The Eden Project

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How Eden Project millionaire went from life on the dole to buying a museum and golf course

Sir Tim Smit created Heligan, owned Charlestown's museum and has most recently rankled locals with several attempts to redevelop a golf course - but how did the Eden co-founder make his millions? The ...
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The U.K. Takes Green to the Extreme

In the late 1990s, Tim Smit — an archaeologist turned pop-music producer — decided to build a new Eden. The Dutch-born Englishman envisioned a grand environmental-education park in the depressed ...
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The Eden Project turns 25

The Eden Project turns 25 this year, marking a milestone that celebrates the past while looking to the future. Built in a ...