New Rooftop CO2 Ventilators Funnel Fumes into Fertilizer that Makes Spinach Grow 4x Bigger in Roof Gardens
The study included an experiment that found spinach by the new air vents grew four times larger than the other plants.
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Citroen's New Electric Family Car Could Also Help Power Your Home
Citroen's new family car, the Oli, can change from a family sedan, to a pickup truck, to a low-weight city car, tackling any situation.
Beautiful City of Savannah Wins Survey of Top 5 Most Underrated Places to Visit in USA - LOOK
The 5 most "underrated" cities to visit in the US include Savannah, Georgia; St. Petersburg, Florida; and Harpers Ferry, West Virginia.
Innovative Paint Cools Down the School Playground By 12 Degrees: 'I don't feel like I'm in an oven'
Despite September weather sitting around a perfect 75°F, surface air temp of the SAE School playground blacktop routinely tops 120°F
Berlin's Derelict Airport Undergoes Transformation to Become a Sustainable Neighborhood
The neighborhood is around 5 square kilometers, with 5,000 homes capable of housing 10,000 people, in an urban yet eco-friendly lifestyle.
The World's First Boat Elevator Helped Turn Scottish Canals Into Green Veins of Joy
It took a century for Scotland to realize the recreational resource of their old coal-carrying canal network, which is now the nation's joy.
Colorful Mumbai Overpass Goes Viral After Being Converted into Sporting Complex for Community
Built beneath the Sector 15 Sanpada overpass in Mumbai, a video of the kids playing went viral and drew the attention of other city planners
Renovation Unearths Paintings Behind Kitchen Walls Nearly 400-Years-old
In York, a seemingly normal apartment was hiding a historic secret for centuries until a kitchen remodeling exposed it to the light of day.
Doctor Ditches Car Stuck in Traffic to Run 45 Minutes and Perform Critical Surgery
He knew he already had a patient prepped for surgery, and two other patients later in the day with scheduled procedures.
Once Biologically Dead, the River Mersey in England is "Best Environmental Story in Europe"
Having suffered greatly from pollution for years, the River Mersey is being called the best environmental story in Europe.
Urban Trees at the End of Life Are Turned into Valuable Products, Rather Than Chipped for Landfil
Cities across America are producing millions of board-feet of high quality lumber from trees cut down in urban areas.
Bus Stops in Scotland Go Green - With Roofs Covered in Plants as a Gift For Honeybees
With turf roofs, solar panels, and eletronic displays with cutting edge energy effeciency, Aberdeen's bus stops are going green.
These 'Invisible' Solar Panels Appear Just Like Historic Italian Terracotta Roofs and Can Help Green Historic Buildings
The terracotta tiles are made from a polymeric compound that lets sunlight in but appears opaque to the human eye.
China's War on Pollution Improved Air Quality 42%, Reduced Global Pollution Average, and Returned 2 Years of Life to Citizens
While the life expectancy has risen on average 2.2 years, some cities like Beijing and Baoding have seen far more drastic increases
South Korea Created A Program that Reuses 90% of the Country's Food Scraps-to Grow Crops Instead of Landfills
The service turns 90% of the country's waste into ample supplies of animal feed, fertilizer, and biogas that heats thousands of homes.
Mumbai's 'Museum on Wheels' Travels to Rural Villages to Benefit Children
The innovative education idea has so far traveled over 50,000 miles and visited 700 cities in states like Karnataka, Maharashtra, and Goa.
Artists Transform Swastika Graffiti into Friendly Works of Street Art
Instead of the community having to look at ugly hate symbols every day, this team of artists is making sure that they see cute animal and plant illustrations.
These Are the 20 Best Cities in America By the Numbers… 7 Are in California and 7 in the Midwest
A comparison of well-being inside cities across the US provides a nice benchmark for anyone thinking of moving–with Fremont, CA coming in #1.
Japanese Eels Found Living in Polluted River are Shining Example of Resilience
The institute says the study confirmed that crabs and other creatures the eels feed on also live in the river, making it a whole ecosystem.
Tel Aviv to Become First City With Electric Road That Charges Public Transportation
Israel's Tel Aviv-Yafo Municipality is building a pilot electric road that will power specially equipped buses as they drive.
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