ter How vets used fish skin to help save sweet Stella after a fire By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Fri, 24 May 2019 07:37:52 -0400 Fighting for her life after narrowly escaping a horrible house fire, doctors used sustainable fish skin grafts on the Rottweiler's burns to help save her life. Full Article Science
ter Bon Appétit writers show how they use up old food By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Fri, 23 Aug 2019 09:00:00 -0400 A pinch of ingenuity can transform sad-looking ingredients into something desirable. Full Article Living
ter River Ethiope could be first waterway in Africa recognized as a living entity By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Mon, 12 Mar 2018 15:27:59 -0400 Rivers are people too, you know. Full Article Science
ter Man bikes on water to clean up plastics By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Fri, 27 Jul 2018 08:00:00 -0400 Ladies and gentlemen, we've finally reached peak TreeHugger. Full Article Science
ter Plastic bottles are the most common litter in European waterways By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Thu, 11 Apr 2019 08:00:00 -0400 A report found that bottles have surpassed bags and straws when it comes to prevalence in freshwater rivers. Full Article Science
ter U.S. Feeds One Quarter Of Its Grain To Cars While Hunger Is On The Rise By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Fri, 22 Jan 2010 20:15:27 -0500 The 107 million tons of grain that went to U.S. ethanol distilleries in 2009 was enough to feed 330 million people for one year at average world consumption levels. More than a quarter of the total U.S. grain crop was turned into ethanol to fuel cars Full Article Transportation
ter Corn Ethanol, Biofuel's Eldest Poster Child, Is Off To Environmental Reform School By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Thu, 14 Oct 2010 10:00:41 -0400 This week USEPA announced that the maximum ethanol content of motor fuel sold in the USA would be allowed to rise from 10% to 15%. Positives of the Agency's decision are: reduced dependence on foreign Full Article Business
ter Full Planet, Empty Plates: Chapter 4. Food or Fuel? By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Fri, 05 Jul 2013 10:21:00 -0400 The massive diversion of grain to fuel cars has helped drive up food prices, leaving low-income consumers everywhere to suffer some of the most severe food price inflation in history. Full Article Science
ter Why you get worse gas mileage in winter and what to do about it By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Sun, 01 Jan 2017 13:50:35 -0500 There's no mystery why gas mileage is not as good in the winter, but there are some things you can do to make it better. Full Article Transportation
ter Peak Palladium: Thieves are going after catalytic converters from hybrid cars By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Thu, 03 Oct 2019 12:59:41 -0400 The rare metal is now worth US $1,700 an ounce. Full Article Transportation
ter Prix Pictet International Environmental Photography Competition Short List Announced 2012 By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Mon, 09 Jul 2012 05:00:00 -0400 This competition for the best environmental photography never fails to be interesting and professional. Full Article Science
ter Interactive exhibit tells a sustainability story through the lens of contemporary art By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Fri, 06 May 2016 15:34:57 -0400 Art Works For Change is using a unique online exhibit to inspire change through storytelling, including 'featured tours' of the galleries by leading eco-organizations. Full Article Living
ter Celebrate International Ride-Sharing Day Today! By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Fri, 26 Oct 2012 08:53:00 -0400 There is a day for everything, and today we celebrate ride sharing. Full Article Transportation
ter CupClub is a poster child for sustainable, circular design By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Fri, 13 Apr 2018 12:28:04 -0400 It is a cup as service, rather than cup as product. Full Article Business
ter Katerra is "productizing" the housing industry By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Tue, 03 Sep 2019 15:06:46 -0400 We have seen many ups and downs in the prefab world, but they may be getting it right this time. Full Article Design
ter Master Plan for new community in Bergen is seriously low carbon By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Wed, 11 Sep 2019 11:16:03 -0400 It's got all three: low transportation energy, low embodied carbon, low operating energy. Full Article Design
ter Katerra opens the world's biggest factory making Cross-Laminated Timber By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Wed, 02 Oct 2019 09:44:50 -0400 At Woodrise 2019, Katerra CEO Michael Marks wows the wood world. Full Article Design
ter What are "locked-in emissions" and why do they matter? By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Tue, 29 Oct 2019 09:48:01 -0400 Also called "carbon lock-in," it's about time. Full Article Design
ter The North Face and National Geographic are making clothes from plastic water bottles By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Wed, 19 Jun 2019 08:00:00 -0400 The limited edition pieces are designed to give plastic waste a second life. Full Article Living
ter Photo: Blushing phantom butterfly is both flirty and demure By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Thu, 21 Nov 2019 06:00:00 -0500 Our photo of the day reveals a butterfly of most beautiful contradictions. Full Article Science
ter Photo: Stinging caterpillar masters the quiff By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Fri, 31 Jan 2020 06:00:00 -0500 Our well-coiffed photo of the day comes from the rain forest of Ecuador. Full Article Science
ter Michigan Has Large Shale Gas Reserves, In The Great Lakes Watershed By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Fri, 17 Feb 2012 07:16:00 -0500 The Michigan basin has extensive shale gas reserves, yet it is not a political issue for Democrats or Republicans. Why? Full Article Energy
ter Heart-Powered Pacemakers to Eliminate Battery Replacement Surgery By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Mon, 12 Mar 2012 06:06:53 -0400 Researchers propose using the vibrations of the heart to keep pacemakers going, eliminating the need to replace batteries. Full Article Technology
ter 89-year-old Michigan Beekeeper May Lose his Hives After Neighbor Complaints By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Mon, 17 Sep 2012 05:00:00 -0400 Beekeeper, and World War II veteran, is at risk of losing his beehives he's had since the 1950s. Full Article Living
ter Michigan voters say “No” to wolf hunting By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Wed, 05 Nov 2014 16:29:54 -0500 However, the voter’s choice won’t be the final say. Full Article Business
ter Bonterra, the PGA and Audubon International Green the Greens By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Thu, 18 Sep 2008 17:00:00 -0400 Golf courses looking to go green can look no further than Audubon International. From now until the end of this PGA season, for the first 100 golf courses that sign up at Bonterra Greens the Greens, Bonterra Full Article Living
ter Is Brown the New Green? Not Watering Lawns Works By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Sun, 02 Aug 2009 23:58:04 -0400 It's catching on: homeowners letting lawns go fallow during the summer without wasting resources on watering. When I lived in Seattle it was a common practice. After the grass turns brown, come fall, Full Article Science
ter Do Posh Bees Make Better Honey? By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Fri, 03 Dec 2010 05:38:33 -0500 Do posh bees make better honey? These bees, living in the heart of Mayfair, only forage in the best places such as St. James Park and Buckingham Palace. Full Article Business
ter Students create 3D grass printer By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Mon, 30 Dec 2013 07:00:00 -0500 The printer makes designs from soil, seeds and water that sprout and grow into lovely living artwork. Full Article Technology
ter This robotic lawnmower fuels itself with the grass it cuts, then harvests excess biomass for later use By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Wed, 12 Feb 2014 13:23:08 -0500 Could this be the lawnmower we've all been waiting for? Full Article Technology
ter Spirit, Science, Art, Reverence Combined Will Build a Better Green Movement By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Thu, 08 Sep 2011 09:01:00 -0400 After reviewing the major religions of the world's stances on the environment, it seems pretty clear to me that there are more commonalities than differences. In the realm of metaphysics there are genuine and significant Full Article Living
ter Duke Energy dedicates $25 million to EV charging in NC, promises 300 MW of battery storage By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Wed, 20 Jun 2018 06:11:35 -0400 In a compromise with environmentalists, the energy giant is committing some significant resources to clean tech. Full Article Energy
ter Microsoft puts disposable wifi routers into magazine advertisement By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Mon, 29 Apr 2013 15:03:00 -0400 Microsoft decided that a good way to advertise its cloud-based Office 365 software would be to actually put a T-Mobile wifi router with 15 days of free wifi inside a magazine advert. Full Article Technology
ter African inventor makes 3D printer with... E-waste By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Fri, 11 Oct 2013 13:51:24 -0400 Kodjo Afate Gnikou is a 33 years old inventor from Togo, in West Africa. Using mostly e-waste that he found in a scrap yard, he built a functioning 3D printer that he calls W.AFATE. Full Article Technology
ter New smartphone coating could make your screen shatterproof By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Wed, 11 Jun 2014 07:00:00 -0400 A coating made from copper nanowires could make those smartphone screens a lot tougher and help the gadgets to last longer. Full Article Technology
ter Computer chips made from wood could biodegrade By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Mon, 01 Jun 2015 07:00:00 -0400 The innovation could mean less e-waste at the end of our electronics' lives. Full Article Technology
ter Fungi can recycle your smartphone battery By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Mon, 22 Aug 2016 11:25:42 -0400 The best way to extract all of those valuable metals in old electronics may be to grow some fungus. Full Article Technology
ter Battery recycling machine gives grocery store coupons in exchange for your old batteries By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Wed, 10 May 2017 10:32:09 -0400 The machines are popping up at grocery stores in Norway. Full Article Technology
ter How a cheap plywood temporary building became the inspiration for Google's new headquarters By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Fri, 08 May 2015 09:16:33 -0400 It may well be more Jane Jacobs and Stewart Brand than it is Bjarke Ingells. Full Article Design
ter 10 beautiful underwater views from Google Street View By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Mon, 08 Jun 2015 07:00:00 -0400 Take a virtual tour of these amazing spots. Full Article Technology
ter Google to transform carcass of Alabama coal power plant into clean-powered datacenter By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Thu, 25 Jun 2015 14:59:50 -0400 Using the bones of old-world infrastructure to build new-world infrastructure. Full Article Technology
ter Google to encircle the globe with internet balloons next year By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Tue, 03 Nov 2015 10:36:16 -0500 The ring of giant Project Loon balloons will bring data service to people living below. Full Article Technology
ter Nevermind, there won't be a modular smartphone after all By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Tue, 06 Sep 2016 10:10:44 -0400 Alphabet, Google's parent company, has scrapped the release of the Project Ara phone. Full Article Technology
ter Sidewalk Labs releases its vision for Toronto's waterfront By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Wed, 20 Feb 2019 09:38:57 -0500 It is a wonderful wooden and digital world, but will it ever happen? Full Article Design
ter Wild City Mapping: Interactive online sharing of wild urban spaces (Video) By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Fri, 25 Jul 2014 07:00:00 -0400 This Montreal collective is creating an online, crowd-sourced map that will document the city's wild spaces. Full Article Design
ter TreeHugger Radio #202: The Warmest Winter Ever, Arsenic in Your Chicken, Dying Dolphins, and Vermont Versus Monsanto By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Thu, 12 Apr 2012 09:30:18 -0400 Jacob and Brian look at chicken pre-marinated with Prozak, the blackest solar cell ever, and Poland and Vermont's fight against Monsanto. Full Article TreeHugger Radio
ter New York laws regulating e-scooters are almost as silly as the rules for e-bikes By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Tue, 18 Jun 2019 16:14:02 -0400 They are still banned in Manhattan where they would be most useful. Why not ban parked cars instead? Full Article Transportation
ter Volkswagen designs "micromobiles" for life after traffic collapse By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Fri, 19 Jul 2019 11:00:59 -0400 From scooters to cargo bikes, a bunch of alternatives to driving that car. Full Article Transportation
ter Coming soon: weird but maybe wonderful alternative electric vehicles By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Tue, 17 Sep 2019 16:14:11 -0400 BRB introduces a bunch of concept vehicles that look like a lot of fun without fossil fuels Full Article Transportation
ter ITDP: e-bikes and e-scooters are climate action By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Tue, 24 Sep 2019 15:11:34 -0400 Micromobility can solve the last mile problem and reduce carbon emissions. Full Article Transportation