ng Save the trees! Sign up for Rainforest Alliance's 30-Day Sustainability Challenge By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Mon, 30 Jan 2017 13:10:29 -0500 Get simple but powerful personal actions delivered to your inbox every 3 days; 30 actions in all – are you up to the challenge? Full Article Science
ng Is boycotting palm oil really the best thing to do? By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Mon, 17 Dec 2018 12:40:00 -0500 The palm oil situation is bad, but some people argue that it would be worse if replaced by other vegetable oils. Full Article Science
ng Taking Back the City: studio d'ARC Live/Work By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Mon, 07 Jan 2008 11:46:55 -0500 There are so many missing teeth, so many vacant lots in so much of rust belt North America. We showed how Superkül took back a sketchy main street store in Toronto for their live/work space; Now Azure Magazine shows us how Full Article Design
ng Is Brooks Running the Best Green Source for Runners? By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Wed, 01 Jul 2009 13:36:08 -0400 You a runner? Or an exercise-oholic? And you want your workouts to reflect your green lifestyle? Well, the race is ON or at least for me and a few friends to find the best performing green running equipment. Full Article Science
ng Trend Watch: "Green Wrap" Virus Spreading As Major Bank Turns Plant Wall Into Billboard By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Tue, 22 Sep 2009 20:36:57 -0400 PNC Financial Services Group, based in Pittsburgh PA, has built a plant-covered exterior wall, "to make its headquarters building more energy-efficient." Looking like one of those huge billboards seen along an Full Article Design
ng Walking and Biking in Pittsburgh (Video) By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Mon, 20 Dec 2010 15:37:20 -0500 There are 446 Bridges, Most with Pedestrian Sidewalks! This great video by our friend Clarence over at StreetFilms gives an excellent overview of Pittsburgh's bike culture and infrastructure. Having never been, and because Pittsburgh isn't as well Full Article Transportation
ng Creative Recycling: Thieves Steal An Entire Bridge By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Mon, 17 Oct 2011 11:09:21 -0400 Ambitious thieves spend a month torching apart a Pennsylvania bridge Full Article Business
ng Heating our homes kills 10,000 Americans per year By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Fri, 03 Mar 2017 09:24:43 -0500 We have to decarbonize, not just because of carbon dioxide and climate change in the longer term, but because it is killing us directly right now. Full Article Living
ng Who says we can't fix things? We are closing the ozone hole! By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Tue, 06 Nov 2018 14:34:18 -0500 Don't give up; Collective and individual actions can change the world. Full Article Business
ng It's official: Young people can sue the government over climate change By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Fri, 09 Nov 2018 08:00:00 -0500 The case is actually moving forward. Full Article Business
ng Is London moving its carbon neutrality goal forward by 20 years? By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Thu, 13 Dec 2018 06:08:59 -0500 A growing number of cities are getting serious about tackling the climate emergency. Full Article Business
ng Protest works: Australian Prime Minister backtracks (a bit) on climate change By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Tue, 26 Feb 2019 07:00:00 -0500 He's not exactly treating it like a crisis. But at least he's doing something... Full Article Business
ng Human composting soon to be allowed in Washington By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Wed, 24 Apr 2019 08:58:00 -0400 It's a more environmentally-friendly way to dispose of a body than burning or burying. Full Article Living
ng Children influence their parents' opinions on climate change By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Tue, 07 May 2019 09:39:00 -0400 A study has found that kids exposed to climate change science at school use it to convince their parents of the issue's urgency. Full Article Science
ng Walking is Climate Action By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Fri, 17 May 2019 09:35:32 -0400 We are never going to switch to electric cars in time to make a difference. That's why we have to get out of our cars and walk. Full Article Transportation
ng All-ages coloring book communicates the science behind climate change (Video) By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Thu, 27 Apr 2017 14:42:01 -0400 Using officially documented research and color-it-yourself data visualizations, this project aims to convey climate change data in an engaging way. Full Article Science
ng Asking how to save coral reefs leads to better understanding carbon sequestration By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Tue, 18 Jul 2017 12:10:00 -0400 Carbon sequestration, the technology taking carbon dioxide out of fossil fuel emissions, just got a boost Full Article Science
ng Jargon watch - "cocktail geoengineering" takes fixing the earth to the next level By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Tue, 25 Jul 2017 08:55:00 -0400 If one geoengineering plan doesn't work, maybe two or three combined will Full Article Science
ng Sentinel-5P puts eyes in the sky to monitor progress in reducing atmospheric pollution By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Tue, 17 Oct 2017 08:00:00 -0400 The successful launch of Sentinel-5P means scientists will soon have access to the most accurate monitoring yet of pollution and climate change related gases in earth's atmosphere Full Article Science
ng Science suggests path to hope for human intervention to minimize climate change By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Tue, 02 Jan 2018 06:25:00 -0500 More importantly, it reminds scientists not to lose sight of the importance of human behavior in the search for answers about the physical processes of climate change Full Article Science
ng Help get The Teacher-Friendly Guide to Climate Change to every high school in the US By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Fri, 01 Jun 2018 11:09:17 -0400 Provoked by questionable propaganda, a group of scientists is setting out to offer an antidote. Full Article Science
ng Kilgali Amendment would phase out climate-changing HFC refrigerants. Will Trump ratify it? By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Wed, 29 Aug 2018 13:53:10 -0400 Our bet: no. Full Article Business
ng World's beer supply is threatened by climate change By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Mon, 15 Oct 2018 15:20:00 -0400 Barley is a key ingredient in beer and cannot withstand rising temperatures and longer droughts. Full Article Living
ng Is anyone actually listening to Trump about climate change? By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Tue, 06 Nov 2018 11:01:10 -0500 Seriously ... Full Article Business
ng Why 'South Park' doesn't understand climate change By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Wed, 28 Nov 2018 08:00:00 -0500 The show gets a lot right about climate change, Al Gore and Manbearpig, but it misses something major about human nature. Full Article Science
ng This professor just got arrested for making climate change graffiti By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Mon, 14 Jan 2019 11:11:45 -0500 Governments aren't paying attention to scientific research, but maybe crime will get people's attention. Full Article Science
ng Children take U.S. government to court over climate change By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Tue, 04 Jun 2019 08:53:00 -0400 The health of young people is disproportionately harmed by climate change, and the government has failed to keep them safe. Full Article Living
ng Recycled Tote Bag at Global Exchange By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Fri, 26 Jan 2007 11:29:06 -0500 We’ve covered numerous tote bags here on TreeHugger, but there are so many cool styles out there we always find the need to post info about new ones that we spot. This one, found at Global Exchange (who we’ve mentioned before) is handcrafted in Full Article Living
ng District Cotton Takes On Organic Cotton, Mosquito Netting By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Thu, 26 Jul 2007 07:00:00 -0400 The contents of your bag reveal more about you than you might think, but what about your choice of bag itself? District Cotton, a New York City-based company dedicated to fashion with a conscience, has a couple of sturdy options that are as socially Full Article Living
ng Uncovering an Ancient City Felled by Urban Sprawl By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Wed, 15 Aug 2007 11:50:00 -0400 With a population that approached 1 million and a surface area of more than 115 square miles, the Khmer city of Angkor in Cambodia was the largest preindustrial settlement on the planet. After coming into being during the ninth century A.D., it thrived Full Article Technology
ng The Straight Poop On The Bio Toilet For Angkor Wat By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Mon, 23 Feb 2009 08:24:07 -0500 Developed by Full Article Business
ng China's Hydroelectric Plans to Damn the Mekong Threaten Millions By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Tue, 16 Jun 2009 11:45:00 -0400 A few short weeks ago it came out the China had plans in the works to place 20 hydroelectric dams on the upper Full Article Science
ng Captured Feral "Jungle Girl" Flees Back Into the Wild By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Mon, 31 May 2010 16:53:55 -0400 In 2007, villagers captured a mysterious young woman in a remote region of Cambodia who, by all accounts, was completely isolated from human society, a feral child living in the forests. News of her discovery Full Article Living
ng Angelina Jolie and Kids Love to Eat Crickets By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Wed, 20 Jul 2011 16:12:33 -0400 Angelina Jolie has inadvertently (or perhaps by design) added "Ambassador for Insect Proteins" to her credentials as a do-gooder. In an interview about her Louis Vuitton ad (you remember, the one Full Article Living
ng Ex-poachers and farmers work together to protect endangered pangolins By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Thu, 10 Apr 2014 14:15:18 -0400 A community effort in Cambodia’s Cardamom Mountains offers hope for this unique mammal. Full Article Science
ng Eye-opening docu-series puts fashion-loving teens to work in sweatshop (Video) By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Tue, 03 Feb 2015 16:16:33 -0500 Fast fashion hurts real people, as this online series challenges three unsuspecting youngsters to go meet and work with the people who make their clothes. Full Article Living
ng Sustainable skills, sustainable resources: Nonprofit helps sex trafficking survivors By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Thu, 05 Feb 2015 11:14:04 -0500 Nomi Network helps to provide training and jobs to women in India and Cambodia. Full Article Living
ng Companies are promoting false solutions to plastic waste By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Thu, 03 Oct 2019 10:00:00 -0400 They may sound progressively eco-friendly, but a new Greenpeace report explains why they're not. Full Article Business
ng Jargon watch: Aufstockung, or vertical additions By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Fri, 27 Sep 2019 09:00:58 -0400 It's happening all over, and wood construction can make it even easier and faster. Full Article Design
ng It's time for a revolution in the way we look at buildings By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Tue, 12 Nov 2019 13:57:35 -0500 We have to reconsider what is "acceptable for how houses should look and feel." Full Article Design
ng Studio 804 creates smaller houses for a changing market By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Mon, 18 Nov 2019 09:54:20 -0500 Dan Rockhill and his students keep pushing the building envelope. Full Article Design
ng The Kendeda Building is "the greenest in the Southeast" By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Mon, 25 Nov 2019 10:41:00 -0500 Leed is for wimps; the Living Building Challenge really pushes the building envelope. Full Article Design
ng On World Soil Day, a look at how we should be growing buildings By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Thu, 05 Dec 2019 09:35:44 -0500 The future of green building depends on what comes out of our soil. Full Article Design
ng Landmark study shows how to change the building sector from a major carbon emitter to a major carbon sink By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Fri, 06 Dec 2019 12:22:46 -0500 When made from the right materials, buildings can be a solution, not a problem. Full Article Design
ng Mass timber construction is about more than just storing carbon By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Tue, 17 Dec 2019 08:45:29 -0500 It also can put people back to work and save our forests. Full Article Design
ng If we care about sustainability, should we still be building super-tall skyscrapers? By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Mon, 13 Jan 2020 13:57:12 -0500 Studies show that taller buildings are simply less efficient, and don't even give you any more useable area. Why bother? Full Article Design
ng Why do we make everything so complicated? We need radical simplicity right now. By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Tue, 25 Feb 2020 08:13:09 -0500 The KISS principle applies to everything, including building design. Full Article Design
ng In Canada, saying climate change is real could get you in trouble during the election By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Mon, 19 Aug 2019 14:08:13 -0400 Because a fringe candidate is a climate denier, it's now a political issue. Full Article Science
ng Italy adds climate change to school curriculum By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Thu, 07 Nov 2019 07:00:00 -0500 It will start as a stand-alone course, but eventually be integrated into all subjects. Full Article Science
ng Cory Doctorow has a vision of "resilience and joyful thriving through and after a just climate transition" By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Mon, 30 Dec 2019 15:43:42 -0500 Unless, of course, TINA gets in the way. Full Article Science