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Startup to grow fresh 'super-local' food out of recycled shipping containers in Paris

Founded by two sons of farmers, this company wants to grow farm-fresh food -- out of shipping containers.




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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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Dear World, we're actually not giving up on Paris

125 US cities, 9 states, 902 businesses, and 183 schools so far have all signed a declaration promising to honor the Paris Climate Agreement.




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Mobile solar 'sail' powers Shigeru Ban's spherical auditorium in Paris (Video)

Looking like a "great ship," this solar-powered music venue is a new gateway into the city.




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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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Can lessons be learned from vandalism of dockless bike sharing bicycles?

...or does this augur the final breakdown of civilization?




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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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Paris garage converted into small home for family of four

Using some inventive interventions, an old parking garage is transformed into a two-bedroom apartment in Paris.




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538 sq. ft. attic apartment renovated with industrial materials & cinematic flair

This revamp of an 1830s apartment mixes modern materials to create a modern space.




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New public pissoirs in Paris are problematic

Parisians are complaining, but the fact is that people need a place to pee; it's a human right.




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Multifunctional 172 sq. ft. live-work space uses nano-tech materials (Video)

This small and versatile apartment in the heart of Paris uses innovative modern materials for its furniture and cabinetry.




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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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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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Patti Smith, rising above and fighting climate change with art

In a press conference for an upcoming Carnegie Hall concert, Smith and the founders of Pathway to Paris talk about art, community, and keeping the spirit up for climate action.




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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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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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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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Nolla cabin offers a low-impact, urban camping experience

Urban dwellers can get a taste of camping out in nature with this temporary island cabin just outside of Helsinki.




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Here’s a riveting new e-bike design from Avial

This Finnish design doesn’t look quite finished but it is ingenious.




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There's a trick to saving money on groceries

Eat simpler food.




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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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Standing desks are so yesterday; try a treadmill desk for a really energizing experience

After 52,696 steps, a review of a LifeSpan treadmill desk.




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New study says using a standing desk doesn't burn calories

Just standing isn't enough; you gotta move.




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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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"Extinct" Bird Eaten by Mistake: Not an April Fools Joke

A Worcester’s Buttonquail was caught on camera for the first time by a French documentary team who were filming native bird trappers at work in the Philippines. No one realized how rare the bird was until it was identified as a Worcester’s Buttonquail




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See Ecocide Writ Large: NASA Photo Shows Humungous Philippine Coal Mine From Space

photo: NASA (click to see large) Polly Higgins has been getting more press pushing for 'Ecocide' to be enshrined as an international crime, and now a new photo from NASA really shows what Higgins is talking about: The wholesale destruction of Semirara




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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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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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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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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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Reinvented Retro-Style Bicycle Rickshaw Gets 'Round

A modern but retro-flavored makeover for the endearing bicycle rickshaw by Filipino designer Kenneth Cobonpue.




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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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Lawsuit Pressures Coal Plant to Stop Killing Millions of Fish in Lake Erie

Remember the story of Ohio's Bay Shore coal-fired power plant, the one that (perfectly legally) kills at least 46 million fish a year? Well that's still happening, but not without some legal challenges. A coalition of




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What To Do With Discarded Christmas Trees? A Habitat For Fish And For People

While many cities have programs that turn leftover Christmas Trees into mulch and wood chips, (in NYC they call it Mulchfest, and you can go home with a bag of mulch). But in recent years, other uses such as structural aquatic




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A Christian Perspective on Organic Dairy Farming and Positive Child Labor (Video)

From retiring dairy cows to asking whether




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Statistical Analysis Shows 2 Degree Temperature Rise Zones in North America

Analysis bridges differences between various climate change models to predict North American climate change with high certainty. Will skeptics finally be convinced?




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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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Biking Through Amish Country for Climate Ride

There is a certain irony in the fact that some of the best biking in the U.S. is in an area where people have rejected the modern world -- including bikes (for those of the Old Order).




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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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Should private charging stations be installed in public space? (Survey)

If you own an electric car but don't own a garage, what do you do?




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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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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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Driver in car hits 14 year old with right of way in crosswalk, and all they care about is the iPhone

It's almost like there is a concerted campaign to turn distracted walking into a serious problem.




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Remember the girl hit by car while on Facetime? The driver just got charged.

Turns out he was doing 46 miles per hour in a 25 mile-per-hour zone. But let's all blame the girl for distracted walking!




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Our urban problems aren't caused by restrictions on density, but by inequality

We have gone beyond gentrification and are now talking about Pikketyfication, aristocratization and plutocratification.




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It's time to get serious about noise pollution

If you could see "aural litter" you would be shocked at how much of it there is.




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It's time to get serious about dealing with cars and trucks in the city

In Toronto and New York, Vision Zero is just talk. It's time for action.