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Electric Vehicles

This solar-powered car concept is anything but Humble

Electric vehicles are here to stay. New and existing companies are proving their innovation capabilities with improved range, more features and overall better design elements while reducing the environmental impact. EV start-up Humble Motors aims to address all these goals with its solar-powered cars. The...
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Design

HOW TO: Grow an Avocado Tree from an Avocado Pit

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Plastic

New York prohibits single-use mini toiletry bottles in hotels

Hotels in New York state will no longer be allowed to use plastic toiletry bottles smaller than 12 ounces starting January 1, 2024. This is as a result of a new law that was passed by the state. Bills S543 and A5082, which were led by State Senator Todd Kaminsky and Assemblymember Steve Englebright, ban the use...
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Animals

Leatherback sea turtles are disappearing from the West Coast

The number of western Pacific leatherback sea turtles in the foraging population on the coast of California has decreased by 80% in the past 30 years. This unique type of sea turtle dates back to the days of dinosaurs. The species was first documented on the beaches of California 40 years ago, when scientists...
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Architecture

Hong Kong’s Shocking 40-Square-Foot Apartments Photographed by Chinese Human Rights Group

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Homes

Floating container home in NYC rises and falls with changing sea levels

New York City-based architecture firm Rekstur is tackling the city’s 578 miles of coastal real estate with a floating container home off Rockaway peninsula in Jamaica Bay. The two-story structure is made from a combination of shipping container materials and sapele wood, and its boat-like design rises and falls...
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Architecture

Elegant alpine home celebrates natural timber inside and out

Exposed concrete, wood and glass define the recently completed House R, a stunning nature-focused home that puts a modern twist on rural alpine architecture. Architecture firm Dietrich | Untertrifaller Architekten designed the house to embrace views of the Swabian Jura mountains in the southern German town...
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Public Spaces

Ephemeral Station provides a solar-powered shelter for large gatherings

Like an extraterrestrial hot air balloon in the middle of Gerlach, Nevada (one of the gateways to the Burning Man festival), Ephemeral Station is a unique sight. The sculpture is meant to adapt to a diverse number of settings while providing its own shade, power and water thanks to built-in solar panels and an...
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Government Organizations

New report outlines US land and water conservation plan by 2030

A preliminary report to the National Climate Task Force dubbed Conserving and Restoring America the Beautiful now breathes life into the ambitious campaign promises made by U.S. President Joe Biden. Soon after taking office, the president signed an executive order to conserve 30% of U.S. land and waters by 2030....

A preliminary report to the National Climate Task Force dubbed Conserving and Restoring America the Beautiful now breathes life into the ambitious...
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Architecture

11 green building materials that are way better than concrete

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News

Carbon credits market expanding despite challenges

Carbon trading is turning into a lucrative business, with more projects claiming credits. Case in point, a seagrass project off the coast of Virginia that has helped restore over 9,000 acres of an ecosystem that had been destroyed by disease in the 1930s. The project has helped restore eelgrass, a plant that...

Carbon trading is turning into a lucrative business, with more projects claiming credits. Case in point, a seagrass project off the coast of...
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Vegan

Habits of Waste unveils free app to help you be an imperfect vegan

With the topic of sustainability in every headline these days, many people are feeling guilt, shame, frustration or irritation at the constant pressure to go vegan or eliminate every scrap of plastic from their lives. Habits of Waste, a nonprofit environmental organization, was formed to support everyone in their...

With the topic of sustainability in every headline these days, many people are feeling guilt, shame, frustration or irritation at the constant...
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Public Spaces

Stantec redesigns NYC's The Battery to protect it from rising tides

Global design firm Stantec has revealed preliminary designs for the Battery Coastal Resilience Project, a $129 million New York City Economic Development Corporation (NYCEDC) initiative to save The Battery (formerly known as Battery Park) from rising tides. Located at the southern tip of island, the nearly 200-year-old,...

Global design firm Stantec has revealed preliminary designs for the Battery Coastal Resilience Project, a $129 million New York City Economic...
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Public Spaces

Winning designs unveiled for the sustainable redesign of Saratov

The southwestern Russian city of Saratov has announced the two winning designs in the Open International Competition for the Best Architectural and Urban Planning Concepts for the Integrated Development of Saratov's City Centre, a call for ideas that creatively reimagine the central part of Saratov. The Russian...

The southwestern Russian city of Saratov has announced the two winning designs in the Open International Competition for the Best Architectural...
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Climate Change

Hotter is the new normal in the US, says NOAA

NOAA has just released its newest U.S. Climate Normals. This report comes out every 10 years and charts 30-year averages of weather for places around the U.S. The latest version shows a warmer normal. Local weather stations all over the country collect data on rainfall, temperature and other climate conditions,...

NOAA has just released its newest U.S. Climate Normals. This report comes out every 10 years and charts 30-year averages of weather for places...