4 Passion House prefab: 400 square feet of Nordic design By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Fri, 23 Aug 2013 10:15:00 -0400 Their priorities certainly are different than ours are. Full Article Design
4 The $149 SolSource Sport is a powerful portable solar cooker By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Thu, 25 May 2017 14:48:06 -0400 The latest product from One Earth Designs weighs just 10 pounds and packs down into a small carrying bag, but still delivers high performance fuel-free cooking. Full Article Technology
4 Clever 450 Sq. Feet Transformer Apartment Accomodates Father and Three Children in Brazil By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Thu, 08 Dec 2011 13:42:32 -0500 Designer Paulo Alves took down all walls and created multi-function furniture for his small place. Full Article Design
4 The top ten tiny houses of 2014 By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Sat, 27 Dec 2014 08:33:55 -0500 Here are the favorites in our favorite category Full Article Design
4 The ten most popular modular and shipping container projects of 2014 By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Mon, 29 Dec 2014 08:41:59 -0500 We love little boxes! Full Article Design
4 London assembly tells mayor: Divest £4.8B pension fund from fossil fuels By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Wed, 11 Mar 2015 12:06:33 -0400 The motion is non-binding, but that doesn't mean it doesn't matter. Full Article Business
4 The envelope, please: BuildingGreen's top 10 green picks for 2014 By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Thu, 14 Nov 2013 13:51:00 -0500 It's the Oscars of green building products chosen by the experts, in the runup to Greenbuild. Full Article Design
4 How a 14th century manuscript could solve our antibiotic crisis By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Wed, 19 Apr 2017 16:21:54 -0400 Researchers are poring over an important medieval medical text with 360 recipes, many of which might have successfully fought infection long before modern science. Full Article Living
4 America's top 10 most endangered rivers in 2014 By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Wed, 09 Apr 2014 16:47:48 -0400 If a country is a body, rivers are its arteries through which vital blood flows. We must revive our waterways before more damage is done. Full Article Science
4 Waymo may get a $465 million tax credit for buying 62,000 Chrysler Pacifica hybrids By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Wed, 06 Jun 2018 08:29:33 -0400 They are going to be autonomous taxis. Is this a good idea? Full Article Transportation
4 Full Planet, Empty Plates: Chapter 4. Food or Fuel? By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Fri, 05 Jul 2013 10:21:00 -0400 The massive diversion of grain to fuel cars has helped drive up food prices, leaving low-income consumers everywhere to suffer some of the most severe food price inflation in history. Full Article Science
4 Nice shades: 24 storey Passive House tower built in Manhattan By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Mon, 22 Jul 2019 15:57:23 -0400 ZH architects faced a lot of serious challenges here, and came up with innovative solutions. Full Article Design
4 Super agile bush baby robot jumps 4 feet; is cool and totally creepy (video) By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Tue, 06 Dec 2016 16:41:28 -0500 UC Berkeley’s new robot is the most vertically agile robot ever built – why is it so unnerving? Full Article Science
4 French Town Rolls Out Massive 1,400-Foot-Long Carpet Made of Grass (Video) By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Wed, 14 Mar 2012 03:51:34 -0400 Artists installed a grass carpet through a French town to celebrate the 10th anniversary of its arts and nature trail programs. Full Article Living
4 The UK sees lowest per-capita energy generation since 1984 By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Tue, 08 Jan 2019 06:53:17 -0500 It's not just renewables that are driving down emissions. Full Article Energy
4 40+ gadgets in your pocket, without the e-waste By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Thu, 09 May 2013 15:54:26 -0400 E-waste is a big problem, but there is also a counter-trend that helps fight it. Full Article Technology
4 Google's Project Sunroof now available in 42 states By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Wed, 25 May 2016 11:22:45 -0400 Want to know if you can go solar? Now there's a good chance you can easily find out. Full Article Business
4 Montreal's 2014 Tour de l'Île: 25,000 people on a 50km bike ride around the city! (video) By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Fri, 13 Jun 2014 15:31:45 -0400 One of the great North-American cyclist cities has a big bash to celebrate bike culture! Full Article Transportation
4 Montreal couple shows how to take a voyage à vélo électrique By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Tue, 21 Aug 2018 10:12:11 -0400 Electric bikes are the great leveller; a lot more people will be doing this. Full Article Transportation
4 Modern-Day Johnny Appleseed Has Planted 13,849 Trees By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Mon, 24 Oct 2011 23:52:10 -0400 Chances are that you've never heard of Gene DeSantis, but his story seems one destined for legend. In fact, he's already being likened to a modern-day Johnny Appleseed. For almost three decades, DeSantis has made it his mission Full Article Living
4 42% of global coal plants are losing money By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Thu, 06 Dec 2018 06:31:20 -0500 New wind and solar will be cheaper than 96% of all existing coal by 2030. Full Article Energy
4 14 more species moved to the “critically endangered” list By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Wed, 24 Jun 2015 15:16:18 -0400 The update to the "Red List" illustrates the worldwide crises facing many species around the globe in the face of habitat loss and degradation. Full Article Science
4 Studio 804 creates smaller houses for a changing market By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Mon, 18 Nov 2019 09:54:20 -0500 Dan Rockhill and his students keep pushing the building envelope. Full Article Design
4 BMW increases i3 production 43%, Tesla fans sneer By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Thu, 17 Apr 2014 07:33:34 -0400 Wouldn't it be nice if clean tech advocates could, for once, just stop fighting with each other? Full Article Transportation
4 2014 World Green Car of the Year is... By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Thu, 24 Apr 2014 18:20:00 -0400 Test out your green car awareness by seeing if you can name the 2014 World Green Car of the Year. Note: it has to be a new model. Full Article Transportation
4 My 2014 Word of the Year By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Fri, 09 Jan 2015 11:30:25 -0500 My word of the year is a little geeky this time around, but it crosses over -- and unites -- fields. Full Article Uncategorized
4 Report: Scotland could reach 'net zero' emissions by 2045 By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Wed, 30 Jan 2019 06:10:17 -0500 The goal could be reached even earlier, if Scots changed what they eat. Full Article Business
4 Celebrate Pi Day tomorrow at precisely 3.141592653 (about 9:30 AM) By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Fri, 13 Mar 2015 06:00:00 -0400 Tomorrow, real men eat quiche (cheese pi). Full Article Living
4 That chocolate bar will cost you 42 minutes of running By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Mon, 16 Dec 2019 10:00:00 -0500 A new kind of food label hopes to fight obesity by stating how much exercise is required to burn it off. Full Article Living
4 Thermal power plants use 4x more water than all US residents, solar PV doesn't need a drop By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Thu, 06 Feb 2014 15:38:03 -0500 As you can see in the satellite photos above, California is experiencing a massive drought over most of the state. The most visible aspect from space is the snow cover (or lack thereof) over the Sierra Nevada mountain range Full Article Energy
4 Yikes! California's extreme drought could last "a decade or more", 2014 driest year in a century By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Wed, 30 Jul 2014 15:20:30 -0400 California has been going through a drought for about 3 years now, with 2013 being the driest year on record. Full Article Science
4 Party balloon store closing 45 outlets due to lack of helium. Let's hope they stay closed. By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Mon, 13 May 2019 08:28:39 -0400 Why are we wasting such a valuable resource? Where will it come from if we don't drill for natural gas? Full Article Energy
4 Sea level rise has caused $7.4 billion drop in home prices in Southeast US By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Thu, 26 Jul 2018 06:07:01 -0400 You might want to rethink that dream house by the ocean. Full Article Science
4 Streetfilms and a sock puppet ride the 14th Street Busway By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Mon, 11 Nov 2019 08:00:00 -0500 Where have I seen this movie before? Full Article Transportation
4 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
4 48 environmental rules the White House is working to undo By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Thu, 05 Oct 2017 12:24:26 -0400 In the latest installment of 'A Death by 1000 Cuts,' a New York TImes analysis lists the Earth-loving rules that Washington is seeking to reverse. Full Article Business
4 Why throw subsidies at electric cars when 48 percent of trips are less than 3 miles? By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Mon, 23 Sep 2019 15:37:19 -0400 A new study shows that there is some seriously low-hanging fruit here that would deliver more bang for the buck. Full Article Transportation
4 4 billion bits of microplastics in the waters of Tampa Bay By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Fri, 13 Sep 2019 16:04:54 -0400 And researchers estimate there's another 3 trillion pieces in surface sediments. Full Article Science
4 Study shows that people who walk and bike to main streets spend 40 percent more than people who drive By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Wed, 21 Nov 2018 09:12:47 -0500 Doing street improvements for pedestrians and cyclists increases sales by 30 percent. So why aren't cities doing it? Full Article Design
4 4 reasons to repair instead of recycling or replacing By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Wed, 19 Jun 2019 11:00:00 -0400 It's to time to jump off the consumption train and embrace the art of repair. Full Article Living
4 It's Not Just Asian Carp: U.S. Identifies 40 High-Risk Species By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Mon, 01 Aug 2011 09:15:06 -0400 Concerned about Asian carp? Meet the invasive cousins, you might say, of the monster fish. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has released a white paper on 40 high-risk species to watch out for, Full Article Science
4 4 ways in which Istanbul is wonderfully sustainable By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Fri, 21 Jun 2019 12:29:00 -0400 A mix of cultural practices and smart infrastructure investments has created a city that's a true pleasure to visit. Full Article Living
4 340 Ton Rock Levitates Above the Ground in Los Angeles By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Fri, 13 Jul 2012 05:00:00 -0400 It's a 340 ton rock, balancing over a crevice...forever. Full Article Living
4 Handcrafted 'holistic' bike uses 40 layers of wood (Video) By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Wed, 22 Apr 2015 08:00:00 -0400 Sporting an attractive unibody frame, this meticulously handcrafted wooden bicycle is made to be strong yet flexible. Full Article Transportation
4 The Fjällräven Kanken Rucksack, a Swedish Eco-Design Classic By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Thu, 09 Sep 2010 02:44:08 -0400 Last month, my partner gave me a Fjällräven Kanken rucksack for my 30th birthday, and I have to tell you about it, as this is a classic amongst the eco-designs nowadays. I first spotted these slightly odd-looking bags in London many years ago, and Full Article Science
4 Sweden to go 'carbon neutral' by 2045, with 85% cuts at home By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Tue, 16 Feb 2016 06:08:50 -0500 By setting both a date and an ambitious target, Sweden is sending a signal that should reverberate well beyond its borders. Full Article Business
4 France plans to end all fossil fuel production by 2040 By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Thu, 07 Sep 2017 07:00:00 -0400 Although somewhat symbolic, the new legislation coincides with the 2040 end of gas and diesel vehicle sales. Full Article Business
4 4 lessons learned from a year of extreme frugality By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Mon, 06 Mar 2017 09:51:00 -0500 Personal finance writer Michelle McGagh weighs in on how to save money effectively. Full Article Living
4 Scientists Develop Rot-Proof Apple that Stays Fresh for 4 Months By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Fri, 13 Nov 2009 14:30:51 -0500 Photo credit: Abhijit Tembhekar via Flickr/Creative Commonsdigg_url = 'http://www.treehugger.com/files/2009/11/scientists-develop-rot-proof-apple-stays-fresh-four-months.php';Scientists in Australia have developed an apple that won't rot. Or, won't rot Full Article Living
4 Mysterious 4-mile long river in Peru is so hot it actually boils By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Wed, 17 Feb 2016 12:09:04 -0500 Now confirmed, the legendary boiling river deep in the Amazon was long considered an impossibility due to its distance from active volcanoes. Full Article Science