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5 Most Epic Japanese Tea Houses
Japanese teahouses are usually small and simple wooden structures located in remote, quiet areas, but in recent years, architects have been pushing the envelope with modern interpretations of the place of the tea ceremony gathering. Check out Environmental Graffiti's list of five modern tea houses, which includes an inflatable igloo, a tea house on stilts, a cube, a round house and an eco-friendly bamboo hut. Tea, anyone?
Continue reading...Three Environmentally Friendly Mainstream Religions, and One Improving One
Monday, March 31, 2008
On the heels of yesterday’s news that Muslims now outnumber Catholics worldwide, my thoughts turned to my lackluster efforts towards an undergraduate degree (I’ll point out I succeeded) and a course I took on world religions. While only recently have Baptists or Catholics really gotten into [...]
Continue reading...Environmentalism in 250 B.C.
Wednesday, January 30, 2008
Last week we kicked off our new series covering environmental issues throughout history. Our first post covered King Edward I’s decision to ban coal burning in 1306. We’re now travelling 1500 years backwards and halfway across planet Earth to look at the environmental issues and ideas of another [...]
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Monday, March 23, 2009
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