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PHOTOS: Lego Animals Take Over The Bronx Zoo

Posted 09.21.2011

Read More: Bronx Zoo, Lego Animals, Bronx Zoo Lego, Legos Zoo, Inhabitat, Lego Bronx Zoo, Legos, Lego, Legos Bronx Zoo, Green News

From Inhabitat: A different breed of animals has invaded the Bronx Zoo -- ones made entirely of LEGOs! That's right, these colorful lions, tigers, ...

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The Great Downsizing Debate Continues

Jennifer Schwab | Posted 09.18.2011

Read More: Sustainable Design, Eco Home, Green News, SierraClubGreenHome.Com, Downsizing, Dwell, Sustainable Architecture, Architecture, Eco Housing, Inhabitat, Sierra Club Green Home, Green News

What is an appropriate number of square feet per person to live comfortably yet sustainably?

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Six Tips To Escape The Summer Heat At Home

Inhabitat | Posted 09.14.2011

Read More: Heat Tips, Electric Bill, Energy Efficient, Summer Heat Tips, Inhabitat, Green Living, Summer Heat, Green Energy, Green News

The heat is on this summer and many of us will be escaping it with the press of a button. Air conditioning is a big reason cities and suburbs can be b...

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Downsizing -- A Thousand Square Feet Per Person, A New American Standard

Jennifer Schwab | Posted 08.09.2011

Read More: Architecture, Sustainable Design, Jenny Lazar, Dwell, Eco Housing, Sustainable Architecture, Downsizing, SierraClubGreenHome.Com, Inhabitat, Sierra Club Green Home, Healthier Greener Home, Green News

I know many successful boomers who are now moping around their 8 to 12,000-foot monuments to capitalism. But has America's long-standing love affair with this type of -- not very green -- home finally run its course?

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The Story Of Inhabitat

Inhabitat | Posted 07.06.2011

Read More: How Inhabitat Got Its Start, Story of Inhabitat, Inhabitat History, Inhabitat, Green Living, Green Design, Green Design Websites, Green Design Blogs, Green News

If you've ever been curious about how Inhabitat got its start, today is your lucky day....

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Nonprofits Get Creative to Keep the Donations Coming

Jennifer Schwab | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Harrison Ford, Selma Hayek, Christies-Bid-to-Save-the-Earth, John McEnroe, Charity, Rockefeller, Charity-Organizations, Christie's Bid to Save the Earth, Bid to Save the Earth, Donating to Charity, Lady GaGa, Environmentalism, Inhabitat, Bid-to-Save-the-Earth, Sierra Club Green Home, Impact News

Many previously flush donors have been forced to cut back on their generosity. Asking the remaining contributors to dig deeper is not the answer in most cases. What's a nonprofit to do?

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Is 'The Ark' Humanity's Solution To Rising Seas And Unpredictable Floods?

Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Slidepollajax, Climate Change, Remistudio, The Ark, Ark, Architecture for Disaster Relief, Inhabitat, International Union of Architects, Floating Hotel, Ark Floating Hotel, Flood Solutions, Rising Sea Solutions, Green News

From Inhabitat: Speaking to the world's rising sea levels, Russia-based architectural firm Remistudio proposes this arch-shaped floating hotel as a r...

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Test Driving The Chevy Volt

Inhabitat | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Cars, Video, Chevy Volt, Gm, Inhabitat, Electric Cars, Chevy Volt Test Drive, Green News

When Chevrolet offered me a chance to test drive their brand new electric car, the Chevy Volt, last month, I jumped at the chance. After all, I have b...

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BLOG WATCH> Minimalist Water Tower Transformation On Inhabitat

Green Design Will Save the World | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Blogs, Chateau D'eau, Bham Design Studio, Green Architecture, Architecture, Inhabitat, Water Tower, Belgium, Minimalism, Minimalist, Blog-Watch, Modern Design, Arts News

Chateau d'eau is a remarkable home made from a reclaimed water tower in the small town of Steenokkerzeel in Belgium. Interior design firm Bham Design ...

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Reinvent Your Old Jeans For The Recycled Denim Challenge

Ecouterre | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Recycle Jeans, Gap Denim Drive, Inhabitat, Recycled Denim Challenge, Green Living, Dap, Ecouterre, Recycle Denim, Green News

You and your favorite pair of jeans have had some swingin' times together, but there's a fine line between casually distressed and wardrobe malfunctio...

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PHOTOS: 'Mired In The Bayou,' An Exhibit About The BP Oil Spill

Posted 05.25.2011

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From Inhabitat.com: We've all seen images of the Gulf Oil Spill - filmy waters, desolate shorelines and blackened, lifeless animals. But what about t...

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Where Are the Women in the Green Stratosphere?

Marguerite Manteau-Rao | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: 18 Million Cracks in the Ceiling, Women, Nancy Floyd, S Renewable Energy, Bloggers, Nrdc, Sustainable Harvest International, Green Business, Technorati, Ideal Bite, Environmental, Earth2tech, Ecorazzi, Clean Tech, Environment, Inhabitat, Green News

It appears, that 18 million cracks in the glass ceiling are not enough. Never mind, we shall be like ants, patiently building a different world, one tiny green step at a time.

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