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Brazil's agriculture minister wants to scrap endangered marine species list

It's having a negative effect on the fishing industry, he claims.




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Major shoe company says it won't buy Brazilian leather

Owner of Timberland, Vans, and Dickies says it needs assurance that materials used in its products "don't contribute to environmental harm."




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In New York, New LEED-Certified Hotel Opens with Free Bike Sharing and EV Charging Stations (Photos)

While the greenest vacation is often a staycation, it's nice to know that when you do travel, whether it be for business or pleasure, a hotel can meet you half way.




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Traditional Landscapes With a Twist: Photographer Yao Lu Makes Mountains out of China's Rubble Heaps

In photographer Yao Lu's "View of Waterfall with Rocks and Pines," two men stand underneath the spreading branches of a gnarled pine tree, aiming their cameras off in the distance, where




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Roots Architecture at WOMAD 2011 - A Game of Structural Consequences (Video)

What can you do at a music festival in four days with 75 volunteers and lots of salvaged materials? Build some amazing performance stages, that's what. Last year we reported on the Roots Architecture project at the WOMAD




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Ask Pablo: Do Solar Panels Contribute To The Heat Island Effect?

Image credit: Bernd Sieker, used under Creative Commons license. Dear Pablo: Does installing commercial rooftop solar PV (with the dark-colored PV cells) negate the effect of painting that same roof white to alleviate the "heat island" effect in




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Gorgeous Tree House Built Without Cutting a Single Branch (Photos)

When the team at nature-minded Spanish architecture firm Urbanarbolismo decided to build a tree house, they set some high standards. Working with a centuries old oak tree, they wanted to create a place for




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Devastating Earthquake in Eastern Turkey Fails to Shake Ankara's Nuclear Plans

Reports that Turkey would reconsider its nuclear plans following a deadly earthquake in the eastern part of the country sounded too good to be true. They were.




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Recycled Plastic Bottle House Built in Nigeria

Take nearly 8,000 old plastic bottles, add some construction waste and mud, and voila: a sturdy and sustainable home.




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Parking Lots Kill Birds? Thousands Die in Utah Crash Landing

In Utah, birds plunge to their death after storms make parking lots look like ponds. Thwack. Another reason for less pavement?




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"There Goes the Neighborhood." Two Ways to Deal with Foreclosed Homes

While some cities are tearing down thousands of vacant homes, Occupy Our Homes movement offers a compassionate alternative.




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Tiny folding winter hut Is made with walls of ice

A super minimalist mobile ice fishing hut consists of a wooden frame, some chicken wire and walls of ice, made on the spot.




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Best of Green Readers' Choice: Design

What's the cutest tiny shed or building, best single family house, or best new furniture design? Vote on these and more.




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Hobbit Houses, Geothermal Heating, and More at Økosamfundet Dyssekilde, One of Denmark's Oldest Eco Villages

TreeHugger visits one of Denmark's oldest Eco villages, which includes 74 sustainably-designed highly unique houses and apartment buildings that range from hobbit-style straw to high design.




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Paper Waste Could be Made into Eco-Friendly Bricks

Waste material from paper mills can be used to make a more environmentally-friendly brick.




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Shop class deserves a more prominent role in schools

Girls and boys have a lot to gain from learning to work with their hands




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From Designboom: Update on Holedeck's tasty waffle slabs

Here is a way to squeeze six stories of building in the space of five.




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Staten Island residents fight to save green space from becoming condos

Mount Manresa was a community space owned by Jesuits, but has now been sold to developers.




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Old toilets, other ceramic waste can be made into "greener" cement

An international team of researchers has created a new type of cement that uses these discarded items that is just as strong, but produces far less emissions.




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Cigarette butts make for better, cleaner bricks

A process that recycles cigarette butts into bricks for construction could kick a nasty littering habit.




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DIY dome homes built from AirCrete are an affordable & ecofriendly option

First there was foamcrete, then there was papercrete and hempcrete, and now we've got AirCrete, a foamy mixture of air bubbles and cement.




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Has Skender cracked the code of modular housing?

An experienced Chicago builder is making a big investment in it.




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A Plug-In City rises in London at the Trampery on the Gantry

"Exuberant low cost studios for creatives and artists" are plugged into a giant structure in this revolutionary project.




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Lighten up: Primary steel production is responsible for up to 9 percent of CO2 emissions

We have to use less of the stuff in our cars, our buildings, and our infrastructure.




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20 foods you can make from scratch to avoid plastic

When you stop buying prepackaged foods, you have to start cooking them yourself. It's not that hard once you get into the swing of it.




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This is the best way to clean mushrooms

Forget everything you've heard about how to clean mushrooms.




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How to make the best pumpkin spice blend

Learn how to elevate a basic DIY pumpkin pie spice blend with these simple tweaks.




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The easiest, most delicious pie crust recipe

This tender, buttery, flaky crust is one of the easiest I've ever made, and also the most delicious.




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Why you should roast vegetables in a cast iron pan

You'll get a perfectly crispy, golden exterior.




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The secret to excellent pureed soups

Take your creamy vegetable soups from dull to delectable with these tips.




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Two tricks for perfect mashed potatoes

Learn how to master the mashed potato with a few simple tweaks.




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Which sweet potatoes should you buy?

Confused by all the yam and sweet potato options? Learn what to expect in terms of flavor, textures, and best uses here.




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How to eat cauliflower's delicious leaves and stems

The cauliflower parts that usually end up in the trash may be the tastiest part of all.




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35 favorite vegan and vegetarian Thanksgiving recipes

Need some last-minute inspiration? We've gather together our favorite vegetarian and vegan recipes from which to choose.




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6 big-batch breakfasts for holiday entertaining

House full of guests? These recipes will make your mornings go much smoother.




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Our 10 most popular recipes of the year

The top how-to food stories can be summed up in one word: COMFORT.




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10 plant-based staples to stock a vegan kitchen

After decades of eating mostly a plant-based diet, these are the basic staples I've learned to keep on hand for a variety of meals.




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The 20 greenest cities in the US

While the federal government may be turning its back on the environment, these American cities are stepping up.




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How to save sinking cities and bleaching corals?

New research finds that a two-pronged approach is necessary to fight things like sea-level rise and ocean acidification.




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California hotels banned from offering mini toiletries in plastic

It's part of a statewide effort to crack down on plastic waste.




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Canadian Conservative leader (and possible Prime Minister) promises the earth

Andrew Scheer is a climate arsonist.




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Canadian retailers want a 'harmonized approach to reducing single-use plastic'

Provincial regulation would make stores' waste-reduction efforts easier to manage.




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This campaign platform for housing in London has ideas that could work anywhere

There are huge upfront carbon emissions from building new housing; a better approach is to be smarter about what we have.




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How a 'Smart Supermarket' could do away with plastic packaging

A hopeful report by Greenpeace envisions a future where supermarkets have gotten rid of superfluous waste.




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Irish Rail says no more reusable cups on trains

Unless they're specially branded Keep Cups that reduce the likelihood of catering staff getting burned.




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Natural gas (and the hydrogen economy) is a bridge to nowhere

Everybody is hopping on the hydrogen train, but it's being driven by natural gas.




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Why we need Sufficiency First

Making things more efficient is not enough; we have to ask ourselves what we really need.




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When elected officials give up on green initiatives, bring in the youth

The city of New Orleans had given up on glass recycling. Enterprising students from Tulane University decided to step up to the challenge and bring back free glass recycling citywide in spring 2020.




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It's "Sleepy Monday" – Be careful out there

Even a full day later, a one-hour shift in the clock is hard to adjust to.




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'Glass, Metal, Plastic' offers a glimpse into the world of New York's bottle collectors

The Story of Stuff's latest film underscores the importance of putting deposits on all cans and bottles.