Tag: France - Page 8
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Hermitage Hut By Dans Mon Arbre Adjusts to Climate
all images via dansmonarbre Dansmonarbre of Grenoble, France, is a company "specializing in arboreal activities." One of their projects, the Hermitage, was less arboreal and more shed-like, a "place to allow a person or a couple to experience special
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SODD: Sustainable Building System from Édouard François
I didn't quite know what to make of the email from TreeHugger favourite Édouard François, showing his new installation SODD. Designboom to the rescue, telling us that it is part of FIAC, an exhibition involving 210 exhibitors showing
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Mikou Design Studio: Green is the New Normal for Architecture
Selma and Salwa Mikou are all over Designboom this week. The French architectural firm won a competition to design the primary school and recreation center in Bobigny, France that is covered in green roofs and hanging
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Is The AMiiVA More Than a (Folding) Bike?
The AMiiVA was officially introduced to the world last month. Though contrary to what your eyes might lead you to believe, the "AMiiVA is a more than a bike, it's a Personal Mobility Assistant (PMA)." Where's an airline sick bag when you need it? Come
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Electric Version of Smart Fortwo to be Made in Hambach, France
Photo: Daimler The Diminutive Urban Car Goes Electric France is on a roll, it seems. Not long after announcing a $2.2 billion (1.5 billion Euros) investment in electric car charging stations, Daimler is announcing that it has selected a factory in
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Big News: France to Spend $2.2 Billion on Electric Car Charging Stations
Build It And They Will Come Electric cars and charging stations go together, but there's a kind of chicken & egg problem; who's going to build charging stations along highways and public roads if there are no electric cars, and who's going to buy a
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Downloadable Designs: DIY iPhone Stand
Why do I love the idea of downloadable designs? Because people do such amazing things out of so little substance, and they ship ideas, not objects. Like this iPhone stand designed by french industrial designer Julien Madérou, downloadable from his
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Green Roof School Disappears into Hillside
Some lucky students in Revin, France, will soon be attending a cool school. With undulating, grass roof buildings terraced into the hillside, the Lycee Jean Moulin is practically invisible when
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Climate Change in Alps to Leave Europe High and Dry
Picturesque views of the snow-covered Alps may soon be relegated to picture books due to increasing climate change, a new European environmental report says. And it's
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Fake Tour De France Pranksters Surprise Sunday Cyclists (Video)
What would you do if you were out for a Sunday ride and you were suddenly accosted by hundreds of screaming fans, a support car, and even a male streaker? If you're anything like me, you'd pedal like heck to escape these
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Woolworth's Heir Opens Eco General Store
Image via: Priscilla Woolworth.com Priscilla Woolworth, fourth generation heir of famed Woolworth's stores, has opened her own eco-store, now available on the web. While the items aren't anything extraordinary (in fact, you can even buy Bon Ami on the
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Poo-Poo Train Runs on the Weight of Sewage
There are often simple, low-tech solutions to difficult problems, including some ingenious ones from the great age of engineering in the last half of the nineteenth century. Kris at Low Tech
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Aspiring Peasants Stake Claim to Climate Debate
Calling themselves "peasants, landless peasants, and prospective peasants," a group of young Europeans is headed to the hills at the end of the month to organize their action plan to take back the continent's
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France to Impose a Nationwide Carbon Tax
President Nicolas Sarkozy announced today that he plans on introducing a carbon tax to reduce greenhouse gas emissions in France. That's right, a straight-up carbon tax: polluters will have to pay 17 Euros ($24.64 US) per ton of carbon
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Peugeot's iOn Electric Car, Based on Mitsubishi's i MiEV
Photo: Peugeot Japanese Electric Car Has a French Cousin We now have confirmation of a deal that we reported on 9 months ago; PSA Peugeot Citroën will be selling a version of the Mitsubishi i MiEV electric car in Europe. It will be called iOn (the name
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New French Law Could Make Frou-Frou Beauty Packaging Illegal
A recent change to French law could put the kibosh on the excess packaging that luxury fragrances and cosmetics are infamous for, according to CosmeticsDesign. Needless to say, the European Organisation for Packaging and the
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Asian Bee-Eating Hornets Spreading Rapidly in France
As if we didn't have enough to worry about with declines in bee populations... Reuters reports that colonies of bee-eating Asian hornets (Vespa veluntina) are spreading rapidly in southwestern France:Will Persistently Chase
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Downing A Dose of Castor Oil with Pebax Rnew Plastic
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