bal Cleveland Indians Score Another Green Hit With Innovative Helix Turbine, A Baseball First By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Sat, 31 Mar 2012 07:00:00 -0400 A 18-foot-wide helix turbine specially designed for urban spaces has been installed on the roof of Progressive Field, ready to begin churning out energy on opening day. Full Article Energy
bal Will cleaner fuel for ships wreck the economy and worsen global warming? By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Tue, 30 Oct 2018 08:30:32 -0400 That's what a lot of people are saying as new pollution rules for 2020 get closer. Full Article Business
bal Flat pack urban chicken coop lets you raise chickens on your balcony By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Thu, 13 Mar 2014 07:00:00 -0400 This flat pack, do-it-yourself version of a chicken has a lot of features, but can it help raise happy chickens on a city balcony? Full Article Design
bal Tribal Activist's Clean-Energy Quest By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Thu, 18 Apr 2013 19:53:00 -0400 A mother's fight to protect her children and her tribe Full Article Energy
bal The Bald Eagle is Back in the Black By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Thu, 28 Jun 2007 12:00:11 -0400 The American bald eagle is back after a four-decade fight for survival. The government has just declared that the national symbol no longer requires the protection of the federal Endangered Species Act. Full Article Science
bal Wolf hunt up for vote on Michigan’s November ballot By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Tue, 28 Oct 2014 20:47:01 -0400 Does the state of Michigan need a wolf hunt? Voters will get the chance to weigh in. Full Article Business
bal Google to encircle the globe with internet balloons next year By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Tue, 03 Nov 2015 10:36:16 -0500 The ring of giant Project Loon balloons will bring data service to people living below. Full Article Technology
bal Are Walmart's Eco-Efforts Enough? Balancing Sustainability & Social Responsibility at America's Largest Retailer By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Mon, 31 Jan 2011 10:09:12 -0500 Walmart has been in the sustainability spotlight over the last few years, both for implementing its own efficiency measures and for raising the bar for industry at large. Some view these initiatives with skepticism because the Full Article Business
bal Baltimore Announces Massive Smart Grid Program - 2 Million Meters to be Installed By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Tue, 14 Jul 2009 15:15:00 -0400 Baltimore residents, get ready to get in on the smart grid party. Baltimore Gas & Electric has just announced that it has filed paper with the Maryland Public Service Full Article Technology
bal Renewable Tradition: Baltimore's "Arabbers" Sell Produce On Residential Streets - In Horse Drawn Carts By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Wed, 16 Sep 2009 08:23:05 -0400 Wikipedia carries a definition of Arabbers which includes this:An arabber (or a-rab) is a Full Article Business
bal 80,000 Baltimore Students Join Meatless Monday Movement By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Wed, 07 Oct 2009 11:09:00 -0400 By now you've probably heard that adopting a vegetarian diet, or at least cutting way down on you meat consumption, is a great way to reduce your ecological footprint and get some great health benefits at the same time. Now Full Article Living
bal More Trees = Less Crime in Baltimore, Study Shows By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Tue, 19 Jun 2012 05:00:00 -0400 Researchers found that a 10 percent increase in trees roughly matched a 12 percent decrease in crime in Baltimore. Full Article Living
bal Baltimore's neglected rowhouses are the last ones standing By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Mon, 16 Dec 2013 05:00:00 -0500 These lovingly photographed, colourful rowhouses are what's left after all the neigbouring ones have been demolished. Full Article Design
bal 42% of global coal plants are losing money By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Thu, 06 Dec 2018 06:31:20 -0500 New wind and solar will be cheaper than 96% of all existing coal by 2030. Full Article Energy
bal Recycled Tote Bag at Global Exchange By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Fri, 26 Jan 2007 11:29:06 -0500 We’ve covered numerous tote bags here on TreeHugger, but there are so many cool styles out there we always find the need to post info about new ones that we spot. This one, found at Global Exchange (who we’ve mentioned before) is handcrafted in Full Article Living
bal Global Economy Expanded More Slowly Than Expected in 2011 By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Thu, 16 Feb 2012 10:55:00 -0500 Without a more comprehensive vision of economic health and better ways to measure it, we are flying blind on a path to economic decline and collapse. Full Article Business
bal Did Bucky Fuller really design a soccer ball? By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Fri, 20 Jun 2014 11:08:56 -0400 A lot of websites are saying so, but there is no evidence that it ever happened. Full Article Design
bal Penguin-protecting sheepdog stars in movie 'Oddball and the Penguins' By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Tue, 05 Jan 2016 06:00:00 -0500 The real life romance sparked while making a merry romp of this endangered species protection success story could be the sequel! Full Article Science
bal Google Earth launches high-resolution global deforestation map By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Fri, 15 Nov 2013 07:00:00 -0500 The new map was created from a study of over a decade's worth of Landsat satellite images and is the first to show in fine detail land use changes around the globe. Full Article Technology
bal Party balloon store closing 45 outlets due to lack of helium. Let's hope they stay closed. By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Mon, 13 May 2019 08:28:39 -0400 Why are we wasting such a valuable resource? Where will it come from if we don't drill for natural gas? Full Article Energy
bal Why global warming won't curtail big snowstorms By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Tue, 29 Jan 2019 08:03:45 -0500 The harshest snowstorms along the Eastern Seaboard will remain as frequent in a warming world. Full Article Science
bal Global treaty signed to ban HFC refrigerants By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Mon, 17 Oct 2016 08:05:09 -0400 This is a very big deal, but just the first of many more bigger and harder deals that we need. Full Article Business
bal Methane impact on global climate change 25% greater than previously estimated By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Tue, 10 Jan 2017 10:30:00 -0500 Carbon dioxide continues as the main concern, but we ignore methane at our own risk Full Article Science
bal Solving global dietary problems is a bigger challenge than climate change, scientist says By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Tue, 28 Mar 2017 07:15:00 -0400 The director of the Stockholm Resilience Centre says it's a huge problem that meat is so "culturally embedded in Western societies." Full Article Science
bal The most contaminated birds on the planet: Michigan's bald eagles are full of illegal flame retardants By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Mon, 09 Mar 2015 16:15:20 -0400 Well, at least the most iconic animal in the United States won't catch on fire too easily... Full Article Science
bal Most Huggable: Football Mangroves in Florida, Bristol's Renewable Street Lights, Frank Capra's "Truth" By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Mon, 05 Feb 2007 12:54:42 -0500 To carbon neutralize the Super Bowl, the NFL plants mangroves in Florida Full Article Living
bal Ecotricity's 'Global Cooling Machines': Stunning Video By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Sun, 30 Dec 2007 04:40:53 -0500 We like Ecotricity, the UK-based green energy company that is busy planning and erecting urban wind turbines across the country. We’ve written about their partnership with Popeye, we’ve brought news of their collaborations with Lotus and Ben and Full Article Energy
bal What Does Al Gore Have to Do With Football? By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Sat, 05 Dec 2009 13:41:00 -0500 This week former Vice-President Al Gore made a stop by Atlanta last week to talk about...well, climate change. But while he was there, he took the time out to talk to one of the NFLs most green athletes, Atlanta Falcons fullback Ovie Mughelli. Still Full Article Living
bal Could Bacteria-Filled Balloons Stop the Spread of the Sahara? Architect Magnus Larsson Thinks So By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Fri, 24 Jul 2009 13:13:00 -0400 Nearly a year ago a "Great Green Wall" of trees was proposed to run across the entire southern border of the Sahara desert in an attempt to stop expanding desertification. At the TED Global conference in Oxford, England, Full Article Technology
bal The Global Battle to Conserve and Rebuild Soil By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Wed, 06 Oct 2010 11:21:08 -0400 The literature on soil erosion contains countless references to the "loss of protective vegetation." Over the last half-century, clearcutting, overgrazing, and overplowing have removed so much of that protective cover Full Article Technology
bal Footballs To Be Made from Feral Camel Leather By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Tue, 16 Nov 2010 07:23:31 -0500 Australia has a feral camel problem. The Australian Feral Camel Management Project estimates that 1 million of rogue dromedaries roam outback Australia, annually causing over $14 million AUD worth of damage to infrastructure and Full Article Living
bal Bald eagles are littering Seattle backyards with landfill trash By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Fri, 05 Apr 2019 16:48:40 -0400 Some 200 bald eagles are scavenging the goods at Cedar Hills Regional Landfill and dumping the leftovers in suburban backyards. Full Article Science
bal 13 facts about the beautiful bald eagle By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Wed, 03 Jul 2019 09:29:42 -0400 Here's what to know about America's favorite bird of prey. Full Article Science
bal Sammy, the one-winged bald eagle, snatched from wildlife refuge By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Mon, 22 Jul 2019 15:00:25 -0400 The reward for information leading to an arrest has climbed to $12,000. Full Article Science
bal Effects of Global Warming Inspire Alterations to Famous Aalto Vase By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Thu, 07 Aug 2008 05:17:03 -0400 The vase designed and named after Finnish designer Alvar Aalto is an icon among the design-savvy. The now-classic piece was released in 1937 at the World Fair in Paris. Today, the vase is produced by Iittala, which has slightly changed the size and Full Article Design
bal Bohemian forest retreat balances incognito on boulder By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Thu, 03 Jul 2014 07:00:00 -0400 This woodland cabin in the Bohemia region of the Czech Repbulic keeps it simple but clever, with one end perched on a large rock. Full Article Design
bal Provocative Global Warming Rug Creates a Stir in the Blogosphere By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Tue, 27 Jan 2009 08:57:09 -0500 This little boy looks like he might be blogging over spilled milk, in fact he's concerned about the future of his environment. The Global Warming Rug by Mexican design cooperative NEL, featuring Emiliano Godoy, has created quite a Full Article Design
bal Oh no! Argentina's Magellanic penguin chicks are being killed by global warming By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Mon, 03 Feb 2014 13:59:31 -0500 Small changes in weather can have big consequences for many animals, including the beautiful Magellanic penguin found at the tip of South-America. Full Article Science
bal In this time of global warming, we now have a Global Cooling Prize By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Tue, 13 Nov 2018 13:35:28 -0500 Big bucks go to the teams that come up with an air conditioner that's five times as good. Full Article Design
bal Soccket Soccer Ball Generates Power from Play By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Tue, 09 Oct 2012 11:23:06 -0400 Just 30 minutes of play time can power a lamp for three hours. Full Article Technology
bal Why is Water Such a Big Issue? Global Water Challenge Pres. Paul Faeth Sets Us Straight (Part 1) By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Tue, 09 Jun 2009 17:00:00 -0400 Having given Global Water Challenge a Best of Green award earlier this year for their innovative work on the issues of drinking water and sanitation, it goes without saying that TreeHugger is a fan of their work. Full Article Science
bal What you should know about the cobalt in your smartphone By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Fri, 21 Oct 2016 10:48:00 -0400 Cobalt is used to build lithium-ion batteries found in mobile technology. Much of it comes from Congo, where men, women, and children endure dangerous and unhealthy conditions to satisfy our hunger for new devices. It's time we paid attention. Full Article Business
bal B'Kid, the Balance Bike that Grows with your Child (Photos) By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Thu, 18 Oct 2012 04:00:00 -0400 A wooden kids' bike with a cork seat adapts to the child's necessity as it learns how to cycle. First as a tricycle, then a balance bike and finally as a bike with pedals B'Kid is a longlasting and beautiful object. Full Article Transportation
bal Connecticut Teen Creates Fashion Statement in Fight Against Global Warming By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Tue, 12 Feb 2008 18:30:18 -0500 When 16-year-old Sam Allen realized his devotion to fashion and the fight against global warming could potentially work wonders together he enlisted the help of a few friends and set out to create a line of clothing that would make a difference… Enter Full Article Living
bal Where Wiffle Ball's a Crime There May Be No Child Left Outside By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Fri, 11 Jul 2008 11:44:44 -0400 With kids across America suffering from a severe case of nature deficit disorder as technology creeps in and takes over their room for creative play it may come as a surprise that a group of kids putting together their very own field of dreams on which Full Article Business
bal A 9th reason to rant about fireworks: They are really hard on bald eagles and other birds By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Wed, 03 Jul 2019 14:49:19 -0400 It's a TreeHugger tradition, and it's time to declare our independence from these dangerous and polluting anachronisms. Full Article Business
bal 5 Ways to Share Your Garden on Global Sharing Day By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Thu, 08 Nov 2012 05:00:00 -0500 Global Sharing Day is coming up. Share your garden and knowledge to create a healthy, sustainable community. Full Article Living
bal Patagonia will close stores for Global Climate Strike on Sept. 20 By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Fri, 13 Sep 2019 11:00:00 -0400 CEO Rose Marcario says the move will show solidarity for the young people who are striking for climate action. Full Article Business
bal Lush Cosmetics will shut down for Global Climate Strike By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Wed, 18 Sep 2019 07:00:00 -0400 All 250 stores, production facilities, headquarter, and e-commerce in North America will be closed for a day. Full Article Business
bal Can co-working vacations offer a better work-life balance? By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Thu, 22 Sep 2016 07:00:00 -0400 More and more people are working remotely. Now, alternative travel companies are offering what they are calling "co-workations" -- a combination of a creative business trip and inspirational adventure holiday for location-independent professionals. Full Article Living