x One Female Left: Wolves May Go Extinct in Michigan National Park By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Sat, 17 Mar 2012 12:15:01 -0400 The last pack of wolves in a Michigan national park is near extinction. Should humans intervene? Full Article Science
x This robotic lawnmower fuels itself with the grass it cuts, then harvests excess biomass for later use By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Wed, 12 Feb 2014 13:23:08 -0500 Could this be the lawnmower we've all been waiting for? Full Article Technology
x All of Existence Should Be Revered: Hinduism & The Environment By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Wed, 16 Mar 2011 12:25:00 -0400 Hinduism is the oldest Full Article Living
x What Is The Gift Economy & Why Do We Need It So Badly? Charles Eisenstein Explains (Video) By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Thu, 01 Mar 2012 15:51:00 -0500 Watching this video on Sacred Economics may be the best 12 minutes and 18 seconds you spend today. Full Article Business
x It's Bitcoin in a box as Nordcoin introduces Mobile Mining Containers By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Wed, 20 Jun 2018 15:22:21 -0400 It's a moveable feast of cheaper, cooler, greener electricity for building blockchains. Full Article Design
x Hard Brexit: Northern Ireland may need thousands of generator barges to keep the lights on By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Fri, 13 Jul 2018 06:53:29 -0400 It turns out leaving the EU is quite hard. Who knew? Full Article Energy
x Battery recycling machine gives grocery store coupons in exchange for your old batteries By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Wed, 10 May 2017 10:32:09 -0400 The machines are popping up at grocery stores in Norway. Full Article Technology
x INDEX: Google Cardboard may be the next very big thing. By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Tue, 18 Aug 2015 14:41:42 -0400 It's cheap, it works and Oh, the places you'll go. Full Article Design
x Google to encircle the globe with internet balloons next year By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Tue, 03 Nov 2015 10:36:16 -0500 The ring of giant Project Loon balloons will bring data service to people living below. Full Article Technology
x Google Maps lets you explore what's at stake in Paris climate talks By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Tue, 01 Dec 2015 10:11:11 -0500 Conservation organizations used Google Street View cameras to document the places, animals and people most vulnerable to climate change. Full Article Technology
x Google creates Science Journal app to inspire the next generation of scientists and makers By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Mon, 23 May 2016 10:48:10 -0400 The app lets kids and adults alike explore, measure and test the world around them. Full Article Technology
x Montreal's impressive food recovery program will expand throughout Quebec By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Tue, 28 Jul 2015 08:00:00 -0400 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. Full Article Living
x World's largest Cross-Laminated Timber apartment complex being built in Montreal By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Tue, 13 Oct 2015 12:16:09 -0400 And a big part of the pitch is sustainability and comfort. Full Article Design
x Montreal design studio exchanging free coworking space for food donations (Video) By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Fri, 16 Dec 2016 13:58:09 -0500 You can work with other location independent workers and do some holiday good deeds at the same time. Full Article Living
x Le Jardinier by ADHOC architects is a great example of "missing middle" housing By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Wed, 13 Mar 2019 13:08:16 -0400 They do this so well in Montreal. Full Article Design
x Montreal duplex is simple and elegant By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Wed, 26 Feb 2020 15:32:16 -0500 This is the kind of gentle density we need. Full Article Design
x Nissan and Mackie deliver ice cream without diesel exhaust PM2.5 sprinkles on top By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Tue, 25 Jun 2019 12:49:12 -0400 Batteries recycled from old LEAFs run the refrigeration equipment in this all-electric truck. Full Article Transportation
x How Corn Is Expanding Our Waistlines And Crippling Our Health System By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Thu, 25 Nov 2010 11:02:56 -0500 Michael Pollan said in the Omnivore's Dilemma that if you eat industrially, you are made of corn. In Corporate Knights, "the magazine for clean capitalism", Toby A.A. Heaps picks up on this theme and looks at the causes Full Article Living
x Help Michael Pollan Write the <em>Food Rules</em> Expanded Edition - Submit Your Rules Via Slow Food By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Thu, 24 Feb 2011 14:02:00 -0500 Now Michael Pollan's Food Rules wasn't my favorite book of his, but it was a best-seller and a new edition is being written--and Pollan is in general a fine writer. To help craft it Pollan is partnering with Slow Food USA for a user-generated portion Full Article Living
x Clever technical breakthrough could make LEDs as inexpensive as incandescents By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Wed, 02 Sep 2015 12:41:42 -0400 It was only a few years ago that I was testing LED bulbs that cost $100 each... Full Article Technology
x DIY 2.0: Fountain app is like having a home & garden expert in your pocket By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Fri, 24 Oct 2014 09:00:00 -0400 Quickly get connected via video chat to a home & garden expert to get help with your projects through Fountain. We've got beta invites for you to check it out yourself. Full Article Technology
x The Joy of Fix: Experience the true joy that comes from a fulfilling fix life By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Thu, 30 Oct 2014 13:35:12 -0400 Fixing and making feels good, and everyone's doing it, so don't be shy. Experience the Joy of Fix. Full Article Technology
x Quick fix: 10 things you can repair in under 10 minutes By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Fri, 23 Jan 2015 09:00:00 -0500 From broken zippers to damaged USB cables, embrace your inner handyman with these quick DIY repairs. Full Article Living
x How to extend the life of your smartphone by years without it slowing down By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Wed, 27 Apr 2016 10:41:48 -0400 Many users replace their smartphones every couple of years, even though they have years of life left in them. Here's how to keep your smartphone for longer while keeping up its performance. Full Article Technology
x Why we should fix what we've got instead of starting from scratch By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Mon, 24 Jul 2017 11:03:11 -0400 Do we need hyperloops? No, we need trains that work. Full Article Design
x Not Waiting For the Feds, Carbon Tax Enacted by Montgomery County, Maryland By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Thu, 20 May 2010 15:47:00 -0400 Not waiting for national legislation to set a price on carbon and kickstart the journey to a low-carbon future, Montgomery County, Maryland has enacted one the country's first carbon taxes. Passed by a vote of 8-to-1 the tax Full Article Business
x Dutch family of four living in experimental urban greenhouse home By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Fri, 25 Mar 2016 07:00:00 -0400 Located in Rotterdam, this Concept House features a huge rooftop garden, and uses natural heating and cooling techniques to keep maintenance costs down. Full Article Design
x Renovated Airstream is 'Tiny Shiny Home' for family of six By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Fri, 07 Dec 2018 11:32:57 -0500 This family with four kids is traveling full-time in a beautifully redone vintage Airstream trailer. Full Article Design
x Ellis Passivhaus laughed at Chicago's Polar Vortex By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Tue, 02 Apr 2019 10:12:39 -0400 Temperatures in January dropped to -24°F and an air source heat pump kept it comfy and cozy. Full Article Design
x Six ways to transform the built environment By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Fri, 17 Aug 2018 12:14:12 -0400 The Ellen MacArthur Foundation shows how thinking circular could change the way we live for the better. Full Article Design
x Who says we can't fix things? We are closing the ozone hole! By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Tue, 06 Nov 2018 14:34:18 -0500 Don't give up; Collective and individual actions can change the world. Full Article Business
x It's the start of the Extinction Rebellion By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Mon, 15 Apr 2019 09:47:02 -0400 Two weeks of climate action are starting on April 15. Full Article Business
x Jargon watch - "cocktail geoengineering" takes fixing the earth to the next level By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Tue, 25 Jul 2017 08:55:00 -0400 If one geoengineering plan doesn't work, maybe two or three combined will Full Article Science
x Recycled Tote Bag at Global Exchange By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Fri, 26 Jan 2007 11:29:06 -0500 We’ve covered numerous tote bags here on TreeHugger, but there are so many cool styles out there we always find the need to post info about new ones that we spot. This one, found at Global Exchange (who we’ve mentioned before) is handcrafted in Full Article Living
x Ex-poachers and farmers work together to protect endangered pangolins By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Thu, 10 Apr 2014 14:15:18 -0400 A community effort in Cambodia’s Cardamom Mountains offers hope for this unique mammal. Full Article Science
x Sustainable skills, sustainable resources: Nonprofit helps sex trafficking survivors By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Thu, 05 Feb 2015 11:14:04 -0500 Nomi Network helps to provide training and jobs to women in India and Cambodia. Full Article Living
x Duke Power, BMW Explore Solar Power Partnership By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Fri, 21 Dec 2007 09:06:22 -0500 Duke Energy Corp. is reportedly discussing with BMW Manufacturing Co. the potential for building a solar energy plant at the car company's Spartanburg South Carolina USA facility. Well, isn't that a German sort of response to US government pressure? Full Article Business
x An Explanation of the Water Cycle (with Pictures and Diagrams) By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Thu, 20 Mar 2008 23:17:24 -0400 Water, water, everywhere, so let's all have a drink (or so we all learned as kids, right?), but it's definitely not as easy as that these days. In honor of World Water Day (which may or may not have been today), let's Full Article Technology
x Morocco pledges to ax fossil fuel subsidies By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Wed, 10 Jun 2015 06:20:21 -0400 A level playing field for renewables is about to get a step closer, at least in Morocco. Full Article Energy
x XPrize is giving away $20 million for a new technology that makes something good out of CO2 By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Wed, 30 Sep 2015 11:56:32 -0400 The competition is looking for new ideas for capturing the emissions from fossil fuels and turning them into something useful instead of harmful. Full Article Technology
x This Swiss facility is sucking carbon dioxide out of the air for growing veggies (Video) By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Thu, 28 Sep 2017 08:00:00 -0400 Run on waste heat, this commercial facility is the first of its kind in the world, extracting CO2 from the air and piping it to a greenhouse farm to grow veggies. Full Article Technology
x Global Economy Expanded More Slowly Than Expected in 2011 By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Thu, 16 Feb 2012 10:55:00 -0500 Without a more comprehensive vision of economic health and better ways to measure it, we are flying blind on a path to economic decline and collapse. Full Article Business
x Expect 2°C Temperature Rise by Mid-Century, Club of Rome Report Says By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Wed, 09 May 2012 05:00:00 -0400 On a more positive note, the report also notes that population growth with stabilize sooner than expected, at about 8 billion people by 2042. Full Article Science
x Reproductive Rights Scrubbed From Rio+20 Text - Why That's Bad News for the Planet By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Thu, 21 Jun 2012 11:50:00 -0400 Opposition from the G77 Nations and the Vatican led to the removal of the words 'reproductive rights' from the Rio+20 text, leaving in 'acceptable modern methods of family planning'. Full Article Business
x Why is the world's population growing faster than expected? By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Tue, 10 Jul 2018 09:39:08 -0400 If the latest projections prove to be accurate, we need to plan for about a 10% increase in the needed supply of food, drinking water, and energy, and in carbon dioxide emissions by 2050. Full Article Business
x Two excellent strategies for second-hand shopping By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Fri, 18 Oct 2019 07:00:00 -0400 Frugality blogger Elizabeth Willard Thames has outfitted her house and family with thrifted finds. This is her advice. Full Article Living
x It's Back! British Architect Builds Bucky Fuller's Dymaxion Car By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Wed, 06 Oct 2010 12:32:39 -0400 Buckminster Fuller 's 1933 Dymaxion car was a marvel. Architect Norman Foster tells Jonathan Glancey of the Guardian: "The Dymaxion had the same engine and transmission as the Ford Sedan of the time," says Foster, who worked Full Article Transportation
x Lord Foster On Building The Dymaxion Car, And Don't Ask What It Cost By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Mon, 21 Mar 2011 12:02:30 -0400 After seeing the stunning Dymaxion car built by architect Norman Foster in Abitare and the Guardian, I wrote "I want one." Not that an eleven-seater is particularly useful, but it is just so gorgeous. Over at Metropolis, Full Article Transportation
x Buckminster Fuller's Dymaxion map updated for the 21st century By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Tue, 23 Jul 2013 15:31:00 -0400 The Buckminster Fuller Institute ran a competition to update the iconic map; here are some of the finalists Full Article Design
x Experimental flatpack pavilion pops up into dome made of metal pillows By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Thu, 06 Feb 2014 07:00:00 -0500 Combining computer-aided parametric design and the design principles of tensegrity (tensional integrity), this experimental pavilion tests the boundaries of building a stronger structure with less material. Full Article Design