f Biodegradable disposable plates are made from food waste By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Tue, 07 Jul 2015 14:45:28 -0400 Here's a new take on disposable tableware: these are made from discarded food. Full Article Design
f Where to find all-natural chewing gum By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Tue, 04 Apr 2017 12:23:00 -0400 Several companies now make biodegradable chewing gum that's free from synthetic polymers -- healthier for both humans and Earth. Full Article Living
f Take-out delivery giant trials sauce sachets made from seaweed By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Fri, 02 Mar 2018 06:48:31 -0500 Perhaps more importantly, it's also giving customers the option of refusing such sachets in the first place. Full Article Business
f Corc Yoga mats are green and gorgeous, made from trees By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Thu, 17 May 2018 08:00:00 -0400 Crafted from sustainably harvested cork in Portugal, these stunning mats will take your yoga practice to new eco-friendly heights. Full Article Living
f Your next shirt could be made from fruit and vegetable scraps By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Thu, 05 Jul 2018 10:00:00 -0400 Circular Systems' innovative technology promises to transform food waste fibers into wearable fabric. Full Article Living
f The risks of single use plastic alternatives By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Tue, 10 Jul 2018 07:00:00 -0400 As the war on plastics heats up, could the alternatives be worse for sustainability? Full Article Business
f Edible, plastic-free packaging is created with fermentation, like kombucha (Video) By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Tue, 10 Jul 2018 09:00:00 -0400 Using the same fermentation and bacterial and yeast culture that creates kombucha, this packaging is edible and compostable. Full Article Design
f Shellworks creates sustainable packaging with seafood shells (Video) By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Wed, 20 Mar 2019 14:49:21 -0400 This alternative to single-use plastics uses a range of custom-designed machines to create a recyclable and compostable bioplastic, sourced from discarded crustacean shells. Full Article Design
f Scandi design + Portuguese cork: Buy your next phone case from 15:21 By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Tue, 30 Apr 2019 11:00:00 -0400 It's so much nicer to feel a warm natural material in your pocket than cold slippery plastic. Full Article Living
f Paris opens first cemetery dedicated to green burials By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Mon, 07 Oct 2019 12:00:00 -0400 No chemicals, synthetics, or gravestones – the goal is to return to the Earth as quickly and subtly as possible. Full Article Living
f The Month in Design, From Micro-Apartments to GlennBeckistan By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Fri, 01 Feb 2013 16:06:00 -0500 Also tanks in your backyard and killer stairs Full Article Design
f Agenda 21 Update: Tinfoil Hats in Iowa, Republicans Fight Back By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Thu, 07 Feb 2013 14:05:00 -0500 It's Crazytown in Des Moines as Republicans fight Soviet style collectivism, AKA sustainable development Full Article Business
f State of Missouri bans Agenda 21; What would Harry Truman Say? By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Tue, 09 Apr 2013 10:48:00 -0400 They are going to stop the UN from giving out free lawn mowers and blocking Walmarts. Full Article Business
f A year ago in TreeHugger, from zombies to shotguns By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Sun, 21 Jul 2013 09:08:00 -0400 It was hot last year, too. Full Article Living
f Boy Scouts of America introduce sustainability merit badge By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Thu, 25 Jul 2013 10:11:00 -0400 It's a surprisingly well-rounded and thorough view of sustainability that shouldn't be limited to boy scouts. Full Article Business
f Quote of the day ties Agenda 21 to everything from Benghazi to Paula Deen By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Thu, 25 Jul 2013 11:51:00 -0400 We learn that Agenda 21 is part of a much larger Mainstream Media plot to hide the UN takeover of the American government. Full Article Business
f The farmer, poet and environmental legend Wendell Berry speaks with Bill Moyers about social change By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Wed, 09 Oct 2013 09:43:45 -0400 Wendell Berry is a fount of wisdom and inspiration, so it was great to see that Bill Moyers spoke with the farmer, poet, eco-philosopher about the role of activism and spirit in creating positive change. Full Article Living
f This is why we can't have nice things. Like a functional government. By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Tue, 15 Oct 2013 18:26:46 -0400 There is some exceptional the nonsense coming from Republican members of the US Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works. Good grief. Full Article Business
f Cyclists are the new enemy of right wing politics By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Mon, 16 Dec 2013 07:56:42 -0500 The War on Cars pitch wins conservative votes across North America. Full Article Transportation
f NRDC: Agenda 21 conspiracy theorists threaten cities' sustainability efforts By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Wed, 23 Apr 2014 13:28:33 -0400 Jacob Scherr of NRDC (a group that helped write the Agenda 21 document) looks at the success that the conspiracy theorists are having. Full Article Design
f Build your own open source cargo bike (or buy it from XYZ Cycle) By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Mon, 05 May 2014 12:56:21 -0400 It's more than just a bike; it is a different way of thinking about design and manufacturing. Full Article Transportation
f House of Representatives tells Pentagon to ignore climate change and Agenda 21 By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Tue, 27 May 2014 11:25:03 -0400 Just when you think it can't get any crazier in US politics, it does. Full Article Business
f New studies measure the true cost of sprawl, and it's more than you think By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Wed, 08 Apr 2015 10:21:28 -0400 It costs a lot more to run a suburb than it does to run a city. Full Article Design
f Canada, USA and Mexico promise butterfly highway By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Fri, 01 Jul 2016 15:24:44 -0400 Is this the thin edge of a much bigger wedge? Full Article Science
f Living with less car: three concepts for camping with your Mini By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Mon, 22 Jul 2013 13:15:14 -0400 How to get away from it all while you take it all with you. Full Article Transportation
f Coca-Cola launches "natural" Coca-Cola Life. By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Fri, 16 Aug 2013 10:13:24 -0400 After predicting that an Organic Coke would be the pinnacle of greenwashing five years ago, Next Nature Network reports that Coca-Cola has actually done it, launching a "natural" Coke called Coca-Cola Life in Argentina. Full Article Business
f These postage stamps are considered too dangerous for children's eyes By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Tue, 15 Oct 2013 12:51:00 -0400 The US postal service is destroying the whole series because of safety concerns. Full Article Living
f Pittsburgh bike campaign is a lycra-free zone, showing cyclists as people By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Wed, 16 Oct 2013 12:45:00 -0400 Why can't we all just get along? New campaign humanizes cyclists. Full Article Transportation
f Scenic America, and now Scenic Toronto, fight billboard blight By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Tue, 03 Dec 2013 14:24:00 -0500 The new digital billboards taking over our cities bring a whole new set of problems. That's why we need these orgs. Full Article Business
f How to market an electric car in America: Bash urbanism, walking, and the French. By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Mon, 03 Mar 2014 14:43:21 -0500 Americans don't walk and stop and cafés or take vacations. That's why they get to drive $75,000 plug-in hybrids. Full Article Business
f This bus shelter will keep you warm, but only if you hold hands with your fellow passengers By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Wed, 12 Mar 2014 12:50:37 -0400 During this year's extremely cold winter full of ice storms and the effects of a polar vortex, moments of warmth between strangers are created in a bus shelter. Full Article Technology
f Detroit Dirt and Ford do brilliant parody of Cadillac's ELR ad By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Fri, 28 Mar 2014 12:38:56 -0400 If this is what advertisers do to promote electric and hybrid cars, I may just go buy a TV. Full Article Transportation
f How to reduce your energy consumption: Buy a glass monster home and fill it with green gizmos By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Thu, 10 Apr 2014 15:42:32 -0400 Sometimes it is hard to know what these companies are really telling us. Full Article Design
f CarbonCure concrete blocks store CO2 for a lower carbon footprint By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Thu, 17 Apr 2014 14:53:32 -0400 What to do about all that CO2 emitted when you make cement? Inject it back into the stuff and turn it back into limestone. Full Article Design
f Off-grid cooler brings cold Coke to Colombians. Maybe. By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Mon, 16 Jun 2014 15:49:41 -0400 It's a mix of evaporative cooling and phase change that takes the temperature down 30 degrees celsius. But does it really work? Full Article Technology
f Man to live on melting iceberg for one year to urge climate change action (Video) By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Sat, 23 Aug 2014 07:00:00 -0400 To highlight the accelerating disappearance of Arctic sea ice, this man plans to survive alone on a melting iceberg for up to one year. Full Article Science
f City of Toronto pulls great anti-littering campaign By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Fri, 29 Aug 2014 11:53:43 -0400 But really, they should have seen this coming. Full Article Business
f Give charities free ad space on your smartphone's lock screen with Screen Donor By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Mon, 09 Mar 2015 16:24:24 -0400 This app gives free ad space to deserving charities and NGOs on one of our tech-centric culture's most common screens - our smartphone lock screens. Full Article Technology
f How commercials get us to buy stuff we don't need By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Fri, 08 Jan 2016 15:35:24 -0500 I've done it, you've done it, we've all done it. But why do we do it? Full Article Living
f Edible six pack ring for beers is made out of brewing byproducts (Video) By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Fri, 03 Jun 2016 13:43:27 -0400 A Florida craft brewery is now offering its six-packs with these biodegradable, compostable and edible packing rings that are made with wheat and barley. Full Article Design
f Kids see far too many junk food ads on the Internet By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Tue, 07 Mar 2017 11:53:00 -0500 Unlike TV, the online world has no limits when it comes to advertising junk food to children and teens. This needs to change. Full Article Living
f No more junk food ads on London transit By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Mon, 03 Dec 2018 12:42:00 -0500 The mayor has cracked down on images portraying unhealthy food, in hopes that it will reduce child obesity rates. Full Article Living
f New Zealand climate change campaign calls for less By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Tue, 24 Sep 2019 11:14:51 -0400 Finally, talking about lifestyle changes and using less instead of buying more green stuff. Full Article Business
f Hyundai introduces flying Ubers, rolling toaster-cars By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Tue, 07 Jan 2020 15:37:57 -0500 I can't wait for this exciting new world of urban mobility. Full Article Transportation
f Bjarke Ingels Group and Toyota are building a wild, woven and wooden city of the future By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Wed, 08 Jan 2020 12:43:38 -0500 It's actually rather elegant and understated for the Danish superstar. Full Article Design
f NHTSA keeps blaming victims instead of regulating SUVs and pickups By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Wed, 08 Jan 2020 14:59:04 -0500 Activists everywhere were outraged by their latest public service message. Full Article Transportation
f Why we need fewer, smaller, lighter, slower cars: particulate pollution from brake wear is giving us "London Throat" By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Thu, 16 Jan 2020 12:43:31 -0500 Got a froggy "city throat"? It might be from metal particles emitted from braking cars and trucks. Full Article Transportation
f The bike revolution needs safe and secure parking, like Oonee By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Mon, 27 Jan 2020 09:08:25 -0500 As scooters and e-bikes proliferate, we need a place to put them. Full Article Transportation
f Your office is where you are: an update By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Wed, 11 Mar 2020 12:16:04 -0400 The coronavirus may change the way we think about the office for a very long time. Full Article Business
f Architecture after the coronavirus By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Mon, 13 Apr 2020 10:23:04 -0400 What happens when nobody wants to get on an elevator? Full Article Design