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Ontario to Become Completely Coal-Free by the End of 2014

Photo via Shutterstock The government of Canada’s Ontario province has announced that the last of Ontario’s coal plants will be shut down by the end of 2014. It will become the first North American...

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NAIAS 2013: Acura Confirms Details for Luxury RLX Hybrid

Read the rest of NAIAS 2013: Acura Confirms Details for Luxury RLX Hybrid Permalink | Add to del.icio.us | digg Post tags: 2013 Detroit Auto Show , 2013 NAIAS , Acura , Acura RLX Hybrid , detroit auto...

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Dopper’s Fashionable Net-Zero Carbon Water Bottle Offers More than Your...

Of the 450,000 single-use plastic bottles used every minute in the U.S., only 20% are recycled ; the rest are dumped into landfills or find their way into our oceans. Using smart design to combat...

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EnerGaia Grows Algae for Eating on Rooftops in Bangkok

Spirulina was a healthy green snack that the Incas used to enjoy, and now the edible algae is grown on Bangkok rooftops as a nutritious alternative to meat protein. EnerGaia representatives told AFP...

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Uber Car Service to Buy 2,500 Driverless Cars from Google

International transportation and delivery service Uber announced that the company will be purchasing 2,500 driverless vehicles from Google. The companies agreed to share Uber’s local transportation...

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Detroit Electric Moves Production of the SP:01 Electric Car from Detroit to...

Although Detroit Electric shares its name with the famous Michigan city, the automaker is reportedly going to kick off production of its new SP:01 electric car in Holland. Production of the SP:01 was...

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SHoP Architects to Design Mixed-Use Complex on Former Hudson’s Site in...

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Which U.S. Cities Have the Best Quality of Life?

Nonprofit initiative Data Driven Detroit (D3) recently released its latest One D Scorecard . The addictively interactive online scorecard charts and compares various indicators of quality of life in...

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Infinity Screen’s FSC-Certified Paper Modules Easily Interlock into Flexible...

David Weeks Studio recently unveiled the Infinity Screen, a modular and lightweight wall divider that can be easily customized to fit a variety of architectural spaces. The installation is created...

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Thousands Without Water in Detroit a Human Rights Violation, UN Says

Human rights experts from the United Nations have expressed their concern about reports of widespread water disconnections throughout the city of Detroit in households unable to pay water bills. The...

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President Obama to veto the Keystone XL bill

Senate Republicans have made it clear that their first order of business as the majority party in the 114th Congress will be to ram through a bill approving the controversial Keystone XL pipeline;  a...

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Detroit Electric’s SP:01 will be the world’s fastest two-seater electric car...

Detroit Electric just unveiled the production version of the SP:01 electric sports car, which the automaker says will be the fastest pure-electric, two-seater electric car when it hits the streets in...

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Sebastian Errazuriz’s transforming wave cabinet opens with undulating movement

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Mercedes-Benz C 350 Plug-in Hybrid debuts at the 2015 Detroit Auto Show

Mercedes-Benz has announced plans to launch ten plug-in hybrid models by 2017, and with that announcement, the automaker revealed its second PHEV: the C 350 Plug-in Hybrid. The C 350 Plug-in Hybrid...

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Detroit’s largest urban farm to produce 60 acres of fresh produce

Urban farming is big in Detroit, and it’s about to get even bigger. Detroit Mayor Mike Duggan announced the addition of a $15 million, 60-acre urban farm where fruit and vegetables will be grown and...

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NASA rolls out new asteroid detection program to defend Earth from...

Meteors land on Earth frequently, but most break up as they enter our atmosphere and the resulting pieces are too small to do much damage. Once in a while, though, a larger meteor will make it closer...

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Cypher CO2ling Plant converts cooling towers into vibrant green communities

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Obama administration announces $4B initiative to support driverless car...

This morning in Detroit, Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx announced the plan to develop a blueprint for driverless technology within the next six months. Many a car maker is racing to be the...

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Detroit nonprofit seeks crowdfunding for new East Side community garden

Community gardens have been popping up all over Detroit in recent years, as local residents work cooperatively to reinvigorate their struggling city. A new project planned for the city’s east side...

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Shakespeare’s famous Globe Theater gets a modern take with shipping containers

The structure is true to the original Globe Theater design, but instead of wood, it is enveloped in industrial mesh that filters daylight and allows the building to come alive at night. Project...

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