ow REI's Opt-to-Act plan will lower your carbon footprint, one week at a time By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Fri, 08 Nov 2019 10:00:00 -0500 Because a single day of #OptOutside isn't enough for real action. Full Article Business
ow 6 companies that are showing generosity on Black Friday By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Fri, 29 Nov 2019 06:00:00 -0500 If you must shop, do it from a company that's spreading the wealth. Full Article Business
ow How to improve the zero-waste shopping experience By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Fri, 31 Jan 2020 07:00:00 -0500 A few tweaks by stores could make the process more efficient. Full Article Business
ow Experts say dilbit could have caused Mayflower, Arkansas oil spill By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Fri, 20 Sep 2013 11:48:53 -0400 According to experts in the failure of oil and gas pipelines, there are a handful of factors that can contribute to a pipeline rupture, like the one in Mayflower, Arkansas. A new report finds all were in play on the Pegasus pipeline. Full Article Energy
ow Exxon tears down two Arkansas houses damaged by oil spill By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Mon, 07 Oct 2013 17:52:55 -0400 More than six months since tar sands oil spilled into a Mayflower, Arkansas neighborhood, two homes have just been leveled by Exxon in order to clean up oil that was found under their foundations. Full Article Energy
ow Terrorists could knock US electricity grid out for 1.5 years, but more solar power could help protect it By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Tue, 25 Mar 2014 16:13:00 -0400 The idea that the US electricity grid could be knocked out for 1.5 years is a bit shocking. But that's what the agency in charge of protecting it has revealed. Full Article Energy
ow US energy maps show energy infrastructure sitting in extreme weather's line of target By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Thu, 12 Jun 2014 19:43:00 -0400 If a hurricane is headed your way, you surely have a lot on your mind. Knowing the energy infrastructure risks in your area may be one more thing to throw in there. Full Article Energy
ow California gas well blowout was largest methane leak in US history By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Fri, 26 Feb 2016 10:48:30 -0500 New study finds Aliso Canyon disaster’s impact equivalent to annual greenhouse gas emissions from over half a million cars. Full Article Energy
ow Tesla sends Powerwall batteries to Puerto Rico By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Fri, 29 Sep 2017 10:34:31 -0400 The company quietly helps rebuild the island's electrical systems. Full Article Energy
ow The CarretOn will deliver electricity to Puerto Ricans without power By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Wed, 11 Apr 2018 10:14:39 -0400 In our dystopian future we might all be buying power by the watt-hour from a cart in the market. Full Article Energy
ow How to build an outdoor office for cheap (or free) By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Thu, 17 May 2018 14:02:00 -0400 Because being outside is always better than being inside. Full Article Design
ow Clean Energy Credit Union launches to support low carbon transition By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Fri, 20 Jul 2018 06:54:04 -0400 The online-only financial institution will provide low cost loans for solar, electric cars and even electric-assist bicycles. Full Article Energy
ow Ontario Power Generation commits to 100% electric vehicle fleet By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Tue, 11 Dec 2018 06:28:32 -0500 All 400 vehicles will be emission-free by 2030. Full Article Transportation
ow How Stella McCartney is encouraging people not to buy new clothes By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Thu, 13 Dec 2018 11:10:56 -0500 With a renewed partnership between the fashion label and resale consigner The RealReal, McCartney is coaxing consumers into a circular economy. Full Article Living
ow Linea crib transforms into bed & sofa as baby grows into adolescence By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Tue, 28 Feb 2017 08:00:00 -0500 A piece of baby furniture that's designed to last longer by changing into other useful things as one's child grows. Full Article Design
ow Have a great shower while saving water and energy with Flow Loop By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Wed, 06 Sep 2017 05:00:00 -0400 Flow Loop introduces a new closed loop shower that will bring back one of life’s little pleasures: a long hot wet shower. Full Article Design
ow How to have a 'hygge' winter By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Tue, 19 Dec 2017 12:48:00 -0500 I am Canadian, not Danish, but I like to think I know how to 'hygge' properly. Full Article Living
ow Just what we needed dept: Biomega launches world’s first dedicated Bicycle Tie and Bow Tie By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Fri, 22 Dec 2017 13:34:43 -0500 It is reflective and glows in the dark, perfect for "enhanced safety in traffic" -- and the dance floor. Full Article Transportation
ow Denmark allows fast and heavy "speed pedelecs" in the bike lanes. What were they thinking? By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Tue, 03 Jul 2018 14:11:20 -0400 We always write "Learn from Denmark." We take it back. Full Article Transportation
ow Charge your own batteries as well as your car's at these park-like charging stations By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Tue, 06 Nov 2018 12:49:59 -0500 COBE architects are turning charging time into quality time. Full Article Transportation
ow Spiral observation tower rises out of Danish forest By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Wed, 08 May 2019 12:17:20 -0400 But no, we're not going to compare to that other tower. Full Article Design
ow US President wants to roll back 25 years of water saving toilets and showers By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Mon, 09 Dec 2019 08:00:00 -0500 Billions of gallons of water may be wasted because of this. Full Article Design
ow Industrial Animal Factories in Shocking Photos (Slideshow) By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Wed, 13 Oct 2010 11:00:41 -0400 Once you've seen what goes on inside a Concentrated Animal Feeding Operation (CAFO) it's tough to accept the trade-off of horrific animal suffering in order to have cheap food. Full Article Living
ow Cows, Goats Escape from Slaughterhouse, Only to be Forced Back In By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Thu, 04 Nov 2010 09:16:51 -0400 Dozens of sheep and goats broke out of a slaughterhouse in upstate New York on Tuesday night, and gave police quite the runaround. Full Article Business
ow The UK's Most Expensive Milk..From the World's Happiest Cows? By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Wed, 01 Dec 2010 04:51:59 -0500 It's cow bliss at a dairy in Hertfordshire, England run by the Hare Krishnas. There are only 44 of them but life is sweet: On this farm all the cows have names, they are hand-milked whilst listening to Sanskrit music and Full Article Living
ow "Cows Do Not Belong in Fields" - UK Mega-Dairy Renews Application By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Fri, 24 Dec 2010 08:37:22 -0500 When I reported on a planned 8,100 cow super-dairy in the UK, I noted that many dairy farmers were concerned that these industrial-scale operations would expose the public to the fact that even most smaller Full Article Living
ow Is It True That Farmers Feed Antibiotics To Livestock To Make Them Grow Faster? By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Thu, 26 May 2011 18:21:59 -0400 I always thought the 'it makes them grow faster' reasoning for why they put antibiotics in animal feed was a myth and that the truth was more complex. Farmers found they could crowd animals Full Article Business
ow Desperate Hunt for a Runaway Cow Resorts to an Animal Psychic and a €10,000 Reward By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Mon, 15 Aug 2011 16:08:03 -0400 In late May, a cow named Yvonne decided not to be eaten, and broke through an electric fence to escape from the farm in Bavaria where she was being fattened for slaughter. Since then, she has been on the Full Article Science
ow Could virtual fences rein in free-range cows? By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Thu, 14 Mar 2013 07:00:00 -0400 The divide between environmentalists and stockmen can sometimes be pretty wide, but they may find common ground in a new wireless fence technology for cattle. Full Article Technology
ow Bringing back extinct species - continuing progress towards restoring the Aurochs By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Tue, 03 Jan 2017 17:30:01 -0500 What progress has been made since the first wave of media excitement about this project? We catch up on the news of efforts to breed an ancient species back from extinction Full Article Science
ow How much does a cloud weigh? By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Mon, 09 Sep 2019 09:53:41 -0400 The answer may surprise you. Full Article Science
ow 9 freaky phenomena revealing how warm this winter was By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Tue, 03 Mar 2020 11:08:45 -0500 In many part of the world, the 2019-2020 winter was the winter that wasn't. Full Article Science
ow Lockdown-induced silence is a gift to scientists and wildlife By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Mon, 13 Apr 2020 07:00:00 -0400 Researchers are able to detect and measure things they could not before, while many species flourish amid the silence. Full Article Science
ow How to cook grains from the bulk bin By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Tue, 18 Feb 2020 15:56:24 -0500 From amaranth to wheat berries, here's how to cook grains that don't come with instructions. Full Article Living
ow This pandemic is changing how my family eats By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Tue, 24 Mar 2020 10:00:00 -0400 The pace of cooking has slowed down because we suddenly have extra time. Full Article Living
ow How recycling hotel soap can save lives By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Wed, 22 Apr 2020 08:00:00 -0400 What happens to old hotel soap? One young social entrepreneur created a humanitarian and environmental nonprofit that saves, sanitizes and supplies recycled hotel soap for the developing world. Full Article Business
ow Don't put these things down the sink during the holidays By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Fri, 22 Nov 2019 11:21:27 -0500 Prevent drain blockages and environmental damage by taking care with what you put down the sink. Full Article Living
ow How tall is the tallest tree in the world? By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Mon, 22 Jul 2019 14:19:44 -0400 You think Big Ben is tall? It's got nothing on the tallest tree in the world. Full Article Science
ow Water on the Brain. We're Learning. Slowly. By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Wed, 02 Jan 2008 17:00:35 -0500 Residents of the driest inhabited continent, Australia, have evidently been cottoning onto the fact that water means life and we need to be more thoughtful in our use of this rather precious resource. Since the year 2000, Australians have managed to Full Article Science
ow Ecocities of Tomorrow: Can Foster + Partners' Masdar City in U.A.E be Truly Sustainable? By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Tue, 04 Mar 2008 11:00:00 -0500 With over a third of the world's cranes hard at work building artificial islands, an underwater hotel, and the world's tallest building, biggest mall and most expensive airport, the United Arab Emirates has now turned it attention to building the Full Article Design
ow Green at WIRED NextFest: High-Volume, Small-Footprint, Low-Cost Water Purification By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Tue, 30 Sep 2008 11:51:27 -0400 XEROX/PARC Spiral Water Filtration Technology A typical water-treatment plant is very big and very expensive. XEROX's Palo Alto Research Center (PARC) has come up with a new technology that could make the whole process cheaper and simpler, potentially Full Article Technology
ow Out of Water? How We Might Make More By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Wed, 10 Jun 2009 05:00:00 -0400 Stand at the edge of a reservoir, river, or ocean and it's hard to imagine that the planet could ever run out of water; even just a day at the beach makes your one small shower a day seem like less of a threat. But with Full Article Science
ow Solar Still Makes Water Purification Easy, Works Like an Upside-Down Coffee Maker By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Wed, 26 Oct 2011 11:19:06 -0400 This simple, innovative solar still purifies water without electricity or filters. Full Article Technology
ow Looking Backward to Move Forward: Solar Stills Could be the Low-Cost Leader in Water Desalination By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Fri, 11 May 2012 12:45:00 -0400 Using solar stills to purify water isn't a new idea, but it's an effective one. And now new efforts are underway to use this old technology to help green the desert. Full Article Technology
ow New Low-Cost Desalination System Targets Fracking Wastewater By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Fri, 08 Jun 2012 14:16:19 -0400 A new desalination technology company is looking to help clean up and recover some of the trillion gallons of salty wastewater from the oil and gas industry. Full Article Technology
ow Masdar Developing Desalination Plants Powered by Renewable Sources By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Wed, 23 Jan 2013 12:02:00 -0500 The UAE's clean tech giant plans to have a commerical-scale plant by 2020. Full Article Technology
ow From wave power to clean water: SAROS is a wave-powered desalination system By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Thu, 27 Oct 2016 15:52:51 -0400 This system could produce 3,500 gallons of clean water per day, at half the cost of current desalination methods, using just the motion of the waves to power the Reverse Osmosis process. Full Article Technology
ow A solar-powered greenhouse in a waterless desert, and a 100% autonomous bus By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Thu, 02 Mar 2017 16:02:55 -0500 The latest episode of Fully Charged appears to come to us from the future. Or, maybe just Australia... Full Article Energy
ow Iowa State Spiderman Discovers Super Heat Conducting Properties of Spider Silk By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Tue, 06 Mar 2012 10:15:00 -0500 When an Iowa State professor of mechanical engineering followed his hunch about spider webs, it paid off: he proved biological materials can rival metals in conducting heat. Full Article Technology
ow How to make heat blocking curtains for $6 By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Mon, 09 Apr 2012 09:15:00 -0400 This easy DIY project will save you money and reduce energy consumption by making less work for your air conditioner. Full Article Technology