ewa 20,000 Gallons of Renewable Fuel Per Acre: Joule Biotechnology Lifts Veil on Direct CO2 to Fuel Process By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Mon, 27 Jul 2009 08:01:00 -0400 If there's a holy grail of liquid renewable fuels it might look something like this: High yield per acre, doesn't negatively impact water supplies, doesn't compete with food crops, and is cost-competitive with fossil Full Article Energy
ewa Use the Toilet, Produce Biofuels! High-Yield Cellulosic Ethanol From Sewage System Debuted By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Thu, 08 Oct 2009 10:30:00 -0400 It's been a while since a good poo-power story has come down the pipe, but here's an interesting one: Massachusetts-based biofuels company Qteros and wastewater recyclers Applied Clean Tech have announced that they Full Article Energy
ewa Corn Ethanol Back in the Game Under New EPA Renewable Fuel Standard Rules By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Tue, 09 Feb 2010 08:05:00 -0500 New Environmental Protection Agency requirements for its Renewable Fuel Standards program have been released which raise an issue which has sat dormant for a little while: How to calculate the greenhouse gas emissions of a Full Article Energy
ewa Michigan lawmaker wants to call burning tires “renewable energy” By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Thu, 02 Jul 2015 16:33:56 -0400 Proposed bill would make burning tires and other industrial solid waste count towards the state’s mandate of generating 10 percent of its energy from renewables. Full Article Business
ewa Stewardship Over Creation: Christianity & The Environment By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Tue, 29 Mar 2011 12:30:00 -0400 Saint Francis of Assisi statue, photo: David Morris/Creative Commons. The following post is part of an ongoing series of posts outlining how the world's major religions have traditionally viewed the environment and are putting those beliefs into Full Article Living
ewa Bank signs one contract, goes 100% renewable by EOY By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Thu, 08 Mar 2018 06:30:02 -0500 Fifth Third Bank shows us just how easy it is becoming for corporations to source all of their electricity from renewables. Full Article Energy
ewa Old CDs could be re-used in sewage treatment By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Mon, 30 Sep 2013 08:01:42 -0400 The disks are coated with zinc oxide nanorods that break apart organic molecules in sewage. Full Article Technology
ewa Google will be able to offset 100% of electricity needs with renewable energy in 2017 By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Tue, 06 Dec 2016 10:16:45 -0500 The tech giant has hit this major renewable energy goal ahead of all its competitors. Full Article Business
ewa Google looks to salt and antifreeze for renewable energy storage By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Wed, 02 Aug 2017 12:18:42 -0400 Alphabet, Google's parent company, is experimenting with a new energy storage technology. Full Article Technology
ewa Sidewalk Labs releases its vision for Toronto's waterfront By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Wed, 20 Feb 2019 09:38:57 -0500 It is a wonderful wooden and digital world, but will it ever happen? Full Article Design
ewa Sidewalk Labs: A once-in-a-lifetime opportunity or a brazen corporate highjack? By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Tue, 25 Jun 2019 10:56:10 -0400 The proposal for redeveloping Toronto's waterfront into a green, sustainable, urban tech hub is controversial. Full Article Design
ewa Pop-up charging hub borrows the sidewalk instead of stealing it By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Tue, 13 Aug 2019 13:26:37 -0400 Docked electric cars can be worse than dockless scooters for pedestrians, but the UEone is a step in the right direction. Full Article Transportation
ewa Tableware for the Slow Food Movement: Plate Tells You When You Are Eating Too Fast By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Wed, 20 Jan 2010 08:35:04 -0500 The Mandometer was originally developed to treat eating disorders like anorexia and bulimia nervosa; it was developed to "teach patients how to eat and recognize hunger and satiety." There are clinics using the technology in Sweden, the USA and Full Article Living
ewa Renewable Tradition: Baltimore's "Arabbers" Sell Produce On Residential Streets - In Horse Drawn Carts By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Wed, 16 Sep 2009 08:23:05 -0400 Wikipedia carries a definition of Arabbers which includes this:An arabber (or a-rab) is a Full Article Business
ewa Green roofs could prevent sewage overflow in New York City By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Thu, 26 Jun 2014 15:57:29 -0400 Sewage overflow is a major problem in the Big Apple, but with a little more green on city rooftops, the overflow could be prevented. Full Article Design
ewa BMW proposes elevated e-bike cycleways to ease congestion & speed commutes By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Wed, 22 Nov 2017 15:45:24 -0500 Instead of banning cars from city centers, this automaker recommends elevated roads for electric bikes & scooters to ease congestion and emissions. Full Article Transportation
ewa India may smash its 175 GW renewables target several years early By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Thu, 14 Jun 2018 06:10:07 -0400 It's not revising up its official targets, but the government is hinting that it may now achieve 225 GW by 2022. Full Article Energy
ewa Just add water and sunlight to these gold stars to create renewable energy By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Tue, 17 Jul 2018 07:00:00 -0400 In a double breakthrough, scientists find a material four times more efficient at making hydrogen by photocatalysis and demonstrate how to make it at low temperature Full Article Energy
ewa UK renewables produced nearly 30% of electricity last year By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Thu, 02 Aug 2018 07:00:00 -0400 Primary energy consumption was down, too. Full Article Energy
ewa Sweden to reach its 2030 renewables target 12 years early! By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Fri, 24 Aug 2018 06:44:32 -0400 For those who say it's too difficult... Full Article Energy
ewa Cleveland, birthplace of Standard Oil, promises 100% renewable energy By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Tue, 25 Sep 2018 06:51:37 -0400 There's symbolism here. Let's hope there's substance too. Full Article Energy
ewa Scottish utility goes 100% renewable, pushes electric vehicles too By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Tue, 06 Nov 2018 06:21:43 -0500 One of the UK's "Big Six" energy companies has gone a dark shade of green. Full Article Energy
ewa UK now has more renewables capacity than fossil fuels By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Wed, 07 Nov 2018 10:23:54 -0500 The country's onward march of low carbon energy shows no signs of stopping. Full Article Energy
ewa Renewables overtook coal in Germany last year By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Tue, 15 Jan 2019 06:16:03 -0500 It's an important inflection point. But a lot of work still remains. Full Article Energy
ewa Most Huggable: A Vegan Passover, Exotic EcoCities, Little House On The Freeway + More By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Fri, 25 Apr 2008 18:00:00 -0400 Is it possible to keep Kosher and still keep a vegan diet? Full Article Living
ewa What if we could turn wastewater and algae into carbon-negative fuels and clean water? By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Wed, 20 Aug 2014 12:49:31 -0400 Is this company getting closer to the dream of making truly sustainable carbon-negative fuel? Full Article Technology
ewa Most Huggable: Football Mangroves in Florida, Bristol's Renewable Street Lights, Frank Capra's "Truth" By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Mon, 05 Feb 2007 12:54:42 -0500 To carbon neutralize the Super Bowl, the NFL plants mangroves in Florida Full Article Living
ewa Best Renewables Project in the West - "Where's the Competition?" Ask Winners... By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Fri, 30 Nov 2007 04:17:07 -0500 The UK-based renewable energy company Ecotricity recently won an award from the renewable energy agency for South West England for its development of three giant wind turbines at the industrial Avonmouth Docks site on the outskirts of Bristol (which we Full Article Energy
ewa Are sidewalks a civic responsibility? Not in Atlanta By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Thu, 21 Feb 2013 14:35:00 -0500 One might think that promoting walking as an alternative to driving might be good for cities clogged with cars full of overweight people. Full Article Business
ewa Sidewalks are critical infrastructure and should be a civic responsibility By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Tue, 08 Nov 2016 11:30:03 -0500 It is appalling that in much of America, they are considered a frill. Full Article Design
ewa Atlanta sets goal of 100% renewable energy by 2035 By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Tue, 02 May 2017 11:22:24 -0400 It is the first big city in the South to commit to being fully renewable energy powered. Full Article Energy
ewa Can we make steel without CO2 emissions using renewable hydrogen? By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Mon, 18 Nov 2019 12:05:49 -0500 Yes, in theory. Doing it in practice is a whole other story. This is another example of how the hydrogen economy is a fantasy. Full Article Energy
ewa Brooklyn's new community micro-grid will allow for peer-to-peer renewable energy sharing By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Mon, 14 Mar 2016 15:10:02 -0400 Solar panels, distributed energy, resilient microgrids, and blockchain. Oh my! Full Article Energy
ewa Beware the season of excess By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Tue, 05 Nov 2019 07:00:00 -0500 The next two months represent the highest rate of consumption during the year, but it doesn't have to be that way. Full Article Living
ewa Is mass timber construction really renewable and sustainable? By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Tue, 09 Apr 2019 14:27:53 -0400 A new study says it is, and we speak to one of the authors. Full Article Design
ewa Reward fund for information on Jairo Mora Sandoval's murder now $56,000 By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Thu, 13 Jun 2013 10:26:46 -0400 Thank you to all the generous donors! Full Article Science
ewa Costa Rica achieved 99% renewable energy this year By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Tue, 22 Dec 2015 12:08:29 -0500 The tropical country received almost all of its energy from a mix of renewable energy sources. Full Article Energy
ewa Smart money should be investing in renewables, not fossil fuels By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Wed, 07 Aug 2019 12:13:39 -0400 Once you have paid for the panels or turbines, renewable power is almost free. Full Article Business
ewa These 100 popsicles are made with trash- and sewage-filled water By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Tue, 13 Jun 2017 16:09:18 -0400 The Polluted Water Popsicles project is meant to shock viewers into realizing how serious water contamination is in Taiwan. Full Article Science
ewa Water 3.0 solves problem of microplastics and pharmaceuticals in wastewater By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Tue, 03 Oct 2017 08:00:00 -0400 Current water treatment can't remove these wastes that are increasingly implicated in serious environmental effects Full Article Science
ewa Orkney Islands: From diesel power to 100% renewables By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Tue, 23 Jun 2015 06:43:00 -0400 Huge wind turbines, solar, wave power, battery storage and a lot of electric cars—these remote Scottish islands may provide a glimpse of the future. Full Article Business
ewa Responsible shopper marketing: Rewarding customers for doing the right thing By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Mon, 06 Jun 2016 12:00:00 -0400 How do companies close the “green-gap” and turn consumer values into action? Full Article Business
ewa Fantastic anatomical drawings of flora & fauna depict death & renewal By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Mon, 18 Mar 2019 16:50:57 -0400 Combining realism with an otherworldly aesthetic, these artworks remind us of the interconnectedness of all life. Full Article Living
ewa 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
ewa Desperate Hunt for a Runaway Cow Resorts to an Animal Psychic and a €10,000 Reward By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Mon, 15 Aug 2011 16:08:03 -0400 In late May, a cow named Yvonne decided not to be eaten, and broke through an electric fence to escape from the farm in Bavaria where she was being fattened for slaughter. Since then, she has been on the Full Article Science
ewa New Low-Cost Desalination System Targets Fracking Wastewater By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Fri, 08 Jun 2012 14:16:19 -0400 A new desalination technology company is looking to help clean up and recover some of the trillion gallons of salty wastewater from the oil and gas industry. Full Article Technology
ewa Masdar Developing Desalination Plants Powered by Renewable Sources By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Wed, 23 Jan 2013 12:02:00 -0500 The UAE's clean tech giant plans to have a commerical-scale plant by 2020. Full Article Technology
ewa Beautifully minimalist Sowelo tiny home is built using renewable energy By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Thu, 09 Aug 2018 13:50:37 -0400 Made in Australia out of a solar-powered workshop, this gorgeous little home incorporates a great layout and clever features. Full Article Design
ewa Apple facilities now run 100% renewable world-wide By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Tue, 10 Apr 2018 06:15:26 -0400 They are pushing their suppliers to go green too. Full Article Business
ewa Major German utility rethinks business model, bets on renewables By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Tue, 05 Nov 2013 07:07:42 -0500 The future will look nothing like the past when it comes to energy. Chances are, our utilities will look pretty different too. Full Article Energy