ea Porsche American Headquarters Has Green Roof, Natural Ventilation By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Tue, 29 Nov 2011 09:53:00 -0500 There is something contradictory about building a Green Porsche Headquarters at an Aeropolis, but whatever. Full Article Design
ea Perkins + Will Retrofits 25 Year Old Office Building to LEED Platinum By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Mon, 05 Mar 2012 09:56:00 -0500 Proof that buildings from the 70s and 80s can be fixed well instead of demolished: Perkins + WIll gets the highest LEED score in America. Full Article Design
ea Tom Vanderbilt On The Importance Of Walking, Both For Our Health and For Our Cities By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Mon, 16 Apr 2012 13:16:00 -0400 St. Augustine said "Solvitur Ambulando": It is solved by walking. So does Tom Vanderbilt in this great series in Slate. Full Article Transportation
ea More on the Trick or Treat Test: Calculating the "Candy Density." By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Wed, 31 Oct 2012 10:18:00 -0400 Planner Paul Knight shows how to do the math and figure out where to go for maximum candy Full Article Design
ea #1 metro area in US for electric car growth is no longer in California By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Mon, 03 Mar 2014 19:32:00 -0500 If you thought the top market for electric car growth was somewhere in California, you'd be right many months out of the year, but not the 4th quarter of 2013. Full Article Transportation
ea The whole city of Florence can fit in one Atlanta cloverleaf By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Thu, 12 Jun 2014 11:30:21 -0400 Steve Mouzon looks at the true cost of sprawl. Full Article Design
ea Eco-friendly 'super food truck' first on the East Coast By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Thu, 07 Apr 2016 11:48:41 -0400 Yumbii, an Atlanta-based food truck, adds a low emissions super food truck to its fleet. Check out its environmentally friendly features. Full Article Living
ea Headline of the week: Suburbs will thrive forever By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Tue, 13 Dec 2016 16:18:51 -0500 Forever is a very long time. Full Article Design
ea Link Between BPA and Heart Disease Seen in Urine, New Study Reports By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Sun, 26 Feb 2012 08:00:00 -0500 A new study finds those with heart disease had higher concentrations of BPA in their urine. Full Article Living
ea Campbell's Says It's Heading BPA-Free By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Mon, 05 Mar 2012 17:15:59 -0500 Under pressure from parents and breast cancer groups, Campbell's Soup says it has transition plan away from BPA in motion Full Article Living
ea What is Causing Early Puberty In Girls? By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Mon, 02 Apr 2012 11:42:00 -0400 New York Times article asks a lot of questions, and doesn't deliver a lot of answers. Full Article Living
ea Popeye the Sailor Man after a life of eating from BPA lined cans By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Fri, 14 Feb 2014 06:52:00 -0500 Cartoonist Joe Mohr shows how the chemical might have affected the cartoon hero Full Article Living
ea EWG has released new report on BPA in canned food By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Wed, 10 Jun 2015 08:00:00 -0400 Find out which brands are the best and worst players in the canned food industry right now. Full Article Living
ea Turkmenistan Starts Building New Desert Sea: Glorious Deed or Disaster Waiting to Happen? By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Wed, 22 Jul 2009 07:30:00 -0400 The Aral Sea, Central Asia's most (in)famous body of water, has become a global symbol of environmental mismanagement. But at least one government in the region doesn't seem to have Full Article Business
ea Could Bacteria-Filled Balloons Stop the Spread of the Sahara? Architect Magnus Larsson Thinks So By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Fri, 24 Jul 2009 13:13:00 -0400 Nearly a year ago a "Great Green Wall" of trees was proposed to run across the entire southern border of the Sahara desert in an attempt to stop expanding desertification. At the TED Global conference in Oxford, England, Full Article Technology
ea Climate Change Puts the Reality in This TV Show By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Fri, 27 Nov 2009 08:00:00 -0500 At first it sounds like any other reality show: "Candidates will be put through a series of tough physical Full Article Living
ea Africa's Great Green Wall Hopes to Stop the Spreading Sahara - If It Ever Gets Planted By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Fri, 18 Jun 2010 14:46:00 -0400 It's been a couple of years since the still-planned and so-called Great Green Wall of Africa graced the pages of TreeHugger, so here's a quick update and overview: As the BBC reports, African leaders are meeting in Chad to further push the Full Article Science
ea Mideast Nations to Work Together to Fight Sandstorms By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Fri, 01 Oct 2010 13:44:00 -0400 Though conflicts over sparse water supplies have created rifts between Turkey and its neighbors, the sandstorms they exacerbate have brought countries in the region Full Article Business
ea Footballs To Be Made from Feral Camel Leather By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Tue, 16 Nov 2010 07:23:31 -0500 Australia has a feral camel problem. The Australian Feral Camel Management Project estimates that 1 million of rogue dromedaries roam outback Australia, annually causing over $14 million AUD worth of damage to infrastructure and Full Article Living
ea Big Squirreltail Evolves to Fight Off Fiery, Invasive Cheatgrass By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Sat, 12 Feb 2011 10:11:56 -0500 Nicknaming plants. Now there's a good job to have. The invasive plant in this tale, called "cheatgrass," is being fought off by a native Full Article Science
ea Threatened Tortoises Slow Down Desert Solar Project By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Sun, 15 May 2011 03:55:40 -0400 The building of the massive 5.6-square mile Ivanpah solar project in the Mojave Desert by BrightSource Energy has been suspended in the midst of Full Article Technology
ea Arabian 'Unicorn' Back from the Brink in Middle East Thanks to Captive Breeding Program Success By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Sun, 19 Jun 2011 08:00:00 -0400 A bright white antelope with long thin horns, the Arabian oryx is thought to have inspired early stories of unicorns. (Its two horns appear as one when viewed from the side.) And until Full Article Science
ea 8 Awesome Airstream Hotels, From the California Desert to the French Pyrenees By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Wed, 30 May 2012 05:51:36 -0400 A drive-in movie theater in the wilderness and an urban rooftop are just a few of the innovative spots from which stylish trailer hotels are popping up. Full Article Living
ea Prehistoric shrimp emerge from Australian desert after heavy rain By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Fri, 13 Jan 2017 13:00:59 -0500 Imagine millions of these slithering out from the mud? The eggs of this alien desert crustacean remain dormant for years, waiting for a bout of rain to hatch. Full Article Science
ea Man selling mint leaves in Morocco (photo) By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Tue, 30 Oct 2018 14:31:43 -0400 It took me hours, but I finally found this guy. Full Article Living
ea Huge lake appears in North America's hottest, driest spot By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Wed, 13 Mar 2019 12:04:38 -0400 Check out these photos of a surprise 10-mile lake that popped up in Death Valley, California. Full Article Science
ea The beauty of wind turbines By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Mon, 04 Nov 2019 08:59:35 -0500 Photographer Joan Sullivan documents the drama of their construction. Full Article Energy
ea Another problem with fracking: Increased sexually transmitted infections? By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Thu, 13 Feb 2020 15:09:53 -0500 If a massive water footprint, air pollution, contaminated drinking water, earthquakes, and general environmental degradation weren't bad enough...r Full Article Energy
ea Cheap natural gas is making it very hard to go green By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Fri, 14 Feb 2020 11:15:22 -0500 It's killing everything, including renewable energy. Full Article Energy
ea Bald eagles are littering Seattle backyards with landfill trash By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Fri, 05 Apr 2019 16:48:40 -0400 Some 200 bald eagles are scavenging the goods at Cedar Hills Regional Landfill and dumping the leftovers in suburban backyards. Full Article Science
ea Photo: Beautiful barn owl soars over a field By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Tue, 09 Apr 2019 06:00:00 -0400 Our photo of the day comes from the Essex countryside. Full Article Science
ea Photo: Family meal, flamingo-style By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Fri, 12 Apr 2019 06:00:00 -0400 Our photo of the day shows how to make an awkward bill look like a thing of grace. Full Article Science
ea Glass buildings are killing hundreds of millions of birds every year By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Wed, 17 Apr 2019 09:04:59 -0400 Here is another reason to hate the Hudson Yards in New York City. Full Article Design
ea 11-foot-tall bird discovered in Crimea By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Thu, 27 Jun 2019 15:24:37 -0400 Discovered in a cave, the surprising find reveals a fast and giant bird that weighed almost as much as a polar bear. Full Article Science
ea 13 facts about the beautiful bald eagle By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Wed, 03 Jul 2019 09:29:42 -0400 Here's what to know about America's favorite bird of prey. Full Article Science
ea Why are London's house sparrows disappearing? By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Wed, 17 Jul 2019 07:07:48 -0400 If you guessed that climate-crisis-fueled, disease-carrying mosquitoes are wiping them out, you may be correct. Full Article Science
ea Sammy, the one-winged bald eagle, snatched from wildlife refuge By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Mon, 22 Jul 2019 15:00:25 -0400 The reward for information leading to an arrest has climbed to $12,000. Full Article Science
ea Photo: Glorious great egret displays its prize By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Wed, 18 Sep 2019 06:00:00 -0400 Our photo of the day comes from Hampton, New Hampshire. Full Article Science
ea Not long ago, native parrots lived all over the eastern US By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Thu, 12 Dec 2019 12:38:17 -0500 The Carolina parakeet was the only parrot species native to the US; by 1918, we had killed them all. New evidence explains their demise. Full Article Science
ea African grey parrots surprise researchers with their altruism By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Fri, 10 Jan 2020 09:18:33 -0500 Few other animals are known to be intrinsically motivated to assist others in need. Full Article Science
ea These deaf moths defy bats using stealthy acoustic camouflage By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Wed, 26 Feb 2020 08:58:37 -0500 Some moth species have evolved noise-cancelling abilities that are more efficient than today's sound engineering technology. Full Article Science
ea Photo: Great gray owl goes hunting By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Wed, 18 Mar 2020 06:00:00 -0400 Our majestic photo of the day comes from Quebec, Canada. Full Article Science
ea Artists create a tiny house in a loft By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Wed, 13 Aug 2014 12:46:35 -0400 They also build a "tree house" for themselves. It's almost an indoor community. Full Article Design
ea Salvage Supperclub teaches us how to eat everything By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Mon, 18 Aug 2014 17:08:43 -0400 A Brooklyn dinner party turns "dumpster diving" into an informative meal. Full Article Living
ea Common Good cleaners want to help you to reduce and reuse By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Fri, 24 Oct 2014 16:40:03 -0400 Common Good was started by Sacha Dunn and her husband Edmund Levine out of their personal desire to have refillable and eco-friendly option when it comes to cleaning supplies. Full Article Living
ea Lovewild Designs crafts beautiful confetti and stationery that blooms By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Tue, 03 Feb 2015 18:45:31 -0500 A sustainably-minded designer makes cards and paper coins that you can plant. Full Article Design
ea Striking natural furniture weaves geometry with traditional craft techniques By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Thu, 03 Mar 2016 07:00:00 -0500 Featuring eye-catching geometries, local and non-toxic materials, these unique furniture pieces meld a medley of traditional weaving and woodworking techniques. Full Article Design
ea Two dead because trucks don't have side guards and cyclists apparently can't stay upright By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Thu, 21 Dec 2017 11:44:25 -0500 In Brooklyn and Toronto, the same story: "accidents" where cyclists somehow lose control, fall under rear wheels. Full Article Transportation
ea Stair of the week is a shifting workspace with alternating treads By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Mon, 10 Dec 2018 12:58:50 -0500 These multi-talented stairs do more than one thing in this apartment renovation in Brooklyn. Full Article Design
ea A 'Mosaic' of Green Features at New Prague Hotel By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Sun, 13 Jun 2010 09:27:00 -0400 Count Prague in on the trend toward green hostels and hotels: The opening late last week of a cool new central-city accommodation not only provides a fresh option for eco-conscious travelers, it also marks a green "first" or two Full Article Science