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Washington Metro closure is a symptom of a much bigger problem

All over North America we are letting our infrastructure rot and short-circuit.




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Will autonomous delivery robots soon be pushing pedestrians off the sidewalks?

Nobody is actually asking the question, because pedestrians don't matter, do they?




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Ollie the jailbreaking bobcat on the lam from National Zoo

The 25-pound lady bobcat was last seen on Monday morning.




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The Washington war on science and the environment is getting totally insane

Just read the headlines and weep




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US Capitol gets duckling ramps, brouhaha ensues

As baby ducks get a boost at the Capitol Reflecting Pool, at least one politician’s Grinchesque response has duckling defenders up in arms.




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My totally unscientific ranking of public transit systems

The New York subway, The Los Angeles Metro, and more ranked by someone who travels a lot but never drives.




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First residential building certified to the Fitwel standard

Fitwel is all about healthy living, and it's going to be big.




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626 organizations back legislation to address climate change

A modest proposal




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This May Day, get outside and celebrate spring.

It doesn't have to be all about politics.




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100 years ago a flu pandemic started, killing as many as 100 million

And things feel eerily familiar today.




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Happy 56th Anniversary, Silent Spring

Rachel Carson's book that many say launched the environmental movement was released on this day.




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Paris had a marvellous moving sidewalk in 1900

It's like a moving High Line, and is still a very good idea.




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Finnish passenger ferry retrofits rotary sail to reduce emissions

The Viking Grace was already low emission. Now it's going further.




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UK just went 2+ days without burning any coal

The fall of coal has been swift in Britain, and there's no sign of it ever coming back.




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Photo: White-tailed jackrabbit is a noble being

Our beautiful photo of the day comes from snowy Calgary, Canada.




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Photo: American pika delivers a spring bouquet

Our photo of the day comes from Kananaskis, Canada.




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Why decluttering doesn't work on its own

You have to examine the reasons for why the clutter happened in the first place.




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Thrift stores are tired of getting people's useless junk

"Don't donate if you wouldn't give it to a mate."




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These 3 companies are the future of house cleaning

We're loving the move toward quasi-edible ingredients, plastic-free packaging, and refill pouches, among other things.




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PG&E; Replacing 1,600 Smart Meters with a Rare Defect Affecting Customers' Billing

Pacific Gas & Electric, a California-based utility, has been plagued with issues during their major push to get smart meters installed in every household in their area, from complaints about possible health




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Caltech's Energy Retrofit: From Fuel Cells to a Daylighting Celeostat

On Caltech's campus, student engineers and scientists are busy in labs day and night working on hairy solar panels, termite




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"Fish Chopper" Animation Shows the Gruesome, Deadly Side of Power Plant Cooling Towers (Video)

The Sierra Club is pointing attention to the once-through cooling systems used by many power plants. Power plants suck up over 200 billion gallons of water a day, and with that water comes millions of fish that don't exactly




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NASA's James Hansen on Climate Change and Intergenerational Justice (Podcast)

One of the most venerated scientists of our time, James Hansen is the head of NASA's Goddard Institute for Space Studies, a position he's held for three decades. Long before climate change was a household term, Hansen was one of the first to talk about




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Smart Grid Survey Shows People Want More Than Just Money Savings

Study shows that customers think the non-monetary benefits of the smart grid are great. That is, once someone explains what they are...




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Worldwide Smart Grid Spending to Hit $46 Billion in 2015

A new report says utilities around the world will ramp up smart grid spending, with worldwide projects hitting $46.4 billion in 2015.




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Woosh Water is reinventing the drinking fountain

Water conservation is obviously a huge concern in Israel and the rest of the Middle East. An interesting startup called Woosh Water is helping conserve water and reduce plastic use by reinventing the public drinking fountain with a high-tech solution.




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Citing disruptive solar competition, Barclays downgrades utilities

Environmentalists aren't the only ones considering divestment anymore.




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Utilities are apparently freaking out, and we are all to blame

Efficiency and conservation aren't just about your personal footprint. They're about reaching tipping points.




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10 Ways to Spice up Your Knickers With Sustainable Lingerie

With Valentine's Day around the corner, now's the time to invest in thongs, sweet babydoll sets, ruffled knickers, and more -- in sustainable materials from organic cotton to soy.




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10 Businesses Going Green in the Realm of Romance

Valentine's Day is all about romancing your sweetheart. These companies show the planet some love too.




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Architectural Valentines: Love means never having to say you’re Saarinen

They are all over the internet today; here are some that relate to buildings we have shown on TreeHugger




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Valentine’s Day by the numbers, are you sitting down?

The holiday once marked by amorous missives and hand-plucked posies has evolved into a day of staggering statistics.




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Sexy & sustainable: 9 lingerie brands for women

This Valentine's Day, treat yourself to high-quality undergarments that are kind to your body and the planet.




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Valentine's Day is losing its allure with young adults

Is Cupid's appeal fading as millennials find the holiday has become too commercialized?




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Wretched Excess Never Looked So Good: 45,000 Lights On A Single House

Sometimes it's worth it.




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Wretched Excess or the future of housing design? Another look at the car elevator

There is a perverse logic to this idea of bringing your car to your apartment.




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Heated glass: Could this be the least sustainable building product ever invented?

You want giant windows but don't like drafts? Plug in your windows and turn them into toasters.




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Dubious Dubai: World's largest air conditioned city to be built, covering 48 million square feet

It's got everything, from hotels to hospitals to theaters to the world's largest mall, and a severe case of cognitive dissonance.




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Rotate this: Spiral spinning tower will turn real estate developers' cranks

The sharing economy comes to architecture as the rich and the very rich share views and height.




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Utensilmate is a great candidate for the Wrongest Product Award

I can't decide if this is just what I always needed or the worst product ever put on Kickstarter.




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In London they are building swimming pools in the sky

Because they can, and there are people who will pay for it.




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Wretched Excess: Private yachts are so yesterday, now it's private floating islands.

But, we ask, are they green and sustainable?




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Just what we needed dept: The pre-peeled, plastic-packed orange

I'm thrilled; I have so much trouble with rolling fruit.




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How to Go Green: Wedding Engagement

Photo credit: Michael Blann/Getty We've already talked a lot about how to green your dating life and how to green your wedding, but what about that time in between--your engagement? The average couple these days spends 15 months being engaged, which




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TranquiliT Adds Something Green to Your Wedding With Eco-Friendly Bridal Gowns

TranquiliT may be better known for its downward-dog-friendly garb, but the erstwhile yoga-wear label is now rocking the frock, matrimonial style. Outfit the femmes of your bridal party—bride, bridesmaids, and flower girls—in 95 percent organic bamboo




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Planet Green's Ultimate Green Wedding Guide

Whether you're the romantic, three-tiered cake type—or the "let's hitched at a civil court and call it a day" sort of guy or gal there's something for everyone in Planet Green's fresh off-the-blog Ultimate Green




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Green Your Wedding! Low Cost, Zero-Waste, Eco-Conscious Options

The average wedding in the USA costs $20,000. Yikes! In this economy, that's not just insane; it's silly.




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Holy Crap! Toilet-Paper Wedding Dress Displays Unparalleled Dedication

Major, major kudos to Ann Kagawa Lee of Honolulu, Hawaii, winner of Cheap Chic Wedding's annual toilet-paper wedding dress contest, who made this mind-boggling matrimonial ensemble out of bathroom tissue—a textile fit




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5 Ridiculously Over-the-Top, Extravagant Celebrity Weddings

Photo via Madeline's Weddings and Events/ CakellaAll you really need to get married is love--and maybe a ring, and a marriage license. But that doesn't stop celebrities from going overboard when they're ready to tie the knot, hosting parties decorated




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Win an Eco-Friendly, Solar-Powered Wedding

Want an eco-friendly wedding?? Afraid of the sticker shock for all of those organic, free-range doves merrily flying away after your vows? Not sure you can beat the millions of other people vying for a Today Show