wat Maine student rejects scholarship from bottled water company By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Wed, 15 Jun 2016 07:00:00 -0400 Despite needing to pay a hefty tuition bill this fall, Hannah Rousey refused to take money from Poland Spring Bottling Co., a subsidiary of Nestlé. Full Article Living
wat Good luck finding Maine's Katahdin Woods and Waters; The governor has banned signs and directions. By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Tue, 23 May 2017 17:20:01 -0400 It's another national monument established by Obama and threatened by Trump. Full Article Business
wat Amazing Lamp Powered by Algae, Water, and Your Breath By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Tue, 08 Jun 2010 11:00:58 -0400 Treehugger has noted before how one can generate electricity from algae; Now Designboom shows a lamp designed by Mike Thompson that uses the principle. Place the lamp outside and the algae generates electricity during Full Article Design
wat Stunning underwater plants and sea life on the ocean floor By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Thu, 19 Aug 2010 10:00:05 -0400 These stunning underwater organisms offer an ethereal beauty hard to reproduce on land. Full Article Science
wat Stunning Underwater Plants and Sea Life on the Ocean Floor (Slideshow) By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Thu, 19 Aug 2010 13:50:40 -0400 The ocean is full of uncharted territory -- and of breathtaking natural wonders that look like they'd be more at home on Pandora than in the blue depths just off the beach where you spent your summer vacation. These stunning underwater plants offer an Full Article Science
wat What if we could turn wastewater and algae into carbon-negative fuels and clean water? By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Wed, 20 Aug 2014 12:49:31 -0400 Is this company getting closer to the dream of making truly sustainable carbon-negative fuel? Full Article Technology
wat Streets are for people (and water slides) By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Wed, 07 May 2014 16:32:14 -0400 A slippery art installation in Bristol, England, reminds us that streets are not just for cars. Full Article Design
wat Jargon Watch: Plasticarian By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Tue, 11 Jun 2013 13:36:00 -0400 A new term for those who try to live without plastic, that might just catch on. Full Article Living
wat eBay's Desert Data Center Gets Into Hot Water By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Thu, 01 Mar 2012 16:21:10 -0500 Cooling a data center in one of the hottest parts of the USA can be done by using hot water, as eBay's Phoenix facility finds. Full Article Technology
wat Clever rainwater garden grows squash and corn in Arizona desert By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Thu, 04 Aug 2016 06:44:05 -0400 When you've got a lot of driveway runoff, some careful landscaping can put it to good use. Full Article Living
wat Tour a Brooklyn treehouse built from an old water tower By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Fri, 14 Nov 2014 06:30:00 -0500 A charming treehouse is made from recycled wood and glass. Full Article Design
wat Australian School Ditches Bottled Water, While Another Becomes First Carbon Neutral School By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Tue, 24 Aug 2010 08:30:07 -0400 While no longer breaking news, the endeavours of students and staff at two different Australian schools still merits attention. One school went bottled water free, whilst Full Article Living
wat A Waterloop is a Hyperloop from Waterloo By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Mon, 28 Nov 2016 11:20:19 -0500 Engineering students come up with a hyperloop pod that floats on air. Full Article Transportation
wat 12 storey tall wood tower to be built on Toronto waterfront By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Thu, 05 Apr 2018 09:43:30 -0400 Moriyama & Teshima Architects + Acton Ostry Architects win design competition. Full Article Design
wat Alaska SeaLife Center replaces fossil fuels with sea water power By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Mon, 25 Apr 2016 10:10:23 -0400 The aquarium and wildlife rescue center uses a unique heat pump system to cover 98% of its heating needs. Full Article Technology
wat Bottled & Sold: The Story Behind Our Obsession With Bottled Water (Book Review) By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Tue, 15 Nov 2011 09:00:00 -0500 Dr. Peter Gleick uncovers the complex truth to the bottled water industry, and makes a strong case for being realistic about our addiction. Full Article Science
wat Join Author Peter Gleick for a Discussion of Our Obsession With Bottled Water By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Tue, 15 Nov 2011 11:43:00 -0500 Author Peter Gleick joins TreeHugger for a live chat about the story behind bottled water and what it means for our culture and environment. Full Article Living
wat Would Paul Watson Really Voluntarily Go to Costa Rica for Trial? And Collaborate on Ocean Conservation? By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Wed, 23 May 2012 10:40:00 -0400 Has the Costa Rica Foreign Minister really just suggested that the Sea Shepherd founder might voluntarily go to Costa Rica to face trial? Full Article Business
wat Paul Watson's Arrest Bringing New Focus to Costa Rica's Anti-Shark Finning Efforts By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Wed, 27 Jun 2012 19:02:00 -0400 Two ships of shark fin poachers have been stopped in the past two weeks, influenced by renewed government focus on the issue due to Paul Watson's case in Germany. Full Article Science
wat Ice Watch is Olafur Eliasson's visual reminder of climate change By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Mon, 17 Dec 2018 09:01:34 -0500 "Come touch the Greenland ice sheet and be touched by it." Full Article Science
wat Greenwash Watch: HDPE Chairs By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Sat, 03 Nov 2007 11:48:15 -0400 He must have seen my TreeHugger media badge, because the salesman from Element Square called out and said "No trees were harmed in the production of these chairs!" I replied that a lot of fossil fuels were burned and a lot of CO2 released, and he said Full Article Design
wat The Week in Pictures: Volvo's Pedestrian Airbag, Paris Underwater, and More By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Fri, 16 Mar 2012 03:44:29 -0400 An airbag on the hood of the car to protect pedestrians? We also have a video of Paris flooded by rising seas, a sliding library creates an extra room, and more. Full Article Living
wat DIY wood mold for BioSand water filter system is a low-tech clean water solution By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Fri, 27 Jan 2017 14:16:13 -0500 This water filtration solution requires no electricity, has no moving parts, and can be built affordably with locally available materials. Full Article Science
wat It's World Water Day, and the Great Lakes are at risk thanks to proposed EPA cutbacks By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Wed, 22 Mar 2017 10:44:56 -0400 And it's not just lefty TreeHuggers who are outraged; Everybody is in on this war of words Full Article Science
wat These 100 popsicles are made with trash- and sewage-filled water By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Tue, 13 Jun 2017 16:09:18 -0400 The Polluted Water Popsicles project is meant to shock viewers into realizing how serious water contamination is in Taiwan. Full Article Science
wat New solar technology promises safe drinking water in a compact off-grid footprint By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Tue, 20 Jun 2017 08:00:00 -0400 When the oft-predicted water wars start, we're going to want this technology on our side. Let's hope it survives the budget wars. Full Article Science
wat Water 3.0 solves problem of microplastics and pharmaceuticals in wastewater By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Tue, 03 Oct 2017 08:00:00 -0400 Current water treatment can't remove these wastes that are increasingly implicated in serious environmental effects Full Article Science
wat This new craze for "raw water" will not end well By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Tue, 02 Jan 2018 09:57:23 -0500 They say it has minerals and probiotics, but what else could be swimming around in it? Full Article Science
wat Reefill wants to get New Yorkers off bottled water. What's wrong with this picture? By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Tue, 06 Feb 2018 12:09:26 -0500 New York City water doesn't need to be filtered and citizens have already paid for it, that's what. Full Article Science
wat 36 eye-opening facts about water By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Wed, 21 Mar 2018 10:02:43 -0400 In which we gush about all things H2O in celebration of World Water Day. Full Article Science
wat What is in our water? Known unknowns, and unknown unknowns By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Tue, 03 Apr 2018 09:25:00 -0400 What is in your drinking water? It turns out there may be more than we know. Full Article Science
wat Miracle moss removes arsenic from drinking water By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Tue, 17 Apr 2018 07:00:00 -0400 The aquatic moss clears 80 percent of arsenic from a container of water in less than an hour. Full Article Science
wat Flushing water pipes can increase lead exposure By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Tue, 24 Jul 2018 07:15:00 -0400 Is your child's school flushing water pipes to reduce lead exposures? Do you flush at home? Then you should read this to learn a better solution to lead exposure risks. Full Article Science
wat Water gets weirder as new properties come to light By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Tue, 14 Aug 2018 03:00:00 -0400 This ubiquitous liquid, water, continues to amaze us with its just plain weirdness Full Article Science
wat Vegetarians save so much water By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Fri, 21 Sep 2018 15:48:41 -0400 Scientists looking at water consumption in different countries came to a not so shocking conclusion. Full Article Science
wat Even groundwater is contaminated with microplastics By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Fri, 01 Feb 2019 08:28:00 -0500 This could mean we're drinking our plastic waste. Full Article Science
wat New Zealand bemoans water pollution, but won't limit dairy By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Wed, 06 Mar 2019 13:00:00 -0500 It's uncomfortable to face the source of the pollution. Full Article Science
wat A pretty stream in Belgium is so polluted its water could be used as pesticide By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Sat, 04 May 2019 10:00:00 -0400 The idyllic waterway meandering through the Flemish countryside has been called the most polluted stream in Europe. Full Article Science
wat 'The Story of Water: Who Controls the Way We Drink?' By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Mon, 17 Jun 2019 13:20:00 -0400 The latest video from The Story of Stuff dives into the world of privatized water systems and why this impinges on a basic human right. Full Article Science
wat Calgary city councillors discuss returning fluoride to water supply By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Thu, 15 Sep 2016 07:16:00 -0400 One study and a pile of anecdotal evidence has shown that perhaps the decision to remove fluoride in 2011 wasn't such a great idea. Full Article Living
wat Discover Waterton Lakes National Park, jewel of the Rockies By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Wed, 26 Oct 2016 19:58:00 -0400 This stunning park isn't as famous as Banff and Jasper, but it has every reason to be. Full Article Living
wat Emma Watson Plays it Again with Alberta Ferretti's Organic Line By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Wed, 23 Mar 2011 05:09:53 -0400 She gets around, little Miss Hermione Granger from Harry Potter. First she was the face of super trendy and super expensive Burberry. Then she launched her own line for People Tree. Full Article Living
wat Fashion firm Marimekko turns to birch tree based alternative to water-intensive cotton By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Tue, 05 Aug 2014 16:49:00 -0400 With demand for natural textiles spiking, sustainable companies need to look beyond pesticide- and water-intensive cotton Full Article Living
wat Red Cross Uses Solar-Powered Pumps to Increase Water Access in Sudan By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Sat, 15 Jan 2011 10:34:11 -0500 However the referendum in South Sudan turns out, one thing will not go away quickly: the lack of water in the region. The International Committee of the Red Cross, however, is at work on a project that will mitigate that Full Article Technology
wat Amazing waterproof and oilproof coating (video) By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Tue, 12 Feb 2013 15:40:00 -0500 No wonder the video went viral -- it looks like magic. But Ultra Ever Dry appears to be the real thing. Full Article Technology
wat Repurposed parachutes become low-cost portable rainwater harvesters By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Mon, 04 Nov 2013 12:25:46 -0500 Decommisioned parachutes are being transformed into lightweight rain harvesting systems to provide drinking water in semi-arid regions. Full Article Technology
wat What's the best water filter for removing toxic PFAS? By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Wed, 05 Feb 2020 16:42:38 -0500 Many in-home drinking water filters may not remove the most concerning contaminants. Full Article Living
wat If you have soap and water, don't fret about hand sanitizer By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Tue, 03 Mar 2020 14:55:58 -0500 Coronavirus has led to a shortage of hand sanitizers, but worry not: The CDC generally recommends hand-washing over hand sanitizers. Full Article Living
wat Industries And Power Plants Downstream From Atlanta Also Need Water: Not Just For Endangered Species After All By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Wed, 24 Oct 2007 11:12:16 -0400 When Governor Sonny Perdue of the US State of Georgia filed a legal complaint and then formally asked for the support of the Bush Administration to force the US Army Corps of Engineers to stop releasing water from Atlanta's Lake Lanier, perhaps he did Full Article Business
wat Much Of US South Experiencing Extreme Drought - Let The Water Wars Begin By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Sun, 07 Nov 2010 11:30:53 -0500 Large swaths of US southern states are experiencing severe drought Full Article Living