li 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
li Hard Brexit: Northern Ireland may need thousands of generator barges to keep the lights on By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Fri, 13 Jul 2018 06:53:29 -0400 It turns out leaving the EU is quite hard. Who knew? Full Article Energy
li 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
li Crisis for electronics recycling as glass market collapses By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Tue, 19 Mar 2013 11:41:03 -0400 Ian Urbina reports at The New York Times on the negative side effects the tech industries shift to flat screen technology has had on the market for recycling old television and computer monitor glass Full Article Business
li 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
li 10 recycling and waste management trends to look out for in the near future By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Thu, 05 Jun 2014 15:00:00 -0400 There's a lot to look forward to, but what should we expect to see more of in the short-term? Full Article Business
li The true impact of not recycling our old electronics By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Mon, 23 Feb 2015 07:00:00 -0500 Here are some staggering numbers of what could be saved. Full Article Technology
li Growing recycling programs help us inch closer to Zero Waste By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Wed, 25 Feb 2015 15:00:00 -0500 Looking beyond traditional recyclables and the "blue bin", here are some of the organizations and companies seeking to redefine what we consider trash with alternative recycling initiatives and methods of reuse. Full Article Business
li Battery recycling machine gives grocery store coupons in exchange for your old batteries By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Wed, 10 May 2017 10:32:09 -0400 The machines are popping up at grocery stores in Norway. Full Article Technology
li The awful reality of e-waste as told in numbers By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Thu, 13 Jul 2017 08:00:00 -0400 From 50 million tons of e-waste generated annually to 350,000 cell phones thrown away every day, the numbers behind our digital addiction are staggering. Full Article Technology
li 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
li Why millennials are destroying our infrastructure, and why bike lanes destroy religious freedom By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Thu, 22 Oct 2015 15:12:01 -0400 And really, how self driving cars are an attack on freedom. Full Article Transportation
li Google Maps lets you explore what's at stake in Paris climate talks By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Tue, 01 Dec 2015 10:11:11 -0500 Conservation organizations used Google Street View cameras to document the places, animals and people most vulnerable to climate change. Full Article Technology
li Google Buys 781MW of Wind, Solar, and 73 more companies demand a strong climate deal By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Thu, 03 Dec 2015 13:31:03 -0500 Big business may be coming to the climate party late. But it is making its presence known. Full Article Business
li If you get all your news here, you may be living in a bubble By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Wed, 16 Dec 2015 21:30:00 -0500 We're all friends here, right? So I can talk honestly? Full Article Science
li 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
li Sidewalk Labs: A once-in-a-lifetime opportunity or a brazen corporate highjack? By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Tue, 25 Jun 2019 10:56:10 -0400 The proposal for redeveloping Toronto's waterfront into a green, sustainable, urban tech hub is controversial. Full Article Design
li Recycling rates improve when people know what items will become By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Wed, 02 Oct 2019 10:00:00 -0400 Jeans into insulation, plastic bottles into coats – details like this make people more inclined to use the blue bin. Full Article Living
li So much plastic is being made that "recycling has no impact" By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Fri, 14 Jun 2019 11:46:00 -0400 A Canadian scientist wants us to rethink our approach to plastic and challenge the colonial system that produces it. Full Article Science
li Wild City Mapping: Interactive online sharing of wild urban spaces (Video) By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Fri, 25 Jul 2014 07:00:00 -0400 This Montreal collective is creating an online, crowd-sourced map that will document the city's wild spaces. Full Article Design
li Clean Ride Mapper helps cyclists avoid polluted air, find quietest route to destination By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Thu, 07 May 2015 15:53:27 -0400 It's up to you to decide if you want to take the shortest route, the cleanest one, or the quietest one. Full Article Transportation
li 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
li 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
li Montreal considering separate traffic laws for cyclists By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Fri, 16 Mar 2018 08:18:06 -0400 The age of vehicular cycling is coming to an end; cyclists want equity, not equality Full Article Transportation
li Ikea deliveries now 100% electric in Shanghai By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Mon, 04 Feb 2019 08:06:30 -0500 Well, that happened fast. Full Article Transportation
li 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
li 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
li EPA ruling on Roundup pesticides heavily swayed by Monsanto-backed studies By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Fri, 06 Nov 2015 11:35:20 -0500 When reviewing the safety of glyphosate, the Environmental Protection Agency considered just five independent studies, and 27 industry-funded studies. Full Article Business
li 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
li Nissan and Mackie deliver ice cream without diesel exhaust PM2.5 sprinkles on top By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Tue, 25 Jun 2019 12:49:12 -0400 Batteries recycled from old LEAFs run the refrigeration equipment in this all-electric truck. Full Article Transportation
li Volkswagen designs "micromobiles" for life after traffic collapse By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Fri, 19 Jul 2019 11:00:59 -0400 From scooters to cargo bikes, a bunch of alternatives to driving that car. Full Article Transportation
li Electric Ford F-150 pickup truck tows a million pound train. Is this a big deal? By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Tue, 30 Jul 2019 11:23:17 -0400 In a word, no. Ford can sell this fiction, but it is all about friction. Full Article Transportation
li Pop-up charging hub borrows the sidewalk instead of stealing it By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Tue, 13 Aug 2019 13:26:37 -0400 Docked electric cars can be worse than dockless scooters for pedestrians, but the UEone is a step in the right direction. Full Article Transportation
li ITDP: e-bikes and e-scooters are climate action By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Tue, 24 Sep 2019 15:11:34 -0400 Micromobility can solve the last mile problem and reduce carbon emissions. Full Article Transportation
li Bird's head of sustainability on the future of micromobility By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Wed, 29 Jan 2020 10:36:10 -0500 Melinda Hanson talks to TreeHugger about taking back the streets. Full Article Transportation
li Michael Pollan, Saul's Deli Secret Pastrami Hawker? By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Tue, 02 Mar 2010 23:44:30 -0500 Saul's is part of only a handful of delis refashioning themselves as sustainably sourced eateries. Located in the gourmet ghetto of North Berkeley near Alice Full Article Living
li How Corn Is Expanding Our Waistlines And Crippling Our Health System By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Thu, 25 Nov 2010 11:02:56 -0500 Michael Pollan said in the Omnivore's Dilemma that if you eat industrially, you are made of corn. In Corporate Knights, "the magazine for clean capitalism", Toby A.A. Heaps picks up on this theme and looks at the causes Full Article Living
li Rethinking The Food Label To "Inspire Food Literacy" By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Tue, 02 Aug 2011 13:12:43 -0400 The UC Berkeley Graduate School of Journalism's News21 program and Good Magazine have shortlisted the three finalists in a competition to design a better food label. They "asked for designs that were informative, instructive and Full Article Living
li Good Food Awards Announce Year Two Finalists By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Thu, 17 Nov 2011 14:20:00 -0500 While you may not have heard of the Good Food Awards, there is a good chance you've enjoyed food from some of their winners. The not-for-profit organization celebrates not only the kind of food we should be eating but the kind we want to eat. Full Article Living
li Food revolution reading list from Michael Pollan and Ruth Reichl By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Thu, 13 Jun 2013 17:09:00 -0400 Recommended reading from two of America's biggest food writers. Full Article Living
li Trusty Old Robots vs. Energy Star Appliances By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Sun, 26 Jul 2009 16:35:01 -0400 Of course, when purchasing a new appliance, it makes sense to go with the most efficient energy star rated appliance. BUT, buying a brand new efficient energy star rated appliance is not always greener or less expensive Full Article Living
li Energy Star Finally Starts Thinking About Health, Durability and House Size By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Tue, 20 Apr 2010 11:11:52 -0400 One of the big beefs with Energy Star for housing is that all it cared about was energy; beat the standard code by 15% and you got it. No matter that the best way to make a house efficient is to make it tight, leading to all kinds of air quality Full Article Design
li 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
li BC's First Energy Star Qualified Home is a Round Beauty By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Thu, 07 Jun 2012 11:51:27 -0400 A round home is British Columbia's first home to be Energy Star qualified, a topic of contention on TreeHugger. Full Article Design
li Lighting facts: Did you know that 70% of lightbulbs in the U.S. are still inefficient models? By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Thu, 02 Jan 2014 13:24:41 -0500 If every home in the U.S. switched just one inefficient light for an Energy Star one, that would be equivalent to taking 800,000 vehicles off the road in term of greenhouse gas emissions Full Article Energy
li You will want to live in The ROSE Cottage, a net zero energy home built for a lifetime By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Mon, 13 Jan 2014 14:20:00 -0500 It's not rocket science, it's building science, and it's all here. Full Article Design
li Flat LED gets Energy Star certification, now qualifies for rebates in most states (prices as low as $1.97) By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Tue, 29 Apr 2014 15:22:00 -0400 LEDs were already cheap when you take into account how much money they save you on your electricity bill, but now this is just a no-brainer. Full Article Energy
li Thanks to new tech, it’s easier to Live Better Electrically By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Mon, 13 Aug 2018 11:09:45 -0400 From heat pumps to induction, it has never been easier to give up gas. Full Article Design
li DIY 2.0: Fountain app is like having a home & garden expert in your pocket By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Fri, 24 Oct 2014 09:00:00 -0400 Quickly get connected via video chat to a home & garden expert to get help with your projects through Fountain. We've got beta invites for you to check it out yourself. Full Article Technology
li The Joy of Fix: Experience the true joy that comes from a fulfilling fix life By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Thu, 30 Oct 2014 13:35:12 -0400 Fixing and making feels good, and everyone's doing it, so don't be shy. Experience the Joy of Fix. Full Article Technology