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A Firsthand Look at the Magnolia 2300 Yurt – the First Energy Star Home in British Columbia

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Erlebnest is a Breezy Open-Air Treehouse Retreat in Germany

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16-Year-Old Egyptian Scientist Finds Way to Turn Plastic Waste Into $78 Million of Biofuel!

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Egyptian teenagers are on a roll lately – if they’re not proposing the next-generation of space propulsion systems, then they’re figuring out how to use the country’s plastic waste for fuel! Sixteen-year-old Azza Abdel Hamid Falad has found that an inexpensive catalyst could be used to create $78 million worth of biofuel each year. Egypt’s plastic consumption is estimated to total one million tons per year, so Azza’s proposal could transform the country’s economy, allowing it to make money from recycled plastic.

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Iceberg Twice the Size of Manhattan Breaks Off Greenland Glacier

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A massive chunk of ice twice the size of Manhattan just broke off from Greenland’s Petermann Glacier, which is one of the two largest glaciers left in the country. The ice island was part of a major ice shelf (connecting the great Greenland ice sheet with the ocean) that has waned in past years due to the region’s warming climate. The event was reported by Andreas Muenchow, associate professor of physical ocean science and engineering at UD’s College of Earth, Ocean, and Environment in his “Icy Seas” blog.

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Dutch Energy Company Eneco's New Rotterdam Headquarters is a Gleaming, Sustainable Office Building

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Massive Crocheted Alligator Playground Pops Up in São Paulo!

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German Scientists Develop Aerographite - The World's Lightest Material

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Last year, researchers at the University of California Irvine developed a material that was as strong as metal yet 100 times lighter than Styrofoam — but now a team of German scientists claim to have bested them with a new material called aerographite, which weighs in at a mere 0.2 milligrams per cubic centimeter. The scientists, from Kiel University (KU) and Hamburg University of Technology (TUHH), claim that their porous carbon material is the lightest in the world .

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1 Liter of Light Project Illuminates Thousands of Filipino Homes With Recycled Bottles

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What if something as simple as an old plastic bottle filled with water could mean the difference between light and darkness? Rudimentary as it may sound, the almost no-cost solution is uplifting the quality of life of thousands of impoverished families in the Philippines who have no access to electricity and use dangerous kerosene lamps indoors. These makeshift solar lamps basically act as skylights, and reflect and amplify the rays of the sun during daylight hours – effectively performing the work of indoor lightbulbs – but without using any electricity at all. The organization behind the installation of the bottle lights, Isang Litrong Liwanag or 1 Liter of Light, was started by Filipino student Illac Diaz just a few years ago but their cause has inspired so many that now they’ve committed to a goal of placing 1,000,000 bottle lights in Filipino households. Read on to see how 1 Liter of Light has energized the people of its country to participate in lighting the way for their own future through this fascinating initiative.

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Tato Architects' Hilltop House in Rokko, Japan Provides Both Dramatic Views and Privacy

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Finnish Artist Jaakko Pernu Uses Tree Branches To Make Huge Public Sculptures

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Visitors Can Bask in the Glow of Anthony McCall's Light Beam Sculptures

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£60,000 Is Needed To Restore Scotland's "Harry Potter" Steall Gorge Path!

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At the foot of Ben Nevis in Scotland is a mile-long, rocky, winding track that has attracted thousands of hikers, ramblers and even film crews. The classic Steall Gorge Footpath in Glen Nevis, near Fort William, was famously used in the fourth Harry Potter film, Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire, where the young wizard was confronted by a massive dragon. However time has taken its toll of the pathway and now conservation charity, the John Muir Trust (JMT), has launched a national appeal for £60,000 of funding to restore it to its former glory.

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Sophie Aschauer's Beautiful SerpentSea Rugs Are Made From Upcycled Marine Rope

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Unless you grew up at the seashore or work in the sailing industry, you’ve probably never thought about what happens to marine rope once it’s no longer useful aboard a boat. Thankfully, there are artists like Sophie Aschauer who live to save these materials from the landfill and transform them into practical items that are as beautiful as they are mesmerizing. Aschauer started making floor mats out of recycled rope after a sailing trip to Nantucket in 2011.

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Christopher Boffoli Creates Edible Larger-Than-Life Food Landscapes!

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Lucky Drops is a Lantern-Like Japanese Micro Home That Glows From Within

Lucky Drops is a Lantern-Like Japanese Micro Home That Glows From…

The Luck Drops’ bold design was bred from necessity. It’s located on a long and extremely narrow lot, so the architects were challenged to make the shelter feel open and airy…

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Patrick Kerti's Shezloan Chaise Longue is Upholstered with Recycled Bicycle Inner Tubes

Patrick Kerti's Shezloan Chaise Longue is Upholstered with Recycled…

We recently showed you some great upcycled products by Patrick Kerti‘s Berlin studio Showraum, including a cute expresso coffee maker-lamp, a …

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SNEAK PEEK: See Inside the Delta, NYC's Very First Self-Powered Building

SNEAK PEEK: See Inside the Delta, NYC's Very First Self-Powered…

Photo © Yuka Yoneda “If we can develop a building that powers itself, on an unusual trianglular lot in one of the most code-heavy cities in the world, our hope is to serve as a…

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Mayor Bloomberg's New "Shop Healthy" Program Makes You Exercise for…

Next time you’re looking for a candy bar at your local bodega, you may have to really search! This week, Mayor Bloomberg continued his controversial crusade for health  by…

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URBANANA is Vertical Banana Plantation That Would Bring Tropical Fruit Farming to Paris

URBANANA is Vertical Banana Plantation That Would Bring Tropical Fruit…

Urbanana (don’t you just love the name?) is a concept for a vertical banana plantation that seeks to redefine the principles of urban agriculture in European cities like Paris.…

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Up-Stream is a Foot-Powered Washing Machine Made From Recycled Materials that Costs Just $4!

Up-Stream is a Foot-Powered Washing Machine Made From Recycled…

Aaron Stathum and Eliot Covena, two industrial design students from Philadelphia University, have designed and constructed the Up-Stream – a prototype low-cost washing machine…

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Amazing Cooking Strainer Portraits Mysteriously Pop Up in London

Amazing Cooking Strainer Portraits Mysteriously Pop Up in London

Isaac Cordal debuted this style of strainer art a few years ago in London. His urban installations consist of casting shadows from the metal cooking strainers’ faces onto the…

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Diefabrik's TOMBOX+ Is a Recycled Vintage Amp Turned Into a Beautiful New Speaker

Diefabrik's TOMBOX+ Is a Recycled Vintage Amp Turned Into a Beautiful…

Diefabrik’s Tombox+ plays homage to the loudspeakers of the industrial heyday, when music equipment was built to last. Companies such as Braun, Grundig, Saba and RFT spent good…

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The Creation of 'Green Streets' Could Cut UK Pollution By Up To 30%

The Creation of 'Green Streets' Could Cut UK Pollution By Up To 30%

A collaboration of scientists at the Universities of Birmingham and Lancaster has determined that by ‘greening up’ the UK’s streets, pollution levels could be reduced by a…

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Rimac Automobili's 1,088 Horsepower Concept One Electric Supercar To Debut this Fall

Rimac Automobili's 1,088 Horsepower Concept One Electric Supercar To…

Last year Rimac Automobili unveiled the Concept One electric supercar to the auto industry in Frankfurt, and now the 1,088 horsepower car is set to be shown to the public in September…

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White House Conference Seeks to Motivate Sports to Become More Green

White House Conference Seeks to Motivate Sports to Become More Green

Today the White House is hosting a conference on the greening of sports. U.S. sports are a multi-billion dollar industry, and a more responsible approach to sustainability within the…

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New Study Finds NYC's Trans-Fat Ban to Be a Huge Success

New Study Finds NYC's Trans-Fat Ban to Be a Huge Success

© katerha/Flickr Years before Mayor Bloomberg proposed his hotly debated ban on sugary drinks sized over 16 ounces, he outlawed another treacherous health hazard in NYC: trans fats in…

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VIDEO: Inhabitat Interviews Henrik Fisker, Founder of Fisker Automotive and Designer of the Karma

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Car designer and entrepreneur Henrik Fisker made his name in the car industry designing the highest of the high-end luxury cars for BMW and Aston Martin. After making waves in the auto…

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Singapore's Green-Roofed Marina Barrage Controls Flooding and Stores 10,000 Hectares of Rainwater

Singapore's Green-Roofed Marina Barrage Controls Flooding and Stores…

With a catchment area of 10,000 hectares, the Marina Barrage is one-sixth the size of Singapore. The catchment is the island nation’s largest and most urbanized. The benefits of the…

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Elon Musk's 'Hyperloop' Train Could Travel From Los Angeles to San Francisco in 30 Minutes Flat

Elon Musk's 'Hyperloop' Train Could Travel From Los Angeles to San…

Tesla Motor’s CEO Elon Musk recently revealed his plans for a new green vehicle, dubbed the “Hyperloop” that could transport people from Los Angeles to San Francisco…

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