x Multifunctional loft system expands small San Francisco apartment By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Fri, 29 Jan 2016 07:00:00 -0500 A custom-made addition to this small condo packs in extra features and functionality, creating more spaces in one. Full Article Design
x Man lives in tiny 8 ft. box to avoid paying San Francisco's high rents By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Fri, 08 Apr 2016 12:00:00 -0400 One man gets creative about the affordable housing shortage in San Francisco, and pays only $400 a month to live in this sleeping pod he built in a friend's apartment. Full Article Design
x Death by neti pot: The lesson in one woman's tragic experience By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Fri, 07 Dec 2018 10:57:00 -0500 Neti pots are useful for flushing out clogged sinuses, but it's important to do it the right way. Full Article Living
x This anxiety-reducing technique works better for poor people than rich people By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Thu, 20 Dec 2018 08:00:00 -0500 Scientists examine two strategies to reduce anxiety. Full Article Living
x UK schools now offering sleep lessons to exhausted kids By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Fri, 11 Jan 2019 13:38:00 -0500 Health care providers are alarmed by the rise in sleep disorders, but is it the kids or the parents who are in need of education? Full Article Living
x Can soda taxes reduce kids' consumption of sugary drinks? By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Tue, 26 Mar 2019 11:44:00 -0400 U.S. doctors believes it's a serious public health concern that requires drastic action. Full Article Living
x Climate Change Crisis Loses Some Urgency in Touring Museum Exhibit By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Fri, 13 Jan 2012 11:47:05 -0500 The touring museum show 'Climate Change: The Threat to Life and A New Energy Future,' which wraps up its Istanbul run this weekend, is professionally put-together and well-intentioned, but flawed. Full Article Science
x London Exhibit Explores the Mysterious Human Brain, With Samples From Geniuses and Body Snatchers (Photos) By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Thu, 05 Apr 2012 05:00:00 -0400 "Brains: The Mind as Matter" at the Wellcome Collection features 150 objects including real brains, anatomical models and artworks, and more. Full Article Living
x MOVE: The Transportation Expo Looks at How We Will Get Around in the Future By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Tue, 28 Aug 2012 09:19:53 -0400 A remarkable exhibition of the future of transportation is mounted in the middle of industrial archaeology. Full Article Transportation
x Art Made from Mt. Everest Trash Exhibited in Nepal By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Sat, 24 Nov 2012 11:24:00 -0500 Sixty-five porters and 75 yaks labored over two years to bring more than eight tons of trash down from the slopes of Mount Everest -- and into the hands of local artists. Full Article Living
x EDIT: "Design is not just about aesthetics, but also about finding solutions to complex problems." By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Thu, 28 Sep 2017 11:38:38 -0400 A new exhibition in Toronto looks at sustainable development. Full Article Design
x New exhibition documents the start of the Anthropocene epoch By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Tue, 25 Sep 2018 15:51:48 -0400 Edward Burtynsky, Jennifer Baichwal, and Nicholas de Pencier Full Article Living
x Prestigious Prix Pictet Photography Competition Winner is Luc Delahaye By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Fri, 12 Oct 2012 05:00:00 -0400 It's the most prestigious photography prize (and best paid) and here's this year's winner. Full Article Science
x The 20th anniversary of the environmental justice executive order By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Tue, 11 Feb 2014 14:41:15 -0500 On February 11, 1994, President Bill Clinton signed an executive order designed to bring about environmental justice. Full Article Energy
x Notes from a digital detox By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Wed, 04 Sep 2019 07:00:00 -0400 Or, what happens when you go without Facebook and Instagram for an entire month. Full Article Living
x Study finds that e-bike riders get as much exercise as riders of regular bikes By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Fri, 09 Aug 2019 10:22:03 -0400 E-bikers use their bikes more, go longer distances, and often substitute it for driving or transit. Full Article Transportation
x The couple who coaxed 300 acres of barren farmland back into lush forest By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Wed, 05 Apr 2017 08:24:11 -0400 After 25 years of buying land in India that farmers no longer wanted, the husband and wife now play host to elephants, monkeys and more; see a new video about their work here. Full Article Science
x 'Mushroom Death Suit' Could Remediate Bodily Toxins With Specially-Trained Mushrooms (Video) By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Tue, 08 Nov 2011 09:00:00 -0500 Using mushrooms to challenge our unhealthy obsession with "body preservation," artist Jae Rhim Lee fabricates a suit that will remediate environmental toxins from dead bodies. Full Article Design
x Transformer tiny house automatically expands with RV-inspired pop-out By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Fri, 04 Nov 2016 14:06:18 -0400 It's one answer to the complaint that tiny houses are too small: build it with an electrically operated, expandable slide-out. Full Article Design
x Mass renovation project halves energy use of existing homes By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Wed, 09 Jan 2019 10:19:22 -0500 What if we declared climate change a crisis and put some serious resources to this type of initiative? Full Article Design
x Trump administration will try to exempt specialty bulbs from energy efficiency standards By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Tue, 12 Feb 2019 08:00:00 -0500 Mini-spots, reflectors and candelabra bulbs were supposed to become more efficient next year, saving 80 billion kWh. Full Article Energy
x Electrify Everything: Why our thinking has to be as flexible and resilient as our buildings By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Wed, 06 Mar 2019 11:02:33 -0500 It is hard keeping up with the latest ideas in green building, but things are changing fast. Full Article Design
x Get your daily or weekly dose of TreeHugger delivered to your inbox By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Sun, 13 Jul 2014 07:34:08 -0400 Who says newsletters are old school? We pick the best of each day's TreeHugger and add a little je ne sais quoi Full Article Uncategorized
x Get your TreeHugger Newsletter delivered to your inbox By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Sat, 13 Sep 2014 11:32:57 -0400 It's new. It's improved. It's fun. It's free. Full Article Uncategorized
x World Bank will stop financing oil and gas exploration and production By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Fri, 15 Dec 2017 06:02:09 -0500 And they are not alone... Full Article Business
x Comedy video spoofs Facebook's Keystone XL support By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Thu, 16 May 2013 10:06:23 -0400 With Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg facing criticism for supporting Keystone XL pipeline, a comedy duo mocks Facebook "Mess" Everything Up Department. Full Article Business
x Best in Show: The Nexus eWater recycler saves water and energy By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Mon, 27 Oct 2014 12:24:30 -0400 Waste water and waste heat recovery together at last, perhaps the most interesting new thing at Greenbuild. Full Article Design
x Occasional fasting may be a fast fix for our health By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Tue, 15 May 2018 09:00:00 -0400 Many people swear by the value of periodically fasting for a day or a couple days at a time. Science backs them up Full Article Living
x Witches are hexing Brett Kavanaugh By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Fri, 19 Oct 2018 13:58:19 -0400 Witches are holding events to publically curse the guy. Full Article Business
x Efforts underway in one of most extensive US river restorations ever By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Tue, 15 Oct 2013 10:38:00 -0400 The world's largest dam removal project is nearing completion on Elwha River on Washington state’s Olympic Peninsula. Now it's time to enter the next phase of work on one of the greatest salmon rivers in the nation: the restoration of an entire watershed. Full Article Science
x Interactive online sound library lets you explore The Great Animal Orchestra By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Wed, 28 Dec 2016 14:56:54 -0500 Nature's acoustic environments are wild, haunting and beautiful. As this online educational project shows, these wild soundscapes are in danger of disappearing too. Full Article Science
x Perhaps those Falcon Wing doors on the Tesla Model X are not so terrible after all By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Mon, 05 Dec 2016 13:08:16 -0500 I predicted trouble in winter, but they appear to still open even when buried in snow. Full Article Transportation
x Sakura is a luxurious modern tiny house for cold climates (Video) By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Tue, 08 Aug 2017 13:59:34 -0400 Built on a gooseneck trailer, this big tiny home features a lot of clever small-space design ideas. Full Article Design
x The Magnolia is an extra-wide 'park model' tiny house (Video) By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Thu, 14 Feb 2019 14:58:12 -0500 Coming in at 425 square feet, this extra-wide, modernist tiny house actually feels quite roomy. Full Article Design
x San Diego Homeowners, Unite for Cheaper Solar Power: One Block Off the Grid Expands Program By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Mon, 06 Apr 2009 10:40:00 -0400 If you live in San Diego and find the prospect of banding together with your neighbors to get better rates on installing your own solar panels interesting, then this one is for you: 1BOG (that's One Block Off the Grid ...) has announced that they will Full Article Energy
x Surfboard Swap Next Weekend in San Diego By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Fri, 09 Oct 2009 18:10:00 -0400 Now that the summer surfing season has come to a close, (is there ever really an end to surfing season?), it's time to give your board a little TLC, upgrade any thrashed gear and prepare for the big waves of the Full Article Living
x Study lights up anti-vaxxers' Twitter habits By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Tue, 10 Oct 2017 10:00:00 -0400 Pinpointing the sources of myths that threaten the health of children could help get the truth out to where it is needed Full Article Living
x Pilates, not pills: Doctors are writing exercise prescriptions By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Thu, 15 Mar 2018 10:55:00 -0400 Family doctors are acknowledging that there's only so much medicine can do, and sometimes a walk in the park is just what a person needs. Full Article Living
x 16th-century text shows ginkgo seeds can fight skin infections By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Fri, 19 Apr 2019 14:12:49 -0400 Inspired by a centuries-old text on traditional Chinese medicine, a young researcher has found that seeds from the gingko tree could prove helpful for acne, psoriasis, dermatitis and eczema. Full Article Living
x Why you should host a Christmas cookie exchange By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Thu, 05 Dec 2019 07:00:00 -0500 It's the fastest (and most fun) way to fill your house with a variety of delicious baked goods. Full Article Living
x Expedition floats length of Mississippi River on raft made from trash By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Wed, 20 Jul 2016 16:27:42 -0400 Recycled Mississippi is traveling the length of one of America's iconic rivers, which also happens to be one of the most polluted, and filming a documentary along the way. Full Article Living
x Uber's fatal crash shows we should fix our cities, not our cars By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Thu, 22 Mar 2018 11:09:39 -0400 People are being killed every day and the problem is the design of our streets as much as the cars and drivers. Full Article Design
x 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
x Will driverless taxis kill public transit? By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Tue, 26 Mar 2019 10:03:10 -0400 In Ottawa, Canada, self-driving cars are being touted as a reason to delay transit investment. Full Article Transportation
x Summer hail storm buries Guadalajara under six feet of ice By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Mon, 01 Jul 2019 12:12:03 -0400 Climate crisis? What climate crisis? Full Article Science
x Prix Pictet International Environmental Photography Competition Short List Announced 2012 By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Mon, 09 Jul 2012 05:00:00 -0400 This competition for the best environmental photography never fails to be interesting and professional. Full Article Science
x Drones will deliver textbooks to Australian students By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Wed, 16 Oct 2013 07:00:00 -0400 The unmanned flying devices cut out expensive and polluting shipping methods for the heavy books. Full Article Technology
x Interactive exhibit tells a sustainability story through the lens of contemporary art By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Fri, 06 May 2016 15:34:57 -0400 Art Works For Change is using a unique online exhibit to inspire change through storytelling, including 'featured tours' of the galleries by leading eco-organizations. Full Article Living
x We Love Product Service Systems, But Would You Use A Netflix For Ties and Cufflinks? By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Thu, 10 Jan 2013 08:54:53 -0500 We often ask the question "Why buy when you can rent?" but we never thought of this. Full Article Business
x What exactly is the "Sharing Economy" these days? Sometimes it smells like something else By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Wed, 18 Jun 2014 13:32:16 -0400 There is sharing, there is abuse, and there is theft. Susie Cagle takes a tough look at the subject. Full Article Business