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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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Couple to Wed Thanks to 400,000 Recycled Cans

After Pete Geyer and Andrea Parrish became engaged, they decided to say "I can" before saying "I do," and in more ways than one. The couple worked to make their wedding not just a celebration of the love they have for each other, but




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British couple has a zero waste wedding feast

Charlotte and Nick Baker managed to feed 135 guests on rejected food that was delivered one day before the wedding.




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Young couple cycling around the world killed in Thailand road accident

Peter Root and Mary Thompson, both only 34 years old, were on an epic bike trip around the world. They were killed in a road accident last Wednesday in Chachoengsao Province, Thailand, near Bangkok.




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There's a story behind that kimchi on the supermarket shelf

Many exotic ingredients aren't on shelves because people ask for them, but more so because the governments of those countries are actively promoting them.




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Innovative prefabricated bamboo trusses hold up this new sports hall

Marrying the traditional material of bamboo with modern engineering, this impressive sports hall in Thailand was constructed without steel reinforcements or connections.




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Is there a difference between hiking in built-up areas vs. wilderness?

Researchers in Austria put this question to the test.




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Dazzling technicolor greenhouse lights up when you touch the plants (Video)

Combining touch, sound and a psychedelic array of programmed LEDs, this installation brings the people to the plants.




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Algae could light up our cities at night

Many cities have transitioned to LED street lighting, but researchers think algae may be the illumination of the future.




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What's circadian-supportive lighting and do I need it in my home or office?

There is a lot of buzz about it, but what you really want is a window.




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Could Cities Benefit from Small-Scale, Local "Urban Acupuncture" Projects Like This? (Photos)

Woven from bamboo, this inviting structure transforms an empty lot in busy Taipei into a haven where neighborhood residents can relax and gather over a fire.




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236 sq. ft. micro-apartment stacks & maximizes its interior up in Taipei

To make this small space more livable, there is an emphasis on filling out the vertical space. Plus, a great tatami-inspired seating area.




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Interactive Solar Art Lights Up New Sydney Space

The world’s largest permanent interactive light installation has been installed in Sydney's recently revitalized Darling Quarter.




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Luminous Fish Bikes Light Up Sydney Festival

A trio of awesome fish bikes made a rousing debut at this arts festival in Australia.




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How long would your home's food supply last if you had to rely on it?

The Resilient Design Institute suggests we should all have six weeks of food in our homes. Too much or too little?




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Asthma Inhalers' Green Upgrade Deadline Fast Approaching

Good news: The ban on CFC-based asthma inhalers is rapidly approaching. Inhalers are going green and by December 31, all inhalers must be powered by hydrofluoroalkane (HFA) instead of the ozone-harming chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs).




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Startup upcycles discarded chopsticks into new decor & furniture (Video)

Billions of chopsticks are thrown out each year worldwide. This Vancouver company is trying to turn some of of these into new items for the home.




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Finally! U.N. to create asteroid defense group to prevent death from above

What's the point of protecting the environment if bad luck brings a big space rock on a trajectory that crosses Earth's path?




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NASA wants YOU to come up with the best wave energy technology

The agency is offering up open source modeling software to scientists, engineers and garage inventors too.




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Tennessee Valley Authority Expecting Nuctuplets

TVA and reactor-maker Babcock and Wilcox have agreed to work together to see if they can build up to 6 "small reactors." Nuctuplets, then? They can knock these




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650 sq. ft. Urban Micro Home is a small house for outdoorsy couple

Outfitted with smart home tech and lots of storage space for outdoor gear, this small home feels 'just right'.




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Prefab off-grid cabin opens up with pulley-operated windows

This compact shelter is a place for a family to spend their summers in the middle of nature.




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Kodak Files For Bankruptcy Protection; Nobody Notices Or Cares

It was pretty much inevitable; the company just couldn't capitalize on the digital revolution.




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Could photography and the "sharing economy" mindset disrupt trophy hunting?

The sharing economy is all about access instead of ownership. Can this mindset be expanded to help hunters rethink what they value when it comes to trophy hunting?




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TEDxManhattan asks you to vote for one of these sustainable food advocacy groups

The winner will have the opportunity to speak at TEDxManhattan 2014.




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Rob Greenfield: How we can be the change we want to see in a "messed up" world

When it comes to walking the green and sustainable walk, Greenfield really puts it all on the line.




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Swedish electric car startup offers 5 years of free solar charging to owners

The Uniti electric city car will come bundled with a green charging incentive for buyers in Sweden.




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Atrocious makeup set for young girls earns Worst Toy of the Year Award

Because every preschooler needs insecurity-boosting, sexualizing, toxic cosmetics to slather on their beautiful little faces!




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38 recipes for beans and lentils for superfood meals

Beans and lentils are one of the most important things you can include in your diet. Here are great ideas, from filling breakfasts to sweet and inspired desserts.




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Salted caramel cupcakes [Vegan]

Fluffy little pieces of heaven, these vegan cupcakes boast that winning combination of caramel sweetness cut with just a tiny sprinkle of sea salt.




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UPP fuel cell gadget charger: Personal portable power from hydrogen (Review)

This small hydrogen fuel cell charger promises a week of clean power for your gadgets. But is it ready for prime time?




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Paper engineer's 3D pop-up art leaps off the page magically (Video)

The versatile, two-dimensional medium of paper is reconstructed into art that pops off the page.




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City of Freiburg has a brilliant alternative to disposable coffee cups

Customers pay €1 for a reusable cup that can be returned to any participating business in the city center.




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German politicians fear 2020 climate goals are unreachable, but won't give up

Because they started setting aggressive goals early, it still leaves Germany ahead of schedule on Paris Climate Agreement commitments




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Is LEED Breaking Up with FSC-Certified Wood?

After a long-lasting and loving monogamous relationship between the US Green Building Council and the Forest Stewardship Council, it seems the USGBC is considering, not a break up, but definitely thinking




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Audubon and Toyota Team Up to Promote Volunteering, Give Away Prizes

The Audubon Society and Toyota are teaming up to promote volunteering for the environment by offering prizes, including tents and bikes, to those who log the most volunteer hours.Starting today, their project, TogetherGreen,




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Carry your cutlery on your face with the Goggle Cups

Steven M. Johnson's great idea for ultralight camping combines your dinnerware with your goggles.




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3 Ways Leather Tanneries are Greening Up Their Processes

Solar farm atop a PrimeAsia Leather Corp. leather tannery in Vietnam. Courtesy photo via WWD. Tanning is an intense chemical process which transforms decomposable rawhide into leather, but not without discharging serious pollution into water; Around




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Super Rare Asian "Unicorn" Captured, Dies in Captivity

As far as endangered species go, it's mostly bad news, with the occasional positive story. Well this news seems to fall somewhere in the middle: in late August, a group of Laotian villagers in the Annamite Mountains captured a saola,




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Climate Change Affecting Pakistani Power Supplies

Basically, Pakistan's hydroelectric reservoirs are drying up. Several are reported to be at "dead level," which means the turbines can only use run-of-the-river flows, and have lower output as a result. Because natural gas supplies are also low,




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Drink Bottles Recycled Today in Times Square will be Converted into a School Garden (UPDATE)

Turn trash into a school garden in Harlem by recycling drink bottles in Times Square today.




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8 ways to spice up your morning coffee or tea

Take an average cup of coffee or tea to a new tasty level with these quick, easy additions.




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This man has shared 35,000 free cups of tea out of a converted bus (Video)

Promoting the gift economy and community resiliency, this man has been traveling the country for the last decade, offering free cups of tea out of his bus home.




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Pop-up Taliesin tea shop is clad in shou sugi ban

Frank Lloyd Wright would probably have liked this little addition to his winter home.




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Marie Kondo is a graphic novel superhero!

Her latest publication is every parent's dream come true -- an attempt to get teens to declutter.




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Airy chapel held up by tree-like fractal structure in Japan

This chapel looks to nature and the generations-old tradition of Japanese wood joinery for inspiration.




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Super Monster Wolf is a crop-saving demon robot

The solar powered lupine menace has proven so successful at scaring away wild boar from Japanese farms that it’s going into mass production.




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Radioactive Waste Is Piling Up in Japanese Sewage Treatment Plants, Some Sold as Fertilizer

The disaster at Fukushima may have faded from the news cycle, but the radioactive waste it left behind isn't going anywhere. At the Saitama sewage treatment plant, 169 miles from Fukushima, workers are dealing with tons of




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Couple's minimalist cargo van conversion is an incognito home on wheels

A roaming freelance photographer and writer go on the road in this self-built live-work space on wheels.




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Who was the greenest president? 12 environmental groups are polled and the results might surprise you

Corporate Knights Magazine asks the question and gets a different result than we did.