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The envelope, please: BuildingGreen's top 10 green picks for 2014

It's the Oscars of green building products chosen by the experts, in the runup to Greenbuild.




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The envelope, please: BuildingGreen's top 10 green picks for 2016

It's a ritual; they pick the ten top products and I complain that they are not sexy. This year is different.




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Trump loosens restrictions on ethanol, increases smog

There is an election coming up and the farm vote matters.




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Detecting Plant Diseases? There's an App for that

The Gene-Z app works with Apple and Android and can detect plant diseases in 10-30 minutes.




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Google's Project Ara modular smartphone is finally being released

But is it truly modular?




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Sidewalk Labs releases its vision for Toronto's waterfront

It is a wonderful wooden and digital world, but will it ever happen?




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Tesla finally releases its 'affordable' Model 3

It was a while coming, but this could be a pretty big deal for your average buyer.




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The biggest energy-saving regulation the U.S. has ever seen was released today

The new rule is expected to save Americans $167 billion in energy costs.




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Rare Video of Wild Cambodian Elephant Released by Wildlife Conservation Society

There are only an estimated 116 wild Asian elephants in Cambodia's Seima Protection Area, and until now most of the photographic evidence of them has be taken by camera traps. New footage released by the Wildlife Conservation Society changes that. The




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BMW increases i3 production 43%, Tesla fans sneer

Wouldn't it be nice if clean tech advocates could, for once, just stop fighting with each other?




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BMW proposes elevated e-bike cycleways to ease congestion & speed commutes

Instead of banning cars from city centers, this automaker recommends elevated roads for electric bikes & scooters to ease congestion and emissions.




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New Backpack Could Ease Water Carrying Burden for Women and Children

In some areas of the world, transporting water to where it is needed is a major burden, in terms of both time and health, but a new solution may help to ease that process.




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Crisis? What crisis? More coal being burned and more CO2 being released

We are going backward, not forward.




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Radiohead's Thom Yorke releases song to help Antarctica (video)

In support of Greenpeace's Antarctic campaign, this may be the prettiest video I've ever watched – and the cause couldn't be more important.




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Treeless Squirrel: "Plant Trees Please"

Like many of our readers, we suspect this dude would be less than impressed with the recycled squirrel decanter we featured a while back. No matter, he’s too busy worrying about the lack of trees to be too concerned by human beings and their tacky




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Australian study finds gas stoves increase rate of childhood asthma

Perhaps having kids cooking with gas is not such a good idea after all.




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Go knock yourself out with unconventional parenting, but please stop talking about it

"Most people are already operating ‘off grid’ in different ways to varying degrees, but the vast majority don’t feel the need to make a big lifestyle song and dance about it."




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Link Between BPA and Heart Disease Seen in Urine, New Study Reports

A new study finds those with heart disease had higher concentrations of BPA in their urine.




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EWG has released new report on BPA in canned food

Find out which brands are the best and worst players in the canned food industry right now.




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Another problem with fracking: Increased sexually transmitted infections?

If a massive water footprint, air pollution, contaminated drinking water, earthquakes, and general environmental degradation weren't bad enough...r




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Snow & cold no excuse — a warm climate doesn't increase bicycle ridership

We've all heard it — "this city" or "that city" has more bicyclists because it has warmer weather. Looks like it's time to retire that statement.




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Costa Rica announces plans to close its zoos and release animals from captivity

"We don't want animals in captivity or enclosed in any way," says Costa Rica's Environmental Minister.




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US government calls off oil lease sales in Arctic

More good news for the Arctic as the Obama administration pushes off further offshore drilling in Alaska.




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Flushing water pipes can increase lead exposure

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.




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Walmart Introduces Supercube Tractor Trailers to increase fuel economy, get trucks off the road

There are a lot of good ideas in this truck; will they catch on?




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GM Cotton Fails to Raise Yields in India, Despite Large Increase in Planting

Though cotton yields initially doubled when GM cotton began being planted a decade ago, in the past six years yields have failed to increase even though planting has markedly increased.




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Red Cross Uses Solar-Powered Pumps to Increase Water Access in Sudan

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




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Smartphones can now detect diseases in minutes

A new plug-in diagnostic tool could mean better healthcare around the world.




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Put a houseplant on your desk to decrease anxiety significantly

A new study reveals stress-reducing benefits for office workers when even just viewing a small plant on their desk.




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Supercomputer models show severe turbulence will increase with climate change

Aircraft will have to fly new routes to avoid major bumps.




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No Money Down Solar Lease Program Announced in Connecticut

Kitting out your home with a solar power system just got a bit easier in the state of Connecticut. Under the Connecticut Solar Lease Program, qualifying low and moderate-income homeowners—those people whose household incomes is




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California Leads the Energy Efficiency Race: American Council for an Energy-Efficient Economy Releases 2008 Scorecard

So you think you're doing everything you can to improve your home's energy efficiency. And if you haven't done everything you can do personally, both TreeHugger and Planet Green have plenty of tips on how you can get up to




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Please kill your lawn

We are heading for an insect apocalypse, which would spell disaster for humankind. It's time we turn our lawns back into productive plant communities.




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Danish Council on Ethics releases its report on beef as a 'climate damaging food'

The report argues why a beef tax would be an effective step toward curbing greenhouse gas emissions and why we should all be paying more for climate-damaging foods.




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Critically endangered mountain gorillas show impressive population increase

Mountain gorillas have become the only wild apes whose population numbers are known to be improving.




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Watch zebras being released in Tanzania after 50-year absence (video)

Half a century ago zebras were hunted to extinction in the region, now the area is being rewilded and the zebras are leading the charge.




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The Week in Animal News: Epically Lost Sea Turtle to be Released, Sylvester Stallone Movie Harms Bats, and More

A young sea turtle found in the Netherlands will be released after a three-year recovery. We also have the search for the "extinct" Javan tiger, Sylvester Stallone's bat cave incident, and more.




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Scientists Estimate Up to 6.7 Million Bats Dead From Disease

White nose syndrome has decimated bat populations on the East Coast. Now scientists believe the disease, which is spreading, may have been worse than previously imagined.




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Meet the One Man Pleased with Rio+20’s Outcome Document

Leading a coalition of investment institutions which managed to include a paragraph on the need for sustainable reporting, Dr. Waygood says this small text can make a difference.




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Toyota Releases Financing and Lease Details for the 2012 RAV4 EV

The Toyota RAV4 EV is finally coming!




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Eat your fruits and vegetables: New Dirty Dozen and Clean Fifteen list released

Here is is the 2020 ranking of pesticide residue on produce.




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White House releases strategy for deep decarbonization by 2050

Download it while you can.




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Use of chemical hair products increases breast cancer risk

A new study shows it's even higher for black women and frequent hair-dyers.




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Zeal Releases Stylish Sunglasses Made from Castor Oil

Zeal Optics Releases Stylish, Sustainable Sunglasses Made from Castor Oil




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Hot weather increases risk of premature childbirth

And new research suggests that the problem is only going to get worse.




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TreeHugger Nominated for a Webby Award! Please Vote!

TreeHugger is nominated in the green category of the 16th Webby Awards. It's an honor to be nominated, and it's all thanks to you, dear reader.




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Pedestrian and cyclist fatalities increased 53 percent in ten years

The GHSA blames the switch to light trucks, bad road design, distraction and even climate change.




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London is looking to increase cycling tenfold after the coronavirus

It's the only way to deal with reduced capacity in the underground, and is a great example for other cities.