la Boom! Supersonic passenger planes may return to the skies By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Wed, 18 Jul 2018 10:05:46 -0400 Because “the pursuit of speed is a moral imperative.” Full Article Transportation
la Heathrow will nix landing fees for first electric flight By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Fri, 19 Oct 2018 09:00:00 -0400 CEO John Holland-Kaye expects to be taken up on this offer within the next 12 years. Full Article Transportation
la Tip: How to deal with your backpack on a plane By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Wed, 13 Feb 2019 12:18:01 -0500 What do you do when there's no more carry-on room? Full Article Transportation
la All-electric commercial airplane takes first flight By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Wed, 11 Dec 2019 09:04:49 -0500 “December 10, 2019 will be remembered as the day the electric aviation age started.” Full Article Transportation
la 12 houseplants for everyone on your gift list By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Tue, 03 Dec 2019 12:21:57 -0500 Cat lover? New plant parent? Fortune seeker? Traveler? We've got the perfect plant for all. Full Article Living
la Mesmerizing kinetic light installation interprets phases of the moon (Video) By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Tue, 29 Jan 2019 12:39:58 -0500 Using a series of rotating LED lights, this work highlights the visually transformative powers of the Moon. Full Article Living
la Upcycled carpet installation highlights plight of world's dying corals By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Tue, 26 Feb 2019 12:58:06 -0500 'Coral Garden' is a handcrafted installation that's inspired by the world's threatened coral reefs, and made with upcycled materials. Full Article Living
la Artists can stay for free on this Swedish island By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Tue, 30 Jul 2019 09:00:00 -0400 Sometimes you just need a bit of solitude and nature to get a project done. Full Article Living
la Artist plants a living forest in 30,000-person stadium By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Tue, 10 Sep 2019 16:29:52 -0400 Austria's Wörthersee football stadium is now thriving with life in an installation that is as beautiful as it is chilling. Full Article Living
la Boeing develops self-cleaning airplane loo By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Mon, 07 Mar 2016 10:07:16 -0500 “If it ain’t Boeing, I ain’t going.” Full Article Design
la Circular logic: Round runways could save a lot of land, reduce fuel consumption and cut noise By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Fri, 24 Mar 2017 14:43:42 -0400 This is not a joke. It is also a teaching moment about blogging. Full Article Transportation
la EasyJet to test electric passenger plane within a year By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Tue, 30 Oct 2018 06:02:11 -0400 Sure, it'll only have nine seats. But the low cost carrier expects larger electric planes in service by 2027. Full Article Transportation
la Heathrow Airport unveils plans for 'carbon neutral' growth By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Wed, 05 Dec 2018 06:00:25 -0500 In an effort to appease critics, the airport is focusing on four key environmental strategies. Full Article Transportation
la World's first plastic-free flight took off this week By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Fri, 28 Dec 2018 08:57:00 -0500 The plane carries no single-use plastics – but aren't we ignoring a much bigger environmental issue? Full Article Science
la Coldplay wants all future tours to be 'environmentally beneficial' By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Thu, 21 Nov 2019 09:00:00 -0500 The rock band won't be touring its newest album until it can figure out a greener way of doing it. Full Article Living
la The gas bubble is feeding the speculative Bitcoin bubble By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Fri, 31 Jan 2020 15:18:27 -0500 Instead of flaring off gas, they are burning it to run computers that mine bitcoins. Is this any better? Full Article Energy
la Unilever promises to cut plastic use in half by 2025 By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Tue, 08 Oct 2019 07:00:00 -0400 The consumer products giant says it will "fundamentally rethink its approach to packaging." Full Article Business
la REI's Opt-to-Act plan will lower your carbon footprint, one week at a time By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Fri, 08 Nov 2019 10:00:00 -0500 Because a single day of #OptOutside isn't enough for real action. Full Article Business
la 6 companies that are showing generosity on Black Friday By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Fri, 29 Nov 2019 06:00:00 -0500 If you must shop, do it from a company that's spreading the wealth. Full Article Business
la Fight back against the online onslaught, and support Small Business Saturday By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Sat, 30 Nov 2019 06:30:53 -0500 Main Street retail is vanishing under pressure from online shopping and rising rents. There are good reasons to save it. Full Article Business
la 7,500 songbirds flew into a giant flame and died By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Thu, 19 Sep 2013 12:15:20 -0400 So, last week approximately 7,500 songbirds flew into a giant flame and died. Maybe this is a good time to talk about the wastefulness and damage caused by natural gas flaring? Full Article Energy
la Enbridge tar sands pipeline threatens Great Lakes By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Fri, 18 Oct 2013 13:41:47 -0400 After two years of pressing pipeline regulators to release inspection photos and videos of the 60-year-old Enbridge pipeline that carries tar sands oil through the Straits of Mackinac, NWF took it upon themselves to inspect the pipeline. Full Article Energy
la Chevron wins huge victory over $18 billion Ecuador lawsuit By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Wed, 05 Mar 2014 10:20:15 -0500 New York judge throws the whole thing out, accusing lawyer of bribery and money laundering. Full Article Energy
la Wildlife rescuers remember the Exxon Valdez spill 25 years later By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Mon, 24 Mar 2014 12:51:16 -0400 The largest oil spill in the U.S. happened 25 years ago today. Full Article Energy
la Terrorists could knock US electricity grid out for 1.5 years, but more solar power could help protect it By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Tue, 25 Mar 2014 16:13:00 -0400 The idea that the US electricity grid could be knocked out for 1.5 years is a bit shocking. But that's what the agency in charge of protecting it has revealed. Full Article Energy
la California gas well blowout was largest methane leak in US history By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Fri, 26 Feb 2016 10:48:30 -0500 New study finds Aliso Canyon disaster’s impact equivalent to annual greenhouse gas emissions from over half a million cars. Full Article Energy
la Jargon Watch: "Predatory Delay" By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Tue, 29 Aug 2017 16:06:17 -0400 Alex Steffen comes up with a term that really defines so much of what is happening (or not happening) Full Article Energy
la Tesla sends Powerwall batteries to Puerto Rico By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Fri, 29 Sep 2017 10:34:31 -0400 The company quietly helps rebuild the island's electrical systems. Full Article Energy
la Ikea to ban single-use plastic, go 'climate positive' by 2030 By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Mon, 11 Jun 2018 06:31:08 -0400 If you're going to go for it, you may as well REALLY go for it. Full Article Business
la Why recycling won't save the planet By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Fri, 06 Jul 2018 11:25:00 -0400 We blame ourselves for not recycling more plastics, and yet our efforts are like "hammering a nail to halt a falling skyscraper." It's time we got to the root of the problem. Full Article Business
la Marriott removing plastic straws from its 6,500 hotels By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Thu, 19 Jul 2018 06:53:18 -0400 The largest hotel chain in the world joins the move against straws. Full Article Science
la Clean Energy Credit Union launches to support low carbon transition By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Fri, 20 Jul 2018 06:54:04 -0400 The online-only financial institution will provide low cost loans for solar, electric cars and even electric-assist bicycles. Full Article Energy
la Kroger phasing out single-use plastic bags By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Tue, 28 Aug 2018 06:56:23 -0400 All 2,800 stores will go paper or reusable bag only... eventually. Full Article Science
la SodaStream launches device to clean plastics from ocean By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Fri, 19 Oct 2018 06:00:00 -0400 This is the first-known attempt of a commercial company to undertake a physical clean-up of trash from open waters. Full Article Science
la How Stella McCartney is encouraging people not to buy new clothes By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Thu, 13 Dec 2018 11:10:56 -0500 With a renewed partnership between the fashion label and resale consigner The RealReal, McCartney is coaxing consumers into a circular economy. Full Article Living
la Coca-Cola is going to use captured CO2 to carbonate its drinks By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Fri, 21 Dec 2018 06:17:52 -0500 This won't solve the climate crisis, but it could help direct air capture of CO2 to scale up. Full Article Business
la Dreamy Danish holiday workshop village is entirely built from trash By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Mon, 19 Dec 2016 15:57:45 -0500 Artist Thomas Dambo and his team of elves built this wonderful recycled village in Copenhagen where DIYers can make all of their gifts for free. Full Article Living
la Just what we needed dept: Biomega launches world’s first dedicated Bicycle Tie and Bow Tie By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Fri, 22 Dec 2017 13:34:43 -0500 It is reflective and glows in the dark, perfect for "enhanced safety in traffic" -- and the dance floor. Full Article Transportation
la Denmark allows fast and heavy "speed pedelecs" in the bike lanes. What were they thinking? By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Tue, 03 Jul 2018 14:11:20 -0400 We always write "Learn from Denmark." We take it back. Full Article Transportation
la Denmark wants to make climate impact labels mandatory for food By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Fri, 19 Oct 2018 10:09:00 -0400 Appliances have labels for energy efficiency, so why not food? Full Article Living
la Zebra-Scented Collars On Cattle Prevent Sleeping Sickness - Impacts On Land Use Are Good & Bad By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Mon, 28 Jun 2010 11:30:58 -0400 Researchers at the International Centre of Insect Physiology and Ecology have developed a zebra-smelling cattle collar which will be tested on Masai herds subject to the biting tsetse fly, Full Article Living
la Cows, Goats Escape from Slaughterhouse, Only to be Forced Back In By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Thu, 04 Nov 2010 09:16:51 -0400 Dozens of sheep and goats broke out of a slaughterhouse in upstate New York on Tuesday night, and gave police quite the runaround. Full Article Business
la Modern Farmer asks, "Is humane slaughter good enough?" By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Mon, 29 Apr 2013 09:49:01 -0400 Mac McClelland at Modern Farmer ponders the term "humane slaughter" and visits Prather Ranch, a certified organic beef ranch, to see how it is done Full Article Living
la Full Planet, Empty Plates: Chapter 5. Eroding Soils Darkening Our Future By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Wed, 26 Jun 2013 10:05:34 -0400 Sometime within the last century, soil erosion began to exceed new soil formation. Now, nearly a third of the world’s cropland is losing topsoil faster than new soil is forming, reducing the land’s inherent fertility. Full Article Science
la Ancient clams give forth glassy pearls that came from outer space By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Mon, 22 Jul 2019 17:24:02 -0400 Researchers studying fossil clams in Florida believe they found the souvenirs of an ancient meteorite. Full Article Science
la Our galaxy's central black hole has become suddenly ravenous By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Thu, 12 Sep 2019 11:26:23 -0400 Astronomers are stunned and stumped by the brightest light seen in 24 years of observations of the black hole at the center of our galaxy. Full Article Science
la Plants could compete with tech for reducing air pollution By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Thu, 07 Nov 2019 10:25:38 -0500 Restoring plants and trees near US industrial sites could reduce air pollution by an average of 27 percent, new study finds. Full Article Science
la Try the 5/20 rule for understanding nutrition labels at a glance By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Wed, 19 Feb 2020 15:24:57 -0500 This very easy trick gives shoppers a quick way to grasp the good, the bad, and the ugly in packaged food. Full Article Living
la Isolation cooking is a return to the past By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Thu, 16 Apr 2020 07:00:00 -0400 Home cooks are learning how to make do with what they have, as our grandparents did. Full Article Living
la CLT plant opening in St. Thomas, Ontario By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Wed, 24 Jul 2019 17:06:03 -0400 First they cancel the tree planting program in the north. Then this. Full Article Business