ed From wave power to clean water: SAROS is a wave-powered desalination system By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Thu, 27 Oct 2016 15:52:51 -0400 This system could produce 3,500 gallons of clean water per day, at half the cost of current desalination methods, using just the motion of the waves to power the Reverse Osmosis process. Full Article Technology
ed A solar-powered greenhouse in a waterless desert, and a 100% autonomous bus By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Thu, 02 Mar 2017 16:02:55 -0500 The latest episode of Fully Charged appears to come to us from the future. Or, maybe just Australia... Full Article Energy
ed New peer-to-peer seed sharing platform aims to facilitate a diverse seed supply By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Tue, 02 May 2017 16:35:33 -0400 The Center for Food Safety's recently launched network is a bid to preserve global plant biodiversity and work toward food security around the globe. Full Article Living
ed Creating Equilibrium: What if environmentalists and the tech-crowd actually talked to each other? By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Thu, 10 Aug 2017 09:55:05 -0400 An event on Lake Tahoe promises "world class minds, radical innovation and kickass rock 'n roll". And solutions to the biodiversity crisis, too. Full Article Science
ed Care and feeding of a healthy microbiome By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Tue, 05 Sep 2017 08:30:00 -0400 The secret to a diet that makes the microbes in your gut healthy, for fighting obesity and disease Full Article Living
ed Earthworms lose weight in plastic-filled soil By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Mon, 23 Sep 2019 07:00:00 -0400 When the earthworms are in trouble, we all are. Full Article Science
ed Why federally protected lands are so crucial By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Mon, 02 Mar 2020 13:41:57 -0500 Over the last 30 years, habitat loss for imperiled species in the U.S. was more than twice as great on non-protected private lands than on federally protected public lands. Full Article Business
ed JUPE health is an 'immediate response to hospital overcrowding' By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Fri, 27 Mar 2020 11:21:42 -0400 These flat-packed rest-and-recovery units could take the load off hospitals in a hurry. Full Article Design
ed West Coast Green 2010: Michelle Kaufmann Interviews Eric Corey Freed By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Sat, 02 Oct 2010 10:43:15 -0400 Eco-architect Michelle Kaufmann talks to Eric Corey Freed about his book Green Building for Dummies, disco balls and the death of Pergo floors in this TreeHugger exclusive from West Coast Green. Eric is the principal architect at organicARCHITECT, and Full Article TreeHugger Exclusives
ed Film Review: To Buy, To Throw Away, To Buy; the Secret History of Planned Obsolescence By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Thu, 13 Jan 2011 05:24:48 -0500 Last month, Catalan TV3 just aired a new documentary called "comprar, llençar, comprar", meaning "to buy, to throw away, to buy" in Catalan, right on time for the christmas shopping and the winter sales which started this week. You can now watch the Full Article Video Tips
ed Upcycled Farm Steel and Wood Furniture That Thinks Cradle-to-Cradle By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Thu, 01 Dec 2011 10:00:00 -0500 Using reclaimed wood and steel from old pig fences, this Dutch company makes exquisite tables, while recycling all byproducts into other useful goods -- cat litter, compost and alcohol.. Full Article Design
ed The Green Chair by Oscar-Nominated Design Studio Mariscal is Affordable and 100% Recyclable (Photos) By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Thu, 26 Jan 2012 05:30:00 -0500 An affordable, long-lasting and attractive chair made from 100% recycled and recyclable plastic, designed in Barcelona by Estudio Mariscal. Need it far away? Then just buy the seat and get local legs! Full Article Design
ed New Japanese House by Alts Design Office is influenced by traditional design By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Fri, 12 Jul 2019 10:48:46 -0400 It is all about the progression through the spaces. Full Article Design
ed RIP Ted Cullinan, "an architect who made the world better" By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Tue, 12 Nov 2019 09:12:34 -0500 He was a pioneer of sustainable design. Full Article Design
ed How our thinking changed in 2019: Upfront Carbon Emissions By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Mon, 30 Dec 2019 08:24:11 -0500 Nobody cared much about this a few years ago. They do now. Full Article Design
ed 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
ed Every house needs a chalkboard By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Mon, 11 Nov 2019 07:00:00 -0500 It's a powerful organizational tool that pulls a household together. Full Article Living
ed Get houseplants delivered straight from the greenhouse By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Thu, 15 Aug 2019 10:00:00 -0400 If you don't have an independent plant shop nearby, Bloomscape is the next best thing. Full Article Living
ed 9 plants to grow for your medicine cabinet By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Fri, 08 Nov 2019 13:15:20 -0500 From sleep aids to pain relievers, here's how to grow your own natural remedies. Full Article Living
ed Scrap Art Rocks: Bang a (Recycled) Gong, Get It On By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Sun, 03 Jan 2010 15:24:13 -0500 With the price of scrap metal in the dumper, ScrapArtsMusic has turned piles from dumpsters into green music. The discarded metal, accordion parts, artillery shells, and other junked items salvaged Full Article Living
ed Vedanta Resources' Orissa Bauxite Refinery Expansion Blocked by Indian Government By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Wed, 20 Oct 2010 11:28:00 -0400 Two months after the Indian government stopped plans by UK-based Vedanta Resources to put a bauxite mine on a mountain held sacred by two indigenous tribal groups in Orissa, on the Full Article Business
ed Alcoa, Major World Polluter, Brings Sustainable Transport to Bauxite Mine & Feeds Energy into Grid By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Thu, 15 Sep 2011 12:41:02 -0400 It may sound like an oxymoron, bringing sustainable practices to mining operations, but unless we all stop consuming resources immediately, mining is also not going anywhere. So this is good news: since 2007, Alcoa's Jamalco Full Article Business
ed Micro Compact Home Dropped By Helicopter Onto Site in Switzerland By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Wed, 27 Jun 2012 07:53:49 -0400 You can't call an aluminum guest house dropped by helicopter green, but you sure can call it cute. Full Article Design
ed Haunting Photos of the Hungarian Town a Toxic Sludge Spill Painted Red By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Sat, 14 Jul 2012 07:30:00 -0400 The toxic red line that runs through this town -- as photographed by Palíndromo Mészáros -- is shocking evidence of what can go wrong. Full Article Living
ed Someday we might get 100% of our aluminum from recycling (using only 5% of the energy) By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Tue, 10 Dec 2013 15:44:20 -0500 Recycling aluminum uses about 95% less energy than making new one from bauxite ore, which compares very favorably with other types of recycling. Full Article Technology
ed Is using recycled aluminum sustainable and green? A new book raises questions By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Mon, 27 Feb 2017 09:56:20 -0500 Yes, but we still have a problem, says Carl A. Zimrig in a new book "Aluminum Upcycled: sustainable design in historical perspective." Because we are using too much of the stuff. Full Article Business
ed Japanese aluminum company fabricated data about strength, durability By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Fri, 13 Oct 2017 15:00:33 -0400 Another reason that we have to use less of the stuff. Full Article Business
ed Dirty coal-fired aluminum gets a boost with new Trump tariff By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Fri, 02 Mar 2018 09:49:47 -0500 But hey, it's all in the interest of national security; Americans have to be ready to defend themselves from Canada. Full Article Business
ed Beer and pop cans are not being recycled because car and airplane makers don't like recycled aluminum By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Mon, 18 Mar 2019 14:06:18 -0400 Remember how aluminum cans are "100 percent recyclable into pure aluminum"? They lied. Full Article Design
ed Declawing linked to chronic pain and aggression in cats By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Wed, 05 Jun 2019 14:56:51 -0400 Declawing cats often leads to long-term pain and unwanted behaviors. Full Article Living
ed Portraits of rescued farm animals allowed to grow old By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Tue, 11 Jun 2019 10:19:54 -0400 A new book, Allowed to Grow Old, reveals beautiful portraits of something we don't get to see very often: Elderly farm animals. Full Article Science
ed Lawsuit filed over awful changes to Endangered Species Act By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Thu, 22 Aug 2019 12:05:33 -0400 Environmental and animal protection groups have sued the administration over the Trump-Bernhardt 'extinction plan.' Full Article Business
ed Meet the monkeyface prickleback, the hero we all need By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Thu, 20 Feb 2020 16:14:40 -0500 This vegetarian tidepool dweller could be an answer to dietary protein in times of climate crisis, but who could ever eat a charmer like this? Full Article Science
ed The mini-computer market just got a lot more crowded with this $15 64-bit entry By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Tue, 05 Jan 2016 17:50:35 -0500 Smaller, faster, cheaper! Single board computer (SBC) innovations are jumpstarting a whole new wave of DIY devices. Full Article Technology
ed Computer program solves mysteries of fossilized leaves By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Tue, 15 Mar 2016 10:36:53 -0400 The new program can learn and classify leaves so well that it could reveal the "tree of life" of ancient plants. Full Article Technology
ed Just what we needed dept.: IBM's Watson mixing our granola By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Wed, 20 Apr 2016 10:37:17 -0400 So much intelligence and so much technology, to what end. Full Article Technology
ed Having Facebook friends is associated with a longer life By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Tue, 01 Nov 2016 10:33:25 -0400 A new study suggests that a social media community adds to longevity similar to an offline community. Full Article Technology
ed Computer models show how ancient people responded to climate change By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Wed, 04 Jan 2017 10:09:13 -0500 The findings could help us deal with environmental changes happening now and in the future. Full Article Technology
ed Photo: Young weedy seadragon soars like a superhero By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Wed, 25 Mar 2020 06:00:00 -0400 It's a bird ... it's a plane ... it's a weedy seadragon! Full Article Science
ed Photo: The magnificent eyes and ears of a black-tailed jackrabbit By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Tue, 31 Mar 2020 06:00:00 -0400 Our photo of the day comes from Merced, California. Full Article Science
ed Photo: Dark-eyed junco is the picture of spring By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Tue, 07 Apr 2020 06:00:00 -0400 Our photo of the day comes from Jackson County, Oregon. Full Article Science
ed Studded with sea debris, these wild paintings are ocean 'portals' By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Tue, 07 Aug 2018 08:00:00 -0400 Aiming to spark conversations about marine conservation, these beautiful works reimagine the oceans in their pristine state. Full Article Living
ed Here's the dirt on a rammed-earth renovation in Australia By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Wed, 15 Aug 2018 14:40:56 -0400 Add heritage preservation, passive house design and a butterfly roof and it pushes a lot of buttons around here. Full Article Design
ed Small carbon-neutral house in Australia built with recycled materials By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Tue, 27 Nov 2018 15:13:42 -0500 Constructed as an "apartment-house" hybrid, this prototypical 753-square-foot house makes the most of a small lot. Full Article Design
ed Australia slashed plastic bag use by 80% in 3 months – here's how By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Mon, 03 Dec 2018 11:58:46 -0500 After a few big players entered the ring, the environment was spared some 1.5 billion plastic shopping bags in under 100 days. Full Article Science
ed Blooming 3D jelly cakes are made with seaweed (Video) By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Fri, 28 Dec 2018 12:16:09 -0500 Made carefully by hand, this food artisan's edible works of jelly art are bursting with colorful flora and fauna. Full Article Living
ed Renovated terrace house has see-through stair of the week By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Wed, 23 Jan 2019 16:16:02 -0500 This home has been redesigned to feel much more spacious, and connected to its surroundings. Full Article Design
ed Photo: How are seashells formed? By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Tue, 12 Feb 2019 06:00:00 -0500 Our photo of the day provides a lesson in the origins of seashells. Full Article Science
ed Yardstix delivers modern, compact "backyard architecture" made from cross-laminated timber By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Mon, 11 Mar 2019 15:58:40 -0400 This company creates modern, energy-efficient versions of the backyard 'granny flat'. Full Article Design
ed Fred's Tiny Houses win big sustainability award By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Tue, 28 May 2019 10:41:44 -0400 There is more to the tiny house movement than just living with less. It can also be a story about resilience, sustainability and adaptablility. Full Article Design