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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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Notre Dame is a metaphor for the planet

Everyone says we should do something, but nobody ever wants to pay the price.




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10 non-culinary tools that are handy in the kitchen

Raid other rooms for items that can help you cook more efficiently.




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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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My foray into the mysterious world of sound healing

Sound healing is based on the idea that pure, deconstructed sound can rebalance the body's energy.




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Hundreds of divers gather for underwater music festival (video)

The unusual concert was held in the depths of the Florida Reef to promote coral reef protection.




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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 song bugged me for 15 years. So I tracked down the songwriter.

Spoiler alert: The writer turned out to be a YouTube star.




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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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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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Add googly eyes to Mother Nature for a laugh

These paper plate eyes bring a chuckle when added to trees and rocks.




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Lightweight prefab wood framing system goes together without nails

Forget about 3D printing houses; digital fabrication using sustainable materials is a much bigger deal.




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The McVegan burger is now for sale, but only in Finland

Veganism must be making serious inroads into society if McDonald's, king of industrial meat, is jumping into soy patties.




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There's a trick to saving money on groceries

Eat simpler food.




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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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Why standing on the subway makes you look younger

Studies show that standing has anti-ageing effects.




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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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Finding the time and space to work at home

In this installment of Town & Country, Margaret and Katherine share how they work from home.




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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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The office of the future may have no seats or desks at all.

Just throw yourself wherever you want to work; your office is where you are.




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Rise up, Rise up! Yet another study confirms that sitting on the job is bad for you

And what's worse, going to the gym won't compensate for it.




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Smart desk moves you between sitting and standing throughout the day

The high tech answer to keeping you moving while working.




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Here's the best treadmill desk we've seen yet, designed long before all the other ones

Steven M. Johnson really should have had an agent.




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The silliest standing desk setup we've ever shown on TreeHugger, complete with high chair

It sorta defeats the purpose in about twelve different ways.




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Can't stand a standing desk? The New HOVR might get you moving

It's clever, cheap, burns calories and keeps the blood flowing and heart pumping.




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5 Ways Geothermal Power is Heating Up Around the World

Last week when the US Geothermal Energy Association released it's biannual report which stated that geothermal power had grown by 20% so far this year , it cemented what TreeHugger said over a year ago: Geothermal power is the poor




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Ecotourism in the Philippines

The Philippine Department of Tourism's hat has been thrown into ecotourism game for awhile now. They've made it part of their plan for economic development. The country's ecotourism program strives to install processes and




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India, Malaysia, Philippines, South Korea All Soon Clobbering the US on Renewable Energy

Furthering a trend: As the United States continues virtually deadlocked on enacting any legislation pricing carbon or significantly promoting renewable energy, more Asian countries than China are likely to




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TreeHugger Interviews the Philippine Mine-Stopping, Goldman Prize-Winning "Father Edu"

"The mining companies were telling us that it's safe... We did our research and discovered they were lying through their teeth."




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Typhoon Haiyan: 'State of calamity' in the Philippines, 10,000+ feared dead

Many feared the worst, and it seems like that's what we got.




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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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'Naming and shaming' is a powerful tool in the fight against plastic waste

Companies will do anything to protect their brand – maybe even redesign packaging.




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Canada agrees to take its trash back from the Philippines

A six-year dispute over mislabeled shipping containers has been settled, but the world can learn an important lesson from this.




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Students in the Philippines must plant 10 trees to graduate

A new law hopes to fix deforestation and teach young people about environmental stewardship.




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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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The Week in Animals News: Mass Animal Escape, Sweaters for Penguins, and More (Slideshow)

Residents of Muskingum County in Ohio got quite a shock this week after dozens of exotic animals broke free from an area wildlife farm and took to the streets and highways.




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States Increasingly Concerned Over Fracking Wastewater, But Limited In What They Can Do

Weak regulations mean an extra dose of toxic wastewater for some states, like Ohio.




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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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Ohio car dealers are fighting tooth and nail to keep Tesla out of the state

It's déjà vu all over again, again! Auto dealers have been fighting Tesla Motors on multiple fronts for a while now, trying to either force them to do business with the traditional sales model, or be prohibited from selling in certain states.




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Toil with the soil

One family’s farm Is leaving a lasting legacy of conservation.




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30 ft. swing is the focus of this man's creative renovation

Swing-lovers will appreciate this massive art installation that combines art, architecture and play.




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Brompton Folding Bike Championships Come to the USA

If this video of the 3rd annual Brompton World Championships got US folding bike enthusiasts excited, then they'll be delighted that for the first time ever, a national US Brompton championship is to be held in March




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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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100K House From Postgreen Wins LEED Project of the Year

I thought we were being edgy when we gave Interface Studio Architects the Best Residential Architect Award as part of Best of Green this year, but I could not help but love the 100K house. Evidently neither could the US Green




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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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Expanding and Redefining The Idea Of Home

Nic Darling is part of Postgreen Homes, builder of the 100K house and others that I have raved about; Postgreen is a different kind of developer, working in gritty urban parts of Philadelphia, doing smaller, more affordable




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Gray Area: Provocations on the Future of Preservation

The mixing of old and new is one of the toughest things to deal with in architecture. Do you try to blend in, doing faux old, or stand out in contrast? Does everything get perserved in amber or can




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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.