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Coastal property values take a hit due to climate change

Why can't the Wall Street Journal call it what it is?




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Slow Biking is actually a competitive sport

In the Netherlands it is actually a thing, to ride your bike as slowly as possible without falling over.




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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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Artist's massive mural of moon cycles features 15,000 origami birds

This is Paris' largest mural, made with hand-folded origami paper birds and a bit of spraypaint.




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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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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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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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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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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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6 lessons from a rental kitchen

Using someone else's tools and space has forced me to adjust my approach to cooking.




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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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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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A mountain range is a concert hall for this musical duo

The Musical Mountaineers carry a violin and piano up trails to perform in secret wilderness locations.




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Festival-goers are asked to stop abandoning tents

Contrary to what many people believe, they're not going to charity – just straight to landfill.




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8 Stylish Lights for Your Home at London Design Festival

Light up your life and your living room with gorgeous lights from the London Design Festival.




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Finland to cut CO2 emissions 80% by 2050, legally binding

There's finally momentum on the international stage. And this is one of the most ambitious announcements yet.




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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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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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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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4 foes of frugality

Look out for these things if you want to save money and consume less.




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A walk around my new "active office" with standing desk

Because standing desks cannot stand alone.




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Is Text Neck really a thing?

is looking down at your phone really like putting an aardvark on your head?




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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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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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At IDS16: an affordable, minimal and ergonomic standing desk

It's really all you need in this era of notebook computers.




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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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New study confirms that adjustable standing desks make you happier, healthier and more productive

Because people gotta move.




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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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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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Tiny Philippine Island is Center of a Crazy-But-True Natural Wonder (Slideshow)

This tiny verdant island, called Vulcan Point or sometimes Vulcan Island, lies at the center of a strange-but-entirely-true natural wonder. It's known for being the world's largest volcanic island that's on a lake, on a




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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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Philippine National Police Ordered to Plant 10 Million Trees

As their nation's sole law enforcement agency, the Philippines National Police carry a heavy burden when it comes to keeping the country safe -- but arresting one of the biggest threats they face will take shovels, not clubs or handcuffs.




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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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Chinese boat crashes in protected coral reef... with thousands of illegally killed pangolins on board

It was already bad enough that a Chinese boat crashed into the Tubbataha reef, a protected coral reef off the coast of the Philippines, but what the coast guard found inside increased massively the size of the environmental disaster.




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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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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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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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Coastal Marsh Plants, Adapting To Road Salt, Increasingly Common Along Midwest Highways

Blasting along the Ohio Turnpike, few will notice the coastal salt marsh plants growing along the shoulder. Such plants are now common at the mid-western roadside, having adapted to a half




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Walgreens Plans 130 Solar-powered Stores Nationwide

With research showing the installed cost of solar dropping 11% in just 6 months, it's little wonder that corporations like Wal-Mart are ramping up their plans to go solar aggressively. Walgreens made headline back in 2006 for its commitment to solar,




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Dozens of Exotic Animals Escape From Ohio Wildlife Farm

Authorities in Ohio are warning residents to remain inside their houses after dozens of exotic animals had apparently broken free of an area wildlife farm and taken to the streets and highways. Police haven't said exactly




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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.