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Stephen Teeple Shows That Social Housing Can Be Green and Gorgeous

All images credit Shai Gil These days, people don’t build a lot of social housing, and when they do it is usually, as architectural critic John Bentley Mays noted, “architecturally dull and oppressive places, like jails, meant to encourage tenants to move on as quickly as possible”. Three years ago TreeHugger covered the design of Stephen Teeple’s 60 Richmond Street Coop in Toronto and thought it was different; Mark Guslits, then head of the Toronto Community Housing Corp, said “We happen… Read the full story on TreeHugger

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Turning Energy Savings in London into Solar for Africa

Image credit: WK London , used with permission. We all know that energy conservation is good. And it is clear that solar can be a life saver in developing countries , as well as a great catalyst for improved school performance . But what if turning off the lights in your home or office could help someone in Africa turn theirs on? An innova… Read the full story on TreeHugger

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Worm Composting Becomes Big Business

Image credit: Jeff Schuler , used under Creative Commons license. A few weeks ago we caught a behind-the-scenes glimpse at an industrial composting operation . But it’s not just regular composting that’s going mainstream. Vermicomposting, or worm composting —which I tend to think of as the crunchier, DIY end of composting—is al… Read the full story on TreeHugger

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Matt Hughes Storm Chaser Death ! – Actual Unseen Footage

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Matt Hughes Storm Chaser Death [Watch Video]

Visit videoliners.com to watch it all. Storm Chasers star and meteorologist Matt Hughes was revealed to be dead on last night’s show. The network only said that he died “due to an injury unrelated to his chasing activities,” leaving many people wondering how did Matt Hughes die? “The cause of death was hanging,” Amanda Matthews, spokeswoman for Cedgwick County Forensic Science Center, according to E! Online.

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WATCH Matt Hughes Storm Chaser Death (Video)

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‘Storm Chasers’ Star Matt Hughes Dead at 30

Click shouldtoday.com – to watch ‘Storm Chasers’ Star Matt Hughes Dead at 30 FREE Veteran meteorologist Matt Hughes, a star on Discovery Channel’s ‘Storm Chasers,’ was memorialized in his final episode on Nov. 3. He died on May 26 in Wichita, Kansas, at 30 years old. Many fans only learned of his death when the episode aired. The installment, titled ‘Dedication,’ detailed Hughes’ final storm chase. His cause of death has yet to be confirmed, but was “unrelated to his often dangerous hobby,”

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South-Korea to Invest $8.2B In Massive Offshore Wind Farms

Image: Creative Commons You Don’t Need a Weatherman… If there’s one thing that South-Korea has a lot of, it’s coastlines. Offshore wind power is a great fit for the country, which is probably why the government and private companies have decided to invest 9.2 trillion won ($8.2 billion) in offshore wind farms. A 100 MW pilot wind farm is scheduled to come online by 2013, to be followed by a 900 MW one by 2016, and then an additional 1,500 MW of further capacity by 2019, for a total of 2,500 MW and 500 turbines (huge 5 MW ones!)… Read the full story on TreeHugger

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Panasonic Buys a 2% Stake in Tesla Motors for $30M

Images: Panasonic and Tesla Motors logos The Two of Us Will Go Far (at Least 244 Miles Per Charge) Panasonic, which suppliers lithium-ion cells to electric car maker Tesla Motors, has decided to make the business relationship a bit more serious. The Japanese giant has bought about 2% of the Californian startup’s shares in a private placement ($30 million, $21.15 per share). Panasonic and Tesla plan to jointly market and sell Tesla battery packs using Panasonic’s battery cells…. Read the full story on TreeHugger

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