general 9 heavenly havens to rent for a National Park vacation By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Thu, 29 Jun 2017 08:28:02 -0400 From vintage trailers and tepees to mansions in the mountains, AirBnB has partnered with the National Parks Foundation for rentals near the country's natural treasures. Full Article Living
general Do you get a summer vacation? You should. By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Mon, 07 Aug 2017 15:45:33 -0400 Americans work way too long and too hard. Full Article Living
general Europe's 10 best cities for an eco-friendly vacation By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Thu, 31 Aug 2017 13:32:52 -0400 Plus, how to be more eco-friendly while traveling. Full Article Living
general Make roadside attractions part of your next car trip By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Wed, 27 Jun 2018 06:34:00 -0400 Don't be in such a hurry! Here's why you should slow down and visit the quirky landmarks that so many small towns have to offer. Full Article Living
general Yes, digital nomads thrive on exploitation. But so does everyone else. By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Wed, 12 Sep 2018 15:27:49 -0400 I respond to a recent viral article hating on digital nomads. Full Article Business
general 5 winter glamping spots to book for a cozy getaway By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Wed, 02 Jan 2019 09:06:25 -0500 From geo-domes in Finland and treehouses in France to safari tents in the Washington woods, these glamorous camping spots promise some wintry wonderland adventure. Full Article Living
general Globalized Beef, Palm Oil & Timber Corporations Now Main Cause of Tropical Deforestation By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Tue, 14 Jun 2011 09:45:00 -0400 Confirming what previous studies have shown, new research from the Union of Concerned Scientists shows that the main threats to tropical forests are no longer from Full Article Science
general Does Living Near Fast Food Restaurants Mean You’re More Likely to Be Fat? By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Sun, 06 Nov 2011 13:25:00 -0500 Fast food is the enemy of green food, so why does an overweight America still eat so much fast food? Full Article Living
general Rising Meat Consumption Takes Big Bite out of Grain Harvest By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Wed, 23 Nov 2011 09:31:00 -0500 World consumption of animal protein is everywhere on the rise. Wherever incomes rise, so does meat consumption. Full Article Living
general BPI's Response to Outrage Over Ground Beef? 3 Governors and a T-Shirt By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Fri, 30 Mar 2012 15:30:00 -0400 Beef Products Inc took its best shot at making up for its silence during weeks of public lashing over what has been dubbed “pink slime,” an additive in ground beef made through a high-tech process that BPI invented. Full Article Living
general Pink Slime Makers Sue ABC News For Defamation By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Fri, 14 Sep 2012 11:35:00 -0400 The suit, brought in South Dakota court, seeks over a billion dollars in damages against ABC News -- even though ABC never originated the term and was just reporting what everyone else was calling it. Full Article Business
general How do they find horse meat in hamburger? By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Tue, 05 Mar 2013 10:03:00 -0500 A relatively new test detected horse meat in European hamburger. We wonder: how do they test this? Could it happen in America? What happens to all the recalled food? Full Article Science
general Farmed Fish Production Overtakes Beef By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Wed, 12 Jun 2013 13:22:00 -0400 The world quietly reached a milestone in the evolution of the human diet in 2011. For the first time in modern history, world farmed fish production topped beef production. Full Article Science
general Organic, lab-grown hamburgers – only $330,000 By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Mon, 05 Aug 2013 10:45:18 -0400 Muscle-meat grown in a laboratory is no longer in the realm of science fiction, except for the price of an 'all-beef' patty. Full Article Living
general Pink slime's school lunch comeback hits 7 states By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Thu, 12 Sep 2013 17:09:26 -0400 Known as "lean finely textured beef," the highly processed meat has been dropped from by many fast food chains, but are still one the menu at public schools. Full Article Living
general Moving Up the Food Chain By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Mon, 25 Nov 2013 13:37:33 -0500 In every society where incomes have risen, the appetite for meat, milk, eggs, and seafood has generated an enormous growth in animal protein consumption. Today some 3 billion people are moving up the food chain. Full Article Science
general McDonalds to begin buying "sustainable beef" in 2016 By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Thu, 09 Jan 2014 06:49:05 -0500 A new initiative from the fast food giant aims to rethink the global meat industry. But is that even possible? Full Article Business
general Vegetables are not "elitist" By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Mon, 10 Feb 2014 08:00:00 -0500 But assuming that lower-income citizens are content to eat cheeseburgers definitely is. Full Article Living
general 5 foods you shouldn't eat if you care about the environment By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Thu, 13 Feb 2014 08:00:00 -0500 You've heard them all before, but it doesn't hurt to be reminded of why these foods are destructive to our planet. Full Article Living
general Does anyone really know which diet is best for the environment? By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Thu, 20 Mar 2014 08:00:00 -0400 The meat vs. veggies debate is a lot more complex than it seems at first glance. Full Article Living
general More of us need to become "weekday vegetarians" By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Mon, 07 Apr 2014 08:00:00 -0400 A new study shows that if we want to stop climate change, meat and dairy are off the table -- at least in the quantities we currently consume. Full Article Living
general Scientists identify the most environmentally harmful animal product in the American diet By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Mon, 21 Jul 2014 15:57:50 -0400 A new paper compares eggs, dairy, poultry, beef and pork to determine which has the biggest environmental impact. Full Article Living
general McDonald's promises transparency about its food, if only customers will come back By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Fri, 31 Oct 2014 07:00:00 -0400 The company has launched a few efforts to reclaim marketshare, from promoting regional specialties to answering questions about food production. Too bad the promotional videos aren't convincing and fail to address the whole issue. Full Article Living
general Meat and dairy are heating up the planet, but nobody seems to care By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Tue, 23 Dec 2014 07:00:00 -0500 Despite the fact that livestock production contributes more greenhouse gas emissions than the entire transport sector, there is an appalling unwillingness to change eating habits in order to make a difference. Full Article Living
general Meatonomics explores the bizarre economic forces that drive meat & dairy production By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Thu, 29 Jan 2015 14:12:12 -0500 According to the research of author David Simon, the externalized cost of our animal food system totals about $414 billion per year, which is carried by all of us. Full Article Living
general How many showers would you skip to help the beef industry? By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Mon, 20 Jul 2015 16:06:48 -0400 Would you go stinky for steak? By skipping 26 showers for every 4 oz hamburger you eat, you can offset the water used to produce it. Full Article Living
general Imagine meatless Monday at the school cafeteria By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Wed, 07 Oct 2015 12:30:45 -0400 Is the dream of sustainable agriculture a nightmare for the beef industry? Full Article Business
general American dietary guidelines dump environmental concerns By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Thu, 08 Oct 2015 12:37:38 -0400 Recommendations to eat less meat for environmental reasons won’t be included in the final 2015 dietary guidelines. Full Article Living
general I ate how many trees for breakfast? By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Wed, 14 Oct 2015 10:00:00 -0400 What nutrition labels do, and do not, tell us about what goes into our food Full Article Science
general If cows could fly: What's in United Airlines' biofuel? By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Wed, 16 Mar 2016 09:43:12 -0400 It turns out that it's probably beef fat. Full Article Transportation
general Danish Council on Ethics releases its report on beef as a 'climate damaging food' By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Wed, 14 Sep 2016 10:46:00 -0400 The report argues why a beef tax would be an effective step toward curbing greenhouse gas emissions and why we should all be paying more for climate-damaging foods. Full Article Living
general Try the 'Better Burger Challenge' this summer By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Tue, 30 May 2017 10:33:00 -0400 Adding vegetables or legumes to ground beef makes a burger that's tastier, healthier, and less environmentally damaging. Full Article Living
general Study says grass-fed beef isn't better for the planet By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Wed, 11 Oct 2017 06:49:00 -0400 Under perfect circumstances, grazing cattle do sequester carbon, but most of the time that's not the case. Full Article Living
general Grass-fed beef is threatened by nutritionally-deficient grass By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Thu, 11 Jan 2018 10:43:00 -0500 "Since the mid-90s, levels of crude protein in the plants, which cattle need to grow, have dropped by nearly 20 percent." Full Article Living
general Sonic's part-mushroom burger now available nationwide By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Tue, 06 Mar 2018 06:18:30 -0500 Blending ground beef with mushrooms cuts both calories and carbon emissions. Oh, and lots of folks say it tastes better too. Full Article Business
general Calling veggie substitutes "meat" is now illegal in Missouri By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Wed, 29 Aug 2018 12:15:12 -0400 Guess which industry pushed that one through? Full Article Business
general The most magical salt water swimming hole is in Samoa By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Fri, 28 Jun 2019 15:52:23 -0400 Samoa's To Sua Ocean Trench is a natural salt water swimming hole that looks too beautiful to be real. Full Article Living
general Stella McCartney on why washing clothes is overrated By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Tue, 09 Jul 2019 09:50:00 -0400 The fashion designer says she doesn't "just chuck stuff into a washing machine because it's been worn." Full Article Living
general 5 frugal life skills I want to pass on to my kids By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Mon, 02 Sep 2019 09:00:00 -0400 These are the daily habits I've refined over the years and hope to see them doing someday. Full Article Living
general What's in your dust bunnies? By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Tue, 24 Sep 2019 13:55:45 -0400 Enough toxic stuff that you should get out your vacuum cleaner. Full Article Living
general Go plastic-free for Global Handwashing Day By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Tue, 15 Oct 2019 15:05:00 -0400 If you're not into bar soap, here's an innovative option for liquid hand soap. Full Article Living
general 6 lazy cleaning hacks By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Mon, 18 Nov 2019 14:04:00 -0500 Because who wants to spend precious time cleaning their house? Full Article Living
general Fill your home with random stuff from Marie Kondo's new store By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Tue, 19 Nov 2019 12:10:00 -0500 Forget decluttering. KonMari is now all about re-cluttering. Full Article Living
general I tried Swedish dishcloths and they are amazing By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Thu, 02 Jan 2020 15:10:44 -0500 Durable yet biodegradable, these special dishcloths can replace paper towels, sponges, dish towels, microfiber cloths, and chamois. Full Article Living
general My 3 rules for staying on top of dirty dishes By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 07:00:00 -0500 Otherwise, they proliferate to the point of making me crazy. Full Article Living
general The best DIY baking soda cleaner for tough kitchen messes By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 12:08:35 -0500 For everything from stained sinks and burnt pots to baked-on grime, this simple 3-ingredient formula is eco-friendly, zero-waste, and actually works. Full Article Living
general How to keep your fridge clean and organized By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 07:00:00 -0500 Save time, money, and food by taking a structured approach. Full Article Living
general 8 things NOT to clean with vinegar By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Wed, 12 Feb 2020 10:00:00 -0500 Vinegar is a wonder ingredient for household cleaning – but it's not a perfect match for every job. Full Article Living
general What's better, dishwasher or sink? By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Tue, 18 Feb 2020 10:50:00 -0500 Yet another study weighs in on the most efficient way to clean dirty dishes. Full Article Living
general How to declutter children's artwork By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Wed, 04 Mar 2020 10:00:00 -0500 It's painful but necessary if you want to maintain an organized home. Full Article Living