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Madison Childrens’ Museum "Focuses on Sustainability from Inside Out"

Posted on August 16, 2010 by Benny Hollywood| Leave a comment

Ever since Gehry’s Bilbao Guggenheim opened, the museum scene turned into a world of crazy starchitect one-upmanship, with lots of flash and not a lot of sustainability. Childrens’ museums are a little less flashy and more green; the Brooklyn Children’s Museum by Rafael Vinoly is LEED Silver, and the brand new Madison Children Museum will likely top that. They start their green pitch with a quote from Richard Moe : “The … Read the full story on TreeHugger

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Store-Openings And Surprises On The Fabulous Beekman Boys Season Finale

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Image credit: Planet Green Dare to dream. When I was a little kid, I used to hear it all the time. Dare to dream. You can be a lawyer or a doctor or even the President of the United States. I dared to dream. And I became me. Hahahahahaha. Sometimes though, if you dare to dream, things can work out beautifully. I dared to dream of double digit episodes of The Fabulous Beekman Boys …. Read the full story on TreeHugger

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Nissan Diverts 2/3 of Electric LEAFs from U.S. to Japan

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Photo: Nissan Only 3,300 LEAFs in U.S. Until March 2011 One of the things that makes the Nissan LEAF electric car so promising is that Nissan was aiming for mass-production from the very beginning (f.ex. The Smyrna plant is expected to produce up to 150,000 vehicles annually, and there are other high-capacity Nissan EV plants in Oppama, Japan and Sunderland, England). Other car makers are no doubt thinking about big numbers for their upcoming EVs, but so far they’ve been more timid… In any case, it looks like would-be buyers of the LEAF in the United States will have to be patient,… Read the full story on TreeHugger

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LEED Buildings: Is the ‘Green’ All In Your Head?

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A LEED-certified chemistry building on the MSU campus. Courtesy MSU . There’s nothing like conflicting information to give you a headache. Or maybe it’s the building where I work, a structure built in the 1970s. According to a Michigan State University study, I’d feel better if I worked in LEED-certified building. On the other hand, LEED buildings don’t pay enough attention to indoor air quality, says John Wargo, a professor at the Yale School of Forestry & Environmental Studies…. Read the full story on TreeHugger

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"Traditional" Design Meets Passive House Efficiency In Oregon

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Images via owners’ website Most Passivhaus or Passive House designs we have shown on TreeHugger have tended to be modern, but Sarah Evans and Stuart Rue tell Green Building Advisor that “We wanted our house to fit in with the surrounding neighbourhood.” At Jetson Green, a commenter make… Read the full story on TreeHugger

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Two Brothers with Two Buckets Take on World Hunger

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A few weeks ago Daniel Vivarelli sent us a link to Global Buckets. and gushed about having come across “two young lads (brothers I believe) who have taken it upon themselves to cook up solutions for solving world hunger. WORLD FREAKIN’ HUNGER … I mean, no small challenge right? And they’re onto an amazing solution.” The lad… Read the full story on TreeHugger

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Pencils (What are they?) Take on a New Life

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Image from warburton.labs The start of school used to mean a new pencil case filled with perfectly sharpened, brand new pencils. Coloured ones and black lead ones: it was so exciting. Not sure if pencil cases even exist any more, but one man still remembers and esteems the pencils. In upstate New York, David Rees still practices the age-old art of manual pencil sharpening. He will sharpen your #2 pencils and ship them back with their shavings and a “certificate of sharpening.” Or you can be a real s… Read the full story on TreeHugger

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Big-City Bees Healthier, More Productive

Posted on August 15, 2010 by Benny Hollywood| Leave a comment

An urban beekeeper in Paris. Photo by AFP via the BBC . While their country cousins’ populations collapse , bees in Paris are thriving as having a rooftop hive becomes de rigueur for hotels and restaurants seeking an in-house source of home-grown artisanal honey . According to the BBC, the… Read the full story on TreeHugger

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Nissan Leaf Road Test: Fully Charged Goes for a Spin (Video)

Posted on August 13, 2010 by Benny Hollywood| Leave a comment

Image credit: Fully Charged Despite having recently relaunched his cult “Gearless” internet show as “Fully Charged” , Robert Llewellyn continues to provide insightful, enthusiastic and down-to-earth content for folks interested in electric cars. From his recent road test of the BMW Mini-E to earlier … Read the full story on TreeHugger

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Augmented Reality iPhone App Points You to Every Nearby London Bike-Share Hub Nearby

Posted on August 13, 2010 by Benny Hollywood| Leave a comment

Screenshots via Reg Hardware Might augmented reality on smart phones bring a whole new interest in using public transportation? Well… it is really, really darn cool . Anyone who feels intimidated or frustrated by navigating a transportation system like the Tube in London, or subway and bus systems in any metropolitan area, could find confidence in

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