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How Creative Constraints Drive Innovation and Discovery
“Imagine you’re asked to invent something new,” begins a recent TED-Ed lesson by advertising account manager Brandon Rodriguez. “It could…
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Earth Tubes: A Natural Way to Air Condition Your Home
There is nothing nicer than coming inside on a hot, muggy summer day to feel the freshness of an air-conditioned…
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Traceability in Farming Supply Chains
There are growing environmental challenges and people are increasingly aware of the environment. This awareness has extended to social issues…
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The Truth Behind Your Bio Coffee Cup
Recycling cardboard and plastic material is not as easy as it may seem. Some forms of the material are recyclable,…
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Carbon Farming: An Introduction
As we struggle to find ways to deal with the excess amount of carbon dioxide in our atmosphere, much attention…
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Permaculture and Diet: Can Permaculture Help Us to Decide What to Eat?
Permaculture, as a design lens, can be looked through to apply to all manner of things. Whether it is a…
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The Benefits of a Hand Crank Dishwasher
People are always really excited about the idea of an alternative energy dishwasher, and why wouldn’t they be? Washing dishes…
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What to do With Your Plastic Once You’ve Become Waste-Free
You’ve finally made the commitment to a zero-waste lifestyle but you’re facing a few dilemmas. Your house is filled with…
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The Benefits of Using a Manual Washing Machine
When people start picturing washing their clothes without electricity they imagine of bringing their clothes down to the river or…
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Urban Sprawls to Sustainable Communities
Urban sprawl is another name for suburbanization or suburban sprawl. It is basically the movement of human population from densely…
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Avoid City Pollution by Taking Side Streets
A new study has revealed that simply taking side streets while walking through a city can cut an individual’s exposure…
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Soil Cover Systems Help to Grow Native Species on a Waste Rock Pile
Mining operations lead to considerable land disturbance and the accumulation of large amounts of by-products such as waste rock and…
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