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- Smart Meters Endure Bumpy Road To Growth
- Alternating Tread Stair Saves Space
- Tails of Leaping Lizards Inspire Robot Design
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- Why EVs Haven't Won Our Hearts and Minds
- As Houses Get Smaller, Furniture Gets Bigger
- Next Metro Stop... Gaza?
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Renewable Energy Provides More Power Than Nuclear
The latest figures from the EIA show renewable energy sources overtaking nuclear power in the US, through the first nine months of 2011.
Business
This is What the U.S. Would Look Like Without Environmental Protections
An amazing 70s era photojournalism project called Documerica captured a polluted nation before environmental protections. It has published its archives online, and the photos are breathtaking.
- Is There Human Trafficking in Your Hometown?
- The Customer is Not Always Right. (Why the Green Movement Must Manufacture Demand.)
- Walmart Wants To Start A Conversation On Sustainability With Its New Green Blog
- Patagonia Becomes A California Benefit Corporation
- EU Airline Emissions Trading Starts - Cost of Compliance Next To Nothing, But Airlines Freak Out
- Is The American Empire Over? Chris Hedges on the Corporate Destruction of America
- Montana Court Says Citizens United Ruling Doesn't Override State Ban On Corporate Political Spending
- Crowdfunding Temporarily Halts Oil Extraction From Key Tract of Amazon Rainforest in Ecuador
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TreeHugger's CES 2012 Preview
We're heading to the Consumer Electronics Show next week. Here is an overview ...
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7 Ways Going Green Will Make You Lose Weight in 2012
Did those holiday pounds pile on? Making green choices could see that popular ...
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Hot Eco Travel Destinations for 2012
From sitting in on scientific research trips to experiencing traditional native cultures, these ...
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Design
Houses are getting smaller but furniture is getting bigger. What is going on?
Are people getting bigger, needing bigger furniture? Or are they just filling mcmansions?
- Black+Blum: British Industrial Designers With Practical and Whimsical Products
- High-tech Modular Demountable Café Built Of Straw Bale is a "Learning Aid in Low Impact Environmental Design."
- Living with Less: 229 square foot lofts have everything you need to live
- Unit Fusion: Twirly Tower of Plug-in Housing Proposed for Hong Kong
- Mind-Blowing Stairs Mix Digital Fabrication with Artisanal Approach
- Transformer Sofa with Hidden Chairs Effortlessly Doubles Living Room Seating Space
- Engineer Modernizes The Traditional Cruck Frame With Modern Framing and Straw Bale
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Living
9 Eco Travel Destinations on the Hot List for 2012
From sitting in on scientific research trips to experiencing traditional native cultures, these are the responsibly-run hotels, resorts, and trips everyone's talking about.
- The Week in Pictures: Paris' High Line, Eco Travel Destinations, and More
- Is It OK to Dumpster Dive for a Pot Luck?
- Recycling Projects for the Evil Genius (Book Review)
- Canada Is Finally Out of the Asbestos Business, No Thanks To The Government
- Weekday Vegetarian Recipe: Lentil and Mushroom Bourguignon
- Most Popular Articles of December: Best DIY Gadgets, Pigs Using iPads, and More
- Knut Memorial Planned -- Which is Your Favorite Knut Sculpture?
- 7 Ways Going Green Will Make You Lose Weight in 2012
Transportation
GM to Call Back 8,000 Chevrolet Volt to Strengthen Battery Pack [Updated]
Following Chevy Volt battery fires during NHTSA safety testing a few weeks ago, GM has decided to call back its electric cars to improve the structure around the battery packs.
- No Pants Subway Ride: Thousands Expected To Turn Up Worldwide
- Next Metro Stop... Gaza City?
- Detroit Auto Show Preview: Volvo XC60 PHEV & Lexus LF-LC Hybrid Concept
- Recycled Milk Crate Becomes Bike Seat and Basket
- Ford Targets 30% Reduction in Water Usage per Car by 2015
- New York City's Bike Count is Up 289% Since 2001!
- Man Busted Trying to Get 247 Snakes & Other Animals on a Plane
- This Tiny Car from 1953 Got 50+ mpg (And Cary Grant Loved It)
- Ford Begins Production of the 2012 Focus Electric
Technology
Tails of Leaping Lizards Inspire New Robot Design
UC Berkeley created a robot to emulate how lizards use their tails when they leap -- but that design could be used for improved traveling robots.
- Smart Meters Endure Bumpy Road To Growth
- CES 2012: Travel Charger Shuts Off Power When Your Battery Is Full
- What's Missing from Sortable's New Consumer Electronics Search Tool
- iPad Case Made with Human Power, Is Plastic-Free
- Australian Seafood App Helps Aussies Make Savvy Selections
- Solar ATMs Bring Change(s) to Rural India
- What's The Real Cost of the World's Cheapest Tablet Device?
- Office Ceilings Mimic Lighting of Cloudy Days with New LED Design
- $40 DIY Plywood iVictrola Speaker for Your iPhone
Science
Exotic New Life Forms Found Thriving Near Deep Underwater Vents
Beneath the waves, beyond the reach of the sun, scientists have found some of the most alien-seeming life right here on Earth.
- 1-Minute Video Explains the Difference Between Climate & Weather
- Conservative Climate Hawks Plea With Candidates
- Single Bluefin Tuna Sold for a Record $736,000
- How Malawi Villages are Responding to Forest Fires and Climate Change
- Color Changing Chameleons Struggle to Adapt to New Environmental Threats
- Do Future Generations Need Protecting from Ourselves?
- Tiny Parasitic Fly Turns Honeybees Into Zombees
- How Fibonacci Numbers are Expressed in Nature
Energy
Over Half of Germany's Renewable Energy Owned By Citizens & Farmers, Not Utility Companies
A democratic shift in control of energy production is well underway in Germany.
- Renewable Energy Now Provides More US Power Than Nuclear
- Energy News Recap: States Made Record Energy Efficiency Investments in 2011, More...
- What if Obama Loses in 2012?
- How the Oil Industry Manufactured the Myth of the 'Energy Voter'
- UK Minister Sparks Outrage with "Environmental Taliban" Comments
- There Are Over 250 Different Kinds of Fossil Fuel Subsidies We Need to Kill
- Zinc-Air Battery With 30-Year Life Could Revolutionize Grid Energy Storage, Boost Wind & Solar Adoption
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