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One Female Left: Wolves May Go Extinct in Michigan National Park

The last pack of wolves in a Michigan national park is near extinction. Should humans intervene?




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This robotic lawnmower fuels itself with the grass it cuts, then harvests excess biomass for later use

Could this be the lawnmower we've all been waiting for?




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All of Existence Should Be Revered: Hinduism & The Environment

Hinduism is the oldest




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What Is The Gift Economy & Why Do We Need It So Badly? Charles Eisenstein Explains (Video)

Watching this video on Sacred Economics may be the best 12 minutes and 18 seconds you spend today.




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Hard Brexit: Northern Ireland may need thousands of generator barges to keep the lights on

It turns out leaving the EU is quite hard. Who knew?




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Battery recycling machine gives grocery store coupons in exchange for your old batteries

The machines are popping up at grocery stores in Norway.




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INDEX: Google Cardboard may be the next very big thing.

It's cheap, it works and Oh, the places you'll go.




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Google to encircle the globe with internet balloons next year

The ring of giant Project Loon balloons will bring data service to people living below.




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Google Maps lets you explore what's at stake in Paris climate talks

Conservation organizations used Google Street View cameras to document the places, animals and people most vulnerable to climate change.




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Google creates Science Journal app to inspire the next generation of scientists and makers

The app lets kids and adults alike explore, measure and test the world around them.




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Montreal's impressive food recovery program will expand throughout Quebec

A partnership between Moisson Montreal and the largest grocery chains in the province will continue to salvage hundreds of tons of food that would otherwise be discarded.




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World's largest Cross-Laminated Timber apartment complex being built in Montreal

And a big part of the pitch is sustainability and comfort.




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Montreal design studio exchanging free coworking space for food donations (Video)

You can work with other location independent workers and do some holiday good deeds at the same time.




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Le Jardinier by ADHOC architects is a great example of "missing middle" housing

They do this so well in Montreal.




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Montreal duplex is simple and elegant

This is the kind of gentle density we need.




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Nissan and Mackie deliver ice cream without diesel exhaust PM2.5 sprinkles on top

Batteries recycled from old LEAFs run the refrigeration equipment in this all-electric truck.




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How Corn Is Expanding Our Waistlines And Crippling Our Health System

Michael Pollan said in the Omnivore's Dilemma that if you eat industrially, you are made of corn. In Corporate Knights, "the magazine for clean capitalism", Toby A.A. Heaps picks up on this theme and looks at the causes




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Help Michael Pollan Write the <em>Food Rules</em> Expanded Edition - Submit Your Rules Via Slow Food

Now Michael Pollan's Food Rules wasn't my favorite book of his, but it was a best-seller and a new edition is being written--and Pollan is in general a fine writer. To help craft it Pollan is partnering with Slow Food USA for a user-generated portion




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Clever technical breakthrough could make LEDs as inexpensive as incandescents

It was only a few years ago that I was testing LED bulbs that cost $100 each...




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DIY 2.0: Fountain app is like having a home & garden expert in your pocket

Quickly get connected via video chat to a home & garden expert to get help with your projects through Fountain. We've got beta invites for you to check it out yourself.




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The Joy of Fix: Experience the true joy that comes from a fulfilling fix life

Fixing and making feels good, and everyone's doing it, so don't be shy. Experience the Joy of Fix.




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How to extend the life of your smartphone by years without it slowing down

Many users replace their smartphones every couple of years, even though they have years of life left in them. Here's how to keep your smartphone for longer while keeping up its performance.




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Dutch family of four living in experimental urban greenhouse home

Located in Rotterdam, this Concept House features a huge rooftop garden, and uses natural heating and cooling techniques to keep maintenance costs down.




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Ellis Passivhaus laughed at Chicago's Polar Vortex

Temperatures in January dropped to -24°F and an air source heat pump kept it comfy and cozy.




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It's the start of the Extinction Rebellion

Two weeks of climate action are starting on April 15.




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Jargon watch - "cocktail geoengineering" takes fixing the earth to the next level

If one geoengineering plan doesn't work, maybe two or three combined will




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Recycled Tote Bag at Global Exchange

We’ve covered numerous tote bags here on TreeHugger, but there are so many cool styles out there we always find the need to post info about new ones that we spot. This one, found at Global Exchange (who we’ve mentioned before) is handcrafted in




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Ex-poachers and farmers work together to protect endangered pangolins

A community effort in Cambodia’s Cardamom Mountains offers hope for this unique mammal.




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Sustainable skills, sustainable resources: Nonprofit helps sex trafficking survivors

Nomi Network helps to provide training and jobs to women in India and Cambodia.




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Duke Power, BMW Explore Solar Power Partnership

Duke Energy Corp. is reportedly discussing with BMW Manufacturing Co. the potential for building a solar energy plant at the car company's Spartanburg South Carolina USA facility. Well, isn't that a German sort of response to US government pressure?




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An Explanation of the Water Cycle (with Pictures and Diagrams)

Water, water, everywhere, so let's all have a drink (or so we all learned as kids, right?), but it's definitely not as easy as that these days. In honor of World Water Day (which may or may not have been today), let's




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Global Economy Expanded More Slowly Than Expected in 2011

Without a more comprehensive vision of economic health and better ways to measure it, we are flying blind on a path to economic decline and collapse.




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Expect 2°C Temperature Rise by Mid-Century, Club of Rome Report Says

On a more positive note, the report also notes that population growth with stabilize sooner than expected, at about 8 billion people by 2042.




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Reproductive Rights Scrubbed From Rio+20 Text - Why That's Bad News for the Planet

Opposition from the G77 Nations and the Vatican led to the removal of the words 'reproductive rights' from the Rio+20 text, leaving in 'acceptable modern methods of family planning'.




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Why is the world's population growing faster than expected?

If the latest projections prove to be accurate, we need to plan for about a 10% increase in the needed supply of food, drinking water, and energy, and in carbon dioxide emissions by 2050.




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Two excellent strategies for second-hand shopping

Frugality blogger Elizabeth Willard Thames has outfitted her house and family with thrifted finds. This is her advice.




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Experimental flatpack pavilion pops up into dome made of metal pillows

Combining computer-aided parametric design and the design principles of tensegrity (tensional integrity), this experimental pavilion tests the boundaries of building a stronger structure with less material.




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The power of 'puppy dog eyes' explained

The gaze between human and dog can share physiological properties similar to that of mother and infant, a new study finds.




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After sightings, the search is on for extinct thylacine

The last of these dog-like animals, also known as Tasmanian tigers, was thought to have died in 1936. But might they still be lurking elusively in the wild?




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Women may sleep better next to dogs than people

Women may sleep better next to dogs than people




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Explore history from your couch with Google Maps Gallery

Travel back in time and explore the geography of history from the comfort of your home with the new gallery of Google Maps.




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Explore one of the West's last wild rivers with Google Street View

The software lets you virtually float down the Yampa River, which has been largely unchanged by man.




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Fracking explosion sends "Frac Stack" flying [PHOTOS]

Last night, on her show, Rachel Maddow showed some incredible photos of an explosive accident at a Texas fracking site. After seeing the photos, you'll be surprised to learn that thankfully no one was killed.




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Yikes! California's extreme drought could last "a decade or more", 2014 driest year in a century

California has been going through a drought for about 3 years now, with 2013 being the driest year on record.




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'Whimsical scientist' seals himself inside greenhouse for climate change experiment (Video)

This man wants to prove a point about rising global carbon dioxide levels by locking himself inside this DIY greenhouse for the next three days.




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New York's "radical traffic experiment" is based on a very successful Toronto prototype

What happens when you restrict cars? Transit use, cycling and walking increase dramatically.




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Octopus outsmarts testers in intelligence experiment

Yet another example of the uncanny intelligence of our 8-armed overlords.




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Worried about the planet? Avoid that extra kid

Forget light bulbs and cloth bags. The actions that will mitigate climate change most effectively are the ones nobody's talking about.




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Expect a meat tax within 5-10 years

An investor network managing $4 trillion in assets has warned investors that they should prepare for the inevitable -- a climate-driven "sin" tax on meat.




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'Existential' is the Word of the Year for 2019

Dictionary.com picks the perfect word for our dystopian future!