an Heathrow Airport unveils plans for 'carbon neutral' growth By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Wed, 05 Dec 2018 06:00:25 -0500 In an effort to appease critics, the airport is focusing on four key environmental strategies. Full Article Transportation
an Overtourism: Can this problem be solved? By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Wed, 16 Jan 2019 12:33:00 -0500 Yes, but first we need to develop a collective conscience when it comes to travel. Full Article Living
an Is flying dying? No, it is growing faster than ever By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Mon, 01 Apr 2019 12:54:19 -0400 It's expected that by 2037 the number of people flying will double. Full Article Transportation
an Could 'flygskam' change the way we travel? By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Wed, 22 May 2019 10:36:00 -0400 The Swedish word, which translates to 'flight shame', is driving interest in climate-friendly trains, longer stays, and frequent flier taxes. Full Article Transportation
an "Flight Shame" is actually changing the way people travel By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Tue, 27 Aug 2019 12:08:23 -0400 Domestic flights in Sweden are declining and airport expansion plans are being reconsidered. Full Article Transportation
an I am flying to another conference and I know I shouldn't By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Tue, 19 Nov 2019 10:00:00 -0500 The question of flight shaming keeps coming up, and there has been some significant pushback. Full Article Transportation
an World Energy Day is a good day to talk about methane By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Tue, 22 Oct 2019 10:10:28 -0400 It is time we stopped cooking and heating with methane, a climate problem from source to stovetop. Full Article Energy
an Can "green growth" save us from the climate crisis? By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Fri, 25 Oct 2019 16:20:25 -0400 Do we have the political will to do what has to be done? Simon Kuper doesn't think so. I do. Full Article Business
an Coldplay wants all future tours to be 'environmentally beneficial' By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Thu, 21 Nov 2019 09:00:00 -0500 The rock band won't be touring its newest album until it can figure out a greener way of doing it. Full Article Living
an Here's a good analogy for the carbon budget problem By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Thu, 19 Dec 2019 09:14:52 -0500 Imagine a bucket of greenhouse gases that's almost full. Full Article Energy
an Transportation is the killer of a 1.5 degree lifestyle By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Fri, 03 Jan 2020 09:06:20 -0500 Part of a series where I try to calculate the carbon footprint of my life. Full Article Business
an Are the rich responsible for climate change? By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Wed, 18 Mar 2020 08:25:26 -0400 The top 10 percent consumes 20 times more energy than the bottom 10 percent. Full Article Business
an Want underground wiring? Move to the city By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Wed, 30 Oct 2019 13:41:01 -0400 In California, many people are saying that all the wiring should be underground because of fire risk. It won't happen. Full Article Business
an REI's Opt-to-Act plan will lower your carbon footprint, one week at a time By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Fri, 08 Nov 2019 10:00:00 -0500 Because a single day of #OptOutside isn't enough for real action. Full Article Business
an 6 companies that are showing generosity on Black Friday By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Fri, 29 Nov 2019 06:00:00 -0500 If you must shop, do it from a company that's spreading the wealth. Full Article Business
an Fight back against the online onslaught, and support Small Business Saturday By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Sat, 30 Nov 2019 06:30:53 -0500 Main Street retail is vanishing under pressure from online shopping and rising rents. There are good reasons to save it. Full Article Business
an This supermarket brand pays French farmers a fair price By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Tue, 10 Dec 2019 10:00:00 -0500 Shoppers have realized that paying a few extra cents can make or break a domestic food producer. Full Article Business
an Grocery stores may soon offer your favorite brands in reusable containers By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Fri, 21 Feb 2020 12:45:00 -0500 Loop's reusable packaging service is coming to brick-and-mortar stores in U.S., Canada, and France. Full Article Business
an Canadian grocers have a smart approach to food waste By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Fri, 28 Feb 2020 10:00:00 -0500 They're using the Flashfood app to give customers steep discounts and divert food from landfill. Full Article Business
an 7,500 songbirds flew into a giant flame and died By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Thu, 19 Sep 2013 12:15:20 -0400 So, last week approximately 7,500 songbirds flew into a giant flame and died. Maybe this is a good time to talk about the wastefulness and damage caused by natural gas flaring? Full Article Energy
an Experts say dilbit could have caused Mayflower, Arkansas oil spill By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Fri, 20 Sep 2013 11:48:53 -0400 According to experts in the failure of oil and gas pipelines, there are a handful of factors that can contribute to a pipeline rupture, like the one in Mayflower, Arkansas. A new report finds all were in play on the Pegasus pipeline. Full Article Energy
an Exxon tears down two Arkansas houses damaged by oil spill By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Mon, 07 Oct 2013 17:52:55 -0400 More than six months since tar sands oil spilled into a Mayflower, Arkansas neighborhood, two homes have just been leveled by Exxon in order to clean up oil that was found under their foundations. Full Article Energy
an Enbridge tar sands pipeline threatens Great Lakes By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Fri, 18 Oct 2013 13:41:47 -0400 After two years of pressing pipeline regulators to release inspection photos and videos of the 60-year-old Enbridge pipeline that carries tar sands oil through the Straits of Mackinac, NWF took it upon themselves to inspect the pipeline. Full Article Energy
an Quote of the day: "Oil spills can have positive effects" By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Thu, 01 May 2014 13:28:38 -0400 Pipeline company Kinder Morgan claims that they create "business and employment opportunities". Full Article Energy
an Looking back at Superstorm Sandy By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Thu, 30 Oct 2014 18:01:58 -0400 TreeHugger Emeritus Mat McDermott describes his experience of living through Sandy. Full Article Energy
an Don't drill, baby, don't drill: Positive and negative impacts of the recent oil crash By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Mon, 22 Dec 2014 15:30:06 -0500 A look at the fallout from the recent oil price crash. Full Article Energy
an Anyone thirsty for some "Fukushima Water"? By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Thu, 12 Mar 2015 15:49:55 -0400 The new energy drink that is taking Japan by storm! Full Article Energy
an 200 years ago, Mount Tambora exploded and changed the world By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Mon, 06 Apr 2015 08:51:17 -0400 The biggest volcanic eruption in recorded history killed tens of thousands immediately, but the effects on climate continued for years. Full Article Energy
an 21,000 gallons of oil spill in Santa Barbara County By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Wed, 20 May 2015 15:11:03 -0400 The rupture spilled thousands of gallons of oil, contaminated at least four miles of beach and spread into the ocean. Full Article Energy
an This is the ongoing gas leak in California that's an epic ecological disaster By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Mon, 28 Dec 2015 12:23:37 -0500 Impact of greenhouse gases released since October measured over a 20-year time frame is equivalent to emissions from 7 million cars. Full Article Energy
an California gas well blowout was largest methane leak in US history By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Fri, 26 Feb 2016 10:48:30 -0500 New study finds Aliso Canyon disaster’s impact equivalent to annual greenhouse gas emissions from over half a million cars. Full Article Energy
an The 15 costliest nuclear disasters and the nuclear risks of the future By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Tue, 20 Sep 2016 23:45:00 -0400 Largest study yet predicts "The next nuclear accident may be much sooner or more severe than the public realizes" Full Article Energy
an Build an emergency kit in your cupboard and closet By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Wed, 09 Aug 2017 16:01:47 -0400 You probably already have most of the stuff you need. Full Article Energy
an The CarretOn will deliver electricity to Puerto Ricans without power By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Wed, 11 Apr 2018 10:14:39 -0400 In our dystopian future we might all be buying power by the watt-hour from a cart in the market. Full Article Energy
an Beer could be $30 a six-pack soon, and that might be a good thing By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Mon, 22 Oct 2018 09:00:00 -0400 Barley doesn't like rising temperatures, and neither will beer lovers. Full Article Energy
an 4 weird ways climate change could end civilization By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Thu, 25 Oct 2018 12:03:52 -0400 Don't read this if you are in a bad mood. Or a good mood, really. Full Article Energy
an World's oldest insurance market to stop investing in coal By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Tue, 23 Jan 2018 06:09:24 -0500 Lloyd's of London joins the ranks of big insurers who no longer see coal as a viable investment. Full Article Business
an How to build an outdoor office for cheap (or free) By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Thu, 17 May 2018 14:02:00 -0400 Because being outside is always better than being inside. Full Article Design
an Ikea to ban single-use plastic, go 'climate positive' by 2030 By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Mon, 11 Jun 2018 06:31:08 -0400 If you're going to go for it, you may as well REALLY go for it. Full Article Business
an Could big companies help boost 'flexitarianism'? By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Wed, 13 Jun 2018 06:18:35 -0400 From blending beef with mushrooms, to boosting plant-based menu items, companies are doing a lot to cut back on meat. Full Article Business
an Why recycling won't save the planet By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Fri, 06 Jul 2018 11:25:00 -0400 We blame ourselves for not recycling more plastics, and yet our efforts are like "hammering a nail to halt a falling skyscraper." It's time we got to the root of the problem. Full Article Business
an Co-working giant won't reimburse meat-based employee meals By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Mon, 16 Jul 2018 08:15:59 -0400 It'll be interesting to see how this is received. Full Article Business
an Clean Energy Credit Union launches to support low carbon transition By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Fri, 20 Jul 2018 06:54:04 -0400 The online-only financial institution will provide low cost loans for solar, electric cars and even electric-assist bicycles. Full Article Energy
an More corporate giants pledge 100% renewables By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Thu, 13 Sep 2018 06:49:04 -0400 Sony, McKinsey & Company, Royal Bank of Scotland and WeWork are all committing to going all-out for clean energy. Full Article Business
an California bans animal testing in cosmetics By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Thu, 13 Sep 2018 13:27:00 -0400 Now, for the rest of the U.S. and Canada to get on board... Full Article Living
an "We must keep Americans wanting" By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Mon, 08 Oct 2018 17:55:00 -0400 Is American consumerism innate, or manufactured? Full Article Business
an SodaStream launches device to clean plastics from ocean By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Fri, 19 Oct 2018 06:00:00 -0400 This is the first-known attempt of a commercial company to undertake a physical clean-up of trash from open waters. Full Article Science
an Canada's biggest meat brand goes (a bit) vegetarian By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Fri, 26 Oct 2018 06:21:18 -0400 It's not only Tyson that's looking to hedge its bets with vegetarian meat and dairy analogs. Full Article Business
an Ikea buys up 25% of German offshore wind farm By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Mon, 18 Feb 2019 08:06:33 -0500 The Swedish furniture giant keeps ploughing ahead. Full Article Business
an Why 'ecocide' needs to become an international crime By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Fri, 29 Mar 2019 09:00:00 -0400 And how one British lawyer is working to make that happen. Full Article Business