ces Temporary bamboo bridge replaces tourist attraction in Thailand By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Fri, 23 Aug 2013 07:06:00 -0400 floating bridge is described as "a magnificent piece of engineering." Full Article Design
ces Are you a successful minimalist? By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Tue, 26 Jul 2016 14:34:18 -0400 Which of these two images does your place look like? Full Article Design
ces The Montreal Protocol on ozone-depleting substances is already saving your skin By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Tue, 26 May 2015 16:15:39 -0400 Hopefully someday we can say the same thing about an effective effort to combat greenhouse gas emissions. Full Article Science
ces Reflecting Sunlight Away From Earth to Cool the Planet Could Help Some Places, Really Hurt Others By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Tue, 21 Sep 2010 15:13:00 -0400 Among the more high risk methods of geoengineering, methods that reflect sunlight away from the Earth to counteract temperature rise are right up there in terms of potential unintended consequences. Well, a new piece of Full Article Science
ces Message for Policymakers: Ocean Iron Fertilization Chances of Success Low By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Mon, 31 Jan 2011 14:55:00 -0500 Another summary of the potential risks and benefits of ocean iron fertilization--the geoengineering method which proposes seeding oceans with iron so as to stimulate microscopic plants that absorb carbon from the Full Article Technology
ces Six Astronauts 'Return to Earth' After Successful Mars-500 Mission By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Sun, 06 Nov 2011 07:00:00 -0500 Can humans endure the isolation, self-reliance, and deprivations of travel to Mars and back? Six pale-faced but smiling astronauts answer the question. Full Article Transportation
ces It's all about delight: Why Vancouver is a multi-modal success story By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Fri, 02 Dec 2016 17:16:10 -0500 Clarence Eckerson Jr's latest video has lessons that can be applied everywhere. Full Article Design
ces Industrial warehouse converted into open workplace with no private offices By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Fri, 06 Jul 2018 15:02:04 -0400 An old warehouse is transformed into a three-level open office with lots of shared spaces for a tech company in Vancouver. Full Article Design
ces Rare Flower Bounces Back From Presumed Extinction By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Thu, 04 Aug 2011 23:26:53 -0400 The delicately hued petals and striking brown florets of Tennessee's purple coneflower once seemed fated to live on only in description, or as a ghostly sketch yellowing on the page of some dusty botanical volume, yet today it's Full Article Science
ces NASA Satellite Images of Istanbul Put Causes and Consequences of Urban Sprawl in Stark Relief By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Sun, 29 Jan 2012 10:00:00 -0500 Building new roads has been a major contributor to the city's unsustainable growth, newly released Landsat photos show, but more of the same appears to be on the horizon. Full Article Transportation
ces Online Activism Forces Break in Official Silence About Deadly Air Pollution in China By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Sat, 28 Jan 2012 09:30:00 -0500 Citizen persistence at measuring and publicizing pollution levels results in a major turnaround by Beijing. Full Article Energy
ces Kodak Files For Bankruptcy Protection; Nobody Notices Or Cares By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Thu, 19 Jan 2012 10:40:00 -0500 It was pretty much inevitable; the company just couldn't capitalize on the digital revolution. Full Article Living
ces Bicyclist takes photos on top of bashed cars and other fun places By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Tue, 17 Jun 2014 22:00:00 -0400 Who doesn't love a picture of a bicyclist reading a book on top of a bashed up car? Full Article Transportation
ces TED conferences use security technology inspired by butterflies By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Mon, 17 Mar 2014 13:35:28 -0400 The theme of this year's conference is "the next chapter," and each attendee will receive a sample of what could be next in anti-counterfeit technology. Full Article Science
ces Listen to the voices of Thomas Edison's spooky talking dolls from 1890 By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Wed, 06 May 2015 18:47:36 -0400 Considered too fragile to ever be played again, the recordings have been newly reconstructed ... and they are wonderfully creepy. Full Article Living
ces Lego announces launch of bioplastic pieces By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Fri, 02 Mar 2018 14:31:00 -0500 Made from sugarcane, the new sustainable play pieces will be included in Lego kits in 2018. Full Article Business
ces Lead and arsenic found in almost half of fruit juices tested By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Thu, 31 Jan 2019 07:00:00 -0500 For some of the juices – all from well-known brands – drinking just 4 ounces a day is enough to cause concern. Full Article Living
ces Chao Slices: A vegan cheese that's actually quite good By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Thu, 06 Jul 2017 09:51:13 -0400 A cheese lover dips his toe into the world of vegan cheese. (Not literally.) Full Article Living
ces Plant-Microbial Fuel Cell Produces Power from Plants By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Tue, 27 Nov 2012 11:29:41 -0500 The fuel cell generates electricity from living plants and could turn green roofs and marshes into power plants. Full Article Technology
ces Artificial leaf produces energy from dirty water By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Mon, 15 Apr 2013 08:41:16 -0400 The groundbreaking technology has gotten even better with the ability to self-heal and produce hydrogen from dirty water. Full Article Technology
ces Interface introduces vinyl flooring By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Mon, 13 Feb 2017 13:39:51 -0500 This is what has been touted as the greenest company in America. Will they give vinyl a green sheen? Full Article Design
ces 3 Ways Leather Tanneries are Greening Up Their Processes By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Thu, 10 Jun 2010 06:36:12 -0400 Solar farm atop a PrimeAsia Leather Corp. leather tannery in Vietnam. Courtesy photo via WWD. Tanning is an intense chemical process which transforms decomposable rawhide into leather, but not without discharging serious pollution into water; Around Full Article Living
ces Why Towns With Good Transit Options Are Recovering Faster From the Recession By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Sat, 03 Sep 2011 10:53:00 -0400 Cities and towns with good public-transit options offer more convenience for residents and are, of course, more environmentally friendly places to live. Now it Full Article Transportation
ces Other voices on Marissa Mayer's "Back to the office" order for Yahoo! employees By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Tue, 26 Feb 2013 09:23:00 -0500 Is she trying to "put together a 21st Century technology company using 19th Century workplace mentalities"? Or is this a smart move? Full Article Business
ces Wretched Excess Dept: Electric Bike For The 1/10th of 1% Costs $ 36,000 By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Tue, 14 Feb 2012 09:04:00 -0500 They call it green. I call it too much. Full Article Transportation
ces Supreme Court disagrees with EPA's process in mercury regulations By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Tue, 30 Jun 2015 14:45:00 -0400 A cost-benefit analysis seems appropriate for any major regulation -- but at what point in the process? Full Article Business
ces President introduces new climate actions to reverse last president's actions (yawn) By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Tue, 28 Mar 2017 17:05:25 -0400 Many of Obama's rules never came into force, and many of Trump's will never make much difference. Full Article Business
ces Leonardo DiCaprio's Big Green Heart, Beyonce's Fashion Excess, and more By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Fri, 15 May 2009 09:25:00 -0400 Ok, so this isn't a true green item. But, kudo's to my favorite eco-celeb, Leonardo DiCaprio for his consistent give-back spirit. Leo and Kate Winslet returned to their Titanic roots to help out the ship's one remaining Full Article Living
ces Board game introduces pathways to a competitive bioeconomy using hemp & bamboo By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Wed, 09 Dec 2015 17:00:18 -0500 This Monopoly alternative is designed to act as a walkthrough of the concepts of a new economically and ecologically viable "Industrial Evolution" based on a renewable bioeconomy. Full Article Living
ces This man is cloning old-growth redwoods and planting them in safe places (video) By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Wed, 08 Mar 2017 11:38:21 -0500 David Milarch is on a quest to save California's coast redwoods, some of the world's oldest and largest living things; he may be saving the planet along the way. Full Article Science
ces Modern classic jewelry made with recycled domino & Scrabble pieces By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Mon, 29 Dec 2014 07:00:00 -0500 'Slow' games make a comeback, as stylish jewelry with a twist. Full Article Living
ces Pedrail introduces a barrier to protect people walking and biking By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Thu, 02 Mar 2017 12:09:09 -0500 It's always about the car, but this Florida company is thinking about the rest of us. Full Article Transportation
ces Oil giant quits tar sands, embraces offshore wind instead By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Tue, 27 Dec 2016 10:58:48 -0500 This is a prime example of divest-invest in action, folks... Full Article Energy
ces Today is Boxing Day, a great idea that turned into wretched excess By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Thu, 26 Dec 2019 07:11:28 -0500 Most of the english speaking world has the day off today, in what started as a tradition of helping and sharing, and ended up at the mall. Full Article Living
ces This solar panel produces up to 5 liters of drinking water per day from the air By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Mon, 10 Apr 2017 14:53:23 -0400 Zero Mass Water's SOURCE device is a rooftop solar device that produces water instead of just electricity. Full Article Technology
ces Solar paint produces hydrogen from sunlight and water vapor By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Wed, 14 Jun 2017 11:32:54 -0400 The unique paint could provide clean power to homes at a low cost. Full Article Technology
ces When smart devices jump the shark: An 'intelligent device' for your garbage can By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Thu, 04 Jun 2015 15:48:31 -0400 And now, in the 'Give me a break' category, the folks behind this garbage can scanner assume you can't make a grocery list on your own. Full Article Technology
ces Life with a Sense home energy monitor: More devices, real savings By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Tue, 20 Feb 2018 08:35:26 -0500 I knew that real-time data on our energy use would be interesting. But I wasn't sure how much it would actually save us. Full Article Energy
ces Apple announces wave power R&D investment in Ireland By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Wed, 11 Nov 2015 15:00:13 -0500 The fruit company is spreading its clean energy bets across many sources. Full Article Energy
ces News Corporation Announces New Sustainability Targets for 2015 and Beyond By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Tue, 01 Mar 2011 09:07:55 -0500 News Corporation, parent company of Fox, the Wall Street Journal, and most recently of The Daily for the iPad, was the first global media company to commit to and then achieve the goal of becoming carbon neutral. Full Article Business
ces 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
ces Campbell Soup Announces 9.8MW Solar PPA for Ohio Factory By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Thu, 17 Feb 2011 13:26:34 -0500 Campbell Soup Company will soon be sourcing about 15 percent of the energy used at its factory in Napoleon, Ohio (the company's largest) from solar power generated by a just-announced power purchase agreement (PPA) and land lease Full Article Business
ces Why is Philadelphia such a bike success story despite having few bike lanes? (video) By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Tue, 12 May 2015 15:40:16 -0400 Philly has more than 2X the number of bike commuters per capita of NYC. Full Article Transportation
ces New York State lawmakers want to ban walking with portable electronic devices By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Wed, 15 May 2019 15:54:14 -0400 There are all kinds of distracted and compromised people in our roads. Some of them cannot help it. So why are phones a problem? Full Article Transportation
ces 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
ces Co-working offices are built out of shipping containers inside old bakery By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Fri, 02 Feb 2018 10:50:20 -0500 This is shipping container architecture that makes sense. Full Article Design
ces 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
ces Province of Ontario introduces new penalties for careless drivers causing death By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Wed, 20 Sep 2017 10:49:46 -0400 Drivers used to get away with murder; new legislation is much stronger. Full Article Transportation
ces Rising Gold Prices Mean Deforestation in Peruvian Amazon Up 600% By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Wed, 20 Apr 2011 12:22:00 -0400 One side effect of gold prices continuing to rise (now at a new record of $1500/ounce): Deforestation in parts of the Peruvian Amazon have increased up to 600% since 2003. Full Article Science
ces 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