po UK Report: Active transportation can fight climate change, air pollution and traffic congestion By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Tue, 23 Jul 2019 10:16:35 -0400 It talks a lot about cycling, but notes that we don't do nearly enough about walking. Full Article Transportation
po Frequent flyer programs should be abolished, report says By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Wed, 23 Oct 2019 10:00:00 -0400 They incentivize air travel at a time when people should be flying less. Full Article Transportation
po How populism makes dealing with the climate crisis really hard By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Thu, 23 Jan 2020 13:40:35 -0500 Beware of the gilets jaunes, says Philip Stephens. Full Article Business
po Another Way To Hang Your Bike on the Wall: The KAPPO from Mikili By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Mon, 24 Sep 2012 10:57:00 -0400 Why hide your bike away when you can put it on display? Full Article Design
po Teledisko: Defunct payphone booths repurposed as mini-discos By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Fri, 26 Feb 2016 07:00:00 -0500 You thought disco was dead? Not with these old payphone booths, now transformed into ultra-exclusive, tiny dance clubs, complete with the disco ball. Full Article Design
po Solar powered scooter engineer needs a hundred monkeys By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Tue, 07 Mar 2017 08:00:00 -0500 If you dream of testing the limits of solar powered mobility, but don't have the DIY gene, here is someone who can help Full Article Technology
po Grain silo converted into solar-powered home for father & daughter (Video) By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Tue, 28 Nov 2017 15:07:01 -0500 Made out of an old grain silo, this renovated micro-home is bursting with delightful creativity. Full Article Design
po Berlin public transport system sponsors shoe with an annual transport pass By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Tue, 06 Feb 2018 07:45:00 -0500 An advertising gimmick that gives a whole new meaning to the words "training shoes." Full Article Business
po Coal Ash Spill in Lake Michigan Occurs Within Days of New EPA Data on Hazardous Coal Ash Ponds By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Thu, 03 Nov 2011 15:20:00 -0400 Researchers concluded that the spill probably doesn't pose a significant environmental risk, but the ash contained heavy metals like arsenic, lead and mercury. Full Article Energy
po Obama Administration Just As Bad On Environment As Bush, Says New Report By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Tue, 29 Nov 2011 10:39:48 -0500 "Tucked in a corner of the Old Executive Office Building, an obscure group of some three dozen economists exerts extraordinary power over federal rules intended to protect public health, worker and consumer safety, and the environment." Full Article Energy
po 3 Years After Tennessee Coal Ash Spill, Other TVA Ponds Just As Unstable By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Thu, 22 Dec 2011 11:50:00 -0500 “The dangerous conditions behind the Kingston disaster were not isolated." Full Article Energy
po Greenpeace Protests Coal & Mountaintop Removal Atop 400 Ft Power Plant By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Mon, 13 Feb 2012 17:25:00 -0500 The green activist group's stunt seeks to draw attention to the devastation wrought by coal. Full Article Energy
po Things of Intrinsic Worth shows how coal power damages Montana's ranching lifestyle By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Thu, 20 Jun 2013 12:28:55 -0400 Things of Intrinsic Worth is a feature-length documentary which focuses on the ways coal mining is harming the livelihoods of Montana ranchers. Full Article Energy
po Activists Raise Awareness of Toxic Coal Pollution in Our Waterways By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Fri, 02 Aug 2013 11:40:32 -0400 New report shows shocking amounts of coal pollution in U.S. waterways. Full Article Energy
po A petal-powered bike project in Denmark’s second city By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Tue, 26 Apr 2016 12:05:16 -0400 Green-fingered volunteers in the Danish city of Aarhus have given abandoned bicycles a new lease of life – by turning them into tiny urban gardens. Full Article Living
po Let's Learn From Medellín, Colombia’s Sustainable Transportation Capital! By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Mon, 09 Apr 2012 11:53:12 -0400 Medellín has a great sustainable transportation vision for the future, and so far they seem to be executing it extremely well. Full Article Transportation
po Photo: A fuzzy tropical flower with purple polka dots By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Mon, 29 Sep 2014 17:49:00 -0400 Our commenters helped determine that the species of this cool tropical flower is Kohleria affinis. Full Article Science
po The remarkable history and healing power of honey By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Fri, 18 Nov 2016 09:00:00 -0500 How did honey go from being the world's most important food to an undervalued afterthought? Full Article Living
po Help us reach the Million Pollinator Garden Challenge! By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Fri, 08 Jun 2018 06:37:10 -0400 Every little flower helps. Especially when there's a lot of us planting them. Full Article Living
po Office clothes are an impediment to green transportation By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Fri, 21 Jun 2019 09:04:00 -0400 It's time to rethink how we dress for work. Full Article Living
po 8 Best North American Beaches For Exploring Tide Pools By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Wed, 25 Jul 2012 05:57:43 -0400 Discover the miniature, magical world of tide pools -- and beat the heat -- by heading to North America's coastlines. Full Article Living
po 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
po 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
po 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
po 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
po Electric cars alone won't save us, says new UK parliamentary report; get a bike instead By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Fri, 23 Aug 2019 13:06:20 -0400 It calls for more support of bikes, walking and transit, banning ICE-powered cars sooner. Full Article Transportation
po 6 month report: My e-bike ate my car By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Fri, 01 Nov 2019 13:39:53 -0400 It changes everything – how you think about bikes and how you think about cars. Full Article Transportation
po Designer DIY Idea: Swinging Bed Made With a Recycled Trampoline By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Thu, 04 Oct 2012 12:36:23 -0400 A lovely lounger made from reused trampoline parts. Full Article Design
po Bed automatically retracts up high in this contemporary tiny house (Video) By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Fri, 27 Jan 2017 14:25:37 -0500 This elegantly designed small space presents yet another solution for the bed: lifting it up to the ceiling and out of the way. Full Article Design
po Good news! Wind power and this vulnerable bird species get along fine By www.earthtechling.com Published On :: Wed, 17 Jul 2013 08:00:00 -0400 Scientists find that wind power farms don't harm this at-risk species, a bit of surprise because other studies have shown that oil and gas development does affect prairie chickens. Full Article Technology
po Dragonfly wind turbine aims to blend in, produce power in low wind conditions By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Fri, 25 Oct 2013 14:01:53 -0400 While large wind turbines remain the dominant force in wind power, wider adoption may lie with small-scale turbines fit for urban and low wind conditions. Full Article Technology
po This tiny portable wind turbine fits in your bag and charges your gadgets By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Tue, 15 Apr 2014 13:09:36 -0400 Who says you can't take it with you? This micro wind turbine folds into a foot-long cylinder for a portable solution to charging gadgets with clean renewable energy. Full Article Technology
po Portable, collapsible wind turbine weighs less than 4 pounds By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Wed, 14 May 2014 07:00:00 -0400 The WindPax wind generator fits neatly into a backpack for hiking or can be used in the backyard too. Full Article Technology
po Facebook 'likes' clean power, new Texas data center to be powered by 100% wind energy By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Thu, 09 Jul 2015 15:17:17 -0400 All those cat pictures and viral videos won't harm the Earth. Full Article Technology
po Wind turbine technology stores excess wind power for when gusts turn to breezes By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Mon, 21 Sep 2015 10:42:18 -0400 When wind speeds are higher than a turbine can effectively use, the extra energy is stored for when the wind slows. Full Article Technology
po Trinity portable wind turbines get upgraded and scaled up By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Mon, 21 Sep 2015 13:59:01 -0400 Four sizes of micro-turbines, designed to be portable personal wind energy stations, are in the works from Janulus. Full Article Technology
po Portable micro wind turbine prototype weighs 2 lbs and packs down to the size of an umbrella By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Tue, 20 Sep 2016 16:54:33 -0400 Lightweight, collapsible, and quick to deploy, this little wind generator might be a viable off-grid portable power source in places where solar isn't appropriate. Full Article Technology
po How Lush is supporting cocoa butter farmers in the Congo By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Tue, 05 Dec 2017 20:17:00 -0500 It's a mutually beneficial arrangement. Lush gets luxurious fair-trade cocoa butter, while farmers earn income in a low-risk way, not threatened by violence. Full Article Living
po Suspected poacher eaten by pack of lions in South Africa By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Mon, 12 Feb 2018 15:47:16 -0500 The moral of the story is: Don't go out and try to shoot lions. Full Article Science
po Critically endangered mountain gorillas show impressive population increase By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Thu, 31 May 2018 11:55:13 -0400 Mountain gorillas have become the only wild apes whose population numbers are known to be improving. Full Article Science
po Three rhino poachers eaten by lions in South Africa By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Fri, 06 Jul 2018 10:18:08 -0400 After breaking into a game reserve to hunt rhinos, not much was left of the three poachers. Full Article Science
po Plot twist! Elephants come up with a foolproof way to survive ivory poachers By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Mon, 12 Nov 2018 12:57:05 -0500 Never ever underestimate the intelligence of Mother Nature. Full Article Science
po This is how you do it: 4 elephant poachers convicted in Congo By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Fri, 30 Nov 2018 11:26:27 -0500 An increase in maximum sentences for wildlife crimes are being delivered by the Republic of Congo – here's how one gang's arrest and conviction went down. Full Article Science
po Elephant poaching declines in Africa, but 15,000 still illegally killed each year By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Wed, 29 May 2019 09:53:11 -0400 Even though there has been notable progress, at current poaching rates elephants are still in danger of becoming virtually extinct on the continent. Full Article Science
po Once catastrophic, elephant poaching at Niassa Reserve drops to zero By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Wed, 19 Jun 2019 16:43:15 -0400 Before 2015, the Mozambique reserve lost many thousands of elephants due to rampant poaching – now they’ve just had a full year without any illegal deaths. Full Article Science
po 'Sides of a Horn' reveals the human cost of rhino poaching By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Mon, 24 Jun 2019 13:00:00 -0400 New short narrative film strives to deepen the global discussion around the illegal wildlife trade. Full Article Science
po Empowering the next generation of green leaders By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Mon, 01 Aug 2016 13:14:38 -0400 Investing in youth is an investment in a sustainable future Full Article Business
po Man who lives alone in the woods has recorded 40 years of important data on snow By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Wed, 04 Jan 2017 12:37:52 -0500 In a ghost town in the one of the coldest places in the US, lone resident Billy Barr has spent 4 decades recording snowfall … to the enormous delight of scientists. Full Article Science
po Elevator bed & folding porch grace this tiny house builder's home (Video) By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Wed, 26 Dec 2018 16:50:31 -0500 This tiny house builder and architect just built himself and his wife a bigger (but still tiny) home, equipped with a space-saving elevator bed. Full Article Design
po Fox News In Shock: Composting Toilets Don't Smell By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Thu, 07 Jun 2012 02:51:00 -0400 TreeHugger isn't the only place to sing the virtues of the modern composting toilet. But Fox News? Really? Full Article Design