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Check out this Amsterdam house created with trash and items from eBay

Garbage doesn't need to simply be garbage; it can be used to build new things. At least, that's what Frank Alsema has done. Profiled by Gizmodo, Alsema is a retired TV producer in the Netherlands who’s been fashioning his home out of garbage and other items he discovered on eBay. He calls the house Palais Récup,...
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The amount of plastic in the ocean could triple in 10 years

Plastic in the ocean could triple between 2015 and 2025, according to a new report for the United Kingdom government. The Foresight Future of the Sea report said the marine environment faces "unprecedented change as a result of direct human activity and climate change," and the authors are calling for further...
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The world's first subsidy-free offshore wind farm is being built in the Netherlands

The world's first unsubsidized offshore wind farms are currently under construction in the Netherlands. The underlying economics of offshore wind energy have become so favorable in the country that the projects will require no public funds to be completed. “Thanks to drastically lower costs, offshore wind farms...
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New pay-what-you-can restaurant opens in Fort Worth, Texas

  A Texas couple have opened a new restaurant that offers a pay-what-you-can model. Taste Community Restaurant targets middle class people struggling to get by with excellent food at an affordable price. "Specifically," Taste Community chef and co-founder Julie Williams told Dallas Morning News, "the...
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Stricter climate regulations could save 150 million lives worldwide

Researchers have calculated that stronger climate regulations across the globe could help prevent up to 150 million premature deaths. Much of the public health benefits of strictly regulating greenhouse gases would be concentrated in South Asia, with nearly 13 million lives spared in large Indian cities alone...
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Newly launched GOES-S satellite will help scientists make accurate predictions about extreme weather

No matter what the current presidential administration wants you to think, the climate is changing. Storms have become more powerful, and natural weather disasters are more common than ever. Today’s meteorological infrastructure, however, is having trouble keeping up with the sheer size and scope of these changes...
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Helsinki unveils plan to reach carbon neutrality by 2035

Finland's capital city has unveiled a new plan to reach carbon neutrality by 2035, accelerating the goal by 15 years. The plan, called Carbon Neutral Helsinki 2035, outlines 143 specific actions that will result in reduced energy consumption and a greater share of renewable energy sources. In a press release,...

Finland's capital city has unveiled a new plan to reach carbon neutrality by 2035, accelerating the goal by 15 years. The plan, called Carbon...
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Perkins+Will designs LEED Gold-seeking academic building for York University

Perkins+Will just won a design competition for Toronto’s York University School of Continuing Studies - and their eye-catching building will target impressive eco-credentials. The design, which beat out a shortlist of seven proposals, is expected to meet a minimum certification of LEED Gold with potential for...

Perkins+Will just won a design competition for Toronto’s York University School of Continuing Studies - and their eye-catching building will...
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INTERVIEW: Bridget Hilton, Founder of LSTN Sound Co.

Slipping on headphones and listening to tunes is a luxury 360 million people across the globe will never have. What's worse? Many people afflicted by hearing loss could be helped with a simple hearing aid. Enter eco-entrepreneur Bridget Hilton. After seeing a YouTube video of a 20-something woman hearing for the...

Slipping on headphones and listening to tunes is a luxury 360 million people across the globe will never have. What's worse? Many people afflicted...
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New evidence suggests a massive magma plume under Yellowstone Park

A new study reveals evidence of a massive plume of magma beneath Yellowstone National Park - and it could run all the way to Mexico. Scientists have debated the presence of a plume for years, and if one does exist, it would explain the heat that bubbles to the surface in the park. Researchers at the...

A new study reveals evidence of a massive plume of magma beneath Yellowstone National Park - and it could run all the way to Mexico. Scientists...
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Vincent Callebaut's Arboricole tower brings vertical agriculture to the city

Vincent Callebaut Architectures, known for green projects that combine smart building with advanced renewable energy solutions, has officially unveiled Arboricole - a new “biophilic” building that brings agriculture to the urban landscape. Residents of the building can grow food on their own terraces thanks...

Vincent Callebaut Architectures, known for green projects that combine smart building with advanced renewable energy solutions, has officially...
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The world's last male northern white rhino has died in Kenya

Devastating news for wildlife enthusiasts: Sudan, the world's last male northern white rhino, has died. Ol Pejeta Conservancy and the Dvůr Králové Zoo announced the 45-year-old rhino was euthanized at the 90,000-acre non-profit wildlife facility in Kenya on March 19 after being unable to overcome age-related...

Devastating news for wildlife enthusiasts: Sudan, the world's last male northern white rhino, has died. Ol Pejeta Conservancy and the Dvůr Králové...