Lake Erie to Become the United State’s First Fresh-Water Wind Farm
Lake Erie is about to join Cape Cod in hosting one of the first offshore wind farms in the United States. For a while now, plans have been underway to construct a wind power site on the Great Lakes...
View ArticleGoogle Invests in Backbone for East Coast Offshore Wind
We’ve always had a sneaking suspicion that Google is close to taking over the world and they just keep adding fuel to our conspiracy theories. What now? Well, they’ve just invested in a $5 billion...
View ArticleReport Finds Great Lakes Ice Cover Has Decreased a Whopping 71 Percent in 40...
If you live near the Great Lakes, you’ve probably noticed that recently they’ve been better suited to kayaking than ice fishing. A new report published by the American Meteorological Society now...
View ArticleFuture Holds More Toxic Algae Blooms that Engulfed Lake Erie in 2011,...
Everyone could sigh a breath of relief if the 2011 toxic algae bloom that engulfed 2,000 square miles of Lake Erie had been an isolated event, but sadly that is not the case. Researchers from the...
View ArticleClimate Change and Agricultural Runoff to Cause Massive Algae Blooms in Lake...
For some areas of the world, climate change means hurricanes, tornadoes, or drought. In Ohio, alterations in temperature, wind patterns, and water circulation translate into tons of toxic algae...
View ArticleNew York Proposes Ban on Water-Polluting Microbeads Found in Beauty Products
While they might give you a glowing complexion, the tiny microbeads found in your face and body washes pose a big threat to waterways and aquatic life. In order to prevent the small but harmful beads...
View ArticleGreen-roofed music center built of natural materials harmonizes with the...
Tranquility is at the heart of the handsome Sunbeams Music Center, where music is used as therapy to soothe the souls of the disadvantaged. Designed by Newcastle-based studio Mawson Kerr for the...
View ArticleCalifornia storms could herald the end of punishing historic drought
Californians may finally get some relief from the drought the state has grappled with for around five brutal years. Storms battering the state with rain and snow could enable at least Northern...
View Article$70 DIY acoustic tractor beam moves objects with sound
https://youtu.be/6YV0lou4L4c Tractor beams may soon be no longer fictional tools under the command of starship captains, as a team of researchers at the UK’s University of Bristol has managed to create...
View ArticleCalming views of the garden alleviate patient anxiety at this modern dental...
This dental clinic in the Netherlands was designed to make patients feel more relaxed by providing calming views of the garden. The light-filled building with a neutral material palette and open-plan...
View ArticleBig Oil celebrates Trump's goal to open up drilling in national parks
Big Oil is thrilled with President-elect Donald Trump's goal of opening up national parks to more drilling. During President Obama's time in office, leases for mining and drilling stagnated, but now...
View ArticleSkylights stream light into tiny cantilevering home in German forest
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View ArticleEPA accuses Fiat Chrysler of using software to cheat on vehicle emissions
Today, the EPA accused Fiat Chrysler of cheating emissions standards in over 100,000 of their vehicles, echoing the scandal that has been rocking Volkswagen. According to the EPA, the company installed...
View ArticleVincent Callebaut envisions Belgiums industrial zone as an amazing...
Designer Vincent Callebaut presents an amazing green facelift to the century-old warehouses at Belgium’s former industrial site Tour & Taxis in his latest designs for a mixed-use eco-neighborhood....
View Article6 Super common food additives that you need to avoid
It’s difficult for even the most dedicated person to make all of the daily meals from scratch and that often means relying on store-bought foods for condiments and other must-have kitchen items. But...
View ArticleIKEA introduces Sladda, a chainless bike built for urban mobility
The next time you walk into an IKEA store, you might just be able to leave with a new bicycle. While it may seem to be a strange direction for a furniture company to take, the expansion into...
View ArticleA beginner's guide to ethical fashion
Fast fashion is devastating for the environment and for the people who are forced to labor to make those $5 shirts. It also has become so ubiquitous that it can be difficult to avoid. We've created...
View Article5 Ways to make socially responsible clothing choices
According to the Waste & Resources Action Programme, the average U.K. household owns approximately £4,000 worth of clothes but only uses about 70% of their wardrobe. A third of that clothing often...
View Article6 designs that could save your life
Inhabitat readers know that good design can save the world - but did you know design could also save your life? Engineers, designers, and hackers around the world are harnessing cutting-edge...
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