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Finnish supermarkets use 'happy hour' to fight food waste

After 9 p.m., shoppers snatch up heavily discounted foods that are close to expiry.




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Remarkable hotel hosts guests in clear capsules suspended 400 ft. on mountain (Video)

Created for adventurers by adventurers, this unique hotel in Peru features three sleeping pods that guests must climb up to.




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Top 4 supermarket chains for sustainable seafood

Greenpeace's annual survey of national retailers' progress on sustainable seafood reveals the leaders and the losers.




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Supermarket cuts emissions 53%, offsets rest

This is how to do climate action the right way.




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The Jill Stein Presidential Campaign Was Both a Dismal Failure and a Remarkable Win

Stein may have gotten only 0.3% of the national vote, but that's actually a huge increase over what Greens have gotten in the past two elections.




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Photographer documents India's forgotten yet still remarkable water stepwells

These impressive feats of architecture and engineering are one of India's traditional methods of water conservation. Now threatened by disuse and a growing water crisis, one photojournalist is documenting them before they are forgotten.




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Makers' markets are where you should do all your holiday shopping

Put your money directly into the hands that made the gift you're buying.




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Federal Food Aid Recipients Double Their Money at Local Farmers' Markets

The evaluation report three years after Double Up Food Bucks started giving incentives to SNAP (formerly food stamp) recipients




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Crisis for electronics recycling as glass market collapses

Ian Urbina reports at The New York Times on the negative side effects the tech industries shift to flat screen technology has had on the market for recycling old television and computer monitor glass




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Montreal supermarket opens huge organic rooftop garden

Talk about slashing food miles; 'fresh from the roof' is as local as it gets.




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Flowchart: How To Find Real Food At The Supermarket

Darya Pino of Summer Tomato prepared this terrific flow chart to help navigate the supermarket.Marion Nestle of Food Politics liked it, noting:




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Studio 804 creates smaller houses for a changing market

Dan Rockhill and his students keep pushing the building envelope.




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Landmark study shows how to change the building sector from a major carbon emitter to a major carbon sink

When made from the right materials, buildings can be a solution, not a problem.




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9 Best New Electric Scooters on the Market (Slideshow)

Electric vehicles have come a long way in the last few years, steadily gaining acceptance as a practical and sustainable form of transportation. This is especially true in cities, where most trips are short and space is at a premium.




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Getting the Market to Tell the Truth

If the world is to move onto a sustainable path we need the market to tell the truth, through full cost pricing.




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A new home in a dome by NRJA makes some remarkable claims

Domes are tough. Here is a design that tries to make them comfortable. Does it live up to its billing?




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A remarkable video of the ever elusive snow leopard

Ever wonder what it would look like to be in the maw of a snow leopard? Wonder no more.




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Red meat may be taxed in Denmark to fight climate change

Climate change has become an ethical issue in the eyes of the Danish Council for Ethics, which suggested last week that the government consider a tax on beef, and eventually all foods depending on climate impact.




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6 mega-trends that marked the past decade

These are the ones that also had a green slant to them, making them special to TreeHugger's heart.




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UK supermarket trials package-free groceries

Waitrose wants to see how serious shoppers are about bringing their own containers.




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UK supermarket Tesco says it will ban products with excessive packaging

The company is ramping up pressure on suppliers to design less wasteful packaging.




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Iceland marks lost glacier with a plaque

The ancient Ok glacier, a fraction of its former size and unable to move, was declared dead in 2014.




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10 of the world’s most remarkable trees

From oldest to tallest to most sacred and more, we present a brief who's-who of arboreal heros.




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From Parentables: Bisphenol A Found In Canned Soup Marketed To Kids

A new study from the Breast Cancer Fund shows that BPA is found in canned foods marketed specifically to kids. This should be no surprise to TreeHugger readers; we have been talking about BPA lining cans for years. All




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Wintermarket Wonderland at the Seaport

Hundreds of people weathered the blizzard last Sunday to support New Amsterdam's Wintermarket in lower Manhattan. The New Amsterdam Market is not your




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Spread your grocery dollars beyond the supermarket

It supports local business owners and gives you more local and seasonal options.




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"Save Fish, Eat Chips" and More Quirky Christmas Gift Ideas from DesignMarketo (Photos)

Great gift ideas from DesignMarketo, a platform diffusing up-and-coming designers’ small and limited productions. Our favourite: "Save Fish, Eat Chips" t-shirts!




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Hobbit Houses, Geothermal Heating, and More at Økosamfundet Dyssekilde, One of Denmark's Oldest Eco Villages

TreeHugger visits one of Denmark's oldest Eco villages, which includes 74 sustainably-designed highly unique houses and apartment buildings that range from hobbit-style straw to high design.




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How a 'Smart Supermarket' could do away with plastic packaging

A hopeful report by Greenpeace envisions a future where supermarkets have gotten rid of superfluous waste.




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How the Rural Poor Are Becoming a Market for Solar Power

A new generation of succesful for-profit, mission-driven businesses are serving energy-hungry communities across the globe.




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Clothing firms Joe Fresh and Primark to compensate victims of Bangladesh building collapse

Good for the Westons, owners of both, for doing the right thing by admitting their use of the factory and their willingness to help out.




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Naked Filter's Kickstarter campaign tests market for a revolutionary new filter concept

A fail-safe filter that delivers water easily with a sip or a squeeze could save lives in places where water-borne illnesses thrive, but look for it first as a trendy gym accessory.




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Responsible shopper marketing: Rewarding customers for doing the right thing

How do companies close the “green-gap” and turn consumer values into action?




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Creating a market for recycled materials in the new plastics economy

A major brand is putting out the first fully recyclable shampoo bottle made from recycled beach plastic




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First-ever climate telethon raises millions to plant trees in Denmark

The good people of Denmark phoned in enough kroner to plant nearly a million trees.




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This supermarket brand pays French farmers a fair price

Shoppers have realized that paying a few extra cents can make or break a domestic food producer.




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World's oldest insurance market to stop investing in coal

Lloyd's of London joins the ranks of big insurers who no longer see coal as a viable investment.




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Why is Denmark so successful at reducing food waste?

It's all about the culture.




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Danish supermarket refused to sell popcorn containing fluorinated chemicals

Even though it took 6 months to find an alternative, Coop refused to stock microwave popcorn because of the health risks to customers.




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First wolf pack in 200 years is roaming wild in Denmark

Denmark’s last wolf was killed in 1813, but after a female travels 340 miles from Germany and meets some males, cubs are expected soon.




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Denmark allows fast and heavy "speed pedelecs" in the bike lanes. What were they thinking?

We always write "Learn from Denmark." We take it back.




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Denmark wants to make climate impact labels mandatory for food

Appliances have labels for energy efficiency, so why not food?




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15 of the most remarkable trees in the United States

From the world's largest to ones that were here long before the Mayflower, these noble trees are nothing less than U.S. national treasures.




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Meet the beautiful, remarkable tree that survived 9/11

After a month under rubble, a nearly lifeless callery pear tree was found by 9/11 workers who were determined to save it.




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The mini-computer market just got a lot more crowded with this $15 64-bit entry

Smaller, faster, cheaper! Single board computer (SBC) innovations are jumpstarting a whole new wave of DIY devices.




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Australia is home to a surplus-food market

All food is donated and payment is optional.




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New webinars engage the marketplace on responsible forest sourcing

GreenBlue is challenging companies throughout the United States and Canada to change their thinking about sustainable sourcing.




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British supermarket cracks down on glitter

It might be pretty, but it's just another toxic microplastic.




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A Landmark Ruling Against Agrochemicals in Argentina Receives Mixed Reactions

In a decade-long case by a group of plaintiffs, a court sentenced a farmer and an aviator to prison for spraying agrochemicals, linking them to environmental pollution and health hazards. Only they can skip doing any time.




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10 ways to reduce (or reverse) your car's carbon skidmark

Cars spit out tons of pollution. Luckily there are many ways to reduce your emissions - we've summarized the top tips for you.