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Dear Globe and Mail editor: Cancel my subscription!

Margaret Wente trots out every 20-year-old trope spouted by tired old discredited climate change deniers.




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Aluminum Lume travel trailer sports retractable roof for stargazing (Video)

This stylish and durable trailer looks like a cross between a mini-Airstream and a horse trailer, and has a kitchen in the back.




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Daan Roosegaarde lights things up without electricity

Glow-in-the-dark wonders are "techno-poetry".




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Co-living development built on a potato field in the Netherlands

Here's how people work together to build their own homes cooperatively.




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Selfie-takers are trampling Dutch tulip fields

After thousands of euros' worth of damage, the tourism board is begging young people to be more respectful.




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French startup will put 'flying' electric water taxis to work in Paris

It's like Uber for 'flying' water cars, with an über-cute name: SeaBubbles.




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30% of the new bikes in Paris' Vélib’ Métropole bike-share system will be electric

The second generation of Paris' bike-sharing fleet will see 20,000 bikes hit the streets next year, and 30% of those will feature an electric drivetrain.




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Jewel-like micro-apartment gets multifunctional makeover in Paris

This small 118-square-foot apartment holds a few pleasant, space-saving surprises.




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Derelict garage studio transformed into bright open loft in Paris

A small, rundown garage and artist's studio becomes a new home to a family of three.




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Personal electric mobility is taking over Paris

Instead of banning these technologies, we have to figure out how to manage them. Because they are inevitable.




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Rap Guide to Wilderness celebrates wild nature and the ways it enriches our lives

The man who brought us the Rap Guide to Evolution is back to entertain, educate, and inspire us with a thought-provoking album that captures the spirit of conservation.




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Lettuce turnip the beets with an electro-swing ode to kimchi

Even if you don't carrot all about fermented veggies, Formidable Vegetable Sound System will rock your kitchen with their 'glitch-permaculture-ukulele-wonk-swing.'




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How music can help cancer patients

A new study finds that music helps alleviate symptoms of anxiety, pain and fatigue in cancer patients, while also boosting their quality of life.




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Celebrate the eclipse with moon music

While the sun may be stealing the show, the solar eclipse would be nothing without Earth's own heavenly satellite.




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This pianist plays classical music to soothe blind elephants (Video)

Music is a comforting thing, especially for these rescued elephants living in an animal sanctuary.




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Helsinki Converts Historic Slaughterhouse into Culinary Hotspot

Helsinki's old abattoir has become the heart of the city's culinary revival, a movement blending innovation and tradition that integrates local foods, pop-up eateries, and urban gardens.




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Famous designers celebrate the classic Artek stool's 80th birthday

This classic design is 80 years young and some famous designers pay hommage.




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From table to tank: Neste will turn Finland's Christmas ham waste fat into renewable diesel

Just think what the waste fat from 46 million Thanksgiving turkeys could fuel.




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Sweating in a sauna may delay dementia

Perhaps we should have included one in our perfect bathroom.




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Finnish Safety Agency recommends helmets and lights for old people using walkers

It is about time that people acknowledged that it's not just cyclists that hit their heads. Helmets for everybody!




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How to tell the difference between wants and needs

You may be spending money on practical needs that are comprised of superfluous wants.




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Witness the amazing hamster wheel standing desk, perfect for the office rat race

The wheels on the desk go round and round.




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The Floyd Shelf is a smart bracket that could be a smart shelf or standing desk

But there is a real question of how much one should pay for an artisanal shelf bracket.




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Standing desks help children pay attention in school

Do the benefits of not sitting all day ever end?




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Researchers at Texas A&M develop a bossy and nosy standing desk

It tells you when to get up and to sit down, and checks up on you too.




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Philippine Fiber Secret to Naturally Water-Repellent Rainwear

In this tog-eat-tog world, the future of fashion—let alone that of green fashion—lies entirely in the industry's chameleon-like ability to reinvent itself. Take Italian outerwear company Allegri, for example. Although better known




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MyShelter Foundation: Lighting Up Homes With A Plastic Bottle and Some Chlorine

If you live in a home without electricity and few or no windows, it's always incredibly dark inside, even at high noon. Isang Litrong Liwanag (A Liter of Light) is a sustainable lighting project that is trying to help people




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Philippines Mining Activist Awarded Goldman Environmental Prize for Stopping Norwegian-owned Nickel Mine

Grassroots activist honored for 10-year protest against a proposed nickel mine on Mindoro Island




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Genetically Modified Eggplant Field Trials Halted by Court in Philippines

The move comes as a result of a petition from Greenpeace Southeast Asia, which asserts that GM crops can cause serious health issues.




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First 3D printed hotel suite built in the Phillipines

It even has a giant 3D printed Jacuzzi tub




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Intensely layered papercuts highlight plight of endangered animals

The art form of papercuts is taken to another level with these intricate works that draw attention to some of the world's threatened species.




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Campbell Soup Announces 9.8MW Solar PPA for Ohio Factory

Campbell Soup Company will soon be sourcing about 15 percent of the energy used at its factory in Napoleon, Ohio (the company's largest) from solar power generated by a just-announced power purchase agreement (PPA) and land lease




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49 Animals Killed After Suicidal Owner Released Them

For more than twelve tense hours, heavily armed police officers near Zanesville, Ohio scoured the region for big cats, bears, and other exotic animals set loose from a local wildlife farm -- ultimately killing nearly 50 of the 56




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4.0 Earthquake Caused by Fracking in Ohio Was Felt in Toronto

After a series of 11 earthquakes in nine months, a fracking operation near Youngstown has been suspended.




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Cleveland Indians Score Another Green Hit With Innovative Helix Turbine, A Baseball First

A 18-foot-wide helix turbine specially designed for urban spaces has been installed on the roof of Progressive Field, ready to begin churning out energy on opening day.




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Groundhog EV Day: Ohio car dealers want to prevent Tesla from selling in the state

It's déjà vu all over again, with the old guard trying to stop the newcomers...




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LeBron James promises a bicycle and helmet for every student at his new school

The basketball star has a soft spot for bikes, which he says gave him important freedom as a kid.




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Young Swedish Firm Designs Bike Palace for Philadelphia

The hot young Swedish firm We Are You came third in a competition to design a new bicycling center in Philadelphia. (They must be really young- entry criteria include only those who graduated later than 2007). Its mission: "to promote bicycling in all




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Philadelphia Eagles - The Green Team - Scores Touchdown for Energy Independence

Quoting directly from the Philadelphia Eagles presser: "The Eagles have contracted with Orlando FL-based SolarBlue, a




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Philadelphia Wants to Join New York & Paris in the Park in The Sky Club

Paris has the Promenade plantée and New York has The High Line, parks created on top of once-abandoned railway tracks. Now plans are afoot in Philadelphia to transform the Reading Viaduct into what its designers are




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Smart Windows Fix Dumb Problem of Too Much Noise, Too Much Light: Sage Electrochromic Glass Changes With Flick Of Switch

Open terrace in Kimmel Center was too hot or too noisy; now it's fixed.




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The Porch: Philadelphia Creates a New Public Space

A new public space in Philadelphia helps make the city more human-scale and increase quality of life for people who work or pass through the area.




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Postgreen Homes Builds Gutsy Modern Townhouses in Philadelphia

Going for LEED Platinum in an affordable townhouse with clean modern design




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Touring The Gutsy and Green PostGreen Homes In Philadelphia

Another model for the development industry: Smart young people using their own money




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Philadelphia's solar-powered trash cans: Great green idea or flawed design?

Are solar-powered trash cans a fuel-saving, money-saving way to keep the streets clean? Or are they worse than regular trash cans?




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Bike sharing comes to Philadelphia, finally! 60 stations with 600 bikes (video)

One more city joins the bike sharing club, providing its citizens with a great, healthy, and green way to get around.




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Why is Philadelphia such a bike success story despite having few bike lanes? (video)

Philly has more than 2X the number of bike commuters per capita of NYC.




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There's no fuming about this food truck – it's electric.

On the whole, I'd rather be in Philadelphia, eating Philly Greens.




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Philadelphia taxes soda to raise money for schools and parks

The mayor has portrayed the controversial soda tax as a great source of revenue with which to do fabulous things for the city, rather than a benefit for public health.