ine Wild City Mapping: Interactive online sharing of wild urban spaces (Video) By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Fri, 25 Jul 2014 07:00:00 -0400 This Montreal collective is creating an online, crowd-sourced map that will document the city's wild spaces. Full Article Design
ine How Corn Is Expanding Our Waistlines And Crippling Our Health System By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Thu, 25 Nov 2010 11:02:56 -0500 Michael Pollan said in the Omnivore's Dilemma that if you eat industrially, you are made of corn. In Corporate Knights, "the magazine for clean capitalism", Toby A.A. Heaps picks up on this theme and looks at the causes Full Article Living
ine Ask Pablo: Should I Get A New Washing Machine? By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Mon, 26 Apr 2010 07:13:00 -0400 Of course the balance between environmental impact and personal Full Article Technology
ine Lighting facts: Did you know that 70% of lightbulbs in the U.S. are still inefficient models? By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Thu, 02 Jan 2014 13:24:41 -0500 If every home in the U.S. switched just one inefficient light for an Energy Star one, that would be equivalent to taking 800,000 vehicles off the road in term of greenhouse gas emissions Full Article Energy
ine Clever technical breakthrough could make LEDs as inexpensive as incandescents By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Wed, 02 Sep 2015 12:41:42 -0400 It was only a few years ago that I was testing LED bulbs that cost $100 each... Full Article Technology
ine Local Businesses, Government Officials and Environmental Agencies Unite to Protect Maryland Wetlands By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Sun, 26 Oct 2008 10:00:00 -0400 The state of Maryland has already shown a proclivity towards environmental programs—it has embraced wind power via positive legislation, for one. Now, it's going to clean up its wetlands. The Maryland chapter of the Full Article Business
ine Recirculating Marine Aquaculture: Farmed Fish Minus the Pollution By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Sun, 05 Jul 2009 09:01:16 -0400 Image credit: UMBI Center of Marine Biotechnology Fully Contained, Indoor Fish Farming Update: Karin has reported on this initiative before under Fish Farming Moves to the Condos, and Lloyd also covered it under the Future of Food. Great to see it still Full Article Living
ine Two Men Fined After Rescuing Deer From Icy River By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Tue, 21 Dec 2010 22:38:04 -0500 To many people, Jim Hart and Khalil Abusakran are heroes. When the two men from Maryland saw a deer stranded in the icy waters of the Patapsco River, they did what few others would dare. With an Full Article Business
ine New hotel in Singapore "combines sustainability with delight." By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Thu, 02 Aug 2018 09:38:42 -0400 A tropical skyscraper by WOHA and Patricia Urquiola is wrapped in a vine-covered sunscreen. Full Article Design
ine Business park plans 15 MW, unsubsidized solar farm By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Tue, 21 Aug 2018 06:42:13 -0400 As subsidy-free renewables proliferate, it will become harder to derail decarbonization. Full Article Business
ine Spain closes coal mines. Mining unions celebrate. By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Tue, 30 Oct 2018 06:44:06 -0400 It turns out that helping mining regions move on is just good politics. Full Article Energy
ine Support Small Business Saturday, and Shop Small everyday By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Fri, 23 Nov 2018 11:46:32 -0500 Main Street retail is vanishing under pressure from online shopping and rising rents. There are good reasons to save it. Full Article Business
ine Terroir matters as much for wood as it does for wine By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Tue, 09 Jul 2019 15:39:54 -0400 A new organic winery for Pizzolato, designed by MADE, is built almost entirely out of local, sustainably harvested wood. Full Article Design
ine Jargon watch - "cocktail geoengineering" takes fixing the earth to the next level By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Tue, 25 Jul 2017 08:55:00 -0400 If one geoengineering plan doesn't work, maybe two or three combined will Full Article Science
ine Sentinel-5P puts eyes in the sky to monitor progress in reducing atmospheric pollution By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Tue, 17 Oct 2017 08:00:00 -0400 The successful launch of Sentinel-5P means scientists will soon have access to the most accurate monitoring yet of pollution and climate change related gases in earth's atmosphere Full Article Science
ine Conservation Canines Trained To Sniff Out Tigers in Cambodia By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Tue, 11 May 2010 12:00:00 -0400 For the first time, conservationists from WWF are putting dogs' superb sense of smell on the trail of tigers in Cambodia. Coming from the University of Washington Conservation Canines program, the dogs are trained to sniff out Full Article Science
ine Purple Buddha: Cambodia's hidden mines upcycled into jewelry (Video) By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Mon, 03 Nov 2014 16:20:00 -0500 Metals from Cambodia's mines, left buried since its civil war, are recycled into elegant jewelry, made by locally trained and fairly paid artisans. Full Article Design
ine RIBA guide outlines radical plan for a sustainable future By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Tue, 17 Dec 2019 12:30:40 -0500 "This is our last chance to avert a climate disaster. We must act now." Full Article Design
ine German Engineers Join Hybrid Game By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Sun, 09 Sep 2007 00:20:59 -0400 Anticipation hangs palpably ahead of the Frankfurt International Motor Show: what will German engineers bring to the green table? After bucking the trend for several years in favor of the already well-established "clean diesel" technology, German car Full Article Transportation
ine How to green your cleaning routine By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Fri, 27 Jun 2014 10:11:30 -0400 Cleaning products are everywhere in our homes and offices: on dishes, countertops, furniture, clothes, floors, windows, and floating through the air. In our war on dirt and germs we may often actually be making things worse. Full Article HTGG
ine Wired Magazine Tells Us "Don't Worry, Be Happy" About Climate, Population, Resources, Pandemics By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Wed, 22 Aug 2012 15:23:00 -0400 Matt Ridley might be right about the world not ending on December 21 this year. But the rest of the article is delusional. Full Article Energy
ine Oregon 'solar apiary' combines energy production with honey By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Wed, 27 Jun 2018 06:37:40 -0400 Pollinator power, y'all. Full Article Energy
ine Vestas unveils gigantic 10 MW wind turbine By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Thu, 27 Sep 2018 06:07:51 -0400 This is green energy writ large. Very large... Full Article Energy
ine The power of 'puppy dog eyes' explained By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Fri, 17 Apr 2015 10:41:57 -0400 The gaze between human and dog can share physiological properties similar to that of mother and infant, a new study finds. Full Article Science
ine After sightings, the search is on for extinct thylacine By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Tue, 28 Mar 2017 12:29:31 -0400 The last of these dog-like animals, also known as Tasmanian tigers, was thought to have died in 1936. But might they still be lurking elusively in the wild? Full Article Science
ine Solar wagon delivers a self-contained portable water purification system By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Fri, 18 Oct 2013 11:35:46 -0400 One solution for purifying water in remote off-grid areas comes in the form of a wagon, complete with solar panel and water purification system. Full Article Technology
ine 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
ine 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
ine 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
ine 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
ine 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
ine Streamlined bamboo DIY kits make converting a van a breeze By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Thu, 27 Sep 2018 11:11:23 -0400 These high-end kits make converting a van into a home-on-wheels an easier proposition. Full Article Design
ine Vancouver says no more foam food containers By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Mon, 02 Dec 2019 07:00:00 -0500 A ban will take place in the new year, followed by crackdowns on straws and grocery bags. Full Article Science
ine How to grocery shop when you can't bring your own containers By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Tue, 10 Mar 2020 07:00:00 -0400 Learning which plastics are most harmful to health is one thing you can do. Full Article Science
ine Maine Legislates 30% Reduction in Oil Use by 2030 By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Wed, 17 Aug 2011 11:22:00 -0400 Maine's taking a stand against oil usage and oil dependency--frankly the bigger issue than where we get our oil from, tar sands and other unconventional oil sources aside. As NRDC Switchboard reports, the state has passed a law Full Article Energy
ine First Commercial Tidal Power Project in US Launches in Maine By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Tue, 24 Jul 2012 16:32:00 -0400 Though only powering 75-100 homes at launch, the TidGen Cobscook Bay project, in Eastport, Maine, is slated to expand to ten times its initial size. Full Article Energy
ine Residents Band Together to Protect Maine’s Woods from Development By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Sat, 20 Oct 2012 07:00:00 -0400 Picture having a massive, beautiful expanse of woods near your home. You go there to hike, fish, hunt -- just to enjoy nature. Now picture a highway running through it. Full Article Transportation
ine BrightBuilt Home introduces line of healthy, net-zero modular designs By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Wed, 03 Jul 2013 10:11:00 -0400 A mix of modern and traditional design elements that are appropriate for the Northeast make these very interesting houses. Full Article Design
ine Maine conference brings together the "most experienced passive house minds on the planet" By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Fri, 26 Sep 2014 14:07:31 -0400 It's the first conference of the North American Passive House Network and it sounds like it was a lot of fun. Full Article Design
ine Maine legislators move to speed up GMO labeling law By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Fri, 20 Mar 2015 14:27:36 -0400 Some legislators in Maine want the state's food to be labeled sooner. Full Article Living
ine Drones join search and rescue operations in Maine By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Mon, 27 Apr 2015 07:00:00 -0400 The flying robots will start helping officials to locate lost hikers. Full Article Technology
ine Towns in Maine declare food sovereignty with local ordinances By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Thu, 19 May 2016 10:00:00 -0400 In an effort to support local food production and defend customers' rights to buy and eat whatever local farm products they want, 16 towns in Maine have created their own local food ordinances. Full Article Living
ine Maine student rejects scholarship from bottled water company By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Wed, 15 Jun 2016 07:00:00 -0400 Despite needing to pay a hefty tuition bill this fall, Hannah Rousey refused to take money from Poland Spring Bottling Co., a subsidiary of Nestlé. Full Article Living
ine Good luck finding Maine's Katahdin Woods and Waters; The governor has banned signs and directions. By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Tue, 23 May 2017 17:20:01 -0400 It's another national monument established by Obama and threatened by Trump. Full Article Business
ine Climate change protestors ask fashion industry to "stop business as usual" By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Mon, 18 Feb 2019 20:31:00 -0500 London Fashion Week was disrupted by protesters who want the industry to declare a climate emergency. Full Article Living
ine New California law helps diners to bring their own containers By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Wed, 14 Aug 2019 09:00:00 -0400 It's still up to a restaurant to decide to fill them, but the law provides detailed guidelines on how to do it safely. Full Article Business
ine Ecotricity's 'Global Cooling Machines': Stunning Video By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Sun, 30 Dec 2007 04:40:53 -0500 We like Ecotricity, the UK-based green energy company that is busy planning and erecting urban wind turbines across the country. We’ve written about their partnership with Popeye, we’ve brought news of their collaborations with Lotus and Ben and Full Article Energy
ine Headline of the week: Suburbs will thrive forever By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Tue, 13 Dec 2016 16:18:51 -0500 Forever is a very long time. Full Article Design
ine Link Between BPA and Heart Disease Seen in Urine, New Study Reports By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Sun, 26 Feb 2012 08:00:00 -0500 A new study finds those with heart disease had higher concentrations of BPA in their urine. Full Article Living
ine Popeye the Sailor Man after a life of eating from BPA lined cans By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Fri, 14 Feb 2014 06:52:00 -0500 Cartoonist Joe Mohr shows how the chemical might have affected the cartoon hero Full Article Living