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- Denmark to build 9 renewable energy-producing islands south of Copenhagen Wed, 30 Jan 19, 6:30amIn a bid to bring more renewable energy and greater resilience to the city of Copenhagen, the Danish government has announced plans to build nine new artificial islands as part of what will become the largest and most ambitious...
- This spinning house uses the force of hurricanes to anchor itself to the ground Fri, 29 Dec 17, 12:11amThis futuristic, hurricane-proof home is cleverly designed to use the force of storms to withstand extreme wind loads. Margot Krasojević Architects designed house to rotate around a helicoid retaining wall, burying itself...
- The spinning house uses the force of hurricanes to anchor itself to the ground Fri, 29 Dec 17, 12:11amThis futuristic, hurricane-proof home is cleverly designed to use the force of storms to withstand extreme wind loads. Margot Krasojević Architects designed house to rotate around a helicoid retaining wall, burying itself...
- Can the $40 Billion Great Garuda Project Stop Jakarta From Sinking Into the Sea? Fri, 17 Oct 14, 4:00amIndonesia's capital, Jakarta, is sinking into the sea. And forget the fuss about Venice dropping at a rate of 0.08 inches per year, Jakarta – home to 10 million people and counting – is sinking at between 2.9 and 6.7...
- Honduran Government Returns One Million Hectares of Rainforest to Indigenous People Thu, 19 Sep 13, 4:34am150 years ago, England granted the Miskito people of Honduras rights over their own land. Unfortunately, that treaty has not been respected until a few days ago when the government officially returned over nearly one million...
- Entire Village Volunteers to Leave Their Homes So Wildlife Can Flourish Wed, 18 Sep 13, 1:34amWhat once used to be a thriving farming community in India, teeming with people and daily activity, is now something closer to a ghost town, at least when it comes to humans that is...