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Indian Tribals’ Sacred Mountain Not Safe Until Vedanta Refinery Closed

Until the refinery at Lanjigarh is closed, indigenous groups feel Niyamgiri mountain is not safe. Photo: Survival International . While there was unrestrained rejoicing yesterday by indigenous rights campaigners after the Indian government halted a proposed bauxite mine by Vedanta Resources on the grounds it threatened the rights of two tribal groups in Orissa, an article in the

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Straight from Germany, the Best Bike Shop EVER! (Photos)

Photo: Christine Lepisto Hey Boss! Where Should We Put All Those Bikes? A couple of photos of a building covered in bicycles started floating around the net a few days ago (I first saw them on Copenhagenize ). It’s a bike shop in Germany, and when I first saw the pics I thought “Best bike shop EVER!”, and I knew I had to learn more. Thanks to our amazing Berlin correspondent, I now have more photos and background info on this extremely clever way to advertise bikes. Check… Read the full story on TreeHugger

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My Space: Popup Room for Kids to Play With Their Friendsters

Kids get to have all the fun. Designer Liya Mairson has designed My Space “specifically for small urban apartments which lack the space for a play room….in its closed mode [it] takes minimal space and can be stored behind a door or under a single bed.” But there are flatpack ideas here that could scale to adult size, and I want that Ericofon…. Read the full story on TreeHugger

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