ac EPA to revisit and probably roll back fuel economy standards By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Thu, 16 Mar 2017 09:53:01 -0400 Because America needs more SUVs and pickup trucks to be great again Full Article Transportation
ac President introduces new climate actions to reverse last president's actions (yawn) By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Tue, 28 Mar 2017 17:05:25 -0400 Many of Obama's rules never came into force, and many of Trump's will never make much difference. Full Article Business
ac EPA proceeding with implementation of safer chemicals act By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Tue, 11 Apr 2017 14:34:02 -0400 The bipartisan legislation signed into law by Obama in June 2016 is surviving under the new administration, but it needs your help to thrive Full Article Business
ac Who killed the subcompact car? By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Mon, 09 Apr 2018 09:10:15 -0400 Why should carmakers bother when there is so much profit in SUVs and pickups? Full Article Transportation
ac Madrid co-working space is an adaptable playground for grown-ups By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Mon, 12 Sep 2016 14:15:43 -0400 This flexible interior design for a collaborative workspace has plenty of hammocks and giant exercise balls to keep its co-working members happy. Full Article Design
ac Why you should boycott Black Friday By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Wed, 27 Nov 2019 07:00:00 -0500 It sends the wrong message to brands and retailers. Full Article Living
ac Introducing Daniel Wallach of Greensburg, Kansas By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Mon, 07 Apr 2008 09:45:43 -0400 My name is Daniel Wallach, and I am Executive Director of Greensburg GreenTown. My wife, Catherine Hart, is the Coordinator of Full Article Living
ac Grateful Dog is Sacramento's First Green Dog Day Care By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Thu, 08 Oct 2009 13:52:00 -0400 The name may give you visions of dogs mellowed out, but the Grateful Dog wants to make sure your dog is both happy and healthy throughout their entire stay. You can leave your dog for the day or the week, knowing that Full Article Science
ac Sourcing Sustainable Fabrics Made Easy with New Online Marketplace from Summer Rayne Oakes By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Tue, 07 Sep 2010 07:06:56 -0400 When I caught up with Summer Rayne Oakes at a Fashion Delivers event in June, she only briefly mentioned her forthcoming project: Source 4 Style, an online marketing Full Article Living
ac TreeHugger's Greatest Hits, 2004-2012 (with a Soundtrack by Bruce Springsteen) By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Thu, 20 Dec 2012 14:54:00 -0500 I wrote my first TreeHugger post more than seven years ago. Since then, there's been a lot of water under the bridge. Here are some of the many highlights. Full Article Living
ac This man is cloning old-growth redwoods and planting them in safe places (video) By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Wed, 08 Mar 2017 11:38:21 -0500 David Milarch is on a quest to save California's coast redwoods, some of the world's oldest and largest living things; he may be saving the planet along the way. Full Article Science
ac Must "Craftivism" (Craft + Activism) Have A Politically Liberal Bent? By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Sat, 04 Apr 2009 16:41:37 -0400 Photo: Gideon Tsang on Flickr We know that the concept of the "buy and sell handmade" blog Etsy has revolutionary implications for consumer culture and what it means to be part of a creative community. But does politics have a place in crafting Full Article Design
ac NYC Event: Local Fashion at Spring Handmade Calvacade By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Sun, 04 Apr 2010 09:00:19 -0400 Local designers from The NewNew, a group of independent handmade Etsy artists, designers, and crafters in the New York area, have come together for this years spring Handmade Calvacade. The shopping event will feature fine, Full Article Living
ac Handmade Online Marketplace Etsy Raises $20 Million Financing By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Sat, 04 Sep 2010 10:17:31 -0400 Handmade is becoming big business -- reeeally big. Etsy -- the online marketplace for handmade items -- announced earlier this week that it has raised $20 million in venture capital financing and has now tripled its valuation at $300 million (not Full Article Business
ac ETSY Employees Haul 600lb of Compostables Each Month By Bike By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Mon, 06 Aug 2012 11:18:26 -0400 Taking responsibility for their own waste, ETSY team members haul biodegradable trash to their local community farm by cargo bike. Full Article Business
ac Petit Beast: Hanging air plant sculptures look like graceful jellyfish By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Thu, 29 Jan 2015 14:31:13 -0500 Combining low-maintenance air plants with reused sea urchin shells, these unique creations look very much like mysterious jellyfish. Full Article Design
ac DIY Pod-Tainer microhome sports two space-expanding bump-outs (Video) By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Wed, 23 Nov 2016 07:00:00 -0500 Compared to conventional shipping container homes, the Pod-Tainer has a relatively spacious interior, thanks to pop-outs on both sides. Full Article Design
ac Spot the retractable stair in this brilliant tiny house (Video) By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Tue, 12 Sep 2017 10:00:00 -0400 This modern home is chock full of clever space-maximizing ideas. Full Article Design
ac Could wool fibers replace glass fibers in FRP? By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Thu, 21 Feb 2019 12:54:08 -0500 In New Zealand, surfboard maker Paul Barron has developed a new wild and wooly composite. Full Article Design
ac No, distracted walking is not causing the dramatic increase in pedestrian deaths By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Mon, 03 Apr 2017 11:53:40 -0400 This is an urban design issue, a car design issue, and a demographics issue. Distracted walking is a rounding error. Full Article Design
ac Florida may pass "Sunshine Protection Act" and go on Daylight Saving Time all year round By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Fri, 26 Jan 2018 09:04:39 -0500 This is a very good idea that all of North America should consider. Full Article Energy
ac This activewear never has to be thrown away By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Wed, 21 Aug 2019 12:58:55 -0400 Send in your Girlfriend Collective leggings, bras, and shorts and the company will upcycle them into new pieces, over and over again. Full Article Living
ac What the Italians can teach us about living well By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Tue, 22 May 2018 12:15:00 -0400 After visiting friends in Bologna, I came away with a sense that the Italians have embraced many things that we North Americans would do well to adopt. Full Article Living
ac Bubble cars are back with the electric Microlino By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Mon, 30 Jul 2018 10:46:20 -0400 The tiny Italian car is now available in Europe. Full Article Transportation
ac Will the Canadian government actually switch to ethically produced uniforms? By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Mon, 09 Feb 2015 06:12:00 -0500 A special task force has been set up, but whether the talk and research turns into action is another matter. Full Article Living
ac Take action during Fashion Revolution Week, April 24-30 By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Wed, 19 Apr 2017 10:05:00 -0400 It's that time of year when conscious shoppers remember the Rana Plaza tragedy and unite in their efforts to demand greater safety, fairness and transparency in the fashion industry. Full Article Living
ac No sweat in this shop: Garment factory is renovated to Passivhaus standard By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Wed, 19 Sep 2018 12:08:45 -0400 Jordan Parnass Digital Architecture has designed a revolutionary building for an industry that needs a revolution. Full Article Design
ac Native Americans protest tar sands pipeline with horseback ride along proposed route By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Wed, 02 Oct 2013 11:47:54 -0400 This week, Anishinaabe tribal members began riding horseback along the proposed route of a what could possibly become the largest tar sands pipeline in the United States. Full Article Energy
ac TarSandsSOS lets you track tar sands oil tankers By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Tue, 05 Nov 2013 10:09:06 -0500 ForestEthics has launched a new tool called TarSandsSOS that lets citizens track supertankers hauling tar sands oil along the Pacific coast in real time. Full Article Energy
ac Tastes Like Tar Sands: Crashing the Corporate Beach Party By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Thu, 05 Jun 2014 19:15:01 -0400 Activists deliver a "No Tar Sands!" message to Sustainable Brands corporate conference via kayak flotilla Full Article Energy
ac Teenager invents faster way to clean up toxic tar sands waste using sand and bacteria By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Mon, 29 Sep 2014 08:45:40 -0400 The breakthrough also scored 18-year-old Hayley Todesco a Google Science Fair Award. Full Article Technology
ac Oil giant quits tar sands, embraces offshore wind instead By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Tue, 27 Dec 2016 10:58:48 -0500 This is a prime example of divest-invest in action, folks... Full Article Energy
ac Ron Wallace is the 'Lord of the Gourd' with Record-Breaking Giant Pumpkin By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Tue, 02 Oct 2012 05:00:00 -0400 How would you like to carve a Jack-o-lantern from one of these three record-breaking pumpkins from this weekend? Full Article Living
ac When Governments and Activists Say "Resilience", They Do Not Mean the Same Thing By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Wed, 22 Feb 2012 06:50:50 -0500 Transition Towns founder Rob Hopkins sets out what Resilience 2.0 might look like. Full Article Design
ac One Graphic Even a Republican SuperPAC Ad Will Have a Hard Time Spinning By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Mon, 16 Apr 2012 13:52:00 -0400 Value of Fossil Fuel Exports By Fuel, 1949-2010 Full Article Business
ac Richard Heinberg's Tiny Fibonacci Studio By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Fri, 02 Nov 2012 07:19:03 -0400 Author, activist and post-carbon rabble rouser Richard Heinberg is also a dabbler in green building. Take a tour of his tiny hand-built backyard studio. Full Article Design
ac The Oil Drum reaches peak content By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Mon, 15 Jul 2013 16:31:32 -0400 The Oil Drum is a website published by the Institute for the Study of Energy and Our Future, a non-profit that conducts research and educates the public about energy issues and their impact on society. Full Article Energy
ac Have we reached Peak Curtains? IKEA's head of sustainability thinks so. By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Tue, 19 Jan 2016 11:08:43 -0500 We have lots of stuff, it's just unevenly distributed. Full Article Design
ac Are we approaching Peak Oil Demand? Not if the oil industry can help it By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Wed, 31 Jan 2018 15:36:37 -0500 Peak oil used to be about running out of supply; now some think that we will run out of demand. The oil companies will ensure that we never run out of demand. Full Article Science
ac Peak Copper is back, thanks to Teslas and smart tech By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Fri, 03 May 2019 12:14:16 -0400 It takes a lot of metal to make this stuff. Full Article Transportation
ac Solar-activated canopy creates interactive environment that responds to light (Video) By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Fri, 30 Jun 2017 13:55:07 -0400 This digitally knitted canopy uses photo-luminescent yarns to create a semi-shaded summer pavilion for visitors to NYC's MoMA PS1 gallery. Full Article Design
ac Are solar panels vulnerable to hackers? By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Thu, 10 Aug 2017 10:43:57 -0400 A new study says yes, but luckily the fix is simple. Full Article Technology
ac Solar blocks could replace solar panels on buildings By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Thu, 17 Aug 2017 10:38:12 -0400 The blocks could be part of the architecture of a building, generating more power than just rooftop panels. Full Article Technology
ac Bio-solar wallpaper made with cyanobacteria can be printed with an inkjet By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Wed, 08 Nov 2017 15:25:00 -0500 When printed in a precise pattern onto carbon nanotubes on paper, these photosynthetic bacteria can produce electricity from sunlight, which could power biodegradable environmental and medical sensors. Full Article Technology
ac Next-gen smart sprinkler controller from Rachio integrates with Amazon Echo By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Wed, 03 Feb 2016 13:15:51 -0500 Because of course you're thinking about water conservation in your yard in the middle of winter. Full Article Technology
ac EcoChic Design Award Challenges Chinese Fashion Designers to Face Local Problems By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Fri, 02 Mar 2012 08:46:19 -0500 The sustainable fashion design competition is encouraging Asia’s emerging fashion designers to create mass-market clothing with minimal textile waste. Full Article Living
ac Can Rooftop Farms Green the Skylines of China's Megacities? By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Tue, 08 Jan 2013 22:02:07 -0500 Take a tour of two pioneering rooftop farms that could be the first signs of a growing and much needed movement in a rapidly urbanizing China. Full Article Design
ac Photographer captures the tenacity of nature in Hong Kong By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Mon, 03 Nov 2014 13:32:51 -0500 “Wild Concrete” reveals the unintentional greenery of urban environments through photography. Full Article Living
ac Small Hong Kong apartment uses low-tech ideas to maximize space By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Tue, 31 Jan 2017 15:03:31 -0500 No high-tech bells and whistles here, but tried-and-true strategies are used in this renovation to make a small space feel much bigger. Full Article Design
ac Space-defining sculptural interventions brighten up this small apartment By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Mon, 31 Jul 2017 14:44:51 -0400 Different zones are delineated with simple, sculptural structures in this minimalist apartment. Full Article Design