li Colorado startup rents out stylish van conversions for the curious (Video) By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Tue, 11 Apr 2017 14:36:39 -0400 Ever wondered what it's like to live in a renovated van? Here is one company that rents DIY van conversions out. Full Article Design
li Exhaustive new study looks at kitchen exhaust and household air quality By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Thu, 13 Sep 2018 10:18:26 -0400 Designing kitchen ventilation that works in really tight houses seems almost impossible. Full Article Design
li Colorado could save $2.5 billion from shutting down coal By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Thu, 10 Jan 2019 06:01:35 -0500 And people keep saying it's too expensive to deal with climate change. Full Article Energy
li Why do cyclists break the law? By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Wed, 29 May 2019 11:41:35 -0400 A new episode of the War on Cars looks at an issue dear to my heart. Full Article Transportation
li Make room for the e-bikes, the top-selling electric vehicles for the next decade By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Fri, 03 Jan 2020 10:28:13 -0500 A new study from Deloitte predicts what we have said before: e-bikes will eat cars. Full Article Transportation
li Yellow is the new green: is pee-cycling greener than a composting toilet? By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Fri, 11 Apr 2014 14:11:44 -0400 Urine for a surprise as Alex Wilson concludes that urine collection beats composting. I was, because they are not mutually exclusive. Full Article Design
li Peecycling in the city: Would you "stealth pee" in an urban yard? By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Mon, 06 Apr 2015 14:39:14 -0400 Nutrient cycling is important. But it's not something you want to get arrested for. Full Article Living
li Are public toilets a right in public spaces? (Survey) By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Tue, 23 May 2017 15:27:10 -0400 If you gotta go, you should have a clean private environmentally friendly place to go. Full Article Design
li Going Steady: 10 Animals More Monogamous Than Us (Slideshow) By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Wed, 10 Feb 2010 13:05:25 -0500 Ah love. Woody Allen has some nice thoughts on this tricky thing that perhaps gets more thought around Valentine's Day. The recent swan divorce shocked us to the core, so we decided to ponder the happy Full Article Science
li Whatever, Tigers and Pandas: Lesser-Known Endangered Species Need Help Too (Slideshow) By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Mon, 17 May 2010 09:00:42 -0400 With thousands of species listed as critically endangered by the International Union for Conservation of Nature -- and some 110,000 Full Article Science
li Little Brown Bat Will Be Pushed to Extinction by Spreading White Nose Syndrome: New Study By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Thu, 05 Aug 2010 15:44:00 -0400 photo: US Fish & Wildlife Service via flickr White nose syndrome, a disease caused by exposure to a particular fungus, first discovered in 2006, has been afflicting bats in the eastern United States and appears to be spreading. Considering that it's Full Article Science
li South Carolina Documents Its First Human Rabies Case in Over 50 Years By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Sun, 18 Dec 2011 12:30:00 -0500 South Carolina health department announces a human rabies case sourced from a bat. Full Article Living
li Action-Flick Filming Takes Toll on Bulgarian Bat Cave By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Sat, 24 Dec 2011 08:00:00 -0500 The filming of a Sylvester Stallone movie in a Bulgarian cave has dramatically reduced the animals' numbers, bat experts say. Full Article Living
li Scientists Estimate Up to 6.7 Million Bats Dead From Disease By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Wed, 18 Jan 2012 17:14:00 -0500 White nose syndrome has decimated bat populations on the East Coast. Now scientists believe the disease, which is spreading, may have been worse than previously imagined. Full Article Science
li 4 Ways to Participate in National Pollinator Week By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Mon, 18 Jun 2012 05:05:00 -0400 It's National Pollinator Week! Start a garden, encourage pollinators, or join an event in your area. Full Article Living
li Adding Wildlife 'Passengers' to the Urban Commute By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Sat, 01 Sep 2012 07:00:00 -0400 A Dutch landscape architecture firm is proposing a clever way to help animals navigate the urban environment -- using the same infrastructure human city-dwellers rely on to get from place to place. Full Article Design
li 3D-printed robotic bat wing holds new possibilities for small aircraft By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Wed, 27 Feb 2013 09:56:00 -0500 Dig out those old da Vinci drawings of winged flying machines, as he was really on to something! Full Article Science
li Mongolia embarks on clean energy future with first wind farm By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Tue, 11 Jun 2013 10:11:00 -0400 While in Mongolia for World Environment Day, I toured the Salkhit Wind Farm. Full Article Business
li How to take control of consumerism during the holiday shopping season By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Fri, 06 Dec 2013 09:20:00 -0500 The holidays are a time of joy, happiness, families and... waste? Estimates show that almost 25% of waste produced in the US comes from the six weeks between Thanksgiving and New Years. But we can change that, starting now. Full Article Living
li Episode 2: Don't malign the millenials; The kids are alright. By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Tue, 11 Mar 2014 12:23:12 -0400 Once again, one has to parse the data to get the real story. Full Article Business
li Public charging station powers mobile devices with footsteps and solar panels By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Mon, 15 Sep 2014 15:25:38 -0400 The ENGO charging station uses kinetic tiles and solar panels to charge up to 14 smartphones at a time, and provides free WiFi access and an emergency phone. Full Article Technology
li State of the Union: “No challenge poses a greater threat to future generations than climate change” By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Wed, 21 Jan 2015 11:19:58 -0500 President Obama’s State of the Union speech takes aim at climate change deniers. Full Article Business
li U.S. and India agree to “cooperate closely” on climate change By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Mon, 26 Jan 2015 13:16:24 -0500 Yesterday, U.S. President Barack Obama and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced a deal to work together against climate change. Full Article Business
li New imaging technique sees inside lithium batteries By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Tue, 13 Sep 2016 21:15:00 -0400 A new way to see inside batteries in real time as they go through charging cycles could help prevent battery fires and increase battery lifespans Full Article Energy
li Canada declares climate emergency, then approves pipeline expansion By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Thu, 20 Jun 2019 07:00:00 -0400 Trudeau doesn't seem to understand what 'climate emergency' means. Full Article Energy
li With Lolistraw, you can have your straw and eat it too By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Tue, 12 Dec 2017 07:12:00 -0500 But even more exciting than its edibility is the Lolistraw's hyper-compostability. Full Article Design
li Take-out delivery giant trials sauce sachets made from seaweed By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Fri, 02 Mar 2018 06:48:31 -0500 Perhaps more importantly, it's also giving customers the option of refusing such sachets in the first place. Full Article Business
li Edible, plastic-free packaging is created with fermentation, like kombucha (Video) By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Tue, 10 Jul 2018 09:00:00 -0400 Using the same fermentation and bacterial and yeast culture that creates kombucha, this packaging is edible and compostable. Full Article Design
li 10 ways to improve your recycling By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Fri, 20 Sep 2019 06:00:00 -0400 Here are some tips for taking your recycling to the next level. Full Article HTGG
li Agenda 21 Update: Tinfoil Hats in Iowa, Republicans Fight Back By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Thu, 07 Feb 2013 14:05:00 -0500 It's Crazytown in Des Moines as Republicans fight Soviet style collectivism, AKA sustainable development Full Article Business
li Environmentalists rejoice as Agenda 21 is implemented across North America! By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Mon, 01 Apr 2013 07:00:00 -0400 A green, sustainable future awaits us all as the United Nations proposal for sustainable development becomes the law of the land. Full Article Design
li Boy Scouts of America introduce sustainability merit badge By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Thu, 25 Jul 2013 10:11:00 -0400 It's a surprisingly well-rounded and thorough view of sustainability that shouldn't be limited to boy scouts. Full Article Business
li How North Carolina's Political Turmoil is Impacting the Environment By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Thu, 01 Aug 2013 11:12:02 -0400 From reproductive rights to voter ID, there have been some battles in North Carolina of late. The environment has not escaped unharmed. Full Article Business
li This is why we can't have nice things. Like a functional government. By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Tue, 15 Oct 2013 18:26:46 -0400 There is some exceptional the nonsense coming from Republican members of the US Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works. Good grief. Full Article Business
li Cyclists are the new enemy of right wing politics By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Mon, 16 Dec 2013 07:56:42 -0500 The War on Cars pitch wins conservative votes across North America. Full Article Transportation
li New study looks at how the Agenda 21 conspiracy is poisoning public discussion about sustainability By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Mon, 14 Apr 2014 12:35:46 -0400 The Southern Poverty Law Center says “It is time to call out Agenda 21conspiracy theories and the people spreading them.” Full Article Business
li NRDC: Agenda 21 conspiracy theorists threaten cities' sustainability efforts By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Wed, 23 Apr 2014 13:28:33 -0400 Jacob Scherr of NRDC (a group that helped write the Agenda 21 document) looks at the success that the conspiracy theorists are having. Full Article Design
li House of Representatives tells Pentagon to ignore climate change and Agenda 21 By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Tue, 27 May 2014 11:25:03 -0400 Just when you think it can't get any crazier in US politics, it does. Full Article Business
li The green split between the city and the suburbs is real, as new study shows we are increasingly polarized. By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Mon, 16 Jun 2014 10:15:47 -0400 A new study from Pew Research is totally depressing, showing how left and right are moving further apart. Full Article Design
li Why plastic bag bans are like brown M&Ms By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Wed, 15 Jul 2015 15:01:39 -0400 Adam Sternbergh finds that bag bans are a symbol of something much bigger. Full Article Business
li Agenda 21 is dead, but its legacy is still killing transit By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Wed, 06 Jan 2016 08:03:50 -0500 Not to mention bike lanes, higher density housing, and bird sanctuaries. Full Article Design
li Dudes in pickup trucks are deliberately blocking Tesla superchargers By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Wed, 02 Jan 2019 08:29:54 -0500 And yelling profanities in the process. Full Article Transportation
li Living with less car: three concepts for camping with your Mini By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Mon, 22 Jul 2013 13:15:14 -0400 How to get away from it all while you take it all with you. Full Article Transportation
li Coca-Cola launches "natural" Coca-Cola Life. By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Fri, 16 Aug 2013 10:13:24 -0400 After predicting that an Organic Coke would be the pinnacle of greenwashing five years ago, Next Nature Network reports that Coca-Cola has actually done it, launching a "natural" Coke called Coca-Cola Life in Argentina. Full Article Business
li Pittsburgh bike campaign is a lycra-free zone, showing cyclists as people By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Wed, 16 Oct 2013 12:45:00 -0400 Why can't we all just get along? New campaign humanizes cyclists. Full Article Transportation
li Scenic America, and now Scenic Toronto, fight billboard blight By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Tue, 03 Dec 2013 14:24:00 -0500 The new digital billboards taking over our cities bring a whole new set of problems. That's why we need these orgs. Full Article Business
li New ad reignites war between clean energy provider and big utilities By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Tue, 10 Dec 2013 06:39:48 -0500 Ecotricity's collapsing cooling towers return. This time, they're tapping into popular anger over utility profits. Full Article Business
li Detroit Dirt and Ford do brilliant parody of Cadillac's ELR ad By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Fri, 28 Mar 2014 12:38:56 -0400 If this is what advertisers do to promote electric and hybrid cars, I may just go buy a TV. Full Article Transportation
li Man to live on melting iceberg for one year to urge climate change action (Video) By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Sat, 23 Aug 2014 07:00:00 -0400 To highlight the accelerating disappearance of Arctic sea ice, this man plans to survive alone on a melting iceberg for up to one year. Full Article Science
li City of Toronto pulls great anti-littering campaign By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Fri, 29 Aug 2014 11:53:43 -0400 But really, they should have seen this coming. Full Article Business