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Post-Olympics Beijing To Traffic: "Welcome Back!"
Photo: Reuters Beijing will not extend its Olympics-time odd-even car restriction policy past its deadline of Sept. 20th, officials said this week, as the Paralympic Games drew to a close. Drivers will be "encouraged" instead to leave their car at... more
Beer Brewery Has a Solution for What Ales Us: Walk to the Pub
What better way to reach Aussies with a message about climate change than through one of their favourite things:- Beer? Coopers Brewery have been running this series of catchy bus stop posters for a year or so now. Whilst I... more
Eco-Friendly Designer Kelly LaPlante Embraces the Three R’s
Kelly LaPlante's eco-friendly DIFFA installation/photo by Natalie Sojka The design industry is not typically known for its desire to reduce, reuse and recycle. Clients who can actually afford interior designers to “do” their homes have a reputation for an “out... more
Diesel Vehicles to Account For 10% of U.S. Market by 2015
Diesel vehicles account for about 50 percent of European markets, but only 2 percent in the U.S. But that is about to change according to Mike Omotoso, senior manager at J.D. Power & Associates, who estimates that the figure will... more
Flatpack Uber Shelter is Multi-storey
We have shown quite a few emergency shelter designs, but Rafael Smith may have come up with the first high-density multi-storey one. "This project is a shelter solution that meets the needs of emergency response but also provides victims with... more
Gloomy Economy Doesn't Stop the Danes From Eating More Organic
It's a Danish (though possibly not organic) by kspoddan @ flickr. While in Britain researchers have found organic sales suffering slightly as consumers feel the gloom of high oil prices and global economic woes, in Denmark organic food consumption, already... more
Ban Against Plastic Bags: Buenos Aires Province Joins
(Photo: s2art.) The government of Buenos Aires province (independent from the authorities of the city of Buenos Aires) has approved a law to ban shops and supermarkets to give polyethylene plastic bags in its territory. In a two-year period, the... more
Sandwich Bike by Bleijh
The Sandwich Bike, designed by Pieter Janssen and Basten Leijh of Bleijh Concepts and Designs of Amsterdam, was such a hit at the Salone de Mobile in Milan that someone broke in and stole the prototype.... ... more
The Body Shop Tea Tree Oil Hand Wash
A great addition to any kitchen counter, The Body Shop’s Tea Tree Oil Hand Wash gets your hands clean with an invigorating, soap-free cleansing gel that contains naturally deoderizing grapefruit seed extract to help dissolve dirt. What we like best about... more
1000 Megawatt (or Maybe Less...) Wind Power Project Planned for Inner Mongolia, China
China, but not Inner Mongolia... Photo: Leo Kan Massive new expansions in wind power seem to be waiting in the wings of the public stage. Search the TreeHugger wind power archives and you’ll find announcements for several 500-1000 MW projects,... more
