mil Project Milestone pitched as the first 3D printed housing project By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Tue, 05 Jun 2018 12:42:19 -0400 They are building "five great houses that are comfortable to live in and will have happy occupants." Full Article Design
mil Paris garage converted into small home for family of four By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Mon, 09 Apr 2018 14:29:20 -0400 Using some inventive interventions, an old parking garage is transformed into a two-bedroom apartment in Paris. Full Article Design
mil Here's the best treadmill desk we've seen yet, designed long before all the other ones By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Thu, 05 Feb 2015 10:31:22 -0500 Steven M. Johnson really should have had an agent. Full Article Design
mil Herman Miller introduces new "Sit-to-stand" desks By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Thu, 12 Mar 2015 12:49:02 -0400 It is better than a fixed standing desk? They make a good case for it. Full Article Design
mil Standing desks are so yesterday; try a treadmill desk for a really energizing experience By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Thu, 05 May 2016 13:34:41 -0400 After 52,696 steps, a review of a LifeSpan treadmill desk. Full Article Design
mil Philippine National Police Ordered to Plant 10 Million Trees By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Wed, 07 Mar 2012 23:56:24 -0500 As their nation's sole law enforcement agency, the Philippines National Police carry a heavy burden when it comes to keeping the country safe -- but arresting one of the biggest threats they face will take shovels, not clubs or handcuffs. Full Article Business
mil Lawsuit Pressures Coal Plant to Stop Killing Millions of Fish in Lake Erie By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Tue, 21 Dec 2010 09:40:36 -0500 Remember the story of Ohio's Bay Shore coal-fired power plant, the one that (perfectly legally) kills at least 46 million fish a year? Well that's still happening, but not without some legal challenges. A coalition of Full Article Business
mil Ontario is getting steamed over milk By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Fri, 13 Jul 2018 12:40:00 -0400 One newspaper says there is no difference between organic and conventional milk; another says the test pool is far too small to make that conclusion. Full Article Living
mil Ontario government cancels program to plant 50 million trees By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Thu, 25 Apr 2019 11:10:41 -0400 Who needs trees when you can have beer in corner stores? Full Article Science
mil 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
mil Ecotricity proposes "green gas mills" at every UK fracking site By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Tue, 03 Jan 2017 06:19:02 -0500 Income for farmers, or fracked natural gas—will communities be allowed to decide? Full Article Energy
mil This family home is two tiny houses connected by a sunroom By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Fri, 07 Jun 2019 11:09:27 -0400 When one tiny home isn't quite enough, how about adding another? Full Article Design
mil Sawmill House by Olson Kundig wins COTE award for "design and sustainability" By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Wed, 02 May 2018 10:34:39 -0400 I get the design part, but is it really sustainable? Full Article Design
mil Documentary tells story of one tiny house family living on remote island (Video) By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Fri, 26 Oct 2018 12:58:45 -0400 This family lives, works and travels in this modern tiny house, now located on a remote Scottish island. Full Article Design
mil First there was the London Whale, and now there is the Greenpeace Whale, as the charity blows over US$ 5 million By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Mon, 16 Jun 2014 13:55:12 -0400 The charity loses millions in rogue currency swap, just like the big boys. Full Article Business
mil 1 mile of a protected bike lane is 100x cheaper than 1 mile of roadway (Chart) By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Thu, 13 Mar 2014 09:25:00 -0400 Think bike lanes cost too much? Let's put it into a little perspective. Full Article Transportation
mil Indian state aims to plant record-breaking 50 million trees in one day By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Mon, 11 Jul 2016 14:55:26 -0400 Uttar Pradesh is going to be looking a lot greener after a marathon 24-hour tree-planting frenzy. Full Article Business
mil What kind of milk can I drink without feeling guilty? By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Mon, 12 Sep 2016 14:36:00 -0400 Welcome to my personal dairy dilemma and the weird, convoluted thoughts that keep me up at night. Full Article Living
mil How do 7 million pounds of beef get contaminated? By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Mon, 15 Oct 2018 12:11:00 -0400 Another massive recall raises questions about food safety standards -- and how animals are raised. Full Article Living
mil These 10 rivers likely the source of millions of tons of ocean plastic By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Mon, 06 Nov 2017 15:22:33 -0500 Research reveals that rivers deliver up to 4 million metric tons of plastic debris to the sea every year, with up to 95% coming from just 10 of them. Full Article Science
mil Waymo may get a $465 million tax credit for buying 62,000 Chrysler Pacifica hybrids By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Wed, 06 Jun 2018 08:29:33 -0400 They are going to be autonomous taxis. Is this a good idea? Full Article Transportation
mil Why you get worse gas mileage in winter and what to do about it By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Sun, 01 Jan 2017 13:50:35 -0500 There's no mystery why gas mileage is not as good in the winter, but there are some things you can do to make it better. Full Article Transportation
mil CA approves utilities' massive $738 million electric vehicle proposal By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Wed, 13 Jun 2018 10:19:37 -0400 This will mark a significant scaling of electrified transportation—including trucks and buses too. Full Article Transportation
mil Duke Energy dedicates $25 million to EV charging in NC, promises 300 MW of battery storage By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Wed, 20 Jun 2018 06:11:35 -0400 In a compromise with environmentalists, the energy giant is committing some significant resources to clean tech. Full Article Energy
mil Why millennials are destroying our infrastructure, and why bike lanes destroy religious freedom By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Thu, 22 Oct 2015 15:12:01 -0400 And really, how self driving cars are an attack on freedom. Full Article Transportation
mil 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
mil Electric Ford F-150 pickup truck tows a million pound train. Is this a big deal? By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Tue, 30 Jul 2019 11:23:17 -0400 In a word, no. Ford can sell this fiction, but it is all about friction. Full Article Transportation
mil Hydrogen-powered e-bike cranked up to 93 mile range By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Wed, 14 Aug 2019 10:48:26 -0400 E-bikes will eat cars, and H2 bikes will eat Toyotas. Full Article Transportation
mil 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
mil Dutch family of four living in experimental urban greenhouse home By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Fri, 25 Mar 2016 07:00:00 -0400 Located in Rotterdam, this Concept House features a huge rooftop garden, and uses natural heating and cooling techniques to keep maintenance costs down. Full Article Design
mil Renovated Airstream is 'Tiny Shiny Home' for family of six By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Fri, 07 Dec 2018 11:32:57 -0500 This family with four kids is traveling full-time in a beautifully redone vintage Airstream trailer. Full Article Design
mil Tesla reports surprise $312 million profit in Q3 By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Thu, 25 Oct 2018 06:47:23 -0400 The company had been promising "near profitable" results. It turns out they were lowballing. Full Article Transportation
mil How one American family has moved away from fossil fuels By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Mon, 05 Jun 2017 06:30:00 -0400 "Being the Change" is proof that weaning oneself off fossil fuels is not only possible, but also joyful and fun for a young suburban family. Full Article Science
mil China's Hydroelectric Plans to Damn the Mekong Threaten Millions By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Tue, 16 Jun 2009 11:45:00 -0400 A few short weeks ago it came out the China had plans in the works to place 20 hydroelectric dams on the upper Full Article Science
mil XPrize is giving away $20 million for a new technology that makes something good out of CO2 By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Wed, 30 Sep 2015 11:56:32 -0400 The competition is looking for new ideas for capturing the emissions from fossil fuels and turning them into something useful instead of harmful. Full Article Technology
mil Growth in World Contraceptive Use Stalling; 215 Million Women’s Needs Still Unmet By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Tue, 27 Mar 2012 10:54:00 -0400 Satisfying the world’s unmet need for contraception would dramatically reduce population growth, easing pressure on natural resources. Full Article Living
mil The Rush-Bagot Treaty that demilitarized the Great Lakes is 200 years old today By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Fri, 28 Apr 2017 06:57:29 -0400 It led to a series of other agreements that protected and cleaned up the Great Lakes environment Full Article Business
mil Before 1965, low CO2 levels were steady for 2.5 million years By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Thu, 26 Sep 2019 13:11:28 -0400 Humans have never lived with the high CO2 atmospheric conditions of the last 60 years, according to a new study. Full Article Science
mil Scientists find secret 'supercolony' of 1.5 million penguins By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Tue, 18 Dec 2018 15:00:00 -0500 The 9-mile long archipelago has more Adélie penguins than the entire rest of the Antarctic peninsula combined. Full Article Science
mil Why throw subsidies at electric cars when 48 percent of trips are less than 3 miles? By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Mon, 23 Sep 2019 15:37:19 -0400 A new study shows that there is some seriously low-hanging fruit here that would deliver more bang for the buck. Full Article Transportation
mil Internet Killing Print Media: Up-Cycling Paper Mills Could Make Digital Communications Greener By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Sat, 24 Sep 2011 14:47:03 -0400 Paper Age reports that "total printing-writing paper shipments decreased 6.4% in August compared to August 2010." Burrowing in, Fortress Specialty Cellulose echos the Full Article Business
mil Tween Boys Help Save a 500-million-year-old Species By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Wed, 26 Dec 2012 22:44:12 -0500 These 'living fossils' have survived mass extinctions over the course of their eons of existence, but it just might be two youngsters that save them from the human threats they face today. Full Article Science
mil Adaptable kitchen-in-a-box is for cooking-challenged millennials By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Wed, 18 Jul 2018 14:01:43 -0400 This compact all-in-one cooking kit is looking to overhaul the traditional kitchen for today's hectic schedules and non-traditional living situations. Full Article Design
mil Biodegradable Toothbrush Gives a Smile to the Needy By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Fri, 07 Dec 2012 05:00:00 -0500 Bogobrush is socially-minded, biodegradable toothbrush that gives back to the community. Full Article Living
mil Photo: Family meal, flamingo-style By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Fri, 12 Apr 2019 06:00:00 -0400 Our photo of the day shows how to make an awkward bill look like a thing of grace. Full Article Science
mil Glass buildings are killing hundreds of millions of birds every year By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Wed, 17 Apr 2019 09:04:59 -0400 Here is another reason to hate the Hudson Yards in New York City. Full Article Design
mil Skinny Brooklyn rowhouse renovation makes room for family of four By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Thu, 28 Jun 2018 16:00:04 -0400 From an existing two-storey transformed into four compact floors, this 11 ft. wide house is redone into a much more spacious home. Full Article Design
mil Interview with Tom Miller, CEO of Blu Skye Sustainability Consultants By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Fri, 29 Jan 2010 08:55:07 -0500 As the CEO of sustainable consulting firm Blu Skye Sustainability Consultants, Tom Miller oversees teams and strategies that are changing the way the world makes things--from the design stage and production Full Article Living
mil The incredible reason whales could be worth $2 million each By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Tue, 22 Oct 2019 16:14:34 -0400 Economists with the IMF crunched the numbers to quantify the economic value of a whale's life; what they found is astonishing. Full Article Science
mil Millennials are behaving more like their grandparents By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Wed, 14 Mar 2018 15:55:00 -0400 Young people's interest in 'healthy, clean living' has them cooking, crafting, and counting their pennies in ways that baffle their Boomer parents. Full Article Living