las The North Face and National Geographic are making clothes from plastic water bottles By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Wed, 19 Jun 2019 08:00:00 -0400 The limited edition pieces are designed to give plastic waste a second life. Full Article Living
las Crisis for electronics recycling as glass market collapses By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Tue, 19 Mar 2013 11:41:03 -0400 Ian Urbina reports at The New York Times on the negative side effects the tech industries shift to flat screen technology has had on the market for recycling old television and computer monitor glass Full Article Business
las Google Glass heads into the operating room By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Mon, 23 Nov 2015 11:07:55 -0500 The optical display device that is often the subject of ridicule has proven itself to be a very valuable asset to surgeons. Full Article Technology
las Trudeau says Canada will ban single-use plastics as early as 2021 By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Mon, 10 Jun 2019 14:06:00 -0400 The prime minister also mentioned holding companies responsible for the packaging waste they create. Full Article Science
las Vancouver grocer uses embarrassing slogans to discourage plastic bag use By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Thu, 13 Jun 2019 09:00:00 -0400 Unfortunately, people like the slogans a bit too much. Full Article Science
las So much plastic is being made that "recycling has no impact" By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Fri, 14 Jun 2019 11:46:00 -0400 A Canadian scientist wants us to rethink our approach to plastic and challenge the colonial system that produces it. Full Article Science
las Want to go plastic-free? Start with one thing. By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Tue, 20 Aug 2019 07:00:00 -0400 Slow, incremental changes are more effective than trying to do it all at once. Full Article Living
las Montreal may ban wood-fired ovens. Is this the end of the classic Montreal bagel? By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Wed, 24 Oct 2018 13:24:52 -0400 Wood smoke is a huge source of particulate pollution and really shouldn't be in residential neighbourhoods. But the flavour... Full Article Business
las Will electric skates solve the last-mile problem? By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Tue, 16 Jul 2019 15:08:46 -0400 You already own the solutions. They are called feet. Full Article Transportation
las How to make your clothing last By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Mon, 05 Aug 2019 09:00:00 -0400 Proper care can go a long way toward extending a garment's life. Full Article Living
las 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
las Over half the new homes in the USA are insulated with fiberglass batts By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Fri, 21 Jun 2019 09:18:29 -0400 We used to say this stuff should be banned because it was always installed badly. Has anything changed? Full Article Design
las Haiti Bans Plastic Bags & Disposable Foam Products By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Wed, 26 Sep 2012 10:45:00 -0400 The big question is how well will it be enforced and what alternatives are currently readily available. Full Article Business
las Norton Point makes stylish sunglasses from recycled ocean plastic By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Mon, 15 May 2017 06:57:00 -0400 This company proves that plastic waste can be a valuable resource. Full Article Living
las Archaeologists use lasers to find a lost city By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Wed, 19 Jun 2013 10:13:50 -0400 Australian researchers used LIDAR, the aerial laser technology, to rediscover the city of Mahendraparvata in Cambodia. Full Article Technology
las Companies are promoting false solutions to plastic waste By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Thu, 03 Oct 2019 10:00:00 -0400 They may sound progressively eco-friendly, but a new Greenpeace report explains why they're not. Full Article Business
las Paper Bags or Plastic Bags? Everything You Need to Know By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Wed, 09 Jul 2008 11:49:58 -0400 Paper or plastic bags: which is better? It's an age old question, when it comes time to check out when grocery shopping: paper bag or plastic bag? It seems like it should be an easy choice, but there's an incredible number of details and inputs hidden Full Article Living
las How to bring green into the classroom By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Thu, 03 Jul 2014 12:56:38 -0400 Teachers, are you looking for ways to teach green values to your students? We've got ideas lined up for you! Full Article HTGG
las Ford is turning captured CO2 into plastics and foam for car parts By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Wed, 18 May 2016 17:14:46 -0400 In what is said to be a first for automakers, Ford is developing foams and plastics using captured carbon dioxide, which could be integrated into the company's vehicles within five years. Full Article Transportation
las We've already spent nature's budget for the year, 6 days earlier than last year By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Thu, 13 Aug 2015 11:55:41 -0400 Today is Earth Overshoot Day, but it's not exactly something we should be celebrating. It's actually a wakeup call for humanity. Full Article Science
las UK renewables produced nearly 30% of electricity last year By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Thu, 02 Aug 2018 07:00:00 -0400 Primary energy consumption was down, too. Full Article Energy
las Renewables overtook coal in Germany last year By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Tue, 15 Jan 2019 06:16:03 -0500 It's an important inflection point. But a lot of work still remains. Full Article Energy
las Scotland produced enough wind energy for double its homes in last 6 months By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Mon, 15 Jul 2019 17:52:03 -0400 In the first half of 2019, Scottish wind generated enough electricity to power the equivalent of 4.47 million homes, almost double the number of homes there. Full Article Energy
las In Rome, recycle plastic bottles for transit fares By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Mon, 14 Oct 2019 10:00:00 -0400 Thirty bottles will buy you a ticket on the subway or bus. Full Article Science
las Explore one of the West's last wild rivers with Google Street View By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Wed, 28 Jan 2015 08:00:00 -0500 The software lets you virtually float down the Yampa River, which has been largely unchanged by man. Full Article Technology
las Beetle-Inspired Design Uses Old Plastic Bottles to Pull Water from the Air By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Thu, 26 Jul 2012 05:00:00 -0400 A concept water bottle pulls water from the air like the Namib Desert Beetle. Full Article Design
las Self-filtering water bottle also acts as a flashlight By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Wed, 19 Mar 2014 07:00:00 -0400 The ÖKO Odyssey water bottle actually has six functions! Full Article Technology
las Yikes! California's extreme drought could last "a decade or more", 2014 driest year in a century By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Wed, 30 Jul 2014 15:20:30 -0400 California has been going through a drought for about 3 years now, with 2013 being the driest year on record. Full Article Science
las Plastic debris found in tap water, beer, and sea salt By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Mon, 16 Apr 2018 07:01:00 -0400 You may think you're ingesting a safe, clean product, but you're really putting synthetic microfibers into your body. Full Article Science
las Reflective paint, free water, medical training: How Indian authorities slashed heat deaths 90% By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Tue, 26 Jun 2018 06:19:39 -0400 We are by no means helpless in the face of climate change. Full Article Business
las Whales Burp Plastic in the Great Lakes By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Tue, 18 Jan 2011 21:29:05 -0500 Just what the Great Lakes needs, more aquatic invasives. We're worrying about Asian carp and now we have whales? Whales in the Great Lakes, on Lake Superior? Well, "whale burps" have been found Full Article Science
las Michigan bans bans on plastic bags, takeout food containers, styrofoam cups and just about anything else By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Tue, 03 Jan 2017 11:34:12 -0500 Restaurants win; Great Lakes lose. Full Article Business
las Meat and plastic sales are slowly dropping, survey finds By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Wed, 11 Sep 2019 11:00:00 -0400 As environmental awareness spreads, shoppers are making different choices. Full Article Living
las It was too good to last: Japan to step up efforts to resume whale hunting near Antarctica By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Mon, 09 Jun 2014 15:24:11 -0400 Two steps forward, one step back for Japan. The rest of the world has moved on from whaling, why couldn't they do too? Full Article Science
las Antarctica has never been this hot: The record was broken twice last week By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Tue, 31 Mar 2015 15:33:09 -0400 Another signs that the poles are warming fast. Full Article Science
las How to fix scratched sunglasses By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Thu, 04 Apr 2019 08:00:00 -0400 Yes, it's actually possible! Full Article Living
las How our thinking changed in 2019: recycling and plastics By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Mon, 30 Dec 2019 13:03:43 -0500 We are now prisoners of the petrochemical industry. Full Article Science
las No plastic 2020: The reason I am giving up all plastic bottles By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Wed, 01 Jan 2020 08:13:35 -0500 I don't buy many plastic bottles, but the ones that I do will take some creative workarounds to avoid. Full Article Science
las France begins radical plan to phase out single-use plastic By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Tue, 21 Jan 2020 10:56:36 -0500 The French government has set a goal of eliminating all single-use plastics by 2040. Phase one has begun. Full Article Science
las How I gave up plastic bottles for shampoo, dish soap, and rinse aid By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Thu, 27 Feb 2020 16:08:19 -0500 I tasked myself with buying no plastic bottles for the year; here's how it's going so far. Full Article Science
las How plastics add to the climate crisis By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Mon, 09 Mar 2020 15:36:24 -0400 They are basically solid fossil fuels, putting out as much as 6 kg of CO2 for every kg of plastic. Full Article Science
las Vinyl: the plastic found in (almost) everything By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Thu, 19 Mar 2020 13:58:21 -0400 What is vinyl? Let's explore how this ubiquitous and versatile plastic is made, what its uses are, and all of its safety concerns. Full Article Science
las Beau Lake introduces an all-electric wood-topped instant classic runabout By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Mon, 08 Jul 2019 13:22:07 -0400 Load up the Krug and the caviar and go for a spin. Full Article Transportation
las 31 outside-the-box tips to ditch plastic By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Tue, 02 Jul 2019 16:12:55 -0400 TreeHugger and Elephant Journal have teamed up to share 31 creative tips for skipping plastic, one for each day of July. Full Article Science
las Is plastic a 'necessary evil' in our food system? By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Wed, 10 Jul 2019 10:21:00 -0400 Perhaps yes, if our food system stays the way it is, but maybe that's what we should be challenging. Full Article Science
las Toymaker Hasbro says it will phase out plastic packaging By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Fri, 23 Aug 2019 07:00:00 -0400 Starting in 2020, the company will redesign packaging to be more environmentally-friendly. Full Article Business
las Here's a handy guide to plastics recycling By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Mon, 26 Aug 2019 09:00:00 -0400 Made by NPR, it explains what's recyclable, what becomes trash, and why. Full Article Science
las India to implement major single-use plastic ban on Oct 2 By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Tue, 10 Sep 2019 07:00:00 -0400 This year, Gandhi's birthday will be marked by a national crackdown on six specific plastic items. Full Article Science
las Biodegradable plastic is bad for the environment, British MPs say By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Fri, 13 Sep 2019 09:00:00 -0400 It's time we stopped greenwashing plastic alternatives and realized they do more harm than good. Full Article Science
las 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