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Stair of the Week: The Glass House by AR Design Studio

May 14, 4:01 PM by Lloyd Alter in Interior Design

Modern architectural stairs don't have to be deathtraps.
Amtrak replaces 30-year old locomotives with high-efficiency 8,600 hp electric models

May 14, 3:01 PM by Michael Graham Richard in Public Transportation

A bit late for National Train Day, Amtrak is getting some nice new high-efficiency toys.
Sea levels could rise 27 inches by 2100 because of melting ice

May 14, 2:26 PM by Michael Graham Richard in Climate Change

If it's hard to stop rising water from causing massive damage during a temporary storm surge in a single location, think of how hard it would be to prevent rising sea levels from wreaking havoc all around the world at the same time.
Need some perspective on time? Here is Today

May 14, 1:45 PM by Michael Graham Richard in Natural Sciences

It's very hard for our puny human brains to understand the vastness of space and the immensity of time that has passed since the formation of the Earth or the universe.
Jargon Watch: Fattelo. It's Italian for Do It Yourself, and here is a lamp to get you started

May 14, 12:55 PM by Lloyd Alter in Sustainable Product Design

The 01Lamp is a demonstration of what we have been calling downloadable design; you can make it from a pizza box.
Meet Earl, your solar-powered backcountry survival tablet

May 14, 12:30 PM by Derek Markham in Gadgets

This rugged Android tablet could bring backcountry travel and emergency survival into the 21st century.
Dozens of U.S. Cities Board the Bike-Sharing Bandwagon

May 14, 11:42 AM by Lester Brown, Guest Writer in Bikes

At the start of 2013, the United States was home to 22 modern public bike-sharing programs. By spring 2014, that number will likely double as a flurry of cities joins the more than 500 bike-sharing communities worldwide.
One Building, One City: World's tallest prefab, Sky City, is breaking ground in June

May 14, 10:10 AM by Lloyd Alter in Modular Design

Sky City will be 2750 feet tall, 220 stories, housing 30,000 people in 4450 apartments. That's sustainable design.
Not too late to reverse dramatic declines in biodiversity

May 14, 9:40 AM by Christine Lepisto in Climate Change

A new study finds climate change will halve the living space of half of plants and one third of animals if we don't act now; but there is hope.
The Wall Street Journal's defense of CO2 is 'monumentally naive'

May 14, 9:00 AM by Chris Tackett in Climate Change

A recent op-ed in the Wall Street Journal titled In Defense of Carbon Dioxide” suggests climate change isn't a problem because plants need CO2 to grow. Climate writers call it a new low for climate denial.
Cool facade features movable modular skin of recycled pallets

May 14, 7:00 AM by Kimberley Mok in Green Architecture

Recycled pallets are the main material in this undulating modular facade of hinged shutters.
Canadian astronaut Chris Hadfield's David Bowie cover is an important moment for science

May 14, 12:44 AM by Chris Tackett in Culture

As you can see from the press response collected below, Commander Hadfield is universally admired, so it has been inspiring to see the overwhelming response to this music video.
Former landfill transformed into a nature reserve opens in the UK

May 13, 5:29 PM by Stephen Messenger in Natural Sciences

"What you have done here...is a monument to what can be done to restore nature."
Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg's support for Keystone XL gets dislike from Elon Musk, Sierra Club, 350.org

May 13, 5:12 PM by Chris Tackett in Corporate Responsibility

Helping provide politicians with political cover to more easily make controversial decisions is not an uncommon tactic among activists, but doing so by supporting environmentally-damaging policies was too much for Tesla Motors CEO Elon Musk.
South-Korea's largest rooftop solar installation (10 MW) to be built on a Hyundai factory

May 13, 3:59 PM by Michael Graham Richard in Green Investments

Hyundai has announced that it will build what will be South-Korea's largest solar rooftop solar installation on its Asan factory, near the West coast of the country.
Tesla Model S sells better than comparable models from Mercedes, BMW, Audi

May 13, 3:25 PM by Michael Graham Richard in Cars

In the first three months of 2013, more people bought Tesla Model S electric cars than equivalent (more or less) models from Mercedes, BMW, and Audi.
NASA satellite shows massive bloom of phytoplankton off coast of France

May 13, 2:45 PM by Michael Graham Richard in Ocean Conservation

This photo was taken on May 4, 2013 by the Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) on the Terra satellite.
Shed of the Year Competition has some inspiring entries

May 13, 1:22 PM by Lloyd Alter in Green Architecture

Vote for your favourite Tardis, Pub shed, home office or eco-shed.