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Animals

Giant goldfish, the eco-threat you didn't know about

Forget sewer-dwelling gators. Toronto biologists are saying it’s giant goldfish that should be worrying us. Last summer, biologists in Toronto discovered more than 20,000 goldfish in a single stormwater drain. Freed from the confines of a fishbowl, some had bulked up to three pounds. And don’t think...
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Homes

Solar helps make this cool Austin tower net energy neutral

Austin's iconic skyscraper The Independent designed by Rhode Partners has just achieved LEED Gold status and won the 2022 Council of Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat (CTBUH) Award of Excellence as the Best Tall Building — Residential. This net energy neutral project is the only one in Texas to receive the award. The...
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Health

Microplastics contaminate human blood, says new study

New research published in Environment International has confirmed the presence of microplastics in the human blood. In a study involving 22 participants, 80% of the samples tested were found to have microplastics. This is the first study to prove that microplastics can reach the bloodstream. In previous studies,...
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Animals

Introducing 212 new freshwater fish species

Scientists discovered 212 freshwater fish species in 2021, according to a new report by the conservation organization Shoal. At a time when we hear so much about animals going extinct, the report is a happy reminder that there are still many species as yet undiscovered by science. “It’s fascinating...
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Kitchen and Dining

You will love this adorable and sustainable cottage kitchen

The Cornish coast is already one of the best places you could hope to design a dream home and kitchen. Add to that the sustainable designer deVOL and you have everything you could want in a cottage kitchen. The deVOL Pine Cottage kitchen in Cornwall is a picture of perfection for clients Becca and Damien, who...
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Mental Health

Managing your mental health in the face of climate anxiety

If your eyes are open to the nearly incomprehensible consumption and waste in our world, you likely have your finger on the pulse of the environment. The sheer amount of plastic, increasing dangers to marine animals and deforestation are just a few primary concerns. Then there is loss of biodiversity,...
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Public Spaces

Green Laundry Lounge bridges sustainability and community

Located near Greenville, South Carolina, Green Laundry Lounge (GLL) is a first-of-its-kind multi-use space. It integrates two main components, a laundromat and a café. Founder Jay Desai envisioned a space that reinvented the typical laundromat concept with an added twist of sustainability and community. The center...

Located near Greenville, South Carolina, Green Laundry Lounge (GLL) is a first-of-its-kind multi-use space. It integrates two main components,...
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Problematic Practices

Carbon credits a fraud, Australian whistleblower says

According to a whistleblower, the Australian government has wasted over $1 billion of taxpayer money on the carbon credits system. Professor Andrew Macintosh, former head of the Emissions Reduction Assurance Committee, spent years working on the integrity of Australia's carbon credit system. Macintosh now says...

According to a whistleblower, the Australian government has wasted over $1 billion of taxpayer money on the carbon credits system. Professor...
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Homes

Sustainable design guides the eco-conscious Trellis House

Trellis House in Washington D.C. goes above and beyond to deliver on climate promises to residents of this new eco-friendly apartment building. What's better than a new LEED Platinum mixed-income apartment building? A LEED Platinum development that reduces the environmental effects of the previous on-site development....

Trellis House in Washington D.C. goes above and beyond to deliver on climate promises to residents of this new eco-friendly apartment building....
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Animals

How not to be a loser in the next viral cheetah video

In a recent popular YouTube video, more than a dozen impala bounce across the screen. Then, a cheetah flies out of the bushes, cutting off an impala. The cheetah chases the impala until it falls beside... a red BMW?! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZA5kFR7E1v8 The video has many wildlife enthusiasts...

In a recent popular YouTube video, more than a dozen impala bounce across the screen. Then, a cheetah flies out of the bushes, cutting off...
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Destinations

Copenhagen is one of the world's greenest cities, here's why

Copenhagen consistently ranks as one of the world's most sustainable cities. What is Copenhagen doing right that the rest of the world can catch up on?  This beautiful European city is home to a multitude of eco-friendly architecture projects, renewable energy initiatives, urban gardens and more to...

Copenhagen consistently ranks as one of the world's most sustainable cities. What is Copenhagen doing right that the rest of the world can catch...
The front and back of a REBRANDED shirt. The front and back of a REBRANDED shirt.
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Clothing

REBRANDED transforms factory-rejects into cool streetwear

REBRANDED is a new sustainable clothing line out of Los Angeles. Launched in February 2022, REBRANDED wants to revolutionize the way we view fashion. Inhabitat sat down with founder and CEO Tricia Hoke to discuss what inspired this new fashion line of discarded materials. "Every day, thousands of products...

REBRANDED is a new sustainable clothing line out of Los Angeles. Launched in February 2022, REBRANDED wants to revolutionize the way we view...