It all started last November, when 27-year-old journalist Mary Bowers was hit by a cement …

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New York City, 1973. An abandoned lot in the Bowery Houston area suddendly turns into …

pothole

Everyone has an old cell phone sitting on the bottom of a drawer, be it …

eco_atm

It tones up your body, does not produce polluting emissions, lets you ride with agility …

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German people do love to ride bicycles, that’s a fact. Just spend one day in …

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Now that we’re all set with our low-impact decorations, all we need to do is …

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What about forgetting about White Christmas and making this Christmas a Green one instead? Let’s …

econatale_1

Can you imagine London or even Paris without the shining lights outlining their most beloved …

monumenti

Timber for heating, paper for writing and land for agriculture. These apparently innocent human needs …

forest

The only drawback is a high chance of bad weather. Otherwise, the Lapin Kulta Solar …

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There’s a place in London that most tourists would never imagine, a corner of countryside …

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Energy is paradoxical: it can be used for the best or for the worst. Starting …

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Less fuel consumption and better performances, without the drawbacks and discomforts of  LPG and natural …

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Radically reduced fish stocks, a third of the world’s coral destroyed, 405 “dead zones” and …

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London, Paris, New York, Sydney, Tokyo and even Milan. Every day, the worlds’ big cities …

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Each year the amount of electronic junk is enlarged by additional 50 million tons worldwide. …

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Anti-waste diet, high-quality shopping, slow tourism and social activism. Here are the main topics that …

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Once upon a time, choosing local in-season products used to be the most obvious option; …

accordin2nature

If you think an old caravan has nothing to do whatsoever with a boutique hotel, …

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29 pounds per week: according to WWF and the Rowett Institute of Nutrition & Health, …

live-and-let-live

There are many ways to escape from cold winters, but you will probably all agree …

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It is also true, though, that these researches have been carried out by Altromercato, the …

is_another_world_possible

Once voted among the worst places to live in England, today Hackney is one of …

back_to_the_roots

Caring for the environment starts right at home. Particularly in the kitchen, the room where …

starting_again_in_the_kitchen

With its distinctive white domes, The Eden Project – built on the site of a …

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From oil you came, and unto oil you shall return. Typically made from petroleum, plastic …

plastic_fantastic

Stalks, peels, leaves, fishbones… It’s hard to believe how many potentially precious ingredients end up …

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Simple materials and state-of-the-art technology. Maison Passive is a glance into the future: a home …

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Memento

13/07/2010

Why leave the water uslessly running? ‘Stop the water while using me!’ is new brand …

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Ecology and design applied to daily life: in Korea, Gongjang manufactures pencils made entirely from …

a_light_touch

Better city, better life: looking towards a more sustainable future, Expo 2010 Shanghai finally opens. …

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Underground

19/03/2010

Aesthetic coherence, energy efficiency and minimal impact on the landscape. Pursuing these sacrosanct goals, Make …

underground

Stand up for your right to sit down. With urban public spaces become less welcoming, …

reserved_seat

Going green

18/02/2010

Creative solutions. To combat the problem of electronic debris, Matt Ritchie proposes a series of …

going_green

Zero Impact

11/01/2010

Creative thinking is worth far more than precious ingredients, as all great chefs know. Add …

zero_impact

Upside Down

05/07/2009

A hanging garden, 2009 style: the designer Patrick Morris has invented a flowerpot that allows …

upside_down

Know-how. Personal actions have social consequences. If individual behaviour can make the world a better …

walk_this_way

Developing a sustainable market. Boxed Water blends marketing, ecology and art: recyclable materials, energy savings …

return_ticket

New sustainable architecture combines electronic and biochemical principles with inert building materials. Philips imagines an …

off_the_grid

Urban Ideas

24/01/2009

Have we met before somewhere? At the crossroads between design, wellbeing, eco-thinking and practicality. The …

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\r\n With an understanding of fundamental processes, rules can be broken. Patrick Blanc of the …

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