ee Toyota i-Road 3-wheeler launching in French carsharing & smart city scheme By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Mon, 07 Jul 2014 18:55:00 -0400 I love this little vehicle. If it ever becomes commercially available outside of carsharing schemes, I may have to get one. Or maybe I should just start a carsharing scheme in my city.... Full Article Transportation
ee Toyota's Thermo-Tect Lime Green paint saves energy and lives. Why isn't every car this color? By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Mon, 15 Feb 2016 15:15:54 -0500 It's ugly, but it sure can keep that car from cooking, and it is going to be seen from a long distance. Full Article Transportation
ee How to drink green juice and still be “green” By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Tue, 04 Jun 2019 09:00:00 -0400 Green juices and smoothies aren’t necessarily the other kind of green—the eco-friendly kind. Full Article Living
ee UnTreeHugger: Nellie's Dryer Balls By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Tue, 18 Sep 2007 18:44:41 -0400 We've been seeing Nellie's dryer balls and their various knockoffs throwing around their purportedly eco-friendly clout everywhere lately, even on green shopping sites and environmental blogs we know and love. (We even tried to correct these misguided Full Article Living
ee Terrific Green Tool: Precautionary List From Perkins+Will By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Mon, 23 Nov 2009 14:44:13 -0500 Architects usually keep their proprietary research locked up and closely held. Perkins + Will has done the opposite and made it a public service. Launched at Greenbuild the Precautionary List is a compilation of available data on chemicals and Full Article Design
ee Big Mistake: Hiring "Greenpeace Co-Founder" Patrick Moore To Peddle Vinyl Windows By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Thu, 16 Jun 2011 11:41:00 -0400 They look so cute on their polyurethane sofa, in front of the wall of vinyl windows and doors, in the stock shot from the Canadian vinyl industry. The Vinyl salesmen are also Full Article Design
ee Never leave the office when you have Steven M. Johnson's Office Sleeper By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Wed, 13 May 2015 14:09:57 -0400 Work/life balance is over-rated anyway. Full Article Design
ee It's not womens' metabolism that keeps them cool in the office; it's the men in suits. By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Wed, 05 Aug 2015 09:52:55 -0400 And Steven M. Johnson has the answer to the problem. Full Article Business
ee Steven M. Johnson's take on the wearable sleeping bag By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Mon, 16 Nov 2015 13:26:13 -0500 Of course he has been there, done that. Full Article Living
ee 3 Ways Leather Tanneries are Greening Up Their Processes By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Thu, 10 Jun 2010 06:36:12 -0400 Solar farm atop a PrimeAsia Leather Corp. leather tannery in Vietnam. Courtesy photo via WWD. Tanning is an intense chemical process which transforms decomposable rawhide into leather, but not without discharging serious pollution into water; Around Full Article Living
ee Stunning Vietnamese Townhouse Is Only Ten Feet Wide By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Wed, 11 Apr 2012 08:17:00 -0400 The terracotta tile walls give it a warmth and character, and it seems much larger than it is. Full Article Design
ee "House for trees" built in Ho Chi Minh City By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Thu, 19 Jun 2014 09:03:10 -0400 Designboom shows Trong Nghia's latest house, built out of towers with trees on top in the middle of a block. Full Article Design
ee 500 incredibly rare monkeys found deep in Vietnam forest By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Fri, 04 Mar 2016 06:00:00 -0500 Prior to the discovery, fewer than 1,000 grey-shanked doucs were known to exist, making them one of the 25 most endangered primates on the planet. Full Article Science
ee Second Forest House is an elevated treehouse with a lighter impact By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Mon, 10 Sep 2018 15:01:25 -0400 Built with a lighter impact in mind, this small mountain retreat is nestled among the trees in Vietnam. Full Article Design
ee Keep on Trucking: How the Food Truck Concept is Spreading To Other Uses By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Mon, 30 Jul 2012 09:43:00 -0400 It's hard to tell if this is a good thing or not, but mixing new tech with old trucks is changing business. Full Article Design
ee Keep on Trucking: More Ideas Going Mobile, From DNA Testing to 3D Printing By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Mon, 10 Sep 2012 15:21:00 -0400 The future is mobile as businesses dematerialize and hit the road Full Article Business
ee At Free Geek, Computer Repair Paves the Path to Jobs By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Thu, 07 Feb 2013 09:00:00 -0500 Free Geek is a non-profit reuse organization. Its mission: provide access to computers, the internet, education, and job skills to the local community. Full Article Technology
ee Other voices on Marissa Mayer's "Back to the office" order for Yahoo! employees By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Tue, 26 Feb 2013 09:23:00 -0500 Is she trying to "put together a 21st Century technology company using 19th Century workplace mentalities"? Or is this a smart move? Full Article Business
ee TreeHugger is looking for interns By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Wed, 24 Apr 2013 13:40:00 -0400 We're looking for treehuggers with a nose for a story. Full Article Business
ee No need for sushi chefs to toil on the long weekend, robots will do it By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Fri, 02 Sep 2016 15:06:39 -0400 Sushi is everywhere these days, and robots will soon be everywhere making it. Full Article Business
ee Me to We Tees Promote International Development By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Wed, 03 Sep 2008 17:13:00 -0400 There are lots of eco-tees out there today, we'll admit it. The tees designed by Me to We clothing have improved on the design of most eco-tees in that they fit better because they are cut longer and larger than your standard Full Article Living
ee Pakistani Soldier Plants 20,101 Trees in One Day! Sets New World Record By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Thu, 30 Sep 2010 11:40:00 -0400 Let that sink in for a second: Over a period of 18 hours and 40 minutes on September 29th, Muhammed Yousuf Jamil, a Lance Naik (Lance Corporal) in the Pakistani Army singlehandedly Full Article Living
ee Spiders Fleeing Floods Build Mosquito Buffet in Trees By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Sun, 27 Mar 2011 23:06:50 -0400 When heavy rains caused rivers to overflow and flood parts of Pakistan last year, it set into motion a surprisingly complex chain of events that scientists are only now beginning to understand -- and which may have Full Article Science
ee Pakistani Villagers Set World Record For Tree-Hugging By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Fri, 15 Jun 2012 14:03:55 -0400 In a recent show of solidarity with the forests and one another, more than a thousand villagers gathered to simultaneously give their beloved trees a loving squeeze. Full Article Living
ee Photo: Triumphant monarch feeds on the ironweed By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Fri, 04 Oct 2019 06:00:00 -0400 Our photo of the day comes from northern Illinois. Full Article Science
ee 7 Cities with Great Green Projects Others Should Imitate By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Wed, 09 Mar 2011 10:39:50 -0500 Cities can be hot-spots of pollution, with thousands or millions of people, cars, pets, industries, and more contributing to global warming. But they can also be centers of innovation, as bright ideas, available funding, and Full Article Technology
ee Show your love for renewable energy — it's #iheartrenewables week By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Wed, 16 Apr 2014 05:17:00 -0400 Do you think we need to shift to solar, wind, and geothermal energy? Then show some love this week in order to help grow this important societal transition. Full Article Energy
ee New Zealand to be coal-free by 2018, 90% renewable by 2025 By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Fri, 07 Aug 2015 06:07:28 -0400 Compared to New Zealand, we all have work to do. Full Article Energy
ee The Week in Animal News: Miracle Pando Poo Tea, Another Rhino Species Officially Extinct, and More By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Fri, 18 Nov 2011 07:13:45 -0500 Can panda poo prevent cancer? We also have sad rhino news, fish lawnmowers, and more. Full Article Science
ee Fair Trade Chocolate, Tea, Spice and Coffee Sales Jump 75 Percent, Study Says By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Fri, 20 Apr 2012 05:00:20 -0400 Chocolate, tea and more goodies partner with Fair Trade USA which expands farming programs and experiences record sales. Full Article Living
ee Whatever happened to: coffee pods? By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Mon, 04 Aug 2014 12:39:51 -0400 These pods of evil have taken over North America, bringing tons of waste with them. Full Article Business
ee Caffeine confessions: coffee, tea or…both? By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Wed, 10 Sep 2014 16:04:09 -0400 Whether it's coffee or tea, Katherine and Margaret love their steaming mugs of deliciousness. Full Article Living
ee 8 ways to spice up your morning coffee or tea By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Mon, 26 Jan 2015 08:00:00 -0500 Take an average cup of coffee or tea to a new tasty level with these quick, easy additions. Full Article Living
ee Coffee leaf tea is the hottest new beverage By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Fri, 20 Feb 2015 07:00:00 -0500 Not only is coffee leaf tea delicious and nutritious, but it also offers a more stable source of income for coffee growers in Latin America. Full Article Living
ee Coffee versus tea: It's the ultimate hot drink face-off By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Fri, 23 Oct 2015 08:00:00 -0400 What's it going to be? Check out this fun infographic to learn amusing and interesting facts about both popular beverages. Full Article Living
ee Infographic explains why coffee and tea are so good for us By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Thu, 23 Feb 2017 14:02:00 -0500 These popular hot beverages inhabit places of honor in our homes, apparently for very good reasons. Full Article Living
ee This man has shared 35,000 free cups of tea out of a converted bus (Video) By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Thu, 31 May 2018 15:30:55 -0400 Promoting the gift economy and community resiliency, this man has been traveling the country for the last decade, offering free cups of tea out of his bus home. Full Article Design
ee Airy chapel held up by tree-like fractal structure in Japan By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Wed, 24 Jan 2018 15:12:23 -0500 This chapel looks to nature and the generations-old tradition of Japanese wood joinery for inspiration. Full Article Design
ee California Court Overturns Order to Destroy GMO Beets By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Sat, 05 Mar 2011 08:00:00 -0500 It seems that GMOs are again steamrolling their way through our legal system. Back in December it seemed there may be a light at the end of the tunnel when a federal judge ordered that 258 acres of genetically modified sugar Full Article Living
ee False Advertising Word of the Week: Artisan By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Sun, 30 Oct 2011 10:30:00 -0400 Artisan is the new natural in terms of false advertising. Full Article Living
ee From toilet to table: Peecycling research at U of M investigates urine as fertilizer By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Wed, 29 Apr 2015 16:09:30 -0400 Could human urine be used on a commercial scale to fertilize the food we eat? Full Article Science
ee Garage by Graypants is gorgeous and green By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Tue, 15 Apr 2014 12:09:58 -0400 Known to TreeHugger for their trademark lamps, the Seattle practice does a bigger building Full Article Design
ee Artist and hundreds of volunteers recreate huge old-growth tree in sculpture (Video) By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Tue, 10 Feb 2015 07:00:00 -0500 A large section of a 140-year-old Western hemlock tree is faithfully reconstructed by hand from cast molds, using tiny pieces of reclaimed cedar that have been carefully glued together. Full Article Living
ee TreeHugger is off to the Passive House Northwest Conference in Seattle By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Wed, 25 Mar 2015 15:07:41 -0400 These are interesting times for the Passive House movement in America, and this should be a very interesting conference. Full Article Design
ee CLT House by Susan Jones shows the future of sustainable, green and healthy housing By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Mon, 30 Mar 2015 12:45:24 -0400 And it is beautiful too. Full Article Design
ee Perkins + Will's Seattle office is designed to be toxin-free By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Tue, 03 May 2016 14:57:14 -0400 Which really, is how every building and office should be designed. Full Article Design
ee This annual party uses a giant pumpkin for a beer keg By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Mon, 30 Oct 2017 13:08:00 -0400 There's no 'turning into a pumpkin at midnight' because the pumpkin is where it's at! Full Article Living
ee Sustainable Wheel Replacements By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Thu, 07 Jun 2007 15:23:40 -0400 Not many details on this one, so I'm not sure if it's a genuine modification, a weird advertising campaign or even an art installation. Anything’s possible. I like to think though, that it's a Hungarian motorist who places sustainability as a higher Full Article Transportation
ee TreeHugger Radio: Claiming the Arctic Floor, Sled Dogs on Thin Ice, and the Price of Carbon Cuts By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Thu, 26 Jul 2007 14:23:58 -0400 This week is all about climate change and its myriad ripple effects. Melting Arctic ice has opened up an international controversy over deep-sea land rights, and Russia will now make a bold move by planting its flag 14,000 feet below the surface. New Full Article TreeHugger Radio
ee Green Baby Steps For The Future Of The Earth By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Mon, 17 Sep 2007 11:00:55 -0400 Baby Boróka Torda (pictured below-the-fold with her father) has had her "foot print" made green, literally, as pictured here, and prospectively: Baby's lifespan carbon footprint has been offset through tree plantings which will be professionally Full Article Business