ni Eco Wine Review: Hahn SLH Estate 2010 Chef's Table Viognier By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Tue, 08 May 2012 06:50:38 -0400 Hahn SLH Estate's 2010 Chef's Table Viognier is one of the most interesting whites you'll ever smell. It's completely intoxicating with notes of white peach, banana, honeydew and jasmine. Only 100 cases were made, so get this one quickly! Full Article Living
ni Organic Ginger-Orange Cocktail Made with Bourbon and Sake By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Thu, 21 Jun 2012 12:34:28 -0400 Using fresh organic ginger and locally grown oranges, the eco-friendly Medlock Ames has created a drink that is complex, fresh and tangy. Full Article Living
ni Artist Creates Stunning Portraits With Old Wine Corks By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Wed, 15 Aug 2012 05:00:00 -0400 Scott Gundersen makes art with corks, using up to 9,000 of the old bottle-stoppers to create each beautiful portrait. Full Article Design
ni The Spanish Porrón- an Eco-Friendly Way to Drink Wine By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Thu, 20 Dec 2012 04:14:19 -0500 The Spanish porrón is a glass pitcher in the shape of a watering can that gets passed around at big events. That way, there is no need for plastic glasses or washing up! Full Article Design
ni Organic winemaker faces jail for refusing to apply pesticide By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Mon, 24 Feb 2014 15:41:27 -0500 The French agriculture ministry has sentenced Emmanuel Giboulot six months in jail for not taking preventative measures against a bacterial vine disease. Full Article Science
ni Nigeria on the brink: only one solution – socialist revolution By www.marxist.com Published On :: Sun, 08 Dec 2019 12:23:57 +0000 The recent “release” and immediate brutal re-arrest of Sowore raises the question of the nature of the present regime in Nigeria. The justified anger of many workers and youth poses the problem of “what is to be done?” Here comrade Rashy in Nigeria explains that this event brings into sharp focus the need to radically transform Nigerian society along socialist lines. Full Article Nigeria
ni Morocco: let us break the rod of repression with organisation and struggle By www.marxist.com Published On :: Tue, 07 Jan 2020 11:59:40 +0000 Those who follow the situation in Morocco can see that the repressive dictatorial regime has become more and more frenzied, and the police state has tightened its repressive grip on everyone and everything. They are arresting those who protest, who sing, who criticise, who write, and who show solidarity with those arrested. Full Article Morocco
ni The impact on Nigeria of the coronavirus pandemic: socioeconomic pandemonium! By www.marxist.com Published On :: Tue, 14 Apr 2020 15:55:40 +0100 It would be hell if the Covid-19 breaks out in Nigeria on the scale presently being witnessed in Europe and the US. Apart from the dire state of the healthcare system, 69 million Nigerians have no access to clean water. This invariably leads to water-borne diseases like cholera, which continue to break out as regular epidemics. Social distancing and self-isolation presuppose that people have enough space. In Lagos where we have over 100 slum areas, about 80 people can be found sharing a 10-room building with only two toilets and a bathroom being shared by all with no pipe-borne or treated water readily available. Full Article Nigeria
ni Nigeria: the crisis spares no one – a Kano version of the pandemic By www.marxist.com Published On :: Mon, 27 Apr 2020 13:10:39 +0100 Kano has become the epicentre of the spread of Covid-19 in northern Nigeria. A large number of so-called “mysterious” deaths was recently reported, but the state government of Kano blatantly claims that the sharp rise in deaths is not due to Covid-19. Here we provide an eyewitness account from an IMT comrade in Kano. Full Article Nigeria
ni This tiny house community aims to help veterans rebuild their lives (Video) By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Tue, 22 May 2018 14:29:57 -0400 Entirely funded by donations, this project is hoping to provide veterans struggling with PTSD or homelessness free housing, counseling and an experience of the healing power of nature. Full Article Design
ni US to demand coal-burning power plants keep pumping out pollution, because National Security By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Mon, 04 Jun 2018 07:44:41 -0400 It's in the Fearless Leader's latest move to a planned economy that runs on coal. Full Article Energy
ni US Wildlife Services killed 1.3 million non-invasive animals in 2017 By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Fri, 06 Jul 2018 12:57:50 -0400 From foxes and falcons to otters and owls, the USDA program is doing away with wildlife in droves. Full Article Science
ni Lazivores unite: A manifesto for lazy gardening By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Mon, 20 May 2019 17:58:20 -0400 It's time that the lazy gardeners among us rise up and take an explicit stand. Full Article Living
ni Over 200 Animals Rescued From Wildlife Traffickers in Thailand By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Thu, 08 Mar 2012 20:15:56 -0500 Among the hundreds of animals seized were 5 tigers, 13 white lions, three pumas, three kangaroos, four flamingos, two crowned cranes, 66 marmosets, two orangutans, and two red pandas. Full Article Science
ni Dazzling technicolor greenhouse lights up when you touch the plants (Video) By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Wed, 25 Oct 2017 10:51:43 -0400 Combining touch, sound and a psychedelic array of programmed LEDs, this installation brings the people to the plants. Full Article Living
ni Algae could light up our cities at night By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Thu, 03 May 2018 10:37:08 -0400 Many cities have transitioned to LED street lighting, but researchers think algae may be the illumination of the future. Full Article Technology
ni Integrated "Shopping" Bag In Award-Winning Bicycle By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Mon, 21 Mar 2011 01:41:30 -0400 Whenever my husband asks me to "pick up a couple of bottles of wine" while shopping, I get surly. My favorite bike panniers are, without exception, NOT well equipped to handle heavy, glass bottles that may shift in Full Article Transportation
ni Ultramarathoners Running 10,000-Kilometer Silk Road Route to Raise Awareness About Water Shortages By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Sat, 02 Jul 2011 13:54:00 -0400 Seventy-two days after setting out from Istanbul, champion distance runner Kevin Lin Yi Jie and a small team of other athletes have covered 4,434 kilometers of their 10,00-kilometer goal: Running the Full Article Science
ni Vincent Callebaut Designs "Bionic Arch"- A Green Skyscraper For Taiwan By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Tue, 13 Sep 2011 11:16:32 -0400 When Jerry wrote about Vincent Callebaut's proposed vertical farm for New York City, he called it a Locavore Wet Dream; I called it one of the silliest, most overwrought jump-the-shark vertical farm ideas ever Full Article Design
ni Tiny 355 sq. ft. micro-apartment is expanded with adaptable mini-loft By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Mon, 10 Jul 2017 13:47:26 -0400 A small apartment gets enlarged by knocking some walls down and adding a multi-functional staircase and mini-loft. Full Article Design
ni Sydney to Green its NYE Pyrotechnic Extravaganza By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Fri, 21 Dec 2007 07:24:32 -0500 Sydney claims the largest and most technologically advanced annual fireworks display on the planet, attracting more than one million people to the harbour foreshore, more than turn out for the fireworks in New York, Full Article Living
ni Minimalist multi-use unit creates more intimate studio apartment in Sydney By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Tue, 26 Jul 2016 07:00:00 -0400 With everything happening in one space, studio apartments can often feel too cluttered. This Sydney apartments gets a space makeover with the addition of a clever multifunctional unit that partitions the space and stores things out of sight. Full Article Design
ni Sydney micro-apartment designed with Japanese organizational technique in mind By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Thu, 11 May 2017 14:59:48 -0400 Decluttering techniques are a big trend now. This small apartment is designed with organizational principles right from the start. Full Article Design
ni If you had a choice: Eat-in kitchen or separate dining room? By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Mon, 23 Feb 2015 11:53:39 -0500 I think open kitchens are greener and more efficient, but others like a separation. Full Article Design
ni Are you a successful minimalist? By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Tue, 26 Jul 2016 14:34:18 -0400 Which of these two images does your place look like? Full Article Design
ni One-a-day bananas: Genius at work or waste of packaging? (Survey) By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Wed, 15 Aug 2018 11:15:10 -0400 Bananas are already in a perfect package. But is this even better? Full Article Design
ni Award Winning Enviro Laundry Saves the Climate By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Fri, 10 Nov 2006 08:10:23 -0500 Ozone, is a substance that like CO2, seems not only to require international treaties, but it likes cleaning stuff. Apparently NASA discovered it works a treat as a disinfectant, killing bacteria and making stains soluble at low temperatures. The Full Article Design
ni California Paves the Way for Lower-VOC Cleaning Products to Reduce Smog By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Tue, 23 Nov 2010 09:14:53 -0500 Household cleaning products in the U.S. might soon be a little greener, thanks to a new rule in California that will require companies to reformulate products so they contain fewer volatile organic compounds, or Full Article Business
ni Whitening Clouds To Stop Climate Change Might Actually Increase Warming By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Wed, 06 Apr 2011 10:41:00 -0400 One of the more invasive geoengineering methods that's been proposed to avert global warming is spraying clouds with seawater to whiten them, reflecting solar radiation. New research presented at the European Geosciences Union meeting urges caution Full Article Technology
ni Geoengineering is a Technical Fix for a Political Problem By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Wed, 08 Feb 2012 12:23:00 -0500 "The stakes are very high and scientists are not the best people to deal with the social, ethical or political issues that geoengineering raises." Full Article Business
ni Startup upcycles discarded chopsticks into new decor & furniture (Video) By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Fri, 02 Jun 2017 14:21:46 -0400 Billions of chopsticks are thrown out each year worldwide. This Vancouver company is trying to turn some of of these into new items for the home. Full Article Design
ni Small city apartment maximized with clever cabinets & folding furniture (Video) By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Tue, 17 Oct 2017 14:29:18 -0400 A small apartment is made to feel larger with custom cabinetry and more. Full Article Design
ni First ever United Nations Environment Assembly to shape Sustainable Development Goals By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Fri, 27 Jun 2014 14:30:01 -0400 Delegates from United Nations member states meet to discuss a global environmental agenda. Full Article Business
ni It's World Toilet Day, and there is a new standard defining what a toilet should do By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Mon, 19 Nov 2018 14:00:06 -0500 In a few years people around the world, including you, may be sitting on a different kind of toilet. Full Article Design
ni Recycle Old Furs Into Bedding for Injured Animals By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Sat, 23 Oct 2010 06:34:54 -0400 With a slew of fur-free celebrities and PETA's racy anti-fur campaigns, sporting a fur coat is controversial. For reasons that range from the philosophical to the stylistic, Planet Green notes, thousands of old fur coats are sitting Full Article Living
ni Chanel ditches furs and animal skins By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Thu, 06 Dec 2018 11:42:00 -0500 No more crocodile skin handbags. Chanel is going cruelty-free in all future collections. Full Article Living
ni New Wave Energy Device Could See 200 Commercial Units in the Next Five Years By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Thu, 02 Feb 2012 14:15:52 -0500 The Searaser takes a novel approach to wave energy generation. New owners Ecotricity - pioneers of wind power in Britain - are aiming for mass deployment in the next five years. Full Article Energy
ni Turning Water Into Electricity, Students Into Renewable Energy Experts By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Wed, 07 Mar 2012 09:30:00 -0500 A hydropower turbine has the potential to not only create energy, but has also sparked the creation of both a renewable energy company and a renewable energy education program in Maine. Full Article Technology
ni 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
ni 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
ni 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
ni Tennessee Passes Law Allowing Creationism, Climate Denial to be Taught in Classroom By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Fri, 13 Apr 2012 20:01:00 -0400 Woops. Full Article Business
ni An urbanist's question: Where is the best place to have a parade? By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Mon, 17 Jun 2019 09:07:49 -0400 Do you plan it where there is lots of room, or do you put it where there is good transit accessibility? Full Article Design
ni Night Fishing by the Light of the Sun in East Africa By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Sat, 21 Jul 2012 07:30:00 -0400 Solar-powered buoy design seeks to reduce costs for fishermen and the risk of kerosene spills on Lake Victoria. Full Article Technology
ni If you're buying a Thanksgiving turkey, choose organic By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Wed, 14 Nov 2018 12:32:00 -0500 Help stop the rise of antibiotic resistance by buying a bird that's been raised drug-free. Full Article Living
ni Submit Your Best Green Tweets for Carnival of the Green By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Fri, 10 Jul 2009 12:26:10 -0400 We here at TreeHugger recently announced that the Carnival of the Green will now include a Twitter section.You can still submit as normal via email, of course, but this new part of the Carnival will be called "Best Green Tweets." So, if you use Twitter Full Article TreeHugger Exclusives
ni Kids Discover Nature Hosts Carnival of the Green By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Mon, 13 Jul 2009 09:12:57 -0400 This week is Carnival of the Green #188 and it's being hosted by Kids Discover Nature, the place to find great outdoor activities for your children. No matter where you live, you can help your little ones learn about and experience nature by following Full Article TreeHugger Exclusives
ni Submit Your Best Green Tweets for Carnival of the Green By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Fri, 31 Jul 2009 14:30:40 -0400 We here at TreeHugger recently announced that the Carnival of the Green will now include a Twitter section.You can still submit as normal via email, of course, but this new part of the Carnival will be called "Best Green Tweets." So, if you use Twitter Full Article TreeHugger Exclusives
ni The EcoChic Hosts Carnival of the Green By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Tue, 18 Aug 2009 09:03:30 -0400 This week is Carnival of the Green #193 and it's being hosted by The EcoChic, a blog that takes us through the life of a thirty-something mom. She looks for ways to reduce her environmental impact on the Earth while sharing these ideas, products and Full Article TreeHugger Exclusives
ni Submit Your Best Green Tweets for Carnival of the Green By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Fri, 21 Aug 2009 16:33:42 -0400 We here at TreeHugger recently announced that the Carnival of the Green will now include a Twitter section.You can still submit as normal via email, of course, but this new part of the Carnival will be called "Best Green Tweets." So, if you use Twitter Full Article TreeHugger Exclusives