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Why is "Science is Real" by They Might Be Giants So Popular Now? (Video)

I happened upon this great music video for kids, “Science is Real” making its way up the Most Popular list on Reddit. It’s by the alt rock band They Might be Giants, famous for their ‘Istanbul (Not Constantinople)’ tune and the theme song to Malcolm in the Middle. Anywho, it piqued my curiosity. Why was such a simple, cutesy conce… Read the full story on TreeHugger

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Why is "Science is Real" by They Might Be Giants So Popular Now? (Video)

Why is "Science is Real" by They Might Be Giants So Popular Now? (Video)

I happened upon this great music video for kids, “Science is Real” making its way up the Most Popular list on Reddit. It’s by the alt rock band They Might be Giants, famous for their ‘Istanbul (Not Constantinople)’ tune and the theme song to Malcolm in the Middle. Anywho, it piqued my curiosity. Why was such a simple, cutesy conce… Read the full story on TreeHugger

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Green Building in Louisville Really Is Green, Now LEED Platinum

Images courtesy (fer) studio One post on TreeHugger says The Greenest Brick is the One That’s Already in the Wall ; another that LEED stands for “Lunatic Environmentalists Enthusiastically Demolishing” . But now we are beginning to see the best of both worlds, with very green renovations and restorations, like the eponymously named Green Building in Louisville, Kentucky; it has just been certified LEED Platinum. … Read the full story on TreeHugger

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Green Building in Louisville Really Is Green, Now LEED Platinum

Green Building in Louisville Really Is Green, Now LEED Platinum

Images courtesy (fer) studio One post on TreeHugger says The Greenest Brick is the One That’s Already in the Wall ; another that LEED stands for “Lunatic Environmentalists Enthusiastically Demolishing” . But now we are beginning to see the best of both worlds, with very green renovations and restorations, like the eponymously named Green Building in Louisville, Kentucky; it has just been certified LEED Platinum. … Read the full story on TreeHugger

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Metrodome Roof Failure Is A Symptom Of A Larger Problem

People build air supported domes like the Hubert Humphrey Metrodome for two reasons: They are quick and they are cheap. The whole stadium was an exercise in cheapness, being described in Wikipedia by one official as a place to “get fans in, let ’em see a game, and let ’em go home.” I didn’t think … Read the full story on TreeHugger

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DOE Installs Cool Roof, Saves Taxpayers $2,000 in Energy Costs

Image: Screenshot via DOE Secretary of Energy Steven Chu today announced the completion of a new 25,000-square-foot cool roof on the Department of Energy’s headquarters west building in Washington, DC. The design added no extra cost to the roof replacement project, and is projected to save taxpayers an annual $2,000 in energy costs. … Read the full story on TreeHugger

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Bird-Friendly Glass Among BuildingGreen’s Top 10 of the Year

Happy Orange Bird via Sam Howzit , Flickr. The folks at Arnold Glas are chirping about an award for Ornilux from BuildingGreen , as a Top 10 green building product of 2010. The Ornilux bird-friendly, spider-inspired glass was spotlighted earlier this year by TreeHugger. So I guess we… Read the full story on TreeHugger

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"Plus-Energy House with Electromobility" Dream Home To Be Built In Berlin

Images credit ILEK You can’t always get what you want, but but dream homes always show a lot more than you need. From the beloved Monsanto House of the Future to Michelle Kaufmann’s Smart Home in Chicago, they always have more gizmos, more space and even more parking than most people can ever dream of owning. The Plus Energy House is no different; … Read the full story on TreeHugger

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"Plus-Energy House with Electromobility" Dream Home To Be Built In Berlin

Quote of the Day: British Energy Expert Blasts Gizmo Green Design

Green Gizmos on London’s “Green” Strata Tower Stephen Del Percio discusses a recent article in the Sydney Morning Herald , where British energy and building expert Roderic Bunn of Building Services Research and Information Association criticizes the Gizmo Green approach to green building:

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5 Green Things We Really Need More Of

Photo courtesy Pink Sherbet Photography via flickr and Creative Commons . The continuous flow of press releases through the TreeHugger mailboxes is truly astrounding, and mostly inspiring. So many green entrepreneurs, with so many great ideas! After a while, however, a discernible pattern appears of the products that continue to flow into the market. Green, sustainable messenger bags, no shortage there.

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5 Green Things We Really Need More Of