an Why is there such a disconnect between climate reality and climate action? By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Wed, 22 May 2019 11:14:07 -0400 How can we be moving away from fossil fuels and spending billions on building pipes for them at the same time? Full Article Business
an Wine has barely changed since Roman times, and that's a problem By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Tue, 11 Jun 2019 06:51:00 -0400 Lack of diversity makes grapes vulnerable to climate change. Full Article Science
an Why are transit riders who jump fares treated so much more harshly than drivers who steal parking spaces? By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Wed, 11 Sep 2019 09:27:46 -0400 It's time for some fareness. Full Article Transportation
an Should eating on public transport be banned? (Survey) By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Thu, 10 Oct 2019 15:18:00 -0400 It is recommended in the UK to reduce obesity. I recommend it to reduce obnoxious smells and garbage. Full Article Transportation
an Streetfilms and a sock puppet ride the 14th Street Busway By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Mon, 11 Nov 2019 08:00:00 -0500 Where have I seen this movie before? Full Article Transportation
an 10th-century Anglo Saxon potion kills MRSA superbug By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Wed, 10 Apr 2019 16:40:10 -0400 A microbiologist and an Anglo Saxon scholar decided to test a recipe from an Old English medical compendium called Bald's Leechbook, what they found surprised everyone. Full Article Living
an Teens don't want to drive. Is this a problem? By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Wed, 12 Jun 2019 10:52:14 -0400 A series of newspaper articles ask the wrong question. Full Article Transportation
an Snorkeling grandmas help scientists document lethal sea snakes By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Mon, 28 Oct 2019 11:52:50 -0400 These 7 sea-loving grandmothers are helping research an elusive venomous snake population. Full Article Science
an The secret language of crickets (video) By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Fri, 24 Jan 2020 09:30:19 -0500 What's in a cricket's song? And how do they do it? Full Article Science
an Bumble bees could vanish forever within a few decades By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Fri, 07 Feb 2020 11:19:13 -0500 The most important pollinators on the planet are disappearing in areas where temperatures are getting hotter. Full Article Science
an 14 pink animals to celebrate St. Valentine By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Wed, 12 Feb 2020 12:00:00 -0500 Consider these blushing beauties a love letter from Mother Nature. Full Article Science
an Free-range meat can be worse for the planet than long-haul flights By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Thu, 24 Dec 2015 08:00:00 -0500 George Monbiot wades into the meat-and-climate debate by explaining how 'ethically' raised meat is actually worse for the planet than those raised in confined spaces. It leaves omnivores in an awkward position. Full Article Living
an Red meat may be taxed in Denmark to fight climate change By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Mon, 02 May 2016 09:33:00 -0400 Climate change has become an ethical issue in the eyes of the Danish Council for Ethics, which suggested last week that the government consider a tax on beef, and eventually all foods depending on climate impact. Full Article Living
an Global treaty signed to ban HFC refrigerants By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Mon, 17 Oct 2016 08:05:09 -0400 This is a very big deal, but just the first of many more bigger and harder deals that we need. Full Article Business
an Methane impact on global climate change 25% greater than previously estimated By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Tue, 10 Jan 2017 10:30:00 -0500 Carbon dioxide continues as the main concern, but we ignore methane at our own risk Full Article Science
an The "Stopping EPA Overreach Act" redefines what a pollutant is and stops regulation of greenhouse gases By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Wed, 15 Feb 2017 10:00:17 -0500 This is beyond climate denial, it's science denial Full Article Business
an Solving global dietary problems is a bigger challenge than climate change, scientist says By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Tue, 28 Mar 2017 07:15:00 -0400 The director of the Stockholm Resilience Centre says it's a huge problem that meat is so "culturally embedded in Western societies." Full Article Science
an Worried about the planet? Avoid that extra kid By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Thu, 13 Jul 2017 09:47:00 -0400 Forget light bulbs and cloth bags. The actions that will mitigate climate change most effectively are the ones nobody's talking about. Full Article Living
an How do we stop Antarctica from melting? By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Tue, 20 Mar 2018 06:37:25 -0400 It's either billions of dollars in polar engineering, a rapid cut in emissions now, or an all-of-the-above strategy. Full Article Science
an Cutting out meat and dairy is the best thing you can do for the planet By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Fri, 01 Jun 2018 10:03:00 -0400 Huge new study reveals that going vegan offers far greater benefits than quitting flying or driving an electric car. Full Article Living
an Two cute videos teach kids about climate change and smog By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Fri, 01 Jun 2018 11:14:00 -0400 Explaining climate science to kids is challenging, which is why clever animated videos can help. Full Article Science
an Our soaring love of meat is bad news for the planet By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Fri, 20 Jul 2018 10:22:01 -0400 The average amount of meat consumed per person globally has nearly doubled in the past 50 years, a trend with terrible consequences for environment, scientists warn. Full Article Living
an 3 climate change policies that no one's talking about By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Fri, 31 Aug 2018 12:00:00 -0400 The U.N. just came up with some climate change solutions, and none of them are "expect techy solutions to pull us out." Full Article Business
an Decarbonization must treble to keep up with climate change By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Wed, 28 Nov 2018 10:27:23 -0500 Progress is being made. But the climate keeps unravelling. Full Article Science
an Heat pumps may soon be charged with propane instead of greenhouse gases By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Mon, 06 May 2019 11:53:46 -0400 Not just for barbecues, some companies are switching over completely. Full Article Design
an Climate change is bad for world peace By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Thu, 13 Jun 2019 10:20:00 -0400 A study from Stanford University reveals the interconnectedness of politics and the environment. Full Article Science
an U.S. Asian Carp Czar Says Poison, Genetic Engineering Among Solutions By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Mon, 11 Oct 2010 16:28:06 -0400 The Obama administration loves its czars almost as much as the media loves using the title. So here goes: The U.S. Asian Carp Czar, also known as John Goss, says he has a multi-pronged strategy to help keep Asian carp from Full Article Science
an Illinois Spending $2M to Ship Asian Carp Back to China By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Tue, 09 Nov 2010 14:24:22 -0500 If you can't beat 'em, ship 'em. The state of Illinois is spending $2 million to ship invasive Asian carp back to China, where they're considered a delicacy. In Illinois, and the Great Lakes region, they're Full Article Business
an Pesticidal Proteins (Bt) From GM Corn Plants Are Now Common In Midwest Streams By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Tue, 14 Dec 2010 18:00:00 -0500 Common sense tells us that, following corn harvest, fragments of corn cobs, leaves, stalks, silk, and pollen may be blown by the wind or carried across the land Full Article Business
an Asian Carp Study Largest Since Reversal of Chicago River By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Tue, 11 Jan 2011 15:25:57 -0500 This $2 million project, funded mostly with private money, is billed as the most comprehensive look at the Chicago waterway system since the reversal of the Chicago River more than 100 years ago. This Full Article Science
an Asian Carp Almost Migrate from U.S. to Canada, in a Big Truck By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Tue, 08 Mar 2011 12:46:19 -0500 How will invasive Asian carp enter the Great Lakes? Via the Chicago Sanitary and Ship Canal, maybe another flood? They almost made it via a semi-tractor trailer crossing the Ambassador Bridge from the U.S. to Canada. The Full Article Science
an Sword-Swinging Ninjas On Skis Go After Asian Carp (Video) By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Tue, 03 May 2011 20:18:03 -0400 Asian carp, meet your worst nightmare. Not poison. Not an electric barrier, or a predator from your native land. No, this is good ol' American ingenuity. With a touch of Ted Nugent, or maybe Chuck Norris. People dressed in spiked body armor with Full Article Living
an Ontario Reacts to Live Asian Carp Spilled in River By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Sat, 04 Jun 2011 11:49:38 -0400 This was an actual test. But only a test. Like those emergency tones you hear on your TV when a storm is approaching. Officials in Ontario, Canada, think the possibility of a live Asian carp invasion via truck is real. People Full Article Business
an Feds Hiring Unemployed for Great Lakes Cleanup By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Sat, 27 Aug 2011 13:30:47 -0400 Who says we have to choose between jobs and the environment? The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is starting a sort of Public Works program for the Great Lakes --- prioritizing funding for restoration projects that put the Full Article Business
an New Flame Retardants as Bad as Old Flame Retardants By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Sat, 10 Dec 2011 13:11:00 -0500 Flame retardants build up in the DNA of Great Lakes fish. Not cool. Full Article Science
an Too Far? New Plan to Separate Basins, Stop Asian Carp, Costs Billions (Video) By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Tue, 31 Jan 2012 09:52:00 -0500 Great Lakes residents would be paying this off for 47 years ... but reaping the benefits for just as long. Full Article Science
an The Decolonizing Diet Project is Teaching Volunteers to Eat Like Native Americans By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Thu, 28 Jun 2012 05:00:00 -0400 How big of a locavore are you? Could you eat only foods that were available to Native Americans before 1600? Full Article Living
an US and Canada Sign New Great Lakes Accord By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Mon, 10 Sep 2012 13:22:00 -0400 It's been forty years since Nixon and Trudeau signed the original; it's time for an update. Full Article Business
an How can we deal with the Asian Carp invasion? By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Tue, 07 Jan 2014 13:44:00 -0500 A major report just released offers expensive technological solutions. We reivew options ranging from barriers to bow-hunting. Full Article Business
an Illinois passes first microbead ban in the world By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Mon, 16 Jun 2014 08:00:00 -0400 Finally one state is putting a stop to the "exfoliocean." Hopefully others will follow its lead, forcing companies to adopt eco-friendly alternatives. Full Article Living
an The most contaminated birds on the planet: Michigan's bald eagles are full of illegal flame retardants By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Mon, 09 Mar 2015 16:15:20 -0400 Well, at least the most iconic animal in the United States won't catch on fire too easily... Full Article Science
an Michigan bans bans on plastic bags, takeout food containers, styrofoam cups and just about anything else By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Tue, 03 Jan 2017 11:34:12 -0500 Restaurants win; Great Lakes lose. Full Article Business
an Are the Great Lakes under threat from thirsty Southwestern American states? By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Wed, 06 Jun 2018 07:58:10 -0400 Do international treaties mean anything when America needs fresh water? Full Article Business
an Europe is warming faster than climate models projected By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Wed, 28 Aug 2019 14:58:02 -0400 More than 90 percent of weather stations studied showed the climate was warming, a percentage too high to purely be from natural climate variability, say researchers Full Article Science
an Meat and plastic sales are slowly dropping, survey finds By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Wed, 11 Sep 2019 11:00:00 -0400 As environmental awareness spreads, shoppers are making different choices. Full Article Living
an How to save the planet in three simple steps By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Thu, 19 Sep 2019 10:11:19 -0400 In a new video, Greta Thunberg and George Monbiot explain that we must use nature to fix our broken climate. Full Article Science
an New Zealand schools to teach kids about climate change By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Tue, 14 Jan 2020 09:00:00 -0500 Updated curriculum will help them to navigate the emotions associated with the climate crisis. Full Article Science
an Antarctic peninsula melting at fastest rate in 1,000 years By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Wed, 17 Apr 2013 14:17:02 -0400 By analyzing a 364-meter ice core, researchers have been able to go back in time and track the freezing and melting cycles of Antarctica's peninsula. Full Article Science
an Yeti robot scans polar ice to warn researchers of dangerous crevasses By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Mon, 02 Sep 2013 07:00:00 -0400 The autonomous robot allows scientists to more safely study polar enviroments and also collects valuable information on ice conditions for climate research. Full Article Technology
an Satellite-connected Raspberry Pi cameras allows for real-time monitoring of Antarctic penguins By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Thu, 08 May 2014 13:20:12 -0400 Scientists will be able to easier monitor the population of penguins, thanks to a high-tech solar-powered remote camera setup. Full Article Technology