ic Epic art landscapes contain one lifetime's worth of recycled electronic waste (Video) By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Wed, 11 Apr 2018 15:24:36 -0400 Aiming to raise awareness about e-waste recycling, this photographer used 4,100 pounds of e-waste in these futuristic scenes. Full Article Living
ic Fairphone 2 is the world's first ethical, modular smartphone By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Thu, 21 Jun 2018 08:44:20 -0400 If only we could buy it in North America. Full Article Technology
ic Olympic medals to be made from recycled electronics By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Tue, 30 Jul 2019 07:00:00 -0400 Tokyo 2020's organizing committee will transform old smartphones, laptops, and digital cameras into a true treasure. Full Article Living
ic Can You Spot TreeHugger in this Google 'Search Story' About Solar Power in Michigan? (Video) By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Tue, 20 Sep 2011 13:33:04 -0400 Don't Blink or You'll Miss It! Google has created a series of video ads called "Search Stories". They're basically short vignettes showing some cool projects that were made possible by people finding the right information (using Google, of course). The Full Article Energy
ic Thousands Ask Univ. of Michigan Stadium to Go Solar By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Mon, 03 Oct 2011 09:54:33 -0400 From the Redskins' huge solar installation to a solar-powered NASCAR track that mows its grass with sheep, major sporting venues can be an ideal location for solar power. From large expanses of rooftops and parking lots to their high energy needs to Full Article Business
ic University Installs Solar and Electric Car Charging. "Environmentalists" Get Mad. By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Wed, 09 Nov 2011 15:16:11 -0500 Western Michigan University is installing solar-powered electric car charging. But it has to chop down nine trees to do it. Full Article Transportation
ic Michigan Has Large Shale Gas Reserves, In The Great Lakes Watershed By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Fri, 17 Feb 2012 07:16:00 -0500 The Michigan basin has extensive shale gas reserves, yet it is not a political issue for Democrats or Republicans. Why? Full Article Energy
ic One Female Left: Wolves May Go Extinct in Michigan National Park By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Sat, 17 Mar 2012 12:15:01 -0400 The last pack of wolves in a Michigan national park is near extinction. Should humans intervene? Full Article Science
ic Solar Breweries Come to Michigan By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Mon, 02 Jul 2012 16:33:44 -0400 An Ann Arbor brewery has just completed a $350,000 overhaul of its facilities, all in the name of greener beer. Full Article Business
ic Faults Leading to 2010 Michigan Tar Sands Spill Known to Pipeline Operator For 5 Years By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Tue, 10 Jul 2012 15:05:00 -0400 Plus, NTSB Investigators said a "culture of deviance" delayed Enbridge's response once the 2010 was first detected. Full Article Energy
ic 89-year-old Michigan Beekeeper May Lose his Hives After Neighbor Complaints By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Mon, 17 Sep 2012 05:00:00 -0400 Beekeeper, and World War II veteran, is at risk of losing his beehives he's had since the 1950s. Full Article Living
ic Meet the one city in America where cars have been banned since 1898 By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Fri, 28 Jun 2013 19:08:37 -0400 When cars first began appearing in the late 19th century, some cities moved to ban them -- but there is still one place in the US that has yet to change its mind. Full Article Living
ic Could Michigan replace lost manufacturing jobs with solar jobs? By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Fri, 15 Aug 2014 15:55:36 -0400 It wouldn't solve everything, but becoming a solar power hub could give a new spark to the area. Full Article Business
ic Deja vu all over again: Michigan auto dealers sneakily try to lock Tesla out of the state By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Tue, 21 Oct 2014 15:58:33 -0400 When the incumbents do everything in their power to keep you out of the market, rather than try to compete with you directly on the merit of their products, you know you're on to something. Full Article Transportation
ic Wolf hunt up for vote on Michigan’s November ballot By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Tue, 28 Oct 2014 20:47:01 -0400 Does the state of Michigan need a wolf hunt? Voters will get the chance to weigh in. Full Article Business
ic Michigan voters say “No” to wolf hunting By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Wed, 05 Nov 2014 16:29:54 -0500 However, the voter’s choice won’t be the final say. Full Article Business
ic Michigan lawmaker wants to call burning tires “renewable energy” By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Thu, 02 Jul 2015 16:33:56 -0400 Proposed bill would make burning tires and other industrial solid waste count towards the state’s mandate of generating 10 percent of its energy from renewables. Full Article Business
ic See-through solar cells could close gap to meet electricity demand By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Tue, 24 Oct 2017 09:00:00 -0400 This could turn 5-7 billion square meters of glass in the USA alone into solar power plants, plus power your cell phone and other gadgets Full Article Energy
ic The best thing to do with old LEGO bricks By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Wed, 09 Oct 2019 11:58:54 -0400 LEGO is cleaning and repackaging pre-loved bricks and sending them to charities for kids. Full Article Living
ic Artificial Turf Versus Real Grass: Which is Greener? By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Thu, 16 Jul 2009 08:00:00 -0400 Could TreeHuggers soon find themselves hugging a fake tree or idly philosophizing in meadows of artificial grass? More than 225 million square feet of Astroturf have been manufactured since the plastic carpeting made Full Article Living
ic Van Gogh Painting is a Vertical Green Wall By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Mon, 06 Jun 2011 05:02:33 -0400 It's the first living painting in London's Trafalgar Square, and maybe the first anywhere. A Van Gogh picture has been turned into a green living vertical wall. Full Article Living
ic This robotic lawnmower fuels itself with the grass it cuts, then harvests excess biomass for later use By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Wed, 12 Feb 2014 13:23:08 -0500 Could this be the lawnmower we've all been waiting for? Full Article Technology
ic Republican Presidential Hopefuls Out Of Step With Their Religions On Climate Change By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Mon, 27 Jun 2011 12:31:00 -0400 Here at TreeHugger we've long documented how every major religious group has come out supporting strong action on climate change, so the following irony, pointed out by Climate Progress shouldn't come as a shock: Even Full Article Living
ic We Are An Intrinsic Part Of Nature, Not Separate From Anything Else: Buddhism & The Environment By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Tue, 19 Jul 2011 17:00:00 -0400 For many Full Article Living
ic Non-Violence, Service & The Path: Jainism, Sikhism and Daoism on the Environment By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Thu, 01 Sep 2011 09:00:00 -0400 In previous posts in this series we've focused on Full Article Living
ic 200 evangelical scientists ask Congress to pass climate legislation By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Mon, 22 Jul 2013 15:56:29 -0400 Two hundred evangelical scientists recently wrote a letter to Congress making the religious case for passing climate change legislation. Full Article Living
ic Evangelical Christians call on Obama to protect public lands from oil and gas leasing By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Tue, 22 Oct 2013 10:26:41 -0400 Rev. Richard Cizik and the nonprofit New Evangelical Partnership for the Common Good have released a video message to President Obama calling on him to do more to protect public lands from destruction by private industry. Full Article Energy
ic CA approves utilities' massive $738 million electric vehicle proposal By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Wed, 13 Jun 2018 10:19:37 -0400 This will mark a significant scaling of electrified transportation—including trucks and buses too. Full Article Transportation
ic Duke Energy dedicates $25 million to EV charging in NC, promises 300 MW of battery storage By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Wed, 20 Jun 2018 06:11:35 -0400 In a compromise with environmentalists, the energy giant is committing some significant resources to clean tech. Full Article Energy
ic California utility offers rebates and incentives for going all-electric By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Thu, 28 Jun 2018 16:20:54 -0400 SMUD demonstrate that all-electric living is actually cheaper than gas. Full Article Energy
ic California utilities will pay you to drive electric By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Fri, 28 Dec 2018 16:43:34 -0500 And why not? Full Article Transportation
ic If you think the Green New Deal is tough to do, think about the Rural Electrification Administration By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Wed, 06 Mar 2019 12:05:31 -0500 Starting in 1936 they wired the entire country, the houses, the tools and the farms, changing America. It is time to think big and do it again. Full Article Science
ic Surprise! Study finds that gas heating is cheaper than electric By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Fri, 24 May 2019 09:52:17 -0400 That doesn't mean we shouldn't still be trying to electrify everything. Full Article Design
ic Crisis for electronics recycling as glass market collapses By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Tue, 19 Mar 2013 11:41:03 -0400 Ian Urbina reports at The New York Times on the negative side effects the tech industries shift to flat screen technology has had on the market for recycling old television and computer monitor glass Full Article Business
ic Microsoft puts disposable wifi routers into magazine advertisement By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Mon, 29 Apr 2013 15:03:00 -0400 Microsoft decided that a good way to advertise its cloud-based Office 365 software would be to actually put a T-Mobile wifi router with 15 days of free wifi inside a magazine advert. Full Article Technology
ic New report card for best electronics recycling shows Staples in the lead By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Wed, 24 Jul 2013 08:00:00 -0400 A new report card from the Electronics TakeBack Coaltion shows how each retailer stacks up when it comes to recycling the merchandise they sell us. Full Article Technology
ic Phoneblok is radical vision of what tech could be By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Tue, 17 Sep 2013 11:40:01 -0400 Critics have been quick to say that Phonebloks isn't realistic with the current market. What they are missing is that this is the entire point of the project. Phonebloks aims to alter the present, but re-imagining the future. Full Article Technology
ic African inventor makes 3D printer with... E-waste By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Fri, 11 Oct 2013 13:51:24 -0400 Kodjo Afate Gnikou is a 33 years old inventor from Togo, in West Africa. Using mostly e-waste that he found in a scrap yard, he built a functioning 3D printer that he calls W.AFATE. Full Article Technology
ic ‘Tis the season to recycle your electronics: Project Reboot By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Wed, 11 Dec 2013 14:18:22 -0500 Chances are, your holiday gifts may include an electronic gadget or two, and a new initiative aims to encourage and support the proper disposal and recycling of the old ones. Full Article Technology
ic New York makes it illegal to put electronics in the trash By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Fri, 12 Dec 2014 14:40:59 -0500 Starting in 2015, it will be illegal to leave computers and other electronic for curb-side pickup, as part of an effort to fight e-waste. Full Article Business
ic The true impact of not recycling our old electronics By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Mon, 23 Feb 2015 07:00:00 -0500 Here are some staggering numbers of what could be saved. Full Article Technology
ic 2020 Tokyo Olympics medals will be made from metals recovered from e-waste By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Wed, 24 Aug 2016 16:42:45 -0400 By reclaiming precious metals from its 'urban mine' of obsolete electronics, Japan may be able to produce the medals for the 2020 Tokyo Olympics from recycled materials. Full Article Technology
ic Google's new HQ, designed by BIG and Thomas Heatherwick, says a lot about the company By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Wed, 04 Mar 2015 07:59:44 -0500 If you want to attract good people these days you have to give them a nice place to work. Full Article Design
ic Google cars will stick it to the man By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Thu, 19 May 2016 09:37:06 -0400 I, for one, welcome the arrival of soft and sticky google cars. Full Article Transportation
ic Google will be able to offset 100% of electricity needs with renewable energy in 2017 By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Tue, 06 Dec 2016 10:16:45 -0500 The tech giant has hit this major renewable energy goal ahead of all its competitors. Full Article Business
ic Dandelion: an audacious and radical geothermal energy startup? By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Tue, 11 Jul 2017 11:23:33 -0400 Alphabet's X moonshot factory spins out a ground source heat pump company. Full Article Energy
ic Trudeau says Canada will ban single-use plastics as early as 2021 By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Mon, 10 Jun 2019 14:06:00 -0400 The prime minister also mentioned holding companies responsible for the packaging waste they create. Full Article Science
ic Vancouver grocer uses embarrassing slogans to discourage plastic bag use By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Thu, 13 Jun 2019 09:00:00 -0400 Unfortunately, people like the slogans a bit too much. Full Article Science
ic So much plastic is being made that "recycling has no impact" By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Fri, 14 Jun 2019 11:46:00 -0400 A Canadian scientist wants us to rethink our approach to plastic and challenge the colonial system that produces it. Full Article Science
ic Want to go plastic-free? Start with one thing. By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Tue, 20 Aug 2019 07:00:00 -0400 Slow, incremental changes are more effective than trying to do it all at once. Full Article Living