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Sheds Grow On Pompidou Centre in Paris

Hervé Véronèse at Centre Pompidou The Pompidou Centre is one of the most remarkable buildings of the 20th century, with extraordinary engineering. But what would you expect from Renzo Piano and Richard Rogers in partnership? This spring it sprouted some interesting temporary additions: 6 little structures that have been described as huts, wasp nests, and architectural haikus. They are designed by Tadashi Kawamata, known for his use of recycled and waste materials like cardboard and old timber. … Read the full story on TreeHugger

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Sheds Grow On Pompidou Centre in Paris

Blood Dolphins Miniseries Picks Up Where The Cove Left Off

Photos via Animal Planet Unless you purposefully ignore pop culture news coverage, you’re likely familiar with The Cove , the Oscar-winning documentary revealing the annual dolphin hunts in Japan. The film made an incredible impression on global audiences and uncovered hidden secrets about dolphin and whale meat in Japanese fish markets. However, Animal Planet knows the story can’t be held in just one documentary film. Airing next Friday, August 27th, is Blood Dolphin , a miniseries that delves deeper into dolphin hunts. … Read the full story on TreeHugger

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There’s A Lot Less Coal Out There Than We Think – But That’s Not Civilization’s End

photo: Jennifer Woodard Maderazo via flickr TreeHugger has covered the uncomfortable and largely under-publicized topic of peak coal on a number of occasions, but David Roberts over at Grist just brought it up again–and it’s a topic certainly worth revisiting as the future implications are great. I’ll take the question out of R… Read the full story on TreeHugger

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There’s A Lot Less Coal Out There Than We Think – But That’s Not Civilization’s End

Can Your iPhone Save a Rainforest? Nurturing Virtual Trees to Save Real Ones

Image credit: SyncStudios I’ve never been much of a gamer, but I did always enjoy the constructive challenges posed by games like SimCity and its later spin offs. That’s why I kind of liked the idea of a Facebook game that lets you nurture virtual chickens, and rescue real ones too . It seems a UK company has been having similar ideas—developing an iPhone app that allows you to plant a virtual tree and help it grow, meanwhile securing real tree in the Peruvian rainforest. So c… Read the full story on TreeHugger

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