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Once a place to escape to, the suburbs became a byword for conservatism. Owen Hatherley on a surprising exhibition at the London Transport MuseumA couple of years ago, I temporarily moved out of south-east London, where I have lived for 10 years, into a strange, exotic land. Flat-sitting in East Finchley might not sound ful (Read More)
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An installation featuring giant tropical tree stumps in Trafalgar square is designed to symbolise threatened rainforest trees throughout the worldWhether you perceive them as beautiful sculptural objects or a scene of devastation, giant tree stumps from an African rainforest are the last thing you expect to see in London's (Read More)
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Industrial revolution power house shakes off dirty image with high scores on recycling, green space and tackling climate changeA city once wreathed in smoke and deafened by shipyard steel-hammers, has transformed itself into the greenest in Britain, according to the country's most comprehensive sustainability audit.Million (Read More)
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How to be festive and green - from rentable Christmas trees and organic turkeys to original ethical gift ideas and tips on recycling electrical waste... From the Ecologist, part of the Guardian Environment NetworkFoodAvoid the last minute supermarket dash - head for your local farmer's market or farm shop instead to stock u (Read More)
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Photos: Paula AlvaradoArgentine sustainable design was on the spotlight last week, when the second edition of Sustentable Festival took place in Buenos Aires featuring more than 100 products in an exhibition. Some of them familiar, some newish, we pick some of the objects and designs that called our attention in these 13 ph (Read More)
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Photos: Paula AlvaradoArgentine sustainable design was on the spotlight last week, when the second edition of Sustentable Festival took place in Buenos Aires featuring more than 100 products in an exhibition. Some of them familiar, some newish, we pick some of the objects and designs that called our attention in these 13 ph (Read More)
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Water experts to debate the best ideas to avoid a future crisis in clean water at the Royal Geographical Society. Here, four of the speakers argue for their solutionsSand dams'They transform lives and they transform fragile environmentsSimon Maddrell, executive director, Excellent Development'Over one billion people lack ac (Read More)
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Our need for a greener, life-enhancing economic model should make us seek answers in the unlikeliest of placesPerhaps it was when investigators realised that a mortgage had been given to an "M Mouse" that the depth of the banking crisis became apparent. Throwing money that didn't really exist, at cartoon characters that wer (Read More)
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Autodesk says it is "committed to sustainable design" and they certainly tried to show it in their booth, which is made entirely of recycled cardboard, sustainably harvested BC fir, recycled cardboard sonotubes, all treated with a 100% biodegradable fire retardant that makes it possible to build a booth out of paper....Read (Read More)
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Put your questions to Campaign for Better Transport, formerly known as Transport 2000If this week's You ask, they answer guest has its way, our streets will be greener, cleaner and a lot quieter in the future. Joining us in the comments from Monday to Friday is the Campaign for Better Transport (CBT), which is battling for (Read More)
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Nau CEO gordan Seabury talks sustainable fashion at Pop-up Shop Launch, NYC. Video by Emma Grady.
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Merely reducing Britain's trillion-pound debt mountain will not be enough to reinvigorate the economy: the tricky bit is stimulating growth at the same time. Observer columnist Will Hutton goes head to head with George Osborne, the shadow chancellorDear GeorgeThe economic story of the next decade will be the fallout from th (Read More)
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Before - Typical HPS street lighting, not optimized for ocular sensitivity and energy savings. Image credit: Mesopic Street Lighting Demonstration and Evaluation Final Report, for Groton Utilities, Groton, Connecticut. (pdf)I'm not really sure this is going to work out. Aesthetic sensibilities of the suburban class you k (Read More)
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Palm oil is decimating the world's forests, yet producers are shirking their responsibility to move to sustainable sourcesA couple of years ago I met a nonplussed father whose eight-year-old daughter refused to allow him to eat mayonnaise because of the orangutans. As he was struggling to make the connection, I explained ho (Read More)
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Campaigners denounce Grimshaw's green credentials as 'laughable' as practice set to be named third runway designerFrom its opening in 2001, the Eden Project in Cornwall has come to exemplify the fightback against global warming – and its designer, Sir Nicholas Grimshaw, has basked in the green glow of a reputation as one of (Read More)
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