or 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
or Big tech companies join fight for clean power standards By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Mon, 04 Apr 2016 11:13:16 -0400 Apple, Google, Amazon and Microsoft have joined together to support Obama's Clean Power Plan as it faces legal opposition. Full Article Business
or 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
or Google looks to salt and antifreeze for renewable energy storage By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Wed, 02 Aug 2017 12:18:42 -0400 Alphabet, Google's parent company, is experimenting with a new energy storage technology. Full Article Technology
or 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
or 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
or Producers could finally be responsible for packaging waste in Ontario By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Mon, 19 Aug 2019 06:42:00 -0400 The Canadian province is overhauling its recycling program, which would include holding producers accountable for their wasteful packaging designs. Full Article Business
or The best bar soaps for every body part By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Tue, 17 Mar 2020 19:05:35 -0400 With disinfecting and sanitizing on everyone's mind, good old-fashioned bar soap has never been more necessary. It's still possible to go plastic-free, too. These are the best bar soaps for every body part. Full Article Living
or Montreal reveals plans for an electric car sharing service, aims for 1,000 EVs by 2020 By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Wed, 15 Apr 2015 15:45:32 -0400 The city wants to become a leader in electric transportation, part of a plan to cut greenhouse gas emissions by a third. Full Article Transportation
or World's largest Cross-Laminated Timber apartment complex being built in Montreal By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Tue, 13 Oct 2015 12:16:09 -0400 And a big part of the pitch is sustainability and comfort. Full Article Design
or Zero Waste grocery store opens in Montréal By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Tue, 20 Sep 2016 14:29:00 -0400 Finally, a true Zero Waste store has arrived in Canada! Méga Vrac features more than 700 products, making it a perfect place for waste-averse shoppers to stock their pantries. Full Article Living
or 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
or 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
or 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
or 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
or 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
or Are you waiting for the perfect electric car? By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Tue, 26 Feb 2019 06:08:57 -0500 And will gas cars suffer as a result? Full Article Transportation
or 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
or 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
or Norway's capital adding 70 new electric buses By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Wed, 13 Mar 2019 06:14:02 -0400 Let's hope they play nicely with government-funded cargo bikes. Full Article Transportation
or Why aren't North Americans buying electric cars? By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Thu, 09 May 2019 13:58:28 -0400 Price is no longer the main obstacle. Lack of understanding might be. Full Article Transportation
or Poland to Ban Monsanto’s Genetically Modified Corn By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Fri, 06 Apr 2012 14:31:00 -0400 Following anti-Monsanto activism in other countries, Poland has announced plans to completely ban the growth of Monsanto’s genetically modified strain MON810. Full Article Living
or 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
or Kickstart Film 'Open Sesame-The Story of Seeds' and Save Heirlooms By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Thu, 20 Sep 2012 05:00:00 -0400 The Open Sesame documentary examines the importance of open source seeds. Full Article Living
or Reverend Billy invites you to an organic Thanksgiving dinner at Monsanto HQ By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Thu, 20 Nov 2014 13:53:20 -0500 Want to do something really different for Thanksgiving this year? Come have an organic dinner on the lawn of Monsanto's World Headquarters and watch the latest show from Rev. Billy and the Stop Shopping Choir. Full Article Living
or 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
or Judge allows California to require cancer warning on Monsanto's Roundup By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Wed, 15 Mar 2017 11:08:57 -0400 A judge has ruled against Monsanto; company complains that it would drive some customers away. Unsealed documents add to drama. Full Article Business
or New York laws regulating e-scooters are almost as silly as the rules for e-bikes By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Tue, 18 Jun 2019 16:14:02 -0400 They are still banned in Manhattan where they would be most useful. Why not ban parked cars instead? Full Article Transportation
or 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
or 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
or 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
or More people are riding on e-scooters, so more people are getting injured By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Fri, 10 Jan 2020 11:36:45 -0500 It's basic math. Sure, e-scooter injuries are way up. But let's keep it in perspective and look at what the real problem is. Full Article Transportation
or Tableware for the Slow Food Movement: Plate Tells You When You Are Eating Too Fast By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Wed, 20 Jan 2010 08:35:04 -0500 The Mandometer was originally developed to treat eating disorders like anorexia and bulimia nervosa; it was developed to "teach patients how to eat and recognize hunger and satiety." There are clinics using the technology in Sweden, the USA and Full Article Living
or Oprah Goes Local, Harrison Ford Bugs Out, and More By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Fri, 29 Jan 2010 15:59:42 -0500 Oprah treated her audience to an in-depth look at sustainable, cruelty-free eating with a show that included appearances from Michael Pollan and Alicia Silverstone. While Pollan talked about how eating local, organic food can cost Full Article Living
or A Thousand Words Are Worth...Ingredients in a Pizza Pocket By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Fri, 19 Feb 2010 17:00:45 -0500 We usually start with "A Picture is Worth", but in this case the thousand words are much more powerful. Boingboing quotes designer Justin Perricone: "This is a poster I designed using all of the ingredients in a Ham & Cheese Hot Pocket. First in a Full Article Living
or Dying for a Cookie: Seemingly Harmless Foods That Aren't By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Thu, 11 Mar 2010 11:50:40 -0500 Michael Pollan's first food rule is simple: Eat Food, which he considers to be a different thing than what he calls edible foodlike substances, or "highly processed concoctions designed by food scientists, consisting mostly of ingredients derived from Full Article Living
or The New York Times On The Food Revolution- Plus A Michael Pollan Article By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Tue, 12 Oct 2010 13:38:28 -0400 This weekend's New York Times Magazine was their annual food issue, about a subject dear to TreeHugger's heart: "how the food revolution- from farm to table- is really a story about seeding and savouring communities." Christine Muhlke, in Growing Full Article Living
or How Corn Is Expanding Our Waistlines And Crippling Our Health System By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Thu, 25 Nov 2010 11:02:56 -0500 Michael Pollan said in the Omnivore's Dilemma that if you eat industrially, you are made of corn. In Corporate Knights, "the magazine for clean capitalism", Toby A.A. Heaps picks up on this theme and looks at the causes Full Article Living
or Masters of Beef Advocacy Grads Take On Sustainable Food Supporters, Attacking The Wrong Target By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Thu, 09 Dec 2010 15:30:00 -0500 If you don't subscribe to the print version of Mother Jones you may have missed what seems to be a really sort of creepy story about how the US beef industry is not so subtly waging war against sustainable and slow Full Article Living
or Cooked: A Natural History of Transformation (book review) By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Mon, 02 Dec 2013 08:00:00 -0500 Michael Pollan's latest book is a wonderful exploration of how cooking connects us all, socially and ecologically. Full Article Living
or New Energy Star Ratings for TVs Announced By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Tue, 08 Sep 2009 21:20:00 -0400 Photo via dailyinvention via Flickr CC Energy Star has announced that the new 4.0 and 5.0 specifications for televisions have been set. They'll go into effect May 2010 and 2012 respectively, and the impact will save users anywhere from 40% to 65% in Full Article Technology
or Run Cordless and Free: New Electric Mowers from Black & Decker By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Thu, 25 Mar 2010 14:02:50 -0400 Images: Black & Decker Here in the southeast, my front lawn is already starting to perk up in response to intimations of spring. Those handsome green blades of fescue are yawning, stretching, and preparing to greet the season with exuberant, Full Article Technology
or Earth Advantage Institute Makes Earth Day Predictions For Housing Ten Years From Now By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Thu, 22 Apr 2010 12:51:17 -0400 The Earth Advantage Institute promotes a green building standard from the Northwest that combines the energy requirements of Energy Star with healthy home attributes like air quality, environmental responsibility and and resource efficiency. I thought Full Article Design
or Are Walmart's Eco-Efforts Enough? Balancing Sustainability & Social Responsibility at America's Largest Retailer By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Mon, 31 Jan 2011 10:09:12 -0500 Walmart has been in the sustainability spotlight over the last few years, both for implementing its own efficiency measures and for raising the bar for industry at large. Some view these initiatives with skepticism because the Full Article Business
or Cool Your World this Summer with Seven Simple Ways to Save With ENERGY STAR By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Fri, 17 Jun 2011 09:17:08 -0400 The dog days of summer are right around the corner and homeowners are looking for ways to Full Article Technology
or You will want to live in The ROSE Cottage, a net zero energy home built for a lifetime By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Mon, 13 Jan 2014 14:20:00 -0500 It's not rocket science, it's building science, and it's all here. Full Article Design
or Flat LED gets Energy Star certification, now qualifies for rebates in most states (prices as low as $1.97) By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Tue, 29 Apr 2014 15:22:00 -0400 LEDs were already cheap when you take into account how much money they save you on your electricity bill, but now this is just a no-brainer. Full Article Energy
or 10 tips for making your dishwasher more efficient By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Wed, 23 Jul 2014 13:08:05 -0400 Today's technology makes dishwashers much more water and energy efficient than hand washing dishes. Here are some tips for taking that efficiency to the next level. Full Article HTGG
or European Union drops plans to make toasters more efficient By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Wed, 09 Nov 2016 12:53:11 -0500 Efficiency standards are now toast because of worries of "over-reach and intrusiveness". Full Article Business
or Nudie Jeans' repair shops should be the new standard for sustainable fashion By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Thu, 29 May 2014 14:57:25 -0400 We’ve all ripped a pair of jeans, but we’re not all tailors. Nudie Jeans has a great solution. Full Article Living