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Tiny Transformer Kitchen Occupies Less Than 10 Square Feet When Closed

The challenge in the “1, 2, 3… easy kitchen!” competition shown in Designboom was to design a kitchen that occupied less than 1 square meter (about 10 square feet). Kristin Laass and Norman Ebelt of burg giebichenstein: hochschule fur kunst und design halle have done it with real style. Opened, it has everything: a fridge, sink, induction range and oven…. Read the full story on TreeHugger

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Japanese Subway Restaurant Grows Own Hydroponic Lettuce In Store (Video)

Image via InventorSpot There’s a new draw for Japanese commuters looking for a fast meal in the form of a sandwich. The Subway Japan store in the Marunouchi Building, across the street from the always-busy Tokyo Station, has a new enclosed hydroponic garden for growing lettuce. Grown without any agrochemicals, the organic lettuce is the freshest ingredient the store can possibly offer, living out the “Eat Fresh” tag line from the chain. … Read the full story on TreeHugger

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June 2010 Was Hottest on Record, NOAA Data Shows – Year-to-Date Has Also Been Warmest

images: NOAA Continuing the hottest-month-ever trend… NOAA has released their global temperature data for June 2010 confirming that the month was the warmest on record, judged by combined global and ocean surface temperature. The January-June and April-June 2010 periods were also the hottest observed, since records began in the late nineteenth century. … Read the full story on TreeHugger

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