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Portable hydroelectric generator lets you take your power station with you

Take one Estream and add moving water for clean, quiet, offgrid energy.




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Berta Cáceres, winner of the Goldman Environmental Prize, was murdered in Honduras

The world mourns the loss of Berta Cáceres, an Indigenous woman who peacefully yet persistently resisted the destruction of waterways in Honduras for mining projects.




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British Columbia promotes active transportation (e-bikes! scooters! skateboards!), Vision Zero, $850 incentive for e-bikes

There is so much in their new strategy that I can't get it all in the title.




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In Copenhagen Bicycles Overtake Cars

As a result of half a century of planning, Copenhagen has achieved a fabulous cycling goal - during the morning rush hour more bikes and mopeds pound the inner city streets than personal cars and buses. Just a bit more than a third of inhabitants get




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The NestPod is a comfortable, four-bed tiny home on wheels

This versatile small dwelling can be customized as a mobile office, guesthouse or "living wagon."




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Aukey 20W solar charger delivers plenty of portable power (review)

At less than $50, this little dual USB port solar device is an affordable option for a clean, efficient portable charging solution.




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Solartab is back with a more powerful (and waterproof) solar tablet charger

The newest version of this solar charger & battery is lighter and offers a more powerful solar panel, and includes dual USB ports and a USB-C port.




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RIVER portable battery & solar charger delivers power on the go for off-grid adventures

This mobile solar power station offers a lightweight high-capacity lithium-ion battery with all the bells and whistles.




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The $149 SolSource Sport is a powerful portable solar cooker

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.




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There's more to being comfortable and productive than just temperature

A study suggests we should turn up the heat; it's not so simple.




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Greening the Ways We Get Around: Why Attitudes Can Be As Important As Infrastructure

In the latest example of how tough life can be for would-be women cyclists around the world, the new police chief of the Iranian city of Esfahan has decreed it a crime for women to ride a bike




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Flat-packed planters, firepits, portable BBQs, and tables require no tools for assembly

In stark contrast to other flat-pack furniture designs, Groovebox is meant to be as simple to put together as possible, with no fasteners, tools, or mammoth assembly instructions needed.




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Eco-conscious clothing maker opens brick-and-mortar shop in San Francisco

San Francisco readers can now find local and green clothes at Amour Vert’s new shop in Hayes Valley.




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MOVE: The Transportation Expo Looks at How We Will Get Around in the Future

A remarkable exhibition of the future of transportation is mounted in the middle of industrial archaeology.




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Why it's so important to define "solid waste"

Chemical companies, pharmaceutical manufacturers, and the industrial waste industry are exempt from a law requiring companies handling hazardous waste to protect public health and the environment - and vulnerable communities are at risk.




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LifeEdited: Home Electronics and Entertainment

Photo credit: William Hook via Flickr/Creative Commons




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Two transportation tragedies show how it is time to put pedestrians first

On National Walking Day, a look at how putting cars first kills people who walk and drive.




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'Making do' is more important than 'sparking joy'

Our focus should be on making things last and serve their purpose, not throwing them away.




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70% of Americans think the environment is more important than economic growth

Turns out, environmental issues are not about awareness. People get it.




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Karaoke: From Cheesy Entertainment to Environmental Education Tool

Karaoke video explaining not to drink water from wells painted red as they contain high levels of arsenic (YouTube via RDI-Cambodia) For this writer, karaoke has long been thought as an activity to be endured rather than enjoyed (and I am sure I am not




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Definition of irony: Britain hit by CO2 shortage

It's also affecting everything from meat packing to crumpets.




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Why Birth Control is as Important as a Climate Treaty or Food Aid

Excessive population growth presents an immediate environmental danger greater than climate change.




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Alberta Tar Sands Go All High Tech and Futurist

There is too much oil in the ground there just to leave it, so what about the carbon dioxide and the natural gas consumption. We will just throw some high tech at it; problem solved.




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Solar wagon delivers a self-contained portable water purification system

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.




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The future of maple syrup is uncertain

Sugar maples rely on consistent snow cover to thrive, and climate change is threatening that.




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Why global warming won't curtail big snowstorms

The harshest snowstorms along the Eastern Seaboard will remain as frequent in a warming world.




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Next transportation mode ripe for revolution: e-boats

Templar Marine introduces a Torqeedo powered dayboat that is a thing of beauty.




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The uncomfortable truth about free shipping

It's not as 'free' as you think. Someone always pays.




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TreeHugger Staff Meets in Atlanta, Gets Overtaken by Beards (Pics)

This week, the full-time TreeHugger crew met up in Atlanta to pow-wow over the blog we all know and love. We are serious subscribers to the working-from-home-is-green ethic, but about every 18 months or so, we get together to




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Tom Vanderbilt On The Importance Of Walking, Both For Our Health and For Our Cities

St. Augustine said "Solvitur Ambulando": It is solved by walking. So does Tom Vanderbilt in this great series in Slate.




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'Minimalism: A Documentary About the Important Things'

This intriguing film asks a question we should all be asking ourselves: "How might your life be better with less?"




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Join Authors Jarrett Walker and Darrin Nordahl for a Discussion of Public Transportation and Community

Whether urban, suburban, or rural, transportation systems dictate and define human interaction and community. Join BookHugger for a panel discussion of this phenomena.




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Did climate change cause the Alberta flooding?

Nobody can say for certain. But that doesn't mean that the Conservative politicians have to deny it.




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An unstoppable oil leak is flowing in Alberta

For at least six weeks, thousands of barrels of tar sands oil have been bubbling up into the forest in Cold Lake, Alberta and neither the oil company or government scientists know how to stop the flow.




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Tar Sands Spill in Alberta: "This Is Not Natural -- It's Got Nothing to Do With Nature"

Government officials have no idea how to clean up these spills from a process that oil companies claim is more "environmentally friendly."




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In "Canada's Texas": after 44 years, Alberta's Conservative government falls, "Socialist" NDP wins majority

This is a truly seismic change, and may mean some big changes in the oil sands and pipeline debates.




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Now Alberta is phasing out coal too

Canada's Texas appears to be going green. And environmentalists and oil companies alike are celebrating.




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Finland's famous baby boxes are coming to Alberta

The province hopes to reinforce child and family wellbeing by providing basic supplies up front, as well as long term mentoring.




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Someone should have told that rock that, in Alberta, safety is a shared responsibility

Cars kept running into a big rock in a Calgary parking lot, perhaps because it didn't make eye contact.




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Soon they will be shipping oil from the Alberta oil sands in little plastic tubs

Canadian National Railways figures out a crazy new way to mix oil and plastic – to what end?




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Emma Watson Plays it Again with Alberta Ferretti's Organic Line

She gets around, little Miss Hermione Granger from Harry Potter. First she was the face of super trendy and super expensive Burberry. Then she launched her own line for People Tree.




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Foroba Yelen, a Portable LED Street Light, Locally Made in Rural Mali (Photos)

FOROBA YELEN is the name given by villagers in Mali to the lighting prototype following an anthropologic study. A shared technology to improve work, education and rituals.




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Repurposed parachutes become low-cost portable rainwater harvesters

Decommisioned parachutes are being transformed into lightweight rain harvesting systems to provide drinking water in semi-arid regions.




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6 big-batch breakfasts for holiday entertaining

House full of guests? These recipes will make your mornings go much smoother.




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Recycling packaging is important, but doesn't the inside count?

Why so much focus on packaging when product waste is equally important to consider?




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Transportation is the killer of a 1.5 degree lifestyle

Part of a series where I try to calculate the carbon footprint of my life.




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How to make heat blocking curtains for $6

This easy DIY project will save you money and reduce energy consumption by making less work for your air conditioner.




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Stackt, an instant shipping container shopping and entertainment spot, is built in Toronto

Sometimes shipping container architecture makes perfect sense.




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Studded with sea debris, these wild paintings are ocean 'portals'

Aiming to spark conversations about marine conservation, these beautiful works reimagine the oceans in their pristine state.




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New forest research project works to conserve caribou in western Alberta

Woodland caribou are an iconic but threatened species throughout Canada. They’re natural prey to bears and wolves, who can gain easier access to Caribou habitat through forest roads, pipelines, and other human disturbances.