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Radiohead's Thom Yorke releases song to help Antarctica (video)

In support of Greenpeace's Antarctic campaign, this may be the prettiest video I've ever watched – and the cause couldn't be more important.




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Extraordinary lives of emperor penguins revealed in new book

Award-winning photographer Sue Flood braved the extremes to bring us this marvelous new book, Emperor: The Perfect Penguin.




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Scientists find secret 'supercolony' of 1.5 million penguins

The 9-mile long archipelago has more Adélie penguins than the entire rest of the Antarctic peninsula combined.




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'The Game Changers' documentary challenges assumptions about meat, protein and strength

It turns out you can still be a high-performing athlete on a plant-based diet.




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Opus Mind crafts minimalist bags entirely from recycled leather

These bags are built to last, both in terms of usability and style.




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7 natural ingredients to exfoliate your skin

As plastic microbead bans take effect, you'll need to find alternative ways to give your skin a good scrubbing.




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Streamlined bamboo DIY kits make converting a van a breeze

These high-end kits make converting a van into a home-on-wheels an easier proposition.




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10 ways to reject capitalism in your personal life

Take subversive action in small ways.




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8 tools for successful bread-making

These will make your task easier, more efficient, and altogether more pleasant.




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It's time to ignore Instagram's portrayal of zero waste

Too much DIY, not enough realism. Let's just do our best.




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6 mega-trends that marked the past decade

These are the ones that also had a green slant to them, making them special to TreeHugger's heart.




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How our thinking changed in 2019: recycling and plastics

We are now prisoners of the petrochemical industry.




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No plastic 2020: The reason I am giving up all plastic bottles

I don't buy many plastic bottles, but the ones that I do will take some creative workarounds to avoid.




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There's no such thing as a styrofoam cup

And you have never used a styrofoam plate or take-out box.




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We are about to get buried in garbage

Thanks to COVID-19 we are generating a lot more of it, and nobody wants to touch it. Time to try and go zero waste.




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Residents of Mallorca want cruise ships to go away

The 'mega cruises' are harming the environment, the island's aesthetic appeal, and local quality of life.




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Greta Thunberg will cross the Atlantic by sailboat

It solves the young activist's dilemma of wanting to attend two U.N. climate change summits without relying on fossil fuels.




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Next transportation mode ripe for revolution: e-boats

Templar Marine introduces a Torqeedo powered dayboat that is a thing of beauty.




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Super-yacht is powered by liquid hydrogen. How "eco" is that?

In two words: It's not.




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Why throw subsidies at electric cars when 48 percent of trips are less than 3 miles?

A new study shows that there is some seriously low-hanging fruit here that would deliver more bang for the buck.




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More calls worldwide to ban SUVs

Laura Laker of the Guardian describes growing complaints in Germany and the UK.




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UK supermarket trials package-free groceries

Waitrose wants to see how serious shoppers are about bringing their own containers.




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Here's a handy guide to plastics recycling

Made by NPR, it explains what's recyclable, what becomes trash, and why.




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Vancouver says no more foam food containers

A ban will take place in the new year, followed by crackdowns on straws and grocery bags.




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DIY Wedding Extreme: Couple Grows Everything for their Wedding Feast

Once upon a time I put together a guide on how to green your wedding, and I even blogged about my own DIY-flavored eco-wedding. But my darling wife and I have been upstaged by Julia Davis and Andy




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Maine Legislates 30% Reduction in Oil Use by 2030

Maine's taking a stand against oil usage and oil dependency--frankly the bigger issue than where we get our oil from, tar sands and other unconventional oil sources aside. As NRDC Switchboard reports, the state has passed a law




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Internet Killing Print Media: Up-Cycling Paper Mills Could Make Digital Communications Greener

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




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Ramblers Way Creates Sustainable Luxury Casual Wear for Fall 2011

Organic wool comfort wear company Ramblers Way founded by Tom and Kate Chappell, of Tom's of Maine fame has come a long way since their first collection, comprised of natural blonde wool jersey knits




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Can Fishing Communities Regulate Themselves?

Preserving fisheries is crucial. But one fisherman argues that regulation can do more harm than good, and that fishing communities used to regulate themselves.




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How Reclaimed Hand Tools Can Revive the Local Economy (Video)

One craftsman is on a mission. Not only is he reclaiming and repairing quality hand tools. He is taking on corporate hegemony in the process.




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Here is a Pretty Good Idea for a New Building Standard: The Pretty Good House.

Some pretty smart designers, builders and consultants have a pretty good idea for a sensible building standard.




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Residents Band Together to Protect Maine’s Woods from Development

Picture having a massive, beautiful expanse of woods near your home. You go there to hike, fish, hunt -- just to enjoy nature. Now picture a highway running through it.




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How to build unheated greenhouses for winter harvests & year-round gardening (Video)

American organic farmer Eliot Coleman explains how his innovative winter gardening methods work, allowing growers to harvest veggies year-round.




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Maine conference brings together the "most experienced passive house minds on the planet"

It's the first conference of the North American Passive House Network and it sounds like it was a lot of fun.




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Drones join search and rescue operations in Maine

The flying robots will start helping officials to locate lost hikers.




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Cousins River Residence by GO Logic is smaller and simpler

Who says you can't have both beauty and efficiency?




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Towns in Maine declare food sovereignty with local ordinances

In an effort to support local food production and defend customers' rights to buy and eat whatever local farm products they want, 16 towns in Maine have created their own local food ordinances.




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Maine student rejects scholarship from bottled water company

Despite needing to pay a hefty tuition bill this fall, Hannah Rousey refused to take money from Poland Spring Bottling Co., a subsidiary of Nestlé.




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EcoCor brings Swedish building tech to the USA to produce passivhaus prefabs

It's a mix of good design, a tough standard and sophisticated engineering.




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Good luck finding Maine's Katahdin Woods and Waters; The governor has banned signs and directions.

It's another national monument established by Obama and threatened by Trump.




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"The Stranger in the Woods: The Extraordinary Story of the Last True Hermit" (book review)

It's as if Chris Knight left for a weekend camping trip, but didn't come home for a quarter-century.




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GO Homes are predesigned, prefabricated, Passivhaus and possibly perfect

GO Logic have always designed beautiful homes. This was the next Go Logical step.




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Kids "Think Trees"

Recently we pointed out the benefits of planting a tree with a child, and it seems like the folks at Doubletree Hotels are taking us up on the concept in a big way But it's great to see that they've actually been teaming up with the National Arbor




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Seattle Kids Are Exploring Trees Inside And Out

Trees are the longest living and largest living organisms on earth. One acre of forest absorbs six tones of carbon dioxide and puts out four tones of oxygen. Trees are good noise barriers, making a city and neighborhood quieter. This is just the tip of




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Treeless Squirrel: "Plant Trees Please"

Like many of our readers, we suspect this dude would be less than impressed with the recycled squirrel decanter we featured a while back. No matter, he’s too busy worrying about the lack of trees to be too concerned by human beings and their tacky




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Most Huggable: A Vegan Passover, Exotic EcoCities, Little House On The Freeway + More

Is it possible to keep Kosher and still keep a vegan diet?




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Doubletree Hotels and Arbor Day Foundation Kick Off "Tree Tag"

Doubletree Hotels with the Arbor Day Foundation kicked




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Triumph Elm Tree Arrives in Chicago's Downtown for Arbor Day

The Triumph Elm is being set up on Michigan Avenue in downtown Chicago in honor of Arbor Day this Friday (and you thought the fun ended with Earth Day!). The tree is part of a project by the Morton Arboretum to enlighten




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Planting trees for Arbor Day gives roots and branches to Earth Day celebrations

Instead of buying some new "green" products for Earth Day, start a legacy for your community by planting trees for Arbor Day.




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10 of the world’s most remarkable trees

From oldest to tallest to most sacred and more, we present a brief who's-who of arboreal heros.