GE consolidates all kitchen appliances into sleek, Eco friendly block of metal

GE’s Ingenious Idea for Simplifying Every Gadget in Your Kitchen
Joseph Flaherty, wired.com

EcoSwitch, a modular kitchen kit, could replace half a dozen gadgets.

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Samsara: brilliant video on food production

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Juniper Ridge’s Wild-Harvested Fragrances Capture Nature in a Bottle

Juniper Rock
Juniper Rock (Photo credit: BLMOregon)

Lori Zimmer, ecouterre.com

Photo by Lori Zimmer for EcouterreWith a belief that fragrances should not be fake, Juniper Ridge is the world’s only wild fragrance company. Each of Juniper Ridge’s products are made by harvesting plants, bark, moss, mushrooms and tree trimmings…

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Juniper Ridge’s Wild-Harvested Fragrances Capture Nature in a Bottle

We’ve reached peak car and the end of the commute

‘Peak Car’ and the Beginning of the End of the Commute
businessweek.com

A growing number of urban planners and transportation experts believe that the developed world’s car traffic will decline

Airbnb HQ in San Fran features a lush wall of plants and other coolness

Inside the AirBNB Headquarters in San Francisco
Staff, hypebeast.com

Though it is in the dis­tinct busi­ness of cre­at­ing homey accom­mo­da­tions in any loca­tion, at the end of the day AirBNB needs its own nest. To cope with its impres­sive growth over the past few years, the bur­geon­ing web­site has recent­ly…

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Trees around your house cuts pollution by 50%

Don’t Like Pollution In Your Home? Plant A Row Of Trees And Breathe Easier By Half
fastcoexist.com

New science shows that even one or two extra trees on the street can reduce dust and allergens inside homes. Perhaps cities and homeowners should consider more “tactical” urban greening?

Trees aren’t just nice to look at. They also pro­vide key…

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Sea water helps cystic fibrosis

The Surfing Solution: How Seawater Can Help Treat Cystic Fybrosis
Ariel Ramchandani, wired.com

Cystic fibrosis, it turns out, doesn’t like salt water. Inhaling it rehydrates the airways, allowing mucus to flow more easily and be dislodged by coughing. Patients have used saline nebulizers to achieve this effect for years, and new units are …

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Steely cottage

Steely Cottage
steven, tinyhouseswoon.com

A fully off-grid tiny house in New Mexico.

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Visualizing NYC’s toxic waste sites

New York City’s (Many) Toxic Sites, Mapped For Your Avoidance Convenience
fastcoexist.com

An interactive map of every bad pollution situation in the city creates a history of our urban development.

Take one look at this inter­ac­tive map of New York City’s toxic sites, and the city appears to be one giant mine­field loaded with…

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iPhone app detects radiation

(via A Smartphone App That Detects Radiation In A Disaster | Popular Science)