mo

EZ-GO: A fully autonomous, zero emission concept from Renault

Something like this could be on the roads by 2022.




mo

Volvo's 360c is a rethink of how autonomous vehicles might be used

They are going to be a lot more than just cars that drive themselves.




mo

Trump loosens restrictions on ethanol, increases smog

There is an election coming up and the farm vote matters.




mo

Floating ice urn makes for a unique eco-friendly memorial

This poetic, one-of-a-kind urn floats on the water while slowly returning cremated remains to nature.




mo

Sensordrone Turns Your Phone Into an Environmental Sensor for Gases, Temperatures, More

Sensors on cell phones is a concept that has gone mainstream enough that this Kickstarter project has blown its funding goals out of the water. The device turns your cell phone into a "Swiss Army Knife of environmental sensors."




mo

You don't need money if you've got Bunz

This is not your usual trading site; it is much more of a community.




mo

Giant and gorgeous library in China mostly filled with fake aluminum books

There are 1.2 million real ones, but most of it is all about the show.




mo

Affordable housing project in UK is a demonstration of Radical Simplicity

Architype demonstrates that simple forms and careful window choices are the way to build efficient, affordable homes.




mo

Tesla owners are mining bitcoins with free power from charging stations, but most are mined with coal

Bitcoin mining uses so much power that it may well turn into an environmental disaster.




mo

Fairphone 2 is the world's first ethical, modular smartphone

If only we could buy it in North America.




mo

Time to throw out your smoke detector and get a new one

Pull out the ionization detectors and go photoelectric.




mo

Koby Cottage "Represents a Revolution in Modular Construction"

It is a few years old but a real find. We probably won't see the likes of it again for a while.




mo

Federal Food Aid Recipients Double Their Money at Local Farmers' Markets

The evaluation report three years after Double Up Food Bucks started giving incentives to SNAP (formerly food stamp) recipients




mo

Ideal Bite Goes To Sleep, Urban Evolutions Hangs with Nike, SustainaBee Goes to the Carnival, and More

Ideal Bite: Are you getting very, very sleepy? by Heather Stephenson "You will be if you follow this tip. Conventional anti-insomnia pills work, but if you don't wanna lose sleep over side effects and potentially addictive ingredients, induce




mo

"Go Dry" Movement Spreads, As Californians Rip Up Their Grass Lawns

Cut the grass will you?...Are you done edging?....Time to water the




mo

Middlebury College Launches No-Mow Program

As you walk across the stately lawns of many college campuses, you might not put much thought into what it takes to keep those lawns so neatly trimmed and manicured. Well, that is unless you're being woken up after a long night of "studying" to the




mo

Fiskars Momentum Reel Mower Doubles Your Effort with Flywheel Action

Image: Fiskars If it's true that gas-powered lawn mowers crank out 5% of the nation's air pollution, then it's truly time to consider workable alternatives. If we haven't convinced you to replace your lawn with a xeriscape or food forest, you might want




mo

This robotic lawnmower fuels itself with the grass it cuts, then harvests excess biomass for later use

Could this be the lawnmower we've all been waiting for?




mo

The Thoroughly Positive Effects of Positivity & Why Environmentalism Could Use More Of It

There's a really fascinating feature over at Greater Good on the powerful transformative effects that positive emotions have on our wellbeing, our lives, our bodies, those around us. I won't relay all that Barbara




mo

Spirit, Science, Art, Reverence Combined Will Build a Better Green Movement

After reviewing the major religions of the world's stances on the environment, it seems pretty clear to me that there are more commonalities than differences. In the realm of metaphysics there are genuine and significant




mo

The First Worldwide Green Hajj Guide & Eco-Mosques in Qatar: More on Islam & The Environment

Some timely examples of the intersection of Islam and environmental stewardship, both coming via the good folks over at Green Prophet: 1) Any new mosque built in Qatar must be eco-friendly, and 2) a new green guide to




mo

If More of Us Love Nature, The Environment Will Take Care of Itself

Like the word 'sustainability', 'environmentalism' has become a hollow word, a word divorced from meaning, a word lacking in soul, separated from its essence.




mo

Buddhist monks are protecting snow leopards from poachers

A new study in the journal Conservation Biology found that snow leopards living near Buddhist monasteries in Tibet are being helped by monks who actively patrol the forests to prevent poachers from killing the endangered cats.




mo

It's Bitcoin in a box as Nordcoin introduces Mobile Mining Containers

It's a moveable feast of cheaper, cooler, greener electricity for building blockchains.




mo

Eco-Mobius is a modular, 'forever' smart phone

Phonebloks was a great idea - mix-and-match pieces means upgrading from a basic platform is forever. Now it has a first competitor - the Eco-Mobius.




mo

Google Buys 781MW of Wind, Solar, and 73 more companies demand a strong climate deal

Big business may be coming to the climate party late. But it is making its presence known.




mo

Google's Project Ara modular smartphone is finally being released

But is it truly modular?




mo

Nevermind, there won't be a modular smartphone after all

Alphabet, Google's parent company, has scrapped the release of the Project Ara phone.




mo

We need a BYOC (bring your own cutlery) movement

Reusability beats out biodegradability any day.




mo

Super-fun bike adventures in Montreal! (videos)

What's more fun than riding with 25,000 people through car-free streets on a beautiful day (and night)?




mo

Montreal's 2014 Tour de l'Île: 25,000 people on a 50km bike ride around the city! (video)

One of the great North-American cyclist cities has a big bash to celebrate bike culture!




mo

Montreal reveals plans for an electric car sharing service, aims for 1,000 EVs by 2020

The city wants to become a leader in electric transportation, part of a plan to cut greenhouse gas emissions by a third.




mo

Montreal's impressive food recovery program will expand throughout Quebec

A partnership between Moisson Montreal and the largest grocery chains in the province will continue to salvage hundreds of tons of food that would otherwise be discarded.




mo

World's largest Cross-Laminated Timber apartment complex being built in Montreal

And a big part of the pitch is sustainability and comfort.




mo

Why did Montreal get those twisty deathtrap stairs?

They are one of the most iconic features of the city, but some of them are really scary.




mo

Zero Waste grocery store opens in Montréal

Finally, a true Zero Waste store has arrived in Canada! Méga Vrac features more than 700 products, making it a perfect place for waste-averse shoppers to stock their pantries.




mo

Montreal design studio exchanging free coworking space for food donations (Video)

You can work with other location independent workers and do some holiday good deeds at the same time.




mo

Montreal supermarket opens huge organic rooftop garden

Talk about slashing food miles; 'fresh from the roof' is as local as it gets.




mo

Montreal considering separate traffic laws for cyclists

The age of vehicular cycling is coming to an end; cyclists want equity, not equality




mo

Montreal couple shows how to take a voyage à vélo électrique

Electric bikes are the great leveller; a lot more people will be doing this.




mo

Montreal may ban wood-fired ovens. Is this the end of the classic Montreal bagel?

Wood smoke is a huge source of particulate pollution and really shouldn't be in residential neighbourhoods. But the flavour...




mo

Montreal duplex is simple and elegant

This is the kind of gentle density we need.




mo

Lyft launches 'Green Mode,' allows users to request electric cars

The rollout starts in Seattle, then more broadly.




mo

Tesla finally releases its 'affordable' Model 3

It was a while coming, but this could be a pretty big deal for your average buyer.




mo

Poland to Ban Monsanto’s Genetically Modified Corn

Following anti-Monsanto activism in other countries, Poland has announced plans to completely ban the growth of Monsanto’s genetically modified strain MON810.




mo

With "Roundup Ready PLUS" Monsanto Capitalizes on the Superweeds It Created

For Monsanto, superweeds are just another selling point for its products.




mo

TreeHugger Radio #202: The Warmest Winter Ever, Arsenic in Your Chicken, Dying Dolphins, and Vermont Versus Monsanto

Jacob and Brian look at chicken pre-marinated with Prozak, the blackest solar cell ever, and Poland and Vermont's fight against Monsanto.




mo

Nature Outsmarts Monsanto: Pests Develop Resistance to GM Corn

You just can't fool Mother Nature.




mo

Reverend Billy invites you to an organic Thanksgiving dinner at Monsanto HQ

Want to do something really different for Thanksgiving this year? Come have an organic dinner on the lawn of Monsanto's World Headquarters and watch the latest show from Rev. Billy and the Stop Shopping Choir.




mo

EPA ruling on Roundup pesticides heavily swayed by Monsanto-backed studies

When reviewing the safety of glyphosate, the Environmental Protection Agency considered just five independent studies, and 27 industry-funded studies.