f If BPA is so terrible, why is everybody still drinking beer and pop out of BPA lined cans? By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Mon, 17 Sep 2018 13:12:22 -0400 There is a fundamental logical inconsistency here. Either the stuff is bad for you or it isn't. Full Article Science
f The surprising impact of paper receipts By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Thu, 10 Jan 2019 08:00:00 -0500 A new bill in California would make digital receipts the default; here's why it's a big deal. Full Article Business
f Could Bacteria-Filled Balloons Stop the Spread of the Sahara? Architect Magnus Larsson Thinks So By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Fri, 24 Jul 2009 13:13:00 -0400 Nearly a year ago a "Great Green Wall" of trees was proposed to run across the entire southern border of the Sahara desert in an attempt to stop expanding desertification. At the TED Global conference in Oxford, England, Full Article Technology
f Bustan Builds a Model of Desert Sustainability By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Sun, 13 Sep 2009 14:10:00 -0400 After a volunteer accidentally burned down its office, Bustan, an environmental justice organization based in Israel's Negev desert, decided it was time to Full Article Design
f Arizona Art Museum Seeks to Define Sustainability By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Sun, 11 Oct 2009 13:33:00 -0400 From a painter's satirical take on 1950s images of a bucolic world to Full Article Living
f Australia's Invading Camels Soon to Be Croc Food By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Thu, 11 Feb 2010 10:41:07 -0500 Locals in one region of the Australian Outback have been terrorized of late by a roaming band of feral camels. Drought conditions and a recent heat wave are being blamed for driving some 6,000 camels into residential areas near Full Article Science
f Africa's Great Green Wall Hopes to Stop the Spreading Sahara - If It Ever Gets Planted By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Fri, 18 Jun 2010 14:46:00 -0400 It's been a couple of years since the still-planned and so-called Great Green Wall of Africa graced the pages of TreeHugger, so here's a quick update and overview: As the BBC reports, African leaders are meeting in Chad to further push the Full Article Science
f Mideast Nations to Work Together to Fight Sandstorms By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Fri, 01 Oct 2010 13:44:00 -0400 Though conflicts over sparse water supplies have created rifts between Turkey and its neighbors, the sandstorms they exacerbate have brought countries in the region Full Article Business
f Footballs To Be Made from Feral Camel Leather By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Tue, 16 Nov 2010 07:23:31 -0500 Australia has a feral camel problem. The Australian Feral Camel Management Project estimates that 1 million of rogue dromedaries roam outback Australia, annually causing over $14 million AUD worth of damage to infrastructure and Full Article Living
f Big Squirreltail Evolves to Fight Off Fiery, Invasive Cheatgrass By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Sat, 12 Feb 2011 10:11:56 -0500 Nicknaming plants. Now there's a good job to have. The invasive plant in this tale, called "cheatgrass," is being fought off by a native Full Article Science
f Arabian 'Unicorn' Back from the Brink in Middle East Thanks to Captive Breeding Program Success By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Sun, 19 Jun 2011 08:00:00 -0400 A bright white antelope with long thin horns, the Arabian oryx is thought to have inspired early stories of unicorns. (Its two horns appear as one when viewed from the side.) And until Full Article Science
f Planting Trees in the Mongolian Desert to Fight Dangerous Dust Storms in Seoul By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Fri, 09 Mar 2012 12:21:15 -0500 Korean activists are spearheading efforts to plant trees in Mongolia, hoping to improve both the lives of nomadic desert herders there and the air quality their families are exposed to back home. Full Article Science
f 8 Awesome Airstream Hotels, From the California Desert to the French Pyrenees By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Wed, 30 May 2012 05:51:36 -0400 A drive-in movie theater in the wilderness and an urban rooftop are just a few of the innovative spots from which stylish trailer hotels are popping up. Full Article Living
f How to reverse desertification. With rocks. By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Wed, 19 Feb 2014 13:49:57 -0500 Could strategically-placed rock walls help to re-green the desert? Full Article Design
f Prehistoric shrimp emerge from Australian desert after heavy rain By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Fri, 13 Jan 2017 13:00:59 -0500 Imagine millions of these slithering out from the mud? The eggs of this alien desert crustacean remain dormant for years, waiting for a bout of rain to hatch. Full Article Science
f Tree-dwelling gray foxes decorate with skeletons By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Mon, 05 Jun 2017 12:04:31 -0400 As the only canids that can climb trees, gray foxes frequently drag fawn and rabbit skeletons onto the branches with them. Full Article Science
f The US is drowning in natural gas, yet they keep drilling and fracking By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Wed, 28 Aug 2019 10:16:33 -0400 There is so much that they can't burn it here, so they compress it, liquify it, and ship it. That's not working out too well either. Full Article Energy
f The beauty of wind turbines By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Mon, 04 Nov 2019 08:59:35 -0500 Photographer Joan Sullivan documents the drama of their construction. Full Article Energy
f Swedish company is building wind turbine towers out of timber By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Tue, 26 Nov 2019 09:31:05 -0500 It seems that you can build just about anything out of wood. Full Article Energy
f School board apologizes for "Santa Goes Green" concert in oil patch By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Tue, 24 Dec 2019 11:18:19 -0500 The play bombed in Oxbow for promoting a green agenda. Full Article Energy
f "Gasmaggedon" will make it even harder to electrify everything By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Fri, 07 Feb 2020 10:19:07 -0500 It's why we have to reduce demand as well, with radical efficiency. Full Article Energy
f Another problem with fracking: Increased sexually transmitted infections? By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Thu, 13 Feb 2020 15:09:53 -0500 If a massive water footprint, air pollution, contaminated drinking water, earthquakes, and general environmental degradation weren't bad enough...r Full Article Energy
f Why is Canada fighting over a gas pipeline to nowhere? By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Thu, 20 Feb 2020 09:32:07 -0500 The world is awash in LNG that's a lot closer to the ocean and a lot cheaper to move. Full Article Energy
f How many people will Trump's fuel efficiency rollback kill? By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Wed, 01 Apr 2020 15:02:24 -0400 Thanks to COVID-19, a lot more than previously thought. Full Article Energy
f Bald eagles are littering Seattle backyards with landfill trash By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Fri, 05 Apr 2019 16:48:40 -0400 Some 200 bald eagles are scavenging the goods at Cedar Hills Regional Landfill and dumping the leftovers in suburban backyards. Full Article Science
f Photo: Beautiful barn owl soars over a field By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Tue, 09 Apr 2019 06:00:00 -0400 Our photo of the day comes from the Essex countryside. Full Article Science
f Photo: California towhee is the picture of spring By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Thu, 11 Apr 2019 06:00:00 -0400 Our photo of the day comes from Atascadero, California. Full Article Science
f Photo: Family meal, flamingo-style By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Fri, 12 Apr 2019 06:00:00 -0400 Our photo of the day shows how to make an awkward bill look like a thing of grace. Full Article Science
f Glass buildings are killing hundreds of millions of birds every year By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Wed, 17 Apr 2019 09:04:59 -0400 Here is another reason to hate the Hudson Yards in New York City. Full Article Design
f Photo: Wood duck proves Mother Nature's flair for drama By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Mon, 06 May 2019 06:00:00 -0400 Our photo of the day reveals the wonderful frippery of waterfowl. Full Article Science
f Photo: Bitty burrowing owl peeks out from below By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Fri, 17 May 2019 06:00:00 -0400 Our photo of the day features one of the smallest of North American owls. Full Article Science
f Photo: Black-bellied whistling ducks peer from the pier By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Thu, 06 Jun 2019 06:00:00 -0400 Our photo of the day comes from the Lower Rio Grande Valley in Texas. Full Article Science
f Photo: Baby song sparrows sing for their supper By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Mon, 24 Jun 2019 06:00:00 -0400 Our photo of the day is a lesson in singing and building. Full Article Science
f 11-foot-tall bird discovered in Crimea By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Thu, 27 Jun 2019 15:24:37 -0400 Discovered in a cave, the surprising find reveals a fast and giant bird that weighed almost as much as a polar bear. Full Article Science
f 7 of the most surprising urban birds found in US cities By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Fri, 28 Jun 2019 14:37:45 -0400 Pigeons sure, but urban eagles and city vultures? A beautifully illustrated new book, Urban Aviary, spills their secrets. Full Article Science
f 13 facts about the beautiful bald eagle By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Wed, 03 Jul 2019 09:29:42 -0400 Here's what to know about America's favorite bird of prey. Full Article Science
f Sammy, the one-winged bald eagle, snatched from wildlife refuge By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Mon, 22 Jul 2019 15:00:25 -0400 The reward for information leading to an arrest has climbed to $12,000. Full Article Science
f The zany, swinging lives of acorn woodpeckers By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Tue, 23 Jul 2019 14:08:21 -0400 Welcome to some of the most bizarre social behavior on Earth. Full Article Science
f Photo: Snowy egret is the epitome of elegance By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Fri, 02 Aug 2019 06:00:00 -0400 Some birds are charming, others majestic or graceful; the subject for our daily photo has it all. Full Article Science
f Photo: Young peregrine displays its perfect form By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Wed, 07 Aug 2019 06:00:00 -0400 Our photo of the day comes from above the Pacific Ocean. Full Article Science
f African grey parrots surprise researchers with their altruism By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Fri, 10 Jan 2020 09:18:33 -0500 Few other animals are known to be intrinsically motivated to assist others in need. Full Article Science
f These deaf moths defy bats using stealthy acoustic camouflage By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Wed, 26 Feb 2020 08:58:37 -0500 Some moth species have evolved noise-cancelling abilities that are more efficient than today's sound engineering technology. Full Article Science
f Artists create a tiny house in a loft By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Wed, 13 Aug 2014 12:46:35 -0400 They also build a "tree house" for themselves. It's almost an indoor community. Full Article Design
f Construction halted on world's tallest prefab in Brooklyn By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Fri, 29 Aug 2014 14:25:13 -0400 It's the usual fight between the contractor who wants to be paid for cost overruns and the developer who claims it's all a fixed price contract. Full Article Design
f Marlow Goods offers farm-to-table purses By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Fri, 12 Sep 2014 14:28:59 -0400 These designer bags from Brooklyn are made with local leather. Full Article Living
f Brooklyn Fashion and Design Accelerator welcomes its first entrepreneurs By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Wed, 12 Nov 2014 18:05:31 -0500 A new collaborative space dedicated to sustainable fashion design is now open for production. Full Article Living
f Tour a Brooklyn treehouse built from an old water tower By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Fri, 14 Nov 2014 06:30:00 -0500 A charming treehouse is made from recycled wood and glass. Full Article Design
f Lovewild Designs crafts beautiful confetti and stationery that blooms By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Tue, 03 Feb 2015 18:45:31 -0500 A sustainably-minded designer makes cards and paper coins that you can plant. Full Article Design
f Striking natural furniture weaves geometry with traditional craft techniques By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Thu, 03 Mar 2016 07:00:00 -0500 Featuring eye-catching geometries, local and non-toxic materials, these unique furniture pieces meld a medley of traditional weaving and woodworking techniques. Full Article Design
f Brooklyn's new community micro-grid will allow for peer-to-peer renewable energy sharing By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Mon, 14 Mar 2016 15:10:02 -0400 Solar panels, distributed energy, resilient microgrids, and blockchain. Oh my! Full Article Energy