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Design

These are the "smartest cities" in the US and Europe

Smart cities are a concept that has been gaining popularity in recent years. The IMD defines a smart city as one that has become more efficient, environmentally friendly and/or socially inclusive through the use of technology. Its goal is to attract more citizens and/or businesses by developing the services it...
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HOW TO: Grow an Avocado Tree from an Avocado Pit

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Activities

Gather your furry Valentines at Best Friends Roadhouse

For some people, Valentine's Day conjures up images of champagne, bubble baths and rose petal-strewn beds. Others would rather pet bunnies and feed pigs. If you fall into the latter category, Best Friends Roadhouse and Mercantile in Kanab, Utah has the V-Day getaway for you. Their special “Make Magic with Your...
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Renewable Energy

Tesla launches Tesla Electric program to boost clean energy

We've covered a lot about the U.S. recent attempts to switch over to clean energy and update the grid to be ready for the upcoming increase in EV charging. Tesla is now taking that one step further by offering electricity to its Powerwall customers who charge EVs at home. The goal: to provide clean energy sourced...
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7 eco-friendly insulation alternatives for a green home

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Interior Design

Her biophilic designs create healthier interior spaces

More and more people are recognizing the value of biophilic design — the concept of bringing the outdoors inside. Studies show that simply having a houseplant improves air quality and positive energy in any living space. Now imagine actually using the outdoors as part of the interior design. That's exactly what...
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Environment

Mercury capture is now safe for humans and the environment

Mercury, also known as quicksilver, is a chemical element that is naturally found in nature. However, human activity has driven it into the water and soil, creating a toxic combination for people and the planet. Recently, specialties chemical company Albemarle Corporation announced the development of a breakthrough...
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Electric Vehicles

A classic 1947 Chevrolet truck is transformed into an EV

Do you like souped up classic cars, but want them to be an EV? Kindred Motorworks has just introduced an EV conversion of a vintage 1947 to 1953 Chevrolet 3100 pickup truck and it's a beauty. It's also not just an EV conversion of a classic pickup, but rather a hot-rodded modified chassis vehicle with modern electronics...
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Energy

Could space-based solar power be future of clean energy?

Space-based solar power is the cool technology of the future, although the concept was conceived hundreds of years ago. Konstantin Tsiolkovsky, a Russian scientist, proposed the idea of harnessing space-based solar power in 1923. Years later in 1941, American writer Isaac Asimov based a science-fiction story on...

Space-based solar power is the cool technology of the future, although the concept was conceived hundreds of years ago. Konstantin Tsiolkovsky,...
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Homes

A green-roofed Hobbit home anyone can build in just 3 days

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Art

Cinema Verde film festival brings environment films to you

The fourteenth annual Cinema Verde Environmental Film and Arts Festival will present 70 films from Feb. 9 to 14. The entire festival will be online, with live director discussions following screenings. Or should that be streamings? Watching all these films at home in your jammies is much less elegant and...

The fourteenth annual Cinema Verde Environmental Film and Arts Festival will present 70 films from Feb. 9 to 14. The entire festival will be...
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Landscape Architecture

This stunning park in China regulates stormwater with plants

Fish Tail Park is a combination of architectural, landscape, urban and environmental design. As a result, the park provides recreational access for the community, while simultaneously buffering it from the effects of monsoons.  A functional environment Landscape architect Turenscape conceived...

Fish Tail Park is a combination of architectural, landscape, urban and environmental design. As a result, the park provides recreational access...
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Science

Pacific Ocean off the San Diego coast turns pink for science

The Pacific Ocean near San Diego has turned pink, leaving the locals with many questions. However, researchers at the Scripps Institution of Oceanography have clarified that the occurrence is due to a study they are carrying out. The research project called Plumes in Nearshore Conditions, or PiNC, is aimed at...

The Pacific Ocean near San Diego has turned pink, leaving the locals with many questions. However, researchers at the Scripps Institution of...
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Hotels

SCP Redmond is a hotel that’s integrated into the community

When I visited the SCP hotel in Redmond, Oregon a couple of weeks before Christmas, I heard there was going to be a performance of The Christmas Carol in the lobby at six. It seemed a bit unusual for a hotel, but I like Christmasy stuff, so I went downstairs. That’s when I found out I was in the show. Everyone...

When I visited the SCP hotel in Redmond, Oregon a couple of weeks before Christmas, I heard there was going to be a performance of The Christmas...
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Personal Care

Lush Magnesium Range collection soothes your body and mind

Lush, the innovative brand credited with developing the now ubiquitous bath bomb, has a new line of natural products aimed at pampering and pain relief.  The Lush Magnesium Range Collection incorporates the reported benefits of magnesium into three massage bars and two Epsom salt cubes. Said to improve...

Lush, the innovative brand credited with developing the now ubiquitous bath bomb, has a new line of natural products aimed at pampering and pain...