general 5 nuts not grown in California By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Mon, 06 Apr 2015 16:16:28 -0400 National almond, walnut and pistachio crops are very thirsty, and predominantly grown in drought-stricken California; if you’re looking for alternatives, consider these. Full Article Living
general Study links uranium contamination of US groundwater to nitrate run-off from farming By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Tue, 18 Aug 2015 09:35:00 -0400 Radioactive uranium occurs naturally in soils but farming techniques may be causing it to dissolve into groundwater Full Article Business
general 9 energy boosting drinks that aren't coffee By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Tue, 13 Oct 2015 08:00:00 -0400 You may love the energy kick from coffee, but too much can be a bad thing. Try some of these greener, cleaner-burning 'fuels' that will wake you up, nourish your body, and keep you going longer. Full Article Living
general 'The Story of Stuff' takes on Nestlé in new film By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Tue, 22 Mar 2016 11:15:00 -0400 'When Nestlé Comes To Town' tells the moving story of residents in Cascade Locks, Oregon, who have united to fight Nestlé and keep it from bottling their precious and sacred water. Full Article Living
general Plastic debris found in tap water, beer, and sea salt By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Mon, 16 Apr 2018 07:01:00 -0400 You may think you're ingesting a safe, clean product, but you're really putting synthetic microfibers into your body. Full Article Science
general 19 fruits and vegetables to help keep you hydrated By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Wed, 26 Jun 2019 11:32:20 -0400 These water-packed foods can lend a helpful assist for meeting your daily hydration needs. Full Article Living
general Indiana utility to quit coal and cut CO2 90% within 10 years By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Mon, 14 Jan 2019 08:26:23 -0500 This ambitious goal is all the more remarkable because NIPSCO is currently 65% coal dependent. Full Article Energy
general Finland to phase out coal one year early By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Fri, 08 Mar 2019 08:00:00 -0500 Times they are a changin' Full Article Energy
general Air pollution is killing twice as many people as previously thought By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Thu, 14 Mar 2019 08:00:26 -0400 Burning fossil fuels puts out a lot more than just CO2. Full Article Energy
general Investors predict "start of the end" of coal in Asia By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Wed, 20 Mar 2019 07:00:00 -0400 And it couldn't come a moment too soon. Full Article Energy
general Can cities sue oil companies for damages due to climate change? By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Mon, 25 Mar 2019 10:41:29 -0400 A Toronto city councillor is going to try. Full Article Energy
general Crisis? What crisis? More coal being burned and more CO2 being released By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Tue, 26 Mar 2019 08:29:42 -0400 We are going backward, not forward. Full Article Energy
general Remember Peak Oil? It's back! By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Fri, 05 Apr 2019 15:12:13 -0400 It seems that the biggest Saudi field is losing its punch. Full Article Energy
general Party balloon store closing 45 outlets due to lack of helium. Let's hope they stay closed. By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Mon, 13 May 2019 08:28:39 -0400 Why are we wasting such a valuable resource? Where will it come from if we don't drill for natural gas? Full Article Energy
general Climate change could bring stronger winds, more wind power By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Thu, 17 May 2018 14:19:14 -0400 A 1.5-degrees-Celsius warmer world would bring bigger gusts of wind more regularly. Full Article Energy
general Reflective paint, free water, medical training: How Indian authorities slashed heat deaths 90% By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Tue, 26 Jun 2018 06:19:39 -0400 We are by no means helpless in the face of climate change. Full Article Business
general I don't believe in climate change By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Fri, 13 Jul 2018 06:22:07 -0400 Hear me out... Full Article Science
general Sea level rise has caused $7.4 billion drop in home prices in Southeast US By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Thu, 26 Jul 2018 06:07:01 -0400 You might want to rethink that dream house by the ocean. Full Article Science
general Severe drought means Belgium may not have enough potatoes for its famous frites By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Tue, 14 Aug 2018 09:00:00 -0400 Lack of rain has reduced potato crop yields to a third of what they usually are. Full Article Living
general You look scared. Are you scared? By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Wed, 22 Aug 2018 07:46:13 -0400 Despite progress on many fronts, climate commentators and activists are increasingly owning up to their fears. Full Article Science
general 'Whimsical scientist' seals himself inside greenhouse for climate change experiment (Video) By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Wed, 24 Oct 2018 12:49:23 -0400 This man wants to prove a point about rising global carbon dioxide levels by locking himself inside this DIY greenhouse for the next three days. Full Article Science
general Does being indoors literally make you stupid? By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Mon, 29 Oct 2018 12:00:00 -0400 More carbon in the air means less brainpower. Full Article Business
general 75 percent of Venice just went underwater By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Fri, 02 Nov 2018 10:48:09 -0400 That's more underwater than usual. Full Article Science
general The future of maple syrup is uncertain By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Fri, 07 Dec 2018 12:13:00 -0500 Sugar maples rely on consistent snow cover to thrive, and climate change is threatening that. Full Article Science
general Study shows that climate change is really bad for your health By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Thu, 20 Dec 2018 14:15:47 -0500 Along with climate-killing CO2, there are a lot of people-killing pollutants. Perhaps we should change our message. Full Article Business
general Why global warming won't curtail big snowstorms By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Tue, 29 Jan 2019 08:03:45 -0500 The harshest snowstorms along the Eastern Seaboard will remain as frequent in a warming world. Full Article Science
general Trump may use climate change funds to build his wall By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Thu, 21 Feb 2019 08:00:00 -0500 Trump would rather keep humans out of the country than saltwater. Full Article Science
general Warming oceans have already reduced fish populations over past 70 years By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Mon, 04 Mar 2019 09:00:00 -0500 A new study suggests we look to the past for guidance on how to cope going forward. Full Article Science
general Dead bodies are emerging from Mount Everest's melting glaciers By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Thu, 21 Mar 2019 15:56:26 -0400 With a warming climate, the remains of unlucky mountaineers are beginning to rise from the ice. Full Article Science
general Why is there such a disconnect between climate reality and climate action? By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Wed, 22 May 2019 11:14:07 -0400 How can we be moving away from fossil fuels and spending billions on building pipes for them at the same time? Full Article Business
general Wine has barely changed since Roman times, and that's a problem By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Tue, 11 Jun 2019 06:51:00 -0400 Lack of diversity makes grapes vulnerable to climate change. Full Article Science
general 10th-century Anglo Saxon potion kills MRSA superbug By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Wed, 10 Apr 2019 16:40:10 -0400 A microbiologist and an Anglo Saxon scholar decided to test a recipe from an Old English medical compendium called Bald's Leechbook, what they found surprised everyone. Full Article Living
general Snorkeling grandmas help scientists document lethal sea snakes By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Mon, 28 Oct 2019 11:52:50 -0400 These 7 sea-loving grandmothers are helping research an elusive venomous snake population. Full Article Science
general What does a polar bear smell like? By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Thu, 14 Nov 2019 12:05:57 -0500 In which we tackle one of life's more pressing queries. Full Article Science
general A remarkable video of the ever elusive snow leopard By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Thu, 14 Nov 2019 17:00:24 -0500 Ever wonder what it would look like to be in the maw of a snow leopard? Wonder no more. Full Article Science
general Octopus outsmarts testers in intelligence experiment By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Fri, 15 Nov 2019 14:31:15 -0500 Yet another example of the uncanny intelligence of our 8-armed overlords. Full Article Science
general Wildlife is thriving in Fukushima evacuation zones (video) By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Mon, 06 Jan 2020 15:54:13 -0500 A lesson in what happens when the humans disappear. Full Article Science
general 7 things to know about the amazing fruit bat quarters By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Wed, 08 Jan 2020 12:47:54 -0500 New quarters are coming and they star FRUIT BATS! Full Article Science
general The secret language of crickets (video) By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Fri, 24 Jan 2020 09:30:19 -0500 What's in a cricket's song? And how do they do it? Full Article Science
general Bumble bees could vanish forever within a few decades By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Fri, 07 Feb 2020 11:19:13 -0500 The most important pollinators on the planet are disappearing in areas where temperatures are getting hotter. Full Article Science
general 14 pink animals to celebrate St. Valentine By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Wed, 12 Feb 2020 12:00:00 -0500 Consider these blushing beauties a love letter from Mother Nature. Full Article Science
general Cute new snail named after Greta Thunberg By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Thu, 20 Feb 2020 11:31:30 -0500 The Swedish activist is 'delighted' that the new-to-science species will bear her name. Full Article Science
general Sweden's famous white moose in all his mystical glory By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Fri, 06 Mar 2020 13:01:52 -0500 When the rare leucistic moose appeared before his camera, photographer Anders Tedeholm captured the magic. Full Article Science
general Free-range meat can be worse for the planet than long-haul flights By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Thu, 24 Dec 2015 08:00:00 -0500 George Monbiot wades into the meat-and-climate debate by explaining how 'ethically' raised meat is actually worse for the planet than those raised in confined spaces. It leaves omnivores in an awkward position. Full Article Living
general Red meat may be taxed in Denmark to fight climate change By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Mon, 02 May 2016 09:33:00 -0400 Climate change has become an ethical issue in the eyes of the Danish Council for Ethics, which suggested last week that the government consider a tax on beef, and eventually all foods depending on climate impact. Full Article Living
general Global treaty signed to ban HFC refrigerants By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Mon, 17 Oct 2016 08:05:09 -0400 This is a very big deal, but just the first of many more bigger and harder deals that we need. Full Article Business
general Nobody is taking away your air conditioner; there are lots of alternatives to HFCs By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Wed, 19 Oct 2016 11:00:46 -0400 Only in America are they hard to find. How does that happen? Full Article Energy
general This is your contribution to melting Arctic ice By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Thu, 10 Nov 2016 13:25:52 -0500 New research calculates how individual CO2 emissions affect the Arctic's shrinking summer sea ice. Full Article Science
general Methane impact on global climate change 25% greater than previously estimated By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Tue, 10 Jan 2017 10:30:00 -0500 Carbon dioxide continues as the main concern, but we ignore methane at our own risk Full Article Science
general The "Stopping EPA Overreach Act" redefines what a pollutant is and stops regulation of greenhouse gases By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Wed, 15 Feb 2017 10:00:17 -0500 This is beyond climate denial, it's science denial Full Article Business