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Stick ‘Em Up! Olympic Stadium Will Be Made of Guns and Knives

Jennifer Berry, January 21st, 2010

Inhabitat reports that confiscated weapons from London's Metropolitan Police Department are being melted down into scrap metal and used to help build the Olympic stadium for the 2012 games. Other unusual metals are also in play in the stadium's design. The Olympic Stadium ring beam that supports the fabric roof was changed so that reclaimed gas pipes could be ... read more

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Carbon Labels Could Be Standard For Food in U.K.

Marisa McNatt, January 21st, 2010

What's the environmental impact of that bag of chips you had for lunch? Consumers in the U.K. would like to know before they buy, according to a recent study conducted by Newcastle Business School of Northumbria University. Of the 432 U.K. supermarket shoppers who responded to the study, almost three-fourths are in favor of carbon labels, which have already become ... read more

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Tagged basics, climatechange, energy, ideas, noteworthy, organic, packaging

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