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What's killing our kids these days? It isn't IKEA furniture

It's all over the news: IKEA does recall of MALM dressers for toppling over and killing children.




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Now that China won't take plastic waste, what's the U.S. doing?

A new investigation by Greenpeace delves into the ongoing environmental devastation caused by our recycling habits.




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Do you know what's in your tampon?

There's a good reason why menstrual product manufacturers don't want to reveal their ingredient lists.




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What is Instagram's role in overtourism?

Can the social media platform be blamed for the surge in camera-happy tourists?




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What kind of milk can I drink without feeling guilty?

Welcome to my personal dairy dilemma and the weird, convoluted thoughts that keep me up at night.




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Don't believe what's printed on egg cartons

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.




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So, what does White Castle's plant-based 'Impossible Slider' taste like?

A few intrepid film makers went to check it out. Their responses were not exactly uniform.




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What does a renowned nutritional scientist eat?

Dr. David Jenkins is the man who came up with the glycemic index. His own diet may surprise you.




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Facebook Paid Instagram $1 Billion for Emotion. What's It Worth to the Environment?

Why did Facebook pay $1 billion for Instagram and what can the environmental movement learn from this? It's all about emotion.




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What is an invasive species?

These organisms are destroying ecosystems across the globe, costing humans billions of dollars in damages.




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What if all the spiders disappeared?

Although some may wish it so, a world without spiders would be a miserable place.




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Here's what the real Patch Adams has been up to

He started an institute for making the world more playful and loving.




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What's happening to all the "recycled" waste now that it's not shipped to China?

It's déjà vu all over again as the industry pushes "chemical recycling".




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See what environmental problem Robert Redford and Will Ferrell are fighting about

This fake fight has a good cause.




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Hertz introduces "Cinema Cars" which are what we will all be driving in soon

Self-driving cars will likely be big autonomous mobile home theaters.




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What Our Sugar & Ethanol Habits Are Doing to Central American Workers

Kidney failure is killing sugarcane workers in Central America who supply sugar for both our sweet tooth and demand for ethanol.




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Why you get worse gas mileage in winter and what to do about it

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.




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What exactly is the "Sharing Economy" these days? Sometimes it smells like something else

There is sharing, there is abuse, and there is theft. Susie Cagle takes a tough look at the subject.




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What are "locked-in emissions" and why do they matter?

Also called "carbon lock-in," it's about time.




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You won't believe what these sneakers are made of

These cool kicks are a fascinating blend of waste materials, put to good use.




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What Causes "Zombie Infrastructure"? Depends Who You Ask

Republican Candidate in Michigan blames too much federal regulation. Others might suggest too little.




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What Is The Gift Economy & Why Do We Need It So Badly? Charles Eisenstein Explains (Video)

Watching this video on Sacred Economics may be the best 12 minutes and 18 seconds you spend today.




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What's all that stuff on Sir Adam Beck's head?

It's an interesting art installation that brings some attention to an electrifying man.




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Phoneblok is radical vision of what tech could be

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.




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Google Maps lets you explore what's at stake in Paris climate talks

Conservation organizations used Google Street View cameras to document the places, animals and people most vulnerable to climate change.




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Recycling rates improve when people know what items will become

Jeans into insulation, plastic bottles into coats – details like this make people more inclined to use the blue bin.




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What's wrong with America's approach to food?

Michael Pollan weighs in on what he calls a "national eating disorder."




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Why we should fix what we've got instead of starting from scratch

Do we need hyperloops? No, we need trains that work.




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Climate Change Activists Are Terrorists! At Least That's What the Maryland State Police Thought

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




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Foster to build Toronto tower with what looks like the largest living wall in North America

"Less is more" is so over; These days the mantra is "too much is never enough."




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What happens when plant-based 'meat' is cheaper than the real thing?

Pioneers are already making inroads into the market. But once economies of scale kick in...




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What's wrong with modern buildings? Everything, including Upfront Carbon Emissions

Finally, people are beginning to take this issue seriously.




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Want to save the world? Here's what you should eat

Scientists say this is the only way to feed 10 billion people without causing catastrophic damage to the planet.




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What does '12 years to save the planet' really mean?

It's a number that's been thrown around a lot recently. There's a danger it will be misunderstood.




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The Electric Bicycle World Tour and What The World Looks Like from an E-Bike (video)

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




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What is Passive House?

We have never actually explained this in one post on TreeHugger. I am going to try.




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What is "the conventional wisdom about environmentally friendly construction"?

It's a moving target and, like TreeHugger hero Chris Magwood, we are all learning on the job.




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Just what we needed dept: a BMW with paint so black, it's almost invisible

No "do the bright thing" for cars; instead, the BMW X6 designed to "look particularly menacing."




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What's the environmental impact of a loaf of bread?

Researchers were shocked to discover what part of the bread-making process generates most emissions.




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Here's what energy drinks do to the heart

Researchers conducted the largest controlled study yet of the effects of energy drinks on the heart and blood pressure in healthy adults.




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Lord Foster On Building The Dymaxion Car, And Don't Ask What It Cost

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,




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What are the lessons from Bucky Fuller's Dymaxion House?

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.




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What happens when insect fat replaces butter in Belgian waffles?

A taste-test between the two kinds of fat had a surprising outcome.




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Social media is influencing what you eat

You're more likely to eat certain foods if your friends post pictures of them.




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What's your bikeshed?

If you're in the Netherlands, your bikeshed must be huge, but what qualifies as a bikeshed in your city?




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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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What does a polar bear smell like?

In which we tackle one of life's more pressing queries.




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The "Stopping EPA Overreach Act" redefines what a pollutant is and stops regulation of greenhouse gases

This is beyond climate denial, it's science denial




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What flat-earthers have got right

A lot of people believe the Earth is flat. It's silly ... or is it?




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What is the impact of meat on climate?

A comprehensive look at why it is a problem, and who is fighting change.