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Summer is here at last, and whether you’re entertaining guests or just trying to keep your kids hydrated, homemade fruit- or vegetable-infused water is one of the most refreshing beverages you can make. Unlike store-bought fruit juices, infused water isn’t filled with sugar, but it still tastes great, and it’s an excellent way to use fruits and veggies from your garden or the farmers market. And the bright colors inside a mason jar will brighten up any table. Ready to get started making your own fruit-infused water? Head over to Inhabitots for the complete instructions.

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“Sustainable Soles” are not your typical high end designer’s footwear. Gucci’s new line of ballet flats and sneakers are made from biodegradable plastic, designed by Gucci’s creative director, Frida Giannini. While the flats are clad with Gucci’s trademark interlocking Gs, the logo is printed in green on recycled polyester labels for the sneakers. Click ahead to check out the awesome green footwear and what else Gucci has in store for the green consumer.

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Read the rest of 24 Gorgeous Green Lamps That Look Great With Energy-Saving LED Bulbs

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Read the rest of Elsa Mora Carves Simple Sheets of Paper Into Elaborate Papercut Illustrations

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Memorial Day — the unofficial start of summer in the US — is behind us, and that means longer days and brighter sunshine in the coming months. When shopping for new sunglasses, there are a couple of important factors to take into account: A good pair of shades should protect your eyes from harmful UV rays, they should look cool, and they should also look out for the planet. Beginning with the “Malibu Tortoise” ($85) by Woodwear (pictured), we’ve rounded up our top 14 favorite green sunglasses of the season. Head over to Ecouterre to take a peek at them all.

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Sharp just signaled a bright future for renewable energy as it achieved a new solar cell efficiency record of 43.5%, eclipsing its previous record of 36.9% set in November. Sharp shattered the efficiency record with its concentrator triple-junction compound solar cell, which uses a lens-based system to focus sunlight directly onto the cells in order to generate electricity. This latest breakthrough puts solar power one step closer to grid parity.

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The High Line urban park project in New York City opened last summer to tremendous excitement from locals and tourists alike looking to escape the bustling streets for a more peaceful, green enclave in the sky. NYC’s High Line is a project that exemplifies effective adaptive urban re-use in a city that is littered with structures and spaces that have since reached the end of their useful life. By turning an abandoned, elevated freight train track into a public park, this project has redefined the New York experience, affording never-before seen views of the city’s surrounding natural landscape as well as an expansive and intimate look into one of the world’s most dynamic urban environments. With the completion of the rest of the High Line currently in the works, we couldn’t think of a better time to catch up with one of the brilliant minds behind the design of this beautiful public space. I recently sat down with landscape designer James Corner, the lead designer behind the High Line, to get his personal perspective on the what it was like to take an abandoned train track and turn it into one of NYC’s best loved spots of greenery. Read on for my exclusive interview with James Corner below…

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Read the rest of VillaLola: Stunning Home Perched Above a Fjord Mirrors the Icelandic Landscape

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Reclaimed wood furniture is usually so predictable: large upcycled beams from buildings, or slabs of driftwood turned into benches and stools. Thats why Brent Comber’s unique reclaimed wood furniture – made from bundles of small irregular pieces – is such a breathe of fresh air. We discovered the Canadian designer’s innovative, eco-friendly furniture last year at ICFF, and it was one of our favorite things at New York Design Week. This year we are excited to see Brent Comber back and better than ever, with a beautiful new line of work called “Shattered”.

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With its new “H&M for Water” collection, Swedish retailer H&M is rolling out a whole new line of Hawaiian-themed dresses, shirts, swimsuits, board shorts, and accessories that are made of sustainable materials like as organic cotton, Tencel, linen and silk. But green fabric isn’t the only thing we like about the resort wear; 25 percent of proceeds will benefit WaterAid, an international nonprofit that provides clean water and sanitation to some of the world’s poorest communities.

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Research published in Environmental Health Perspectives has confirmed some of our worst fears about food additives – hexabromocyclododecane (HBCD), a brominated flame retardant used in polystyrene foams in thermal insulation and electrical equipment, has been found in some of our most basic foods. High HBCD levels were found canned sardines, fresh salmon, peanut butter and tilapia but canned chili and sliced ham, turkey, chicken and other deli meats. Click ahead to read more and learn about the health risks of eating HBCD.

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An Egyptain teenager has patented a next-generation propulsion system that could send spacecraft to other solar systems—without using a single drop of fuel. While it is not quite warp-drive technology, young physicist Aisha Mustafa’s system is based on quantum physics and could see mankind boldly go where no man has gone before.

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Read the rest of DOM in Berlin Reuses Car Tires to Create a Stylish Showroom In the City West

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Kite power has long been discussed as the next step in the evolution of wind power, and KiteGen’s radical new kite power concept could be one of the cleanest and most efficient ways to address the world’s energy needs. The system uses high altitude, large-winged kites which the company claims can generate gigawatts of affordable, clean energy.

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The great river turbine is a conceptual design for a large (one hundred foot diameter) stainless steel water turbine developed to function as a tourist attraction and as a powerful electricity generator. The electricity is generated by the current of the river as it flows through the turbine rotating its twelve massive blades, which in turn activate a powerful generator. The stainless steel turbine is mounted on a specially designed, public access moored barge.

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