vi Mobile solar 'sail' powers Shigeru Ban's spherical auditorium in Paris (Video) By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Wed, 14 Jun 2017 13:59:18 -0400 Looking like a "great ship," this solar-powered music venue is a new gateway into the city. Full Article Design
vi Multifunctional 172 sq. ft. live-work space uses nano-tech materials (Video) By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Tue, 13 Nov 2018 14:22:57 -0500 This small and versatile apartment in the heart of Paris uses innovative modern materials for its furniture and cabinetry. Full Article Design
vi Man's unique handmade instrument emits mind-blowing sounds (Video) By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Thu, 27 Nov 2014 07:00:00 -0500 Made with simple materials, this extraordinary instrument creates experimental acoustic sounds that sound eerie yet beautiful. Full Article Living
vi Animated music video illustrates 'You are what you eat' By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Thu, 14 Jan 2016 12:58:51 -0500 Formidable Vegetable Sound System strikes again, this time with their 'ecological electroswing' celebration of soil. Full Article Living
vi Hundreds of divers gather for underwater music festival (video) By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Mon, 10 Jul 2017 07:00:00 -0400 The unusual concert was held in the depths of the Florida Reef to promote coral reef protection. Full Article Science
vi This pianist plays classical music to soothe blind elephants (Video) By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Wed, 19 Sep 2018 13:00:17 -0400 Music is a comforting thing, especially for these rescued elephants living in an animal sanctuary. Full Article Science
vi Oil silo converted into glowing interactive civic space in Finland (Video) By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Wed, 06 Nov 2013 07:00:00 -0500 Using a combination of LED lights, sunlight and environmental data, a disused oil silo has been transformed into Helsinki's newest art installation and urban destination. Full Article Design
vi Super axe uses leverage to make woodcutting a piece of cake (Video) By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Wed, 30 Apr 2014 17:00:24 -0400 This specially designed Finnish axe requires less force to split wood as it acts both as a wedge and as a lever. Full Article Energy
vi Here’s a riveting new e-bike design from Avial By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Mon, 18 Mar 2019 11:19:53 -0400 This Finnish design doesn’t look quite finished but it is ingenious. Full Article Transportation
vi There's a trick to saving money on groceries By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Fri, 16 Aug 2019 09:00:00 -0400 Eat simpler food. Full Article Living
vi Can't stand a standing desk? The New HOVR might get you moving By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Wed, 13 Apr 2016 10:12:54 -0400 It's clever, cheap, burns calories and keeps the blood flowing and heart pumping. Full Article Design
vi Sit-stand desks get mixed reviews By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Tue, 17 Sep 2019 09:00:00 -0400 They're good for some things, but researchers say they're not the magic bullet solution for health that many would like them to be. Full Article Living
vi Philippines Mining Activist Awarded Goldman Environmental Prize for Stopping Norwegian-owned Nickel Mine By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Thu, 19 Apr 2012 05:44:00 -0400 Grassroots activist honored for 10-year protest against a proposed nickel mine on Mindoro Island Full Article Business
vi TreeHugger Interviews the Philippine Mine-Stopping, Goldman Prize-Winning "Father Edu" By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Thu, 19 Apr 2012 14:15:00 -0400 "The mining companies were telling us that it's safe... We did our research and discovered they were lying through their teeth." Full Article Business
vi $1 fire extinguisher fits in a pocket, can be life saving (video) By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Tue, 12 Aug 2014 11:56:36 -0400 The best ideas aren't always the most expensive ones. Full Article Technology
vi A Christian Perspective on Organic Dairy Farming and Positive Child Labor (Video) By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Mon, 10 Oct 2011 09:45:32 -0400 From retiring dairy cows to asking whether Full Article Living
vi Outrage After Tree is Cut Down to Improve View of Billboard By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Mon, 25 Jun 2012 23:24:34 -0400 "I was shocked when I saw the tree. It was cut down, the head was lopped off, it was so upsetting," said one Cleveland business-owner. Full Article Business
vi Artist & engineer team up to create paints made out of environmental toxins (Video) By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Wed, 05 Jul 2017 15:47:53 -0400 Toxins leached out of old coal mines in the American Rust Belt are converted into custom paints. Full Article Living
vi Clover tiny house comes with its own large 'social area' (Video) By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Fri, 03 Aug 2018 12:19:57 -0400 No half-done couch here; there's a big place to sit and socialize. Full Article Design
vi Bike sharing comes to Philadelphia, finally! 60 stations with 600 bikes (video) By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Fri, 24 Apr 2015 15:07:12 -0400 One more city joins the bike sharing club, providing its citizens with a great, healthy, and green way to get around. Full Article Transportation
vi Why is Philadelphia such a bike success story despite having few bike lanes? (video) By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Tue, 12 May 2015 15:40:16 -0400 Philly has more than 2X the number of bike commuters per capita of NYC. Full Article Transportation
vi New York State lawmakers want to ban walking with portable electronic devices By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Wed, 15 May 2019 15:54:14 -0400 There are all kinds of distracted and compromised people in our roads. Some of them cannot help it. So why are phones a problem? Full Article Transportation
vi The House at Cornell Tech deserves to be put on such a visible pedestal By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Mon, 01 Jul 2019 08:00:00 -0400 This is the future of building, and it works. Get used to it. Full Article Design
vi Nomadic home prototype built out of a shipping container (Video) By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Thu, 18 Jan 2018 14:57:45 -0500 A contemporary design for an earthquake-resistant, modular home. Full Article Design
vi Province of Ontario introduces new penalties for careless drivers causing death By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Wed, 20 Sep 2017 10:49:46 -0400 Drivers used to get away with murder; new legislation is much stronger. Full Article Transportation
vi Ontario's GreenBelt could be turned into "largest condo farm this province has ever seen" By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Tue, 01 May 2018 13:35:39 -0400 Doug Ford, now leading in the polls, wants to open up more of it for development. Full Article Business
vi Everywhere you look, the urban-rural divide is changing politics and stopping climate action By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Tue, 31 Jul 2018 15:52:40 -0400 Populist leaders are more interested in cutting the price of gas than they are in stopping climate change. Full Article Business
vi Rising Gold Prices Mean Deforestation in Peruvian Amazon Up 600% By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Wed, 20 Apr 2011 12:22:00 -0400 One side effect of gold prices continuing to rise (now at a new record of $1500/ounce): Deforestation in parts of the Peruvian Amazon have increased up to 600% since 2003. Full Article Science
vi 6,000 Year Old Peruvian Popcorn Reminds Us How New GMO Corn Really Is By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Sat, 21 Jan 2012 10:00:00 -0500 Oldest ever popcorn discovered in Peru tells the story of indigenous corn varieties versus gmo monoculture crops. Full Article Living
vi Hundreds of Previously Unknown Species Discovered in Peru By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Thu, 02 Feb 2012 16:25:54 -0500 Just when it started to seem like we had mapped out pretty much all lifeforms on Earth, biologists say they have now found yet another ark-full -- and all in just one small region of South America. Full Article Science
vi Funky Patchwork Daywear with a Peruvian Twist From Green Fashion Label Awamaki Lab (Photos) By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Sat, 04 Feb 2012 10:51:05 -0500 Awamaki Lab's fashion-forward collection successfully pairs Peruvian textiles with modern styles. Full Article Living
vi Peru's Oil Exploration Violates UN Guidelines on Uncontacted Tribes By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Thu, 05 Apr 2012 12:53:00 -0400 Peru continues to approve oil and gas projects despite previous exploration leading to the death of half the Nahua tribe. Full Article Business
vi Innovative Foot-Powered Washing Machine Could Alleviate Poverty for Millions (Video) By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Fri, 03 Aug 2012 14:03:50 -0400 Born out of first-hand research in a Lima slum, this time and water-saving device is targeted at families that live without electricity or running water. Full Article Design
vi Billboard transforms air into clean water in Peru (Video) By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Wed, 27 Feb 2013 07:00:00 -0500 This innovative billboard does double duty: advertising for a university's engineering program while producing much-needed clean drinking water for local communities. Full Article Design
vi Remarkable hotel hosts guests in clear capsules suspended 400 ft. on mountain (Video) By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Thu, 16 Jul 2015 12:42:54 -0400 Created for adventurers by adventurers, this unique hotel in Peru features three sleeping pods that guests must climb up to. Full Article Design
vi Which virus-bearing mosquitoes live near you? Check these maps By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Mon, 25 Jun 2018 14:27:32 -0400 The CDC has updated its US range maps to show the which mosquitoes are moving where. Full Article Living
vi Lions, leopards and lynxes love boxes too (video) By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Fri, 05 May 2017 14:05:20 -0400 Just like your pet, these big cats can't resist the lure of an open cardboard cube. Full Article Science
vi Thousands of African gray parrots rescued from traffickers in Congo (video) By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Tue, 14 Nov 2017 12:58:42 -0500 Wildlife Conservation Society is treating the purloined parrots at a specially built care facility; some 900 have been released back into the wild. Full Article Science
vi Why miniature horses make such great service animals By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Thu, 11 Oct 2018 13:23:13 -0400 With news that Southwest is allowing mini horses on flights, here's what to know about these petite equine wonders. Full Article Science
vi This stair is more like a room serving many different functions By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Fri, 02 Jan 2015 09:11:17 -0500 It does a lot more than just get you from floor to floor, in this interesting Korean courtyard house. Full Article Design
vi Stair of the Week 'focuses on offering employees an activity-based working environment' By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Mon, 01 Jun 2015 09:25:56 -0400 A health insurer practices what it preaches. Full Article Design
vi NASA mission reveals beautiful swirling gases on Jupiter (Video) By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Wed, 27 Dec 2017 16:40:46 -0500 These incredible images sent back by the Juno spacecraft gives us a detailed look at Jupiter. Full Article Science
vi The view of Florence from space is a sobering thing By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Wed, 12 Sep 2018 13:10:55 -0400 An astronaut-eye's view of Hurricane Florence from the International Space Station shows why everyone is kind of freaking out. Full Article Science
vi Hurricane Michael as seen from space is an ominous thing (video) By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Wed, 10 Oct 2018 16:10:41 -0400 See the view captured by the International Space Station as the category 4 hurricane makes landfall over Florida. Full Article Science
vi Video: Orbiting the earth in real time By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Tue, 13 Nov 2018 11:49:56 -0500 Spend 90 minutes in the eyes of an astronaut. Full Article Science
vi Evidence of a secret ocean inside Pluto makes extraterrestrial life more plausible By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Wed, 22 May 2019 14:38:49 -0400 Scientists think there is a hidden, protected ocean inside of Pluto – and the implications are wild. Full Article Science
vi Renewable Energy Now Provides More US Power Than Nuclear By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Fri, 06 Jan 2012 13:07:00 -0500 The latest figures from the EIA show renewable energy sources overtaking nuclear power in the US, through the first nine months of 2011. Full Article Energy
vi Mini-sized hydropower plant charges your devices on the go By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Wed, 25 Mar 2015 07:00:00 -0400 For backpackers wanting something other than solar power. Full Article Technology
vi Montalba Architects' Bex & Arts pavilion is an evocative little box By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Tue, 21 May 2019 16:15:33 -0400 This portable pavilion has a clever lightweight structure where the bookshelves hold up the roof. Full Article Design
vi Why all is lost: increasing demand for jet fuel will be bigger than savings from electric cars By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Mon, 24 Sep 2018 10:33:37 -0400 We are all cutting back in the West, but more flying in developing countries overwhelms the savings. Full Article Energy