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This solar hydropanel can pull 10 liters of drinking water per day out of the air

SOURCE is a solar-powered and self-contained device capable of harvesting up to 10 liters of clean drinking water per day from the air.




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New York's new e-bike rules are a botch that miss the entire point of the e-bike revolution

It simply doesn't recognize that some e-bikes are just bikes with a boost, and is unfair to older or disabled riders, or long distance commuters.




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This is the world’s ugliest color … and it’s on a mission

Tasked with finding the most heinous hue known to humans, researchers arrived at Pantone 448C – and the Australian government is putting it to good use.




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Talk to your radiators with these Philippe Starck designed thermostatic valves

"Siri, turn down the temperature in my bedroom please"




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Nest launches lower cost smart thermostat

It's less flashy. In fact, it kind of blends in. But it's still designed to save energy.




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Why Ground Source Heat Pumps should not be called Geothermal, Chapter CLXXI

When even so-called experts don't know the difference, you must admit we have a problem here.




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There's more to being comfortable and productive than just temperature

A study suggests we should turn up the heat; it's not so simple.




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8 ethical weatherproof boots to keep your feet warm and dry

Get set for cool, wet weather with this high-quality footwear.




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Meet the women who make your clothes

A group called Remake wants fast fashion to fall out of fashion, by revealing underprivileged garment workers to the world.




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Hurrah for Sean Hannity! Welcome to the fight against the pod people!

It's a win-win all around as K-cup users on both sides of the political divide find reasons to smash their Keurigs.




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How long does it take to make clothes?

Knowing how many hours go into every shirt or pair of jeans should influence shoppers' opinion of the price tag.




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The high carbon cost of flying flowers

This Valentine's Day, shop local.




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FREITAG stores are full of cardboard and chopped up old tarps. How do they look so good?

Every bag they make is different, which creates a real marketing and display problem.




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Let Bygones Be Bygones Already, for the Environment's Sake!

Due to security issues, the date has not been released yet, but we are happy to announce that Middle East environmentalists are putting political pet peeves aside to focus on one goal: preserving the environment.




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Centuries-Old State of the Art Still Useful Today

Outside the southeastern Turkish city of Mardin lie the 6th-century ruins of the Roman settlement of Dara,




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Greening the Ways We Get Around: Why Attitudes Can Be As Important As Infrastructure

In the latest example of how tough life can be for would-be women cyclists around the world, the new police chief of the Iranian city of Esfahan has decreed it a crime for women to ride a bike




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Free the Jailed Hikers in Iran, Permaculture Community Pleads (Video)

From child labor in the cocoa industry to human rights issues in the oil industry, we've often reported on the intersect between environmentalism and social justice—but all too often environmentalism and human rights




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Eco-Heroes Risk Jail, Censure to Green the Mideast

The Middle East environmental site Green Prophet names 11 eco-heroes for 2011 who are working -- sometimes at great personal risk -- to make the region a cleaner, healthier place.




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Would you do an 18-day Mystery Trip through the Middle East?

Intrepid Travel's latest offering is an uncharted journey that starts in Tehran and ends in Istanbul.




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Never lose that wrench again: flatpack furniture is held together with magnets

Dutch designer Benjamin Vermeulen solves the problem of the missing nut or screw.




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Gorgeous little flatpack cabin in the woods is made from cross-laminated timber

Norwegian architect Marianne Borge is designing a series of them in different sizes.




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What's killing our kids these days? It isn't IKEA furniture

It's all over the news: IKEA does recall of MALM dressers for toppling over and killing children.




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RIP Gillis Lundgren, father of the modern flatpack and the Billy Bookcase

The bookcase was designed on a napkin because "Ideas are perishable"




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De-Dimension furniture magically folds flat to hang on the wall like art (Video)

These pre-assembled pieces of furniture can fold completely flat, and when needed, are opened up into three-dimensional functionality.




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IKEA recall: Don't blame the parents who didn't install the wall anchors, it's fundamentally bad design

IKEA had a choice to make it shallow and cheap or heavy and deep.




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Connect the dots with Mojuhler flatpack furniture

And it is all held together with sex bolts.




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5 strange things that've happened on the winter solstice

With the winter solstice association with death and rebirth – these historic events of December 21st take on new resonance.




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Meet The Greens: TED's Animated Enviro Education

Chronicling the adventures of Mom, Izz, Dad, Mrs. Greener and more, The Greens is a new project conceived by photographer Ed Burtynsky and realized by TED and WBGH in Boston. The animated "online project" (the aren't calling it a show...yet) aims to




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The TH Interview: Ed Burtynsky and "Manufactured Landscapes"

TreeHugger has been a fan of photographer Ed Burtynsky's work for a long time. We first spotted it here and have enjoyed watching him branch out into film with "Manufactured Landscapes", which was recently released in the US and the UK after debuting




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On MNN: Edward Burtynsky, Noma Restaurant and the future of the Sharing Economy

A TreeHugger hero visits our sister site.




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There are toxic 'little monsters' lurking in your children's new clothes

Join the DETOX campaign to pressure the fashion industry to stop exposing our kids to hazardous chemicals and contaminating waterways.




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Greenwash Action fights back against the attacks on LEED green building certification

It's about time that someone did, too.




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First there was the London Whale, and now there is the Greenpeace Whale, as the charity blows over US$ 5 million

The charity loses millions in rogue currency swap, just like the big boys.




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Greenpeace releases the Canned Tuna Shopping Guide for 2015

Learn which brands should be avoided and which are making a sincere effort to provide ocean-safe options, then vote with your wallet.




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Greenpeace tackles destructive tuna fishing in the Indian Ocean

Fish Aggregating Devices are a serious driver of overfishing, which is why Greenpeace is on a mission to dismantle all the FADs it can find.




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Now that China won't take plastic waste, what's the U.S. doing?

A new investigation by Greenpeace delves into the ongoing environmental devastation caused by our recycling habits.




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Amid the Chaos of the SF Giants Parade, a Gardener Finds Peace (Photo)

The San Francisco Giants won the 2012 World Series, but this gardener doesn't seem to care.




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The Apple Engineer Who Quit His Job to Propagate Plants (Interview)

Why would an engineer at Apple quit his job to design a product to help gardeners propagate plants?




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Aether Store Is a Standout in Temporary Container City

Popup clothing store fits right in to a neighborhood in transition.




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The Bay Bridge shines in the light of 25,000 LEDs

Stanley Jevons was right; develop a more efficient technology and people will figure out ways to use it that in the end, consume more energy




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Let's stop calling the new headquarters for Apple, Facebook and Google "Green": Look at the parking ratios

You just have to look at the parking ratios to know they are environmental disaster areas.




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Does the world need a glow-in-the-dark bike?

It's a nice idea, as long as it isn't sending the wrong message.




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We're in the Great Dithering

Gabriel Metcalf asks "The waters are rising, and cities can’t move out of the way. Can we act decisively enough to avert catastrophic climate change?"




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San Francisco may ban delivery robots. Good for them.

Pick up your Marbles and go home




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Is wearing a face mask the new normal for Californians?

Air quality in San Francisco is the worst in the world right now.




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Rich people in San Francisco mad that they have to look at people living on boats

The Wall Street Journal calls them "homeless" but they look "landless" to me.




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Invasive fish may get their own dystopian nightmare

Scientists find that scary fish robots can quickly stress invasive fish species into reduced reproduction.




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A sense of community may be the best medicine

The English town of Frome has seen a significant drop in emergency hospital admissions since it began connecting ill residents with volunteers and support groups.




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When it comes to kids, "There is no Mediterranean diet anymore."

The nations once renowned for their way of eating now have the highest childhood obesity rates in Europe.




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Thanks to the election, universal healthcare may be around the corner

A number of states are edging out insurance companies. This could be huge for the environment.