hi Deja vu all over again: Michigan auto dealers sneakily try to lock Tesla out of the state By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Tue, 21 Oct 2014 15:58:33 -0400 When the incumbents do everything in their power to keep you out of the market, rather than try to compete with you directly on the merit of their products, you know you're on to something. Full Article Transportation
hi Wolf hunt up for vote on Michigan’s November ballot By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Tue, 28 Oct 2014 20:47:01 -0400 Does the state of Michigan need a wolf hunt? Voters will get the chance to weigh in. Full Article Business
hi Michigan voters say “No” to wolf hunting By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Wed, 05 Nov 2014 16:29:54 -0500 However, the voter’s choice won’t be the final say. Full Article Business
hi Michigan lawmaker wants to call burning tires “renewable energy” By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Thu, 02 Jul 2015 16:33:56 -0400 Proposed bill would make burning tires and other industrial solid waste count towards the state’s mandate of generating 10 percent of its energy from renewables. Full Article Business
hi The best thing to do with old LEGO bricks By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Wed, 09 Oct 2019 11:58:54 -0400 LEGO is cleaning and repackaging pre-loved bricks and sending them to charities for kids. Full Article Living
hi This beautiful, simple drying rack is made by Bee's Wrap By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Wed, 06 Nov 2019 09:00:00 -0500 It is designed to dry beeswax wraps more easily, but its usefulness goes beyond that. Full Article Living
hi Sustainable Sole, Eggplant with Chili and Spring Onions and Heavy Turf By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Mon, 18 Aug 2008 19:24:00 -0400 :: Make your soles sustainable with shoe shopping tips from Summer Rayne Oakes. Full Article TreeHugger Exclusives
hi Artificial Turf Versus Real Grass: Which is Greener? By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Thu, 16 Jul 2009 08:00:00 -0400 Could TreeHuggers soon find themselves hugging a fake tree or idly philosophizing in meadows of artificial grass? More than 225 million square feet of Astroturf have been manufactured since the plastic carpeting made Full Article Living
hi How to Use Plantings to Protect Your Garden From Thieves By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Mon, 02 Apr 2012 05:00:00 -0400 It's not pretty, but a fact of life, gardens are rich pickings for thieves. Full Article Living
hi This robotic lawnmower fuels itself with the grass it cuts, then harvests excess biomass for later use By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Wed, 12 Feb 2014 13:23:08 -0500 Could this be the lawnmower we've all been waiting for? Full Article Technology
hi All of Existence Should Be Revered: Hinduism & The Environment By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Wed, 16 Mar 2011 12:25:00 -0400 Hinduism is the oldest Full Article Living
hi Stewardship Over Creation: Christianity & The Environment By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Tue, 29 Mar 2011 12:30:00 -0400 Saint Francis of Assisi statue, photo: David Morris/Creative Commons. The following post is part of an ongoing series of posts outlining how the world's major religions have traditionally viewed the environment and are putting those beliefs into Full Article Living
hi We Are An Intrinsic Part Of Nature, Not Separate From Anything Else: Buddhism & The Environment By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Tue, 19 Jul 2011 17:00:00 -0400 For many Full Article Living
hi Non-Violence, Service & The Path: Jainism, Sikhism and Daoism on the Environment By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Thu, 01 Sep 2011 09:00:00 -0400 In previous posts in this series we've focused on Full Article Living
hi Buddhist monks are protecting snow leopards from poachers By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Tue, 10 Sep 2013 15:24:33 -0400 A new study in the journal Conservation Biology found that snow leopards living near Buddhist monasteries in Tibet are being helped by monks who actively patrol the forests to prevent poachers from killing the endangered cats. Full Article Science
hi CA approves utilities' massive $738 million electric vehicle proposal By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Wed, 13 Jun 2018 10:19:37 -0400 This will mark a significant scaling of electrified transportation—including trucks and buses too. Full Article Transportation
hi Why is the Trump administration putting a tariff on Chinese LEDs? By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Fri, 06 Jul 2018 14:27:44 -0400 Could it be that more efficient lighting means less coal being dug to power it? Full Article Energy
hi UK has passed 1,000 hours without coal this year By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Mon, 16 Jul 2018 06:35:26 -0400 That's compared to 624 in the whole of 2017... Full Article Energy
hi If you think the Green New Deal is tough to do, think about the Rural Electrification Administration By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Wed, 06 Mar 2019 12:05:31 -0500 Starting in 1936 they wired the entire country, the houses, the tools and the farms, changing America. It is time to think big and do it again. Full Article Science
hi Computer chips made from wood could biodegrade By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Mon, 01 Jun 2015 07:00:00 -0400 The innovation could mean less e-waste at the end of our electronics' lives. Full Article Technology
hi Battery recycling machine gives grocery store coupons in exchange for your old batteries By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Wed, 10 May 2017 10:32:09 -0400 The machines are popping up at grocery stores in Norway. Full Article Technology
hi The Google car is ready to hit the road By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Tue, 23 Dec 2014 08:36:06 -0500 And the Oatmeal says " I'm ready for our army of Skynet Marshmallow Bumper Bots." Full Article Transportation
hi Google's self-driving car hits the road this summer By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Fri, 15 May 2015 08:02:36 -0400 These may be limited to 25 MPH, but the era of autonomous cars is coming at us really fast. Full Article Transportation
hi INDEX: Google Cardboard may be the next very big thing. By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Tue, 18 Aug 2015 14:41:42 -0400 It's cheap, it works and Oh, the places you'll go. Full Article Design
hi Sidewalk Labs: A once-in-a-lifetime opportunity or a brazen corporate highjack? By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Tue, 25 Jun 2019 10:56:10 -0400 The proposal for redeveloping Toronto's waterfront into a green, sustainable, urban tech hub is controversial. Full Article Design
hi Want to go plastic-free? Start with one thing. By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Tue, 20 Aug 2019 07:00:00 -0400 Slow, incremental changes are more effective than trying to do it all at once. Full Article Living
hi Montreal may ban wood-fired ovens. Is this the end of the classic Montreal bagel? By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Wed, 24 Oct 2018 13:24:52 -0400 Wood smoke is a huge source of particulate pollution and really shouldn't be in residential neighbourhoods. But the flavour... Full Article Business
hi Le Jardinier by ADHOC architects is a great example of "missing middle" housing By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Wed, 13 Mar 2019 13:08:16 -0400 They do this so well in Montreal. Full Article Design
hi Gas car sales are down in China, EU, US. Electric cars to blame. By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Tue, 19 Feb 2019 10:00:00 -0500 Now, if only we could get US drivers out of their trucks. Full Article Transportation
hi Two mail giants commit to 100% electric vehicles By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Mon, 04 Mar 2019 07:48:35 -0500 Fleet purchasing may turn out to be critical to electrification. Full Article Transportation
hi Canada introduces $5,000 incentive to buy electric vehicles By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Thu, 02 May 2019 08:56:54 -0400 Now how about some incentives to get people out of cars? Full Article Transportation
hi TreeHugger Radio #202: The Warmest Winter Ever, Arsenic in Your Chicken, Dying Dolphins, and Vermont Versus Monsanto By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Thu, 12 Apr 2012 09:30:18 -0400 Jacob and Brian look at chicken pre-marinated with Prozak, the blackest solar cell ever, and Poland and Vermont's fight against Monsanto. Full Article TreeHugger Radio
hi Electric Ford F-150 pickup truck tows a million pound train. Is this a big deal? By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Tue, 30 Jul 2019 11:23:17 -0400 In a word, no. Ford can sell this fiction, but it is all about friction. Full Article Transportation
hi Coming soon: weird but maybe wonderful alternative electric vehicles By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Tue, 17 Sep 2019 16:14:11 -0400 BRB introduces a bunch of concept vehicles that look like a lot of fun without fossil fuels Full Article Transportation
hi USDA Fighting Obesity With One Hand, Promoting High-Fat Cheese With The Other By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Mon, 08 Nov 2010 12:20:29 -0500 All the foodies are outraged by the New York Times Expose on the marketing of cheese. The front page story While Warning About Fat, U.S. Pushes Cheese Sales by Michael Moss describes how Dairy Management helps Full Article Living
hi Rethinking The Food Label To "Inspire Food Literacy" By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Tue, 02 Aug 2011 13:12:43 -0400 The UC Berkeley Graduate School of Journalism's News21 program and Good Magazine have shortlisted the three finalists in a competition to design a better food label. They "asked for designs that were informative, instructive and Full Article Living
hi Study describes chicken nuggets as edible "super glue" By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Mon, 11 Nov 2013 08:00:00 -0500 Doctors from the University of Mississippi dissected two nuggets and were shocked by what they found. Full Article Living
hi Cooked: A Natural History of Transformation (book review) By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Mon, 02 Dec 2013 08:00:00 -0500 Michael Pollan's latest book is a wonderful exploration of how cooking connects us all, socially and ecologically. Full Article Living
hi Food and building materials merge with Perdue's wood composite chicken nuggets By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Mon, 21 Jan 2019 09:06:14 -0500 We have been saying for years that building materials should be healthy and high fiber like the food we eat, and now Perdue delivers. Full Article Design
hi Energy Star Finally Starts Thinking About Health, Durability and House Size By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Tue, 20 Apr 2010 11:11:52 -0400 One of the big beefs with Energy Star for housing is that all it cared about was energy; beat the standard code by 15% and you got it. No matter that the best way to make a house efficient is to make it tight, leading to all kinds of air quality Full Article Design
hi Ask Pablo: Should I Get A New Washing Machine? By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Mon, 26 Apr 2010 07:13:00 -0400 Of course the balance between environmental impact and personal Full Article Technology
hi Cool Your World this Summer with Seven Simple Ways to Save With ENERGY STAR By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Fri, 17 Jun 2011 09:17:08 -0400 The dog days of summer are right around the corner and homeowners are looking for ways to Full Article Technology
hi Beat the heat: EPA's infographic is a good place to start By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Wed, 17 Jul 2013 08:37:00 -0400 The information is pretty basic but it's not trivial, and would make a difference. Full Article Energy
hi Energy Star now rates clothes dryers. This could reduce U.S. CO2 emissions by 22bn lbs per year! By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Wed, 28 May 2014 15:17:47 -0400 Drying clothes uses an incredible amount of energy, it's clearly a low-hanging fruit for conservation and energy efficiency efforts. Full Article Energy
hi 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
hi Broken things are everywhere, and this man finds them By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Tue, 17 Jun 2014 15:06:14 -0400 Artist Roland Roos finds broken things and fixes them—whether you've asked him to or not. Full Article Technology
hi Quick fix: 10 things you can repair in under 10 minutes By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Fri, 23 Jan 2015 09:00:00 -0500 From broken zippers to damaged USB cables, embrace your inner handyman with these quick DIY repairs. Full Article Living
hi 7 Rs for sustainable fashion By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Mon, 14 Jan 2019 15:08:00 -0500 Use these recommendations to create a wardrobe that feels as great as it looks. Full Article Living
hi How to make your clothing last By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Mon, 05 Aug 2019 09:00:00 -0400 Proper care can go a long way toward extending a garment's life. Full Article Living
hi Maryland Politicians Chicken Out on Arsenic Ban By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Tue, 27 Mar 2012 15:25:26 -0400 Maryland's ban on arsenic in chicken feed would have been groundbreaking, but the bill has been gutted by lobbyists. Full Article Living