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The Voltitude–a folding electric bike–isn’t actually manufactured by the same company that makes the Swiss Army Knife, but its concept and look were… Read the rest inspired by the famous folding tool.
This electric bike prototype weighs about 50 pounds, runs 55 inches from wheel to wheel, and can be folded into a

If the visuals in Maya Lin’s Unchopping a Tree… Read the rest didn’t make you think about the horrific rate of rainforest deforestation, this video from Greenpeace Switzerland certainly will.
[Via: Greenpeace Switzerland]
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Markus Haering, designer of the geothermal project in Switzerland, has denied allegations that he deliberately damaged properties in Switzerland. The project leader, Geopower Basel, has already paid 9 million Swiss francs to compensate for damage caused by drilling-related earthquakes in 2006. A recent risk analysis report concluded that more earthquakes… Read the rest