Fri, 01/11/2013 | Co.Exist: World changing ideas and innovation

The Greenest Office Building In The World Is About To Open In Seattle — Miller Hull Partnership

The Greenest Office Building In The World Is About To Open In Seattle

Miller Hull Partnership

The Bullitt Center is made from totally clean materials, has composting toilets, and catches enough rainwater to survive a 100-day drought. And it’s 100% solar-powered, in a city not known for its sunny days.

Can We Cap-And-Trade Our Way Out Of The Debt Ceiling Crisis?

Written by: Michael Livermore

If the EPA enacted a cap-and-trade system on the gas we all use on our cars, we could start collecting enough revenue to deal with our financial issues. Best part: Congress doesn’t need to be involved.

Is Tesla Out Of Money?

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Watch This Amazing Beautiful Footage Of Flying Over The Moon

A NASA probe captured this breathtaking video of the lunar surface before it slammed into the ground.

What Food Crisis? We Just Need To Make Use Of What We Have

We could double our food supply just by making farming, shipping, and cooking more efficiently.

Because It Has So Many Hybrids, Oregon Is Rethinking The Gas Tax

Three Years Ago, The World Pledged to Fix Haiti—We Failed.

A new book by the only full-time American correspondent in Haiti tells why a $16 billion recovery effort has badly missed the mark.

Be Careful, Those Whole Grains May Not Be So Whole

Give Up That Dinky Bell And Install A 112-Decibel Car Horn On Your Bike

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Give Up That Dinky Bell And Install A 112-Decibel Car Horn On Your Bike

The aptly named Loud Bicycle is a project that’s creating a horn for bicyclists that lets them be as loud as cars, so cars treat them with more respect.

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The World’s New Second Fastest Robot Is A Tiny Cardboard Cockroach

The VELOCIRoACH manages top speeds of almost nine feet per second, despite being the size of, well, a cockroach. Warning: Creepy scampering robo-roach video ahead.