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This super-bright LED strap light is ridiculously useful (Review)

Personal lighting just took a huge leap forward with the Kogalla RA.




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Passion House prefab: 400 square feet of Nordic design

Their priorities certainly are different than ours are.




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How an energy-efficient house can become a big wind-powered battery

There's more than one way to kill a duck curve.




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This solar briefcase will charge your phone, laptop, and a host of other gadgets

Another large-sized solar charger and battery system is about to hit the market, as an off-grid solar generator in a briefcase.




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Solar freakin' briefcase: Renogy Phoenix is an all-in-one solar charger & battery (Review)

With 20 watts of solar panels, a 16Ah lithium-ion battery bank, and an onboard inverter, along with multiple charging ports, this compact solar generator is a great off-grid accessory.




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Get off-grid & emergency power from this solar briefcase & battery packs

The HANS Solar Briefcase and PowerPack systems do double duty by supporting the Billions in Change movement.




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Researchers in Fiji Say Eating Less Fish Helps Coral Reefs

As reported in the Otago Daily Times, the noticeable impacts of climate change on area coral reefs and a recent starfish outbreak are not as bad as previously thought due to noticeable changes in the Fijian lifestyle. From




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Centuries-Old State of the Art Still Useful Today

Outside the southeastern Turkish city of Mardin lie the 6th-century ruins of the Roman settlement of Dara,




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Flatpack solar-powered refugee housing is IKEA's latest design

Most refugees live in refugee camps for an average of 12 years and most of that time it's in drafty, tattered tents. Now IKEA has a solar-powered camp house that is flatpack and quick to assemble.




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Gorgeous new prefab is modular. Or is it Flat-pack? Or post-and-beam? Never mind.

These designs from Leckie Studio and the Backcountry Hut Company are lovely to look at, but what are they really?




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Plús Hús is a Scandinavian inspired, 320 sq. ft. flat packed prefab home

Made right in downtown Los Angeles, this prefab unit is made with an innovative recyclable and recycled panel system.




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How environmentalists got one firm to quit deforestation

Activists get one firm to agree to stop clearing Indonesian forests for paper plantations.




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One man's DIY conservation effort helps rare butterfly rebound in San Francisco

Using a bit of research and lots of careful gardening, this man was able to help reestablish a population of rare butterflies in his backyard.




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San Francisco refuses bioplastic straws

By next year at this time, all straws in SF will be made from paper, bamboo, wood, metal or fiber.




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Charming tiny house to benefit kids' hospitals is up for auction (Video)

Designed and built by architecture students, the proceeds of this lovely little home will go to help children's hospitals.




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Marathon Refinery Fire in Detroit Another Sign of Environmental Injustice

Last Saturday's Marathon Oil refinery explosion and fire was yet another dangerous, polluting event in a string of environmental injustices to plague the residents of the 48217 zip code in Detroit




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Why it's so important to define "solid waste"

Chemical companies, pharmaceutical manufacturers, and the industrial waste industry are exempt from a law requiring companies handling hazardous waste to protect public health and the environment - and vulnerable communities are at risk.




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5 ways to defeat fatigue

Fatigue can happen to anyone, and is not necessarily an inevitable part of getting older.




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5 benefits of a night shower (including improved sleep)

Trade the morning shower for one before bed for better sleep and more.




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Deadly ground beef recall comes with 'High' health risk warning

Cargill Meat is recalling 132,600 pounds of beef products nationwide that may be contaminated with E. coli.




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How do 7 million pounds of beef get contaminated?

Another massive recall raises questions about food safety standards -- and how animals are raised.




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The peaceful farm I stayed on in northern Illinois

I picked a lot of squash.




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Florida development is a trifecta of solar power, size and efficiency

Finally, Net Zero done right.




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On elegance and energy efficiency

Dr. Steven Fawkes defines elegance as "the quality of being pleasingly ingenious and simple."




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Trump administration will try to exempt specialty bulbs from energy efficiency standards

Mini-spots, reflectors and candelabra bulbs were supposed to become more efficient next year, saving 80 billion kWh.




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Thanksgiving leftovers: A roundup of past Thanksgiving Day stories

Gather round the holiday vegetable loaf and hear of Thanksgivings past on TreeHugger




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Facebook launches live data center efficiency dashboard

You can now view the energy and water efficiency performance of the company's North Carolina and Oregon data centers in real-time.




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Rick Fedrizzi Defends LEED, Attacks The Naysayers and Delivers Barn-Burner Defense of Green Building

The CEO of the USGBC brings it on and fights back against the Plastic People their poodles in Congress




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Method Homes Introduces New Paradigm Prefab Prototype at GreenBuild

It's going for every label from LEED to Living Building Challenge




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Solar Panels, Reforestation Project in Works for Armenia's First Green Pilgrimage Site

The Echmiadzin Cathedral complex in Armenia is one of 12 spiritual destinations that are becoming more sustainable.




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Reconnecting with nature has environmental and mental health benefits

Llewellyn Vaughan-Lee at The Guardian writes about the deeper human issue at risk in our ongoing environmental crises - a disconnection from the ecosystem.




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Efforts underway in one of most extensive US river restorations ever

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.




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Rethinking death to better understand the effects of chemicals

Thought experiments worked for Einstein. Can they help protect the environment too?




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Summer cottage is prefabbed out of cross-laminated timber

In a country covered in wood, by a lake far from construction workers, it makes so much sense.




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A brief history of the items in your spice drawer

A visit to a Sri Lankan herb and spice garden reveals a rich history of trade and alternative medicine.




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Dow Chemical Partners with Algenol Biofuels to Build Pilot Biorefinery

Though it was announced over two weeks ago, perhaps because of Exxon's backing of Synthetic Genomics, Dow Chemical's backing of Algenol Biofuels is getting a bit more play. Together they will develop a pilot-scale algae




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Corn Ethanol, Biofuel's Eldest Poster Child, Is Off To Environmental Reform School

This week USEPA announced that the maximum ethanol content of motor fuel sold in the USA would be allowed to rise from 10% to 15%. Positives of the Agency's decision are: reduced dependence on foreign




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Are We Overestimating Biofuels' Benefits by Double Counting Emission Reductions?

Is the conventional wisdom that we need not worry about tailpipe emissions in biofuel-powered vehicles, because the plants had been absorbing carbon while growing, grossly misguided?




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UK government refuses to crack down on fast fashion

It has rejected recommendations that could divert some of the 300,000 tonnes of clothing that go to landfill each year.




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One Female Left: Wolves May Go Extinct in Michigan National Park

The last pack of wolves in a Michigan national park is near extinction. Should humans intervene?




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In Defense of the Cow: How Eating Meat Could Help Slow Climate Change

Should we be eating more beef in order to slow global warming? It sounds counterintuitive, but it may be so: Cattle could be part of the whole ecological equation to solving climate change and restoring healthy,




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Barefoot Running is the New Treat for Your Feet

It sounds counter-intuitive to say the least, but a team of scientists has discovered that running barefoot is better for your feet. What!




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Fiskars Momentum Reel Mower Doubles Your Effort with Flywheel Action

Image: Fiskars If it's true that gas-powered lawn mowers crank out 5% of the nation's air pollution, then it's truly time to consider workable alternatives. If we haven't convinced you to replace your lawn with a xeriscape or food forest, you might want




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The Thoroughly Positive Effects of Positivity & Why Environmentalism Could Use More Of It

There's a really fascinating feature over at Greater Good on the powerful transformative effects that positive emotions have on our wellbeing, our lives, our bodies, those around us. I won't relay all that Barbara




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Republican Presidential Hopefuls Out Of Step With Their Religions On Climate Change

Here at TreeHugger we've long documented how every major religious group has come out supporting strong action on climate change, so the following irony, pointed out by Climate Progress shouldn't come as a shock: Even




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A Responsibility To Defend A Fragile & Glorious World: Judaism & The Environment

"A Jewish ecology is 'not




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Reflections on 9/11 & Our Response to Tragedy

photo: Rebecca Wilson/CC BY Editors note: The following guest post is by Sadhvi Bhagawati Saraswati an American-born renunciate at Parmarth Niketan ashram in Rishikesh, India (full bio below). While this post may be a bit broader than other items in the




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Masters of Beef Advocacy Grads Take On Sustainable Food Supporters, Attacking The Wrong Target

If you don't subscribe to the print version of Mother Jones you may have missed what seems to be a really sort of creepy story about how the US beef industry is not so subtly waging war against sustainable and slow




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'In Defense of Food' documentary is coming soon

Michael Pollan's food advice will be mandatory holiday viewing for any health- and green-minded individuals.




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Are Walmart's Eco-Efforts Enough? Balancing Sustainability & Social Responsibility at America's Largest Retailer

Walmart has been in the sustainability spotlight over the last few years, both for implementing its own efficiency measures and for raising the bar for industry at large. Some view these initiatives with skepticism because the