ace Multifunctional 172 sq. ft. live-work space uses nano-tech materials (Video) By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Tue, 13 Nov 2018 14:22:57 -0500 This small and versatile apartment in the heart of Paris uses innovative modern materials for its furniture and cabinetry. Full Article Design
ace Oil silo converted into glowing interactive civic space in Finland (Video) By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Wed, 06 Nov 2013 07:00:00 -0500 Using a combination of LED lights, sunlight and environmental data, a disused oil silo has been transformed into Helsinki's newest art installation and urban destination. Full Article Design
ace Witness the amazing hamster wheel standing desk, perfect for the office rat race By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Mon, 22 Sep 2014 11:30:33 -0400 The wheels on the desk go round and round. Full Article Design
ace Finding the time and space to work at home By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Thu, 06 Nov 2014 09:22:00 -0500 In this installment of Town & Country, Margaret and Katherine share how they work from home. Full Article Living
ace Artifox's solid wood standing desk has a place for everything By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Tue, 21 Jul 2015 14:19:02 -0400 This standing desk is packed with clever organization features, and can be customized for left or right-handed people. Full Article Design
ace See Ecocide Writ Large: NASA Photo Shows Humungous Philippine Coal Mine From Space By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Mon, 12 Apr 2010 15:30:00 -0400 photo: NASA (click to see large) Polly Higgins has been getting more press pushing for 'Ecocide' to be enshrined as an international crime, and now a new photo from NASA really shows what Higgins is talking about: The wholesale destruction of Semirara Full Article Science
ace Young Swedish Firm Designs Bike Palace for Philadelphia By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Tue, 11 May 2010 14:00:23 -0400 The hot young Swedish firm We Are You came third in a competition to design a new bicycling center in Philadelphia. (They must be really young- entry criteria include only those who graduated later than 2007). Its mission: "to promote bicycling in all Full Article Transportation
ace Interface Studio Builds Modular Student Residence By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Thu, 11 Nov 2010 11:16:30 -0500 Philadelphia architects Interface Studio are known to TreeHugger for their work with PostGreen and on the 100K house. They have also just completed a modular student residence at Temple University that really does demonstrate Full Article Design
ace The Porch: Philadelphia Creates a New Public Space By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Mon, 06 Aug 2012 15:47:03 -0400 A new public space in Philadelphia helps make the city more human-scale and increase quality of life for people who work or pass through the area. Full Article Design
ace Should private charging stations be installed in public space? (Survey) By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Tue, 19 Feb 2013 09:37:00 -0500 If you own an electric car but don't own a garage, what do you do? Full Article Transportation
ace Remember the girl hit by car while on Facetime? The driver just got charged. By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Tue, 19 Sep 2017 12:07:50 -0400 Turns out he was doing 46 miles per hour in a 25 mile-per-hour zone. But let's all blame the girl for distracted walking! Full Article Transportation
ace Should green homes have gas stoves and wood fireplaces? By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Thu, 17 Oct 2019 13:36:56 -0400 One Passive House architect gives his clients what they want. Full Article Design
ace Industrial spaces and condos are neighbors in this Vancouver development with shipping container look By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Mon, 26 Aug 2019 13:46:06 -0400 Another look at a controversial housing project. Full Article Design
ace Ben & Jerry's ice cream contains traces of controversial herbicide By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Wed, 26 Jul 2017 10:37:00 -0400 Ice cream lovers aren't happy to learn they're licking glyphosate on hot summer days. Full Article Business
ace Boxy building minimizes surface, maximizes air and stairs By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Thu, 14 Apr 2016 11:00:00 -0400 Sweden shows how to build comfortable apartments for families, and stairs that people want to use. Full Article Design
ace Not the Stair of the Week, soon to be replaced by "Vertical Walking" By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Tue, 25 Oct 2016 09:38:13 -0400 Why go diagonally when you can go straight up? Full Article Design
ace The view of Florence from space is a sobering thing By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Wed, 12 Sep 2018 13:10:55 -0400 An astronaut-eye's view of Hurricane Florence from the International Space Station shows why everyone is kind of freaking out. Full Article Science
ace Hurricane Michael as seen from space is an ominous thing (video) By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Wed, 10 Oct 2018 16:10:41 -0400 See the view captured by the International Space Station as the category 4 hurricane makes landfall over Florida. Full Article Science
ace Greenpeace tech product guide ranks Apple, Samsung low on repairability By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Wed, 28 Jun 2017 12:13:35 -0400 A consumer product guide compiled along with iFixit shows which brands make it easy to fix our gadgets and which don't. Full Article Technology
ace Fiji Water Faces Class Action Lawsuit for Greenwashing By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Thu, 30 Dec 2010 09:09:02 -0500 Fiji, probably the least favorite in an already disliked industry, is the target of a class action lawsuit alleging the company has profited from greenwashing. Specifically, from greenwashing claims that its products are Full Article Business
ace Islamic Cycling, Space Tourism, Norway by Bike & Ski? Wend Magazine Has It All By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Tue, 25 Jan 2011 07:00:08 -0500 Wend magazine continues to bring together intriguing stories about human powered adventures from around the world. In the current issue, they inform us that in 2010 officials in Isfahan, Full Article Living
ace Greenpeace protests Shell's Arctic drilling with bear suits and break-in By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Fri, 30 Aug 2013 10:54:00 -0400 Polar bears re-brand a Shell refinery in Denmark. Full Article Business
ace Story of Stuff's Annie Leonard becomes executive director of Greenpeace USA By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Tue, 06 May 2014 16:45:58 -0400 Best of luck to Ms. Leonard, I'm sure she'll do great things at Greenpeace USA! Full Article Business
ace 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
ace Greenpeace releases the Canned Tuna Shopping Guide for 2015 By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Wed, 11 Mar 2015 07:00:00 -0400 Learn which brands should be avoided and which are making a sincere effort to provide ocean-safe options, then vote with your wallet. Full Article Living
ace How toxic is your new raincoat? Greenpeace can tell you By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Tue, 26 Jan 2016 09:00:00 -0500 Greenpeace has taken some of the most popular outdoor gear to a lab in order to measure concentration of PFCs. What it found is disturbing. Full Article Living
ace Greenpeace urges Hillary to dump fossil fuels By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Thu, 18 Feb 2016 11:35:51 -0500 She's made big promises on solar. But will she also break up with fossil fuel lobbyists? Full Article Business
ace Greenpeace tackles destructive tuna fishing in the Indian Ocean By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Thu, 12 May 2016 07:00:00 -0400 Fish Aggregating Devices are a serious driver of overfishing, which is why Greenpeace is on a mission to dismantle all the FADs it can find. Full Article Science
ace Greenpeace ranks best tuna brands for 2017 By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Tue, 18 Apr 2017 10:25:00 -0400 The annual Canned Tuna Ranking assesses fishing practices and social responsibility to determine which brands are sustainable and which should be avoided. Full Article Living
ace Greenpeace's Guide to Greener Electronics praises Apple, scolds Amazon By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Wed, 18 Oct 2017 11:48:14 -0400 The organization scored the biggest gadget makers on their products' environmental records. Full Article Technology
ace Amid the Chaos of the SF Giants Parade, a Gardener Finds Peace (Photo) By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Mon, 05 Nov 2012 05:00:00 -0500 The San Francisco Giants won the 2012 World Series, but this gardener doesn't seem to care. Full Article Living
ace Let's stop calling the new headquarters for Apple, Facebook and Google "Green": Look at the parking ratios By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Mon, 18 Mar 2013 09:19:00 -0400 You just have to look at the parking ratios to know they are environmental disaster areas. Full Article Design
ace Is wearing a face mask the new normal for Californians? By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Fri, 16 Nov 2018 10:02:25 -0500 Air quality in San Francisco is the worst in the world right now. Full Article Science
ace Plant-derived food additive touted as replacement for overuse of antibiotics By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Tue, 26 Apr 2016 08:30:00 -0400 Is this carrot-based animal feed additive something worth crowing about? Full Article Science
ace The peaceful farm I stayed on in northern Illinois By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Fri, 19 Oct 2018 13:00:02 -0400 I picked a lot of squash. Full Article Living
ace 10 Transformer Tables For a Tiny Urban Space: Help Pick The Best By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Wed, 30 Mar 2011 06:10:26 -0400 TreeHugger founder Graham Hill is trying to radically reduce his footprint and live happily with less space, less stuff and less waste -- on less money -- but with more design. He calls it LifeEdited. To find each ideal piece of furniture for his small Ne Full Article Design
ace UpUp Play Tower is a standing desk, jungle gym and play space all rolled into one By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Mon, 07 Dec 2015 09:47:50 -0500 Passive house designer creates a very active play house. Full Article Design
ace Putting A Green Face On Facebook By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Mon, 11 Jun 2007 13:57:13 -0400 Facebook makes reconnecting with your past almost scandalous. One friend leads you to 10 more in an exponential manner -- from college, your travels, high school, pre-school Full Article Living
ace Carpool with Facebook By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Mon, 02 Jul 2007 10:29:12 -0400 The new Facebook applications feature allows people to add all sorts of functions to the website. One interesting one that we've seen is the Carpooling add-on. Users can post their journeys, where they become searchable. People can then get in contact Full Article Transportation
ace GoLoco Hits Facebook By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Thu, 09 Aug 2007 15:27:39 -0400 With the social networking site Facebook recently opening up their platform to external applications, many organizations and companies are taking advantage of the social connection that Facebook thrives on. We previously covered attempts to use Full Article Transportation
ace Facebook Unveils Massive 'Green' Datacenter Near Arctic Circle By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Fri, 28 Oct 2011 14:14:00 -0400 Cooling servers requires a lot of energy, so why not locate them somewhere that is always cold? Full Article Business
ace Facebook and Opower Launch Social Energy App By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Tue, 03 Apr 2012 15:56:35 -0400 Ready to share kilowatts? Facebook launched its social energy app today that will enable users to share and compare their home energy consumption. Full Article Technology
ace Facebook Paid Instagram $1 Billion for Emotion. What's It Worth to the Environment? By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Tue, 10 Apr 2012 12:43:00 -0400 Why did Facebook pay $1 billion for Instagram and what can the environmental movement learn from this? It's all about emotion. Full Article Living
ace BBC Launches Facebook App "Meet Your Planet" By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Thu, 24 May 2012 12:32:00 -0400 A new app from BBC allows you to explore content from their great nature documentaries. Full Article Science
ace Facebook launches live data center efficiency dashboard By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Mon, 22 Apr 2013 09:07:26 -0400 You can now view the energy and water efficiency performance of the company's North Carolina and Oregon data centers in real-time. Full Article Technology
ace Comedy video spoofs Facebook's Keystone XL support By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Thu, 16 May 2013 10:06:23 -0400 With Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg facing criticism for supporting Keystone XL pipeline, a comedy duo mocks Facebook "Mess" Everything Up Department. Full Article Business
ace Facebook wants to use solar drones to bring internet access to the world By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Mon, 10 Mar 2014 07:00:00 -0400 The company would use the Solara solar-powered drone, which can remain in flight for five years at a time! Full Article Technology
ace Facebook now lets you donate to charities with just a couple clicks By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Wed, 18 Nov 2015 10:52:53 -0500 Non-profit organizations can now use the site to run fundraising campaigns and the simplicity could make a big impact. Full Article Technology
ace Facebook is 'parasitic,' says Zuckerberg's former mentor By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Mon, 22 Jan 2018 11:35:00 -0500 From political manipulation to dangerous addiction, Roger NcNamee insists that Facebook needs to change its business model to be less harmful. Full Article Business
ace Priest in Brazil Replaces Prayer With Tree-Planting By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Wed, 22 Jun 2011 21:38:22 -0400 Planting trees may be a great way to help save the environment, but thanks to one Catholic diocese in Brazil, it's having a similar effect on parishioners' immortal souls. In an effort to bring a bit of green back Full Article Living