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Congestion Charge Is Traffic-Cutting Magic in Milan

Stockholm and London are famous for congestion charging to keep cars out of central districts. Now Milan's heading that direction, with impressive results
FAIL: BMW Brands Freezing Weather Front in Europe "Cooper"

A freezing front named "Cooper" creates chaos across Europe. Photos from Italy where unusually heavy snow damages olive trees.
Environmental Disaster Looms Over Wrecked Cruise Ship

The ship is said to be loaded with some 2,380 tons of oil which, as the situation progresses, could very likely be spilled into the pristine, ecologically rich waters near the site of the wreck.
MegaPhone Amplifies Your iPhone Without Batteries

The old gramaphone horn is updated for the latest technology, sounding good and looking better
How Organic Farmers and Ethical Consumers are Taking on the Mafia

The mafia's stranglehold on Italy is often taken for granted. But organic farming cooperatives are taking on the mafia and even farming their land.
The Week in Pictures: Cloud Travel, a Vertical Forest in Milan, and More (Slideshow)

We talk a lot about low-impact transportation on TreeHugger, from bikes to electric cars to high speed rail. But this is definitely the first time we've talked about traveling on a floating cloud.
Stefano Boeri's Vertical Forest Under Construction in Milan

it looks like one of our vertical farm fantasies, but this is for real
Solar Cheaper Than Coal by 2013 in Parts of Europe

It's little wonder that the oil- and coal-friendly conservative media is continuing its crusade against solar, and publishing deliberately distorted numbers on the economics of clean energy. (One blog referred to the Solyndra bankruptcy using the
Water Filtration Meets Fine Art at Venice Biennale

Ayşe Erkmen's 'Plan B.' Photo: Istanbul Foundation for Culture and Arts (İKSV). Water-treatment plants might not seem to have much aesthetic potential. But Turkish sculptor Ayşe Erkmen is making a splash at the 54th International Art Exhibition of the
Italy Now in Second Place in World Solar PV Rankings

Italy continues to shake things up in solar power. New stats from Gestore dei Servizi Energetici being highlighting by Wind-Works.org show that Italy is now the number two nation in the world for solar photovoltaics. Not much to report beyond the
Zero Food Scraps Cuisine from Italy Turns Pea Pods into Delicious Finger Food

Image Credit: Lisa Casali Lisa Casali is an environmental risk expert by day, and an eco-food blogger by night. Her passion for cooking got her to think about all the stuff that usually doesn't enter the recipe, such as the outer leaves of artichokes,
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
Naples Brings In the Army to Take Out the Trash, Again

Naples has a major trash problem, and it's nothing new. The City's sanitation department is heavily influenced by mafia control, and as a result its streets are often littered with uncollected trash, and
Italy's Rare Bear in Losing Battle Against Extinction

In the forests of Italy's Abruzzo National Park live one of the rarest creatures on Earth: the Marsican brown bear. For the last several decades the species has been on the brink of extinction -- with current estimates putting their
Robots On Steroids: Recycled Trash Sculptures By Himatic (Photos)

Artists who get creative with so-called "junk" never cease to fascinate us here at TreeHugger, and
Milan Furniture Fair 2011 - Lapin Kulta Solar Kitchen Restaurant by MartÃ GuixÃ©

Once again Milan Design Week is here, and like most years, it is the small independent events that grab our attention. Like the Lapin Kulta Solar Kitchen Restaurant, that
Dino the Facebook Bear Shot in Slovenia

Dino, the bear with over 25,000 Facebook friends, mostly Italians, was shot by a hunter in Slovenia. Hunting bears is legal in Slovenia, where approximately one hundred bears are killed annually, under permits intended to
La Cuchina Kitchen by Matteo Thun Gets Waaay Back To Basics

We're all for getting back to basics and cooking like grandma used to do, but Matteo Thun, Maurizio Riva and friends go back a few more generations yet to come up with La Cuchina, shown at IMM Cologne's Living Kitchens.