land 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
land Wood House Sits Lightly On Landscape By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Thu, 15 May 2008 07:57:26 -0400 One can build a house out of wood and cover it up, or one can celebrate the nature of wood, as this one in Slavonice, Czech Republic does. Designed by E - M.R.A.K. | Martin Rajniš, Kamila Amblerová, Václav Horecký, it is built out of unplaned, uncut Full Article Design
land Henderson Island is the most remote, most polluted place on Earth By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Tue, 16 May 2017 11:55:00 -0400 Discover the once-gorgeous South Pacific island where all your plastic trash ends up. Full Article Science
land Landfill to lifestyle: This line of furniture is made entirely from post-consumer waste By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Tue, 05 Sep 2017 17:00:24 -0400 A new entry to the eco-friendly furnishings market offers a collection of furniture and home accessories that comes with a bold set of standards. Full Article Design
land The Week in Pictures: Rot-Proof Apple, Surprises at GreenBuild, Bacteria Lights Up Landmines, and More By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Sun, 22 Nov 2009 18:01:24 -0500 From the news that scientists have created a bacteria that lights up around landmines to the development of a rot-proof apple--that stays fresh for 4 months--a lot happened this week in green. A new study called The Economics of Ecosystems and Full Article TreeHugger Exclusives
land Wintermarket Wonderland at the Seaport By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Mon, 28 Dec 2009 04:59:05 -0500 Hundreds of people weathered the blizzard last Sunday to support New Amsterdam's Wintermarket in lower Manhattan. The New Amsterdam Market is not your Full Article Living
land The Week in Pictures: New Zealand Oil Spill, How Steve Jobs Changed the World, and More (Slideshow) By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Fri, 14 Oct 2011 08:00:42 -0400 Since the Rena, a Liberian ship, ran aground on a reef off the coast of New Zealand 10 days ago, an environmental catastrophe has been brewing. Oil is spilling into the ocean, harming wildlife and reaching shore. Full Article Living
land Photo of the Day: Richard Shilling's Land Art By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Wed, 17 Oct 2012 09:39:50 -0400 Richard Shilling's apples help me appreciate the wondrous variety found in nature. Full Article Living
land Heroic dog braves Long Island Sound to rescue baby deer By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Tue, 18 Jul 2017 11:23:21 -0400 Watch this English golden retriever named Storm rush in to help the fawn and bring it back to shore. Full Article Living
land Become a professional Cat Cuddler in Ireland By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Fri, 26 Jan 2018 15:04:34 -0500 A feline clinic in Dublin has published a full-time job listing for cat cuddlers. Full Article Living
land The President of Iceland is right: Ban pineapple pizza. By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Wed, 22 Feb 2017 12:06:09 -0500 This is a silly post, about a silly bit of news, but is a reminder that we really should think about what we eat. Full Article Living
land Everyone is ignoring the most interesting result from Finland's basic income experiment By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Tue, 12 Feb 2019 06:53:17 -0500 Giving out money revealed something that flew in the face of a common American philosophy. Full Article Business
land Bank of England Governor: Companies that ignore climate crisis will go bankrupt By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Mon, 14 Oct 2019 13:53:24 -0400 Are we about to have a "Minsky Moment"? Full Article Business
land Protesters in Portland block Shell’s ship by suspending themselves from a bridge By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Wed, 29 Jul 2015 09:01:42 -0400 Activists risk arrest in an effort to prevent slow oil drilling exploration in the Arctic. Full Article Energy
land Greenland shark may be the longest living vertebrate at 512 years old (Video) By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Tue, 23 Jan 2018 08:00:00 -0500 A team of scientists have developed a novel way to determine the age of these long-lived marine animals. Full Article Science
land Neuroscientist's chromatic 'dreamscapes' of Iceland are emotionally evocative By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Fri, 02 Nov 2018 12:45:00 -0400 These pink and blue-tinted photographs suggest that our biology has a big influence on the way we perceive reality. Full Article Living
land Artist's earth-inspired rugs feature luxurious landscapes By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Fri, 29 Dec 2017 14:37:45 -0500 These textile works of art are bursting with soft corals, algae and more. Full Article Living
land New Zealand bemoans water pollution, but won't limit dairy By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Wed, 06 Mar 2019 13:00:00 -0500 It's uncomfortable to face the source of the pollution. Full Article Science
land New colony of penguins discovered on a remote island in Argentina By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Sat, 18 Jan 2020 10:00:00 -0500 Celebrate Penguin Awareness Day on January 20th with the fabulous discovery of 'Near Threatened' Magellanic penguins. Full Article Science
land Finland's famous baby boxes are coming to Alberta By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Tue, 12 Jan 2016 07:38:08 -0500 The province hopes to reinforce child and family wellbeing by providing basic supplies up front, as well as long term mentoring. Full Article Living
land Wood Design from Spain: Fab Lab Houses, Wooden Islands and Spanish Guitars - Part 2 (Photos) By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Thu, 12 May 2011 08:09:24 -0400 Last week I posted a stunning wooden bicycle, and the beautiful heritage of wooden ceilings in Andalusia from a series of wood design from Spain that Confeadera put together. Other works include the Fab Lab House, some Full Article Design
land Orkney Islands: From diesel power to 100% renewables By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Tue, 23 Jun 2015 06:43:00 -0400 Huge wind turbines, solar, wave power, battery storage and a lot of electric cars—these remote Scottish islands may provide a glimpse of the future. Full Article Business
land Nature Conservancy Land Purchase Could Save Alabama's Red Hills Salamander By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Mon, 26 Apr 2010 16:16:51 -0400 A little salamander that is found in only a Full Article Science
land BP's Blowout Could Be 'The Three Mile Island of Offshore Drilling' By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Mon, 03 May 2010 22:35:30 -0400 I'm a big fan of scenario thinking. Although no one can predict "the future," several plausible scenarios can be constructed, informing decisions made difficult by many unknowns. A good decision works in Full Article Business
land 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
land The stunning wildlife of the Pantanal, the world’s largest wetlands By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Mon, 02 Feb 2015 17:07:38 -0500 In honor of World Wetlands Day, we’re turning our gaze towards the Pantanal, the world’s largest wetlands—and one that’s seriously threatened. Full Article Science
land Traditional Landscapes With a Twist: Photographer Yao Lu Makes Mountains out of China's Rubble Heaps By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Wed, 11 May 2011 16:03:00 -0400 In photographer Yao Lu's "View of Waterfall with Rocks and Pines," two men stand underneath the spreading branches of a gnarled pine tree, aiming their cameras off in the distance, where Full Article Living
land Ask Pablo: Do Solar Panels Contribute To The Heat Island Effect? By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Tue, 06 Sep 2011 07:13:00 -0400 Image credit: Bernd Sieker, used under Creative Commons license. Dear Pablo: Does installing commercial rooftop solar PV (with the dark-colored PV cells) negate the effect of painting that same roof white to alleviate the "heat island" effect in Full Article Energy
land Parking Lots Kill Birds? Thousands Die in Utah Crash Landing By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Sat, 24 Dec 2011 10:40:00 -0500 In Utah, birds plunge to their death after storms make parking lots look like ponds. Thwack. Another reason for less pavement? Full Article Science
land Staten Island residents fight to save green space from becoming condos By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Fri, 21 Feb 2014 16:41:20 -0500 Mount Manresa was a community space owned by Jesuits, but has now been sold to developers. Full Article Design
land How Land Rights Are Turning the World's Rural Poor Into Unexpected Conservationists By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Tue, 05 Jun 2012 16:22:00 -0400 It is as counterintuitive as it is true: Around the world, communities who have resided on the land the longest often have the most tenuous rights to that land. Full Article Business
land Urinal generates power from pee in England By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Mon, 09 Mar 2015 05:18:56 -0400 The toilets could be used to power lighting in refugee camps. Full Article Technology
land Ireland to plant 440 million trees by 2040 By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Wed, 04 Sep 2019 15:14:54 -0400 To do their part toward tackling the climate crisis, the Emerald Isle is undertaking a massive reforestation project. Full Article Business
land Heathrow will nix landing fees for first electric flight By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Fri, 19 Oct 2018 09:00:00 -0400 CEO John Holland-Kaye expects to be taken up on this offer within the next 12 years. Full Article Transportation
land Artists can stay for free on this Swedish island By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Tue, 30 Jul 2019 09:00:00 -0400 Sometimes you just need a bit of solitude and nature to get a project done. Full Article Living
land Circular logic: Round runways could save a lot of land, reduce fuel consumption and cut noise By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Fri, 24 Mar 2017 14:43:42 -0400 This is not a joke. It is also a teaching moment about blogging. Full Article Transportation
land Zebra-Scented Collars On Cattle Prevent Sleeping Sickness - Impacts On Land Use Are Good & Bad By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Mon, 28 Jun 2010 11:30:58 -0400 Researchers at the International Centre of Insect Physiology and Ecology have developed a zebra-smelling cattle collar which will be tested on Masai herds subject to the biting tsetse fly, Full Article Living
land Watch these magnificent bison return to the Badlands (video) By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Tue, 15 Oct 2019 11:05:56 -0400 With more than 22,000 acres newly opened up to the iconic mammal, the release of bison onto new turf is a profound thing to see. Full Article Science
land Why federally protected lands are so crucial By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Mon, 02 Mar 2020 13:41:57 -0500 Over the last 30 years, habitat loss for imperiled species in the U.S. was more than twice as great on non-protected private lands than on federally protected public lands. Full Article Business
land Micro Compact Home Dropped By Helicopter Onto Site in Switzerland By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Wed, 27 Jun 2012 07:53:49 -0400 You can't call an aluminum guest house dropped by helicopter green, but you sure can call it cute. Full Article Design
land Microsoft's data centers in Ireland are getting an influx of wind power By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Wed, 11 Oct 2017 11:47:51 -0400 The tech giant just agreed to purchase all of the energy from GE's Tullahennel wind farm. Full Article Technology
land Microsoft submerges data center off Scotland's Orkney Islands By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Thu, 07 Jun 2018 11:40:37 -0400 This is the second deployment of the tech company's underwater data center project. Full Article Technology
land How sustainable forestry can help the legacy of African American Landowners By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Wed, 13 Feb 2019 14:51:36 -0500 As we recognize African American History Month, it is important to highlight a lesser known part of this history - the legacy of forest ownership among the black community, and the leaders who are working to preserve it. Full Article Business
land Let's turn barren farmland into nature reserves By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Wed, 11 Dec 2019 12:29:11 -0500 A new study finds that degraded agricultural lands could be low-hanging fruit for expanding the world’s conservation areas. Full Article Science
land Latest drone videos of Apple parking garage shows landscaping being installed By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Tue, 01 Nov 2016 12:41:06 -0400 Oh, and the donut building on top is coming along nicely too. Full Article Design
land Self-sufficient couple builds their own floating off-grid island (Video) By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Tue, 05 May 2015 15:14:28 -0400 Dubbed "Freedom Cove," this remarkable home is a decades-long labor of love built in an inlet in British Columbia. Full Article Design
land Follow along with this tiny house build on Vancouver Island By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Fri, 12 Dec 2014 13:13:23 -0500 Get a taste of tiny house building, thanks to Jake and Kiva, who are documenting their tiny house building process, step by step. Full Article Design
land Live in this charming seaweed house on a Danish island By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Wed, 27 Jun 2018 15:54:15 -0400 On the market for $416K, this beautifully restored historic cottage comes complete with a roof traditionally crafted of local seaweed. Full Article Design
land A Landmark Ruling Against Agrochemicals in Argentina Receives Mixed Reactions By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Tue, 21 Aug 2012 18:42:48 -0400 In a decade-long case by a group of plaintiffs, a court sentenced a farmer and an aviator to prison for spraying agrochemicals, linking them to environmental pollution and health hazards. Only they can skip doing any time. Full Article Business
land Recycled Rug Evoking Pasturelands Greens Beautiful Home Office in Buenos Aires By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Thu, 13 Sep 2012 09:00:00 -0400 The space is the first to pop up at the recently opened Casa FOA interior design exhibition, the largest in the city. Full Article Design