sel Gisele Bündchen and Don Cheadle have an environmental challenge for you By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Thu, 01 May 2014 15:12:40 -0400 Celebrity ambassadors call for support for the UN’s World Environment Day. Full Article Science
sel The Year In Strange Design: 20 of the Oddest, Ugliest and Most Useless By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Thu, 13 Dec 2012 14:14:00 -0500 I really didn't know where to start, there is so much terrible stuff around Full Article Design
sel Micro-apartment has carousel closet under the bed By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Thu, 03 May 2018 14:40:40 -0400 This once-derelict small apartment has been renovated on a budget into a more modern space. Full Article Design
sel Riversimple won't sell its Rasa hydrogen car, but will lease its mileage By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Tue, 07 Jun 2016 14:10:12 -0400 Goodbye car ownership, hello "mobility as a service." Full Article Transportation
sel 'Achtung Baby: An American Mom on the German Art of Raising Self-Reliant Children' (book review) By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Thu, 08 Feb 2018 10:57:00 -0500 Author Sara Zaske shows that it all comes down to respecting a child's right to independence. Full Article Living
sel Compact self-sufficient house has a terraced roof garden By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Fri, 23 Mar 2018 15:48:40 -0400 This proposed home for a young family incorporates an efficient roof garden. Full Article Design
sel Hey Google, this rooftop solar cooker is perfect for your self-driving car By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Tue, 24 Feb 2015 12:58:57 -0500 Why turn your car into a living room when it can also be a kitchen? Full Article Transportation
sel NASA's Advanced Space Tech Gets Turned Into Self-Aware Eco Building By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Mon, 10 Aug 2009 17:35:26 -0400 NASA is using decades of space exploration technology to build a new eco-aware base here in California. Full Article Design
sel The First 3290% Energy Self-Sufficient Town In Japan By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Tue, 15 Sep 2009 05:46:16 -0400 Yanaizu Town, Kawanuma District, Fukushima Prefecture is rural-at-best and about as far away as you can get from the big cities. The town recently made the news when Chiba Full Article Energy
sel 8 companies that sell high quality fair trade and organic teas By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Wed, 09 Mar 2016 08:00:00 -0500 Craving the perfect cup of tea on a chilly morning? Here are some companies with ethical business practices worth supporting. Full Article Living
sel Selenium Contamination Linked to Two-Headed Trout Near Idaho Phosphate Mine By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Mon, 13 Feb 2012 14:27:31 -0500 A government report has found that selenium contamination is connected to fish deformities, including two-headed trout. Full Article Business
sel Questions to ask yourself when buying clothes By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Fri, 27 Sep 2019 10:00:00 -0400 Following these guidelines can help you to build a higher quality, longer-lasting wardrobe. Full Article Living
sel Beautiful, historic town in Sicily is selling homes for $1 By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Fri, 18 Jan 2019 10:21:11 -0500 Sambuca, the "City of Splendor" is hoping to save its historic structures and revive a waning community. Full Article Living
sel Flip Side of Local - New Hampshire Sees Opportunity In Food Self-Sufficiency By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Thu, 03 Jun 2010 08:07:29 -0400 University of New Hampshire researchers have analyzed the economic impact of their State's locally-produced food system. The good news: farm market sales - known as 'direct marketing' of food - Full Article Business
sel IKEA is now selling solar systems, no Allen key required By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Thu, 03 Aug 2017 10:23:02 -0400 So far the panels and batteries are only offered in the UK but it might spread to sunnier North American climes. Full Article Business
sel Six Selfish Reasons You Don't Want Dead Oceans By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Fri, 18 Jun 2010 08:00:39 -0400 TreeHugger asked Andrew Sharpless, CEO for the Oceana ocean protection organization, why we really personally care about the health and fate of the world's big water bodies. Many of us, after all, live far from Full Article Science
sel Up Close and Personal with Natural Selection in Action: The Tale of Two Islands of the Galapagos By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Thu, 02 Dec 2010 08:32:40 -0500 Each of the islands in the Galapagos is incredibly different. From landscape to ecosystem to the endemic species that can only be found in that Full Article Science
sel Selfie-takers are trampling Dutch tulip fields By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Sun, 28 Apr 2019 03:35:00 -0400 After thousands of euros' worth of damage, the tourism board is begging young people to be more respectful. Full Article Living
sel From table to tank: Neste will turn Finland's Christmas ham waste fat into renewable diesel By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Wed, 23 Nov 2016 15:03:29 -0500 Just think what the waste fat from 46 million Thanksgiving turkeys could fuel. Full Article Energy
sel Intensely layered papercuts highlight plight of endangered animals By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Mon, 15 May 2017 08:00:00 -0400 The art form of papercuts is taken to another level with these intricate works that draw attention to some of the world's threatened species. Full Article Living
sel Groundhog EV Day: Ohio car dealers want to prevent Tesla from selling in the state By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Thu, 19 Dec 2013 15:05:46 -0500 It's déjà vu all over again, with the old guard trying to stop the newcomers... Full Article Transportation
sel Wing Bikes is selling an e-bike that costs less than a New York Metrocard By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Wed, 20 Mar 2019 11:50:51 -0400 This is very smart marketing, and not a bad looking bike. Full Article Transportation
sel Fish Farm Taps Biodiesel From Fish Guts By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Tue, 31 Jul 2007 06:30:14 -0400 A commercial fish farm in El Borboton, Honduras is using fish guts--heads, skins, and internal organs--to produce biodiesel. Instead of dumping what's left after filleting for commercial sale, Saint Peter's cooks the parts down to produce 300,000 Full Article Energy
sel Mussels test positive for opioids and chemo drugs By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Wed, 30 May 2018 06:34:00 -0400 Over the course of three months, previously clean mussels picked up a slew of contaminants from the waters of Puget Sound. Full Article Living
sel Do electric cars generate as much particulate pollution as gas and diesel powered cars? By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Mon, 03 Oct 2016 13:03:55 -0400 No they don't. Whether or not you buy into this study, the fact remains that cars are cars are cars. Full Article Transportation
sel It's time to free ourselves from our "thrall to the metal god" By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Thu, 03 Aug 2017 16:28:30 -0400 George Monbiot on how electric vehicles are not the answer. Full Article Transportation
sel Fuselage is a flat pack cabin inspired by airplane design By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Wed, 27 Feb 2019 13:32:16 -0500 Sleek and easy to assemble, this portable cabin offers a comfortable place to stay even in remote places. Full Article Design
sel This high-tech, grow-it-yourself medical cannabis kit is as easy as using an app By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Mon, 01 Oct 2018 14:13:26 -0400 Seedo, creators of automated consumer grow labs, will shortly plant a seed in the U.S. medical marijuana market. Full Article Living
sel Self-powered fish tag tracks fish for as long as they swim By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Tue, 27 Sep 2016 10:55:22 -0400 Long-living fish can now be tracked for their whole lives with a single tag. Full Article Technology
sel It's not just self-driving cars, it is a whole New Mobility Now By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Wed, 22 Nov 2017 14:21:06 -0500 A new study looks at how AVs are part of a much bigger picture of how we get around. Full Article Design
sel The Honda IeMobi is a mobile autonomous living room and the future of self-driving cars By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Wed, 03 Jan 2018 10:31:21 -0500 The car changed the design of our houses; the AV will change our houses and the way we live. Full Article Design
sel How will self-driving cars affect our cities? Two views By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Tue, 23 Jan 2018 11:38:58 -0500 Phil Levin thinks it will change real estate completely; Christian Wolmar thinks it is ludicrous tech nerd fantasy. Full Article Transportation
sel Bike industry bigwig says bikes will need to communicate with self-driving cars By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Fri, 23 Mar 2018 14:37:39 -0400 They want to build beacons into bikes. Will implants in pedestrians be next? Full Article Transportation
sel Conservatives and pinkos unite in hating self-driving cars By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Wed, 28 Mar 2018 16:48:59 -0400 Judging from what I am reading all over the political map, I suspect that autonomous cars are the new Juiceroo. Full Article Design
sel There's a Ford self-driving round games/meeting room in your future By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Mon, 16 Apr 2018 09:57:07 -0400 A recent patent shows some of the thinking about fully autonomous cars, which might look nothing like cars do now. Full Article Transportation
sel Pedestrians will have to be "lawful and considerate" in a world of self-driving cars By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Thu, 05 Jul 2018 15:17:03 -0400 It may be decades before AVs are good enough, so in the meantime everyone will have to keep out of their way. Full Article Transportation
sel Self-driving car gets stuck in the slough of despond By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Fri, 14 Sep 2018 11:48:44 -0400 In which we learn a new and useful word: techno-chauvinism. Full Article Transportation
sel $80 billion has been spent on self-driving cars with nothing to show for it. By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Tue, 12 Mar 2019 09:55:50 -0400 We are wasting too much time, energy and money on autonomous vehicles. We know what to do and it's not AVs. Full Article Transportation
sel Palm Oil Biodiesel, Now With 2000% the Emissions of Fossil Fuels By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Wed, 21 Oct 2009 16:20:00 -0400 Can we just all put palm oil biodiesel produced on deforested peatlands to rest already: A new report from the United Nations Environment Programme shows that biodiesel production under these Full Article Energy
sel Healthy school lunches are useless if there's no time to eat By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Mon, 09 Sep 2019 10:00:00 -0400 With limited hours in the day, many U.S. schools are prioritizing lesson time over lunch time, leaving kids hungry and miserable. Full Article Living
sel 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
sel If More of Us Love Nature, The Environment Will Take Care of Itself By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Mon, 07 May 2012 05:45:00 -0400 Like the word 'sustainability', 'environmentalism' has become a hollow word, a word divorced from meaning, a word lacking in soul, separated from its essence. Full Article Living
sel UK's National Grid supports 2030 petrol/diesel car ban By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Wed, 28 Mar 2018 07:30:28 -0400 The electricity grid can handle a ban, ten years earlier than law makers are aiming for. Full Article Transportation
sel Google's self-driving car hits the road this summer By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Fri, 15 May 2015 08:02:36 -0400 These may be limited to 25 MPH, but the era of autonomous cars is coming at us really fast. Full Article Transportation
sel Nissan and Mackie deliver ice cream without diesel exhaust PM2.5 sprinkles on top By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Tue, 25 Jun 2019 12:49:12 -0400 Batteries recycled from old LEAFs run the refrigeration equipment in this all-electric truck. Full Article Transportation
sel Renewable Tradition: Baltimore's "Arabbers" Sell Produce On Residential Streets - In Horse Drawn Carts By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Wed, 16 Sep 2009 08:23:05 -0400 Wikipedia carries a definition of Arabbers which includes this:An arabber (or a-rab) is a Full Article Business
sel Tesla wins battle to sell its electric cars in Maryland, but more fights are coming... By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Fri, 15 May 2015 16:10:46 -0400 Thanks to an exception for "electric or non-fossil-fuel-burning vehicles". Maybe all other states could do that so that other EV makers don't have to face what Tesla is facing? Full Article Transportation
sel The troubling link between self-care and capitalism By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Fri, 25 Jan 2019 13:17:39 -0500 The covering-yourself-with-blankets movement isn't nearly as cuddly as it seems. Full Article Living
sel Diesel Motorbike Speed Record Smashed By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Thu, 20 Sep 2007 12:19:19 -0400 The DIE Moto, the diesel-engined motorbike which we have covered before, has broken the land speed record for a diesel motorbike, with a speed of 130mph. Full Article Transportation
sel Celebrate Pi Day tomorrow at precisely 3.141592653 (about 9:30 AM) By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Fri, 13 Mar 2015 06:00:00 -0400 Tomorrow, real men eat quiche (cheese pi). Full Article Living