va Should private charging stations be installed in public space? (Survey) By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Tue, 19 Feb 2013 09:37:00 -0500 If you own an electric car but don't own a garage, what do you do? Full Article Transportation
va Vancouver apartment block looks like a stack of shipping containers By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Wed, 25 Apr 2018 19:13:23 -0400 I mean, shipping containers are hot. But does this kind of shipping container architecture make sense? Full Article Design
va Industrial spaces and condos are neighbors in this Vancouver development with shipping container look By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Mon, 26 Aug 2019 13:46:06 -0400 Another look at a controversial housing project. Full Article Design
va Ontario Conservative politicians running from carbon taxes By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Thu, 08 Feb 2018 15:28:43 -0500 Going green is going too far in the Province of Ontario Full Article Business
va Will Private Reserves be the Future of Conservation in South America? By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Thu, 22 Mar 2012 15:22:58 -0400 Three new private preserves have opened in Peru to buffer existing national parks. Is this the sign of a new trend? Full Article Science
va Innovative Foot-Powered Washing Machine Could Alleviate Poverty for Millions (Video) By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Fri, 03 Aug 2012 14:03:50 -0400 Born out of first-hand research in a Lima slum, this time and water-saving device is targeted at families that live without electricity or running water. Full Article Design
va An International Music Festival in a Kenyan Slum Seeks to Protect Indigenous Tribes By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Tue, 08 Nov 2011 07:39:46 -0500 An international music festival in the slums of Nairobi is unusual enough. But one that plans to stop a dam and save an indigenous way of life? Let's party. Full Article Living
va Woman builds Hawaii tiny off-grid vacation home for $11,000 (Video) By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Wed, 11 Feb 2015 09:00:00 -0500 Building her first tiny home meant enough financial freedom for this tiny house builder -- enough to build another off-grid tiny vacation home in Hawaii. Full Article Design
va George Monbiot In Vancouver By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Thu, 23 Nov 2006 13:05:40 -0500 George Monbiot, who is touring his new book Heat, spoke in Vancouver last week. It was riveting, inspirational, and depressing all at once. Ecoshock, an environmental internet radio station, will be posting a recording of Monbiot's speech. Ecoshock is Full Article Living
va "Why Not Have Another Go at Exxon Instead?" Bibi van der Zee Takes on Monbiot By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Fri, 27 Jul 2007 08:52:42 -0400 The Guardian columnist and environmental thinker George Monbiot usually manages to provoke a strong debate in our comments sections. Some time ago, our post on his new book Heat raised a fierce exchange of views about the impacts of flying, meanwhile his Full Article Business
va Bianca Jagger, George Monbiot + Vandana Shiva Attend Be The Change By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Fri, 26 Oct 2007 11:05:56 -0400 The 2007 Be The Change Conference is fast approaching and has an amazing line up of speakers to inspire you with the theme "The Sky's the Limit". For the fourth year in a row the BTC conference brings together world leaders in sustainability and social Full Article Living
va EvanEco goes to the Carnival, Monbiot on Biochar, Accidental Eco Maniac Highlights Women + Water, and More By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Thu, 26 Mar 2009 10:13:14 -0400 EvanEco: Carnival of the Green 172 by Don Bosch "Got milk? Grab a glass of the white stuff and a chocolate chip cookie, and join me for some green bloggy goodness..."Guardian Ethical Living: Ethical Superstore and Natural Collection merge into giant Full Article Living
va Go ahead and AVA Byte of fresh produce from this countertop garden By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Wed, 14 Jun 2017 17:14:52 -0400 This soil-free smart garden promises fresh greens and veggies that are grown as local as it gets. Full Article Technology
va Visiting Alvar Aalto's Nordic House By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Tue, 21 Aug 2012 14:43:00 -0400 The Scandinavian master designed a gem of a building promoting Nordic cooperation. Full Article Design
va Talk to your radiators with these Philippe Starck designed thermostatic valves By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Wed, 07 Sep 2016 15:19:12 -0400 "Siri, turn down the temperature in my bedroom please" Full Article Design
va How Better Conservation Measures Can Help Reduce Poverty By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Wed, 05 Dec 2007 08:00:00 -0500 A landmark report released by The Nature Conservancy has demonstrated that effective conservation measures - far from simply benefiting the local biota - can also help alleviate poverty. The study, co-authored by Nature Conservancy policy advisor Full Article Business
va One man's DIY conservation effort helps rare butterfly rebound in San Francisco By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Tue, 30 Aug 2016 13:43:49 -0400 Using a bit of research and lots of careful gardening, this man was able to help reestablish a population of rare butterflies in his backyard. Full Article Science
va Invasive fish may get their own dystopian nightmare By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Mon, 16 Sep 2019 18:14:06 -0400 Scientists find that scary fish robots can quickly stress invasive fish species into reduced reproduction. Full Article Science
va 12 Innovative Ways to Rethink Our Cities From the U.S. Pavilion at the Venice Architecture Biennale By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Thu, 06 Sep 2012 09:00:45 -0400 The U.S. Pavilion is spotlighting grassroots efforts to make cities and neighborhoods greener, safer, and happier places to live. Full Article Design
va Even Former Coal Miners Want to End Mountaintop Removal Mining By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Fri, 10 May 2013 14:38:07 -0400 It's time to end this destructive practice, and Appalachian residents descended upon Washington, D.C., this week to demand action. Full Article Energy
va Are you an 'advanced sleeper'? By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Wed, 07 Aug 2019 17:35:08 -0400 One in 300 people are extreme early birds, and it may be genetic. Full Article Living
va Farm Burger introduces invasive species sandwich By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Thu, 21 Feb 2019 07:00:00 -0500 Few things make as much sense as eating a harmful species, while sparing the threatened ones. Full Article Living
va Mass renovation project halves energy use of existing homes By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Wed, 09 Jan 2019 10:19:22 -0500 What if we declared climate change a crisis and put some serious resources to this type of initiative? Full Article Design
va Citing threat to human survival, doctors divest from fossil fuels By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Mon, 30 Jun 2014 09:17:50 -0400 Climate change is already killing people around the world. Now the British Medical Association has vowed to do something about it. Full Article Business
va The Best of Greenbuild 2011: Innovative Green Building Products of the Future By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Thu, 13 Oct 2011 12:35:00 -0400 What can one say about a show that attracts 23,000 green building professionals across the border to Toronto? It could only beGreenbuild, the grand spectacle put on by theU.S. Green Building Council (USGBC). This was its tenth Full Article Design
va Witches are hexing Brett Kavanaugh By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Fri, 19 Oct 2018 13:58:19 -0400 Witches are holding events to publically curse the guy. Full Article Business
va Giant Asian tiger shrimp invade US waters By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Fri, 18 Oct 2013 11:49:55 -0400 Well, giant shrimp the size of your forearm are now a thing we can worry about. Full Article Science
va Coastal wetlands could protect New York City from storms - and the Nature Conservancy is spreading the word By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Fri, 25 Jul 2014 16:55:59 -0400 The Nature Conservancy is teaching New Yorkers about the protective natural ecosystems in the city Full Article Science
va What is an invasive species? By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Fri, 22 Jul 2016 15:00:00 -0400 These organisms are destroying ecosystems across the globe, costing humans billions of dollars in damages. Full Article Science
va Canada's first tiny house festival debuts as part of planned tiny housing development By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Mon, 27 Jul 2015 15:29:59 -0400 We visited Canada's first tiny house festival to find out more about this newly declared eco-residential development in Quebec for homes under 1,000 square feet in size. Full Article Design
va Adventurous couple's van conversion packs in a lot of outdoor gear (Video) By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Fri, 08 Mar 2019 13:32:36 -0500 This winter-proofed van is now home to two engineers who love the outdoors. Full Article Design
va Study lights up anti-vaxxers' Twitter habits By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Tue, 10 Oct 2017 10:00:00 -0400 Pinpointing the sources of myths that threaten the health of children could help get the truth out to where it is needed Full Article Living
va Biggest dam removal in European history has begun with the Vezins dam By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Mon, 17 Jun 2019 12:46:20 -0400 Removal of the 118-foot-high dam in France will free the Sélune River, bringing wildlife back to the waterway and the bay of Mont-Saint-Michel. Full Article Business
va Conservatives and pinkos unite in hating self-driving cars By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Wed, 28 Mar 2018 16:48:59 -0400 Judging from what I am reading all over the political map, I suspect that autonomous cars are the new Juiceroo. Full Article Design
va San Jose’s "Green Vision" Initiative Means Low-Impact Sleep, Eat and Play is Easy in Silicon Valley By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Tue, 01 May 2012 06:26:40 -0400 Here's a one-stop green guide to traveling in San Jose, from hotels to a night on the town. Full Article Living
va Ideal Bite Goes To Sleep, Urban Evolutions Hangs with Nike, SustainaBee Goes to the Carnival, and More By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Thu, 22 Jan 2009 11:32:28 -0500 Ideal Bite: Are you getting very, very sleepy? by Heather Stephenson "You will be if you follow this tip. Conventional anti-insomnia pills work, but if you don't wanna lose sleep over side effects and potentially addictive ingredients, induce Full Article Living
va Van Gogh Painting is a Vertical Green Wall By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Mon, 06 Jun 2011 05:02:33 -0400 It's the first living painting in London's Trafalgar Square, and maybe the first anywhere. A Van Gogh picture has been turned into a green living vertical wall. Full Article Living
va 200 evangelical scientists ask Congress to pass climate legislation By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Mon, 22 Jul 2013 15:56:29 -0400 Two hundred evangelical scientists recently wrote a letter to Congress making the religious case for passing climate change legislation. Full Article Living
va Evangelical Christians call on Obama to protect public lands from oil and gas leasing By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Tue, 22 Oct 2013 10:26:41 -0400 Rev. Richard Cizik and the nonprofit New Evangelical Partnership for the Common Good have released a video message to President Obama calling on him to do more to protect public lands from destruction by private industry. Full Article Energy
va Google's Project Sunroof now available in 42 states By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Wed, 25 May 2016 11:22:45 -0400 Want to know if you can go solar? Now there's a good chance you can easily find out. Full Article Business
va Vancouver grocer uses embarrassing slogans to discourage plastic bag use By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Thu, 13 Jun 2019 09:00:00 -0400 Unfortunately, people like the slogans a bit too much. Full Article Science
va 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
va Look Ma, no heatsink! After the innovative flat LED, here comes the hollow one (review) By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Tue, 16 Dec 2014 14:50:36 -0500 Look Ma! No heatsink! Full Article Energy
va 8 Green Music Festivals That Rock By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Wed, 12 Nov 2008 12:00:55 -0500 Image Credit: Getty ImagesFestivals are not a modern day invention. The roots of the celebratory gathering go as far back as the Egyptians, who used to toast the annual overflow of the Nile, which irrigated crops. Whether it be religion (the most common Full Article Science
va 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
va 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
va ELEVATE puts a solar powered, green walled, rainwater collecting tiny house on a pedestal By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Wed, 05 Aug 2015 13:17:18 -0400 Hawaiian engineers think that it can address many of the world's problems. Are they too ambitious? Full Article Design
va 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
va Earthy wallpaper patterns liven up this vintage Airstream renovation By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Wed, 03 Oct 2018 12:35:04 -0400 A vintage Airstream trailer gets a fresh and airy makeover with some eye-catching patterns. Full Article Design
va 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