sid Can being outside help treat ADHD? By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Mon, 20 Aug 2018 09:00:00 -0400 Nature has a treatment, and it doesn't come in a bottle. Full Article Living
sid Are these the tiniest microfarms of all? NYC artist grows food inside furniture By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Sat, 17 Mar 2012 08:00:00 -0400 From chard on a chair to tat soi in a suitcase, artist Jenna Spevack is cultivating a tasty variety of organic microgreens in her furniture farms -- and visitors to her upcoming gallery show will be able to reap the harvest. Full Article Living
sid Maldives' Ousted Climate-Activist President to be Tried on Sunday By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Wed, 31 Oct 2012 16:02:00 -0400 Mohamed Nasheed says his conviction is a foregone conclusion. Full Article Business
sid The Jill Stein Presidential Campaign Was Both a Dismal Failure and a Remarkable Win By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Fri, 16 Nov 2012 14:50:00 -0500 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. Full Article Business
sid Bhutan residents celebrate royal birth by planting 108,000 trees By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Tue, 15 Mar 2016 07:00:00 -0400 The happy country that set a Guinness record for planting 49,672 trees in just one hour welcomes the birth of a new prince by more than doubling that planting. Full Article Science
sid Pizza Hut promises antibiotic-free wings and side orders by 2022 By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Wed, 20 Jun 2018 06:39:00 -0400 The fast food chain has taken last year's promise to eliminate antibiotics from pizza a step further. Full Article Living
sid 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
sid Is It Time to Consider 'Energy Sprawl' When Discussing Future Energy & Climate Policy? By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Wed, 26 Aug 2009 11:50:00 -0400 A new article published in the online journal PLoS ONE takes on the issue of energy sprawl -- namely how much land is required to produce energy from different sources -- under different potential US energy and climate policies in 2030. Full Article Energy
sid Ditching Ethanol Subsidy Will Save US $6 Billion - Won't Hurt Domestic Production Either By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Wed, 21 Jul 2010 11:06:00 -0400 Two new pieces in NRDC's Switchboard blog remind us that the debate over corn ethanol subsidies is alive and well; and illustrate, through two new reports, the benefits of ditching Federal support altogether. The first, from the Full Article Business
sid The Koch Brothers Are Right: Ethanol Subsidies Should Go By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Tue, 14 Jun 2011 11:56:00 -0400 Few industrialists in recent times have done more to imperil environmental protections and public health than the Koch brothers. The force behind Americans for Prosperity and Koch Industries have galvanized Full Article Business
sid Senate Votes to End Billions in Ethanol Subsidies By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Thu, 16 Jun 2011 16:12:00 -0400 A measure that would remove roughly $6 billion in annual ethanol subsidies just passed the U.S. Senate, signaling, among other things, a shift in public attitude towards the once-heralded alternative fuel. It Full Article Business
sid Republican Presidential Hopefuls Out Of Step With Their Religions On Climate Change By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Mon, 27 Jun 2011 12:31:00 -0400 Here at TreeHugger we've long documented how every major religious group has come out supporting strong action on climate change, so the following irony, pointed out by Climate Progress shouldn't come as a shock: Even Full Article Living
sid In California, people without rooftop solar panels pay a $65 per year subsidy to those with them By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Wed, 18 Apr 2018 11:09:06 -0400 Solar power is a wonderful thing but the benefits are not evenly distributed. Full Article Energy
sid 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
sid Sidewalk Labs: A once-in-a-lifetime opportunity or a brazen corporate highjack? By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Tue, 25 Jun 2019 10:56:10 -0400 The proposal for redeveloping Toronto's waterfront into a green, sustainable, urban tech hub is controversial. Full Article Design
sid Montreal considering separate traffic laws for cyclists By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Fri, 16 Mar 2018 08:18:06 -0400 The age of vehicular cycling is coming to an end; cyclists want equity, not equality Full Article Transportation
sid Pop-up charging hub borrows the sidewalk instead of stealing it By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Tue, 13 Aug 2019 13:26:37 -0400 Docked electric cars can be worse than dockless scooters for pedestrians, but the UEone is a step in the right direction. Full Article Transportation
sid 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
sid We Are Like "Watermelons: Green On The Outside And Red Or Socialist On The Inside." By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Thu, 25 Feb 2010 17:17:49 -0500 Name calling is so much fun. Maryland State Senator Richard Colburn, R-Cambridge, thought he was having some at our expense when he characterized Full Article Business
sid Historical courtyard residence converted into modern workspace in Beijing By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Thu, 30 Aug 2018 13:45:27 -0400 A traditional dwelling has been preserved by renovating it to include a new office, library, kitchen and guest room. Full Article Design
sid Business park plans 15 MW, unsubsidized solar farm By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Tue, 21 Aug 2018 06:42:13 -0400 As subsidy-free renewables proliferate, it will become harder to derail decarbonization. Full Article Business
sid Divestment is now considered a 'material risk' by fossil fuel industries By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Wed, 19 Dec 2018 06:52:04 -0500 And we thought it was all about symbolism... Full Article Energy
sid BMW Considering Launching EV by 2012? By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Wed, 19 Mar 2008 12:10:00 -0400 During a recent interview, BMW chief executive Norbert Reithofer revealed that the German automaker was considering bringing a battery-powered vehicle to the U.S. market by 2012 in an effort to meet more stringent Full Article Transportation
sid Morocco pledges to ax fossil fuel subsidies By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Wed, 10 Jun 2015 06:20:21 -0400 A level playing field for renewables is about to get a step closer, at least in Morocco. Full Article Energy
sid Thermal power plants use 4x more water than all US residents, solar PV doesn't need a drop By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Thu, 06 Feb 2014 15:38:03 -0500 As you can see in the satellite photos above, California is experiencing a massive drought over most of the state. The most visible aspect from space is the snow cover (or lack thereof) over the Sierra Nevada mountain range Full Article Energy
sid 'Whimsical scientist' seals himself inside greenhouse for climate change experiment (Video) By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Wed, 24 Oct 2018 12:49:23 -0400 This man wants to prove a point about rising global carbon dioxide levels by locking himself inside this DIY greenhouse for the next three days. Full Article Science
sid Key glacier in Antarctica is cracking from the inside out By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Tue, 29 Nov 2016 12:57:04 -0500 New discovery points to troubling signs for the West Antarctic Ice Sheet, the collapse of which would prove catastrophic. Full Article Science
sid Residents of Mallorca want cruise ships to go away By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Fri, 26 Jul 2019 09:00:00 -0400 The 'mega cruises' are harming the environment, the island's aesthetic appeal, and local quality of life. Full Article Living
sid Why throw subsidies at electric cars when 48 percent of trips are less than 3 miles? By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Mon, 23 Sep 2019 15:37:19 -0400 A new study shows that there is some seriously low-hanging fruit here that would deliver more bang for the buck. Full Article Transportation
sid 31 outside-the-box tips to ditch plastic By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Tue, 02 Jul 2019 16:12:55 -0400 TreeHugger and Elephant Journal have teamed up to share 31 creative tips for skipping plastic, one for each day of July. Full Article Science
sid Residents Band Together to Protect Maine’s Woods from Development By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Sat, 20 Oct 2012 07:00:00 -0400 Picture having a massive, beautiful expanse of woods near your home. You go there to hike, fish, hunt -- just to enjoy nature. Now picture a highway running through it. Full Article Transportation
sid Cousins River Residence by GO Logic is smaller and simpler By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Tue, 17 May 2016 11:48:06 -0400 Who says you can't have both beauty and efficiency? Full Article Design
sid Seattle Kids Are Exploring Trees Inside And Out By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Thu, 07 Feb 2008 23:58:11 -0500 Trees are the longest living and largest living organisms on earth. One acre of forest absorbs six tones of carbon dioxide and puts out four tones of oxygen. Trees are good noise barriers, making a city and neighborhood quieter. This is just the tip of Full Article Living
sid Are sidewalks a civic responsibility? Not in Atlanta By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Thu, 21 Feb 2013 14:35:00 -0500 One might think that promoting walking as an alternative to driving might be good for cities clogged with cars full of overweight people. Full Article Business
sid Sidewalks are critical infrastructure and should be a civic responsibility By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Tue, 08 Nov 2016 11:30:03 -0500 It is appalling that in much of America, they are considered a frill. Full Article Design
sid Two dead because trucks don't have side guards and cyclists apparently can't stay upright By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Thu, 21 Dec 2017 11:44:25 -0500 In Brooklyn and Toronto, the same story: "accidents" where cyclists somehow lose control, fall under rear wheels. Full Article Transportation
sid Czech President & Climate Denier Vaclav Klaus To Preside Over EU In 2009 By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Thu, 04 Dec 2008 09:20:18 -0500 Just when we thought there was a chance for a rationalist US Administration to mesh with the Climate-action oriented EU and with an increasingly open-minded China...[Vaclav] Klaus has called man-made global Full Article Business
sid Small wooden home sits like a modernist mountain in the countryside By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Tue, 29 Sep 2015 07:00:00 -0400 Inspired by arthropods, this minimalist all-wood home features a spacious-feeling interior and energy-efficient, passive heating and cooling strategies. Full Article Design
sid The President of Iceland is right: Ban pineapple pizza. By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Wed, 22 Feb 2017 12:06:09 -0500 This is a silly post, about a silly bit of news, but is a reminder that we really should think about what we eat. Full Article Living
sid Trudeau government promises electric car subsidies, public transit support, wind and tidal power By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Wed, 20 Mar 2019 09:12:00 -0400 Now if only he can keep his job in the fall election. Full Article Business
sid The Lace Collection, Matteria shows off the romantic side of eco-design By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Thu, 01 Jul 2010 04:05:44 -0400 Lace is back! A while ago Lloyd wrote about the California-based Eurolaces, believed to be the first company to offer 100% certified machine-made macramé style organic cotton lace trim for apparel or curtains. Now lace has become a theme amongst the Full Article Design
sid New York's Governor Cuomo considers helmet mandates for car drivers By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Tue, 28 Jan 2020 08:37:49 -0500 He wants data? We've got data. And if it saves just one life..... Full Article Transportation
sid A closer look at Telus Sky: Can an all-glass tower really be considered green? By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Mon, 15 Jul 2013 09:49:00 -0400 The building is handsome and sexy, just like Bjarke. But this is Calgary, and you need a warm jacket in winter. Full Article Design
sid U.S. national parks waive entry fees to help people get outside By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Thu, 19 Mar 2020 11:00:00 -0400 Social distancing doesn't mean you can't go for a solitary hike in the wilderness. Full Article Living
sid Make this the last AIA Awards where they don't consider sustainability By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Thu, 30 Jan 2020 15:21:38 -0500 They say these are about celebrating the best contemporary architecture. But what does that mean today? Full Article Design
sid Staten Island residents fight to save green space from becoming condos By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Fri, 21 Feb 2014 16:41:20 -0500 Mount Manresa was a community space owned by Jesuits, but has now been sold to developers. Full Article Design
sid Presidents' Day Survey: Who Is The Greenest President? By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Mon, 17 Feb 2020 07:16:51 -0500 The results of our annual survey are often surprising. Full Article Business
sid It's time to consider carbon rationing, and all that that entails By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Mon, 16 Dec 2019 10:43:09 -0500 With a carbon credit card, it doesn't have to be hard. Full Article Science
sid Recycling packaging is important, but doesn't the inside count? By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Wed, 27 Apr 2016 14:33:41 -0400 Why so much focus on packaging when product waste is equally important to consider? Full Article Business
sid Car industry splits over California emissions rules. What side is your car maker on? By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Tue, 29 Oct 2019 13:40:32 -0400 I was disappointed to see that Subaru, beloved of TreeHugger types, is on the wrong side of this issue. Full Article Transportation