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Nudge, the New Eco Lifestyle Shop in Helsinki, Has Opened Its Doors

I wish there was a Nudge in every city. It's a whole new way of shopping, or actually, it's not just about shopping, but rather about living, and style. Nudge is the new eco lifestyle experience, which consists of a shop, a




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The Cork House by Arquitectos Anónimos (Photos)

Image Credit: Ivo Canelas Cork has fascinated me for a long time; it's fully renewable and you don't even have to cut the whole tree, it's biodegradable and has curious characteristic such as insulating and shock absorbance. I came across many ugly




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A Cork Floor for the Sagrada Familia, Visited by Millions Each Year. (Photos)

Finally, the inside of the Sagrada Familia in Barcelona is done. The church, set out to build 125 years ago and expected to be finished in 2026, attracts millions of visitors every year. This is no surprise due to the




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Portuguese Designer Builds Stunning Little Shelter Out Of Cork

It is the perfect local renewable material, and a great insulator too.




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Put a cork in it: Natural renewable cork makes a comeback as home insulation

For his renovation of a 200 year old farmhouse, Alex Wilson tries out the greenest insulations on the market




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Sit on this sustainable minimalist cork wallet

Keep your cards, your cash, and your iPhone safe with these durable, water resistant accessories made from a renewable and sustainable material.




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Cork chairs are good looking and sustainable

When it comes to chairs, this one's a corker.




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Clerkenwell Design Week shows the latest in contemporary furniture design

Chairs are us and there are lots of them on display at the Clerkenwell Design Week.




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Postgreen Homes puts a cork on it

Philadelphia builder uses our favorite material as both insulation and cladding




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Ditch disposable cups with this gorgeous cork and porcelain travel mug

Two of our favorite materials, cork and porcelain, are together at last in this clever travel mug.




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Minimalist cork and brass wallet makes a stylish statement with renewable materials

If you'd like to get the junk out of your back pocket or purse, consider downsizing into a wallet such as this one, which holds just the essentials.




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Counter Intelligence: What's the right choice for a kitchen counter?

It's one of the few areas where people buying a home have a lot of choices. Here's a Pecha Kucha look at how to make the right one.




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Wear a Panda on your wrist with this sleek minimalist bamboo and cork watch

These beautiful and affordable handcrafted timepieces, made from natural and renewable materials, could also serve as a catalyst for conversations about sustainable goods.




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Weathered cork-clad beach house blends in beautifully with marshy landscape

Elevated above a flood-prone salt marsh on the Essex coast, this small beach house looks like a bird perched among the grasses.




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Is cork the perfect green building material?

It's all natural, renewable, healthy and has zero embodied carbon. What's not to love?




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Cork House is built almost entirely from our favorite material

It didn't win the Stirling Prize, but cleans up on all the sustainability awards.




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Interior design lessons from the coronavirus

We should think differently about our material and finish choices.




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School Joins Frontlines of Energy Efficiency with Absorption Chiller

It's not every day the more industrial inner workings of a school district are featured on the front page of TreeHugger, but if you’re looking for a school that’s on the cutting edge of energy conservation and making smart use of taxpayer dollars look




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California Leads the Energy Efficiency Race: American Council for an Energy-Efficient Economy Releases 2008 Scorecard

So you think you're doing everything you can to improve your home's energy efficiency. And if you haven't done everything you can do personally, both TreeHugger and Planet Green have plenty of tips on how you can get up to




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Colorful Lobster Trio a "1 in 900 Quintillion" Sight

Images courtesy of the Maritime Aquarium at Norwalk That's '9' followed by 20 zeroes The probability of a lobster being born with a blue shell is about 1 in a million. For a calico or pumpkin-orange colored lobster, the odds are in the excess of 1 in 30




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East Coast Cap-and-Trade Program Created Jobs, Saved Energy For Connecticut

One to keep in you pocket whenever you're faced with someone trying to tell you than putting a price on carbon and promoting energy efficiency will hurt more than they help: Huffington Post reports on the benefits of the Regional Greenhouse Gas




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Mountain Lion Walked 1,800 Miles Before Being Hit by Car

Last month, a mountain lion was struck and killed by a car in Connecticut -- and new details have emerged suggesting the animal had an incredible, record-breaking journey before it met that sad end. Following the accident,




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Connecticut Fears Monsanto - Bill to Label GM Ingredients Dead Due to Lawsuit Worries

"The labeling provision was eliminated from the bill due to fears that it opened the state up to a lawsuit. The attorneys for the leadership & Governor's office felt the Constitutional rights of Monsanto gave them the power to successfully sue the state."




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Mysterious anteater birth is ripe for an anteater-themed soap opera

Armani has some explaining to do. But she is, of course, an anteater, and they're notoriously tight-lipped.




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Romantic tiny forest home built in 6 weeks for $4,000

A rustic tiny house built with plenty of love and on a small budget.




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This restaurant uses invasive species for its sustainable sushi

Unconventional sushi made out of Japanese knotweed, Asian carp and lionfish are the draw here.




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How hard is it to walk in American suburbs? Worse than I imagined

On the Mouzon scale of 1 to 10 for walkability, this intersection gets -10.




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A 9th reason to rant about fireworks: They are really hard on bald eagles and other birds

It's a TreeHugger tradition, and it's time to declare our independence from these dangerous and polluting anachronisms.




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Air pollution linked to bipolar disorder and major depression

A new study suggests a significant link between exposure to environmental pollution and an increase in rates of neuropsychiatric disorders.




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Is anyone doing enough about indoor air pollution?

We spend 90 percent of our time indoors. We should worry more about what we are breathing there.




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Another look at indoor air quality and "the indoor generation"

Skylight manufacturer Velux says we need more light and fresh air.




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Indonesia's food supply is being contaminated by imported plastics

An eye-opening report reveals how low-grade plastics are burned as fuel, poisoning the surrounding soil and air.




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Folding electric scooter doubles as handy cart for cargo

This electrically powered prototype will be great for getting you to the market, and carting stuff back home.




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Transformer window expands into instant mini-sunroom for small apartments (Video)

This clever replacement window expands out to create a private semi-outdoor space for people who don't have a balcony.




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10 fabulous planners to keep you organized all year

Welcome to the world of planner mania! Here you will discover the hottest planners on the market. If only we could use every single one...




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8 steps for using a paper planner effectively

Paper planners are effective only if you use them properly and regularly. Here are some ways to get into the groove, if you're not yet an addict!




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Buy the original IKEA tote for $1 or get a knockoff for $2,145

Luxury fashion designer Balenciaga has released a Italian leather version of IKEA's iconic utilitarian shopping bag, leading one to assume the world has lost its mind.




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Modular wall-mounted mini-vases are also canvases for art

Plants get a stylish home with these eye-catching, handmade wooden planters made for the wall.




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This low-tech terrarium purifies water like a mini-Amazon rainforest (Video)

Emulating the same processes naturally found in rainforests, this prototype filters and cleans water of harmful pollutants.




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6 perfect paper planners for 2019

For some of us, the key to staying organized is shockingly old-fashioned – putting pen to paper.




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Artist's repurposed vintage pocket watches reveal magical miniature worlds

These intricately redone antique pocket watches and other timepieces feature scenes inspired by fairytales and steampunk.




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Photo of the Day: Grizzly bear poses for the cameras

A coastal grizzly bear pauses in its fishing efforts to pose for a group of photographers watching nearby.




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Photo of the Day: Autumn color is right around the corner

Have the leaves started to change yet where you are? Autumn is just around the corner, and the annual burst of color is about to begin!




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Photo of the Day: Family matters with northern elephant seals

A female northern elephant seal protects her newborn pup as she warns away a young male with amorous intentions for her.




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In Photos: What zoo captivity looks like around the world

Photographer Gaston Lacombe's beautiful and heartrending series of photographs of captive animals at zoos across five continents.




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Photo of the Day: Tons of ivory crushed by construction equipment

Five tons of ivory was crushed earlier this year in Manila at the wildlife bureau compound, in an effort to change it's image as one of the world's hotspots for illegal ivory trading.




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A Picture is worth: Nothing secret about shark fin sales in Hong Kong

We have shown so many photos of shark fins drying on the roofs of Hong Kong; here's the ground floor.




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Good news for 2015: compostable clothing

For consumers, biodegradable and compostable products have mostly been a bust. Still, it is good news that the swiss company Freitag has succeeded making jeans that will break down on commercial compost piles.




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A picture is worth: Space required to transport 60 people by car, uber and AV

A hilarious remix of a classic image demonstrates that the new high-tech alternatives are not solving every problem.




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Unprecedented 3D world map completed

Tandem satellite choreography has mapped the planet to 1-meter accuracy. In addition to amazing images, the data provides a treasure trove to earth scientists