Environmentalists want to sculpt an Arctic ice 'Trumpmore' to show climate change is real

Would the face of a certain climate change-denying president carved on an Arctic iceberg last for one thousand years — or melt? That's the question an environmental group is asking. They aim to sculpt Donald Trump's face in ice "to end the debate on climate change."

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Amazing plant pods can grow more lettuce in a 1010 room than a farm can grow on 1/2 acre

Live in a teeny apartment but would love to grow your own food? Say no more — Aggressively Organic's got it covered. The Indiana-based company offers Micro Growth Chamber Systems enabling you to grow more lettuce in a room 10 feet by 10 feet than could be grown on an organic farm sprawling half an acre. The systems use less water too — Aggressively Organic says a typical plant in one of their systems only requires watering once every few weeks. Related:

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18 states representing 140 million people sue the Trump administration to defend clean car rules

California is leading a coalition of states representing around 43 percent of the car market in the United States to sue Donald Trump's administration. The 18 states say the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) "acted arbitrarily and capriciously" in attempts to weaken Barack Obama-era car emissions rules. California governor Jerry Brown said in a news conference, "This is about health, it's about life and death. I'm going to fight it with everything I can." Related:

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Tipoon's tiny home on wheels triples in size with the push of a button

Travel campers are becoming better than ever. Case in point, French startup Tipoon’s new mobile and modular camper pod that triples its size with a push of a button. Easy to tow, the startup says the lightweight and expandable Tipoon Travel Machine can switch between three modes—closed, half open, and full open—in mere seconds. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=55ICtiRxvCw Designed to sit atop a utility trailer, the Tipoon Travel Machine measures approximately 5.5 feet in height and...

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Twisting infinity-loop roof tops this prefab bamboo pavilion

Archi-Union Architects combined traditional Chinese construction techniques with prefabrication technology in ‘In Bamboo,’ a pavilion located in Sichuan’s Daoming Town. Created as a multi-functional rural community cultural center, the project celebrates the town’s renowned bamboo weaving craftsmanship with a material palette mainly comprising bamboo and tile. An eye-catching Mobius-shaped roof tops the building and is finished with traditional ceramic tiles. The nearly 20,000-square-foot...

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Snarkitectures Fun House will take over the National Building Museum

It’s almost that time again—the National Building Museum’s (NBM) Great Hall will undergo another dramatic transformation as part of its ongoing Summer Block Party series, this year under the direction of New York-based Snarkitecture. Returning after their wildly popular ‘The Beach’ NBM installation from 2015, the design studio recently unveiled designs for ‘Fun House,’ a comprehensive museum exhibition housed within a freestanding gabled structure. Created in the image of a giant traditional...

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This foldable, solar-powered skyscraper provides instant shelter in disaster zones

Skyshelter.zip is a mobile skyscraper that can be folded and transported to natural disaster zones. Polish designers Damian Granosik, Jakub Kulisa and Piotr Pańczyk envisioned the design as a compact multi-purpose hub that can be deployed using minimal manpower in a minimum amount of time. Damages during transportation of infrastructure or remote localization can make it extremely difficult to respond efficiently to disaster emergencies. The designers tried to address this issue by proposing...

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