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H&M wants the clothes you throw out to be more sustainable
It’s recycling! I recycled David Byrne’s jacket and Shakespeare’s pants.Is disposable-clothes giant H&M still trying to save face from the time it got caught with its pants down, shredded, and […]
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Why sustainable design sucks
Recycling gone awry.Photo: Rosenfeld MediaEverything you think you know about sustainable design is wrong. That’s the message of one of the most compelling and potentially disruptive essays on the subject […]
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Dando la cara a la comida [en Español]
Reproducido con permiso – (C) Rick Nahmias/Todos los derechos reservados (Check out the slideshow in English here.) Fotografía: (C) Rick Nahmias/themigrantproject.com Cada día, a más tardar a las 2:00 a.m., […]
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Hexavalent chromium pollution linked to coal ash disposal
The landmark $333 million court settlement that propelled legal researcher Erin Brockovich to environmental stardom involved the contamination of a California town’s groundwater with hexavalent chromium, a toxic compound known […]
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Earthbags: Why hobbit-holes are part of green building’s future
Earthbags, a green building material that's cheaper and greener than cement, are getting attention from the DIY crowd.
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Earthbags: Why hobbit-holes are part of green building’s future
Earthbags, a green building material that's cheaper and greener than cement, are getting attention from the DIY crowd.
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The Egyptian people tend to the streets that are now their own [VIDEO]
Among the throngs of protesters in the streets of Cairo, some work to pick up trash. Because this is their place now, not the government's.
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Octopi are awesome at recycling
Or is it octopuses? Or octopodes? Octothorpes? Anyway, please take note: This is the cutest recycling ever. Also, a great example of tiny housing. But hey, the guy goes through […]
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Friday music blogging: The Decemberists
I've been a Decemberists fan from way, way back. Little known fact: Colin Meloy, the lead singer, used to live in Missoula, Montana, around the same time I did, playing in an alt-country band called Tarkio. On the band's 2001 debut EP, Five Songs, there's an "Apology Song" about Meloy accidentally allowing a friend's bike to be stolen from in front of the Orange Street Food Farm, where I used to shop!
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Walk Score gets some new street smarts
The online tool for gauging a neighborhood's walkability previews an enhanced version that factors in the obstacles you might encounter while on foot.
