or In celebration of MacGyvering: 90 hacks to welcome in a new word By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Fri, 28 Aug 2015 14:54:35 -0400 With Oxford Dictionary’s addition of the verb 'MacGyver' to the official lexicon, we pay homage to the almighty hack. Full Article Living
or 3 easy DIY repairs for broken zippers By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Tue, 23 Aug 2016 14:26:02 -0400 Save your clothes with these easy fixes for common zipper problems. Full Article Living
or 11 outdoor gear companies with great repair or return policies By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Tue, 11 Apr 2017 13:18:00 -0400 It's a sign of quality when companies are willing to stand by the goods they sell. Full Article Living
or 7 Rs for sustainable fashion By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Mon, 14 Jan 2019 15:08:00 -0500 Use these recommendations to create a wardrobe that feels as great as it looks. Full Article Living
or 'Making do' is more important than 'sparking joy' By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Wed, 17 Jul 2019 09:28:00 -0400 Our focus should be on making things last and serve their purpose, not throwing them away. Full Article Living
or Climate Change Activists Are Terrorists! At Least That's What the Maryland State Police Thought By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Fri, 24 Oct 2008 09:13:18 -0400 I'm going to let Josh Tulkin speak mostly for himself on this one, but here's the thumbnail sketch of the situation: Tulkin received a latter from the Maryland State Police informing him that from March 2005 to May 2006 Tulkin was under Full Article Living
or Stimulus Dollars In Motion: Maryland Orders 100 Hybrid Buses By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Wed, 04 Mar 2009 13:10:11 -0500 Taking advantage of the Federal stimulus package, Maryland's Governor O'Malley announced the State's intention to purchase hybrid 100 hybrid diesel/electric buses for $62 million. Full Article Transportation
or More Schools Join the Pay-You-to-Bike Bandwagon By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Tue, 31 Mar 2009 14:33:00 -0400 Image via: LA Citystreets Clark U, Rice University, U Minnesota are all launching bike-sharing programs, along with the City of Minneapolis. Towson University has launched several green transportation programs - sadly no bike sharing, yet. Many of the Full Article Transportation
or Baltimore Announces Massive Smart Grid Program - 2 Million Meters to be Installed By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Tue, 14 Jul 2009 15:15:00 -0400 Baltimore residents, get ready to get in on the smart grid party. Baltimore Gas & Electric has just announced that it has filed paper with the Maryland Public Service Full Article Technology
or Renewable Tradition: Baltimore's "Arabbers" Sell Produce On Residential Streets - In Horse Drawn Carts By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Wed, 16 Sep 2009 08:23:05 -0400 Wikipedia carries a definition of Arabbers which includes this:An arabber (or a-rab) is a Full Article Business
or 80,000 Baltimore Students Join Meatless Monday Movement By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Wed, 07 Oct 2009 11:09:00 -0400 By now you've probably heard that adopting a vegetarian diet, or at least cutting way down on you meat consumption, is a great way to reduce your ecological footprint and get some great health benefits at the same time. Now Full Article Living
or We Are Like "Watermelons: Green On The Outside And Red Or Socialist On The Inside." By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Thu, 25 Feb 2010 17:17:49 -0500 Name calling is so much fun. Maryland State Senator Richard Colburn, R-Cambridge, thought he was having some at our expense when he characterized Full Article Business
or Not Waiting For the Feds, Carbon Tax Enacted by Montgomery County, Maryland By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Thu, 20 May 2010 15:47:00 -0400 Not waiting for national legislation to set a price on carbon and kickstart the journey to a low-carbon future, Montgomery County, Maryland has enacted one the country's first carbon taxes. Passed by a vote of 8-to-1 the tax Full Article Business
or Want to Clean Up Chesapeake Bay? Plant Forest Buffers Upstream (Video) By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Tue, 04 Jan 2011 12:00:09 -0500 Back in 2009, the EPA was sued for "abdicating leadership" on protecting Chesapeake Bay. Part of clean water advocates' anger was directed at a lack of geographical targeting for agricultural conservation funding. But Full Article Science
or More Phone Directory Foolishness, From Maryland By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Tue, 04 Jan 2011 15:22:28 -0500 What am I, the phone book blogger? It seems that way. After a ban on Yellow Pages in Seattle and a related industry lawsuit, the latest news on ditching phonebooks comes from Maryland. This time, it's the other way Full Article Business
or Stopping Liquid Natural Gas Port in Maryland a Blow Against Fracking in the Marcellus Shale, Too By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Wed, 15 Feb 2012 16:32:00 -0500 Residents in southern Maryland have long felt like they live in an 'energy sacrifice zone.' They already have a nuclear power plant and now are trying to stop a liquid natural gas port. Full Article Energy
or Need More Motivation? Get Chased by Zombies in Undead Adventure Road Race By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Sat, 03 Mar 2012 06:00:00 -0500 What started in Maryland is spreading. A running club with zombies that chase you. It's about survival of the fittest. Full Article Living
or More Trees = Less Crime in Baltimore, Study Shows By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Tue, 19 Jun 2012 05:00:00 -0400 Researchers found that a 10 percent increase in trees roughly matched a 12 percent decrease in crime in Baltimore. Full Article Living
or Tiny, repurposed "Hobbitat" homes are now available for rent (Video) By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Wed, 29 May 2013 07:00:00 -0400 Not sure if you really want to live in a tiny house? This tiny home builder is making these cabins from salvaged materials, which visitors can test out at an eco-retreat in Maryland. Full Article Design
or Baltimore's neglected rowhouses are the last ones standing By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Mon, 16 Dec 2013 05:00:00 -0500 These lovingly photographed, colourful rowhouses are what's left after all the neigbouring ones have been demolished. Full Article Design
or Tesla wins battle to sell its electric cars in Maryland, but more fights are coming... By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Fri, 15 May 2015 16:10:46 -0400 Thanks to an exception for "electric or non-fossil-fuel-burning vehicles". Maybe all other states could do that so that other EV makers don't have to face what Tesla is facing? Full Article Transportation
or A new model of climate change for the anthropocene epoch By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Tue, 21 Feb 2017 07:29:30 -0500 A group of scientists argues our current climate change models get it wrong. Tracking "Carbon" only tells half the story. Full Article Science
or One of the world's largest rooftop farms is in Brooklyn By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Tue, 14 Jan 2014 06:39:28 -0500 New York's skyline is getting greener and a whole lot more productive too. Full Article Science
or Stefano Boeri's Vertical Forest gets planted By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Fri, 17 Jan 2014 10:20:00 -0500 One of the world's most famous architectural renderings turns into a building. Will it thrive? Full Article Design
or Are white roofs really three times more efficient than green roofs? By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Tue, 04 Feb 2014 13:01:09 -0500 They are certainly more reflective, but that's not the only thing that matters. Full Article Design
or Is the new Barclay Center green roof really green or greenwash? By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Wed, 09 Apr 2014 10:31:59 -0400 Green roofs are wonderful things and lovely to look at, but there are other factors in play here. Full Article Design
or Green roofs could prevent sewage overflow in New York City By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Thu, 26 Jun 2014 15:57:29 -0400 Sewage overflow is a major problem in the Big Apple, but with a little more green on city rooftops, the overflow could be prevented. Full Article Design
or Historic Warsaw building gets wrapped up in a gorgeous green wall By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Mon, 24 Nov 2014 15:24:14 -0500 It also pushes the limit of what we mean by historic preservation. Full Article Design
or Green roofs, living walls and vertical farms are all morphing into living green buildings By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Tue, 10 Mar 2015 11:30:49 -0400 We are going to need a new term that binds them all together. A lecture in 20 slides. Full Article Design
or Foster to build Toronto tower with what looks like the largest living wall in North America By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Fri, 13 Mar 2015 10:35:24 -0400 "Less is more" is so over; These days the mantra is "too much is never enough." Full Article Design
or Green roofs make happier, more productive workers By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Mon, 18 May 2015 14:59:36 -0400 A new study shows that a quick look at a green roof perks you right up. Full Article Design
or Watch a green roof get installed on New York's Barclay Center By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Mon, 01 Jun 2015 09:54:17 -0400 It may be the most expensive and useless green roof ever built Full Article Design
or Solar Outpost is a nice place to work on a green roof in Brooklyn By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Mon, 27 Jul 2015 11:15:48 -0400 Designer Matt Kovaleski integrates a solar power system into a picnic table setup for workers at Vice Full Article Design
or Another vertical forest being built by Stefano Boeri in Lausanne, Switzerland By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Wed, 11 Nov 2015 11:28:55 -0500 And I am going to be positive, upbeat and happy about it, really. Full Article Design
or Peterborough canoe museum to have gorgeous green roof By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Tue, 26 Jan 2016 09:58:13 -0500 Irish architects Heneghan Peng win the competition to house world's largest canoe collection Full Article Design
or Arup designs a living wall scaffold for London renovation By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Fri, 04 Nov 2016 13:12:15 -0400 It looks a lot better than the usual kind, cleans the air and absorbs noise. Full Article Design
or Urban-like post-disaster rural housing incorporates rooftop gardens By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Thu, 28 Dec 2017 11:37:41 -0500 This reconstruction scheme in China encourages resilience and self-sufficiency. Full Article Design
or New hotel in Singapore "combines sustainability with delight." By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Thu, 02 Aug 2018 09:38:42 -0400 A tropical skyscraper by WOHA and Patricia Urquiola is wrapped in a vine-covered sunscreen. Full Article Design
or Tallest timber tower in Sweden is about a lot more than just wood By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Wed, 19 Feb 2020 12:03:33 -0500 From the green roof down to the electric boat, there are so many interesting aspects of sustainable design. Full Article Design
or Historical courtyard residence converted into modern workspace in Beijing By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Thu, 30 Aug 2018 13:45:27 -0400 A traditional dwelling has been preserved by renovating it to include a new office, library, kitchen and guest room. Full Article Design
or How buildings change: from jam factory to lingerie to gorgeous apartments By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Thu, 01 Nov 2018 14:48:30 -0400 Blouin Tardif Architectes do a beautiful adaptive reuse and addition in Montreal. Full Article Design
or Renovated Airstream is 'Tiny Shiny Home' for family of six By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Fri, 07 Dec 2018 11:32:57 -0500 This family with four kids is traveling full-time in a beautifully redone vintage Airstream trailer. Full Article Design
or Airy attic apartment features secret door to walk-in bathtub By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Thu, 27 Dec 2018 14:19:19 -0500 This delightful apartment renovation in Spain hides a huge bathtub and other mysteries. Full Article Design
or Ellis Passivhaus laughed at Chicago's Polar Vortex By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Tue, 02 Apr 2019 10:12:39 -0400 Temperatures in January dropped to -24°F and an air source heat pump kept it comfy and cozy. Full Article Design
or Humans are more like ants than lone wolves By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Fri, 03 Aug 2018 11:00:00 -0400 An ecological economist says humans have been thinking about themselves all wrong. Full Article Science
or Forget about nations; we need to think for the world By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Tue, 14 Aug 2018 15:22:57 -0400 Is global cooperation the anecdote for global competition? Full Article Business
or Could this plan force politicians to work together? By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Wed, 15 Aug 2018 16:10:34 -0400 This simple idea could change how governments deal with the environment. Full Article Business
or Six ways to transform the built environment By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Fri, 17 Aug 2018 12:14:12 -0400 The Ellen MacArthur Foundation shows how thinking circular could change the way we live for the better. Full Article Design
or 70% of Americans think the environment is more important than economic growth By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Mon, 27 Aug 2018 15:12:42 -0400 Turns out, environmental issues are not about awareness. People get it. Full Article Business
or Mayors of London and New York issue joint call for fossil fuel divestment By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Wed, 12 Sep 2018 06:34:04 -0400 Great cities know the future is renewable. Full Article Energy