jo Survey: Majority in Washington D.C. area support more bike lanes By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Mon, 23 Sep 2013 16:48:28 -0400 If you break down these numbers (see below), you find that it's the over 65 that are most opposed, and that the more educated you are, the more in favor of more bike lanes you tend to be. Full Article Transportation
jo A major U.S. utility company just pledged to go carbon-free for the first time in American history By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Thu, 06 Dec 2018 09:00:00 -0500 Are the tables finally starting to turn? Full Article Business
jo General Mills and Unilever join the fight against food waste By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Tue, 04 Jun 2013 16:54:00 -0400 The USDA and EPA announced the U.S. Food Waste Challenge participants. Full Article Living
jo Football star Yaya Touré joins the World Environment Day celebrations as goodwill ambassador By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Fri, 05 Jun 2015 18:00:00 -0400 The soccer star arrived in an electric retro-fit Fiat Panda and attended a cooking demonstration. Full Article Living
jo Wine tasters have fruit flies to thank for their jobs By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Wed, 20 Aug 2014 10:43:37 -0400 Fruit flies play a role in all those fruity flavors we detect as we take whiff of wine fumes. Find out how. Full Article Science
jo Recycled Play Structures Bring Joy to Schools in Rural India By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Sun, 08 Jan 2012 12:25:09 -0500 Artist Shilpa Joglekar works with rural communities in India and Taiwan to create much-needed play structures out of natural and recycled materials. Full Article Design
jo Greenhouse: Sydney's Traveling, 'Waste-Free' Strawbale Restaurant by Joost Bakker By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Tue, 10 May 2011 10:30:39 -0400 In our conventional, resource-intensive food and building industries, 'waste-free' may seem like an alien concept, which makes projects like Australia's Greenhouse all the more impressive. Touted as a Full Article Design
jo Hundreds of thousands around the world join Global Climate March By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Mon, 30 Nov 2015 10:17:29 -0500 Ahead of the U.N. climate negotiations in Paris, hundreds of marches were held around the world to call for strong climate action. Full Article Business
jo John Doerr Pleads for a Greener Future By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Thu, 05 Jul 2007 12:32:24 -0400 When John Doerr talks, people listen. As one of Silicon Valley's most prolific venture capitalists, having earned upwards of $1 billion betting on tech heavyweights like Amazon, Compaq and Google, investors and businessmen paid close attention when he Full Article Living
jo Quote of the Day: Majora Carter on Greening the Ghetto By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Wed, 17 Oct 2007 11:25:49 -0400 We've brought MacArthur-winning activist Majora Carter's most-excellent speech at TED 2006 to your attention before, but she's so amazing and inspiring we had to stick the video in front of you (again). Watch this formidable force of nature in action. Full Article Living
jo Synthetic fabrics and car tires are major source of microplastic pollution By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Wed, 25 Apr 2018 09:16:00 -0400 We hear a lot about plastics breaking down at sea, but scientists are discovering that a shocking quantity of plastic enters the ocean already in microscopic form. Full Article Science
jo 2010 Detroit Auto Show: Toyota FT-CH Hybrid Concept Might Join Prius Family By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Tue, 12 Jan 2010 16:15:23 -0500 Photo: Michael Graham RichardPrius Might Become a Family, 8 New Hybrid Models ComingMaybe the rumors that have been floating around for a long time were true... Toyota said during its press event at the 2010 Detroit Auto Show that they are considering Full Article Transportation
jo Vinyl Windows: John was Right and I was Wrong. I Think. By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Thu, 29 Mar 2007 07:49:16 -0400 We are very civilized here at TreeHugger and rarely criticize other writers when we disagree with their posts, and never fight in the comments. (unlike at Grist where you can see Dave Roberts and Jason Scorse go at it hammer and tongs over mercury in Full Article Design
jo Sears & Kmart Join Wal-Mart, Target In PVC Reduction Programs By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Thu, 13 Dec 2007 07:28:53 -0500 Short design-life products made of PVC have been a common, inexpensive, and functional choice for almost 50 years. But, vinyl can also be a risky choice of material for objects often handled by consumers, posing a risk of lead exposure, especially if Full Article Business
jo Carry your house on your back with Steven M. Johnson's Parka Place By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Wed, 04 Feb 2015 08:55:11 -0500 In which Steven shows once again how far ahead of the pack he was. Full Article Design
jo A picture is worth: Steven M. Johnson's GYM By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Thu, 05 Mar 2015 16:50:15 -0500 I thought the ELF was a great new idea; turns out our hero was there first. Full Article Transportation
jo Steven Johnson's transformer chair turns into a rowing machine By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Tue, 10 Mar 2015 12:56:27 -0400 I could use this right now. Full Article Design
jo Steven M. Johnson's adresses the problems of the tiny house/ shedworking movement By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Mon, 13 Apr 2015 06:59:31 -0400 In one cartoon he solves a long list of issues that have kept it from going mainstream. Full Article Design
jo Steven M. Johnson's idea for solar heating makes a lot of sense. By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Tue, 14 Apr 2015 08:01:45 -0400 It's reminiscent of some other crackpot ideas from the seventies. Full Article Technology
jo Never leave the office when you have Steven M. Johnson's Office Sleeper By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Wed, 13 May 2015 14:09:57 -0400 Work/life balance is over-rated anyway. Full Article Design
jo Steven M. Johnson imagined the shower of the future 25 years ago By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Wed, 12 Aug 2015 11:36:04 -0400 Once again our favorite visionary was ahead of his time. Full Article Design
jo Steven M. Johnson solves the Amazon office bathroom problem By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Mon, 24 Aug 2015 08:17:24 -0400 And the Seattle housing shortage problem at the same time. Full Article Design
jo Steven M. Johnson designs transformer furniture for the home/office By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Wed, 09 Sep 2015 11:38:17 -0400 We have been showing these for years, but the artist/inventor beats us to the punch again Full Article Design
jo Steven M. Johnson's take on the wearable sleeping bag By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Mon, 16 Nov 2015 13:26:13 -0500 Of course he has been there, done that. Full Article Living
jo City of Fresno legalizes tiny homes, and Steven M. Johnson is on it By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Mon, 01 Feb 2016 09:15:38 -0500 Our favorite cartoonist solves a major problem with tiny houses. Full Article Design
jo Steven M. Johnson on Turn Signal Clothing By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Fri, 13 Jul 2018 13:02:52 -0400 The inventor and humorist also was prescient about buses. Full Article Transportation
jo Coolest Data Center Job Can Be Found At The South Pole! By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Wed, 25 Apr 2012 10:42:00 -0400 If you think data center jobs are boring, think again! The IceCube Observatory's data center on Antarctica is an amazing opportunity for adventurous geeks. Full Article Technology
jo At Free Geek, Computer Repair Paves the Path to Jobs By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Thu, 07 Feb 2013 09:00:00 -0500 Free Geek is a non-profit reuse organization. Its mission: provide access to computers, the internet, education, and job skills to the local community. Full Article Technology
jo 1000 US veterans to receive solar job training through Troops To Solar initiative By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Wed, 11 Nov 2015 16:21:57 -0500 Thanks to GRID Alternatives and Wells Fargo, more than 1000 US military veterans and active servicemen will be getting solar industry job training and job placement. Full Article Energy
jo Renewable energy jobs have almost doubled in past five years By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Wed, 24 May 2017 11:15:26 -0400 The rise of clean energy jobs is outpacing the loss of fossil fuel ones. Full Article Business
jo My journey as a woman in science and conservation By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Thu, 08 Feb 2018 10:00:00 -0500 In honor of the International Day of Women and Girls in Science, one scientist gives her tips on forging your own path. Full Article Business
jo CLT House by Susan Jones shows the future of sustainable, green and healthy housing By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Mon, 30 Mar 2015 12:45:24 -0400 And it is beautiful too. Full Article Design
jo Susan Jones' Seattle CLT house is a wooden wonder By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Fri, 16 Oct 2015 11:23:53 -0400 It really could be the future of sustainable, green and healthy housing. Full Article Design
jo EPA proposes change to cost benefit analysis with major potential to reduce regulation By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Tue, 19 Jun 2018 07:20:00 -0400 Reducing the benefits they can count will reduce the number of regulations that pass the cost-benefit analysis phase of regulation Full Article Business
jo Ecorazzi on DiCaprio + Van Jones, Worldchanging Interviews Wangari Maathai, Chevron Toxico, and More By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Thu, 07 May 2009 07:45:54 -0400 Chevron Toxico: Chevron Produces Phony Online News Coverage to Spread Misinformation about Ecuador Disaster "To promote a misinformation campaign about its role in the oil contamination of a pristine area of the rainforest in Ecuador, Chevron recently Full Article Living
jo California, Oregon and Washington join British Columbia to create new environmental superpower By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Mon, 04 Nov 2013 09:53:24 -0500 Last week, California joined Oregon and Washington in signing a pact with British Columbia called the Pacific Coast Action Plan on Climate and Energy, which forms an alliance to set shared fuel standards and mandates for cutting carbon emissions. Full Article Business
jo Florida's official culture of driving blames pedestrians (and cellphones) for "vast majority" of deaths By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Thu, 30 Mar 2017 11:25:12 -0400 A Today Show bit today is perhaps the grossest example yet. Full Article Transportation
jo Why you should join the 'do nothing' club By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Mon, 22 Apr 2019 07:00:00 -0400 It's not lazy, it's restorative. Full Article Living
jo Jobless Man Builds House That's Literally Made of Money By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Thu, 26 Jan 2012 18:35:59 -0500 When life gives you lemons, make lemonade. When life gives you a global economic crisis, a gloomy real estate market, and an uncertain currency future, make a house out of shredded-up money. Full Article Design
jo Galapagos Islands getting major renewable energy expansion By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Mon, 30 May 2016 11:17:16 -0400 The current wind power installation has replaced millions of liters of diesel fuel and helped protect the islands' endangered animals. Full Article Energy
jo Idiocracy in the New York Times: John Tierney on recycling By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Thu, 08 Oct 2015 14:46:33 -0400 "Cities have been burying garbage for thousands of years"- so lets keep doing it! Full Article Business
jo Rise up, Rise up! Yet another study confirms that sitting on the job is bad for you By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Thu, 22 Jan 2015 09:03:53 -0500 And what's worse, going to the gym won't compensate for it. Full Article Design
jo "Extinct" Bird Eaten by Mistake: Not an April Fools Joke By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Wed, 01 Apr 2009 19:56:48 -0400 A Worcester’s Buttonquail was caught on camera for the first time by a French documentary team who were filming native bird trappers at work in the Philippines. No one realized how rare the bird was until it was identified as a Worcester’s Buttonquail Full Article Business
jo Philadelphia Wants to Join New York & Paris in the Park in The Sky Club By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Wed, 02 Feb 2011 11:30:00 -0500 Paris has the Promenade plantée and New York has The High Line, parks created on top of once-abandoned railway tracks. Now plans are afoot in Philadelphia to transform the Reading Viaduct into what its designers are Full Article Design
jo The sheer joy (and simplicity) of not buying gas By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Wed, 16 Jan 2019 06:49:56 -0500 Drivers of traditional "ICE" cars often underestimate the convenience of going electric. Full Article Transportation
jo Corporate giants join fight to stop "ghost" fishing gear By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Wed, 31 Oct 2018 08:00:00 -0400 Nestle and Tesco are the latest members of a worldwide movement against abandoned fishing nets. Full Article Science
jo Plane Food Café Delivers the Joys of Flying Without The CO2 By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Sat, 20 Jun 2009 07:41:25 -0400 George Monbiot told us that flying is dying; London artist Richard DeDomenici tells us that a return transatlantic flight is equivalent in CO2 and pollution output to driving a car 30 miles a day for a year. So the artist/humorist has Full Article Living
jo Johns Hopkins sets record for drone blood delivery flight By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Wed, 13 Sep 2017 10:54:43 -0400 The new study shows that drones can handle longer aid delivery trips than previously thought. Full Article Technology
jo Can you unplug for 24 hours? Join National Day of Unplugging 2018 at sundown tonight By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Fri, 09 Mar 2018 14:13:34 -0500 In our hyperconnected and always-on culture, stepping away from our gadgets for one day can be a move in the right direction for slowing down and connecting with people, not screens. Full Article Technology
jo The John Hope Gateway is a pioneer in modern wood construction By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Mon, 28 May 2018 12:04:05 -0400 What a joy to stumble upon this 2009 gem by Cullinan Studio. Full Article Design