po Wave Power ‘Sea Snake’ Inventor Honored By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Fri, 13 Apr 2012 08:00:00 -0400 An inventor has been awarded for his novel technology for generating energy with waves. Full Article Technology
po Wave-Powered "Dolphin Speaker" Could Let Us Talk to Dolphins By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Wed, 23 May 2012 10:43:54 -0400 Scientists have developed a piezoelectric speaker that can playback the full frequency range of dolphin sounds, getting us closer to human-dolphin communication. Full Article Technology
po Tidal Power Could Inject £3 Billion Each Year Into UK Economy By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Tue, 31 Jul 2012 14:30:00 -0400 By 2050 wave and tidal power could supply 11% of current UK electricity demand. Full Article Energy
po Feds Grant Ocean Power Technologies Permit to Build First Commercial Wave Farm in U.S. By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Thu, 23 Aug 2012 16:06:30 -0400 Wave power is a promising source of clean energy, but it is usually overlooked because wind and solar power are farther along. Full Article Energy
po Queen's Crown Estate Identifies 180GW of Potential Marine Power By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Fri, 12 Oct 2012 06:20:04 -0400 The Crown Estate is Britain's largest landowner, and it owns an awful lot of coastline. It is also very interested in the potential for marine power. Full Article Energy
po Solar and Wave-Powered Wave Glider Survives Hurricane Sandy, Transmits Dramatic Weather Data By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Wed, 07 Nov 2012 09:07:00 -0500 The wave glider created by Iquid Robotics has passed quite a test for robustness. It coasted through the superstorm and provided real time weather data nonstop. Full Article Technology
po Wave Power to Prove Its Mettle with 30 Megawatts to be Built Off Mexico's Coast By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Thu, 06 Dec 2012 17:44:47 -0500 Wave power is the oft-forgotten cousin of solar and wind power. It has huge potential, but it is not quite as far along as the better known sources of clean power, so it tends to be overlooked. Full Article Energy
po Concept for smarter wave power device a winner in GE's Ecomagination Challenge By www.earthtechling.com Published On :: Wed, 27 Mar 2013 08:49:00 -0400 The company says this system is simpler than other wave devices that need to be finely tuned to the waves to pick up their energy. Full Article Technology
po World's first hybrid wind/current generator could generate double the power By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Fri, 28 Jun 2013 12:43:51 -0400 A new kind of hybrid generator promises to double the power output for the same surface area, by also harvesting energy from ocean currents. Full Article Technology
po Swimmers create enough wave power to keep the lights on By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Wed, 15 Jan 2014 07:00:00 -0500 A student at Wake Forest University is testing wave energy technology for capturing the power in pool laps. Full Article Technology
po Whatever happened to: wave power? Why is it so far behind wind and solar? By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Tue, 05 Aug 2014 10:18:57 -0400 This promising source of clean energy is facing an uphill battle. Full Article Energy
po World's largest tidal energy power plant (269 turbines) to begin construction in Scotland By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Fri, 02 Jan 2015 16:38:14 -0500 When you think about it, it's really Moon power! Full Article Energy
po Old fishing trawler becomes wave power plant By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Wed, 11 Feb 2015 07:00:00 -0500 The Norwegian ship has been given a new clean energy life. Full Article Technology
po Rugged wave power tech could power coastal communities By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Mon, 22 Feb 2016 09:48:16 -0500 The new wave energy harvester will be utility scale and tough enough to need little maintenance, even in rough seas. Full Article Technology
po Flower-like wave energy turbines could power the coasts of Japan By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Thu, 28 Sep 2017 11:45:10 -0400 The wave energy generators would help to both generate power and dissipate the power of the waves crashing against the shore. Full Article Technology
po Biggest Financers of Mountaintop Removal Coal Mining Exposed By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Wed, 06 Apr 2011 09:54:58 -0400 PNC, Citi, and UBS are the top three financial enablers of mountaintop removal coal mining, according to a new report by Rainforest Action Network and the Sierra Club that ranks ten of the world's largest banks.These Full Article Business
po Corporations Wrote a Law Requiring Climate Denial be Taught in School. Tennessee Just Passed It. By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Thu, 22 Mar 2012 12:48:00 -0400 Would you let corporations decide how climate science gets taught in your kids' classroom? That's what's happening in Tennessee. Full Article Business
po Artists' glittering art installation repurposes 14,000 eyeglass lenses (Video) By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Wed, 29 Jul 2015 16:10:31 -0400 Thousands of pairs of unwanted eyewear are collected and transformed into a unique, twinkling facade for an Istanbul museum. Full Article Living
po Online Activism Forces Break in Official Silence About Deadly Air Pollution in China By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Sat, 28 Jan 2012 09:30:00 -0500 Citizen persistence at measuring and publicizing pollution levels results in a major turnaround by Beijing. Full Article Energy
po How About An Entire Book On A Single Poster To Save Paper And Space? By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Thu, 25 Aug 2011 03:22:08 -0400 For a while I have been thinking of getting a Kindle. It saves trees and eliminates the impact of transportation and with Amazon's recycling scheme in place as well as the fairly long lifespan of the Kindle, the problem of e-waste seems less worrying Full Article Living
po Portraits of Londoners From Every Olympic Country Highlight City's Diversity By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Fri, 10 Aug 2012 05:00:00 -0400 You can see these magnificent photo portraits of Londoners on a wall or on the web. Full Article Living
po Favorite Nature Spots of the TreeHugger Team (Part 1 of 2) By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Mon, 22 Oct 2012 10:00:40 -0400 Is there somewhere you go to when you need to recharge your batteries? Or remind yourself of the beauty of nature? These are our favorite nature spots. Full Article Science
po Favorite Nature Spots of the TreeHugger Team (Part 2 of 2) By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Mon, 29 Oct 2012 10:01:12 -0400 Is there somewhere you go to when you need to recharge your batteries? Or remind yourself of the beauty of nature? This is the second part of this series. Full Article Science
po TEDxOilSpill: An Idea More Powerful Than a Faster Horse By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Mon, 28 Jun 2010 17:33:43 -0400 Innovation may be a fundamental part of Full Article Business
po The Latest in TEDliness From the Onion: A Car That Runs on Compost By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Fri, 19 Oct 2012 10:33:00 -0400 Step 1: The idea of a car that runs on compost. Step 2: Implementation of a car that runs on compost. We're half done. Full Article Transportation
po Stockholm to get a forest of timber towers on top of a plywood podium park By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Wed, 05 Sep 2018 13:00:51 -0400 It is the "highest, densest and most environmentally friendly new neighborhood" in Stockholm. Full Article Design
po Listen to the voices of Thomas Edison's spooky talking dolls from 1890 By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Wed, 06 May 2015 18:47:36 -0400 Considered too fragile to ever be played again, the recordings have been newly reconstructed ... and they are wonderfully creepy. Full Article Living
po Create a 'pocket playground' to keep kids entertained By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Wed, 29 Mar 2017 12:39:00 -0400 It costs very little, distracts kids for longer, and minimizes clutter around the house. In other words, it's every parent's dream come true. Full Article Living
po Study: Second hand toys pose risks to childrens' health By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Tue, 30 Jan 2018 03:15:00 -0500 "Reuse" is usually a good motto; this study reminds parents to take care in the case of toys originally sold in yesteryears. We offer some tips for selecting safer used toys. Full Article Living
po 4 reasons to skip battery-powered toys By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Mon, 07 May 2018 12:25:00 -0400 The fleeting distraction they provide isn't worth the surprising costs. Full Article Living
po 10 ways to fight the post-holiday blues By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Tue, 11 Sep 2018 10:53:00 -0400 Just because summer vacation is over doesn't mean you have to stop having fun. Full Article Living
po Police buy drinks instead of shutting down kids' lemonade stand By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Fri, 30 Aug 2019 09:00:00 -0400 In a delightful departure from the norm, officers in Newburgh, NY, tell kids they're doing nothing wrong. Full Article Living
po Breakthrough could finally help doctors pinpoint a patient's cancer cause By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Mon, 15 Apr 2019 15:48:17 -0400 Scientists find that tumors hold information like a 'black box' pointing to the specific cause of disease. Full Article Living
po Popular e-cigarettes tainted with toxic bacteria and fungus By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Wed, 24 Apr 2019 16:10:34 -0400 If the harmful chemicals weren't bad enough, new research finds that many e-cigarettes also include unhealthy biological contaminants. Full Article Living
po EPA finally proposes a perchlorate standard, and it's way too high By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Mon, 27 May 2019 13:06:42 -0400 The chemical is used in rockets and munitions. Priorities! Full Article Business
po Eating less meat is crucial to climate fight, but politically tricky By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Thu, 04 Dec 2014 07:29:31 -0500 A new report finds reducing meat consumption is as important as tackling transportation emissions, but the politics are daunting. Full Article Business
po Serving the Impossible Burger, a meat-centric restaurateur's perspective By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Thu, 01 Mar 2018 06:59:50 -0500 It's a veggie burger that actually bleeds. But who's the target audience? Full Article Living
po The secret power of the flexitarian By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Tue, 06 Nov 2018 06:39:14 -0500 The rise in not-quite-vegetarian eating has a ripple effect that shouldn't be ignored. Full Article Living
po Wing-it Wednesday: My family's simple weapon against food waste By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Thu, 17 Jan 2019 06:15:19 -0500 It's become a very tasty ritual. Full Article Living
po Prototype of Hydrogen Fuel Cell Powered Train Unveiled in the UK By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Fri, 31 Aug 2012 13:25:03 -0400 The first hydrogen fuel cell powered train in the UK was successfully tested last week, and the team behind it hopes to encourage further development by the rail industry. Full Article Technology
po Microsoft Using Biogas Fuel Cell to Power Wyoming Data Center By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Mon, 19 Nov 2012 11:53:26 -0500 The fuel cell is part of Microsoft's Data Plant project to build a zero carbon data center. Full Article Technology
po Plant-Microbial Fuel Cell Produces Power from Plants By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Tue, 27 Nov 2012 11:29:41 -0500 The fuel cell generates electricity from living plants and could turn green roofs and marshes into power plants. Full Article Technology
po Sewage-Powered Robot Cleans Wastewater, Poops By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Thu, 29 Nov 2012 16:20:15 -0500 A robot powered by microbial fuel cells that runs on human waste helps out at a wastewater treatment plant using its artificial stomach. Full Article Technology
po Micro Fuel Cell Made from Glass Could Power Our Gadgets By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Fri, 30 Nov 2012 11:07:49 -0500 The tiny fuel cell is long-lasting, low-cost and could power our tablets and smartphones with clean energy. Full Article Technology
po UPP fuel cell gadget charger: Personal portable power from hydrogen (Review) By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Thu, 25 Sep 2014 14:03:05 -0400 This small hydrogen fuel cell charger promises a week of clean power for your gadgets. But is it ready for prime time? Full Article Technology
po Is Apple working on a fuel cell-powered MacBook? By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Tue, 08 Sep 2015 10:28:14 -0400 A new patent filing suggests that the tech giant has fuel cells in mind for future computers and gadgets. Full Article Technology
po Power from poo: Breakthrough could lead to sustainable electricity from sewage By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Mon, 29 Feb 2016 15:25:39 -0500 Oh, the wonderful things that poo can do. Full Article Energy
po Paper engineer's 3D pop-up art leaps off the page magically (Video) By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Thu, 09 Nov 2017 14:43:39 -0500 The versatile, two-dimensional medium of paper is reconstructed into art that pops off the page. Full Article Living
po City of Freiburg has a brilliant alternative to disposable coffee cups By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Mon, 04 Dec 2017 11:02:00 -0500 Customers pay €1 for a reusable cup that can be returned to any participating business in the city center. Full Article Business
po German politicians fear 2020 climate goals are unreachable, but won't give up By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Tue, 09 Jan 2018 08:00:00 -0500 Because they started setting aggressive goals early, it still leaves Germany ahead of schedule on Paris Climate Agreement commitments Full Article Business