ic Reformation offers eco-chic with celebrity appeal By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Fri, 27 Feb 2015 13:09:40 -0500 Eco-conscious clothier Reformation has gained popularity with a number of celebrities. Full Article Living
ic How can fashion be ‘sustainable’ or ‘ethical’? By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Thu, 15 Oct 2015 08:00:00 -0400 The terms may be vague, but they allow shoppers to choose what really matters to them personally. Full Article Living
ic 10 companies making ethical and eco-friendly swimsuits By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Thu, 15 Jun 2017 11:23:00 -0400 From recycled yarns to fair-trade sewing to reclaimed fabrics, these swimsuits will make you feel good, both inside and out. Full Article Living
ic RubyMoon makes 'gym-to-swim' wear using recycled fabric By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Tue, 12 Jun 2018 09:06:00 -0400 After all, why shouldn't you wear the same top to the beach as you do to the gym? Full Article Living
ic Native Americans protest tar sands pipeline with horseback ride along proposed route By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Wed, 02 Oct 2013 11:47:54 -0400 This week, Anishinaabe tribal members began riding horseback along the proposed route of a what could possibly become the largest tar sands pipeline in the United States. Full Article Energy
ic Teenager invents faster way to clean up toxic tar sands waste using sand and bacteria By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Mon, 29 Sep 2014 08:45:40 -0400 The breakthrough also scored 18-year-old Hayley Todesco a Google Science Fair Award. Full Article Technology
ic Keystone XL’s builder asks for suspension of pipeline application By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Tue, 03 Nov 2015 11:10:52 -0500 A new twist in the plot for the controversial pipeline, as TransCanada asks for a suspension of its application. Full Article Energy
ic Big North American banks still banking on extreme fossil fuels By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Wed, 28 Mar 2018 15:02:01 -0400 Big risks evidently still promise big rewards. Full Article Energy
ic Field Guide to Eco-Friendly, Efficient, Effective Print By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Tue, 21 Aug 2007 17:19:32 -0400 Design like you give a damn with the second edition of Monadnock Paper Mills' how-to guide for creating more-sustainable print materials. A Field Guide: Eco-Friendly, Efficient and Effective Print, accompanied by luscious illustrations by the Full Article Design
ic Contemplations On Obama's DeSmogBlog "Award," Blogging, And Presidential Politics By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Sun, 06 Jan 2008 13:31:25 -0500 DeSmogBlog has conferred a controversial award on US Senator and Presidential candidate Barack Obama: It's called the "2007 SmogMaker Award for blowing smoke on global warming." Joe Romm's reaction in Climate Progress is here: "DeSmogBlog owes Obama Full Article Business
ic Flip Side of Local - New Hampshire Sees Opportunity In Food Self-Sufficiency By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Thu, 03 Jun 2010 08:07:29 -0400 University of New Hampshire researchers have analyzed the economic impact of their State's locally-produced food system. The good news: farm market sales - known as 'direct marketing' of food - Full Article Business
ic Photo of the Day: An Ice Climber Ascending the Shoestring Gully in New Hampshire By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Thu, 15 Nov 2012 09:20:09 -0500 As the temperature drops in the White Mountains of New Hampshire, locals bundle up and get excited. While most wait for the first snow to cover the ski runs, others hold out for those first cold nights to freeze the area's waterfalls. Full Article Living
ic Energy News Recap: Hurricanes Versus Wind Farms; Nuclear Power & Childhood Leukemia; More By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Wed, 15 Feb 2012 11:25:00 -0500 Beyond the headline, a really great overview of how globalization may well be entirely reshaped by energy constraints, for the betterment of local economies in places where manufacturing has been outsourced for years. Full Article Energy
ic Panic Buying of Fuel Grips UK Motorists By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Fri, 30 Mar 2012 06:23:34 -0400 Panic by UK motorists causes fuel supplies to run dry, all because of a few careless words from the Prime Minister. Full Article Energy
ic One Graphic Even a Republican SuperPAC Ad Will Have a Hard Time Spinning By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Mon, 16 Apr 2012 13:52:00 -0400 Value of Fossil Fuel Exports By Fuel, 1949-2010 Full Article Business
ic Richard Heinberg's Tiny Fibonacci Studio By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Fri, 02 Nov 2012 07:19:03 -0400 Author, activist and post-carbon rabble rouser Richard Heinberg is also a dabbler in green building. Take a tour of his tiny hand-built backyard studio. Full Article Design
ic Sooner than you think? A prediction that electric cars will cause the next oil crisis By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Fri, 26 Feb 2016 09:40:47 -0500 It actually won't take that much to reduce oil demand enough to cause serious trouble. Full Article Transportation
ic Solar 'smart' greenhouses produce both clean electricity & food crops By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Mon, 06 Nov 2017 14:57:32 -0500 A new breed of solar panel can do double duty on greenhouse roofs by not only generating renewable electricity, but also by using a light-altering dye to help optimize photosynthesis in the plants beneath them. Full Article Technology
ic Simple device turns your ordinary home into a smart home By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Fri, 10 Apr 2015 07:00:00 -0400 The device monitors the energy use of all the power loads in your house. Full Article Technology
ic When smart devices jump the shark: An 'intelligent device' for your garbage can By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Thu, 04 Jun 2015 15:48:31 -0400 And now, in the 'Give me a break' category, the folks behind this garbage can scanner assume you can't make a grocery list on your own. Full Article Technology
ic Chicago power company aims for 1 million smart thermostats by 2020 By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Mon, 12 Oct 2015 16:07:55 -0400 Not only will this save home owners money, but it will also allow utilities to manage demand during peak times. Full Article Business
ic 15-year-old invents smart microwave that heats foods to their perfect temperature By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Mon, 07 Dec 2015 10:18:37 -0500 The teen has been building the DIY microwave, hoping to solve many cooking problems with one device. Full Article Technology
ic Man builds solar-powered, app-controlled micro-home with "zombie mode" (Video) By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Thu, 10 Mar 2016 07:00:00 -0500 It also comes with its own beer dispenser, built-in right in the couch. Full Article Design
ic Life with a Sense home energy monitor: More devices, real savings By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Tue, 20 Feb 2018 08:35:26 -0500 I knew that real-time data on our energy use would be interesting. But I wasn't sure how much it would actually save us. Full Article Energy
ic EcoChic Design Award Challenges Chinese Fashion Designers to Face Local Problems By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Fri, 02 Mar 2012 08:46:19 -0500 The sustainable fashion design competition is encouraging Asia’s emerging fashion designers to create mass-market clothing with minimal textile waste. Full Article Living
ic Hong Kong Sick and Tired of Smog, Bans Most Polluting Vehicles By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Thu, 20 Dec 2012 14:49:59 -0500 Hong Kong has been trying for a long time, through various 'clean air' measures, to deal with smog that is estimated to cause 3,000 premature deaths every single year. Full Article Transportation
ic Hong Kong's housing crisis seen through 40 sq.ft. "cubicle" apartments (Photos) By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Wed, 20 Mar 2013 07:00:00 -0400 The growing disparity between wealthy and poor is reflected in this shocking photo report on the tiny island city's critical lack of affordable housing. Full Article Design
ic These stylish beanbags are filled with 4,000 recycled plastic bottle caps By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Thu, 24 Oct 2013 08:00:00 -0400 One design attempts to deal with the problem of plastic bottle caps -- which often get discarded rather than recycled. Full Article Design
ic Tesla rumors: 2 electric cars to be unveiled in March? Electric pickup truck coming in 2018? By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Thu, 28 Jan 2016 15:13:18 -0500 It would be a good way to further broaden the appeal of electric vehicles. Full Article Transportation
ic Butterply: Digitally fabricated multipurpose desk is assembled without screws (Video) By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Tue, 16 Aug 2016 08:00:00 -0400 Featuring an interlocking system that's inspired by traditional Japanese joinery, this desk also has a swappable, modular system for organizing your stuff. Full Article Design
ic 3D printed terracotta brick tower explores robotics in architecture (Video) By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Thu, 14 Sep 2017 13:11:38 -0400 This digitally fabricated project revives a traditional material with new building technologies. Full Article Design
ic Iconic bay window becomes multifunctional 'spine' in this apartment renovation By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Tue, 06 Feb 2018 14:41:35 -0500 An under-utilized element becomes a bench, a place to eat, nap and store things in this redesigned scheme. Full Article Design
ic The poor whales can't get away from all our plastic trash By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Fri, 07 Jun 2019 07:00:00 -0400 The dead ones washing up on beaches are "just the tip of the iceberg." Full Article Science
ic Community Supported Chicken Keeping for Backyard Coops (Video) By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Thu, 30 Jun 2011 09:28:11 -0400 I may have once mused on the environmental impact of my backyard chickens, but I have no doubt that, overall, keeping them has been both a wonderful experience and a significant contribution to improving our family's Full Article Living
ic House Made of a Billion Euro Notes Opens to the Public By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Tue, 10 Apr 2012 05:00:00 -0400 It's a house made out of a billion euro notes, but you can't spend any of them. Full Article Design
ic Magical thatched wooden pavilion contains "portals to the universes" (Video) By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Thu, 14 Aug 2014 14:12:43 -0400 Built using traditional and local techniques of construction, this distinctive structure sits on the edge of a national forest and a long-vanished lake. Full Article Design
ic Magical eco-resin jewelry encapsulates Ireland's wildflowers & fungi By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Mon, 23 Apr 2018 10:00:00 -0400 These delightful mementos of the Irish countryside remind us of nature's beauty, but are also responsibly sourced and packaged. Full Article Living
ic Can 'Ecological Exploitation' Save Teghut Forest? By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Fri, 21 May 2010 07:30:00 -0400 Supporters of protecting the Teghut Forest in northern Armenia from a company's plans to build an open-pit copper mine there have an uphill battle to fight against the perception that mining Full Article Business
ic Turkish Beekeepers Abuzz Over Pesticide Concerns By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Sat, 30 Jul 2011 09:36:00 -0400 If you ask me, the real "Turkish delight" is served at breakfast time: A square of rich, thick kaymak (clotted cream), topped with fresh-off-the-comb honey (bal). Full Article Science
ic Bringing the Rich World of the Galapagos into the High School Classroom By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Sat, 13 Dec 2008 11:25:15 -0500 Now that the Toyota International Teacher Program has ended, I've decided to turn the spotlight on a few of the teachers involved. First came the middle school teachers. Next up, a couple of the high school-teaching Full Article Science
ic Crowd-Sourcing Solutions to Plastic-Filled Oceans By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Thu, 08 Apr 2010 09:40:40 -0400 Sylvia Earle won the 2009 TED prize for her presentation on oceans, and this year got her Mission Blue project up and rolling to create marine preserves. Earle's wish was that we all use all the means at our disposal to tell the story of oceans in Full Article Science
ic Helicopters Drop Poison on the Galapagos Islands By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Sun, 27 Mar 2011 23:50:28 -0400 The Galapagos Islands are the model of biodiversity which inspired Charles Darwin to surmise the theory of evolution, but scientists have made arrangements to ensure that the latest round of animal deaths Full Article Science
ic We're Officially Reading More Online News Than Newspapers By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Tue, 15 Mar 2011 13:17:00 -0400 Image: allaboutgeorge, Flickr, CC BY The Digital Migration Continues to Change the Face of Consumption A new study from the Ponyter Institute reveals that by the end of 2010, more people were reading their news online than in traditional newspapers. 34% Full Article Business
ic 85% of Americans Want Better Environmental Coverage. Let the Media Know. By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Wed, 29 Feb 2012 09:33:00 -0500 What does it take to get improved environmental coverage in the media? Full Article Business
ic Passive House movement gets noticed by the New York Times By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Fri, 16 Aug 2013 15:09:00 -0400 If you can make it there, you'll make it anywhere. Full Article Design
ic New York Compost riffs on the city’s iconic muckrakers By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Thu, 03 Dec 2015 13:39:15 -0500 The classic daily newspaper box gets updated by a New York artist. Full Article Design
ic Heroic cow escapes trip to slaughterhouse, hides in Dutch forest for weeks By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Tue, 06 Feb 2018 12:01:23 -0500 And in the meantime, the bodacious bovine has become a social media star and will receive a full pardon … as soon as they can get her out of the woods. Full Article Science
ic Tiny-house inspired student housing transforms old office building By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Mon, 21 May 2018 08:00:00 -0400 Looking to tiny houses for design inspiration, these new student housing units have been constructed in a former Rotterdam office. Full Article Design
ic Floating Recycled Park modules are made out of reclaimed plastic trash (Video) By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Thu, 30 Aug 2018 14:42:08 -0400 Plastic waste has been diverted from the city's shoreline to create a cost-effective, green space alternative. Full Article Design
ic From bottles to bike lanes: the first PlasticRoad opens in the Netherlands By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Mon, 17 Sep 2018 15:41:04 -0400 We have lots of waste plastic and not much use for it, so why not use it instead of asphalt or concrete? Full Article Science