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Solar-powered Rotterdam home wraps around an olive tree

Don’t be fooled by this Rotterdam home’s deceptively plain street-facing facade—the backside of the property reveals a strikingly sculptural home with a glazed facade that wraps around an olive tree. MVRDV designed the contemporary home, called Casa Kwantes, for a client who valued privacy and seclusion...
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China approves massive new park for endangered leopards and tigers

China just approved a massive new national park to help protect endangered big cats. The 5,637 square mile park - which will be 60 percent bigger than America's Yellowstone National Park - will serve as a sanctuary for Siberian tigers and Amur leopards. Big cats have struggled in northeast China,...
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European firms eye artificial island for North Sea wind and solar farm

Of all the opponents of wind turbines, few are as vociferous as the loose collective that planners and developers deride as "Nimby," a term that derives from the acronym for "not in my backyard." Driven to stake out real estate further offshore, a group of European companies have devised a plan almost breathtaking...
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Cambridge scientists use light and plants to make cheap, clean hydrogen

Everyone from startups to car companies as big as Toyota have seen the potential of hydrogen as a clean fuel source for vehicles, since its only byproduct is water. But hydrogen is often made with natural gas, which may be less polluting than oil but isn't exactly clean, so six University of Cambridge scientists...
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Trump to purge climate change from federal government

Al Gore tried to convince President Donald Trump about the importance of acting on climate change. So did Leonardo DiCaprio. Elon Musk joined Trump's tech council. German Chancelor Angela Merkel reportedly is going to bring up climate change at her White House meeting with the president. But it all appears to...
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Environmental activists deface Trump’s California golf course

Under the cover of darkness early Sunday morning, a group of anonymous environmental activists broke into one of Donald Trump’s golf courses and defaced the green in an act of civil disobedience. In six-foot tall letters, they left a message that read simply: “NO MORE TIGERS. NO MORE WOODS.” The Trump National...
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100-foot spinning sails harvest wind to power ships

For the first time in nearly a century, a ship is about to be fitted with a set of “spinning sails” that harness the wind to help power it across the ocean—a technology that could significantly green up the process of trans-oceanic shipping. As The Guardian reports, the spinning or rotor sail was first invented...

For the first time in nearly a century, a ship is about to be fitted with a set of “spinning sails” that harness the wind to help power it...
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This quirky pink hammock doesn't need trees to rock your world

Get ready for warmer weather with this quirky new hammock from Lithuania. Unlike traditional hammocks that need two support posts, this bright pink hammock has a curved boat-like base that lets the structure rock independently in place. Agota Rimsaite was inspired by the need to create a comfortable hammock that,...

Get ready for warmer weather with this quirky new hammock from Lithuania. Unlike traditional hammocks that need two support posts, this bright...
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Frank Gehry-designed luxury hotel brings avant-garde design to historic Spain winery

The bucolic hills of Spain’s wine country may be one of the last places you’d expect to see a Frank Gehry-designed building, but the starchitect’s iconic deconstructivist style has found home in the heart of the Rioja wine region. Spurred by Gehry’s successful Guggenheim Museum in nearby Bilbao, the Marques...

The bucolic hills of Spain’s wine country may be one of the last places you’d expect to see a Frank Gehry-designed building, but the starchitect’s...
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Color-changing glass bathes the interior of the new Canvas Worldwide headquarters in vibrant light

Visitors of the new west coast headquarters of global powerhouse Canvas Worldwide are treated to a surprising mix of colorful spaces that reflect the company's dedication to creating original and inspiring work. The journey into the interior of the new building, designed by architecture firm A + I, starts with...

Visitors of the new west coast headquarters of global powerhouse Canvas Worldwide are treated to a surprising mix of colorful spaces that reflect...
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India triples solar power capacity in three years

India’s solar power capacity has exploded over the past three years, growing from just 3,000 megawatts in 2014 to an installed capacity of 10,000 MW in 2017. And that’s just the beginning of the country’s solar ambitions, with a renewable energy target of 175 gigawatts as soon as 2022. India’s government...

India’s solar power capacity has exploded over the past three years, growing from just 3,000 megawatts in 2014 to an installed capacity of...
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Why scientists are transporting ice from a mountain in Bolivia to Antarctica

As climate change imperils glaciers, scientists are scrambling to build a library of ice archives. Ice stores climate data from the past, but if it melts, that valuable information could be lost. A project called Protecting Ice Memory aims to extract ice from the Illimani Mountain in Bolivia and preserve it in...

As climate change imperils glaciers, scientists are scrambling to build a library of ice archives. Ice stores climate data from the past, but...