q Investors predict "start of the end" of coal in Asia By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Wed, 20 Mar 2019 07:00:00 -0400 And it couldn't come a moment too soon. Full Article Energy
q New York's "radical traffic experiment" is based on a very successful Toronto prototype By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Thu, 08 Aug 2019 11:11:14 -0400 What happens when you restrict cars? Transit use, cycling and walking increase dramatically. Full Article Transportation
q 7 things to know about the amazing fruit bat quarters By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Wed, 08 Jan 2020 12:47:54 -0500 New quarters are coming and they star FRUIT BATS! Full Article Science
q 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
q Inquisitive Emperor penguins star in delightful selfie (video) By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Fri, 09 Mar 2018 08:50:48 -0500 Australian Antarctic Division captures a vision of curious penguins ready for their close-up. Full Article Science
q It's wood. It's Passive House. It's the "Goldilocks density." By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Tue, 18 Feb 2020 11:38:24 -0500 Boston is getting a "CLT Cellular Passive House Demonstration Project" that pushes every TreeHugger button. Full Article Design
q Super-yacht is powered by liquid hydrogen. How "eco" is that? By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Mon, 07 Oct 2019 13:01:41 -0400 In two words: It's not. Full Article Transportation
q Iceland marks lost glacier with a plaque By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Mon, 19 Aug 2019 09:00:00 -0400 The ancient Ok glacier, a fraction of its former size and unable to move, was declared dead in 2014. Full Article Science
q "Pay-As-You-Throw" Trash Metering Cuts Landfill Waste by 50% in a Month By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Thu, 19 Aug 2010 10:32:25 -0400 Some places have looked at paying people to recycle, but others think it makes more sense to charge people for their waste instead. When the UK talked about implementing a "pay-as-you-throw" scheme for trash, our readers were Full Article Business
q 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
q "The Stranger in the Woods: The Extraordinary Story of the Last True Hermit" (book review) By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Mon, 14 Aug 2017 12:30:00 -0400 It's as if Chris Knight left for a weekend camping trip, but didn't come home for a quarter-century. Full Article Living
q Kids "Think Trees" By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Tue, 01 May 2007 11:54:22 -0400 Recently we pointed out the benefits of planting a tree with a child, and it seems like the folks at Doubletree Hotels are taking us up on the concept in a big way But it's great to see that they've actually been teaming up with the National Arbor Full Article Living
q Treeless Squirrel: "Plant Trees Please" By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Sat, 15 Mar 2008 08:01:35 -0400 Like many of our readers, we suspect this dude would be less than impressed with the recycled squirrel decanter we featured a while back. No matter, he’s too busy worrying about the lack of trees to be too concerned by human beings and their tacky Full Article Business
q Doubletree Hotels and Arbor Day Foundation Kick Off "Tree Tag" By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Sat, 03 May 2008 08:40:22 -0400 Doubletree Hotels with the Arbor Day Foundation kicked Full Article Business
q Bold effort underway to save the vaquita porpoise from extinction By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Thu, 12 Oct 2017 12:15:32 -0400 With fewer than 30 vaquitas left in the wild, the 'panda of the sea' is the most endangered marine mammal in the world. Now a crazy plan might just save them. Full Article Science
q Giraffes? Horses? Squirrels? 20 animals you didn't know are going extinct By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Wed, 23 May 2018 18:29:50 -0400 From crayfish to parakeets, these species are at risk of disappearing from the planet. Full Article Science
q 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
q "Direct Vision" requirement approved for London Trucks By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Tue, 07 May 2019 12:01:34 -0400 New trucks will all have much greater visibility for the drivers, saving lives of people who walk and cycle. Full Article Design
q Tweetable, Interactive Algae Farm is Energy-Generating "Cyber-Garden" (Photos) By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Wed, 01 Feb 2012 08:00:00 -0500 This fascinating installation where algae, bioluminescent bacteria, humans and smartphones interact may chart where a new generation of urban "cyber-gardeners" may go. Full Article Design
q 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
q Transition City Bristol's Big Event: "Unleashing the Collective Genius of the Community" By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Mon, 12 Nov 2007 04:30:19 -0500 Hailed by Rob Hopkins as "possibly the biggest peak oil/climate change/Transition event to take place in the UK", Bristol's Big Event looks set to be a huge collective exploration of the future for this city of 400,000 residents as fossil fuels Full Article Business
q 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
q Monbiot: Biofuels for Electricity is "Eco Vandalism" By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Thu, 10 Feb 2011 10:39:03 -0500 Image credit: pawpaw67, used under Creative Commons license. Malaysian palm oil producers may be committing to green(er) practices, but that's unlikely to appease George Monbiot. He has long been a critic of biofuels for vehicles, but he is absolutely Full Article Energy
q Community Supported Aquaponics Takes Off in the UK By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Fri, 21 Sep 2012 06:23:16 -0400 Volunteers are trialling an urban fish farm allotment in Bristol, England. Could this help ensure food security in an uncertain future? Full Article Science
q Porsche American Headquarters Has Green Roof, Natural Ventilation By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Tue, 29 Nov 2011 09:53:00 -0500 There is something contradictory about building a Green Porsche Headquarters at an Aeropolis, but whatever. Full Article Design
q More on the Trick or Treat Test: Calculating the "Candy Density." By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Wed, 31 Oct 2012 10:18:00 -0400 Planner Paul Knight shows how to do the math and figure out where to go for maximum candy Full Article Design
q BPA Identified As Potential "Environmental Obesogen" By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Sat, 15 Oct 2011 16:41:19 -0400 Just when I thought it would be fine to cook with canned tomato sauce - bis-Phenol A recently having been granted toxicology probation - emerges the possibility that BPA can make you obese. Ohhh wait - not Full Article Living
q Scientists agree that BPA is an "ovarian toxicant" By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Thu, 04 Sep 2014 07:00:00 -0400 Studies of humans, mice, monkeys, and sheep all point to the same scary conclusion -- that BPA wreaks havoc on the female reproductive system. Full Article Living
q Big Squirreltail Evolves to Fight Off Fiery, Invasive Cheatgrass By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Sat, 12 Feb 2011 10:11:56 -0500 Nicknaming plants. Now there's a good job to have. The invasive plant in this tale, called "cheatgrass," is being fought off by a native Full Article Science
q Clever rainwater garden grows squash and corn in Arizona desert By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Thu, 04 Aug 2016 06:44:05 -0400 When you've got a lot of driveway runoff, some careful landscaping can put it to good use. Full Article Living
q School board apologizes for "Santa Goes Green" concert in oil patch By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Tue, 24 Dec 2019 11:18:19 -0500 The play bombed in Oxbow for promoting a green agenda. Full Article Energy
q UK pilot project mixes "green" hydrogen with natural gas By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Mon, 06 Jan 2020 13:19:03 -0500 So many flavors and colors of gas these days. They are all problematic. Full Article Energy
q "Gasmaggedon" will make it even harder to electrify everything By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Fri, 07 Feb 2020 10:19:07 -0500 It's why we have to reduce demand as well, with radical efficiency. Full Article Energy
q Striking natural furniture weaves geometry with traditional craft techniques By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Thu, 03 Mar 2016 07:00:00 -0500 Featuring eye-catching geometries, local and non-toxic materials, these unique furniture pieces meld a medley of traditional weaving and woodworking techniques. Full Article Design
q Beautiful Black Teahouse In Czech Republic Uses Traditional Japanese Finishing Technique By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Wed, 25 Jul 2012 11:11:00 -0400 Charred wood never looked so good. Full Article Design
q Blushing pink 635 sq. ft. micro-home cleverly uses ramps, not stairs By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Wed, 05 Nov 2014 15:51:37 -0500 Embedded in a hillside, this eccentric dwelling uses a series of functional ramps that connect all the spaces together. Full Article Design
q Renovated 258 sq. ft. caravan is a modern bohemian home By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Mon, 30 May 2016 07:00:00 -0400 The inside of this updated caravan is surprisingly chic and comfortable. Full Article Design
q Another Major Blow for Carbon Capture, This Time It Involves the "C" Word By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Mon, 10 May 2010 06:48:35 -0400 Mongstad industrial area at night. Photo Tøssekaien via flickr. The Norwegians have been big supporters of carbon capture and storage, and the government helped get the public to go along with building of a gas-fired plant near an existing oil refinery Full Article Energy
q Sierra Club Announces the Nation's "Coolest" Schools By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Sat, 20 Aug 2011 12:30:00 -0400 School is a testing ground for the way we perform later in life. It can mold us into fine upstanding members of society, or not. While environmental responsibility isn't something we have to learn early in life, it certainly makes Full Article Technology
q British Columbia's Quest for Carbon Neutrality By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Thu, 01 Dec 2011 13:04:29 -0500 In 2007 BC's Premier shocked North America when he announced his government's bold Climate Action Plan. Is it working? Full Article Energy
q Improved Cooking Technique Slashes Coal Use. Is Funded Through Carbon Offsets (Video) By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Fri, 02 Dec 2011 07:11:34 -0500 Carbon offsets have traditionally gone to technological improvements or reforestation. One group is teaching a different way of cooking. And it's using offset funds for the training. Full Article Business
q What Role Do Carbon Offsets Play in a Struggling Economy? Q&A with the Carbon Neutral Company By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Mon, 30 Jan 2012 14:42:23 -0500 Are carbon offsets still relevant in turbulent economic times, and how has the concept evolved? Join us for a live chat with the Carbon Neutral Company to find out. Full Article Business
q Economical and efficient "Energy Positive" house built in Wales, just in time for standards to be killed by government By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Mon, 20 Jul 2015 11:31:35 -0400 It could of been a great prototype for affordable efficient housing across Britain. Full Article Design
q 5 questions to ask before starting a shopping ban By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Tue, 20 Feb 2018 12:37:00 -0500 Taking a stance against our consumer culture is a challenge, which is why you'll need rules to live by. Full Article Living
q How to upcycle pallets into "rustic-industrial" stuff for your home By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Fri, 31 Mar 2017 09:14:56 -0400 Remember pallets? Remember infographics? We have both in one post! Full Article Design
q Why you should avoid "fast furniture" By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Wed, 24 Jul 2019 14:38:38 -0400 From the chemicals to the lifespan to the landfill, it suffers many of the same problems as fast fashion. Full Article Design
q 6 reasons you should buy "slow furniture" By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Fri, 26 Jul 2019 14:58:26 -0400 Fast furniture is like fast food or fast fashion; here's why you should go slow and how you do it. Full Article Design
q Design competition for a New York Aquarium makes a splash By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Thu, 12 May 2016 12:42:56 -0400 But I am in the tank for the one that came in second Full Article Design
q "Steam Canoe" winter station made from a new technology, Press Laminated Timber By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Thu, 08 Dec 2016 11:15:11 -0500 The OCADU project won a Wood Works! award and will probably win a lot more to come. Full Article Design
q Superspace Architects propose an inhabited aqueduct for Istanbul By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Mon, 02 Jan 2017 12:00:47 -0500 Don't just sit there, do something. Full Article Design