Tag: Greece
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Flat Pack Fabric Bookcase Stores Books Like Clothes
A new, textile take on an old favorite: using modular units to (literally) hang books, this fabric bookcase is easily expandable and assembled.
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Try Beds Before Buying at Coco-Mat's Nap Suite in Their New Furniture Store in New York's Soho (Photos)
The nap suite in Coco-Mat's store in Soho, NYC, is a private room outfitted like a hotel where customers can try the eco-friendly beds from Greece for hours in private for free.
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Green Growth Sprouting Up All Around Greece
The Greek economy may be ailing, but not every kind of growth is stagnant in the Mediterranean country: Green roofs are popping up all over, beautifying buildings and helping save much-needed cash.
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The Perfect Bed Has Multiple Layers of Eco-Friendly Materials and is Made in Greece (Video)
Definitely the most comfortable bed I have ever slept in! Made from 100% natural materials in Greece, Coco-mat beds provide the optimum support for the body while looking after the planet too.
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Eco-Friendly Foodies Explore the Birthplace of the Mediterranean Diet
Culinary and cultural tours of the Greek island of Crete are a tasty way to support sustainable food traditions.
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Art Show Spotlights India's Polluted Yamuna River
The source of 70 percent of New Delhi's water, the Yamuna River is filthy with sewage and garbage, but people are now being drawn to its banks by a new art exhibit that seeks to raise awareness about the river's plight.
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The Week in Animal News: Man Kills Entire Pelican Colony, Sharks at Golf Course, and More (Slideshow)
The arrival of thousands of pelicans could annoy just about anyone, but few resort to a mass killing to deal with the "problem." That's what one Minnesota farmer did this week, and he now faces fines of $15,000 and six months in
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Protecting Endangered Mediterranean Monk Seal Creates Eco-Tourism Haven in Greece
As mega-resorts continue to sprout along much of the Aegean and Mediterranean coastlines, one North Aegean island in Greece is thriving on lower-key, eco-friendly tourism --
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Greeks Pledge $1.4bn Toward Solar, Hope to Fight Economic Woes
With young Greek's abandoning Athens for simpler life in the country, and the nation's debt woes causing major international turmoil, Greece is looking for light at the end of the
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Greek Company Gives Pay Rises to Employees That Protect the Environment and Themselves
Recently I met the Spanish partners of Coco-mat, a greek company that makes sleeping products out of natural materials. The products are fantastic; made in Greece from renewable materials such as wood, wool, cotton, sea grass,
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Reaching Past Borders to Protect the Mediterranean
Countries around the Mediterranean have been abuzz in recent weeks over currently thwarted plans to sail a flotilla of ships to run Israel's blockade on the Gaza Strip -- an
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As Greeks Abandon Troubled Athens, Are Cities Really Sustainable?
There's been much talk about the relative sustainability of urban versus rural living. What with the small carbon footprint of New Yorkers, and the tiny fridges of Copenhagen, many
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Couple Denied Adoption Because They're Vegetarian
Adopting a child that's in need of a home is one of the most selfless and loving decisions a person can make -- but in Greece, having a big heart means nothing if you don't eat meat. A vegetarian couple from the island of
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Eco-Etsy for Recycled Goods Debuts in Greece
The website Etsy has become wildly popular by connecting consumers with small-scale craftspeople making original jewelry, artwork, home-décor
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Biologists Find Endangered Seals' Secret Island Getaway
It's never been easy being an endangered species -- particularly nowadays, what with all the people encroaching upon their native hangouts or clamoring for a rare peek at them. But despite all that, one group of highly
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Almost Underground House Blends In With Landscape
Perhaps we have to rethink the term "green roof", because in many climates it might be mostly other colours, like this one in Greece by Deca Architecture and shown on Designboom.
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Architects Build A Half-Scale Room Inside A Full-Scale Room: "It's Like Alice In Wonderland."
Real estate developers often trick purchasers by filling model suites with special 7/8 full size furniture to make rooms look bigger. Now Point Supreme Architects are tricking art gallery patrons by building a room at
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Greece Gets Grief for its Environmental Neglect
Already in the doghouse with the rest of the European Union over its massive debt and financial instability, Greece is now coming in
