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Should private charging stations be installed in public space? (Survey)

If you own an electric car but don't own a garage, what do you do?




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Vancouver apartment block looks like a stack of shipping containers

I mean, shipping containers are hot. But does this kind of shipping container architecture make sense?




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Industrial spaces and condos are neighbors in this Vancouver development with shipping container look

Another look at a controversial housing project.




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Ontario Conservative politicians running from carbon taxes

Going green is going too far in the Province of Ontario




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Will Private Reserves be the Future of Conservation in South America?

Three new private preserves have opened in Peru to buffer existing national parks. Is this the sign of a new trend?




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Innovative Foot-Powered Washing Machine Could Alleviate Poverty for Millions (Video)

Born out of first-hand research in a Lima slum, this time and water-saving device is targeted at families that live without electricity or running water.




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An International Music Festival in a Kenyan Slum Seeks to Protect Indigenous Tribes

An international music festival in the slums of Nairobi is unusual enough. But one that plans to stop a dam and save an indigenous way of life? Let's party.




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Woman builds Hawaii tiny off-grid vacation home for $11,000 (Video)

Building her first tiny home meant enough financial freedom for this tiny house builder -- enough to build another off-grid tiny vacation home in Hawaii.




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George Monbiot In Vancouver

George Monbiot, who is touring his new book Heat, spoke in Vancouver last week. It was riveting, inspirational, and depressing all at once. Ecoshock, an environmental internet radio station, will be posting a recording of Monbiot's speech. Ecoshock is




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"Why Not Have Another Go at Exxon Instead?" Bibi van der Zee Takes on Monbiot

The Guardian columnist and environmental thinker George Monbiot usually manages to provoke a strong debate in our comments sections. Some time ago, our post on his new book Heat raised a fierce exchange of views about the impacts of flying, meanwhile his




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Bianca Jagger, George Monbiot + Vandana Shiva Attend Be The Change

The 2007 Be The Change Conference is fast approaching and has an amazing line up of speakers to inspire you with the theme "The Sky's the Limit". For the fourth year in a row the BTC conference brings together world leaders in sustainability and social




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EvanEco goes to the Carnival, Monbiot on Biochar, Accidental Eco Maniac Highlights Women + Water, and More

EvanEco: Carnival of the Green 172 by Don Bosch "Got milk? Grab a glass of the white stuff and a chocolate chip cookie, and join me for some green bloggy goodness..."Guardian Ethical Living: Ethical Superstore and Natural Collection merge into giant




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Go ahead and AVA Byte of fresh produce from this countertop garden

This soil-free smart garden promises fresh greens and veggies that are grown as local as it gets.




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Visiting Alvar Aalto's Nordic House

The Scandinavian master designed a gem of a building promoting Nordic cooperation.




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Talk to your radiators with these Philippe Starck designed thermostatic valves

"Siri, turn down the temperature in my bedroom please"




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How Better Conservation Measures Can Help Reduce Poverty

A landmark report released by The Nature Conservancy has demonstrated that effective conservation measures - far from simply benefiting the local biota - can also help alleviate poverty. The study, co-authored by Nature Conservancy policy advisor




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One man's DIY conservation effort helps rare butterfly rebound in San Francisco

Using a bit of research and lots of careful gardening, this man was able to help reestablish a population of rare butterflies in his backyard.




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Invasive fish may get their own dystopian nightmare

Scientists find that scary fish robots can quickly stress invasive fish species into reduced reproduction.




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12 Innovative Ways to Rethink Our Cities From the U.S. Pavilion at the Venice Architecture Biennale

The U.S. Pavilion is spotlighting grassroots efforts to make cities and neighborhoods greener, safer, and happier places to live.




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Even Former Coal Miners Want to End Mountaintop Removal Mining

It's time to end this destructive practice, and Appalachian residents descended upon Washington, D.C., this week to demand action.




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Are you an 'advanced sleeper'?

One in 300 people are extreme early birds, and it may be genetic.




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Farm Burger introduces invasive species sandwich

Few things make as much sense as eating a harmful species, while sparing the threatened ones.




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Mass renovation project halves energy use of existing homes

What if we declared climate change a crisis and put some serious resources to this type of initiative?




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Citing threat to human survival, doctors divest from fossil fuels

Climate change is already killing people around the world. Now the British Medical Association has vowed to do something about it.




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The Best of Greenbuild 2011: Innovative Green Building Products of the Future

What can one say about a show that attracts 23,000 green building professionals across the border to Toronto? It could only beGreenbuild, the grand spectacle put on by theU.S. Green Building Council (USGBC). This was its tenth




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Witches are hexing Brett Kavanaugh

Witches are holding events to publically curse the guy.




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Giant Asian tiger shrimp invade US waters

Well, giant shrimp the size of your forearm are now a thing we can worry about.




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Coastal wetlands could protect New York City from storms - and the Nature Conservancy is spreading the word

The Nature Conservancy is teaching New Yorkers about the protective natural ecosystems in the city




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What is an invasive species?

These organisms are destroying ecosystems across the globe, costing humans billions of dollars in damages.




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Canada's first tiny house festival debuts as part of planned tiny housing development

We visited Canada's first tiny house festival to find out more about this newly declared eco-residential development in Quebec for homes under 1,000 square feet in size.




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Adventurous couple's van conversion packs in a lot of outdoor gear (Video)

This winter-proofed van is now home to two engineers who love the outdoors.




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Study lights up anti-vaxxers' Twitter habits

Pinpointing the sources of myths that threaten the health of children could help get the truth out to where it is needed




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Biggest dam removal in European history has begun with the Vezins dam

Removal of the 118-foot-high dam in France will free the Sélune River, bringing wildlife back to the waterway and the bay of Mont-Saint-Michel.




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Conservatives and pinkos unite in hating self-driving cars

Judging from what I am reading all over the political map, I suspect that autonomous cars are the new Juiceroo.




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San Jose’s "Green Vision" Initiative Means Low-Impact Sleep, Eat and Play is Easy in Silicon Valley

Here's a one-stop green guide to traveling in San Jose, from hotels to a night on the town.




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Ideal Bite Goes To Sleep, Urban Evolutions Hangs with Nike, SustainaBee Goes to the Carnival, and More

Ideal Bite: Are you getting very, very sleepy? by Heather Stephenson "You will be if you follow this tip. Conventional anti-insomnia pills work, but if you don't wanna lose sleep over side effects and potentially addictive ingredients, induce




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Van Gogh Painting is a Vertical Green Wall

It's the first living painting in London's Trafalgar Square, and maybe the first anywhere. A Van Gogh picture has been turned into a green living vertical wall.




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200 evangelical scientists ask Congress to pass climate legislation

Two hundred evangelical scientists recently wrote a letter to Congress making the religious case for passing climate change legislation.




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Evangelical Christians call on Obama to protect public lands from oil and gas leasing

Rev. Richard Cizik and the nonprofit New Evangelical Partnership for the Common Good have released a video message to President Obama calling on him to do more to protect public lands from destruction by private industry.




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Google's Project Sunroof now available in 42 states

Want to know if you can go solar? Now there's a good chance you can easily find out.




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Vancouver grocer uses embarrassing slogans to discourage plastic bag use

Unfortunately, people like the slogans a bit too much.




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Earth Advantage Institute Makes Earth Day Predictions For Housing Ten Years From Now

The Earth Advantage Institute promotes a green building standard from the Northwest that combines the energy requirements of Energy Star with healthy home attributes like air quality, environmental responsibility and and resource efficiency. I thought




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Look Ma, no heatsink! After the innovative flat LED, here comes the hollow one (review)

Look Ma! No heatsink!




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8 Green Music Festivals That Rock

Image Credit: Getty ImagesFestivals are not a modern day invention. The roots of the celebratory gathering go as far back as the Egyptians, who used to toast the annual overflow of the Nile, which irrigated crops. Whether it be religion (the most common




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Need More Motivation? Get Chased by Zombies in Undead Adventure Road Race

What started in Maryland is spreading. A running club with zombies that chase you. It's about survival of the fittest.




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Tiny, repurposed "Hobbitat" homes are now available for rent (Video)

Not sure if you really want to live in a tiny house? This tiny home builder is making these cabins from salvaged materials, which visitors can test out at an eco-retreat in Maryland.




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ELEVATE puts a solar powered, green walled, rainwater collecting tiny house on a pedestal

Hawaiian engineers think that it can address many of the world's problems. Are they too ambitious?




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Arup designs a living wall scaffold for London renovation

It looks a lot better than the usual kind, cleans the air and absorbs noise.




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Earthy wallpaper patterns liven up this vintage Airstream renovation

A vintage Airstream trailer gets a fresh and airy makeover with some eye-catching patterns.




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Renovated Airstream is 'Tiny Shiny Home' for family of six

This family with four kids is traveling full-time in a beautifully redone vintage Airstream trailer.