what What's killing our kids these days? It isn't IKEA furniture By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Mon, 27 Jul 2015 12:31:19 -0400 It's all over the news: IKEA does recall of MALM dressers for toppling over and killing children. Full Article Business
what Now that China won't take plastic waste, what's the U.S. doing? By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Fri, 05 Oct 2018 10:30:00 -0400 A new investigation by Greenpeace delves into the ongoing environmental devastation caused by our recycling habits. Full Article Science
what Do you know what's in your tampon? By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Wed, 20 Jun 2018 12:34:00 -0400 There's a good reason why menstrual product manufacturers don't want to reveal their ingredient lists. Full Article Living
what What is Instagram's role in overtourism? By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Tue, 13 Aug 2019 09:00:00 -0400 Can the social media platform be blamed for the surge in camera-happy tourists? Full Article Living
what What kind of milk can I drink without feeling guilty? By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Mon, 12 Sep 2016 14:36:00 -0400 Welcome to my personal dairy dilemma and the weird, convoluted thoughts that keep me up at night. Full Article Living
what Don't believe what's printed on egg cartons By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Tue, 28 Feb 2017 11:17:00 -0500 A new investigative report from Viva! reveals that conditions for laying hens are as hellish and squalid as ever, even if they're labelled free-range. Full Article Living
what So, what does White Castle's plant-based 'Impossible Slider' taste like? By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Tue, 01 May 2018 06:08:08 -0400 A few intrepid film makers went to check it out. Their responses were not exactly uniform. Full Article Living
what What does a renowned nutritional scientist eat? By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Mon, 01 Oct 2018 13:10:00 -0400 Dr. David Jenkins is the man who came up with the glycemic index. His own diet may surprise you. Full Article Living
what Facebook Paid Instagram $1 Billion for Emotion. What's It Worth to the Environment? By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Tue, 10 Apr 2012 12:43:00 -0400 Why did Facebook pay $1 billion for Instagram and what can the environmental movement learn from this? It's all about emotion. Full Article Living
what What is an invasive species? By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Fri, 22 Jul 2016 15:00:00 -0400 These organisms are destroying ecosystems across the globe, costing humans billions of dollars in damages. Full Article Science
what What if all the spiders disappeared? By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Mon, 17 Oct 2016 15:38:15 -0400 Although some may wish it so, a world without spiders would be a miserable place. Full Article Science
what Here's what the real Patch Adams has been up to By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Thu, 14 Feb 2019 14:02:03 -0500 He started an institute for making the world more playful and loving. Full Article Living
what What's happening to all the "recycled" waste now that it's not shipped to China? By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Mon, 23 Dec 2019 11:51:15 -0500 It's déjà vu all over again as the industry pushes "chemical recycling". Full Article Science
what See what environmental problem Robert Redford and Will Ferrell are fighting about By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Wed, 19 Mar 2014 10:14:45 -0400 This fake fight has a good cause. Full Article Science
what Hertz introduces "Cinema Cars" which are what we will all be driving in soon By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Mon, 25 Jun 2018 09:09:12 -0400 Self-driving cars will likely be big autonomous mobile home theaters. Full Article Transportation
what What Our Sugar & Ethanol Habits Are Doing to Central American Workers By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Mon, 12 Dec 2011 13:05:00 -0500 Kidney failure is killing sugarcane workers in Central America who supply sugar for both our sweet tooth and demand for ethanol. Full Article Living
what Why you get worse gas mileage in winter and what to do about it By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Sun, 01 Jan 2017 13:50:35 -0500 There's no mystery why gas mileage is not as good in the winter, but there are some things you can do to make it better. Full Article Transportation
what What exactly is the "Sharing Economy" these days? Sometimes it smells like something else By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Wed, 18 Jun 2014 13:32:16 -0400 There is sharing, there is abuse, and there is theft. Susie Cagle takes a tough look at the subject. Full Article Business
what What are "locked-in emissions" and why do they matter? By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Tue, 29 Oct 2019 09:48:01 -0400 Also called "carbon lock-in," it's about time. Full Article Design
what You won't believe what these sneakers are made of By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Tue, 25 Jun 2019 11:13:00 -0400 These cool kicks are a fascinating blend of waste materials, put to good use. Full Article Living
what What Causes "Zombie Infrastructure"? Depends Who You Ask By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Fri, 15 Jun 2012 09:55:00 -0400 Republican Candidate in Michigan blames too much federal regulation. Others might suggest too little. Full Article Design
what What Is The Gift Economy & Why Do We Need It So Badly? Charles Eisenstein Explains (Video) By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Thu, 01 Mar 2012 15:51:00 -0500 Watching this video on Sacred Economics may be the best 12 minutes and 18 seconds you spend today. Full Article Business
what What's all that stuff on Sir Adam Beck's head? By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Tue, 11 Sep 2018 13:18:38 -0400 It's an interesting art installation that brings some attention to an electrifying man. Full Article Design
what Phoneblok is radical vision of what tech could be By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Tue, 17 Sep 2013 11:40:01 -0400 Critics have been quick to say that Phonebloks isn't realistic with the current market. What they are missing is that this is the entire point of the project. Phonebloks aims to alter the present, but re-imagining the future. Full Article Technology
what Google Maps lets you explore what's at stake in Paris climate talks By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Tue, 01 Dec 2015 10:11:11 -0500 Conservation organizations used Google Street View cameras to document the places, animals and people most vulnerable to climate change. Full Article Technology
what Recycling rates improve when people know what items will become By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Wed, 02 Oct 2019 10:00:00 -0400 Jeans into insulation, plastic bottles into coats – details like this make people more inclined to use the blue bin. Full Article Living
what What's wrong with America's approach to food? By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Wed, 13 Jan 2016 09:00:00 -0500 Michael Pollan weighs in on what he calls a "national eating disorder." Full Article Living
what Why we should fix what we've got instead of starting from scratch By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Mon, 24 Jul 2017 11:03:11 -0400 Do we need hyperloops? No, we need trains that work. Full Article Design
what Climate Change Activists Are Terrorists! At Least That's What the Maryland State Police Thought By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Fri, 24 Oct 2008 09:13:18 -0400 I'm going to let Josh Tulkin speak mostly for himself on this one, but here's the thumbnail sketch of the situation: Tulkin received a latter from the Maryland State Police informing him that from March 2005 to May 2006 Tulkin was under Full Article Living
what Foster to build Toronto tower with what looks like the largest living wall in North America By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Fri, 13 Mar 2015 10:35:24 -0400 "Less is more" is so over; These days the mantra is "too much is never enough." Full Article Design
what What happens when plant-based 'meat' is cheaper than the real thing? By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Fri, 04 Jan 2019 06:18:45 -0500 Pioneers are already making inroads into the market. But once economies of scale kick in... Full Article Living
what What's wrong with modern buildings? Everything, including Upfront Carbon Emissions By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Mon, 24 Jun 2019 11:43:26 -0400 Finally, people are beginning to take this issue seriously. Full Article Design
what Want to save the world? Here's what you should eat By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Fri, 18 Jan 2019 11:08:00 -0500 Scientists say this is the only way to feed 10 billion people without causing catastrophic damage to the planet. Full Article Living
what What does '12 years to save the planet' really mean? By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Wed, 23 Jan 2019 08:25:04 -0500 It's a number that's been thrown around a lot recently. There's a danger it will be misunderstood. Full Article Science
what The Electric Bicycle World Tour and What The World Looks Like from an E-Bike (video) By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Thu, 18 Mar 2010 03:00:31 -0400 Guim Valls Teruel is travelling 5 continents on an electric bicycle to promote the use of cleaner energy and the non-reliance on fossil fuel worldwide. Currently in New Zealand, the Electric Bicycle World Tour has already clogged quite a lot of mileage Full Article Transportation
what What is Passive House? By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Mon, 21 Oct 2019 11:50:25 -0400 We have never actually explained this in one post on TreeHugger. I am going to try. Full Article Design
what What is "the conventional wisdom about environmentally friendly construction"? By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Mon, 11 Nov 2019 12:32:51 -0500 It's a moving target and, like TreeHugger hero Chris Magwood, we are all learning on the job. Full Article Design
what Just what we needed dept: a BMW with paint so black, it's almost invisible By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Wed, 28 Aug 2019 08:50:01 -0400 No "do the bright thing" for cars; instead, the BMW X6 designed to "look particularly menacing." Full Article Transportation
what What's the environmental impact of a loaf of bread? By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Thu, 02 Mar 2017 10:15:00 -0500 Researchers were shocked to discover what part of the bread-making process generates most emissions. Full Article Living
what Here's what energy drinks do to the heart By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Wed, 29 May 2019 12:00:00 -0400 Researchers conducted the largest controlled study yet of the effects of energy drinks on the heart and blood pressure in healthy adults. Full Article Living
what Lord Foster On Building The Dymaxion Car, And Don't Ask What It Cost By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Mon, 21 Mar 2011 12:02:30 -0400 After seeing the stunning Dymaxion car built by architect Norman Foster in Abitare and the Guardian, I wrote "I want one." Not that an eleven-seater is particularly useful, but it is just so gorgeous. Over at Metropolis, Full Article Transportation
what What are the lessons from Bucky Fuller's Dymaxion House? By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Mon, 08 Aug 2016 10:53:42 -0400 The biggest one is that no matter how clever the design, it is the land that matters, not the house, and that nothing has changed in 70 years. Full Article Design
what What happens when insect fat replaces butter in Belgian waffles? By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Mon, 17 Feb 2020 07:00:00 -0500 A taste-test between the two kinds of fat had a surprising outcome. Full Article Living
what Social media is influencing what you eat By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Tue, 25 Feb 2020 07:00:00 -0500 You're more likely to eat certain foods if your friends post pictures of them. Full Article Living
what What's your bikeshed? By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Fri, 09 May 2014 08:40:00 -0400 If you're in the Netherlands, your bikeshed must be huge, but what qualifies as a bikeshed in your city? Full Article Transportation
what Crisis? What crisis? More coal being burned and more CO2 being released By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Tue, 26 Mar 2019 08:29:42 -0400 We are going backward, not forward. Full Article Energy
what What does a polar bear smell like? By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Thu, 14 Nov 2019 12:05:57 -0500 In which we tackle one of life's more pressing queries. Full Article Science
what The "Stopping EPA Overreach Act" redefines what a pollutant is and stops regulation of greenhouse gases By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Wed, 15 Feb 2017 10:00:17 -0500 This is beyond climate denial, it's science denial Full Article Business
what What flat-earthers have got right By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Mon, 15 Oct 2018 15:59:38 -0400 A lot of people believe the Earth is flat. It's silly ... or is it? Full Article Science
what What is the impact of meat on climate? By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Mon, 18 Mar 2019 09:23:21 -0400 A comprehensive look at why it is a problem, and who is fighting change. Full Article Business