cro Build a Micro-Hydropower Generator from CDs and Repurposed Printer Parts By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Fri, 27 Apr 2012 13:07:00 -0400 Think you need to be an engineer and spend a bundle to create a mini-hydropower generator? Think again. Full Article Technology
cro Microgenerators Inside Water Pipes to Power Smart Water Sensors By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Thu, 31 May 2012 14:04:00 -0400 Using the flow of water inside the pipes to power the water network's own monitoring devices could eliminate the need for batteries in those systems. Full Article Technology
cro Man powers his home from local stream with DIY micro-hydro plant By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Wed, 11 Dec 2013 14:35:44 -0500 A man named Manfred Mornhinweg found the modern world too "noisy and hectic", so he decided to build himself a house on a quiet 40 hectare piece of land in Chile. Full Article Energy
cro A New "Lost Generation" Cycles Across Scandinavia To Understand North America By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Mon, 18 Jul 2011 12:07:34 -0400 Toronto, a city rated as one of the most livable in the world by The Full Article Transportation
cro Cycling Across Scandinavia: Gothenburg to Boras, Sweden Doesn't Strip By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Mon, 08 Aug 2011 17:23:01 -0400 Sarah and I have spent the better Full Article Transportation
cro Cycling Across Scandinavia: Rudolf Steiner Found, Thanks to James Turell By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Wed, 10 Aug 2011 12:21:05 -0400 Leaving Boras takes us past a Full Article Living
cro Cycling Across Scandinavia: Stockholm's Vision for Urban Life By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Tue, 16 Aug 2011 08:53:15 -0400 We are at the end of our LostGen2 quest for the world's best city Full Article Science
cro Sphelar Lantern uses micro-sphere solar beads to make solar lighting beautiful By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Tue, 22 Nov 2016 17:18:44 -0500 These devices help solar lighting move beyond the flatness of traditional photovoltaic cells. Full Article Technology
cro Turning household waste into hot water, new tech is a micro power plant for homes By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Wed, 08 Mar 2017 10:35:28 -0500 The bin-sized device would turn household waste into fuel for heating hot water. Full Article Technology
cro Gorgeous little flatpack cabin in the woods is made from cross-laminated timber By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Thu, 18 Dec 2014 12:23:01 -0500 Norwegian architect Marianne Borge is designing a series of them in different sizes. Full Article Design
cro CRISSCROSS flat pack furniture modules assemble with no tools needed (Video) By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Fri, 13 May 2016 17:11:04 -0400 This flexible line of furniture is made for people who are on the move a lot, and need furniture that's easy to assemble and customize. Full Article Design
cro Are these the tiniest microfarms of all? NYC artist grows food inside furniture By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Sat, 17 Mar 2012 08:00:00 -0400 From chard on a chair to tat soi in a suitcase, artist Jenna Spevack is cultivating a tasty variety of organic microgreens in her furniture farms -- and visitors to her upcoming gallery show will be able to reap the harvest. Full Article Living
cro Smart robotic multifunctional unit for micro-apartments transforms with touch of a button (Video) By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Fri, 15 Jul 2016 07:00:00 -0400 This automated smart home system for small apartments takes the effort out of having to transform your all-in-one furniture unit by hand. Full Article Design
cro Theatrical mobile unit creates multifunctional micro-apartment for two By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Tue, 28 Aug 2018 13:03:57 -0400 Inspired by theater set design, this versatile volume holds storage and other hidden furniture. Full Article Design
cro Summer cottage is prefabbed out of cross-laminated timber By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Mon, 09 Mar 2015 12:39:58 -0400 In a country covered in wood, by a lake far from construction workers, it makes so much sense. Full Article Design
cro Highest ever levels of microplastic found in English river By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Tue, 13 Mar 2018 08:55:08 -0400 The levels were so high that scientists are revising up their estimates for global marine microplastic pollution. Full Article Science
cro CrossFit is the new eco-friendly gym By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Tue, 24 Sep 2013 08:00:00 -0400 It gets people in better shape using less equipment and energy. Full Article Living
cro Katerra opens the world's biggest factory making Cross-Laminated Timber By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Wed, 02 Oct 2019 09:44:50 -0400 At Woodrise 2019, Katerra CEO Michael Marks wows the wood world. Full Article Design
cro Microsoft puts disposable wifi routers into magazine advertisement By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Mon, 29 Apr 2013 15:03:00 -0400 Microsoft decided that a good way to advertise its cloud-based Office 365 software would be to actually put a T-Mobile wifi router with 15 days of free wifi inside a magazine advert. Full Article Technology
cro World's largest Cross-Laminated Timber apartment complex being built in Montreal By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Tue, 13 Oct 2015 12:16:09 -0400 And a big part of the pitch is sustainability and comfort. Full Article Design
cro Volkswagen designs "micromobiles" for life after traffic collapse By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Fri, 19 Jul 2019 11:00:59 -0400 From scooters to cargo bikes, a bunch of alternatives to driving that car. Full Article Transportation
cro Bird's head of sustainability on the future of micromobility By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Wed, 29 Jan 2020 10:36:10 -0500 Melinda Hanson talks to TreeHugger about taking back the streets. Full Article Transportation
cro 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
cro Cambodia's First Ethanol Plant Will Use One-Fifth of Nation's Cassava Crop By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Tue, 18 Nov 2008 12:55:00 -0500 Just a quick one on ethanol and Southeast Asia: Chinaview.cn is reporting that Cambodia has opened the nation’s first ethanol production facility. Using cassava as a feedstock, at least initially all of the Full Article Energy
cro New carbon capture technology could help microbreweries recycle CO2 & cut costs By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Wed, 21 Jun 2017 16:42:05 -0400 A technology developed at a national lab for improving carbon capture at power plants may be able to help craft breweries capture and reuse CO2 from their fermentation processes, while also slashing costs. Full Article Technology
cro Help crowdfund solar for affordable housing By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Tue, 17 Jul 2018 06:19:51 -0400 The Bay Area needs affordable housing. And it needs clean energy. A new campaign supports both. Full Article Energy
cro Illinois passes first microbead ban in the world By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Mon, 16 Jun 2014 08:00:00 -0400 Finally one state is putting a stop to the "exfoliocean." Hopefully others will follow its lead, forcing companies to adopt eco-friendly alternatives. Full Article Living
cro Greta Thunberg will cross the Atlantic by sailboat By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Tue, 30 Jul 2019 13:13:00 -0400 It solves the young activist's dilemma of wanting to attend two U.N. climate change summits without relying on fossil fuels. Full Article Living
cro 4 billion bits of microplastics in the waters of Tampa Bay By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Fri, 13 Sep 2019 16:04:54 -0400 And researchers estimate there's another 3 trillion pieces in surface sediments. Full Article Science
cro Happy 50th birthday to the home microwave By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Tue, 18 Apr 2017 09:00:15 -0400 The first affordable microwave changed the way we cooked- for a while, anyway Full Article Design
cro Mom Charged With Vehicular Homicide For Crossing Street After Kid Killed By Hit-and-Run By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Tue, 19 Jul 2011 08:47:45 -0400 I have been trying to write something punchier than David Goldberg at Transportation for America did but I cannot, this event is "so utterly outrageous, so emblematic of the failure of our current transportation Full Article Transportation
cro Australia's Invading Camels Soon to Be Croc Food By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Thu, 11 Feb 2010 10:41:07 -0500 Locals in one region of the Australian Outback have been terrorized of late by a roaming band of feral camels. Drought conditions and a recent heat wave are being blamed for driving some 6,000 camels into residential areas near Full Article Science
cro Brooklyn's new community micro-grid will allow for peer-to-peer renewable energy sharing By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Mon, 14 Mar 2016 15:10:02 -0400 Solar panels, distributed energy, resilient microgrids, and blockchain. Oh my! Full Article Energy
cro Blushing pink 635 sq. ft. micro-home cleverly uses ramps, not stairs By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Wed, 05 Nov 2014 15:51:37 -0500 Embedded in a hillside, this eccentric dwelling uses a series of functional ramps that connect all the spaces together. Full Article Design
cro This Micro-Algae Lamp Absorbs 150-200 Times More CO2 than a Tree! (Video) By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Thu, 05 Apr 2012 04:20:42 -0400 French scientist has invented a light powered by algae that absorbs CO2 from the air--1 ton per year! The microalgae streetlamp has the potential to provide significantly cleaner air in urban areas and revolutionize the cityscape. Full Article Design
cro The CrossOver can transform any workspace into a standing desk By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Fri, 03 Mar 2017 11:25:00 -0500 This beautiful product, made in the U.S. from sustainable and recycled materials, is my smartest office purchase to date. Full Article Design
cro Alaska’s latest crop was once a Soviet military secret By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Wed, 20 May 2015 09:00:00 -0400 Long admired for its beneficial medicinal properties, Alaskan farmers are happy to find that this Siberian herb loves their climate. Full Article Science
cro Can Cross-Laminated Timber save the world? By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Tue, 18 Dec 2018 11:27:28 -0500 Anthony Thistleton makes a persuasive case in a new book, 100 Projects UK CLT. Full Article Design
cro Water 3.0 solves problem of microplastics and pharmaceuticals in wastewater By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Tue, 03 Oct 2017 08:00:00 -0400 Current water treatment can't remove these wastes that are increasingly implicated in serious environmental effects Full Article Science
cro Plastic eating microbes to the rescue: evolution may be finding a solution to the problem of plastic waste By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Tue, 20 Mar 2018 02:45:00 -0400 Last week news broke that microplastics are found in 93% of bottled water and the highest levels ever were found in an English river. Can we ever clean this up? Full Article Science
cro Even groundwater is contaminated with microplastics By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Fri, 01 Feb 2019 08:28:00 -0500 This could mean we're drinking our plastic waste. Full Article Science
cro Red Cross Uses Solar-Powered Pumps to Increase Water Access in Sudan By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Sat, 15 Jan 2011 10:34:11 -0500 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 Full Article Technology
cro Super fly hearing powers captured in miniature microphone By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Tue, 04 Jun 2013 11:45:00 -0400 This biomimicry success promises advanced hearing aids as the headphone generation ages Full Article Science
cro Solar roadways destroys crowdfunding goal, raises $1.5m By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Thu, 29 May 2014 06:25:47 -0400 TreeHugger just keeps on having to eat its hat with these guys. Full Article Energy
cro Here's what a year of Mediterranean Diet can do to the gut microbiome By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Tue, 18 Feb 2020 12:49:56 -0500 The diet appears to act on gut bacteria in a way that helps hinder physical frailty and reduce cognitive decline in older age, researchers find. Full Article Living
cro Southern US Apple Growers Lose 2010 Crop Due to High Temperatures By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Thu, 20 May 2010 14:50:00 -0400 I'm not saying you can directly attribute this one to climate change, but coming on the heals of NOAA saying the past April was the warmest on record, it's likely at least a sign of things to come: The Alabama Cooperative Full Article Living
cro One In Five Canadians Crossing the Border To Get Into the Black Friday/ Cyber Monday Madness By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Fri, 25 Nov 2011 14:30:07 -0500 It's one thing to drive to the mall, but one fifth of Canadian shoppers are driving to another country. That's crazy. Full Article Business
cro 8 storey Cross-Laminated Timber apartments win Finlandia Prize for Architecture By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Wed, 23 Sep 2015 15:18:43 -0400 Building "combines affordable housing with wood construction and the promotion of new technologies." Full Article Design
cro Glass & mirrors enlarge this cosmopolitan micro-apartment renovation By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Tue, 08 May 2018 14:54:17 -0400 A clever redo of a small 376-square-foot apartment in São Paulo that uses lots of glass and reflective surfaces. Full Article Design
cro Crowdfunding gets more green initiatives off the ground By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Mon, 26 Feb 2018 08:25:02 -0500 Consumers are connected to the things they care about, providing access to ventures that have the potential to make real impacts. Full Article Business