al Prix Pictet International Environmental Photography Competition Short List Announced 2012 By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Mon, 09 Jul 2012 05:00:00 -0400 This competition for the best environmental photography never fails to be interesting and professional. Full Article Science
al Indonesia's Tin Mines are a Health Nightmare By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Fri, 30 Nov 2012 09:30:00 -0500 This article from The Guardian explores the tin mines of Bangka and the death tolls that come with them. Full Article Technology
al Learn Where The Rare Earth Minerals In Your iPhone Come From By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Tue, 05 Feb 2013 10:06:00 -0500 The rare earth metals mining industry is one rife with issues. But is there a way to green up the business? Full Article Technology
al Drones will deliver textbooks to Australian students By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Wed, 16 Oct 2013 07:00:00 -0400 The unmanned flying devices cut out expensive and polluting shipping methods for the heavy books. Full Article Technology
al Do you eat for health or environmental sustainability? The Double Pyramid says you can do both By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Mon, 01 Dec 2014 07:00:00 -0500 The Double Pyramid is an innovative way of portraying how the ecological footprints of our food compare to their nutritional value. Full Article Living
al Ed Sheeran's popular song, The Shape of You, now has an environmental version By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Mon, 10 Apr 2017 11:30:00 -0400 Global Citizen changed the lyrics to include a strong anti-food waste message, and the result is both entertaining and informative. Full Article Living
al You can't be an environmentalist if... By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Thu, 01 Jun 2017 08:15:04 -0400 So you want to save the world, do you? Let's get one thing straight. Full Article Living
al Is it really safe to eat food grown in urban gardens? By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Mon, 14 May 2018 16:53:49 -0400 Between the industrial waste, rats, and lead dust floating around, I wasn't sure if I should start an urban garden. The question took me to an unexpected place. Full Article Science
al Celebrate International Ride-Sharing Day Today! By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Fri, 26 Oct 2012 08:53:00 -0400 There is a day for everything, and today we celebrate ride sharing. Full Article Transportation
al The sharing economy comes into the commercial kitchen By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Mon, 29 Sep 2014 10:49:03 -0400 Commercial kitchens are really expensive to build. Why not share? Full Article Business
al Should cities be allowed to ban Little Free Libraries? By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Fri, 06 Feb 2015 10:52:43 -0500 There are reasonable limits on what people can do on their properties. But this goes too far. Full Article Living
al Giant and gorgeous library in China mostly filled with fake aluminum books By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Tue, 07 Nov 2017 15:45:02 -0500 There are 1.2 million real ones, but most of it is all about the show. Full Article Design
al Affordable housing project in UK is a demonstration of Radical Simplicity By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Thu, 12 Sep 2019 09:08:37 -0400 Architype demonstrates that simple forms and careful window choices are the way to build efficient, affordable homes. Full Article Design
al The North Face and National Geographic are making clothes from plastic water bottles By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Wed, 19 Jun 2019 08:00:00 -0400 The limited edition pieces are designed to give plastic waste a second life. Full Article Living
al Why the best smartphone is the one you already have By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Mon, 26 Sep 2016 09:07:37 -0400 Douglas Rushkoff explains that the real costs of a new phone are not measured in just money. Full Article Technology
al Super agile bush baby robot jumps 4 feet; is cool and totally creepy (video) By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Tue, 06 Dec 2016 16:41:28 -0500 UC Berkeley’s new robot is the most vertically agile robot ever built – why is it so unnerving? Full Article Science
al Tesla owners are mining bitcoins with free power from charging stations, but most are mined with coal By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Tue, 28 Nov 2017 09:29:27 -0500 Bitcoin mining uses so much power that it may well turn into an environmental disaster. Full Article Business
al 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
al Japanese robot hangs drywall like a pro By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Tue, 02 Oct 2018 07:52:44 -0400 The HRP-5Ps were created by man. They evolved. There are many copies. And they have a plan. Full Article Design
al 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
al 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
al 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
al 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
al Federal Food Aid Recipients Double Their Money at Local Farmers' Markets By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Sun, 06 May 2012 06:00:00 -0400 The evaluation report three years after Double Up Food Bucks started giving incentives to SNAP (formerly food stamp) recipients Full Article Living
al 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
al 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
al 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
al Bonterra, the PGA and Audubon International Green the Greens By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Thu, 18 Sep 2008 17:00:00 -0400 Golf courses looking to go green can look no further than Audubon International. From now until the end of this PGA season, for the first 100 golf courses that sign up at Bonterra Greens the Greens, Bonterra Full Article Living
al Ideal Bite Goes To Sleep, Urban Evolutions Hangs with Nike, SustainaBee Goes to the Carnival, and More By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Thu, 22 Jan 2009 11:32:28 -0500 Ideal Bite: Are you getting very, very sleepy? by Heather Stephenson "You will be if you follow this tip. Conventional anti-insomnia pills work, but if you don't wanna lose sleep over side effects and potentially addictive ingredients, induce Full Article Living
al "Go Dry" Movement Spreads, As Californians Rip Up Their Grass Lawns By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Sat, 27 Jun 2009 18:25:51 -0400 Cut the grass will you?...Are you done edging?....Time to water the Full Article Business
al 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
al Where Have All the Flowers (Daffodils) Gone? By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Thu, 18 Mar 2010 05:08:24 -0400 This is England, the parks and gardens and countryside are supposed to be filled with golden daffodils by now. This is why we live here. But where are they? With this year's never ending winter and the long cold spell just Full Article Living
al Environmentalists Try to Trump Trump's Golf Course by Buying Land By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Tue, 01 Jun 2010 05:12:44 -0400 Celebrities buying plots of land to block developments is the new new. Last year people opposed to the third runway at Heathrow Airport bought up a plot in the middle of the runway in an attempt to thwart it. Now opponents to Full Article Business
al 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
al These Artists Use Grass as Their Palette By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Mon, 23 Jul 2012 05:00:00 -0400 British artists Ackroyd and Harvey have created a series of temporary grass "photos" of people who work for the local government. Full Article Living
al 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
al All of Existence Should Be Revered: Hinduism & The Environment By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Wed, 16 Mar 2011 12:25:00 -0400 Hinduism is the oldest Full Article Living
al The Thoroughly Positive Effects of Positivity & Why Environmentalism Could Use More Of It By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Thu, 23 Jun 2011 12:17:00 -0400 There's a really fascinating feature over at Greater Good on the powerful transformative effects that positive emotions have on our wellbeing, our lives, our bodies, those around us. I won't relay all that Barbara Full Article Living
al 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
al Humans Are Trustees Of Allah's Creation: Islam & The Environment By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Thu, 04 Aug 2011 14:51:00 -0400 "The world is sweet and verdant Full Article Living
al 108,000 Trees Planted at Buddha's Birthplace in Nepal By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Tue, 13 Sep 2011 13:06:00 -0400 Some nice symbolism here... WWF-Nepal reports that it has just completed its target for 2011 of planted 108,000 trees in the Sacred Garden of Lumbini, where the Buddha was born roughly 2,500 years ago. Over the next ten years the Full Article Living
al 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
al 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
al UK's National Grid supports 2030 petrol/diesel car ban By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Wed, 28 Mar 2018 07:30:28 -0400 The electricity grid can handle a ban, ten years earlier than law makers are aiming for. Full Article Transportation
al In California, people without rooftop solar panels pay a $65 per year subsidy to those with them By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Wed, 18 Apr 2018 11:09:06 -0400 Solar power is a wonderful thing but the benefits are not evenly distributed. Full Article Energy
al 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
al 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
al UK has passed 1,000 hours without coal this year By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Mon, 16 Jul 2018 06:35:26 -0400 That's compared to 624 in the whole of 2017... Full Article Energy
al What's all that stuff on Sir Adam Beck's head? By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Tue, 11 Sep 2018 13:18:38 -0400 It's an interesting art installation that brings some attention to an electrifying man. Full Article Design
al 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