ca Republican Presidential Hopefuls Out Of Step With Their Religions On Climate Change By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Mon, 27 Jun 2011 12:31:00 -0400 Here at TreeHugger we've long documented how every major religious group has come out supporting strong action on climate change, so the following irony, pointed out by Climate Progress shouldn't come as a shock: Even Full Article Living
ca If More of Us Love Nature, The Environment Will Take Care of Itself By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Mon, 07 May 2012 05:45:00 -0400 Like the word 'sustainability', 'environmentalism' has become a hollow word, a word divorced from meaning, a word lacking in soul, separated from its essence. Full Article Living
ca 200 evangelical scientists ask Congress to pass climate legislation By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Mon, 22 Jul 2013 15:56:29 -0400 Two hundred evangelical scientists recently wrote a letter to Congress making the religious case for passing climate change legislation. Full Article Living
ca Evangelical Christians call on Obama to protect public lands from oil and gas leasing By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Tue, 22 Oct 2013 10:26:41 -0400 Rev. Richard Cizik and the nonprofit New Evangelical Partnership for the Common Good have released a video message to President Obama calling on him to do more to protect public lands from destruction by private industry. Full Article Energy
ca UK's National Grid supports 2030 petrol/diesel car ban By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Wed, 28 Mar 2018 07:30:28 -0400 The electricity grid can handle a ban, ten years earlier than law makers are aiming for. Full Article Transportation
ca In California, people without rooftop solar panels pay a $65 per year subsidy to those with them By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Wed, 18 Apr 2018 11:09:06 -0400 Solar power is a wonderful thing but the benefits are not evenly distributed. Full Article Energy
ca 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
ca Duke Energy dedicates $25 million to EV charging in NC, promises 300 MW of battery storage By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Wed, 20 Jun 2018 06:11:35 -0400 In a compromise with environmentalists, the energy giant is committing some significant resources to clean tech. Full Article Energy
ca California utility offers rebates and incentives for going all-electric By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Thu, 28 Jun 2018 16:20:54 -0400 SMUD demonstrate that all-electric living is actually cheaper than gas. Full Article Energy
ca California utilities will pay you to drive electric By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Fri, 28 Dec 2018 16:43:34 -0500 And why not? Full Article Transportation
ca The UK sees lowest per-capita energy generation since 1984 By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Tue, 08 Jan 2019 06:53:17 -0500 It's not just renewables that are driving down emissions. Full Article Energy
ca Why we need "all of the above" carbon-free power sources By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Tue, 15 Jan 2019 15:24:24 -0500 More on why the 626 environmental groups demanding action on climate change shouldn't be doctrinaire. Full Article Business
ca 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
ca New report card for best electronics recycling shows Staples in the lead By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Wed, 24 Jul 2013 08:00:00 -0400 A new report card from the Electronics TakeBack Coaltion shows how each retailer stacks up when it comes to recycling the merchandise they sell us. Full Article Technology
ca Phoneblok is radical vision of what tech could be By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Tue, 17 Sep 2013 11:40:01 -0400 Critics have been quick to say that Phonebloks isn't realistic with the current market. What they are missing is that this is the entire point of the project. Phonebloks aims to alter the present, but re-imagining the future. Full Article Technology
ca African inventor makes 3D printer with... E-waste By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Fri, 11 Oct 2013 13:51:24 -0400 Kodjo Afate Gnikou is a 33 years old inventor from Togo, in West Africa. Using mostly e-waste that he found in a scrap yard, he built a functioning 3D printer that he calls W.AFATE. Full Article Technology
ca Fungi can recycle your smartphone battery By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Mon, 22 Aug 2016 11:25:42 -0400 The best way to extract all of those valuable metals in old electronics may be to grow some fungus. Full Article Technology
ca 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
ca How a cheap plywood temporary building became the inspiration for Google's new headquarters By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Fri, 08 May 2015 09:16:33 -0400 It may well be more Jane Jacobs and Stewart Brand than it is Bjarke Ingells. Full Article Design
ca 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
ca Google to transform carcass of Alabama coal power plant into clean-powered datacenter By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Thu, 25 Jun 2015 14:59:50 -0400 Using the bones of old-world infrastructure to build new-world infrastructure. Full Article Technology
ca Virtually climb El Capitan with Google Street View By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Tue, 07 Jul 2015 07:00:00 -0400 The Street View cameras now take you on extreme vertical tours alongside famous climbers. Full Article Technology
ca 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
ca Google cars will stick it to the man By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Thu, 19 May 2016 09:37:06 -0400 I, for one, welcome the arrival of soft and sticky google cars. Full Article Transportation
ca Google Street View cars turned into gas leak detectors By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Mon, 03 Apr 2017 10:28:04 -0400 A fleet of the cars mapped methane leaks in three major cities and the results aren't good. Full Article Technology
ca Dandelion: an audacious and radical geothermal energy startup? By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Tue, 11 Jul 2017 11:23:33 -0400 Alphabet's X moonshot factory spins out a ground source heat pump company. Full Article Energy
ca Trudeau says Canada will ban single-use plastics as early as 2021 By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Mon, 10 Jun 2019 14:06:00 -0400 The prime minister also mentioned holding companies responsible for the packaging waste they create. Full Article Science
ca Montreal reveals plans for an electric car sharing service, aims for 1,000 EVs by 2020 By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Wed, 15 Apr 2015 15:45:32 -0400 The city wants to become a leader in electric transportation, part of a plan to cut greenhouse gas emissions by a third. Full Article Transportation
ca Artist sculpts hyper-real landscape out of encyclopedia set (Video) By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Fri, 31 Jul 2015 13:38:49 -0400 Books aren't just for reading -- you can carve incredible works out of them too, as this artist has done with this 24-volume set. Full Article Living
ca Do bike lanes cause air pollution? Nope. In fact, they can fight climate change. By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Fri, 08 Jul 2016 11:57:46 -0400 A new study shows that in fact, if you build them, people use them and drive less. Full Article Transportation
ca Converted minimalist work cabin comes with secret telescoping ladder By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Mon, 17 Jul 2017 08:00:00 -0400 All work and no play? Here's a work space with some playful humor built in. Full Article Design
ca Lyft launches 'Green Mode,' allows users to request electric cars By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Thu, 07 Feb 2019 06:22:59 -0500 The rollout starts in Seattle, then more broadly. Full Article Transportation
ca Why do electric cars look just like.... cars? By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Fri, 15 Feb 2019 10:54:42 -0500 Why doesn't form follow function? Full Article Transportation
ca 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
ca Are you waiting for the perfect electric car? By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Tue, 26 Feb 2019 06:08:57 -0500 And will gas cars suffer as a result? Full Article Transportation
ca Electrification is not enough: Decarbonizing transport requires a systems approach By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Mon, 11 Mar 2019 06:56:48 -0400 Lloyd Alter would be so proud. Full Article Transportation
ca Norway's capital adding 70 new electric buses By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Wed, 13 Mar 2019 06:14:02 -0400 Let's hope they play nicely with government-funded cargo bikes. Full Article Transportation
ca 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
ca Why aren't North Americans buying electric cars? By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Thu, 09 May 2019 13:58:28 -0400 Price is no longer the main obstacle. Lack of understanding might be. Full Article Transportation
ca Why electric cars won't save us: There are not enough resources to build them By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Mon, 10 Jun 2019 10:39:33 -0400 British scientists do the math and find that we come up short for cobalt, lithium and copper. Full Article Transportation
ca Electric cars are taking over By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Fri, 04 Oct 2019 15:54:21 -0400 As prices drop and range increases, more and more people are going electric. Full Article Transportation
ca Poland to Ban Monsanto’s Genetically Modified Corn By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Fri, 06 Apr 2012 14:31:00 -0400 Following anti-Monsanto activism in other countries, Poland has announced plans to completely ban the growth of Monsanto’s genetically modified strain MON810. Full Article Living
ca With "Roundup Ready PLUS" Monsanto Capitalizes on the Superweeds It Created By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Mon, 09 Apr 2012 14:12:00 -0400 For Monsanto, superweeds are just another selling point for its products. Full Article Science
ca Judge allows California to require cancer warning on Monsanto's Roundup By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Wed, 15 Mar 2017 11:08:57 -0400 A judge has ruled against Monsanto; company complains that it would drive some customers away. Unsealed documents add to drama. Full Article Business
ca Electric cars are sucking up all the air in the room By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Thu, 29 Aug 2019 10:23:27 -0400 Or, once again, why electric cars [on their own] won't save us. Full Article Transportation
ca Surprising Agreement On The Connection Between Obesity and Healthcare Costs By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Thu, 10 Sep 2009 11:59:01 -0400 Michael Pollan writes in the New York Times about the connection between the American diet and the cost of health care; Surprisingly, conservative writers like Marie-Josée Kravis are saying much the same thing, Full Article Business
ca Oprah Goes Local, Harrison Ford Bugs Out, and More By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Fri, 29 Jan 2010 15:59:42 -0500 Oprah treated her audience to an in-depth look at sustainable, cruelty-free eating with a show that included appearances from Michael Pollan and Alicia Silverstone. While Pollan talked about how eating local, organic food can cost Full Article Living
ca Masters of Beef Advocacy Grads Take On Sustainable Food Supporters, Attacking The Wrong Target By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Thu, 09 Dec 2010 15:30:00 -0500 If you don't subscribe to the print version of Mother Jones you may have missed what seems to be a really sort of creepy story about how the US beef industry is not so subtly waging war against sustainable and slow Full Article Living
ca What's wrong with America's approach to food? By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Wed, 13 Jan 2016 09:00:00 -0500 Michael Pollan weighs in on what he calls a "national eating disorder." Full Article Living
ca Are Walmart's Eco-Efforts Enough? Balancing Sustainability & Social Responsibility at America's Largest Retailer By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Mon, 31 Jan 2011 10:09:12 -0500 Walmart has been in the sustainability spotlight over the last few years, both for implementing its own efficiency measures and for raising the bar for industry at large. Some view these initiatives with skepticism because the Full Article Business