b Summertime means heading to the shore, in both town and country By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Mon, 17 Aug 2015 15:15:07 -0400 Katherine lives in rural Ontario. Margaret lives in New York City. The way they enjoy their summers is bound to be drastically different. Full Article Living
b Can co-working vacations offer a better work-life balance? By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Thu, 22 Sep 2016 07:00:00 -0400 More and more people are working remotely. Now, alternative travel companies are offering what they are calling "co-workations" -- a combination of a creative business trip and inspirational adventure holiday for location-independent professionals. Full Article Living
b 10 offbeat rentals for a fairytale getaway By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Wed, 14 Jun 2017 07:53:04 -0400 From Hobbit holes to treehouses, these unique Airbnb havens promise a storybook escape. Full Article Living
b Europe's 10 best cities for an eco-friendly vacation By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Thu, 31 Aug 2017 13:32:52 -0400 Plus, how to be more eco-friendly while traveling. Full Article Living
b Yes, digital nomads thrive on exploitation. But so does everyone else. By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Wed, 12 Sep 2018 15:27:49 -0400 I respond to a recent viral article hating on digital nomads. Full Article Business
b 5 winter glamping spots to book for a cozy getaway By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Wed, 02 Jan 2019 09:06:25 -0500 From geo-domes in Finland and treehouses in France to safari tents in the Washington woods, these glamorous camping spots promise some wintry wonderland adventure. Full Article Living
b Globalized Beef, Palm Oil & Timber Corporations Now Main Cause of Tropical Deforestation By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Tue, 14 Jun 2011 09:45:00 -0400 Confirming what previous studies have shown, new research from the Union of Concerned Scientists shows that the main threats to tropical forests are no longer from Full Article Science
b Does Living Near Fast Food Restaurants Mean You’re More Likely to Be Fat? By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Sun, 06 Nov 2011 13:25:00 -0500 Fast food is the enemy of green food, so why does an overweight America still eat so much fast food? Full Article Living
b Rising Meat Consumption Takes Big Bite out of Grain Harvest By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Wed, 23 Nov 2011 09:31:00 -0500 World consumption of animal protein is everywhere on the rise. Wherever incomes rise, so does meat consumption. Full Article Living
b BPI's Response to Outrage Over Ground Beef? 3 Governors and a T-Shirt By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Fri, 30 Mar 2012 15:30:00 -0400 Beef Products Inc took its best shot at making up for its silence during weeks of public lashing over what has been dubbed “pink slime,” an additive in ground beef made through a high-tech process that BPI invented. Full Article Living
b Pink Slime Makers Sue ABC News For Defamation By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Fri, 14 Sep 2012 11:35:00 -0400 The suit, brought in South Dakota court, seeks over a billion dollars in damages against ABC News -- even though ABC never originated the term and was just reporting what everyone else was calling it. Full Article Business
b How do they find horse meat in hamburger? By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Tue, 05 Mar 2013 10:03:00 -0500 A relatively new test detected horse meat in European hamburger. We wonder: how do they test this? Could it happen in America? What happens to all the recalled food? Full Article Science
b Farmed Fish Production Overtakes Beef By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Wed, 12 Jun 2013 13:22:00 -0400 The world quietly reached a milestone in the evolution of the human diet in 2011. For the first time in modern history, world farmed fish production topped beef production. Full Article Science
b Organic, lab-grown hamburgers – only $330,000 By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Mon, 05 Aug 2013 10:45:18 -0400 Muscle-meat grown in a laboratory is no longer in the realm of science fiction, except for the price of an 'all-beef' patty. Full Article Living
b Pink slime's school lunch comeback hits 7 states By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Thu, 12 Sep 2013 17:09:26 -0400 Known as "lean finely textured beef," the highly processed meat has been dropped from by many fast food chains, but are still one the menu at public schools. Full Article Living
b McDonalds to begin buying "sustainable beef" in 2016 By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Thu, 09 Jan 2014 06:49:05 -0500 A new initiative from the fast food giant aims to rethink the global meat industry. But is that even possible? Full Article Business
b Vegetables are not "elitist" By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Mon, 10 Feb 2014 08:00:00 -0500 But assuming that lower-income citizens are content to eat cheeseburgers definitely is. Full Article Living
b 5 foods you shouldn't eat if you care about the environment By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Thu, 13 Feb 2014 08:00:00 -0500 You've heard them all before, but it doesn't hurt to be reminded of why these foods are destructive to our planet. Full Article Living
b Does anyone really know which diet is best for the environment? By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Thu, 20 Mar 2014 08:00:00 -0400 The meat vs. veggies debate is a lot more complex than it seems at first glance. Full Article Living
b More of us need to become "weekday vegetarians" By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Mon, 07 Apr 2014 08:00:00 -0400 A new study shows that if we want to stop climate change, meat and dairy are off the table -- at least in the quantities we currently consume. Full Article Living
b McDonald's promises transparency about its food, if only customers will come back By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Fri, 31 Oct 2014 07:00:00 -0400 The company has launched a few efforts to reclaim marketshare, from promoting regional specialties to answering questions about food production. Too bad the promotional videos aren't convincing and fail to address the whole issue. Full Article Living
b Meat and dairy are heating up the planet, but nobody seems to care By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Tue, 23 Dec 2014 07:00:00 -0500 Despite the fact that livestock production contributes more greenhouse gas emissions than the entire transport sector, there is an appalling unwillingness to change eating habits in order to make a difference. Full Article Living
b Meatonomics explores the bizarre economic forces that drive meat & dairy production By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Thu, 29 Jan 2015 14:12:12 -0500 According to the research of author David Simon, the externalized cost of our animal food system totals about $414 billion per year, which is carried by all of us. Full Article Living
b How many showers would you skip to help the beef industry? By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Mon, 20 Jul 2015 16:06:48 -0400 Would you go stinky for steak? By skipping 26 showers for every 4 oz hamburger you eat, you can offset the water used to produce it. Full Article Living
b I ate how many trees for breakfast? By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Wed, 14 Oct 2015 10:00:00 -0400 What nutrition labels do, and do not, tell us about what goes into our food Full Article Science
b If cows could fly: What's in United Airlines' biofuel? By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Wed, 16 Mar 2016 09:43:12 -0400 It turns out that it's probably beef fat. Full Article Transportation
b Danish Council on Ethics releases its report on beef as a 'climate damaging food' By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Wed, 14 Sep 2016 10:46:00 -0400 The report argues why a beef tax would be an effective step toward curbing greenhouse gas emissions and why we should all be paying more for climate-damaging foods. Full Article Living
b Try the 'Better Burger Challenge' this summer By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Tue, 30 May 2017 10:33:00 -0400 Adding vegetables or legumes to ground beef makes a burger that's tastier, healthier, and less environmentally damaging. Full Article Living
b Study says grass-fed beef isn't better for the planet By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Wed, 11 Oct 2017 06:49:00 -0400 Under perfect circumstances, grazing cattle do sequester carbon, but most of the time that's not the case. Full Article Living
b Grass-fed beef is threatened by nutritionally-deficient grass By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Thu, 11 Jan 2018 10:43:00 -0500 "Since the mid-90s, levels of crude protein in the plants, which cattle need to grow, have dropped by nearly 20 percent." Full Article Living
b Sonic's part-mushroom burger now available nationwide By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Tue, 06 Mar 2018 06:18:30 -0500 Blending ground beef with mushrooms cuts both calories and carbon emissions. Oh, and lots of folks say it tastes better too. Full Article Business
b Calling veggie substitutes "meat" is now illegal in Missouri By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Wed, 29 Aug 2018 12:15:12 -0400 Guess which industry pushed that one through? Full Article Business
b Almost half of American drivers don’t bother using their turn signals By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Tue, 25 Jun 2019 16:34:42 -0400 And then they yell at cyclists for not following the rules. Full Article Transportation
b 10 common myths about bike lanes, challenged by Peter Walker By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Wed, 03 Jul 2019 11:43:17 -0400 Bike lanes carry the shock troops in the never-ending war on the car. Full Article Transportation
b The new Tern HSD could be the future of urban e-bikes By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Tue, 09 Jul 2019 10:03:25 -0400 It's got something for everybody in a compact and clever e-bike that can carry a big load. Full Article Transportation
b Tern's new folding bike folds up 30 percent smaller than other folders with 20 inch wheels By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Fri, 12 Jul 2019 15:20:41 -0400 Bigger wheels mean more stability and regular-bike feel, but it comes at a price. Full Article Transportation
b The robots are coming for your bike lanes By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Wed, 17 Jul 2019 11:55:38 -0400 Why not? Everybody else uses them for everything but biking. Full Article Transportation
b Is this the busiest bike lane in North America? By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Mon, 29 Jul 2019 14:51:26 -0400 Ten years after Vancouver's Burrard Street Bridge bike lanes opened, it is no longer controversial. Full Article Transportation
b Famous motorcycle designer tries his hand at e-bikes with the FUELL Fluid By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Mon, 19 Aug 2019 10:31:02 -0400 Buell motorcycles are fast, beautiful and expensive. How does Erik Buell's e-bike compare? Full Article Transportation
b Electric cars alone won't save us, says new UK parliamentary report; get a bike instead By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Fri, 23 Aug 2019 13:06:20 -0400 It calls for more support of bikes, walking and transit, banning ICE-powered cars sooner. Full Article Transportation
b Why I think buying an e-bike online is a really bad idea By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Fri, 06 Sep 2019 10:20:11 -0400 If e-bikes are going to replace cars, they should be taken seriously and maintained properly by people who know what they are doing. Full Article Transportation
b Why buying an e-bike online is not as bad as I thought By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Tue, 10 Sep 2019 08:16:00 -0400 A lot of readers have had good experiences and saved a lot of money. Full Article Transportation
b Yet another study shows that bike lanes boost business By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Tue, 10 Sep 2019 12:55:00 -0400 A deeper look at Toronto's Bloor Street bike lanes finds more shoppers spending more money. Full Article Transportation
b Learn basic bike repair with these 9 DIY videos By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Thu, 12 Sep 2019 14:34:41 -0400 Keeping your bike in tip-top shape means regular maintenance, preventative measures, and the occasional on-the-road quick fix. Full Article Transportation
b New video from Ken Avidor: "My bike is freedom" By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Thu, 26 Sep 2019 09:05:32 -0400 At least until you ride it to a public meeting, where your bike is part of a vast, bike-wing conspiracy. Full Article Transportation
b E-bike sales hit almost $15 billion last year By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Wed, 23 Oct 2019 09:44:38 -0400 New studies find that sales are big and getting bigger. It's time to give them a safe place to ride. Full Article Transportation
b 6 month report: My e-bike ate my car By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Fri, 01 Nov 2019 13:39:53 -0400 It changes everything – how you think about bikes and how you think about cars. Full Article Transportation
b The real problem with the NTSB's mandatory bike helmet recommendation By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Fri, 15 Nov 2019 08:31:12 -0500 We covered this subject before but I got it wrong. Peter Flax of Bicycling Magazine got it right. Full Article Transportation
b How to ride your e-bike all winter By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Mon, 09 Dec 2019 16:06:51 -0500 It's a little bit different from how you ride your bike, but not much. Full Article Transportation
b We shouldn't need a biking lawyer, but we do By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Mon, 06 Jan 2020 09:19:13 -0500 The streets are deadly and the cops don't care, but we now have David Shellnutt. Full Article Transportation