me Office clothes are an impediment to green transportation By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Fri, 21 Jun 2019 09:04:00 -0400 It's time to rethink how we dress for work. Full Article Living
me The bike and micromobility movement needs its Futurama moment By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Mon, 21 Oct 2019 13:55:52 -0400 "Make no small plans." It's time to stop building bits and start building big. Full Article Transportation
me Particulate Matter levels in London Underground are 18 times as high as the air outside By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Tue, 05 Nov 2019 13:11:43 -0500 And the air outside in urban London is pretty awful. Full Article Transportation
me 8 Best North American Beaches For Exploring Tide Pools By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Wed, 25 Jul 2012 05:57:43 -0400 Discover the miniature, magical world of tide pools -- and beat the heat -- by heading to North America's coastlines. Full Article Living
me Summertime means heading to the shore, in both town and country By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Mon, 17 Aug 2015 15:15:07 -0400 Katherine lives in rural Ontario. Margaret lives in New York City. The way they enjoy their summers is bound to be drastically different. Full Article Living
me Do you get a summer vacation? You should. By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Mon, 07 Aug 2017 15:45:33 -0400 Americans work way too long and too hard. Full Article Living
me Does Living Near Fast Food Restaurants Mean You’re More Likely to Be Fat? By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Sun, 06 Nov 2011 13:25:00 -0500 Fast food is the enemy of green food, so why does an overweight America still eat so much fast food? Full Article Living
me Rising Meat Consumption Takes Big Bite out of Grain Harvest By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Wed, 23 Nov 2011 09:31:00 -0500 World consumption of animal protein is everywhere on the rise. Wherever incomes rise, so does meat consumption. Full Article Living
me Pink Slime Makers Sue ABC News For Defamation By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Fri, 14 Sep 2012 11:35:00 -0400 The suit, brought in South Dakota court, seeks over a billion dollars in damages against ABC News -- even though ABC never originated the term and was just reporting what everyone else was calling it. Full Article Business
me How do they find horse meat in hamburger? By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Tue, 05 Mar 2013 10:03:00 -0500 A relatively new test detected horse meat in European hamburger. We wonder: how do they test this? Could it happen in America? What happens to all the recalled food? Full Article Science
me Farmed Fish Production Overtakes Beef By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Wed, 12 Jun 2013 13:22:00 -0400 The world quietly reached a milestone in the evolution of the human diet in 2011. For the first time in modern history, world farmed fish production topped beef production. Full Article Science
me Pink slime's school lunch comeback hits 7 states By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Thu, 12 Sep 2013 17:09:26 -0400 Known as "lean finely textured beef," the highly processed meat has been dropped from by many fast food chains, but are still one the menu at public schools. Full Article Living
me 5 foods you shouldn't eat if you care about the environment By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Thu, 13 Feb 2014 08:00:00 -0500 You've heard them all before, but it doesn't hurt to be reminded of why these foods are destructive to our planet. Full Article Living
me Does anyone really know which diet is best for the environment? By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Thu, 20 Mar 2014 08:00:00 -0400 The meat vs. veggies debate is a lot more complex than it seems at first glance. Full Article Living
me More of us need to become "weekday vegetarians" By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Mon, 07 Apr 2014 08:00:00 -0400 A new study shows that if we want to stop climate change, meat and dairy are off the table -- at least in the quantities we currently consume. Full Article Living
me Scientists identify the most environmentally harmful animal product in the American diet By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Mon, 21 Jul 2014 15:57:50 -0400 A new paper compares eggs, dairy, poultry, beef and pork to determine which has the biggest environmental impact. Full Article Living
me McDonald's promises transparency about its food, if only customers will come back By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Fri, 31 Oct 2014 07:00:00 -0400 The company has launched a few efforts to reclaim marketshare, from promoting regional specialties to answering questions about food production. Too bad the promotional videos aren't convincing and fail to address the whole issue. Full Article Living
me Meat and dairy are heating up the planet, but nobody seems to care By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Tue, 23 Dec 2014 07:00:00 -0500 Despite the fact that livestock production contributes more greenhouse gas emissions than the entire transport sector, there is an appalling unwillingness to change eating habits in order to make a difference. Full Article Living
me Meatonomics explores the bizarre economic forces that drive meat & dairy production By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Thu, 29 Jan 2015 14:12:12 -0500 According to the research of author David Simon, the externalized cost of our animal food system totals about $414 billion per year, which is carried by all of us. Full Article Living
me 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
me American dietary guidelines dump environmental concerns By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Thu, 08 Oct 2015 12:37:38 -0400 Recommendations to eat less meat for environmental reasons won’t be included in the final 2015 dietary guidelines. Full Article Living
me Try the 'Better Burger Challenge' this summer By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Tue, 30 May 2017 10:33:00 -0400 Adding vegetables or legumes to ground beef makes a burger that's tastier, healthier, and less environmentally damaging. Full Article Living
me Calling veggie substitutes "meat" is now illegal in Missouri By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Wed, 29 Aug 2018 12:15:12 -0400 Guess which industry pushed that one through? Full Article Business
me Almost half of American drivers don’t bother using their turn signals By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Tue, 25 Jun 2019 16:34:42 -0400 And then they yell at cyclists for not following the rules. Full Article Transportation
me When it comes to cycling, Delft wasn't always Delft By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Fri, 19 Jul 2019 13:51:39 -0400 Changing attitudes about cities and getting people out of cars takes a lot of work. Full Article Transportation
me Is this the busiest bike lane in North America? By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Mon, 29 Jul 2019 14:51:26 -0400 Ten years after Vancouver's Burrard Street Bridge bike lanes opened, it is no longer controversial. Full Article Transportation
me Electric cars alone won't save us, says new UK parliamentary report; get a bike instead By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Fri, 23 Aug 2019 13:06:20 -0400 It calls for more support of bikes, walking and transit, banning ICE-powered cars sooner. Full Article Transportation
me Why don't Americans wear helmets in the shower? By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Wed, 18 Sep 2019 13:21:19 -0400 Way more people get traumatic injuries in the shower than they do on bikes, but almost nobody takes the most basic safety precautions. Full Article Transportation
me The real problem with the NTSB's mandatory bike helmet recommendation By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Fri, 15 Nov 2019 08:31:12 -0500 We covered this subject before but I got it wrong. Peter Flax of Bicycling Magazine got it right. Full Article Transportation
me Fill your home with random stuff from Marie Kondo's new store By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Tue, 19 Nov 2019 12:10:00 -0500 Forget decluttering. KonMari is now all about re-cluttering. Full Article Living
me The best DIY baking soda cleaner for tough kitchen messes By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 12:08:35 -0500 For everything from stained sinks and burnt pots to baked-on grime, this simple 3-ingredient formula is eco-friendly, zero-waste, and actually works. Full Article Living
me 7 decluttering projects for when you're stuck at home By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Thu, 19 Mar 2020 07:00:00 -0400 Now's the time to tackle jobs you've been thinking about for months. Full Article Living
me Laundry in a time of COVID-19 By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Tue, 24 Mar 2020 07:00:00 -0400 Amid all the confusion, here's some solid advice on how to keep your clothes clean and free from contamination. Full Article Living
me Clutterfree app offers a customized plan for decluttering your home By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Wed, 08 Apr 2020 07:00:00 -0400 Created by minimalism expert Joshua Becker, it relies on the user's description of their own home, not a general house. Full Article Living
me Wretched Excess Comes To The Bedroom By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Thu, 06 Sep 2012 11:04:00 -0400 Beds designed to be earthquake proof and that put you inside an aquarium Full Article Design
me 10 More Ways To Hide The Bed (Some of Which You Can Actually Afford) By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Thu, 31 Jan 2013 13:39:00 -0500 Every tiny apartment does not have to have an expensive Murphy bed. Full Article Design
me Transformer desk turns into bedroom By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Mon, 11 Feb 2013 07:34:00 -0500 Athanasia Leivaditou designs the perfect desk for all-nighters, described as 1.6 Square Meter of Life Full Article Design
me Build your own transformer bed that turns into a desk By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Tue, 09 Apr 2013 11:59:00 -0400 Graham Phakos did, with an interesting design that does everything the expensive Italian jobs do. Full Article Design
me Scientists decode bed bug genome as pesticide resistance results in a resurgence By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Tue, 09 Feb 2016 07:00:00 -0500 Secrets of bed bug success can be read in their genes -- can the knowledge help you fight bed bug infestations? Full Article Living
me Sleek multifunctional 'bedroom box' maximizes this small apartment By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Thu, 21 Dec 2017 08:00:00 -0500 A cramped, rundown apartment gets a makeover with this mysterious-looking black box. Full Article Design
me Parisian apartment renovation puts the beds in a bookcase By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Mon, 12 Feb 2018 13:53:20 -0500 To gain more space, this apartment's redesign puts everything in the wall. Full Article Design
me Urban tiny house's versatile lounge comes with an elevator bed (Video) By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Tue, 17 Apr 2018 13:18:43 -0400 This well-crafted tiny dwelling has its own space-saving elevator bed that can go up and down with the push of a button. Full Article Design
me Offshore wind turbine concept includes a loft apartment at the top By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Wed, 14 Aug 2013 13:38:47 -0400 These architects propose building a living space into the nacelle of giant offshore wind turbines. What could go wrong? Full Article Technology
me Beautiful wind turbine trees generate clean energy in urban environments By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Mon, 05 Jan 2015 07:00:00 -0500 The turbines leave no room for the eye-sore excuse. Full Article Technology
me How can people demand a "naturally green" environment and hate wind turbines? By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Mon, 06 Aug 2018 14:00:46 -0400 There is either a giant contradiction here in Ontario's Prince Edward County or I am missing something. Full Article Technology
me How Lush is supporting cocoa butter farmers in the Congo By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Tue, 05 Dec 2017 20:17:00 -0500 It's a mutually beneficial arrangement. Lush gets luxurious fair-trade cocoa butter, while farmers earn income in a low-risk way, not threatened by violence. Full Article Living
me Pilot flying rescued baby chimp to safety is a heart-melting thing By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Mon, 05 Mar 2018 15:56:34 -0500 The moral of the story is: Some people are awful, some people are heroes, and baby chimps are irresistable. Full Article Science
me Meet Kingo: Wild silverback gorilla, doting father of 20 By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Fri, 15 Jun 2018 07:47:02 -0400 He’s a fierce defender of his family and helped nurse two of his offspring back from leopard attacks. He likes to nap with his feet in the air, and he hums while he eats. Full Article Science
me Women around the world are having fewer babies By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Mon, 12 Nov 2018 11:42:20 -0500 A new study found global fertility rates are on the decline in hundreds of countries Full Article Living
me Plot twist! Elephants come up with a foolproof way to survive ivory poachers By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Mon, 12 Nov 2018 12:57:05 -0500 Never ever underestimate the intelligence of Mother Nature. Full Article Science