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Veja and FrenchTrotters Release Men's Sustainable-Luxury Sneakers (Photos)
What happens when a fair trade footwear label partners with a high end Parisian boutique? Enter Veja x FrenchTrotters, a capsule collection of luxury mens sneakers that merge classic design with sustainable materials --
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Pocket Gardens Sprout on Paris's Anti-Parking Posts
Necessary as they are to keep cars from blocking the sidewalk, anti-parking posts, or bollards, can be an ugly sight in a city. Parisian artist Paule Kingleur has commandeered some of the
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Wolf Populations on the Rise in France Despite Threats of Culls
Last year, Mat reported that wolf populations in the French Pyrenees were on the rise, and that there were an estimated 180 of the animals in the country. It looks like that trend is
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Compact Forest Dwelling In "Les Maisons Sylvestres" by Matali Crasset
From treehouses to micro-houses, we're well aware of the simple pleasures of living on a smaller ecological footprint -- especially out in beautiful sylvan surroundings like Le Vent des Forêts in the Meuse region of France. In
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France Launches €10 Billion Offshore Wind Project (1,200 Turbines & 10,000 Jobs!)
Photo: Flickr, CCHarvesting the WindThe French government of Nicolas Sarkozy has launched a €10 billion ($14.26 billion) tender to build about 1,200 wind turbines in 5 different offshore wind farms. The goal is to diversify France's energy generation
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Édouard François Plants A New Green Tower In Nantes
Parisian architect Édouard François is the master of the green façade; unlike living walls, the vegetation is planted in soil and survives without a lot of technology and pumps. His breakout building was the Flower Tower
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As Cities Plan for Waterfront Renovation, Lyon Runs a Victory Lap Around Its Finished Project (Photos)
Recently, the idea of reconnecting cities with their rivers has gotten pretty popular. Since February, we've covered announcements from
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UNESCO Says No To Three Wind Turbines Near France's Most Famous Monsastery
On Monday, the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), rejected a proposal to build a series of wind turbines in the vicinity of the Mont Saint Michel, France's most
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Failed Paris Olympic Bid Site Now a Booming Success as Eco-Friendly Urban Park
Arriving from the urban jungle of Istanbul, the many neighborhood parks of Paris are literally a breath of fresh air, with their stately trees, colorful blossoms,
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Iconic 1930s Art Deco Swimming Pool Converted Into a Museum
In the late 1920s, looking to promote public hygiene, Jean-Baptiste Lebas, the mayor of Roubaix, a small town in northern France, ordered the construction of a public swimming pool. The result, opened
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Strasbourg Says No To Dropping Speed Limits to 30 KPH
In February, I wrote that Strasbourg, in eastern France, was planning on dropping speed limits throughout much of the city to 30km/hour (18.6 mph). The idea was to make pedestrians the "kings of
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Small World: France & Texas Face Similar, Severe Drought Impacts
Texas has a real Texas-size problem on its hands with Frackers Firefighters And Farmers Competing For Water. Similar severe drought-caused problems are shaping up now in parts of Europe.
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French Vegetarians Come Out of the Kitchen for a Veggie Pride Parade
Living in France, I have to say it's a pretty green country. Every sizable city I've been to
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Worn Again Equip Eurostar Staff With Upcycled Bags Made From Their Old Uniforms
Good news today as another sustainable design concept becomes reality. Upcycling company Worn Again have equipped 250 Eurostar train managers with some rather smart bags made from old staff uniforms. It's been a long journey
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How a Paris Suburb Went from Impoverished City to Green Powerhouse
In the last few months, I've written a lot about how Paris has been going green. But now, I'm turning my attention to a much-lesser known French urban center: Montreuil, a suburb of Paris. Fifteen years
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2 Gigantic French Solar Farms Part of 100MW Super Array
They might not quite match the Google-supported 392MW solar thermal project in Nevada, but 2 projects launched in France look set to eclipse many other European utility-scale solar projects, like this 1MW solar farm in England.
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Libya Opens Up Waters For Bluefin Tuna Fishing, Threatening Species Recovery Plans
photo: Stewart Butterfield/Creative Commons Illegal fishing for bluefin tuna by exceeding quotas, under-reporting quotas, and outright pirate fishing mean Atlantic and Mediterranean bluefin are highly endangered. Now, as NATO forces assist rebel forces
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France Considers Fracking Ban
What do New Jersey and France have in common? Both are considering banning entirely the increasingly controversial and environmentally damaging process of natural gas extraction popularly known as fracking. Check out the link below for New Jersey. In
