se Friday's blood moon will be the longest total lunar eclipse of the 21st century By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Mon, 23 Jul 2018 16:50:15 -0400 This month's Full Buck blood moon will star in the longest total lunar eclipse of the century. Full Article Science
se Hurricane Michael as seen from space is an ominous thing (video) By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Wed, 10 Oct 2018 16:10:41 -0400 See the view captured by the International Space Station as the category 4 hurricane makes landfall over Florida. Full Article Science
se Meet Neptune’s tiny new moon, beautifully named after a mythological seahorse By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Thu, 21 Feb 2019 06:00:00 -0500 For billions of years, a tiny moon has been slyly orbiting the ice giant – now the little lovely has a poetic name, as well as a surprisingly violent backstory. Full Article Science
se Evidence of a secret ocean inside Pluto makes extraterrestrial life more plausible By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Wed, 22 May 2019 14:38:49 -0400 Scientists think there is a hidden, protected ocean inside of Pluto – and the implications are wild. Full Article Science
se Build a Micro-Hydropower Generator from CDs and Repurposed Printer Parts By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Fri, 27 Apr 2012 13:07:00 -0400 Think you need to be an engineer and spend a bundle to create a mini-hydropower generator? Think again. Full Article Technology
se Microgenerators Inside Water Pipes to Power Smart Water Sensors By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Thu, 31 May 2012 14:04:00 -0400 Using the flow of water inside the pipes to power the water network's own monitoring devices could eliminate the need for batteries in those systems. Full Article Technology
se Fewer trees mean less rain, decreased hydropower By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Thu, 16 May 2013 09:20:00 -0400 A new study published by The Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences serves as a great example of the interconnectedness of nature and how human activity can disrupt life-sustaining systems. Full Article Science
se Chile's new hydropower project will be in the world's most arid desert, but it actually makes sense By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Tue, 15 Dec 2015 10:28:09 -0500 The project will take advantage of the sun, mountains and sea. Full Article Energy
se Homemade hydroelectric generator uses plastic bottles as water wheel By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Mon, 08 Aug 2016 17:56:44 -0400 Lost in the woods near a stream, with some empty water bottles, wire, plastic plates, and a stepper motor, *and* you need to charge your smartphone? Try this. Full Article Technology
se Ecotricity proposes "green gas mills" at every UK fracking site By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Tue, 03 Jan 2017 06:19:02 -0500 Income for farmers, or fracked natural gas—will communities be allowed to decide? Full Article Energy
se This family home is two tiny houses connected by a sunroom By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Fri, 07 Jun 2019 11:09:27 -0400 When one tiny home isn't quite enough, how about adding another? Full Article Design
se Will cleaner fuel for ships wreck the economy and worsen global warming? By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Tue, 30 Oct 2018 08:30:32 -0400 That's what a lot of people are saying as new pollution rules for 2020 get closer. Full Article Business
se Fish Farm Taps Biodiesel From Fish Guts By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Tue, 31 Jul 2007 06:30:14 -0400 A commercial fish farm in El Borboton, Honduras is using fish guts--heads, skins, and internal organs--to produce biodiesel. Instead of dumping what's left after filleting for commercial sale, Saint Peter's cooks the parts down to produce 300,000 Full Article Energy
se A sea of plastic trash hovers near Caribbean island By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Wed, 01 Nov 2017 06:58:00 -0400 These photos reveal the horror of our disposable, consumerist culture and how it's ruining the most beautiful places on Earth. Full Article Science
se Mobile Fruit Stands Fight Unemployment and Food Deserts in Chicago By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Mon, 15 Oct 2012 05:00:00 -0400 Innovative model brings fresh produce and jobs to areas and people in Chicago that need it most Full Article Living
se Cell phones charged by sound are now closer to becoming a reality By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Wed, 03 Sep 2014 08:56:32 -0400 Nanotechnology breakthroughs have lead to a successful prototype of a device that could charge your cell phone with ambient noise or the conversations of users. Full Article Technology
se MIT has developed a new energy harvesting technology based on small bending movements By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Wed, 06 Jan 2016 10:27:17 -0500 Walking and other gentle movements could power the next generation of devices. Full Article Technology
se Energy-harvesting wood floors could be the next great green thing in homes and businesses By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Mon, 24 Oct 2016 10:54:37 -0400 Could this be even more encouraging than a FitBit to get up and walk around? Full Article Technology
se Researchers say they're close to a finger swipe-powered phone By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Mon, 12 Dec 2016 11:03:10 -0500 Forget plugging in your phone to charge, soon the battery could stay topped off from swipes and typing. Full Article Technology
se An International Music Festival in a Kenyan Slum Seeks to Protect Indigenous Tribes By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Tue, 08 Nov 2011 07:39:46 -0500 An international music festival in the slums of Nairobi is unusual enough. But one that plans to stop a dam and save an indigenous way of life? Let's party. Full Article Living
se How Carbon Offsets Can Help Provide Clean Water for All By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Tue, 13 Mar 2012 06:08:38 -0400 A UK offset company launches a world-first partnership to finance Life-Straw water purifiers in Africa. Full Article Business
se Kenya significantly increases fines and jail time for poachers By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Thu, 30 May 2013 17:29:01 -0400 The approved measure ups fines from $480 to $120,000, and jail time from 2 years to 15 years. Full Article Business
se It’s time to treat illegal wildlife trade like a serious crime By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Tue, 24 Jun 2014 16:42:14 -0400 A new report calls for international collaboration to fight the crime organizations behind the illegal trade in wood and wildlife. Full Article Science
se Southwest Airlines upcycles 43 acres of leather seat covers By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Fri, 18 Jul 2014 13:32:30 -0400 Flying can be a divisive topic when it comes to curbing emissions, but airplanes have other environmental impacts too. Full Article Business
se In Kenya, dried poop briquettes are serving as a clean cooking fuel By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Mon, 14 Aug 2017 14:13:26 -0400 This waste-to-resource project not only produces a less smoky and long-burning fire, but could also help improve health and sanitation outcomes. Full Article Energy
se Breathtaking timelapse video shows the beating heart of Hawaii Volcanoes National Park (video) By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Mon, 10 Jun 2013 11:47:00 -0400 It was shot from "sea to summit" in Hawaii Volcanoes National Park, one of the most dynamic landscapes on Earth. Full Article Science
se Hawaii molasses spill killing thousands of fish & aquatic life, impact could last years. By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Thu, 12 Sep 2013 14:26:52 -0400 On Monday, a molasses pipeline (yes, that's a thing!) leaked 1,400 tons -- 233,000 gallons -- of molasses into Hawaii's Honolulu Harbor and it has turned into a killer mess with no quick solution. Full Article Science
se 25,000+ fish killed by Hawaii molasses spill By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Thu, 19 Sep 2013 11:03:14 -0400 Last week, 233,000 gallons of molasses spilled into Hawaii's Honolulu Harbor killing thousands of fish, eels, crabs and other aquatic life. And the damage continues to worsen. Full Article Science
se Photo: Sweet seal takes a roll in the Hawaiian sand By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Mon, 22 Sep 2014 20:34:55 -0400 This endangered Hawaiian monk seal was photographed at the Poipu Beach Park in Kauai. Full Article Science
se Yay! Hawaiian monk seal pups are on the up and up By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Wed, 15 Oct 2014 13:44:16 -0400 There’s some good news about the endangered Hawaiian monk seal. Full Article Science
se Old buses turned into mobile shelters for Hawaii's homeless By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Fri, 26 Jun 2015 15:18:08 -0400 Decommissioned buses are getting a second useful life as mobile shelters for Honolulu's homeless. Full Article Design
se Solar-powered plane stuck in Hawaii until 2016 because of "irreversible" damage to batteries By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Wed, 15 Jul 2015 16:46:56 -0400 There are worse places to be stuck than in Hawaii... I'm starting to think they did it on purpose! Full Article Transportation
se Hawaii flips switch on Ocean Thermal Energy Conversion plant, harvesting clean energy from the sea By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Tue, 25 Aug 2015 10:21:10 -0400 It's the first plant plant of its kind in the states that generates electricity from the temperature differences in the ocean. Full Article Energy
se Hōkūle’a, a traditional Hawaiian deep-sea canoe, has completed round-the-world trip By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Wed, 19 Jul 2017 13:26:00 -0400 It took three years, but Hōkūle’a made the impressive journey using only ancient Polynesian navigational methods. Full Article Living
se Twin modern cabins help nurture a close relationship with nature By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Mon, 27 Nov 2017 15:00:01 -0500 Simple, no frills cabin living at its best, right by the ocean. Full Article Design
se The United States uses 39% of the energy it produces, wastes 61%... By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Mon, 26 Aug 2013 11:59:20 -0400 There are huge gains to be made by boosting efficiency. Even if we can never get to 100% because of the laws of physics, we could get much closer than we are now. Full Article Energy
se Scientists happily surprised to find truffles free of Chernobyl radiation By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Fri, 26 Feb 2016 12:53:47 -0500 Mushrooms and game meat in European regions where Chernobyl fallout was most intense still have excess radiation, but Burgundy truffles get the green light; foodies rejoice. Full Article Living
se On MNN: Robot hotels, over-conditioned offices, seasteading still sinks, and I Kondoed my phone! By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Fri, 24 Jul 2015 09:21:28 -0400 A look at some recent posts on our sister site that might interest TreeHuggers. Full Article Living
se On MNN: Don't pack away that standing desk, a bridge to New Jersey and a few Boomer Alerts By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Fri, 16 Oct 2015 10:05:48 -0400 A really interesting housing project and a look back at Canadian Thanksgiving Full Article Living
se On MNN: Water heaters and Legionnaires' Disease By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Fri, 15 Jan 2016 10:06:36 -0500 And more blaming the millennials, robots and boomers and kitchens are exhuasting. Full Article Living
se On MNN: Clueless boomers, and in praise of Tim Cook By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Fri, 19 Feb 2016 10:02:33 -0500 also: recycling in crisis, how we will live in 100 years. Full Article Living
se Why a young biologist refuses to eat fish By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Mon, 12 Feb 2018 11:26:00 -0500 From mislabelling to plastic contamination, eating fish isn't as safe or healthy as most diners would like to believe. Full Article Living
se Mussels test positive for opioids and chemo drugs By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Wed, 30 May 2018 06:34:00 -0400 Over the course of three months, previously clean mussels picked up a slew of contaminants from the waters of Puget Sound. Full Article Living
se Tiny entangled seahorse rescued, rehabilitated, and returned to the sea By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Thu, 14 Jun 2018 17:55:36 -0400 Tangled in fishing line with things looking grim, the story of Frito's rescue is inspiring all around. Full Article Science
se Top 4 supermarket chains for sustainable seafood By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Wed, 15 Aug 2018 06:00:00 -0400 Greenpeace's annual survey of national retailers' progress on sustainable seafood reveals the leaders and the losers. Full Article Business
se SeaWorld got caught in a pretty fishy lie By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Wed, 19 Sep 2018 12:32:48 -0400 Company higher-ups sold stocks while telling investors that everything was fine. Full Article Science
se Seafood processing water is a surprising source of nutrients By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Mon, 21 Jan 2019 11:51:00 -0500 Instead of tossing it, fisheries should capture the protein and fat left in water and use it to feed humans and animals a second time around. Full Article Living
se Fish and chip shops in UK are serving endangered shark meat By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Thu, 07 Feb 2019 07:07:00 -0500 A new study used DNA testing to reveal shark meat being sold under generic fish names. Full Article Living
se Survey: Is There Room in the Environmental Movement for "Non-Scientific" Causes? By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Wed, 18 Mar 2009 07:47:09 -0400 George Monbiot is at it again, causing controversy by saying "Environmentalism may be emotional but it should always be based on science, not like the wishful thinking behind natural remedies."-Environmentalism must be fact based and there is no room Full Article Living
se Do electric cars generate as much particulate pollution as gas and diesel powered cars? By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Mon, 03 Oct 2016 13:03:55 -0400 No they don't. Whether or not you buy into this study, the fact remains that cars are cars are cars. Full Article Transportation