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Energy-Generating Pavement Hits The Streets In London

Inhabitat.com | Diane Pham | Posted 10.28.2009 | Green

Read More: Pavegen Systems, Alternative Energy, Energy Generating Pavement, Renewable Energy, Sustainable Design, Sustainability, Green Energy, Pavegen, Green Solutions, Green News

Any one point on a busy street can receive up to 50,000 steps a day, so imagine if you could take all that foot traffic and turn it into something use...

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To Hell With 10-inch Stilettos and 3G Smartphones, How About Designing a Better Future?

Warren Berger | Posted 10.27.2009 | Style

Read More: Design Thinking, Hunger, Sustainable Design, Homelessness, World Hunger, National Design Week, Fashion Designers, Design, Green Design, Interior Design, Style News
Warren Berger

There's a lot of soul-searching going on among designers. Many have begun to grapple with the question: What is the role for design in a world that is no longer quite as "fabulous" as it once was?

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Ecopreneur: From the Boardroom to Bangladesh

Kristin Boekhoff | Posted 11.09.2009 | Living

Read More: Sustainable Design, Panigram Resort, Fulbright, Dhaka, Bangladesh, Eco-Tourism, Living News
Kristin Boekhoff

What made me give up a six figure job at the top of the corporate ladder, donate everything I owned to charity, and move to a developing country that few people can locate on a map?

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Origin and Destination: Culture Matters

Eve Blossom | Posted 07.12.2009 | Green

Read More: Design, Sustainability, Sustainable Design, Green Business, Business, Culture, Green News
Eve Blossom

If we truly want to be sustainable, why stop at environmental, social, and financial sustainability?

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Reduce, Recycle, Reoffice?

Jonathan A. Schein | Posted 07.03.2009 | Business

Read More: Green, Sustainable Design, Rhode Island, Real Estate, Development, Business News
Jonathan A. Schein

A concept borrowed from developers in London and Amsterdam has made its way to Providence, RI with the announcement there of the "Box Office," an offi...

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Bush Home Town to Get the Greenest City Block in America

Cameron Sinclair | Posted 06.29.2009 | Green

Read More: Architecture, Sustainable Design, Green, Award Winning, Development, Urban, George W. Bush, Dallas, Green News
Cameron Sinclair

It's enough to make a San Franciscans choke on their morning bowl of organic hand-rolled granola but Dallas is developing the greenest city block in America through a competition called Re:Vision Dallas.

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High-End African Design Debuts in New York, NY

Summer Rayne Oakes | Posted 06.20.2009 | Style

Read More: Ecostyle, African Design, Africa, A.d. Schwarz, Sustainable Forestry, Sustainable Development, Ecodesign, Jewelry, Mozambique, Trade Not Aid, Lisa Linhardt, Linhardt Design, South Africa, Style, Sustainable Style, African Fashion, Sustainable Design, Sustainable Furniture, Summer Rayne Oakes, Fashion, Style Naturally, Naturally, New York, New York-New York, Style News
Summer Rayne Oakes

The large size, intricate detailing, and one-of-a-kind artisan craftsmanship makes the Sofala plate the epitome of fine African art.

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Greening Hollywood: A Future To Go

Paige Donner | Posted 03.29.2009 | Green

Read More: Mindset, Sustainable Mobility, Sustainable Design, Electric Vehicles, Future to Go, U.S. Air Force, California Air Resources Board, Mta, Kaiser Permanente, Andy Karsner, David Wilkie, Pasadena Art Center College of Design, Lightcraft Technologies, Kill Spencer, Amory Lovins, Greening Hollywood, Plug-in Vehicle, Venrock, Green News
Paige Donner

Pasadena's Art Center College of Design believes that design can bridge eco-friendly products, services and technologies with the public's desire to l...

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Solar Tree Demonstrates That Green Can Be Gorgeous (VIDEO)

Huffinton Post | Dave Burdick | Posted 02.28.2009 | Green

Read More: Sustainable Design, Video, Green Energy, Solar Tree, Solar Power, Green Technology, Green News

Sustainable design can result in some really impressive, beautiful buildings, furniture, cars -- just about anything. But beautiful, sustainable des...

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PASSIVE HOUSES: Using "Recycled Energy" -- And No Furnace

Huffington Post | Dave Burdick | Posted 01.30.2009 | Green

Read More: Recycled Energy, Video, Nabih Tahan, Green Architecture, Passive Design, Sustainable Design, Energy Conservation, Green Living, Green Design, Passive Houses, Passive Houses Energy Conservation, Passive Houses Video, Green News

In trying to cut back on energy, some folks will crank the thermostat down and buy blankets. Why overwork the furnace? But one German city has come u...

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Book writing in an Italian restaurant

Summer Rayne Oakes | Posted 12.01.2008 | Style

Read More: Eco-Fashion, Sustainable Fashion, Green Trends, Author, Life & Style, Eco-Friendly, Green Living, Beauty, Green Living Tips, Eco Advice, Style, Style Naturally, Sustainable Design, Cosmetics, Campaign for Safe Cosmetics, Fashion, Eco Fashion, Summer Rayne Oakes, Book, Style News
Summer Rayne Oakes

I don't know how many times it took dinner with Shawn to light a fire under my ass--maybe three? Maybe four? I don't even remember the restaurant, bu...

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Student Group In Denver Talks Cutting-Edge Global Warming Solutions

Nathaniel Bach | Posted 09.27.2008 | Home

Read More: Energy, Democratic Convention, Wind Power, Sustainable Design, Rhode Island School of Design, Renewable Energy, Climate Change, Partly Sunny, Green Living, Risd Partly Sunny, Energy Policy, Global Warming, Local Farmers, Risd, Home News
Nathaniel Bach

Going beyond the mantras "use mass transit," "shop local," and "use renewable energy sources," the student group Partly Sunny seeks to go beyond the basics and maximize the effectiveness of those efforts through design and resourcefulness.

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Three Design-Savvy Recycled Salt and Pepper Sets

Mairi Beautyman | Posted 09.20.2008 | Green

Read More: Environment, Recycling, Sustainable Design, Recycle, Going Green, Green, Green Living, Green Products, Green Tips, Sustainable, Green News
Mairi Beautyman

I hate disposable salt and pepper grinders. These things should really be banned. Plastic, packaging, carbon foot print...and then after a few months,...

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Clothing Made from Milk and Bottles Made of Paper? The Eco Design Revolution

Mairi Beautyman | Posted 09.13.2008 | Green

Read More: Design, Green Living, Sustainable Design, Eco Living, Eco Fashion, Fashion, Green Design, Plastic Bottles, Green Products, PET Plastic Bottles, Bottled Water, Ecotextiles, Green Business, Green News
Mairi Beautyman

It's really cool to be able to look around and actually see that you are part of a new era in design.

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Greening Hollywood: Sen. John Edwards Gets His Green On

Paige Donner | Posted 08.03.2008 | Green

Read More: Environment, New Orleans, 9th Ward, Energy Efficiency, Brad Pitt, Renewable Energy Sources, Climate Change, Make It Right, Sustainable Design, Coastal Flooding, Senator John Edwards, Greenhouse Gas Emissions, Global Green USA, Green News
Paige Donner

Former Presidential candidate and Democrat from North Carolina, Senator John Edwards joined Santa Monica based Global Green USA Friday as a co-chairma...

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Sustainable Democratic Convention Challenges Organizers

Wall Street Journal | Stephanie Simon | Posted 07.03.2008 | Green

Read More: Green Democratic Convention, Organic Food, Sustainable Democratic Convention, Democratic National Convention, Organic Democratic Convention, Democratic National Convention Denver, Waste Reduction, Sustainable Design, Emissions Reduction, Green Living, Green News

DENVER -- As the Mile High City gears up to host a Democratic bash for 50,000, organizers are discovering the perils of trying to stage a political sp...

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Hydroponics On Your Windows: Cool, Efficient Vertical Farming

Posted 06.21.2008 | Green

Read More: Sunstainable Buildings, Sustainable Insulation, Green Insulation, Green Walls, Sustainable Urban Design, Sustainable Design, Green Living, Hydroponic Farming, Sustainable Farming, Kiss + Cathcart, Vertical Farming, Green News

Many of us still jump to conclusions when we hear "hydroponics" and New York Sun Works wants to change that. The organization is known internationally...

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