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7:00 am in Cars & Transportation, Design & Architecture, designers, netherlands, public transportation, urban life by TreeHugger
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Let's face it: Even on the nicest, newest subway or bus system, commuting is typically a bit of a grind. One metro station in the Read the full story on TreeHugger
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10:03 am in designers, materials, netherlands, recycled consumer goods by TreeHugger
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From do-it-yourself cat litter to hand-rolled jewelry beads and mulch, newspapers can offer versatile options for re-use after they've been read. From Dutch designer Mieke Meijer comes what she calls "NewspaperWood," which can actually be made into furni...Read the full story on TreeHugger
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11:01 am in bike friendly city, bikes, biking, netherlands by TreeHugger
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In some countries, cyclists are seen as more than rule-breaking freeloaders who slow down cars; they are seen as a viable part of the transportation system that needs its own infrastructure investment. For instance, parking can be a problem in a country like the Netherlands where so many people cycle. In Zaandam, just outside of Amsterdam, Nunc Architects have completed a 700 bike parking building that probably makes every cyclist in North America green with envy.
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12:01 pm in bathroom, bathrooms, designers, netherlands by TreeHugger
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We are perhaps a bit preoccupied with pee at TreeHugger. But it is valuable stuff that we just flush away, or worse, create the problem of public peeing. Rogier Martens and Sam van Veluw of AANDEBOOM have addressed the problem with the P-Tree, and demonstrated it at a recent rock festival. ...Read the full story on TreeHugger
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9:33 am in animals, farming, food, netherlands, vegan, vegetarian by TreeHugger
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When I posted video of a "humane" slaughterhouse, reactions varied from "meat is still murder" to outright respect for someone taking care to do the job right. But just what constitutes humane animal husbandry, and whether the term is just an oxymoron, remains a bitter point of debate among activists of different stripes. Unfortunately certification schemes can only take us so far. We already know that Read the full story on TreeHugger
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2:08 pm in designers, hotels, netherlands, prefab by TreeHugger
Building hotels is expensive, and so is staying in them, particularly in Europe. Sem Schuurkes and Pieter van Tilburg have developed an L shaped pop-up hotel room that can be put in any building. Unlike Japanese capsule hotels, the L shape gives one room to stand up inside. It is an interesting idea that has perhaps a broader reach than just hotels; It might work well in Graham's LifeEdited or similar small apartments where one wants acoustic privacy and room for guests. ...Read the full story on TreeHugger
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10:04 pm in insects, netherlands, Science & Technology by TreeHugger
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Entomologists estimate there to be around a quintillion individual insects on the planet -- that's 1 followed by eighteen 0's, by the way -- but what no one really knows is how many of those are killed when our cars smash into them. Sure, it may seem like an odd sort of question, but for one researcher from the Netherlands, the answer could provide important insight into insect population density. So, in hopes of figuring out just how many bugs are killed by vehicles, biologist Arnold van Vliet is seeking a little help fr...Read the full story on TreeHugger
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