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Pride of Paper: Not Just Another Collection of Paper Jewelry
I used to think I couldn't bare to see another collection of paper jewelry, but, as usual, everything can be refreshing when it's original and well done. These pieces were designed by American artist Kiff Slemmons along with the
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Spiral Island Update: TreeHugger TV Visits Rishi Sowa
Back in 2005 Collin reported on Reishee Sowa and his floating island made from a quarter of a million used pop bottles. An admiring Collin wrote "While we aren't sure we'll be able to solve the world's problems by building floating islands from
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Super Sleek, Green Surrounded New Museum for Monterrey, Mexico
The Papalote Kids Museum in Monterrey, Mexico, is getting a new extension for green education, and the building that will hold it is, of course, environmentally conscious (and beautiful!).
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17% of North American Birds Facing Rapid Decline
A new report from Partners in Flight shows that about 17% of North American land bird species (148 of 882 species) are facing rapid declines, due not in small part due to habitat loss in their winter
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Canid 'Cures' Threaten World's Wild Dog Populations
In some cultures, if a child gets chicken pox, his mother doesn't cook up a big pot of soup to make him feel better --
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Got Milkweed? It May Save The Endangered Monarch Butterfly
Bright and ephemeral like a flittering orange ray of sunshine, the monarch butterfly is facing serious trouble. They are well-known for their annual mass migration from Canada and the U.S. down to warmer climes in
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Ecobici: Official Bike Sharing Program Launched in Mexico City
Although the city already had a private bike-sharing program, the government of the Mexican capital has recently launched the official Ecobici. The initial phase includes 85 stations across the city and over 1,000 bikes.
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Living Beetle Brooch: Cool Bling or a Cruel Thing?
Looking for a fashion statement that will tell the world that you have zero respect for animals? Try wearing a living beetle, encrusted with jewels, pinned to your
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Geologists Explore Giant Crystals in Fated Cave
It seems like a Hollywood movie set; perhaps a place for Superman to get a little alone time--but Mexico's Cave of Crystals is no artificial wonder. Discovered in 2000 when silver
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Developing Cities from India to Colombia Leapfrog Ahead With Clean, Green Bus Rapid Transit Systems
Ahmedabad, India, leads the pack as cities in developing nations race ahead of
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Fair Trade Farmers Spearhead Climate Adaptation Efforts
One of the stranger memes to come from the recent influx of climate skeptic/denialist commenters on this blog has been the idea that the developing world can't afford robust action to cut emissions. Yet the evidence keeps on
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Mexico to Clean Up Its Air by Clamping Down on Auto Emissions
Mexico's Energy Ministry has announced that the nation is undertaking a series of measures to clean up its air--and its air could certainly use it. Mexico City is one of the most polluted in the world, and 21 million cars, many
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Mexico City to Build New Bike Paths and Get Public Bike-Sharing
Authorities from Mexico have announced that the city is finally getting the new bike paths that had been delayed due to lack of funds and that February could be the month they launch the public bike-sharing system.A while ago we
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Sheila Kennedy and the Portable Light Project
Not your typical architecture firm, Sheila Kennedy and her cohorts at KVA MATx are stripping apart the built environment and reassembling it with an eye for flexibility. Her vision: a world of distributed power in which solar potential is woven into the
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Emiliano Godoy Debuts Camouflage Armchair & Flex Coffee Table at Design Miami
Having been fans of Emiliano Godoy here at TreeHugger for a while now, we're always intrigued to see the new creations that emerge from this talented Mexican designer's studio. Whether it's a Global Warming Rug for Nani
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'Build Paris on Paris' & Other Good Ideas for Growth
Dense urban centers are good; sprawling suburbs are bad. Put in the simplest terms, that's what the
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The World's Second Largest Tropical Rainforest
Why I didn't know much about Mesoamerica's Maya Forest (or 'Selva Maya' in Spanish), I'm not sure (and yes, am admittedly embarrassed). My guess is that
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Climate Project Heads South of the Border to Train 300 Latin American Presenters
Al Gore's non-profit The Climate Project, which works to train global warming warriors, who then go out and spread the good word, or An Inconvenient Truth, depending on how you see it, are now taking their show on the road. Last week they met with over
