j More people are riding on e-scooters, so more people are getting injured By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Fri, 10 Jan 2020 11:36:45 -0500 It's basic math. Sure, e-scooter injuries are way up. But let's keep it in perspective and look at what the real problem is. Full Article Transportation
j “Bag It” and Join the “Food Fight” -- Book Your Screening Now By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Sun, 06 Nov 2011 09:00:00 -0500 Attend your own green film fest at home with filmmakers' live Q&A Full Article Living
j LEED Goes 3.0 — and They Ain't Joking 'Round By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Wed, 13 May 2009 11:20:12 -0400 The USGBC, and their insanely popular rating system LEED, have been on the frontlines of the green building movement for quite a while. Everyone has taken a shot at them at least once. There’s all the talk about how the credits are Full Article Design
j Nudie Jeans' repair shops should be the new standard for sustainable fashion By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Thu, 29 May 2014 14:57:25 -0400 We’ve all ripped a pair of jeans, but we’re not all tailors. Nudie Jeans has a great solution. Full Article Living
j 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
j 'Making do' is more important than 'sparking joy' By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Wed, 17 Jul 2019 09:28:00 -0400 Our focus should be on making things last and serve their purpose, not throwing them away. Full Article Living
j More Schools Join the Pay-You-to-Bike Bandwagon By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Tue, 31 Mar 2009 14:33:00 -0400 Image via: LA Citystreets Clark U, Rice University, U Minnesota are all launching bike-sharing programs, along with the City of Minneapolis. Towson University has launched several green transportation programs - sadly no bike sharing, yet. Many of the Full Article Transportation
j 80,000 Baltimore Students Join Meatless Monday Movement By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Wed, 07 Oct 2009 11:09:00 -0400 By now you've probably heard that adopting a vegetarian diet, or at least cutting way down on you meat consumption, is a great way to reduce your ecological footprint and get some great health benefits at the same time. Now Full Article Living
j Modern-Day Johnny Appleseed Has Planted 13,849 Trees By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Mon, 24 Oct 2011 23:52:10 -0400 Chances are that you've never heard of Gene DeSantis, but his story seems one destined for legend. In fact, he's already being likened to a modern-day Johnny Appleseed. For almost three decades, DeSantis has made it his mission Full Article Living
j Injured turtle gets custom-built LEGO wheelchair (video) By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Tue, 20 Nov 2018 13:14:51 -0500 Veterinarians built this sweet mini-wheelchair for a turtle with a shattered shell. Full Article Science
j Tallest timber tower in Sweden is about a lot more than just wood By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Wed, 19 Feb 2020 12:03:33 -0500 From the green roof down to the electric boat, there are so many interesting aspects of sustainable design. Full Article Design
j Historical courtyard residence converted into modern workspace in Beijing By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Thu, 30 Aug 2018 13:45:27 -0400 A traditional dwelling has been preserved by renovating it to include a new office, library, kitchen and guest room. Full Article Design
j How buildings change: from jam factory to lingerie to gorgeous apartments By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Thu, 01 Nov 2018 14:48:30 -0400 Blouin Tardif Architectes do a beautiful adaptive reuse and addition in Montreal. Full Article Design
j Mayors of London and New York issue joint call for fossil fuel divestment By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Wed, 12 Sep 2018 06:34:04 -0400 Great cities know the future is renewable. Full Article Energy
j Scientists just uncovered ancient signs of child labor By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Wed, 19 Sep 2018 10:00:00 -0400 Kids have been digging in salt mines for thousands of years. Full Article Science
j IDS12: Patty Johnson Works with Haitian Artisans to Create Vodunuvo By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Mon, 30 Jan 2012 10:57:00 -0500 The Toronto designer has created an unprecedented collaboration, weaving together elements of craft production, community development and modern design. Full Article Design
j Breadfruit Trees are 'Trees That Feed' and Create Jobs in Jamaica By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Wed, 25 Apr 2012 05:00:00 -0400 Breadfruit trees planted by Trees That Feed Foundation are creating food systems and jobs in Jamaica. Full Article Living
j NY Design/ ICFF Preview: Patty Johnson By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Thu, 09 May 2013 14:17:00 -0400 The peripatetic international designer explains it all in Core77 Full Article Design
j Project uses MakerBots to 3D print medical supplies in Haiti By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Tue, 24 Dec 2013 13:49:39 -0500 Three years after a catastrophic earthquake in Haiti, health care workers are still finding it difficult to get medical supplies, but an aid group is putting 3D printing to work to make some of the needed items. Full Article Technology
j Have Infographics Jumped The Shark? Episode 3 By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Mon, 26 Dec 2011 12:21:00 -0500 Megan McArdle at the Atlantic piles on the Infographic debate, " issuing a plea to bloggers to help stop this plague in its track." Full Article Business
j Green Jobs Conference a Success By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Thu, 20 Mar 2008 10:33:43 -0400 The reports are in from last week's "Good Jobs, Green Jobs" conference in Pittsburgh, Pa., and attendees are saying it was a great success. More than 1,100 people attended the Blue Green Alliance conference. People networked, listened to speakers and Full Article Business
j Trend Watch: "Green Wrap" Virus Spreading As Major Bank Turns Plant Wall Into Billboard By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Tue, 22 Sep 2009 20:36:57 -0400 PNC Financial Services Group, based in Pittsburgh PA, has built a plant-covered exterior wall, "to make its headquarters building more energy-efficient." Looking like one of those huge billboards seen along an Full Article Design
j Most Popular Articles of June: City of Tulsa Destroys Woman's Edible Garden, Hilarious Prank on Shell, and More By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Mon, 02 Jul 2012 06:21:51 -0400 How can a city destroy an edible garden on private property without legal permission? We also have the viral party-gone-wrong prank on Shell, the 12 most toxic fruits and vegetables, and more. Full Article Living
j 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
j This professor just got arrested for making climate change graffiti By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Mon, 14 Jan 2019 11:11:45 -0500 Governments aren't paying attention to scientific research, but maybe crime will get people's attention. Full Article Science
j Captured Feral "Jungle Girl" Flees Back Into the Wild By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Mon, 31 May 2010 16:53:55 -0400 In 2007, villagers captured a mysterious young woman in a remote region of Cambodia who, by all accounts, was completely isolated from human society, a feral child living in the forests. News of her discovery Full Article Living
j Angelina Jolie and Kids Love to Eat Crickets By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Wed, 20 Jul 2011 16:12:33 -0400 Angelina Jolie has inadvertently (or perhaps by design) added "Ambassador for Insect Proteins" to her credentials as a do-gooder. In an interview about her Louis Vuitton ad (you remember, the one Full Article Living
j Purple Buddha: Cambodia's hidden mines upcycled into jewelry (Video) By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Mon, 03 Nov 2014 16:20:00 -0500 Metals from Cambodia's mines, left buried since its civil war, are recycled into elegant jewelry, made by locally trained and fairly paid artisans. Full Article Design
j Jargon watch: Aufstockung, or vertical additions By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Fri, 27 Sep 2019 09:00:58 -0400 It's happening all over, and wood construction can make it even easier and faster. Full Article Design
j Landmark study shows how to change the building sector from a major carbon emitter to a major carbon sink By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Fri, 06 Dec 2019 12:22:46 -0500 When made from the right materials, buildings can be a solution, not a problem. Full Article Design
j Mass timber construction is about more than just storing carbon By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Tue, 17 Dec 2019 08:45:29 -0500 It also can put people back to work and save our forests. Full Article Design
j Cory Doctorow has a vision of "resilience and joyful thriving through and after a just climate transition" By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Mon, 30 Dec 2019 15:43:42 -0500 Unless, of course, TINA gets in the way. Full Article Science
j German Engineers Join Hybrid Game By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Sun, 09 Sep 2007 00:20:59 -0400 Anticipation hangs palpably ahead of the Frankfurt International Motor Show: what will German engineers bring to the green table? After bucking the trend for several years in favor of the already well-established "clean diesel" technology, German car Full Article Transportation
j Just what we needed dept: a BMW with paint so black, it's almost invisible By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Wed, 28 Aug 2019 08:50:01 -0400 No "do the bright thing" for cars; instead, the BMW X6 designed to "look particularly menacing." Full Article Transportation
j Rheticus project teams German giants to harvest CO2 in artificial photosynthesis By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Tue, 23 Jan 2018 08:30:00 -0500 Evonik and Siemens announce two-year project to demonstrate feasibility of "technical photosynthesis" using eco-electricity to convert carbon dioxide into valuable chemicals Full Article Science
j Population Growth Takes Just Five Hours to Fill Wrigley Field By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Wed, 11 Jul 2012 07:00:00 -0400 How to slow it? Access to voluntary family planning for all women. It more than pays for itself, reducing unwanted pregnancies, abortions, unplanned births... And helps reduce humanity's environmental impact. Full Article Business
j UN revises population projections downward By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Mon, 24 Jun 2019 09:25:39 -0400 Annual growth will soon be negative everywhere except Africa. Full Article Business
j Just add water and sunlight to these gold stars to create renewable energy By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Tue, 17 Jul 2018 07:00:00 -0400 In a double breakthrough, scientists find a material four times more efficient at making hydrogen by photocatalysis and demonstrate how to make it at low temperature Full Article Energy
j Bucky Fuller's grain silo houses found in New Jersey By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Fri, 03 Jan 2014 08:16:00 -0500 A dozen units survive, according to Alastair Gordon in the New York Times Full Article Design
j A new home in a dome by NRJA makes some remarkable claims By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Thu, 26 Jun 2014 09:23:04 -0400 Domes are tough. Here is a design that tries to make them comfortable. Does it live up to its billing? Full Article Design
j Google Earth gets a major visual upgrade By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Wed, 29 Jun 2016 11:19:48 -0400 The software gets a facelift, letting users virtually travel the world in even greater detail. Full Article Technology
j 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
j Why are transit riders who jump fares treated so much more harshly than drivers who steal parking spaces? By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Wed, 11 Sep 2019 09:27:46 -0400 It's time for some fareness. Full Article Transportation
j Sword-Swinging Ninjas On Skis Go After Asian Carp (Video) By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Tue, 03 May 2011 20:18:03 -0400 Asian carp, meet your worst nightmare. Not poison. Not an electric barrier, or a predator from your native land. No, this is good ol' American ingenuity. With a touch of Ted Nugent, or maybe Chuck Norris. People dressed in spiked body armor with Full Article Living
j The Decolonizing Diet Project is Teaching Volunteers to Eat Like Native Americans By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Thu, 28 Jun 2012 05:00:00 -0400 How big of a locavore are you? Could you eat only foods that were available to Native Americans before 1600? Full Article Living
j Michigan bans bans on plastic bags, takeout food containers, styrofoam cups and just about anything else By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Tue, 03 Jan 2017 11:34:12 -0500 Restaurants win; Great Lakes lose. Full Article Business
j Europe is warming faster than climate models projected By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Wed, 28 Aug 2019 14:58:02 -0400 More than 90 percent of weather stations studied showed the climate was warming, a percentage too high to purely be from natural climate variability, say researchers Full Article Science
j It was too good to last: Japan to step up efforts to resume whale hunting near Antarctica By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Mon, 09 Jun 2014 15:24:11 -0400 Two steps forward, one step back for Japan. The rest of the world has moved on from whaling, why couldn't they do too? Full Article Science
j Photos of icebergs reveal their majestic beauty By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Thu, 12 Jan 2017 15:10:37 -0500 Plus a bounty of facts about these freewheeling islands of ice. Full Article Science
j 10 ways to reject capitalism in your personal life By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Wed, 12 Dec 2018 10:26:00 -0500 Take subversive action in small ways. Full Article Living