ia New e-commerce site is a one-stop-shop for humanitarian aid products By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Thu, 16 Jun 2016 17:03:41 -0400 The Level Market wants to make the procurement of humanitarian aid and development products as easy as shopping on Amazon. Full Article Technology
ia Brands are using social media to reach #consciousconsumers By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Thu, 22 Dec 2016 08:00:00 -0500 When it comes to communicating an alignment with personal values, it doesn’t get more personal than social media. Full Article Business
ia Creating a market for recycled materials in the new plastics economy By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Thu, 19 Jan 2017 09:15:00 -0500 A major brand is putting out the first fully recyclable shampoo bottle made from recycled beach plastic Full Article Business
ia 5 packaging materials you didn’t know are difficult to recycle By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Mon, 27 Mar 2017 09:00:00 -0400 How many of these common items have you placed in your blue bin? Full Article Business
ia Crowdfunding gets more green initiatives off the ground By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Mon, 26 Feb 2018 08:25:02 -0500 Consumers are connected to the things they care about, providing access to ventures that have the potential to make real impacts. Full Article Business
ia All-electric commercial airplane takes first flight By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Wed, 11 Dec 2019 09:04:49 -0500 “December 10, 2019 will be remembered as the day the electric aviation age started.” Full Article Transportation
ia Giant crocheted organism with tentacles emerges in Paris (Video) By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Fri, 15 Mar 2019 12:13:04 -0400 Gorgeous, soft and looking like a living UFO, this enormous work of textile art is brightening up one Paris institution. Full Article Living
ia Happy 50th birthday to the Boeing 747; it changed aviation forever By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Mon, 01 Oct 2018 11:21:48 -0400 Flying went from being expensive and elite to being mass-market. Enjoy it while you can. Full Article Transportation
ia Car industry splits over California emissions rules. What side is your car maker on? By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Tue, 29 Oct 2019 13:40:32 -0400 I was disappointed to see that Subaru, beloved of TreeHugger types, is on the wrong side of this issue. Full Article Transportation
ia Coldplay wants all future tours to be 'environmentally beneficial' By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Thu, 21 Nov 2019 09:00:00 -0500 The rock band won't be touring its newest album until it can figure out a greener way of doing it. Full Article Living
ia KLM to fly on 'sustainable aviation fuel' made from cooking oil By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Tue, 10 Dec 2019 08:45:14 -0500 They say it reduces CO2 emissions by 80 percent. Does it really? Full Article Transportation
ia Bulgaria is getting a beautiful new forest By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Wed, 20 Nov 2019 15:21:25 -0500 Soon, willow, alder, ash and oaks will grace the banks of the Maritza river once again. Full Article Science
ia Reusable cup program comes to Victoria, British Columbia By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Mon, 30 Dec 2019 06:40:00 -0500 The Canadian city is the latest to rethink disposal culture and insist on something better. Full Article Business
ia Canadian grocers have a smart approach to food waste By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Fri, 28 Feb 2020 10:00:00 -0500 They're using the Flashfood app to give customers steep discounts and divert food from landfill. Full Article Business
ia 7,500 songbirds flew into a giant flame and died By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Thu, 19 Sep 2013 12:15:20 -0400 So, last week approximately 7,500 songbirds flew into a giant flame and died. Maybe this is a good time to talk about the wastefulness and damage caused by natural gas flaring? Full Article Energy
ia Pipeline that spilled 105,000 gallons of oil in California was only one in county without 'auto shut-off' By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Mon, 25 May 2015 15:53:24 -0400 Why make exceptions like this? Full Article Energy
ia This is the ongoing gas leak in California that's an epic ecological disaster By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Mon, 28 Dec 2015 12:23:37 -0500 Impact of greenhouse gases released since October measured over a 20-year time frame is equivalent to emissions from 7 million cars. Full Article Energy
ia California gas well blowout was largest methane leak in US history By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Fri, 26 Feb 2016 10:48:30 -0500 New study finds Aliso Canyon disaster’s impact equivalent to annual greenhouse gas emissions from over half a million cars. Full Article Energy
ia Could big companies help boost 'flexitarianism'? By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Wed, 13 Jun 2018 06:18:35 -0400 From blending beef with mushrooms, to boosting plant-based menu items, companies are doing a lot to cut back on meat. Full Article Business
ia Co-working giant won't reimburse meat-based employee meals By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Mon, 16 Jul 2018 08:15:59 -0400 It'll be interesting to see how this is received. Full Article Business
ia More corporate giants pledge 100% renewables By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Thu, 13 Sep 2018 06:49:04 -0400 Sony, McKinsey & Company, Royal Bank of Scotland and WeWork are all committing to going all-out for clean energy. Full Article Business
ia California bans animal testing in cosmetics By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Thu, 13 Sep 2018 13:27:00 -0400 Now, for the rest of the U.S. and Canada to get on board... Full Article Living
ia Canada's biggest meat brand goes (a bit) vegetarian By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Fri, 26 Oct 2018 06:21:18 -0400 It's not only Tyson that's looking to hedge its bets with vegetarian meat and dairy analogs. Full Article Business
ia Patagonia gave $10m from 'irresponsible tax cut' to eco causes By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Thu, 23 May 2019 13:22:23 -0400 'Instead of putting the money back into our business, we’re responding by putting $10 million back into the planet. Our home planet needs it more than we do.' Full Article Business
ia Artist hides giants in the wilds of Copenhagen, luring seekers into nature By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Tue, 02 May 2017 13:08:16 -0400 Part treasure hunt, part real-life Pokémon Go, the hidden giants (which are made entirely of scrap wood) can be found by treasure map or riddle poems. Full Article Living
ia Some of the INDEX: Design To Improve Life finalists will look familiar By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Tue, 01 Aug 2017 09:37:58 -0400 The big Danish design competition really has similar goals to TreeHugger: to promote good green design that makes the world better Full Article Design
ia Scientists Attempt to Resurrect Extinct Giant Ox By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Mon, 01 Feb 2010 22:19:07 -0500 Photo: The Art Archive digg_url = 'http://www.treehugger.com/files/2010/02/scientists-attempt-to-resurrect-extinct-giant-ox.php'; Two million years ago, an enormous species of ox, called Aurochs, emerged from regions of northern India and migrated into Full Article Technology
ia Industrial Animal Factories in Shocking Photos (Slideshow) By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Wed, 13 Oct 2010 11:00:41 -0400 Once you've seen what goes on inside a Concentrated Animal Feeding Operation (CAFO) it's tough to accept the trade-off of horrific animal suffering in order to have cheap food. Full Article Living
ia Mongolian Mining Battle Heats Up With Herder's Death By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Sat, 28 May 2011 08:00:00 -0400 The already tense battle over mining in Inner Mongolia has erupted further after a Mongolian herder was run over by a coal truck and killed while trying to block the Full Article Business
ia California's iconic fog is bringing super-toxic mercury ashore By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Tue, 26 Nov 2019 15:38:42 -0500 Researchers find that the neurotoxin is carried in by coastal fog, deposited on the land, and then makes its way up the food chain where it is approaching toxic thresholds in pumas. Full Article Science
ia Learn to make some of these 17 essential sauces By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Thu, 09 Jan 2020 07:44:24 -0500 Knowing how to make a few sauces by heart is a skill we all can use. Full Article Living
ia 6 ways to 'beef up' your vegetarian vegetable stock By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Wed, 22 Jan 2020 16:37:48 -0500 These simple tricks add the depth and flavor that plant-based vegetable stock can sometimes be missing. Full Article Living
ia Umami mania: 9 foods in which the savory factor shines By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Tue, 25 Feb 2020 16:19:29 -0500 The poetic and ephemeral fifth basic taste, umami, is the talk of the town; you can find it in these all-natural ingredients. Full Article Living
ia Amazonia on fire: 'The earth isn’t dying. It’s being killed.' By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Thu, 22 Aug 2019 15:43:25 -0400 The Amazon rainforest doesn't need prayers, it needs protectors. Full Article Business
ia Conservation group to buy largest private sequoia forest in the world By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Mon, 23 Sep 2019 08:00:00 -0400 The 530-acre forest has hundreds of ancient giant sequoia, including the fifth-largest tree known on the planet. Full Article Science
ia Make your tombstone an ancient tree in one of these memorial forests By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Wed, 05 Feb 2020 13:01:23 -0500 Mixing conservation with death care, a new start-up offers permanently protected memorial trees that solve a slew of problems. Full Article Science
ia Floating "Solar Cucumbers" Form Artificial Reefs That Desalinate Sea Water (Video) By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Tue, 22 Nov 2011 15:06:00 -0500 These low-impact, solar-powered desalination units could be a potential boon to water-scarce coastal communities, disaster-prone areas, as well as local marine life. Full Article Technology
ia Why federally protected lands are so crucial By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Mon, 02 Mar 2020 13:41:57 -0500 Over the last 30 years, habitat loss for imperiled species in the U.S. was more than twice as great on non-protected private lands than on federally protected public lands. Full Article Business
ia JUPE health is an 'immediate response to hospital overcrowding' By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Fri, 27 Mar 2020 11:21:42 -0400 These flat-packed rest-and-recovery units could take the load off hospitals in a hurry. Full Article Design
ia William McDonough at Dwell on Design: A More "Effective" Not Just More "Efficient" Future By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Sun, 26 Jun 2011 08:25:37 -0400 A compact chicken coop for city dwellers that wheels around the yard and fertilizes soil is on display at "Dwell on Design" this weekend. The show's awards recognize Full Article Living
ia William McDonough on Cradle to Cradle, a Terrestrial Space Station, and What Went Wrong in China (Podcast) By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Thu, 22 Dec 2011 10:28:43 -0500 Architect and author of Cradle to Cradle talks about green products, his new buildings, and what happened in China. Full Article TreeHugger Radio
ia Hungary Declares State of Emergency As Toxic Industrial Sludge Covers Villages (Photos) By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Tue, 05 Oct 2010 14:20:00 -0400 Four people are dead, 120 injured and six missing in Hungary as torrents of red toxic sludge, the byproduct of bauxite refining for aluminum, burst from a containment pond and poured through six villages in three counties. A Full Article Business
ia Vedanta Resources' Orissa Bauxite Refinery Expansion Blocked by Indian Government By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Wed, 20 Oct 2010 11:28:00 -0400 Two months after the Indian government stopped plans by UK-based Vedanta Resources to put a bauxite mine on a mountain held sacred by two indigenous tribal groups in Orissa, on the Full Article Business
ia Haunting Photos of the Hungarian Town a Toxic Sludge Spill Painted Red By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Sat, 14 Jul 2012 07:30:00 -0400 The toxic red line that runs through this town -- as photographed by Palíndromo Mészáros -- is shocking evidence of what can go wrong. Full Article Living
ia Rivian introduces 3 ton "electric adventure vehicles" By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Thu, 06 Dec 2018 11:01:09 -0500 Is this really the future we want? Full Article Transportation
ia California bans sale of fur clothing By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Wed, 16 Oct 2019 07:00:00 -0400 It will soon be illegal to sell, trade, or donate furs of any kind. Full Article Living
ia Having Facebook friends is associated with a longer life By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Tue, 01 Nov 2016 10:33:25 -0400 A new study suggests that a social media community adds to longevity similar to an offline community. Full Article Technology
ia Cardboard architect Tobias Horrocks builds a Cardboard Metropolis By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Mon, 13 Aug 2018 15:58:13 -0400 Forget about wood construction; cardboard could be the Next Big Thing. Full Article Design
ia Here's the dirt on a rammed-earth renovation in Australia By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Wed, 15 Aug 2018 14:40:56 -0400 Add heritage preservation, passive house design and a butterfly roof and it pushes a lot of buttons around here. Full Article Design
ia Small carbon-neutral house in Australia built with recycled materials By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Tue, 27 Nov 2018 15:13:42 -0500 Constructed as an "apartment-house" hybrid, this prototypical 753-square-foot house makes the most of a small lot. Full Article Design