All images credit Franke James TreeHugger favourite Franke complains in one of her trademark photo essays that she is irked by unshovelled sidewalks. It is one of those contradictions, where the sidewalk is on city property. where we are not required to shovel the streets for cars, (the city has ploughs for that) but the sidewalks, for pedestrians, are the homeowners’ responsibility. Franke famously does not own a car and walks everywhere, so I am surprised by her complaint…. Read the full story on TreeHugger
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January 9, 2011 No Comment
Images: Mairie de Paris If you’ve spent time in Paris, you’ve certainly seen the work of French designer Patrick Jouin , and maybe you’ve even ridden one. Last year, the designer of the Vélib’ turned his attention away from transportation and to another, more basic need: going to the bathroom. Now installed throughout the city, Paris’ new public toilets are cleaner, greener, and wheelchair… Read the full story on TreeHugger
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Photo: kckellner It seems like an oxymoron that childhood obesity could occur in food deserts, but in much of the country that’s exactly what’s happened. Food deserts , often located in impoverished urban environments, are areas where residents have little access to fresh fruits and vegetables because there are no grocery stores or farmers’ markets nearby. Such areas are often plagued with quickie marts where families feed… Read the full story on TreeHugger
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Broccoli City goes behind the scenes at Coco Eco Magazine photo shoot. Video: Broccolici… Read the full story on TreeHugger
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Turkey could be one of the biggest solar-energy producers in the world. Photo: Mountain/Ash (R Walker) / Creative Commons Just before the end of the year, the Turkish Parliament passed a long-pending renewable energy law that Energy Minister Taner Yıldız boasted would create jobs and encourage investments in new sectors. Environmentalists and members of the renewable-energy industry think the law doesn’t go nearly far enough to help
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Photo: Kelly Rossiter I woke up this morning to an unexpected blizzard, our first real snow of the winter. There is something about a big snowfall that sends me into the kitchen. Usually I bake bread , but today I decided on a vegetarian stew , because I had all the ingredients on hand, and I didn’t have to go out to the store in the bad weather to make my meal…. Read the full story on TreeHugger
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Photos via Jaymi Heimbuch E-readers were THE thing at last year’s CES, right up there with 3D TV technology. And this year they’re still fairly popular, with news that ebook sales have reached all-time highs. However, since the launch of the iPad in early 2010, companies are scrambling to jump on the tablet bandwagon, and merging the idea of e-books onto tablet devices that will also surf the web, play videos, and more. It looks like perhaps the concerns I had last year over e-readers will need to be transferred over to tablet devices. … Read the full story on TreeHugger
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Photos via Jaymi Heimbuch General Electric has been working on smart appliances for years now, and more importantly, it has been pouring resources into getting those appliances connected within a smart home and the smart grid. The company showed plans for a connected home back in 2009, and it has been investing in smart grid technology consistently, including awarding financial prizes for good … Read the full story on TreeHugger
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Photos via Jaymi Heimbuch The Consumer Electronics Association has released a new report detailing how far electronics have come in becoming environmentally friendly, from design to energy efficiency to recycling. It tracks industry-wide efforts toward sustainability and progress since 2008, and touches on transparency of the industry as well. So just how much greener has the gadget industry gotten over the last two years? … Read the full story on TreeHugger
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