ri Startup to grow fresh 'super-local' food out of recycled shipping containers in Paris By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Mon, 05 Dec 2016 11:38:23 -0500 Founded by two sons of farmers, this company wants to grow farm-fresh food -- out of shipping containers. Full Article Science
ri French startup will put 'flying' electric water taxis to work in Paris By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Wed, 15 Mar 2017 16:11:52 -0400 It's like Uber for 'flying' water cars, with an über-cute name: SeaBubbles. Full Article Transportation
ri Dear World, we're actually not giving up on Paris By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Tue, 06 Jun 2017 13:43:39 -0400 125 US cities, 9 states, 902 businesses, and 183 schools so far have all signed a declaration promising to honor the Paris Climate Agreement. Full Article Business
ri Mobile solar 'sail' powers Shigeru Ban's spherical auditorium in Paris (Video) By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Wed, 14 Jun 2017 13:59:18 -0400 Looking like a "great ship," this solar-powered music venue is a new gateway into the city. Full Article Design
ri 30% of the new bikes in Paris' Vélib’ Métropole bike-share system will be electric By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Fri, 27 Oct 2017 14:43:21 -0400 The second generation of Paris' bike-sharing fleet will see 20,000 bikes hit the streets next year, and 30% of those will feature an electric drivetrain. Full Article Transportation
ri Jewel-like micro-apartment gets multifunctional makeover in Paris By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Tue, 02 Jan 2018 13:33:59 -0500 This small 118-square-foot apartment holds a few pleasant, space-saving surprises. Full Article Design
ri Can lessons be learned from vandalism of dockless bike sharing bicycles? By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Tue, 27 Feb 2018 03:06:20 -0500 ...or does this augur the final breakdown of civilization? Full Article Business
ri Derelict garage studio transformed into bright open loft in Paris By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Wed, 14 Mar 2018 09:00:00 -0400 A small, rundown garage and artist's studio becomes a new home to a family of three. Full Article Design
ri Paris garage converted into small home for family of four By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Mon, 09 Apr 2018 14:29:20 -0400 Using some inventive interventions, an old parking garage is transformed into a two-bedroom apartment in Paris. Full Article Design
ri 538 sq. ft. attic apartment renovated with industrial materials & cinematic flair By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Mon, 25 Jun 2018 14:48:58 -0400 This revamp of an 1830s apartment mixes modern materials to create a modern space. Full Article Design
ri New public pissoirs in Paris are problematic By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Thu, 16 Aug 2018 15:00:54 -0400 Parisians are complaining, but the fact is that people need a place to pee; it's a human right. Full Article Design
ri Multifunctional 172 sq. ft. live-work space uses nano-tech materials (Video) By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Tue, 13 Nov 2018 14:22:57 -0500 This small and versatile apartment in the heart of Paris uses innovative modern materials for its furniture and cabinetry. Full Article Design
ri Personal electric mobility is taking over Paris By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Mon, 03 Jun 2019 16:51:32 -0400 Instead of banning these technologies, we have to figure out how to manage them. Because they are inevitable. Full Article Transportation
ri Rap Guide to Wilderness celebrates wild nature and the ways it enriches our lives By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Tue, 02 Dec 2014 14:12:32 -0500 The man who brought us the Rap Guide to Evolution is back to entertain, educate, and inspire us with a thought-provoking album that captures the spirit of conservation. Full Article Living
ri My foray into the mysterious world of sound healing By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Thu, 16 Feb 2017 12:14:00 -0500 Sound healing is based on the idea that pure, deconstructed sound can rebalance the body's energy. Full Article Living
ri Patti Smith, rising above and fighting climate change with art By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Fri, 15 Sep 2017 17:30:02 -0400 In a press conference for an upcoming Carnegie Hall concert, Smith and the founders of Pathway to Paris talk about art, community, and keeping the spirit up for climate action. Full Article Science
ri This song bugged me for 15 years. So I tracked down the songwriter. By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Mon, 11 Jun 2018 07:30:00 -0400 Spoiler alert: The writer turned out to be a YouTube star. Full Article Living
ri Helsinki Converts Historic Slaughterhouse into Culinary Hotspot By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Sat, 20 Oct 2012 13:30:00 -0400 Helsinki's old abattoir has become the heart of the city's culinary revival, a movement blending innovation and tradition that integrates local foods, pop-up eateries, and urban gardens. Full Article Living
ri From table to tank: Neste will turn Finland's Christmas ham waste fat into renewable diesel By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Wed, 23 Nov 2016 15:03:29 -0500 Just think what the waste fat from 46 million Thanksgiving turkeys could fuel. Full Article Energy
ri Nolla cabin offers a low-impact, urban camping experience By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Tue, 31 Jul 2018 16:13:34 -0400 Urban dwellers can get a taste of camping out in nature with this temporary island cabin just outside of Helsinki. Full Article Design
ri Here’s a riveting new e-bike design from Avial By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Mon, 18 Mar 2019 11:19:53 -0400 This Finnish design doesn’t look quite finished but it is ingenious. Full Article Transportation
ri There's a trick to saving money on groceries By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Fri, 16 Aug 2019 09:00:00 -0400 Eat simpler food. Full Article Living
ri Rise up, Rise up! Yet another study confirms that sitting on the job is bad for you By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Thu, 22 Jan 2015 09:03:53 -0500 And what's worse, going to the gym won't compensate for it. Full Article Design
ri Standing desks are so yesterday; try a treadmill desk for a really energizing experience By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Thu, 05 May 2016 13:34:41 -0400 After 52,696 steps, a review of a LifeSpan treadmill desk. Full Article Design
ri New study says using a standing desk doesn't burn calories By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Wed, 22 Jun 2016 14:05:36 -0400 Just standing isn't enough; you gotta move. Full Article Design
ri Ecotourism in the Philippines By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Sat, 06 Dec 2008 20:13:59 -0500 The Philippine Department of Tourism's hat has been thrown into ecotourism game for awhile now. They've made it part of their plan for economic development. The country's ecotourism program strives to install processes and Full Article Science
ri "Extinct" Bird Eaten by Mistake: Not an April Fools Joke By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Wed, 01 Apr 2009 19:56:48 -0400 A Worcester’s Buttonquail was caught on camera for the first time by a French documentary team who were filming native bird trappers at work in the Philippines. No one realized how rare the bird was until it was identified as a Worcester’s Buttonquail Full Article Business
ri See Ecocide Writ Large: NASA Photo Shows Humungous Philippine Coal Mine From Space By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Mon, 12 Apr 2010 15:30:00 -0400 photo: NASA (click to see large) Polly Higgins has been getting more press pushing for 'Ecocide' to be enshrined as an international crime, and now a new photo from NASA really shows what Higgins is talking about: The wholesale destruction of Semirara Full Article Science
ri India, Malaysia, Philippines, South Korea All Soon Clobbering the US on Renewable Energy By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Thu, 23 Sep 2010 10:28:00 -0400 Furthering a trend: As the United States continues virtually deadlocked on enacting any legislation pricing carbon or significantly promoting renewable energy, more Asian countries than China are likely to Full Article Energy
ri MyShelter Foundation: Lighting Up Homes With A Plastic Bottle and Some Chlorine By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Fri, 16 Sep 2011 10:14:35 -0400 If you live in a home without electricity and few or no windows, it's always incredibly dark inside, even at high noon. Isang Litrong Liwanag (A Liter of Light) is a sustainable lighting project that is trying to help people Full Article Design
ri Philippines Mining Activist Awarded Goldman Environmental Prize for Stopping Norwegian-owned Nickel Mine By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Thu, 19 Apr 2012 05:44:00 -0400 Grassroots activist honored for 10-year protest against a proposed nickel mine on Mindoro Island Full Article Business
ri TreeHugger Interviews the Philippine Mine-Stopping, Goldman Prize-Winning "Father Edu" By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Thu, 19 Apr 2012 14:15:00 -0400 "The mining companies were telling us that it's safe... We did our research and discovered they were lying through their teeth." Full Article Business
ri Genetically Modified Eggplant Field Trials Halted by Court in Philippines By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Mon, 14 May 2012 09:00:00 -0400 The move comes as a result of a petition from Greenpeace Southeast Asia, which asserts that GM crops can cause serious health issues. Full Article Living
ri Reinvented Retro-Style Bicycle Rickshaw Gets 'Round By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Tue, 18 Sep 2012 14:19:38 -0400 A modern but retro-flavored makeover for the endearing bicycle rickshaw by Filipino designer Kenneth Cobonpue. Full Article Design
ri First 3D printed hotel suite built in the Phillipines By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Wed, 09 Sep 2015 10:37:45 -0400 It even has a giant 3D printed Jacuzzi tub Full Article Design
ri Lawsuit Pressures Coal Plant to Stop Killing Millions of Fish in Lake Erie By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Tue, 21 Dec 2010 09:40:36 -0500 Remember the story of Ohio's Bay Shore coal-fired power plant, the one that (perfectly legally) kills at least 46 million fish a year? Well that's still happening, but not without some legal challenges. A coalition of Full Article Business
ri What To Do With Discarded Christmas Trees? A Habitat For Fish And For People By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Sun, 09 Jan 2011 23:55:03 -0500 While many cities have programs that turn leftover Christmas Trees into mulch and wood chips, (in NYC they call it Mulchfest, and you can go home with a bag of mulch). But in recent years, other uses such as structural aquatic Full Article Science
ri A Christian Perspective on Organic Dairy Farming and Positive Child Labor (Video) By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Mon, 10 Oct 2011 09:45:32 -0400 From retiring dairy cows to asking whether Full Article Living
ri Statistical Analysis Shows 2 Degree Temperature Rise Zones in North America By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Wed, 16 May 2012 07:00:00 -0400 Analysis bridges differences between various climate change models to predict North American climate change with high certainty. Will skeptics finally be convinced? Full Article Science
ri Philadelphia Wants to Join New York & Paris in the Park in The Sky Club By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Wed, 02 Feb 2011 11:30:00 -0500 Paris has the Promenade plantée and New York has The High Line, parks created on top of once-abandoned railway tracks. Now plans are afoot in Philadelphia to transform the Reading Viaduct into what its designers are Full Article Design
ri Biking Through Amish Country for Climate Ride By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Tue, 14 Jun 2011 10:09:47 -0400 There is a certain irony in the fact that some of the best biking in the U.S. is in an area where people have rejected the modern world -- including bikes (for those of the Old Order). Full Article Science
ri Touring The Gutsy and Green PostGreen Homes In Philadelphia By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Tue, 02 Oct 2012 12:03:00 -0400 Another model for the development industry: Smart young people using their own money Full Article Design
ri Should private charging stations be installed in public space? (Survey) By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Tue, 19 Feb 2013 09:37:00 -0500 If you own an electric car but don't own a garage, what do you do? Full Article Transportation
ri Bike sharing comes to Philadelphia, finally! 60 stations with 600 bikes (video) By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Fri, 24 Apr 2015 15:07:12 -0400 One more city joins the bike sharing club, providing its citizens with a great, healthy, and green way to get around. Full Article Transportation
ri There's no fuming about this food truck – it's electric. By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Thu, 04 Feb 2016 12:56:18 -0500 On the whole, I'd rather be in Philadelphia, eating Philly Greens. Full Article Living
ri Driver in car hits 14 year old with right of way in crosswalk, and all they care about is the iPhone By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Thu, 24 Aug 2017 15:15:08 -0400 It's almost like there is a concerted campaign to turn distracted walking into a serious problem. Full Article Transportation
ri Remember the girl hit by car while on Facetime? The driver just got charged. By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Tue, 19 Sep 2017 12:07:50 -0400 Turns out he was doing 46 miles per hour in a 25 mile-per-hour zone. But let's all blame the girl for distracted walking! Full Article Transportation
ri Our urban problems aren't caused by restrictions on density, but by inequality By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Tue, 02 Apr 2019 15:43:07 -0400 We have gone beyond gentrification and are now talking about Pikketyfication, aristocratization and plutocratification. Full Article Design
ri It's time to get serious about noise pollution By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Thu, 20 Jun 2019 16:52:11 -0400 If you could see "aural litter" you would be shocked at how much of it there is. Full Article Living
ri It's time to get serious about dealing with cars and trucks in the city By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Thu, 22 Aug 2019 15:21:01 -0400 In Toronto and New York, Vision Zero is just talk. It's time for action. Full Article Transportation