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Cadillac will drive us to distraction with a 38" wide curved OLED screen

Distracted driving isn't just caused by cellphones.




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Hey, people who drive: here are some tips on how not to hit people who walk or bike

The Toronto Star's list is useful but incomplete.




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ShareNow, successor to Car2Go, pulls out of North America

So much for the "sharing economy". North Americans don't like sharing cars or parking spaces.




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Gas prices are going up. What will this do to light truck sales?

The only things that ever seems to affect SUV and pickup sales are the economy and the price of gas.




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Seoul's daytime discos for seniors are better than medicine

Break out the gold lamé, Grandma, and trip the light fantastic!




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Mild Buenos Aires Climate of the Fertile Pampas Turning Tropical

Average temperatures in the city have rose 1.8˚C, minimal temperatures went up 2.7˚C, and rainfall has increased 20% in the past 50 years.




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Video Recreates Flying Amusement Park in Buenos Aires, Offers Refreshing View of the City

Cities can be a lot of fun seems to be the message of awesome video from Argentinean creator.




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Train Accident in Buenos Aires Leaves 51 Dead and 703 Injured, Sheds Light on State of Public Transport

A train that reportedly left a workshop yesterday failed to brake when entering a major station and crashed against the end-of-the-line barrier




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The Story of a Train Crash in Buenos Aires and What it Has to Do with Climate Action

An account of the events that led to the accident that killed 51 and injured 703 in Argentina and why its symbolism matters.




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Minimalistic Collapsable, Hanging Bookshelf Made with Recovered 35 mm Film

Made from wood and recycled movie film, it's perfect for small homes or urban renters always on the move.




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Dream of the 1920s: Complex from 1927 in Buenos Aires is Everything a Green Home Should Be

Low rise buildings, green common spaces, culture, and community living in a housing complex which has become the it living spot for Buenos Aires’ artistic types.




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Sliding Library Instantly Creates Extra Studio at Hip Buenos Aires Apartment

In this beautiful renovation of a 1927 apartment, the architects created a moving structure that holds the owners large book collection while temporary dividing the living space.




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Don’t Judge Argentina’s Care for Sustainable Living by its Inappropriate Air Conditioning Ads

Two misfortunate advertising campaigns from Argentina use polar bears and tackiness to promote air conditioning.




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Tetris-Like Gardens Green Concrete Backyards in Buenos Aires

Concrete containers are placed in a metallic structure, forming a green wall to the eye and a walk in space to interact with the plants.




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Irregular Neon Fence Lights Up Parking Lot in Buenos Aires, Changes Fencing Perception

Parking lots will never be green, period. But design can make them less of an eye sore. And who knew a fence could look cool?




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Monsanto's agrochemicals are poisoning Argentines, but Monsanto blames victims for misusing products

Michael Warren and Natacha Pisarenko from The Associated Press have a blockbuster piece of reporting on the dozens of ways Monsanto's chemical fertilizers and pesticides are poisoning the people of Argentina.




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Oh no! Argentina's Magellanic penguin chicks are being killed by global warming

Small changes in weather can have big consequences for many animals, including the beautiful Magellanic penguin found at the tip of South-America.




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Buenos Aires is doing a fantastic job of transforming itself into a more livable city!

Showing other cities around the world how it's done.




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Dinosaur 7x bigger than T-Rex discovered

Paleontologists in Argentina have uncovered a supermassive dinosaur




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Duetta: Shared two-person bike weighs and costs less than a tandem (Video)

Designed for safety and comfort, this sharing bike looks similar to a standard bike, allowing friends to easily hop on and off.




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Buenos Aires to close 140-year-old zoo, move 2,500 animals to nature reserves

'This situation of captivity is degrading for the animals,' says the Argentine capital's mayor.




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Grand theater in Buenos Aires is converted into bookstore

You don't get an experience like this online.




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Imaginative kids' bedroom features space-saving, cave-like bunk bed

Reminiscent of a bear's cozy cave, this bedroom for children maximizes the small space in a playful way.




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New colony of penguins discovered on a remote island in Argentina

Celebrate Penguin Awareness Day on January 20th with the fabulous discovery of 'Near Threatened' Magellanic penguins.




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Walmart Introduces Supercube Tractor Trailers to increase fuel economy, get trucks off the road

There are a lot of good ideas in this truck; will they catch on?




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Calgary getting a BIG green Telus Tower

Architectural rock star Bjarke Ingels lands in the Canadian oil capital




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A closer look at Telus Sky: Can an all-glass tower really be considered green?

The building is handsome and sexy, just like Bjarke. But this is Calgary, and you need a warm jacket in winter.




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Tar Sands Spill in Alberta: "This Is Not Natural -- It's Got Nothing to Do With Nature"

Government officials have no idea how to clean up these spills from a process that oil companies claim is more "environmentally friendly."




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How to dress for bicycling in Canada: In body armour

In a world where we are supposed to make it easier for people to get on bikes, some are determined to scare everybody off them.




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Finland's famous baby boxes are coming to Alberta

The province hopes to reinforce child and family wellbeing by providing basic supplies up front, as well as long term mentoring.




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Canada's New Democratic Party may take a LEAP into a green future

It's controversial and probably cost the party leader his job, but there is much to like in it.




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Calgarians protest planting trees, saying they will be cover for crime

"'If you give people more places to hide, more naughty things will be done"




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Calgary city councillors discuss returning fluoride to water supply

One study and a pile of anecdotal evidence has shown that perhaps the decision to remove fluoride in 2011 wasn't such a great idea.




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Someone should have told that rock that, in Alberta, safety is a shared responsibility

Cars kept running into a big rock in a Calgary parking lot, perhaps because it didn't make eye contact.




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Meet 'Steve,' a new kind of northern lights discovered by aurora chasers (Video)

This green and purple mystery finally gets its own name and some attention from aurora enthusiasts and researchers alike.




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Permit-free Mono mini-prefab can be set up for $22K

Built as a high-end addition for an extra office or guest room, this prefabricated structure can be erected within six to eight weeks.




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Canada's national parks are overflowing with visitors

Concerned citizens want Parks Canada to consider visitor quotas.




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Good bones are a good place to start for net zero carbon MacKimmie Complex in Calgary

Ethics and environmental consciousness drove this project by DIALOG at the University of Calgary.




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Not-So-Lonely Wanderer is a charming 202 sq. ft. tiny house (Video)

Featuring a tall living room and a big kitchen, this tiny dwelling from Canada packs a big personality.




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Does hydrogen have a role to play in a clean-energy future?

New technology might actually pull hydrogen out of the Alberta tar sands and leave the carbon behind.




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Oil investments are the new tobacco

The climate crisis and peak oil demand are making expensive projects like Alberta's Teck Frontier look like bad investments.




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3 Must-Have Green Handbags for Fall 2010 (Photos)

The easiest way to mix up an outfit is with accessories. Fortunately, Daily Candy recently highlighted 8 green fashion handbags for spring 2010. From vintage handbags with a hand-painted twist to multifunctional back-packs with




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Emma Watson Plays it Again with Alberta Ferretti's Organic Line

She gets around, little Miss Hermione Granger from Harry Potter. First she was the face of super trendy and super expensive Burberry. Then she launched her own line for People Tree.




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FYE Shoes - Fashionable, Affordable, Green & Responsible Footwear from France

Shoe lovers have more and more choice when it comes to buying eco-friendly shoes: Simple Shoes, Worn Again or TOMS are just a few of my favourites and I just found a new brand from France. FYE (for your earth) is a relatively young company that started




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Ask Pablo: Are Repurposed T-Shirts Carbon Neutral?

Image credit: Karen, used under Creative Commons license. Dear Pablo: Say an average fancy t-shirt holds carbon footprint of 6kg but is never sold and sits in the warehouse of a textile/clothing production company. I take that same t-shirt and use it to




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Will Your Next T-Shirt be Made from Trees?

Photo: Flickr, CC Bye-Bye Cotton, Hello Cellulose Fibers Cotton is a great fiber to make clothes with, but unfortunately, growing it causes huge environmental problems. It's a crop that uses a lot of water, and most large cotton monocultures are doused




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How FibrEthik Promotes Fair Trade and Organic Practices in the Cotton Industry

Cotton is ubiquitous in modern life but the long trail between the fields in which the crop grows and the store at which a finished item is purchased is seldom considered.




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"Save Fish, Eat Chips" and More Quirky Christmas Gift Ideas from DesignMarketo (Photos)

Great gift ideas from DesignMarketo, a platform diffusing up-and-coming designers’ small and limited productions. Our favourite: "Save Fish, Eat Chips" t-shirts!




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The Real Cost of Our Clothes (Video)

As most environmentalists know, there are hidden costs behind most price labels. This video explores how to uncover those facts.




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GM Cotton Fails to Raise Yields in India, Despite Large Increase in Planting

Though cotton yields initially doubled when GM cotton began being planted a decade ago, in the past six years yields have failed to increase even though planting has markedly increased.