ive Board game introduces pathways to a competitive bioeconomy using hemp & bamboo By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Wed, 09 Dec 2015 17:00:18 -0500 This Monopoly alternative is designed to act as a walkthrough of the concepts of a new economically and ecologically viable "Industrial Evolution" based on a renewable bioeconomy. Full Article Living
ive 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
ive Riverside 433 sq. ft. guest cottage is a roomy floating retreat By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Fri, 20 Mar 2015 14:08:39 -0400 The smart arrangement of spaces and natural daylighting help make this cottage's relatively small footprint feel quite big. Full Article Design
ive Wearable Planters Turn Live Plants into Jewelry By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Tue, 24 Apr 2012 05:00:00 -0400 Portable tiny gardens set in gem-like planters give new life to the concept of jewelry. Full Article Living
ive Ethical shoe company TOMS moves beyond the buy one/give one model By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Tue, 07 May 2019 11:00:00 -0400 Shoppers can now choose to support a broader range of social issues. Full Article Business
ive Small & modern 430 sq. ft. starter home is built with Passive House principles in mind (Video) By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Tue, 27 Sep 2016 07:00:00 -0400 This super-insulated home is built to be earthquake-resistant too. Full Article Design
ive These 4D printed aquatic plants create an immersive organic experience (Video) By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Mon, 24 Sep 2018 13:52:16 -0400 This industrial designer's 3D/4D printed, life-like forms ask the question of whether we can design and engineer "intelligent" plants that can adapt to environmental changes. Full Article Living
ive Florida manatees can survive for at least another century By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Thu, 13 Apr 2017 11:46:40 -0400 In great news for manatees, researchers predict that the gentle 'sea cows' will endure for at least another 100 years as long as threats continue to be managed. Full Article Science
ive Florida study finds that drivers flout the law more than cyclists By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Tue, 16 Jan 2018 11:11:26 -0500 But cyclists all run stop signs and red lights! Don't they? Full Article Transportation
ive Four alternatives to drywall that don't turn to mush By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Fri, 28 Sep 2018 11:15:38 -0400 They are healthier, they last longer, and they look better, too. Full Article Design
ive This activewear never has to be thrown away By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Wed, 21 Aug 2019 12:58:55 -0400 Send in your Girlfriend Collective leggings, bras, and shorts and the company will upcycle them into new pieces, over and over again. Full Article Living
ive Native Americans protest tar sands pipeline with horseback ride along proposed route By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Wed, 02 Oct 2013 11:47:54 -0400 This week, Anishinaabe tribal members began riding horseback along the proposed route of a what could possibly become the largest tar sands pipeline in the United States. Full Article Energy
ive Church of England divests from dirtiest fossil fuels By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Tue, 05 May 2015 09:46:31 -0400 Tar sands and thermal coal are out but natural gas and conventional oil can stay. For now... Full Article Business
ive United Church of Canada divests from fossil fuels By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Thu, 13 Aug 2015 06:18:53 -0400 In the grand scheme of things, $5.9 million is not a huge amount to take from fossil fuels. But when you reinvest in renewables... Full Article Business
ive Field Guide to Eco-Friendly, Efficient, Effective Print By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Tue, 21 Aug 2007 17:19:32 -0400 Design like you give a damn with the second edition of Monadnock Paper Mills' how-to guide for creating more-sustainable print materials. A Field Guide: Eco-Friendly, Efficient and Effective Print, accompanied by luscious illustrations by the Full Article Design
ive Five Questions You Should Ask the Presidential Candidates By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Thu, 03 Jan 2008 11:42:10 -0500 This next week is all politics, what with today's Iowa caucuses and the New Hampshire primaries on January 8. Most Americans are probably already tired of the election coverage, but we're hoping people stick it out and ask the these presidential Full Article Business
ive University of New Hampshire is First School in US to Run Off Landfill Gas By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Thu, 21 May 2009 12:58:00 -0400 A few months back we heard about Middlebury College's efforts to green their electricity and heating. Well, over at the University of New Hampshire they're Full Article Energy
ive Solar-activated canopy creates interactive environment that responds to light (Video) By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Fri, 30 Jun 2017 13:55:07 -0400 This digitally knitted canopy uses photo-luminescent yarns to create a semi-shaded summer pavilion for visitors to NYC's MoMA PS1 gallery. Full Article Design
ive Digitally woven bamboo pavilion keeps an old tradition alive (Video) By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Mon, 28 Aug 2017 14:30:21 -0400 Built with the help of a village's last remaining bamboo weaver, this computer-designed pavilion was built by hand using local materials. Full Article Design
ive Give Your Phone a "Bee Beard", Help Save Bees (Video) By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Wed, 17 Aug 2011 15:02:22 -0400 I grew up in the West of England. I like hard cider. And as a failed beekeeper, I owe a deabt of gratitude (or guilt?) to our furry pollinating friends. So I was delighted to hear that one purveyor of hard cider is Full Article Living
ive 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
ive Magical thatched wooden pavilion contains "portals to the universes" (Video) By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Thu, 14 Aug 2014 14:12:43 -0400 Built using traditional and local techniques of construction, this distinctive structure sits on the edge of a national forest and a long-vanished lake. Full Article Design
ive Irish county becomes first in English speaking world to make Passive House standard mandatory By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Tue, 23 Feb 2016 10:31:49 -0500 It may lead to as many as 20,000 passive houses being built over the next five years. Full Article Design
ive Irish Passive House gets built on a budget By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Thu, 03 Mar 2016 10:48:51 -0500 A quantity surveyor deals with construction costs for a living, and shows how it's done. Full Article Design
ive Even mail without an address gets delivered in Ireland By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Thu, 08 Mar 2018 15:27:36 -0500 In which snail mail provides a lesson in the loveliness of slow living. Full Article Living
ive People Provide Missing Piece in Biodiversity Puzzle By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Sun, 06 Jun 2010 14:18:00 -0400 The head of a cooperative of honey harvesters, a park guide, and a doctor who uses a garden of medicinal plants to treat asthma and other ailments are Full Article Science
ive DIY Beekeeping: Download and print a smart beehive kit By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Thu, 05 Mar 2015 13:26:11 -0500 Combining elements of natural beekeeping, citizen science, open source hardware, and networked smart devices, these DIY beehives could be a powerful tool in the fight against Colony Collapse Disorder. Full Article Living
ive How Do You Teach Kids to Live Sustainably on an Island? By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Mon, 29 Nov 2010 09:42:11 -0500 Environmental education is playing a bigger role around the globe as we all learn more about our environmental surroundings. As Full Article Science
ive The Best Of TreeHugger Delivered To Your Inbox Daily or Weekly By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Fri, 20 May 2011 15:30:44 -0400 Is keeping up with TreeHugger too much work? Let us help with our newsletters. We have a daily, edited by me, and a weekly, edited by Warren McLaren. Today I muse about how Amazon is Now Selling More Digital Kindle Books Than Print Books. Have a look Full Article TreeHugger Exclusives
ive Passive House movement gets noticed by the New York Times By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Fri, 16 Aug 2013 15:09:00 -0400 If you can make it there, you'll make it anywhere. Full Article Design
ive Slow Biking is actually a competitive sport By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Mon, 12 Feb 2018 10:33:04 -0500 In the Netherlands it is actually a thing, to ride your bike as slowly as possible without falling over. Full Article Transportation
ive Artist's massive mural of moon cycles features 15,000 origami birds By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Wed, 13 Jul 2016 07:00:00 -0400 This is Paris' largest mural, made with hand-folded origami paper birds and a bit of spraypaint. Full Article Living
ive Multifunctional 172 sq. ft. live-work space uses nano-tech materials (Video) By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Tue, 13 Nov 2018 14:22:57 -0500 This small and versatile apartment in the heart of Paris uses innovative modern materials for its furniture and cabinetry. Full Article Design
ive Rap Guide to Wilderness celebrates wild nature and the ways it enriches our lives By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Tue, 02 Dec 2014 14:12:32 -0500 The man who brought us the Rap Guide to Evolution is back to entertain, educate, and inspire us with a thought-provoking album that captures the spirit of conservation. Full Article Living
ive Listen to 133 years of climate change in one evocative song By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Mon, 11 May 2015 11:15:27 -0400 An undergraduate student at the University of Minnesota has created a unique way of connecting people with climate data through music. Full Article Science
ive Hundreds of divers gather for underwater music festival (video) By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Mon, 10 Jul 2017 07:00:00 -0400 The unusual concert was held in the depths of the Florida Reef to promote coral reef protection. Full Article Science
ive Oil silo converted into glowing interactive civic space in Finland (Video) By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Wed, 06 Nov 2013 07:00:00 -0500 Using a combination of LED lights, sunlight and environmental data, a disused oil silo has been transformed into Helsinki's newest art installation and urban destination. Full Article Design
ive Here’s a riveting new e-bike design from Avial By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Mon, 18 Mar 2019 11:19:53 -0400 This Finnish design doesn’t look quite finished but it is ingenious. Full Article Transportation
ive A walk around my new "active office" with standing desk By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Thu, 25 Sep 2014 11:45:11 -0400 Because standing desks cannot stand alone. Full Article Design
ive New study confirms that adjustable standing desks make you happier, healthier and more productive By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Wed, 25 Jul 2018 10:29:56 -0400 Because people gotta move. Full Article Design
ive A Christian Perspective on Organic Dairy Farming and Positive Child Labor (Video) By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Mon, 10 Oct 2011 09:45:32 -0400 From retiring dairy cows to asking whether Full Article Living
ive Cleveland Indians Score Another Green Hit With Innovative Helix Turbine, A Baseball First By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Sat, 31 Mar 2012 07:00:00 -0400 A 18-foot-wide helix turbine specially designed for urban spaces has been installed on the roof of Progressive Field, ready to begin churning out energy on opening day. Full Article Energy
ive 30 ft. swing is the focus of this man's creative renovation By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Fri, 25 May 2018 14:40:28 -0400 Swing-lovers will appreciate this massive art installation that combines art, architecture and play. Full Article Living
ive Driver in car hits 14 year old with right of way in crosswalk, and all they care about is the iPhone By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Thu, 24 Aug 2017 15:15:08 -0400 It's almost like there is a concerted campaign to turn distracted walking into a serious problem. Full Article Transportation
ive Remember the girl hit by car while on Facetime? The driver just got charged. By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Tue, 19 Sep 2017 12:07:50 -0400 Turns out he was doing 46 miles per hour in a 25 mile-per-hour zone. But let's all blame the girl for distracted walking! Full Article Transportation
ive Park Avenue Green is the largest Passive House building in North America By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Thu, 12 Dec 2019 12:26:15 -0500 But Passive House is so expensive! How can you build housing for the homeless and low income families this way? Full Article Design
ive Starbucks opens sipping container drive-thru in Taiwan By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Mon, 01 Oct 2018 09:28:19 -0400 It is an eye-catching Kengo Kuma design, but it ain't sustainable. Full Article Design
ive 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
ive Ontario Conservative politicians running from carbon taxes By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Thu, 08 Feb 2018 15:28:43 -0500 Going green is going too far in the Province of Ontario Full Article Business
ive The Tesla Supercharger at the end of the Universe By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Thu, 19 Jul 2018 15:26:28 -0400 Does it make sense putting this in a small town up on the Canadian Shield? Full Article Transportation