ng How to Save Money By Sharing Your Car With Neighbors By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Tue, 05 Jun 2012 05:01:50 -0400 Zipcar has made car sharing cool, but it doesn't always need a fancy business model. Sometimes you can just share with your neighbor. Full Article Transportation
ng Sharing Saves You Money. But Who Cares? By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Fri, 08 Jun 2012 05:12:19 -0400 With all the talk of the "sharing economy", are we in danger of losing sight of the bigger picture? Sharing is caring after all. Full Article Business
ng Mobile Game Encourages Real-World Sharing By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Wed, 11 Jul 2012 10:52:12 -0400 The sharing economy is built on reputation. So is online social gaming. Now the two are coming together. Full Article Business
ng Is "Sharespray" the New Way to Do Everything? By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Wed, 17 Oct 2012 12:32:17 -0400 Could "sharespray" transform our entire future? A light hearted take on the new sharing economy. Full Article Business
ng 5 Ways to Share Your Garden on Global Sharing Day By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Thu, 08 Nov 2012 05:00:00 -0500 Global Sharing Day is coming up. Share your garden and knowledge to create a healthy, sustainable community. Full Article Living
ng This Black Friday, Patagonia exchanges new clothing for old and invests in the sharing economy By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Thu, 27 Nov 2014 09:37:03 -0500 Patagonia's Worn Wear events, held in collaboration with sharing start up Yerdle, offer a different, more sustainable vision of Black Friday. Full Article Business
ng Could smart locks empower informal cargo bike (or ELF) sharing? By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Tue, 10 Mar 2015 06:24:34 -0400 At first this smart lock seemed like gimmicky over-engineering. Then I got thinking about the possibilities. Full Article Transportation
ng A tale of two families sharing a house By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Thu, 25 Jan 2018 13:21:00 -0500 Have you ever wondered what 'community living' really looks like, and why people do it? Full Article Living
ng Lost Property clothing library is a brilliant solution to wasteful fashion By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Tue, 30 Apr 2019 09:24:00 -0400 A collective wardrobe spares resources, reduces clutter, and provides a steady stream of fabulous outfits. It's win-win all around. Full Article Living
ng UK Report: Active transportation can fight climate change, air pollution and traffic congestion By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Tue, 23 Jul 2019 10:16:35 -0400 It talks a lot about cycling, but notes that we don't do nearly enough about walking. Full Article Transportation
ng 5 myths about jaywalking pedestrians who cause congestion by walking distracted By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Thu, 05 Sep 2019 12:56:57 -0400 Studies prove these myths aren't true but nobody is listening. Full Article Transportation
ng Happy International Day of Danger and Death for Pedestrians By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Thu, 31 Oct 2019 14:52:27 -0400 That's an alternate name for Halloween, but let's not forget the rest of the year. Full Article Transportation
ng France will hike air fares to fight climate change By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Thu, 11 Jul 2019 11:35:00 -0400 A new 'eco tax' will raise money for less polluting modes of transportation. Full Article Transportation
ng "Flight Shaming" is really reducing short-haul flights in Europe By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Thu, 19 Dec 2019 11:03:21 -0500 The number of people flying between German cities has dropped 12 percent. Full Article Transportation
ng What's the true carbon footprint of flying? By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Thu, 02 Jan 2020 12:41:08 -0500 We usually just talk about the plane, but it is a lot bigger than that. Full Article Transportation
ng Should performers be flying to distant music festivals? By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Wed, 29 Jan 2020 07:00:00 -0500 The director of Celtic Connections questions the ethics of bringing in foreign artists to perform. Full Article Transportation
ng France is being hit by a massive heat wave. Will it change the country and the culture? By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Wed, 26 Jun 2019 12:41:44 -0400 The French consider AC to be unhealthy. Will they change their minds in the face of a changing climate? Full Article Living
ng Forget about banning glass towers, instead demand tough standards like Passivhaus By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Tue, 30 Jul 2019 14:31:10 -0400 Most glass buildings are a problem, but just banning them is the wrong solution. Full Article Design
ng Having air conditioning is not a climate sin By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Thu, 28 Nov 2019 12:34:04 -0500 The world is getting hotter. But if we need AC, we have to use it sparingly. Full Article Design
ng 7 things you can do if you can't do a Climate Strike By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Thu, 19 Sep 2019 10:42:40 -0400 Some people have to work, but they can still show solidarity. Full Article Living
ng BRB, we're climate striking By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Fri, 20 Sep 2019 06:00:00 -0400 We are out supporting the kids today; back to our regularly scheduled programming tomorrow. Full Article Science
ng Greta Thunberg delivers searing speech to world leaders (video) By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Mon, 23 Sep 2019 15:15:12 -0400 The 16-year-old climate activist holds nothing back when addressing the UN Climate Action Summit – this speech shows why she is having such an impact. Full Article Business
ng 'Walking the walk' matters when it comes to climate activism By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Thu, 21 Nov 2019 07:00:00 -0500 The public wants to see activists practicing what they preach. Full Article Living
ng How populism makes dealing with the climate crisis really hard By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Thu, 23 Jan 2020 13:40:35 -0500 Beware of the gilets jaunes, says Philip Stephens. Full Article Business
ng Greta Thunberg's climate strikes are moving online, due to coronavirus By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Thu, 12 Mar 2020 11:02:00 -0400 It's no longer safe for groups of people to gather in public places. Full Article Science
ng Reborn as a Restaurant, a Berlin Building Overcomes its Dark History By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Thu, 05 Jul 2012 05:00:00 -0400 A building that once housed a Jewish girls' school, shut down by the Nazis, is now home to a fashionable restaurant. Full Article Design
ng How Car Sharing is Taking Over Berlin By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Thu, 12 Jul 2012 12:24:35 -0400 Robert Llewellyn explores Berlin's high tech systems for car sharing in an urban environment. He thinks he may have seen the future of mobility. Full Article Transportation
ng PLATOON Opens Cultural Center Built From Shipping Containers in Berlin By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Mon, 27 Aug 2012 13:44:00 -0400 Shipping Containers are used as giant blocks to build a giant steel party room Full Article Design
ng Another Way To Hang Your Bike on the Wall: The KAPPO from Mikili By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Mon, 24 Sep 2012 10:57:00 -0400 Why hide your bike away when you can put it on display? Full Article Design
ng Efficient City Farming wins top award at the "Academy Awards of Cleantech" By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Tue, 03 Dec 2013 09:00:00 -0500 Taking the category and best in show prizes will help Efficient City Farming get the funding to grow! Full Article Business
ng Film awards stir controversy with angry bike anthem By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Tue, 01 Apr 2014 07:00:00 -0400 The public has cast their votes, and if the winner is any indication, there are some angry bikers tired of fighting the battle for clean transportation. Full Article Transportation
ng Cohousing: The real sharing economy at its best, and a great example in Berlin By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Mon, 09 Feb 2015 12:06:17 -0500 This is a housing form that we should be building a lot more of. Full Article Design
ng Could real-time water monitoring have helped in Flint, Michigan? By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Tue, 19 Jan 2016 07:00:00 -0500 It can take hours before test results clue authorities about hazards in water supplies. The AquaBioTox uses biological sensors for immediate feedback. Full Article Science
ng Solar powered scooter engineer needs a hundred monkeys By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Tue, 07 Mar 2017 08:00:00 -0500 If you dream of testing the limits of solar powered mobility, but don't have the DIY gene, here is someone who can help Full Article Technology
ng Electric scooter share doesn't even require charging stations By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Tue, 13 Jun 2017 10:00:44 -0400 Just pick a scooter, drive it, then park it. Someone else takes care of the charging. Full Article Transportation
ng Biking and walking in Berlin is a breath of fresh air (metaphorically, not literally) By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Wed, 28 Jun 2017 13:37:27 -0400 It is a strange and wonderful experience where you don't know what's around the corner. Full Article Transportation
ng Wisconsin Town Legally Prevented From Tightening Coal Ash Regulations By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Tue, 17 Jan 2012 09:53:00 -0500 A town is prevented from creating regulations stricter than the state's rules, despite residents' concerns about groundwater contamination. Full Article Business
ng Nothing Says We Are All Doomed Like This Coal Plant Snow Globe By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Mon, 04 Jun 2012 12:30:16 -0400 If you are sick and tired of being optimistic, I have the perfect thing for you, a No Globe snow globe. The tchotchke is a one of a kind--kinda. Only two were made and only one is left to purchase, so act quickly. Full Article Living
ng Things of Intrinsic Worth shows how coal power damages Montana's ranching lifestyle By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Thu, 20 Jun 2013 12:28:55 -0400 Things of Intrinsic Worth is a feature-length documentary which focuses on the ways coal mining is harming the livelihoods of Montana ranchers. Full Article Energy
ng Oil, coal and gas disasters that are costing us all By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Fri, 28 Feb 2014 06:41:23 -0500 Accidents happen. But when they involve toxic chemicals and combustible substances, those accidents can cost a fortune. Full Article Business
ng The realities of living near coal ash By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Wed, 17 Dec 2014 12:16:56 -0500 In advance of EPA's coal ash standards, a mother of four talks about her family's health problems due to nearby coal ash ponds. Full Article Energy
ng The EPA just made toxic coal ash more dangerous By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Thu, 26 Jul 2018 14:54:53 -0400 A giant wave of pollution glop in 2008 convinced the EPA to regulate coal dumps more closely. But the Trump administration is changing that. Full Article Business
ng The smartphone that just got smarter – by testing water and treating food By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Tue, 29 Mar 2016 14:39:25 -0400 A 24-year-old food scientist at the University of Copenhagen has developed a prototype that could potentially save millions of lives. Full Article Technology
ng Trash talking: Cities finding smarter ways to collect our waste By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Wed, 20 Apr 2016 10:53:43 -0400 How urban waste management is wising up. Full Article Technology
ng The Kissing Bridge in Copenhagen stops being the Missing Bridge, finally opens By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Thu, 14 Jul 2016 09:31:05 -0400 It's been a long time coming. Was it worth the wait? Full Article Design
ng Elate Cosmetics now offers 'Perfectly Imperfect' packaging By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Thu, 04 Jul 2019 14:14:00 -0400 The bamboo palettes and compacts have minor flaws that, in a way, make them even more special. Full Article Living
ng Rubix Transformer Furniture Set Turns Your Living Room Into Dining Room In No Time (Photos) By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Tue, 28 Sep 2010 08:00:59 -0400 Perfect for small spaces and aiming at the less-is-more approach, Rubix is a transformer-furniture set that can be both a living room lounge and a dinning room set up. Designed by Colombian firm DosUno Design, the set Full Article Design
ng Stunning Public Kindergarten At Neighborhood In Need In Bogota By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Tue, 23 Nov 2010 10:54:25 -0500 Do you know how much of the so-called green or cool architecture is often for expensive hotels, government or office buildings? Well, in this case, it's the complete opposite. Full Article Design
ng Stunning Library In Tropical Colombia Has Permeable Rock And Wood Walls By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Thu, 17 Feb 2011 11:30:02 -0500 Colombian tropical town Villanueva's popular library is an example of non pretentious architecture gone right. Projected by Alejandro Piñol, Germán Ramírez, Miguel Torres and Carlos Meza, it was built with local materials and Full Article Design
ng When Tree-Planting Goes Bad: Twisted, Misplaced Trees of Death in Colombia (Slideshow) By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Tue, 01 Mar 2011 09:58:17 -0500 Between 1999 and 2004, there was one death a year due to the falling of trees or branches in Colombia's capital city, Bogota. Full Article Science