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- A dome made of rearview mirrors, seat belts and soda bottles floats on Grand River Sat, 29 Sep 18, 6:30amHusband-and-wife team Amanda Schachter and Alexander Levi of New York City-based SLO Architecture recently set afloat the latest iteration in their series of Harvest Domes — massive dome-shaped installations made from locally...
- Urban Rivers designs a multiplayer Trashbot Game to clean the Chicago River Fri, 16 Mar 18, 1:35amThe non-profit organization Urban Rivers is currently fundraising to deploy a remote-controlled, trash-cleaning robot on the Chicago River. Urban Rivers already has a prototype out in the water and hopes to expand this into...
- New subway-style map shows how US rivers connect cities and national parks Wed, 26 Jul 17, 9:52pmWhen we think of transportation in the United States, we don't always think of rivers. But according to designer Theo Rindos, the country's waterways once were and still worthy of travel. He designed a subway-style map of...
- The Ocean Cleanup finds 1.15 to 2.41 million metric tons of plastic enter oceans from rivers Thu, 8 Jun 17, 2:55amHow much plastic do rivers dump into the world's oceans? The Ocean Cleanup decided to find out. They conducted what they say is the "first-ever estimate of plastic emissions from rivers" and the results are shocking, as in,...
- First estimate of plastic entering oceans from rivers yields shocking results Wed, 7 Jun 17, 11:08pmHow much plastic do rivers dump into the world's oceans? The Ocean Cleanup decided to find out. They conducted what they say is the "first-ever estimate of plastic emissions from rivers" and the results are shocking, as in,...
- New Zealand river world's first to obtain legal staus as a person Fri, 17 Mar 17, 3:10amA river in New Zealand now has legal status similar to a human being, marking a historic victory for indigenous people. For over 100 years, the Whanganui Iwi have fought over the rights of the Whanganui River, the country's...
- Sparkly clean floating river pool proposed for Australia's polluted Yarra River Sat, 28 May 16, 4:30amWaterway pools have been gaining popularity around the world. From New York City's proposed floating + POOL to river pools already built in Zurich, Berlin, and Paris, people are working around the fact that many city rivers...
- Invisible canoe offers full view of the world under the sea Thu, 1 Jan 15, 12:00amMove over, glass-bottom boats: this canoe/kayak hybrid is entirely transparent. You might feel like Wonder Woman cruising in her invisible jet as you glide through the waters with a full view of everything beneath the surface....
- Studio Gang is Transforming a Dirty Coal Power Plant Into a Green Arts College Fri, 7 Nov 14, 4:40amStudio Gang Architects just unveiled plans to transform a decommissioned coal-burning power plant in Wisconsin into a clean green school. Beloit College commissioned Studio Gang to develop the site between its existing campus...
- Are Mangroves The Solution to Urban Sustainability in Asia? Fri, 31 Oct 14, 4:00amMangrove forests are some of the most carbon-rich habitats on earth, but unintentional urban shifts continue to threaten these sensitive and essential environments...
- Army Corps Plans to Kill 16,000 Birds with Silenced Rifles and Night Vision Scopes Mon, 25 Aug 14, 11:52pmJust picture it: armed paratroopers storming a beach, armed to the teeth and ready to kill . . . a bunch of unarmed, helpless birds. That’s a bit over the top, but it’s not far from the truth and the lives of birds are...
- Isolated by Flooding, Entire Town of Lyons, Colorado is Evacuated by National Guard Sat, 14 Sep 13, 2:01amImage via Instagram The Colorado National Guard has begun to evacuate Lyons, Colorado (pop. 2000), after extreme flooding left the entire town cut off and flooded out with no sewage or fresh water for more than a day. Gov....
- Isoldated by Flooding, Entire Town of Lyons, Colorado is Evacuated by National Guard Sat, 14 Sep 13, 2:01amImage via Instagram The Colorado National Guard has begun to evacuate Lyons, Colorado (pop. 2000), after extreme flooding left the entire town cut off and flooded out with no sewerage or fresh water for more than a day. Gov....
- Mississippi River Flooding Forces Evacuation in Missouri After Levee Breach Wed, 5 Jun 13, 2:00amJune, 2008 sandbag effort. Hundreds of people living in St. Charles County near St. Louis, Missouri were evacuated from their homes after a levee breach Monday night. The Mississippi River at St. Louis was 10 feet above flood...
- BMW’s Waterfall Pavilion Shows Off Efficient Vehicles in London’s Olympic Park Wed, 15 Aug 12, 1:20amRead the rest of BMW’s Waterfall Pavilion Shows Off Efficient Vehicles in London’s Olympic Park Permalink | Add to del.icio.us | digg Post tags: "sustainable architecture", 2012 London Olympics, 2012...