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Chemicals commonly found in food packaging, upholstery and carpets may be damaging women’s fertility, US scientists say.

Posted on January 28th, 2009 under Health and Medicine. Comments: 1

Above photo: Fabro. Photos in the extended: Paula Alvarado.
Even though initiatives that embrace green design concepts continue to grow in Buenos Aires (remember we had our very own Sustainable Festival last year), the economic limitations and the fact that these subjects are not as extended in society make it hard for creators to produce and […]

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Tyvek, that super sturdy, plastic-fiber material that makes those FedEx and Priority Mail packages so impossible to rip or tear, is one of those things that can made dedicated TreeHuggers cringe. It’s so grey area. Tyvek is made from #2 plastic, which is theoretically and in some cases actually recyclab…

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Credit: Nelson Kon
The tree house of my youth wasn’t much more than a platform and fencing, built with recycled wood from our new porch, a far cry from this tree house designed by Marcio Kogan. Years later, a little house in the trees is looking like the greatest escape from the city, even if my […]

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Let’s say you needed a really small house, perhaps a Dome Home, to put on a secluded place on a beach, somewhere far off and away. Schemata Architecture Office Ltd. is a group of designers showing a concept small second house that you could build yourself, or perhaps help to develop. I like the freedom […]

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The Equitable Building, Denver, CO is currently undergoing significant energy retrofit including window rehab, lighting, controls, HVAC, and infiltration reduction. Image credit: St. Charles Town Co.
By Elaine Gallagher Adams, RMI
Economic stimulus? Have I got a deal for you! With over 300 billion square feet of existing built space in the United States […]

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B-52 refueling in flight. Photo: Paul Kuxika Blas via flickr
Science Applications International Corp. has announced that it has been awarded a million contract by the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency, probably better known to readers as DARPA, to help develop an algae-based jet fuel for use by the US military. The target price […]

Posted on January 28th, 2009 under Science and Technology. Comments: None

Reforestation and other carbon sink enhancements such as bio-char, were found to be more effective than ocean fertilization in the short term. Photo: Matthew McDermott
Geoengineering projects to combat global climate change seem to bring out vocal opinions, both pro and con, and while their are compelling arguments from both sides, one thing that I think […]

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photo: Nexion DG
So you’re looking to develop a community wind farm. Nothing too large, just enough to power some local businesses, maybe a school. But you can’t afford to buy new turbines. What can you do? The New York Times is running an article which lays out your options for buying remanufactured wind turbines, and […]

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