re Petite Mort: Precious ethical furs handmade from roadkill By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Sun, 21 Dec 2014 07:00:00 -0500 Millions of animals are accidentally killed on US roads every year. Here's how one company is turning these sad statistics into something useful, beautiful and respectful. Full Article Living
re Wunder Capital offers 6% return for solar investors By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Wed, 13 May 2015 09:43:31 -0400 A new platform aims to remove the barriers between would-be investors and solar developers, increasing the adoption of renewables in the process. Full Article Business
re How to create an ethical wardrobe for less money By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Fri, 09 Oct 2015 08:00:00 -0400 Ethical fashion brands tend to be very expensive, but there are ways to make the transition without spending a pile of money. Full Article Living
re Ethical consumers are perceived as odd, boring, unattractive, and not stylish By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Mon, 25 Apr 2016 09:00:00 -0400 An amusing new study delves into the social consequences of one person witnessing another person doing the 'ethical thing' -- and why it makes them uncomfortable. Full Article Living
re These basic black leggings are made from recycled water bottles By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Tue, 11 Oct 2016 11:06:00 -0400 Your favorite clothing item just got even better. These new leggings from Girlfriend Collective tick all the boxes when it comes to eco-friendly and ethical production. Full Article Living
re An entire country just divested from fossil fuels By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Thu, 12 Jul 2018 13:57:22 -0400 This is beginning to get real. Full Article Business
re Coal divestment reaches Japan By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Tue, 24 Jul 2018 06:35:07 -0400 Nippon Life Insurance will become first major Japanese institutional investor to ditch coal. Full Article Energy
re Makers' markets are where you should do all your holiday shopping By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Thu, 29 Nov 2018 06:20:00 -0500 Put your money directly into the hands that made the gift you're buying. Full Article Living
re 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
re MakeMeSustainable: The Green Alternative to Social Networking By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Wed, 04 Jul 2007 09:45:38 -0400 What with social networking sites like Facebook all the rage right now and more attention than ever being focused on the issues of global warming and climate change, the moment certainly seems propitious for the unveiling of MakeMeSustainable, a Full Article Technology
re 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
re Audubon Releases Birding the Net, the Opposite of Angry Birds By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Sat, 29 Oct 2011 12:20:00 -0400 Tweet tweet. Collect enough virtual birds and you could make it to the Galapagos. Full Article Living
re Best of Green Readers' Choice: Energy By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Thu, 15 Mar 2012 06:00:00 -0400 Who are the best ambassadors for clean energy, energy industry innovators, activists, and more? Vote here. Full Article Energy
re Best of Green: Energy By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Fri, 06 Apr 2012 05:00:00 -0400 Whlle TreeHugger has covered energy issues since its founding, Energy as a Best of Green category is new for 2012. Find out the best energy project, energy ambassador, activist group, and more. Full Article Energy
re Will killing horses in the US reduce their suffering? By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Tue, 26 Mar 2013 09:58:28 -0400 Writing in Bloomberg, Marc Champion has a thought-provoking, but controversial take on horse meat, noting that the ban of horse slaughterhouses in the US has increased suffering for the animals. Is that a case for killing them here? Full Article Living
re Buildup to Greenbuild: How Green Is Toronto? By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Mon, 03 Oct 2011 08:28:50 -0400 Last year before Greenbuild in Chicago, one of America's best architecture critics, Blair Kamin, wrote the introduction to Chicago for GreenSource Magazine. So I was pretty nervous when I was asked to write this year's introduction to Toronto; That is Full Article Design
re No More Buildups To Greenbuild; It's Here By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Tue, 04 Oct 2011 10:06:02 -0400 The buildup is over; Greenbuild has opened in Toronto. I will be heading out to tweet and report from the Convention Centre for the next three days, and round up my buildup posts herein. Full Article Design
re BuildingGreen's 10 Top Green Products For 2012 Unveiled By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Fri, 07 Oct 2011 09:27:25 -0400 I am a huge fan of BuildingGreen, but have not given a lot of coverage of their Green Product of the Year Awards. They are, to put it bluntly, not sexy, like watching Eoncote Ceramic paint dry. But I have been doing our readers a disservice, as I Full Article Design
re Best of Show, Booth Design at Greenbuild: Kohler And Living Machine By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Fri, 07 Oct 2011 16:29:02 -0400 The point of having a booth at Greenbuild is to attract attention, and like with everything else, design matters. I immediately fell in love with the Kohler booth; In some ways it is so 2005 green, with its recycled materials Full Article Design
re The Best of Greenbuild 2011: Innovative Green Building Products of the Future By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Thu, 13 Oct 2011 12:35:00 -0400 What can one say about a show that attracts 23,000 green building professionals across the border to Toronto? It could only beGreenbuild, the grand spectacle put on by theU.S. Green Building Council (USGBC). This was its tenth Full Article Design
re LEED-Bashing: USA Today Series Says It's Too Easy To Be Green (and a Whole Lot More) By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Thu, 25 Oct 2012 08:51:00 -0400 The rating system is attacked in 2012 for its 2002 standard and the timing couldn't be worse. Full Article Design
re CREE Brings Wood and Concrete Hybrid Construction To North America By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Tue, 30 Oct 2012 08:49:00 -0400 The Austrian system can build at 30 storey high-rise in thirty days Full Article Design
re Rick Fedrizzi Defends LEED, Attacks The Naysayers and Delivers Barn-Burner Defense of Green Building By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Wed, 28 Nov 2012 09:20:00 -0500 The CEO of the USGBC brings it on and fights back against the Plastic People their poodles in Congress Full Article Design
re Method Homes Introduces New Paradigm Prefab Prototype at GreenBuild By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Wed, 05 Dec 2012 13:25:00 -0500 It's going for every label from LEED to Living Building Challenge Full Article Design
re The envelope, please: BuildingGreen's top 10 green picks for 2014 By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Thu, 14 Nov 2013 13:51:00 -0500 It's the Oscars of green building products chosen by the experts, in the runup to Greenbuild. Full Article Design
re New LEED standards mean healthier, greener buildings on the way By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Thu, 21 Nov 2013 16:15:36 -0500 LEED v4 is here. Full Article Design
re Amazing glass that tints on demand is now solar powered By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Thu, 21 Nov 2013 17:11:35 -0500 This glass makes your window treatments obsolete. Full Article Design
re Pedia-Pod aims to "make kids feel like they're not in a hospital" By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Fri, 22 Nov 2013 16:05:42 -0500 This pediatric care unit showcases how sustainable and kid-friendly design can come together. Full Article Design
re Best in Show: The Nexus eWater recycler saves water and energy By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Mon, 27 Oct 2014 12:24:30 -0400 Waste water and waste heat recovery together at last, perhaps the most interesting new thing at Greenbuild. Full Article Design
re Touring the LivingHomes green modular for Make it Right at Greenbuild By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Mon, 27 Oct 2014 16:55:30 -0400 It's the right thing to do in so many ways, as LivingHome, Make it Right, Cradle to Cradle and Hanley Wood build a comfy new home for the Lower Ninth Full Article Design
re Greenbuild roundup: Heroes, villains and vinyl By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Tue, 28 Oct 2014 13:41:09 -0400 All kinds of interesting people were at Greenbuild. Full Article Design
re The envelope, please: BuildingGreen's top 10 green picks for 2016 By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Wed, 18 Nov 2015 15:00:00 -0500 It's a ritual; they pick the ten top products and I complain that they are not sexy. This year is different. Full Article Design
re People, things and the Best of Show at Greenbuild By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Tue, 24 Nov 2015 16:43:56 -0500 There were inspiring people and some neat new things at Greenbuild, and my biggest ever Best of Show. Full Article Design
re Wake up. It's time for the BuildingGreen Top 10 Products for 2018 By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Fri, 10 Nov 2017 10:34:34 -0500 It's like watching paint dry. Full Article Design
re 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
re Copper Mine Threatens Ancient Afghan Monastery By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Sat, 24 Sep 2011 09:00:00 -0400 A decade ago, the Taliban's destruction of two 1,500-year-old Buddha statues in the Bamiyan Valley drew worldwide attention to Afghanistan's rich archaeological Full Article Business
re Solar Panels, Reforestation Project in Works for Armenia's First Green Pilgrimage Site By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Wed, 09 Nov 2011 11:46:00 -0500 The Echmiadzin Cathedral complex in Armenia is one of 12 spiritual destinations that are becoming more sustainable. Full Article Living
re Christians Aren't Behind America's Climate Problem, But They May Be the Solution By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Tue, 13 Dec 2011 17:10:00 -0500 Religious communities may be wide open to fighting climate change, new evidence reveals. Full Article Living
re We Are Sacred As The Earth: An Interview With Earth Activist Starhawk By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Wed, 15 Aug 2012 08:00:00 -0400 "I believe that the earth is calling to us and that we are here to serve the planet as a whole by our ability to appreciate, to give gratitude and praise, to become ecstatic with wonder for the earth." Full Article Living
re Is Anti-Science Environmentalism a Real Problem? By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Fri, 16 Nov 2012 14:59:50 -0500 We often criticize climate denialists for being anti-science, and yet many environmentalists reject science that clashes with their own worldview. Full Article Science
re Interfaith Preach In On Climate Change Will Pressure Obama To Act By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Tue, 04 Dec 2012 06:46:46 -0500 Religious communities across the country will gather to reflect on the moral implications of climate change and our imperative to act. One man, in particular, should pay heed. Full Article Science
re Pope Benedict quits; Was advocate of a cleaner, greener lifestyle By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Mon, 11 Feb 2013 09:38:00 -0500 When Copenhagen failed in 2010, he denounced the failure. Full Article Business
re Church of England to fight "great demon" climate change, mulls divestment from fossil fuels By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Thu, 13 Feb 2014 11:14:39 -0500 Inspired by massive flooding in the UK, the Church of England is renewing its commitment to fighting climate change. And that's sending a signal to the markets. Full Article Business
re Witches are hexing Brett Kavanaugh By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Fri, 19 Oct 2018 13:58:19 -0400 Witches are holding events to publically curse the guy. Full Article Business
re Saudi Prince building solar powered city with robots, glowing sand and an artificial moon By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Mon, 29 Jul 2019 10:26:34 -0400 Will NEOM be "an aspirational society that heralds the future of human civilization" or "a totalitarian surveillance state"? Full Article Design
re Reconnecting with nature has environmental and mental health benefits By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Tue, 28 May 2013 10:03:49 -0400 Llewellyn Vaughan-Lee at The Guardian writes about the deeper human issue at risk in our ongoing environmental crises - a disconnection from the ecosystem. Full Article Business
re Meet the Plastisphere: Ocean plastic pollution is so bad, it is now its own ecosystem. By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Fri, 12 Jul 2013 11:40:00 -0400 Scientists have named a new marine ecological community, the Plastisphere, comprised of, you guessed it, plastic -- and all the organisms that now call ocean plastic home. Full Article Science
re 13 Most bizarre mushrooms By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Wed, 07 Aug 2013 12:15:00 -0400 These specimens of the fungi world are both beautiful and strange. Full Article Science
re Efforts underway in one of most extensive US river restorations ever By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Tue, 15 Oct 2013 10:38:00 -0400 The world's largest dam removal project is nearing completion on Elwha River on Washington state’s Olympic Peninsula. Now it's time to enter the next phase of work on one of the greatest salmon rivers in the nation: the restoration of an entire watershed. Full Article Science
re Honeybee waggle dance tells researchers about the health of the ecosystem (Video) By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Tue, 27 May 2014 17:40:00 -0400 Honeybees survey vast tracts of land during their communal foraging. They share their best finds in a waggle dance, which new research has turned into a powerful tool for assessing ecosystem health. Full Article Science