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First-Ever ‘Oaklavia’: 2 Miles of Oakland Streets Closed to Cars (Video)

Big Street Party in Oakland (Cars Not Welcome) The Ciclovia concept is most closely associated with Bogotá, Colombia. The general idea is to temporarily close down some streets to cars and allow people to take over with various a… Read the full story on TreeHugger

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First-Ever ‘Oaklavia’: 2 Miles of Oakland Streets Closed to Cars (Video)

Algae-Fighting Armada Trawls the Coast of China

Image credit: ChinaFotoPress/Getty Images Just two weeks ago, a massive, smelly, algae bloom broke out of the coast of China . In just a few days, the bloom blossomed into a cloud covering more than 120 square miles. Now, the same bloom has grown to cover more than 150 square miles. China has dispatched an armada of 66 vessels, ten forklifts, and 168 people to collect the algae before it has a chance to decompose into a potentially toxic slime on the beach…. Read the full story on TreeHugger

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Algae-Fighting Armada Trawls the Coast of China