un Gas stoves are unhealthy and polluting, and the New York Times is on it By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Wed, 01 May 2019 14:53:01 -0400 The message "Electrify Everything!" is beginning to spread. Full Article Design
un Haunting photos show human impact of digital waste By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Tue, 08 Oct 2013 10:09:39 -0400 Photographer Michael Ciaglo has shared his haunting photos from Agbogbloshie, the "digital dump" on the outskirts of Accra, Ghana. Full Article Technology
un Fungi can recycle your smartphone battery By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Mon, 22 Aug 2016 11:25:42 -0400 The best way to extract all of those valuable metals in old electronics may be to grow some fungus. Full Article Technology
un 10 beautiful underwater views from Google Street View By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Mon, 08 Jun 2015 07:00:00 -0400 Take a virtual tour of these amazing spots. Full Article Technology
un Google's Project Sunroof now available in 42 states By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Wed, 25 May 2016 11:22:45 -0400 Want to know if you can go solar? Now there's a good chance you can easily find out. Full Article Business
un 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
un Super-fun bike adventures in Montreal! (videos) By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Fri, 06 Jun 2014 16:07:42 -0400 What's more fun than riding with 25,000 people through car-free streets on a beautiful day (and night)? Full Article Transportation
un Montreal's 2014 Tour de l'Île: 25,000 people on a 50km bike ride around the city! (video) By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Fri, 13 Jun 2014 15:31:45 -0400 One of the great North-American cyclist cities has a big bash to celebrate bike culture! Full Article Transportation
un Lyft launches 'Green Mode,' allows users to request electric cars By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Thu, 07 Feb 2019 06:22:59 -0500 The rollout starts in Seattle, then more broadly. Full Article Transportation
un With "Roundup Ready PLUS" Monsanto Capitalizes on the Superweeds It Created By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Mon, 09 Apr 2012 14:12:00 -0400 For Monsanto, superweeds are just another selling point for its products. Full Article Science
un EPA ruling on Roundup pesticides heavily swayed by Monsanto-backed studies By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Fri, 06 Nov 2015 11:35:20 -0500 When reviewing the safety of glyphosate, the Environmental Protection Agency considered just five independent studies, and 27 industry-funded studies. Full Article Business
un Judge allows California to require cancer warning on Monsanto's Roundup By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Wed, 15 Mar 2017 11:08:57 -0400 A judge has ruled against Monsanto; company complains that it would drive some customers away. Unsealed documents add to drama. Full Article Business
un Roundup found in popular oatmeal, granola & kids' cereals By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Wed, 15 Aug 2018 08:12:10 -0400 Weed killer, it's what's for breakfast! Glyphosate found in 43 of 45 conventional oat products tested by EWG. Full Article Living
un Roundup weed killer found in all kids' oat cereals tested By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Wed, 24 Oct 2018 10:28:27 -0400 EWG tested 28 brands of conventional oat-based cereals; they all had glyphosate residue, most of them above healthy standards Full Article Living
un Electric Ford F-150 pickup truck tows a million pound train. Is this a big deal? By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Tue, 30 Jul 2019 11:23:17 -0400 In a word, no. Ford can sell this fiction, but it is all about friction. Full Article Transportation
un Good Food Awards Announce Year Two Finalists By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Thu, 17 Nov 2011 14:20:00 -0500 While you may not have heard of the Good Food Awards, there is a good chance you've enjoyed food from some of their winners. The not-for-profit organization celebrates not only the kind of food we should be eating but the kind we want to eat. Full Article Living
un LEED Goes 3.0 — and They Ain't Joking 'Round By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Wed, 13 May 2009 11:20:12 -0400 The USGBC, and their insanely popular rating system LEED, have been on the frontlines of the green building movement for quite a while. Everyone has taken a shot at them at least once. There’s all the talk about how the credits are Full Article Design
un New Energy Star Ratings for TVs Announced By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Tue, 08 Sep 2009 21:20:00 -0400 Photo via dailyinvention via Flickr CC Energy Star has announced that the new 4.0 and 5.0 specifications for televisions have been set. They'll go into effect May 2010 and 2012 respectively, and the impact will save users anywhere from 40% to 65% in Full Article Technology
un Run Cordless and Free: New Electric Mowers from Black & Decker By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Thu, 25 Mar 2010 14:02:50 -0400 Images: Black & Decker Here in the southeast, my front lawn is already starting to perk up in response to intimations of spring. Those handsome green blades of fescue are yawning, stretching, and preparing to greet the season with exuberant, Full Article Technology
un BC's First Energy Star Qualified Home is a Round Beauty By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Thu, 07 Jun 2012 11:51:27 -0400 A round home is British Columbia's first home to be Energy Star qualified, a topic of contention on TreeHugger. Full Article Design
un European Union drops plans to make toasters more efficient By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Wed, 09 Nov 2016 12:53:11 -0500 Efficiency standards are now toast because of worries of "over-reach and intrusiveness". Full Article Business
un DIY 2.0: Fountain app is like having a home & garden expert in your pocket By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Fri, 24 Oct 2014 09:00:00 -0400 Quickly get connected via video chat to a home & garden expert to get help with your projects through Fountain. We've got beta invites for you to check it out yourself. Full Article Technology
un Quick fix: 10 things you can repair in under 10 minutes By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Fri, 23 Jan 2015 09:00:00 -0500 From broken zippers to damaged USB cables, embrace your inner handyman with these quick DIY repairs. Full Article Living
un Local Businesses, Government Officials and Environmental Agencies Unite to Protect Maryland Wetlands By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Sun, 26 Oct 2008 10:00:00 -0400 The state of Maryland has already shown a proclivity towards environmental programs—it has embraced wind power via positive legislation, for one. Now, it's going to clean up its wetlands. The Maryland chapter of the Full Article Business
un Baltimore Announces Massive Smart Grid Program - 2 Million Meters to be Installed By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Tue, 14 Jul 2009 15:15:00 -0400 Baltimore residents, get ready to get in on the smart grid party. Baltimore Gas & Electric has just announced that it has filed paper with the Maryland Public Service Full Article Technology
un Not Waiting For the Feds, Carbon Tax Enacted by Montgomery County, Maryland By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Thu, 20 May 2010 15:47:00 -0400 Not waiting for national legislation to set a price on carbon and kickstart the journey to a low-carbon future, Montgomery County, Maryland has enacted one the country's first carbon taxes. Passed by a vote of 8-to-1 the tax Full Article Business
un Need More Motivation? Get Chased by Zombies in Undead Adventure Road Race By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Sat, 03 Mar 2012 06:00:00 -0500 What started in Maryland is spreading. A running club with zombies that chase you. It's about survival of the fittest. Full Article Living
un Green roofs are changing architecture: Here's a whole school built under an undulating green roof By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Mon, 16 Feb 2015 11:39:57 -0500 Jean-Philippe Pargade designs a school where the green roof IS the building, defining its whole look and feel Full Article Design
un London parents crowd-fund to install living wall at school playground to suck up pollution By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Mon, 12 Nov 2018 14:20:03 -0500 But really, they should be dealing with the source of the problem. Full Article Design
un Yellow brightens up this apartment's multifunctional walls By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Tue, 08 Jan 2019 14:53:33 -0500 Vibrant tones liven up this redesign of a 1920s apartment in Stockholm, Sweden. Full Article Design
un 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
un Scientists just uncovered ancient signs of child labor By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Wed, 19 Sep 2018 10:00:00 -0400 Kids have been digging in salt mines for thousands of years. Full Article Science
un Spain closes coal mines. Mining unions celebrate. By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Tue, 30 Oct 2018 06:44:06 -0400 It turns out that helping mining regions move on is just good politics. Full Article Energy
un IDS12: Patty Johnson Works with Haitian Artisans to Create Vodunuvo By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Mon, 30 Jan 2012 10:57:00 -0500 The Toronto designer has created an unprecedented collaboration, weaving together elements of craft production, community development and modern design. Full Article Design
un Norton Point makes stylish sunglasses from recycled ocean plastic By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Mon, 15 May 2017 06:57:00 -0400 This company proves that plastic waste can be a valuable resource. Full Article Living
un Unraveling the Secrets of the Tuna's Migration Routes By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Mon, 06 Aug 2007 12:00:00 -0400 Once one of the great mysteries of the natural world, the bluefin tuna's migration pattern has finally been elucidated by the workings of an international team of scientists as part of the global 10-year Census of Marine Life. To reach their Full Article Technology
un U.S. and WWF Push for Ban on Tuna Fishing By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Sun, 18 Nov 2007 13:15:00 -0500 In a belated attempt to (finally) stem the growing tide of aggressive overfishing, the U.S. is calling on the International Commission for the Conservation of Atlantic Tunas (ICCAT) to enact a 3-5 year ban on bluefin tuna Full Article Business
un Bluefin Tuna: On the Verge of Collapse...Or Not? By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Fri, 13 Nov 2009 09:52:30 -0500 Bluefin tuna is on the verge of total collapse. Maybe. It depends on who you ask. We may have been talking about Full Article Business
un Updated: A Universal Hurricane Frequency Function - Ready For Some Hot Climate Action? By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Tue, 23 Feb 2010 11:24:28 -0500 Number of storms predicted per year during the period 1854 -- 2006 versus numbers actually observed for the Atlantic (filled diamonds). The model predictions (grey curve) have been normalized to the data. A quadratic fit to the model is shown for Full Article Business
un Summer Sights: The Duncan House By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Sat, 16 Jun 2007 08:04:09 -0400 Another summer site that is now open is the Duncan House, a Usonian design by Frank Lloyd Wright that was moved from Chicago to Polymath Park, a resort near Pittsburgh. Usonian houses were "ypically small, single story dwellings without a garage or Full Article Living
un Is Brooks Running the Best Green Source for Runners? By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Wed, 01 Jul 2009 13:36:08 -0400 You a runner? Or an exercise-oholic? And you want your workouts to reflect your green lifestyle? Well, the race is ON or at least for me and a few friends to find the best performing green running equipment. Full Article Science
un Most Popular Articles of June: City of Tulsa Destroys Woman's Edible Garden, Hilarious Prank on Shell, and More By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Mon, 02 Jul 2012 06:21:51 -0400 How can a city destroy an edible garden on private property without legal permission? We also have the viral party-gone-wrong prank on Shell, the 12 most toxic fruits and vegetables, and more. Full Article Living
un It's official: Young people can sue the government over climate change By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Fri, 09 Nov 2018 08:00:00 -0500 The case is actually moving forward. Full Article Business
un All-ages coloring book communicates the science behind climate change (Video) By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Thu, 27 Apr 2017 14:42:01 -0400 Using officially documented research and color-it-yourself data visualizations, this project aims to convey climate change data in an engaging way. Full Article Science
un Asking how to save coral reefs leads to better understanding carbon sequestration By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Tue, 18 Jul 2017 12:10:00 -0400 Carbon sequestration, the technology taking carbon dioxide out of fossil fuel emissions, just got a boost Full Article Science
un Why 'South Park' doesn't understand climate change By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Wed, 28 Nov 2018 08:00:00 -0500 The show gets a lot right about climate change, Al Gore and Manbearpig, but it misses something major about human nature. Full Article Science
un Uncovering an Ancient City Felled by Urban Sprawl By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Wed, 15 Aug 2007 11:50:00 -0400 With a population that approached 1 million and a surface area of more than 115 square miles, the Khmer city of Angkor in Cambodia was the largest preindustrial settlement on the planet. After coming into being during the ninth century A.D., it thrived Full Article Technology
un Captured Feral "Jungle Girl" Flees Back Into the Wild By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Mon, 31 May 2010 16:53:55 -0400 In 2007, villagers captured a mysterious young woman in a remote region of Cambodia who, by all accounts, was completely isolated from human society, a feral child living in the forests. News of her discovery Full Article Living
un Jargon watch: Aufstockung, or vertical additions By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Fri, 27 Sep 2019 09:00:58 -0400 It's happening all over, and wood construction can make it even easier and faster. Full Article Design
un 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