em Minimalist cork and brass wallet makes a stylish statement with renewable materials By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Mon, 01 Dec 2014 13:26:01 -0500 If you'd like to get the junk out of your back pocket or purse, consider downsizing into a wallet such as this one, which holds just the essentials. Full Article Technology
em Connecticut Teen Creates Fashion Statement in Fight Against Global Warming By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Tue, 12 Feb 2008 18:30:18 -0500 When 16-year-old Sam Allen realized his devotion to fashion and the fight against global warming could potentially work wonders together he enlisted the help of a few friends and set out to create a line of clothing that would make a difference… Enter Full Article Living
em Wal-Mart To Help 20 State Capitals Save Money And Reduce Carbon Dioxide Emissions By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Tue, 13 May 2008 09:10:44 -0400 Wal-Mart has agreed to help US taxpayers take climate action. Over the next two years, they are sending energy audit teams to 20 State Capitol complexes to help save taxpayers money and help the environment...while the Federal Government equivocates Full Article Business
em Yale Reduced Emissions 7% While Growing by 5.5% Since 2005 By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Thu, 15 Oct 2009 16:36:00 -0400 They've done more than just change out a few lightbulbs to meet this goal, and in fact this is only the beginning. Their ultimate goal is to reduce Yale University's greenhouse gas emissions to 43% below 2005 levels by the year 2020. Sure, you say, but Full Article Technology
em UConn Tests Demonstrate Great Potential of Hemp Biodiesel By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Tue, 12 Oct 2010 12:17:00 -0400 Some regular TreeHugger readers (and commenters, you know who you are...) are no doubt exclaiming that they being saying the same thing for years, that hemp makes great biofuel--if only the Feds would get out of the way. Well, researchers Full Article Energy
em Jared Duval on Open Source Democracy (Podcast) By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Thu, 23 Dec 2010 12:54:36 -0500 Can government be like a smartphone? An open platform, waiting for citizens to plug in their "apps" to its operating system? The rise of the millennial generation, along with the spread of the open source software movement, has opened up a whole new Full Article TreeHugger Radio
em Mysterious anteater birth is ripe for an anteater-themed soap opera By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Fri, 17 May 2013 18:57:00 -0400 Armani has some explaining to do. But she is, of course, an anteater, and they're notoriously tight-lipped. Full Article Science
em LeGrow is a smart garden system you build with LEGO-like modular blocks (Video) By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Mon, 24 Apr 2017 15:17:59 -0400 Perfect for small city apartments, this system allows you to use a variety of add-on components to build your own indoor garden. Full Article Design
em Earthrise: The photo that launched a movement. (Reprise) By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Tue, 24 Dec 2013 09:57:15 -0500 45 years ago today, the Apollo 8 astronauts took the photo that some say inspired the environmental movement. Full Article Living
em This tip could make memorizing way easier By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Mon, 26 Nov 2018 11:23:09 -0500 It's my favorite new memory trick. Full Article Living
em Earthrise: The photo that launched a movement. By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Mon, 24 Dec 2018 09:19:11 -0500 50 years ago today, the Apollo 8 astronauts took the photo that some say inspired the environmental movement. Full Article Living
em Is Collaborative Consumption a Movement or a Business Model? By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Wed, 25 Apr 2012 11:31:43 -0400 The sharing economy is built more on convenience and the desire to save money than a mission to save the world. But does that matter? Full Article Business
em Could smart locks empower informal cargo bike (or ELF) sharing? By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Tue, 10 Mar 2015 06:24:34 -0400 At first this smart lock seemed like gimmicky over-engineering. Then I got thinking about the possibilities. Full Article Transportation
em Forget about banning glass towers, instead demand tough standards like Passivhaus By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Tue, 30 Jul 2019 14:31:10 -0400 Most glass buildings are a problem, but just banning them is the wrong solution. Full Article Design
em Do personal consumption habits really matter in the climate emergency? By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Mon, 13 Jan 2020 08:19:00 -0500 In a word, yes. We don't have to buy what they're selling. Full Article Business
em Efficient City Farming wins top award at the "Academy Awards of Cleantech" By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Tue, 03 Dec 2013 09:00:00 -0500 Taking the category and best in show prizes will help Efficient City Farming get the funding to grow! Full Article Business
em Film awards stir controversy with angry bike anthem By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Tue, 01 Apr 2014 07:00:00 -0400 The public has cast their votes, and if the winner is any indication, there are some angry bikers tired of fighting the battle for clean transportation. Full Article Transportation
em Find your favorite bicycle-themed film short By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Tue, 17 Feb 2015 14:39:00 -0500 As its reputation grows, the VeloBerlin film awards attract more talent Full Article Transportation
em Berlin public transport system sponsors shoe with an annual transport pass By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Tue, 06 Feb 2018 07:45:00 -0500 An advertising gimmick that gives a whole new meaning to the words "training shoes." Full Article Business
em Greenpeace Protests Coal & Mountaintop Removal Atop 400 Ft Power Plant By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Mon, 13 Feb 2012 17:25:00 -0500 The green activist group's stunt seeks to draw attention to the devastation wrought by coal. Full Article Energy
em Grassroots anti-coal movements to watch By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Thu, 04 Dec 2014 14:58:50 -0500 A new report details some of the world's major on-going grassroots fights against coal. Full Article Business
em Danish design students create sustainable waste bins to solve public trash problems By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Wed, 06 Apr 2016 09:34:22 -0400 The award-winning DropBucket is a recycled cardboard trash can that can be reused and/or recycled. Full Article Design
em The remarkable history and healing power of honey By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Fri, 18 Nov 2016 09:00:00 -0500 How did honey go from being the world's most important food to an undervalued afterthought? Full Article Living
em BuzzBox sensor system listens to honey bees & alerts beekeeper of colony issues By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Thu, 06 Jul 2017 13:05:10 -0400 Beekeepers will soon be able to track the health of their colonies right from their smartphone. Full Article Technology
em The bike and micromobility movement needs its Futurama moment By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Mon, 21 Oct 2019 13:55:52 -0400 "Make no small plans." It's time to stop building bits and start building big. Full Article Transportation
em Meat and dairy are heating up the planet, but nobody seems to care By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Tue, 23 Dec 2014 07:00:00 -0500 Despite the fact that livestock production contributes more greenhouse gas emissions than the entire transport sector, there is an appalling unwillingness to change eating habits in order to make a difference. Full Article Living
em The real problem with the NTSB's mandatory bike helmet recommendation By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Fri, 15 Nov 2019 08:31:12 -0500 We covered this subject before but I got it wrong. Peter Flax of Bicycling Magazine got it right. Full Article Transportation
em Don't let this pandemic ruin the fight against single-use plastics By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Thu, 26 Mar 2020 07:00:00 -0400 Listen to scientists, not industry lobbyists, and just keep cleaning. Full Article Science
em Bed automatically retracts up high in this contemporary tiny house (Video) By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Fri, 27 Jan 2017 14:25:37 -0500 This elegantly designed small space presents yet another solution for the bed: lifting it up to the ceiling and out of the way. Full Article Design
em This natural latex mattress offers a dreamy, chemical-free sleep By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Tue, 30 Jan 2018 10:26:00 -0500 Unlike conventional mattresses, which contain petroleum-based synthetics, this all-natural mattress by Latex for Less is as clean and green as they come. Full Article Living
em Sensor system illuminates wind turbines when planes are near By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Wed, 12 Feb 2014 07:00:00 -0500 One of the big NIMBY complaints about wind turbines is the constant blinking lights that make them visible to aircraft. A new sensor system would eliminate the nuisance, lighting the turbines only when planes are approaching. Full Article Technology
em Offshore wind energy system combines sea water and wind to create electricity By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Tue, 29 Nov 2016 10:19:32 -0500 No turbine blades in sight. Full Article Technology
em How can people demand a "naturally green" environment and hate wind turbines? By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Mon, 06 Aug 2018 14:00:46 -0400 There is either a giant contradiction here in Ontario's Prince Edward County or I am missing something. Full Article Technology
em In last-ditch effort, scientists create embryos of almost extinct rhinos By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Tue, 17 Sep 2019 16:11:09 -0400 There are only two northern white rhinos left, and they are both female; but now scientists have created two viable embryos and there is hope. Full Article Science
em Empowering the next generation of green leaders By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Mon, 01 Aug 2016 13:14:38 -0400 Investing in youth is an investment in a sustainable future Full Article Business
em World's Biggest Urine Separating, Composting Toilet Scheme Fails By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Mon, 30 Jul 2012 15:58:00 -0400 We keep saying that this is the way we should go, but perhaps the technology here just wasn't ready. Full Article Design
em Chinese Fruit Bats Demonstrate Unusual Sexual Behavior Never Before Seen in Adult Animals By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Wed, 28 Oct 2009 12:15:00 -0400 New research published in the online journal PLoS ONE demonstrates for the first time that a non-human adult animal species regularly engages in oral sex behavior. While the behavior has Full Article Science
em How to remove a bat from indoors By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Tue, 29 May 2012 05:00:00 -0400 In the face of a devastating epidemic, bats need our tender loving care more than ever. If one sneaks inside, here's how to remove it without toxicants or harm. Full Article Living
em Mongolia embarks on clean energy future with first wind farm By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Tue, 11 Jun 2013 10:11:00 -0400 While in Mongolia for World Environment Day, I toured the Salkhit Wind Farm. Full Article Business
em Canada declares climate emergency, then approves pipeline expansion By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Thu, 20 Jun 2019 07:00:00 -0400 Trudeau doesn't seem to understand what 'climate emergency' means. Full Article Energy
em New study says we have to stop building CO2 emitting infrastructure right now By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Thu, 04 Jul 2019 14:14:53 -0400 We also have to start retiring what we already have and replacing it with cleaner power plants, furnaces and vehicles. Now. Full Article Business
em Biodegradable semiconductors could help us curb our e-waste problem By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Mon, 08 May 2017 11:05:55 -0400 The thin, skin-like electronics may usher in a future of earth-friendly gadgets. Full Article Technology
em The problem with bioplastics By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Mon, 27 Nov 2017 12:02:00 -0500 They're not as green as they seem. Full Article Technology
em It's time to embrace American hemp production By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Wed, 22 May 2019 12:26:00 -0400 This super-plant has been misunderstood for too long. Full Article Science
em Paris opens first cemetery dedicated to green burials By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Mon, 07 Oct 2019 12:00:00 -0400 No chemicals, synthetics, or gravestones – the goal is to return to the Earth as quickly and subtly as possible. Full Article Living
em A Picture is Worth: Agenda 21 and The Green Movement as Marxist Plot By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Sun, 27 Jan 2013 12:28:46 -0500 The cover of a new book by a leading Agender says it all: Sustainability is just the tip of the Marxist iceberg. Full Article Business
em Environmentalists rejoice as Agenda 21 is implemented across North America! By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Mon, 01 Apr 2013 07:00:00 -0400 A green, sustainable future awaits us all as the United Nations proposal for sustainable development becomes the law of the land. Full Article Design
em Cyclists are the new enemy of right wing politics By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Mon, 16 Dec 2013 07:56:42 -0500 The War on Cars pitch wins conservative votes across North America. Full Article Transportation
em Here's the real problem with the red Starbucks cups: They're garbage By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Thu, 12 Nov 2015 09:26:05 -0500 Robin Shreeves of MNN gets it right in this silly discussion. Full Article Business
em Now this is how to market the ultimate shared semi-autonomous vehicle By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Wed, 29 Mar 2017 12:20:27 -0400 It already exists, is on the roads, and has its own flashy commerical Full Article Transportation