers to Face Local Problems

The sustainable fashion design competition is encouraging Asia’s emerging fashion designers to create mass-market clothing with minimal textile waste.




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Can Rooftop Farms Green the Skylines of China's Megacities?

Take a tour of two pioneering rooftop farms that could be the first signs of a growing and much needed movement in a rapidly urbanizing China.




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Photographer captures the tenacity of nature in Hong Kong

“Wild Concrete” reveals the unintentional greenery of urban environments through photography.




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Small Hong Kong apartment uses low-tech ideas to maximize space

No high-tech bells and whistles here, but tried-and-true strategies are used in this renovation to make a small space feel much bigger.




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Space-defining sculptural interventions brighten up this small apartment

Different zones are delineated with simple, sculptural structures in this minimalist apartment.