gin '24/6: The Power of Unplugging One Day a Week' (book review) By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Thu, 06 Feb 2020 07:00:00 -0500 Filmmaker Tiffany Shlain explains how going offline for a full day each week can change your brain, body, and soul. Full Article Living
gin New Packaging Tells You How to Reuse It Creatively By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Wed, 05 Oct 2011 07:30:00 -0400 Creative crafters can come up with all sorts of beautiful and innovative ways to Full Article Design
gin Paul Watson's Arrest Bringing New Focus to Costa Rica's Anti-Shark Finning Efforts By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Wed, 27 Jun 2012 19:02:00 -0400 Two ships of shark fin poachers have been stopped in the past two weeks, influenced by renewed government focus on the issue due to Paul Watson's case in Germany. Full Article Science
gin Meet the singing mice of the cloud forests (videos) By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Fri, 01 Mar 2019 12:22:11 -0500 When two male Alston's singing mice meet, they sing an operatic duet that researchers say offers clues about our own speech. Full Article Science
gin Is this the beginning of the end for traditional Christmas shopping? By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Tue, 18 Dec 2018 10:10:00 -0500 British retailers brace for "unbelievably bad" profits this year. Can climate change be blamed? Full Article Business
gin Arctic foxes are 'ecosystem engineers' who grow beautiful gardens By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Tue, 19 Dec 2017 14:33:54 -0500 Researchers discover how Arctic foxes modify their dens to make the surrounding land more fertile. Full Article Science
gin General Motors and Cruise introduce the Origin Toaster-Car By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Fri, 24 Jan 2020 10:55:59 -0500 It will be electric, autonomous and shared. Where have we heard that before? Full Article Transportation
gin Minimalistic Collapsable, Hanging Bookshelf Made with Recovered 35 mm Film By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Tue, 06 Mar 2012 09:28:00 -0500 Made from wood and recycled movie film, it's perfect for small homes or urban renters always on the move. Full Article Design
gin Imaginative kids' bedroom features space-saving, cave-like bunk bed By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Mon, 29 Oct 2018 13:38:57 -0400 Reminiscent of a bear's cozy cave, this bedroom for children maximizes the small space in a playful way. Full Article Design
gin Oil industry magazine puts Tesla on cover, "beginning of the end for oil?" By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Tue, 14 Jul 2015 15:58:40 -0400 Is the oil industry starting to be worried about electric vehicles? Full Article Transportation
gin Vacuum Cleaner Made From Its Own Cardboard Packaging By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Fri, 08 Jul 2011 12:24:38 -0400 One of the biggest floor-care brands in Britain has unveiled a cardboard vacuum cleaner made from its own packaging, the Vax ev. And it was created by a student.Open and Assemble—Without the Packaging Waste The vacuum is sold in a Full Article Design
gin Much Of US South Experiencing Extreme Drought - Let The Water Wars Begin By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Sun, 07 Nov 2010 11:30:53 -0500 Large swaths of US southern states are experiencing severe drought Full Article Living
gin In New York, New LEED-Certified Hotel Opens with Free Bike Sharing and EV Charging Stations (Photos) By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Tue, 15 Mar 2011 09:51:56 -0400 While the greenest vacation is often a staycation, it's nice to know that when you do travel, whether it be for business or pleasure, a hotel can meet you half way. Full Article Design
gin How a 'Smart Supermarket' could do away with plastic packaging By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Thu, 14 Nov 2019 07:00:00 -0500 A hopeful report by Greenpeace envisions a future where supermarkets have gotten rid of superfluous waste. Full Article Business
gin Recycling packaging is important, but doesn't the inside count? By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Wed, 27 Apr 2016 14:33:41 -0400 Why so much focus on packaging when product waste is equally important to consider? Full Article Business
gin Effective frequency in sustainable messaging By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Wed, 17 Aug 2016 10:13:17 -0400 In our mission to close the “green-gap” through sustainable messaging, every bit of insight counts. Full Article Business
gin Changing the narrative of “disposable” plastics By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Fri, 24 Feb 2017 10:00:00 -0500 We need to see plastic for what it is: nearly-indestructible, highly polluted and far from disposable. Full Article Business
gin 5 packaging materials you didn’t know are difficult to recycle By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Mon, 27 Mar 2017 09:00:00 -0400 How many of these common items have you placed in your blue bin? Full Article Business
gin Less isn’t always more when it comes to product packaging By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Mon, 03 Apr 2017 17:00:00 -0400 “Lightweighting” often shrinks down packaging into items that are unrecyclable, difficult to capture, highly polluted and designed without end-of-life solutions. Full Article Business
gin Changing the paradigm of consumption By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Fri, 06 Oct 2017 09:00:00 -0400 Companies are in position to shift away from a linear towards a circular product economy that is at once regenerative and restorative. Full Article Business
gin From food packaging to cleaning supplies, the kitchen is a vortex of disposability By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Fri, 31 Aug 2018 10:54:17 -0400 Wastes are made in the kitchen. Full Article Living
gin 'Paper engineer' folds experimental works merging science & art By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Fri, 25 Jan 2019 11:00:33 -0500 These fascinating works explore how folding might push the frontiers of flexible photovoltaics, self-assembling materials and nano-forms. Full Article Living
gin How to make air travel (a bit) less damaging By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Thu, 10 May 2018 11:07:00 -0400 We know it's bad, but people still do it, which is why we still need to talk about it. Full Article Living
gin "Flight Shame" is actually changing the way people travel By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Tue, 27 Aug 2019 12:08:23 -0400 Domestic flights in Sweden are declining and airport expansion plans are being reconsidered. Full Article Transportation
gin London cracks down on drivers who sit with engines idling By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Mon, 23 Dec 2019 08:52:46 -0500 It's about time more cities did this. Full Article Transportation
gin Crowdfunding campaign raises $3m to save gorgeous fjord from logging By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Fri, 06 Sep 2019 11:00:00 -0400 "It's just an amazing, amazing thing that people have done." Full Article Science
gin Construction begins in UK on first subsidy-free wind farm By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Thu, 24 May 2018 05:57:40 -0400 Corporate commitments to clean energy mean renewables are harder than ever to derail. Full Article Energy
gin 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
gin Charge your own batteries as well as your car's at these park-like charging stations By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Tue, 06 Nov 2018 12:49:59 -0500 COBE architects are turning charging time into quality time. Full Article Transportation
gin Bringing back extinct species - continuing progress towards restoring the Aurochs By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Tue, 03 Jan 2017 17:30:01 -0500 What progress has been made since the first wave of media excitement about this project? We catch up on the news of efforts to breed an ancient species back from extinction Full Article Science
gin California's iconic fog is bringing super-toxic mercury ashore By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Tue, 26 Nov 2019 15:38:42 -0500 Researchers find that the neurotoxin is carried in by coastal fog, deposited on the land, and then makes its way up the food chain where it is approaching toxic thresholds in pumas. Full Article Science
gin This pandemic is changing how my family eats By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Tue, 24 Mar 2020 10:00:00 -0400 The pace of cooking has slowed down because we suddenly have extra time. Full Article Living
gin THE BOX could eliminate cardboard and plastic packaging waste By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Thu, 16 Jan 2020 09:48:20 -0500 It's a lot more than just a box, it's packaging as a service. Full Article Business
gin People eat so much chicken that it's changing the geological record By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Thu, 13 Dec 2018 12:56:00 -0500 Until now, no species has had such a profound effect on shaping the Earth's biosphere as the humble broiler chicken. Full Article Science
gin All over the world, engineers declare climate and biodiversity emergency By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Thu, 24 Oct 2019 12:54:59 -0400 This is turning into a really big bandwagon. Full Article Business
gin The prefab dream: Talented architects working with a great builder offering original designs By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Mon, 02 Mar 2020 11:10:05 -0500 KieranTimberlake and Lake|Flato team up with Bensonwood to offer OpenHomes Full Article Design
gin On MNN: Aging suburbs, the trough of disillusionment and being wrong about everything By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Fri, 21 Aug 2015 14:41:19 -0400 And a look at Amazon's office morale. Full Article Living
gin Is wireless charging the most important thing announced by Apple? By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Thu, 14 Sep 2017 13:14:03 -0400 Our never-ending search for convenience comes at a cost. Full Article Technology
gin TreeHugger in Mongolia: How a Warming Climate is Changing Business in Mongolia By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Fri, 31 May 2013 17:27:00 -0400 We're traveling with UNEP to cover World Environment Day and document how the host country of Mongolia is adapting to a changing climate. Full Article Business
gin How hard is it to walk in American suburbs? Worse than I imagined By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Wed, 13 Dec 2017 12:38:50 -0500 On the Mouzon scale of 1 to 10 for walkability, this intersection gets -10. Full Article Transportation
gin Buy the original IKEA tote for $1 or get a knockoff for $2,145 By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Wed, 26 Apr 2017 10:25:00 -0400 Luxury fashion designer Balenciaga has released a Italian leather version of IKEA's iconic utilitarian shopping bag, leading one to assume the world has lost its mind. Full Article Living
gin Solar powered scooter engineer needs a hundred monkeys By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Tue, 07 Mar 2017 08:00:00 -0500 If you dream of testing the limits of solar powered mobility, but don't have the DIY gene, here is someone who can help Full Article Technology
gin Electric scooter share doesn't even require charging stations By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Tue, 13 Jun 2017 10:00:44 -0400 Just pick a scooter, drive it, then park it. Someone else takes care of the charging. Full Article Transportation
gin Elate Cosmetics now offers 'Perfectly Imperfect' packaging By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Thu, 04 Jul 2019 14:14:00 -0400 The bamboo palettes and compacts have minor flaws that, in a way, make them even more special. Full Article Living
gin Imagine a world reliant on robot bees to roam the fields and meadows By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Fri, 10 Feb 2017 15:23:14 -0500 Welcome to your dystopian nightmare installment #4692. Full Article Science
gin Yucatan Travel Journal, Day 3: The Cave of the Hanging Snakes By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Fri, 23 May 2014 08:00:00 -0400 Snakes, spiders, and bats in a tight space may sound like the stuff of nightmares, but Kantemó, Mexico, is actually an incredible place to visit. Full Article Living
gin McDonalds to begin buying "sustainable beef" in 2016 By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Thu, 09 Jan 2014 06:49:05 -0500 A new initiative from the fast food giant aims to rethink the global meat industry. But is that even possible? Full Article Business
gin Imagine meatless Monday at the school cafeteria By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Wed, 07 Oct 2015 12:30:45 -0400 Is the dream of sustainable agriculture a nightmare for the beef industry? Full Article Business
gin Danish Council on Ethics releases its report on beef as a 'climate damaging food' By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Wed, 14 Sep 2016 10:46:00 -0400 The report argues why a beef tax would be an effective step toward curbing greenhouse gas emissions and why we should all be paying more for climate-damaging foods. Full Article Living
gin Designer DIY Idea: Swinging Bed Made With a Recycled Trampoline By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Thu, 04 Oct 2012 12:36:23 -0400 A lovely lounger made from reused trampoline parts. Full Article Design