Tag: Berlin
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Film awards stir controversy with angry bike anthem
The public has cast their votes, and if the winner is any indication, there are some angry bikers tired of fighting the battle for clean transportation.
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Ruby Cup: "Buy one, give one" menstrual cup on a social mission to help African schoolgirls (Video)
Did your fear of stains stop you from going to school or work? Probably not. But this company is aiming to bring menstrual cups to African schoolgirls who miss school because they have their period and cannot afford disposables.
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Efficient City Farming wins top award at the "Academy Awards of Cleantech"
Taking the category and best in show prizes will help Efficient City Farming get the funding to grow!
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Film your love life on a bike. No, seriously. And win prizes
Submit your witty, artful, or entertaining short film for the 2014 VELOBerlin Film Award.
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Art prints illustrate Europe's great cities
Russian artist, Xenia Bystrova has created a charming series of posters of some of Europe's great cities.
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What's new in bikes at VELO Berlin (Photos)
In spite of snow and freezing winds, the bicycle season officially opens and we check out the trends and innovations for 2013.
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Farewell TreeHugger Readers: Mairi Beautyman Shares Her Greatest Hits
From adorable baby sea turtles to lamps made of cow dung and 600-mile bike trips, it's been a wild ride.
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A Smart Guide to Utopia: 111 Inspiring Ideas for a Better City (Book Review)
This unique travel guide is the perfect book for the eco-conscious non-tourist. It features 111 projects you can visit around Europe, that make our cities better.
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Another Way To Hang Your Bike on the Wall: The KAPPO from Mikili
Why hide your bike away when you can put it on display?
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Bamboo Bicycles from the Ozon Cyclery in Berlin (Photos)
Made from TigerBamboo and hand sculpted flax fiber composite joints, the bikes weigh around 1.75 kg, and, according to the designers, “have a ride quality similar to high end steel, but with better vibration absorption”. And they look funky!
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PLATOON Opens Cultural Center Built From Shipping Containers in Berlin
Shipping Containers are used as giant blocks to build a giant steel party room
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How Car Sharing is Taking Over Berlin
Robert Llewellyn explores Berlin's high tech systems for car sharing in an urban environment. He thinks he may have seen the future of mobility.
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Reborn as a Restaurant, a Berlin Building Overcomes its Dark History
A building that once housed a Jewish girls' school, shut down by the Nazis, is now home to a fashionable restaurant.
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A Place For Everything In The Tiny Shrine By Sigurd Larsen
It's like a little house for all your little stuff. It even has a secret room.
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World's Largest Rooftop Fish and Vegetable Farm Planned For Berlin
"Honey, run up to the roof and grab a fish and some tomatoes for dinner." It could happen with Efficient City Farming Containerfarms.
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Car2go Launches Car Sharing in Berlin - Why are the Germans Chuckling?
Daimler brings the flexible short-term rental concept to Berlin with 1000 SmartCars, raising smiles for more than just the pleasure of car sharing.
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Berlin Holds World's First ShirtMob to Trade T-Shirts and Memories
"Clueless by-passers will be surprised when all those people will start swapping their shirts at the same time."
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Edible Garden Sprouts from Plastic Waste in Ethiopia
Artist Kebreab Demeke's colorful, functional sculpture is among around a dozen projects examining the meaning of 'the good life' on display at an exhibition in Berlin.
