au How to read laundry care labels By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Sat, 09 Mar 2019 12:08:18 -0500 Help your clothes last longer by learning how to decode the mysterious hieroglyphics of care labels. Full Article Living
au 10 steps for a better laundry routine By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Fri, 15 Mar 2019 12:22:00 -0400 You're probably on autopilot after all these years, but could your technique be further refined? Full Article Living
au Guastavian vaults are still being built, and are as thin and elegant as ever By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Wed, 13 Dec 2017 15:06:15 -0500 They are so thin that it's hard to believe that they stand up. Full Article Design
au Germán Velázquez proves that tall Passivhaus can be beautiful By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Thu, 06 Sep 2018 10:26:31 -0400 This Bilbao tower is like nothing the Passivhaus world has seen. Full Article Design
au Leonardo DiCaprio's Timely Campaign, Paul McCartney's Green Family Affair, and More By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Fri, 03 Apr 2009 07:45:00 -0400 Eco-hunk Leonardo DiCaprio is the new face of TAG Heuer Carrera watch. A gig formely held by fellow greenie, Brad Pitt. But, so long Brad and hello Leo! Ecorazzi posted the first shot of his soon to be released ad campaign. The green Full Article Living
au US Missing Out On Agricultural Millions Because The DEA Can't Distinguish Hemp From Pot By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Wed, 04 May 2011 16:20:00 -0400 In case you missed it (and you certainly may have in the midst of other current world affairs) it's Hemp History Week. The second annual one in fact. I imagine most TreeHugger readers don't need much convincing that Full Article Science
au Patagonia launches new Workwear line made with innovative hemp fabric By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Wed, 02 Aug 2017 18:14:26 -0400 Finally, there is now an ethical and practical alternative work wear option to Carhartt and Dickies. Full Article Living
au Refillable beer bottling system launched in Oregon By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Wed, 19 Sep 2018 14:04:15 -0400 It is by far the most energy efficient way of packaging beer. It tastes better and there is no BPA. Full Article Living
au 10 Cute Crafty Nautical Gifts on Etsy By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Thu, 12 Jul 2012 05:09:32 -0400 From knots and yachts to anchors and orcas, maritime motifs have escaped the marina to be embraced by seafarers and landlubbers alike. Full Article Living
au ETSY Employees Haul 600lb of Compostables Each Month By Bike By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Mon, 06 Aug 2012 11:18:26 -0400 Taking responsibility for their own waste, ETSY team members haul biodegradable trash to their local community farm by cargo bike. Full Article Business
au Giant 5-foot tall penguins roamed New Zealand with the dinosaurs By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Wed, 01 Mar 2017 12:49:58 -0500 The discovery of one of the oldest penguin fossils in the world reveals higher diversity of early penguins than previously assumed. Full Article Science
au 'Teeny tiny' houses are becoming a big thing in New Zealand and Australia By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Wed, 20 Jun 2018 10:28:10 -0400 This is a trend that should catch on everywhere -- just building what you need. Full Article Design
au No, distracted walking is not causing the dramatic increase in pedestrian deaths By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Mon, 03 Apr 2017 11:53:40 -0400 This is an urban design issue, a car design issue, and a demographics issue. Distracted walking is a rounding error. Full Article Design
au Cuban treefrogs invade New Orleans; clog plumbing and cause power outages By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Thu, 03 May 2018 12:53:16 -0400 And even worse, they are devouring the much-smaller native treefrogs. Full Article Science
au Beautiful, historic town in Sicily is selling homes for $1 By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Fri, 18 Jan 2019 10:21:11 -0500 Sambuca, the "City of Splendor" is hoping to save its historic structures and revive a waning community. Full Article Living
au Petite Marin repurposes men's dress shirts into beautiful and durable children's clothes By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Tue, 20 Jan 2015 08:00:00 -0500 This new California-based company is run by two entrepreneurial moms who understand the value of local production, quality fabrics, and reducing one's environmental impact. Full Article Living
au Slow fashion advocate Zady launches “Essentials” collection By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Thu, 24 Sep 2015 14:37:42 -0400 Zady is working to build a better clothing company from the ground up. Full Article Living
au No sweat in this shop: Garment factory is renovated to Passivhaus standard By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Wed, 19 Sep 2018 12:08:45 -0400 Jordan Parnass Digital Architecture has designed a revolutionary building for an industry that needs a revolution. Full Article Design
au Warming Temperatures Stunt Autumn Leaf Colors By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Tue, 23 Oct 2007 13:32:26 -0400 Tourists and residents in New England used to receive a spectacular display of color on the second October of every year. However, in recent years, the show has been a bit duller and a bit later than usual. The culprit? What else - area temperatures Full Article Business
au Sooner than you think? A prediction that electric cars will cause the next oil crisis By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Fri, 26 Feb 2016 09:40:47 -0500 It actually won't take that much to reduce oil demand enough to cause serious trouble. Full Article Transportation
au Australia will be home to world's largest single-tower solar thermal power plant By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Tue, 15 Aug 2017 11:27:20 -0400 The project will also include molten salt energy storage for 24 hour solar power. Full Article Energy
au Passive House, Passivhaus, what's in a name? By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Wed, 26 Jun 2013 13:07:00 -0400 We have been asking that question for a while and it keeps coming up. Full Article Design
au Irish drugstore is built to Passivhaus standard By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Wed, 03 May 2017 16:02:05 -0400 Passivhaus or Passive House does not mean they are just houses. Full Article Design
au Walk Turkey's Beautiful 'Honey Road' This Summer for a Sweet Taste of Local Culture By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Fri, 17 Feb 2012 13:00:00 -0500 An innovative eco-tourism project in northeast Turkey will take travelers along ancient nomadic routes to taste artisanal organic honey, meet local beekeepers, and enjoy spectacular scenery along the way. Full Article Living
au Honey laundering exposed as industry giant admits to mislabeling Chinese honey By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Tue, 12 Mar 2013 10:20:52 -0400 The largest honey packer in the US faces criminal charges over fraudulent trade in Chinese honey. Full Article Business
au 5 DIY beauty recipes using honey By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Wed, 27 Apr 2016 11:27:00 -0400 Go beyond your morning toast with these sweet all-natural beauty hacks featuring one of our favorite ingredients. Full Article Living
au Bloomberg News Launches Sustainability Section By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Mon, 28 Nov 2011 12:41:17 -0500 The goal is to uncover what businesses are doing, or what they need to be doing, to thrive as global competition intensifies for strategic resources. Full Article Business
au Heroic cow escapes trip to slaughterhouse, hides in Dutch forest for weeks By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Tue, 06 Feb 2018 12:01:23 -0500 And in the meantime, the bodacious bovine has become a social media star and will receive a full pardon … as soon as they can get her out of the woods. Full Article Science
au A bike parking facility in Tilburg is even more beautiful than their bus station By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Mon, 06 May 2019 08:48:10 -0400 It even has moving sidewalks for bikes. This is how you get people out of cars. Full Article Transportation
au Mobile solar 'sail' powers Shigeru Ban's spherical auditorium in Paris (Video) By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Wed, 14 Jun 2017 13:59:18 -0400 Looking like a "great ship," this solar-powered music venue is a new gateway into the city. Full Article Design
au Just ending pollution from car exhaust could add three weeks to your life By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Mon, 02 Apr 2018 10:38:57 -0400 Switching from fossil fuel powered cars could save 45,000 lives per year and on its own almost solve climate change Full Article Design
au Helsinki Converts Historic Slaughterhouse into Culinary Hotspot By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Sat, 20 Oct 2012 13:30:00 -0400 Helsinki's old abattoir has become the heart of the city's culinary revival, a movement blending innovation and tradition that integrates local foods, pop-up eateries, and urban gardens. Full Article Living
au Add googly eyes to Mother Nature for a laugh By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Fri, 09 Aug 2013 05:00:00 -0400 These paper plate eyes bring a chuckle when added to trees and rocks. Full Article Science
au Sweating in a sauna may delay dementia By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Wed, 01 Feb 2017 13:47:34 -0500 Perhaps we should have included one in our perfect bathroom. Full Article Design
au Mayon Volcano Ready to Erupt, May Cause a Little Climate Cooling By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Mon, 21 Dec 2009 13:47:41 -0500 Mayon is the largest of the Philippines' 22 active volcanoes, at 8,070 feet. The plumes of smoke and flows of lava make it seem like it is already erupting, yet scientists say the big fireworks could be still to come, and more than 40,000 people have Full Article Technology
au 4.0 Earthquake Caused by Fracking in Ohio Was Felt in Toronto By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Mon, 02 Jan 2012 12:17:13 -0500 After a series of 11 earthquakes in nine months, a fracking operation near Youngstown has been suspended. Full Article Energy
au Youngstown, Ohio Mayor Buys Earthquake Insurance After Quake Caused By Fracking By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Thu, 05 Jan 2012 21:10:00 -0500 Two days after the earthquake caused by a nearby fracking well the mayor said, "I called my insurance man and got earthquake insurance.” Full Article Energy
au Our urban problems aren't caused by restrictions on density, but by inequality By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Tue, 02 Apr 2019 15:43:07 -0400 We have gone beyond gentrification and are now talking about Pikketyfication, aristocratization and plutocratification. Full Article Design
au Passivhaus is Climate Action By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Wed, 24 Apr 2019 10:16:12 -0400 Architects and builders take to the streets for the Extinction Rebellion, get arrested. Full Article Design
au Province of Ontario introduces new penalties for careless drivers causing death By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Wed, 20 Sep 2017 10:49:46 -0400 Drivers used to get away with murder; new legislation is much stronger. Full Article Transportation
au The Reach Guesthouse combines Passive House performance with classic beauty By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Mon, 06 Aug 2018 11:29:36 -0400 Architect Jonathan Kearns shows that you can have it all. Full Article Design
au Mothers’ pesticide levels linked to autism in their children By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Thu, 16 Aug 2018 13:11:53 -0400 A new study provides the first biomarker-based evidence that maternal exposure to insecticides is associated with autism among their offspring. Full Article Living
au NASA mission reveals beautiful swirling gases on Jupiter (Video) By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Wed, 27 Dec 2017 16:40:46 -0500 These incredible images sent back by the Juno spacecraft gives us a detailed look at Jupiter. Full Article Science
au Meet Neptune’s tiny new moon, beautifully named after a mythological seahorse By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Thu, 21 Feb 2019 06:00:00 -0500 For billions of years, a tiny moon has been slyly orbiting the ice giant – now the little lovely has a poetic name, as well as a surprisingly violent backstory. Full Article Science
au The most beautiful cosmic bauble of all By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Mon, 15 Apr 2019 11:32:35 -0400 Hubble's image of Messier 3 reveals what astronomers say is one of the prettiest "globular clusters" in the universe. Full Article Science
au NASA records quake on Mars, and it's gorgeously eerie (audio) By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Wed, 24 Apr 2019 12:02:45 -0400 For the first time ever, NASA has recorded a likely marsquake – listen to the haunting tremor here. Full Article Science
au Evidence of a secret ocean inside Pluto makes extraterrestrial life more plausible By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Wed, 22 May 2019 14:38:49 -0400 Scientists think there is a hidden, protected ocean inside of Pluto – and the implications are wild. Full Article Science
au The Beau Lake Runabout re-invents the pedal boat By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Wed, 04 Jul 2018 12:01:19 -0400 It goes from bland plastic to a thing of beauty. Full Article Design
au Solar-powered plane stuck in Hawaii until 2016 because of "irreversible" damage to batteries By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Wed, 15 Jul 2015 16:46:56 -0400 There are worse places to be stuck than in Hawaii... I'm starting to think they did it on purpose! Full Article Transportation
au LifeEdited: Maui: An introduction By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Thu, 17 Mar 2016 15:39:53 -0400 Help Treehugger founder Graham Hill design his compact, off grid, energy positive compound in Maui. Full Article Design