de Cornell Installs Indoor Lawn to Soothe Students During Finals (Video) By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Tue, 04 Dec 2012 05:00:00 -0500 The university brings the outdoors in to help students relax and focus on studying. Full Article Living
de Students create 3D grass printer By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Mon, 30 Dec 2013 07:00:00 -0500 The printer makes designs from soil, seeds and water that sprout and grow into lovely living artwork. Full Article Technology
de How to cure lawn lust in 6 minutes (video) By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Sun, 04 Oct 2015 13:06:31 -0400 Addicted to a lush green yard? It’s time to change the paradigm and kick the grass to the curb. Full Article Living
de 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
de A Responsibility To Defend A Fragile & Glorious World: Judaism & The Environment By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Thu, 18 Aug 2011 12:50:00 -0400 "A Jewish ecology is 'not Full Article Living
de The First Worldwide Green Hajj Guide & Eco-Mosques in Qatar: More on Islam & The Environment By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Tue, 13 Sep 2011 13:50:00 -0400 Some timely examples of the intersection of Islam and environmental stewardship, both coming via the good folks over at Green Prophet: 1) Any new mosque built in Qatar must be eco-friendly, and 2) a new green guide to Full Article Living
de Map Documents World's Sacred Forests & Help Save Them From Destruction By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Wed, 21 Dec 2011 11:51:00 -0500 Globally, religious groups own 5-10% of the world's forests and influence much more. Full Article Living
de Are Islam and Permaculture a Match Made in Heaven? By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Thu, 12 Jan 2012 12:04:59 -0500 A Jordanian permaculture teacher is exploring the intersect between environmentalism and spirituality. Her work could take permaculture mainstream in the Middle East. Full Article Science
de What Is The Gift Economy & Why Do We Need It So Badly? Charles Eisenstein Explains (Video) By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Thu, 01 Mar 2012 15:51:00 -0500 Watching this video on Sacred Economics may be the best 12 minutes and 18 seconds you spend today. Full Article Business
de 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
de 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
de Computer chips made from wood could biodegrade By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Mon, 01 Jun 2015 07:00:00 -0400 The innovation could mean less e-waste at the end of our electronics' lives. Full Article Technology
de 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
de 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
de 10 beautiful underwater views from Google Street View By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Mon, 08 Jun 2015 07:00:00 -0400 Take a virtual tour of these amazing spots. Full Article Technology
de INDEX: Google Cardboard may be the next very big thing. By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Tue, 18 Aug 2015 14:41:42 -0400 It's cheap, it works and Oh, the places you'll go. Full Article Design
de Why millennials are destroying our infrastructure, and why bike lanes destroy religious freedom By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Thu, 22 Oct 2015 15:12:01 -0400 And really, how self driving cars are an attack on freedom. Full Article Transportation
de Google Buys 781MW of Wind, Solar, and 73 more companies demand a strong climate deal By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Thu, 03 Dec 2015 13:31:03 -0500 Big business may be coming to the climate party late. But it is making its presence known. Full Article Business
de Google Street View cars turned into gas leak detectors By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Mon, 03 Apr 2017 10:28:04 -0400 A fleet of the cars mapped methane leaks in three major cities and the results aren't good. Full Article Technology
de 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
de Sidewalk Labs releases its vision for Toronto's waterfront By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Wed, 20 Feb 2019 09:38:57 -0500 It is a wonderful wooden and digital world, but will it ever happen? Full Article Design
de Sidewalk Labs: A once-in-a-lifetime opportunity or a brazen corporate highjack? By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Tue, 25 Jun 2019 10:56:10 -0400 The proposal for redeveloping Toronto's waterfront into a green, sustainable, urban tech hub is controversial. Full Article Design
de 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
de 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
de Super-fun bike adventures in Montreal! (videos) By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Fri, 06 Jun 2014 16:07:42 -0400 What's more fun than riding with 25,000 people through car-free streets on a beautiful day (and night)? Full Article Transportation
de Montreal's 2014 Tour de l'Île: 25,000 people on a 50km bike ride around the city! (video) By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Fri, 13 Jun 2014 15:31:45 -0400 One of the great North-American cyclist cities has a big bash to celebrate bike culture! Full Article Transportation
de Wild City Mapping: Interactive online sharing of wild urban spaces (Video) By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Fri, 25 Jul 2014 07:00:00 -0400 This Montreal collective is creating an online, crowd-sourced map that will document the city's wild spaces. Full Article Design
de Clean Ride Mapper helps cyclists avoid polluted air, find quietest route to destination By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Thu, 07 May 2015 15:53:27 -0400 It's up to you to decide if you want to take the shortest route, the cleanest one, or the quietest one. Full Article Transportation
de Artist sculpts hyper-real landscape out of encyclopedia set (Video) By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Fri, 31 Jul 2015 13:38:49 -0400 Books aren't just for reading -- you can carve incredible works out of them too, as this artist has done with this 24-volume set. Full Article Living
de Why did Montreal get those twisty deathtrap stairs? By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Mon, 04 Apr 2016 09:50:58 -0400 They are one of the most iconic features of the city, but some of them are really scary. Full Article Design
de Montreal design studio exchanging free coworking space for food donations (Video) By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Fri, 16 Dec 2016 13:58:09 -0500 You can work with other location independent workers and do some holiday good deeds at the same time. Full Article Living
de Converted minimalist work cabin comes with secret telescoping ladder By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Mon, 17 Jul 2017 08:00:00 -0400 All work and no play? Here's a work space with some playful humor built in. Full Article Design
de Montreal supermarket opens huge organic rooftop garden By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Fri, 18 Aug 2017 06:52:00 -0400 Talk about slashing food miles; 'fresh from the roof' is as local as it gets. Full Article Living
de These floral sculptures pay homage to the humble beauty of insects (Video) By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Wed, 10 Jan 2018 13:51:51 -0500 Part art, part meditative process, these works are created with plant material harvested from the artist's urban garden. Full Article Living
de Montreal considering separate traffic laws for cyclists By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Fri, 16 Mar 2018 08:18:06 -0400 The age of vehicular cycling is coming to an end; cyclists want equity, not equality Full Article Transportation
de Ikea deliveries now 100% electric in Shanghai By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Mon, 04 Feb 2019 08:06:30 -0500 Well, that happened fast. Full Article Transportation
de Lyft launches 'Green Mode,' allows users to request electric cars By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Thu, 07 Feb 2019 06:22:59 -0500 The rollout starts in Seattle, then more broadly. Full Article Transportation
de Tesla finally releases its 'affordable' Model 3 By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Fri, 01 Mar 2019 06:28:35 -0500 It was a while coming, but this could be a pretty big deal for your average buyer. Full Article Transportation
de Electrification is not enough: Decarbonizing transport requires a systems approach By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Mon, 11 Mar 2019 06:56:48 -0400 Lloyd Alter would be so proud. Full Article Transportation
de Nature Outsmarts Monsanto: Pests Develop Resistance to GM Corn By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Thu, 13 Sep 2012 08:32:49 -0400 You just can't fool Mother Nature. Full Article Living
de Why scientific proof isn't always needed to justify concerns By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Mon, 17 Jun 2013 10:46:16 -0400 The Guardian's Kara Moses asks, "Do we need conclusive scientific proof to become concerned about an issue?" I think not, because sometimes even conclusive proof isn't enough for government and society to act. Full Article Science
de EPA ruling on Roundup pesticides heavily swayed by Monsanto-backed studies By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Fri, 06 Nov 2015 11:35:20 -0500 When reviewing the safety of glyphosate, the Environmental Protection Agency considered just five independent studies, and 27 industry-funded studies. Full Article Business
de World's top herbicide in you, me, and our pee By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Wed, 25 May 2016 06:19:52 -0400 The #1 most-used herbicide in the world is in you, me, and our pee. Should we do something? Full Article Living
de Nissan and Mackie deliver ice cream without diesel exhaust PM2.5 sprinkles on top By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Tue, 25 Jun 2019 12:49:12 -0400 Batteries recycled from old LEAFs run the refrigeration equipment in this all-electric truck. Full Article Transportation
de Volkswagen designs "micromobiles" for life after traffic collapse By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Fri, 19 Jul 2019 11:00:59 -0400 From scooters to cargo bikes, a bunch of alternatives to driving that car. Full Article Transportation
de Electric Ford F-150 pickup truck tows a million pound train. Is this a big deal? By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Tue, 30 Jul 2019 11:23:17 -0400 In a word, no. Ford can sell this fiction, but it is all about friction. Full Article Transportation
de Pop-up charging hub borrows the sidewalk instead of stealing it By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Tue, 13 Aug 2019 13:26:37 -0400 Docked electric cars can be worse than dockless scooters for pedestrians, but the UEone is a step in the right direction. Full Article Transportation
de Coming soon: weird but maybe wonderful alternative electric vehicles By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Tue, 17 Sep 2019 16:14:11 -0400 BRB introduces a bunch of concept vehicles that look like a lot of fun without fossil fuels Full Article Transportation
de Michael Pollan, Saul's Deli Secret Pastrami Hawker? By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Tue, 02 Mar 2010 23:44:30 -0500 Saul's is part of only a handful of delis refashioning themselves as sustainably sourced eateries. Located in the gourmet ghetto of North Berkeley near Alice Full Article Living
de Eating At Your Desk Makes You Fat By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Mon, 20 Dec 2010 09:13:57 -0500 Via Calorielab we learn of yet another thing that makes you fat: eating at your desk. It appears that when you are not paying attention to your food, you eat more and remember less.Researchers at The Universty Full Article Living