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Architecture

We want to work here: Seattle's Bullitt Center said to be greenest office building in the world

If someone asked us, we wouldn't say no to working in an office made from completely clean materials and that is 100% solar-powered. We might take a while to get over the composting toilets, but hey, there had to...more

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Fashion & accessories

PETA Fashion Awards 2013 winners announced: Stella McCartney, Vivienne Westwood and Topshop among winners commended for their animal-free fashion

Consumers are becoming more aware and concerned about the origins of the products in their wardrobe, and fake fur, cruelty-free fabrics and pleather are fast becoming the more

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Animal welfare

EU set to ban cosmetics tested on animals from March 2013

What great news to take with us into the weekend. From 11 March all sales of cosmetics that have been tested on animals will be banned in the European Union. This means that anyone who wants to sell cosmetics -...more

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Charity

Comic Relief brings Red Nose Day 2013 ads to life with augmented reality

We could all use some more fun and laughter in our lives from time to time; this year Comic Relief are bringing its Red Nose Day 2013 advertising to life with augmented reality (AR) technology. Having enlisted the help of...more

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Charity

Stella McCartney unveils t-shirt designs for Red Nose Day

Stella McCartney's t-shirt designs for this year's Red Nose Day have been unveiled. Reprising her role from 2009, McCartney has given Kate Moss, Marilyn Monroe, The Beatles and Tommy Cooper a red-nosed makeover this year in order to raise...more

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Animal welfare

WWF launches world first conservation mobile network WWF Wildlife Mobile

Today sees the launch of the first mobile network that also helps with conservation, WWF Wildlife Mobile. The new mobile network will enable people in the UK with a passion for the environment and wildlife to generate funds for...more

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Green News

Cats: fluffy and cute but also an enormous threat to biodiversity

Cat lovers in New Zealand - and the good cat obsessed people of the interwebz - joined forces to make fun New Zealander Gareth Morgan's campaign to ban cats on the island. His reason: cats are ruthless killers and...more

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Animal welfare

Distressing photo of the week: Terrified Iranian space monkey

This photo of a terrified little monkey has been doing the rounds on Twitter and the web since it was first broadcasted on Iran's Press TV yesterday. It shows a poor little monkey all buckled up, his head restrained in...more

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Arts & information

Swedish artist Michael Johansson uses reclaimed objects to create real life Tetris

How cool is this project by Swedish artist Michael Johansson?! Using discarded objects like old washing machines, shelves, cars, computers and anything else he comes acrossmore

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Vegetarian and Vegan living

Why we should stop eating meat on Mondays

Many meat eaters will tell you that they could never give up meat, not even for a day, not even for the animals that are treated horribly in order to end up on a plate near you and me. But...more

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Architecture

ECOntainer bridge offers new life to old shipping containers

Ever thought about what you can use old shipping containers for? Here's one idea: build a bridge. The ECOntainer Bridge by Yoav Messer Architects will see a 160 meter long bridge made from old shipping containers create a centre...more

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Food & drink

UK supermarket Sainbury's offers free fish in sustainability drive

Dubbed 'Switch The Fish', Sainsbury's new CSR initiative launches today 25 January in an attempt to change consumer attitudes towards sustainable fish by offering shoppers a free, sustainable alternative when they try to buy the most popular types of...more

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Architecture

Tokyo townhouse shows innovation in urban architecture

What do you do when you don't have many square feet available to build on in the dense commercial district of Tokyo, yet you want to have green space? You build upwards of course. Japanese architect Ryue Nishizawa is...more

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Charity

Enough Food for Everyone IF: 100 charities join forces to tackle world hunger

British PM David Cameron might be gearing up to address the question of 'to EU or not to EU' and potentially promise a referendum in 2017. But that's not the only thing on his plate this morning. Today, Wednesday...more

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Green News

Panda blood could be secret weapon against superbugs

Not that we should need any more reasons for why these loveable creatures should be saved from going extinct... Researchers from the Life Sciences College of Nanjing Agricultural University have discovered an antibody in panda blood that is extremely...more

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