la Isoude: Gorgeous Green Fashion That's Built to Last (Slideshow) By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Mon, 21 Sep 2009 15:18:35 -0400 A couple of years ago, I made the New Year's resolution that my new clothing purchases would be limited to green garments. With the quality and selection of ">green fashion that's become available recently, it's been a promise Full Article Living
la Perfect Plant? 7 Great Uses For Industrial Hemp By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Tue, 20 Apr 2010 00:04:20 -0400 Not to overly play into the stereotype of the TreeHugger moniker, but today is 4/20 so a quick review of all the great uses for industrial hemp--you Full Article Business
la 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
la Hemp Bound: A playbook for the next US agricultural revolution By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Wed, 07 May 2014 13:23:35 -0400 Doug Fine, author and solar-powered goat herder, takes us behind the scenes of what could be America's next billion dollar industry: the hemp economy. Full Article Science
la Patagonia launches new Workwear line made with innovative hemp fabric By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Wed, 02 Aug 2017 18:14:26 -0400 Finally, there is now an ethical and practical alternative work wear option to Carhartt and Dickies. Full Article Living
la How to make apples last (almost) forever By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Thu, 26 Sep 2019 07:00:00 -0400 No more excuses for soft, moldy apples in your fruit bowl! Full Article Living
la Man converts Boeing 727 airplane into home in the woods (Video) By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Tue, 10 Jun 2014 16:30:29 -0400 Home is where and what you make of it -- this Oregon man made his in an old aircraft. Full Article Design
la Oregon's Lost Lake is disappearing through a strange hole By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Thu, 30 Apr 2015 06:49:06 -0400 Bye bye, lake. Where it's going, nobody knows for sure. Full Article Science
la Cross-Laminated Timber is now made in the USA By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Thu, 17 Sep 2015 13:32:03 -0400 Our favorite green building material is now made in Oregon Full Article Design
la 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
la Framework Tall Wood Tower in Portland sprouting soon By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Wed, 07 Jun 2017 11:00:30 -0400 "Forest to frame" is the new "farm to table." Full Article Design
la Refillable beer bottling system launched in Oregon By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Wed, 19 Sep 2018 14:04:15 -0400 It is by far the most energy efficient way of packaging beer. It tastes better and there is no BPA. Full Article Living
la 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
la Wearable Planters Turn Live Plants into Jewelry By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Tue, 24 Apr 2012 05:00:00 -0400 Portable tiny gardens set in gem-like planters give new life to the concept of jewelry. Full Article Living
la Modern classic jewelry made with recycled domino & Scrabble pieces By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Mon, 29 Dec 2014 07:00:00 -0500 'Slow' games make a comeback, as stylish jewelry with a twist. Full Article Living
la 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
la These fabulous, classic bags are made from stuffy old men's suits By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Mon, 02 Feb 2015 14:46:33 -0500 You might not give an outdated wool suit a second look, but these trendy bags make the most of discarded suit fabrics, transforming old into something new and fashionable. Full Article Living
la Adidas sold 1 million pairs of shoes made from ocean plastic last year By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Wed, 04 Apr 2018 13:26:00 -0400 Finally, green shoe design is reaching mainstream levels. Full Article Living
la Zero waste is a priority for Maori communities in New Zealand By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Thu, 29 Dec 2016 11:02:00 -0500 A group called Para Kore has been working since 2009 to spread the message of waste reduction and diversion. Full Article Living
la There's a secret hidden continent beneath New Zealand By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Mon, 20 Feb 2017 09:32:05 -0500 Scientists have been studying the huge submerged landmass for decades and are now pushing for its recognition as a continent. Full Article Science
la Giant 5-foot tall penguins roamed New Zealand with the dinosaurs By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Wed, 01 Mar 2017 12:49:58 -0500 The discovery of one of the oldest penguin fossils in the world reveals higher diversity of early penguins than previously assumed. Full Article Science
la 'Teeny tiny' houses are becoming a big thing in New Zealand and Australia By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Wed, 20 Jun 2018 10:28:10 -0400 This is a trend that should catch on everywhere -- just building what you need. Full Article Design
la The Boomer is an elegant, steel-framed, open-plan tiny home By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Thu, 19 Jul 2018 14:52:03 -0400 Made in New Zealand, this modern little house looks clean and bright inside and out. Full Article Design
la Want an avocado tree in New Zealand? Get in line! By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Tue, 14 Aug 2018 14:00:00 -0400 Demand for this 'green gold' is so high that people are waiting months to get a sapling for backyard planting. Full Article Living
la All-glass solar-powered PurePods are for glamping out in the open By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Wed, 22 Aug 2018 15:06:30 -0400 Made out of glass, these rentable cabins in New Zealand's wilderness are meant to reconnect guests with nature. Full Article Design
la These 4D printed aquatic plants create an immersive organic experience (Video) By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Mon, 24 Sep 2018 13:52:16 -0400 This industrial designer's 3D/4D printed, life-like forms ask the question of whether we can design and engineer "intelligent" plants that can adapt to environmental changes. Full Article Living
la 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
la Florida's official culture of driving blames pedestrians (and cellphones) for "vast majority" of deaths By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Thu, 30 Mar 2017 11:25:12 -0400 A Today Show bit today is perhaps the grossest example yet. Full Article Transportation
la Florida study finds that drivers flout the law more than cyclists By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Tue, 16 Jan 2018 11:11:26 -0500 But cyclists all run stop signs and red lights! Don't they? Full Article Transportation
la "ReNEWable Living Home" opens Orlando Builders Show, and it's not totally horrible By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Wed, 17 Jan 2018 10:40:24 -0500 There are lessons to be learned from this model home built by Meritage, even if it is big and beige. Full Article Design
la Italian designer reinvents the classic Vespa for the electric age By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Wed, 11 Apr 2018 11:08:00 -0400 So what if it doesn't have pedals and isn't as practical as an e-bike, it's so elegant and minimal. Full Article Transportation
la 3D printed house displayed at Milan Design Week By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Mon, 16 Apr 2018 13:43:41 -0400 Massimiliano Locatelli is writing a new language of design that reflects the new technology. Full Article Design
la Huge modular 3D printer creates $1,000 tiny house out of mud (Video) By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Tue, 09 Oct 2018 15:32:41 -0400 This affordable tiny house was 3D printed using mud, rice husks and straw to create a "zero-kilometre" structure. Full Article Design
la Minimalist Monocabin is a modular 291 sq. ft. prefab By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Wed, 30 Jan 2019 14:38:08 -0500 This modern prefab from Italy is conceived with energy efficiency and ease of assembly in mind. Full Article Design
la Italian island of Capri bans single-use plastics By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Wed, 15 May 2019 09:38:00 -0400 But there's a strange loophole for biodegradable plastics, which we know aren't much better. Full Article Science
la Slow fashion advocate Zady launches “Essentials” collection By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Thu, 24 Sep 2015 14:37:42 -0400 Zady is working to build a better clothing company from the ground up. Full Article Living
la Oil pipeline regulation is broken, admits US top oil pipeline regulator By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Fri, 20 Sep 2013 12:27:09 -0400 In a shocking exclusive report, Marcus Stern and Sebastian Jones at InsideClimate News write that the top official of the agency that regulates oil and gas pipelines recently admitted that he's essentially powerless as a regulator. Full Article Business
la Church of England divests from dirtiest fossil fuels By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Tue, 05 May 2015 09:46:31 -0400 Tar sands and thermal coal are out but natural gas and conventional oil can stay. For now... Full Article Business
la Contemplations On Obama's DeSmogBlog "Award," Blogging, And Presidential Politics By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Sun, 06 Jan 2008 13:31:25 -0500 DeSmogBlog has conferred a controversial award on US Senator and Presidential candidate Barack Obama: It's called the "2007 SmogMaker Award for blowing smoke on global warming." Joe Romm's reaction in Climate Progress is here: "DeSmogBlog owes Obama Full Article Business
la Finally: Environment Plays a Role in a Presidential Election By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Fri, 11 Jan 2008 08:43:41 -0500 For the first time in my lifetime the environment is a top-tier issue in a presidential race, as was clearly in evidence in the Iowa caucuses and the New Hampshire primary. It was next to impossible for a candidate to have any sort of press event Full Article Business
la University of New Hampshire is First School in US to Run Off Landfill Gas By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Thu, 21 May 2009 12:58:00 -0400 A few months back we heard about Middlebury College's efforts to green their electricity and heating. Well, over at the University of New Hampshire they're Full Article Energy
la Helly Hansen's New Ekolab Line is Clean and Durable By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Fri, 28 Aug 2009 14:03:34 -0400 If any of you have backpacked the Presidential Range and Mt. Washington in New Hampshire, you know that the weather can change in a hot minute. Over the past 20 years, we’ve hiked through hail, lightening storms, and Full Article Science
la Creating Energy from Landfill Gas Is Far From Myth By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Tue, 16 Mar 2010 11:57:34 -0400 Video profile of University of New Hampshire Ecoline™ project. Video credit:UNH and Waste Management.The beginning of a new decade reminds us to also look back at the past 10 years to see how everything from daily tasks to new technologies have evolved. Full Article Business
la Winters Were Colder in Your Parents' Day: New England Trees Get 10 Days More Growing Season Than Pre-1970 By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Fri, 19 Mar 2010 08:30:00 -0400 According Full Article Science
la 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
la Stop the presses for Labor Day By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Mon, 02 Sep 2019 07:09:03 -0400 The North American holiday actually has its roots in a newspaper strike in Toronto, a fight over toxic working conditions. Full Article Living
la Transition Town to Plant 60,000 Trees By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Sat, 21 Jan 2012 13:50:20 -0500 A community group plans massive tree planting effort to reforest one of Europe's least wooded areas. Full Article Living
la 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
la Flecks of "solar glitter" can make almost anything solar powered By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Wed, 08 Feb 2017 10:48:37 -0500 The tiny, flexible solar cells can be integrated into objects of any shape or size. Full Article Technology
la This solar panel produces up to 5 liters of drinking water per day from the air By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Mon, 10 Apr 2017 14:53:23 -0400 Zero Mass Water's SOURCE device is a rooftop solar device that produces water instead of just electricity. Full Article Technology