wit Oregon 'solar apiary' combines energy production with honey By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Wed, 27 Jun 2018 06:37:40 -0400 Pollinator power, y'all. Full Article Energy
wit "Eco-Luxurious" domes blend harmoniously with Quebec landscape By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Wed, 07 Nov 2018 12:22:13 -0500 Bourgeois / Lechasseur architects figure out how to square the circle. Full Article Design
wit There's nothing wrong with repetitive cooking By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Mon, 16 Dec 2019 07:00:00 -0500 Much of the world eats the same thing every day. Why are we so preoccupied with variety? Full Article Living
wit Learn the footprint of your meat consumption with the Omni Calculator By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Fri, 31 Jan 2020 12:50:57 -0500 Some useful tools for working on a 1.5 degree lifestyle. Full Article Living
wit With GO Box, you can have zero-waste takeout By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Wed, 28 Aug 2019 09:00:00 -0400 The 'library subscription' model for food containers is becoming increasingly popular. Full Article Business
wit Teenager invents way to videochat with your pet, give it treats By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Wed, 29 Oct 2014 07:00:00 -0400 The device uses a tablet or smartphone to connect you with your pet during the day, give it treats and make sure it's not tearing up the furniture. Full Article Technology
wit Cancer-sniffing dogs detect lung cancer with 97% accuracy By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Tue, 18 Jun 2019 08:00:00 -0400 Authors of a new study say dogs may help develop over-the-counter tests capable of life-saving early detection. Full Article Living
wit Explore history from your couch with Google Maps Gallery By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Fri, 28 Feb 2014 14:13:06 -0500 Travel back in time and explore the geography of history from the comfort of your home with the new gallery of Google Maps. Full Article Technology
wit Explore one of the West's last wild rivers with Google Street View By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Wed, 28 Jan 2015 08:00:00 -0500 The software lets you virtually float down the Yampa River, which has been largely unchanged by man. Full Article Technology
wit Google mapping city air quality with Street View vehicles By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Mon, 03 Aug 2015 09:29:04 -0400 Now we'll be able to see air pollution information along with city maps. Full Article Technology
wit See how the world’s cities will look with rising oceans By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Mon, 09 Nov 2015 13:30:04 -0500 3D maps created by Climate Central show how sea level rise could change some familiar cityscapes. Full Article Science
wit Why I always travel with a paper map in hand By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Tue, 28 Nov 2017 14:44:00 -0500 Who needs GPS? Nothing beats a trusty paper map for navigating a foreign city. Full Article Living
wit Indiana utility to quit coal and cut CO2 90% within 10 years By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Mon, 14 Jan 2019 08:26:23 -0500 This ambitious goal is all the more remarkable because NIPSCO is currently 65% coal dependent. Full Article Energy
wit Bumble bees could vanish forever within a few decades By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Fri, 07 Feb 2020 11:19:13 -0500 The most important pollinators on the planet are disappearing in areas where temperatures are getting hotter. Full Article Science
wit Expect a meat tax within 5-10 years By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Mon, 11 Dec 2017 11:27:00 -0500 An investor network managing $4 trillion in assets has warned investors that they should prepare for the inevitable -- a climate-driven "sin" tax on meat. Full Article Business
wit Decarbonization must treble to keep up with climate change By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Wed, 28 Nov 2018 10:27:23 -0500 Progress is being made. But the climate keeps unravelling. Full Article Science
wit Heat pumps may soon be charged with propane instead of greenhouse gases By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Mon, 06 May 2019 11:53:46 -0400 Not just for barbecues, some companies are switching over completely. Full Article Design
wit How can we deal with the Asian Carp invasion? By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Tue, 07 Jan 2014 13:44:00 -0500 A major report just released offers expensive technological solutions. We reivew options ranging from barriers to bow-hunting. Full Article Business
wit UK supermarket Tesco says it will ban products with excessive packaging By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Thu, 22 Aug 2019 11:00:00 -0400 The company is ramping up pressure on suppliers to design less wasteful packaging. Full Article Business
wit Canada moves forward with its single-use plastics ban By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Fri, 31 Jan 2020 10:00:00 -0500 A scientific assessment has confirmed enormous amounts of waste and definite harm to wildlife. Full Article Science
wit Iceland marks lost glacier with a plaque By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Mon, 19 Aug 2019 09:00:00 -0400 The ancient Ok glacier, a fraction of its former size and unable to move, was declared dead in 2014. Full Article Science
wit Towns in Maine declare food sovereignty with local ordinances By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Thu, 19 May 2016 10:00:00 -0400 In an effort to support local food production and defend customers' rights to buy and eat whatever local farm products they want, 16 towns in Maine have created their own local food ordinances. Full Article Living
wit People with these conditions should sleep at least 6 hours a night By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Wed, 02 Oct 2019 12:00:00 -0400 New research finds that normal sleep may be protective against early death for people with certain health risks. Full Article Living
wit Modular kitchen unit liberates small spaces with its flexibility (Video) By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Tue, 03 Oct 2017 13:00:40 -0400 This modular design can adapt to any situation, meaning more usable space can be freed up. Full Article Design
wit Hang your hobs on the wall when you aren't cooking with them By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Fri, 08 Mar 2019 10:33:24 -0500 Adriano Studio shows the future of induction cooking with Ordine Full Article Design
wit Would you live in an apartment without an oven? By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Tue, 11 Jun 2019 14:25:18 -0400 It is evidently big news in Toronto that condos are being sold without ovens, but it shouldn't surprise anyone. Full Article Design
wit Nice shades: Lisbon renovation keeps cool with automated wood shutters By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Tue, 23 Jul 2019 13:41:57 -0400 Solar control, security, privacy and ventilation, all in one clever device – why don't more buildings still have shutters? Full Article Design
wit Ferran Adrià 's elBulli Restaurant Aims for Zero Emissions with Architect Enric Ruiz-Geli's Smartgrid By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Thu, 06 Jan 2011 02:59:26 -0500 Image credit: El País According to El País on sunday, celebraty chef Ferran Adrià is plotting a zero emission premises for his restaurant elBulli on the coast of Catalonia, Spain. The 2010 chef of the decade (nominated by The Restaurant magazine) closed Full Article Energy
wit Mexico Aims to Be Top Biofuel Producer With Algae Oil By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Mon, 14 Feb 2011 22:35:32 -0500 When you think Mexico, think biofuels (not just tequila). That's the message of OriginOil, a Los Angeles, California, company that's been contracted by the Mexican government to produce 1 percent of the Full Article Transportation
wit Vivobarefoot will launch an amphibious shoe made with algae-based foam this summer By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Thu, 01 Jun 2017 07:30:00 -0400 The company that makes "shoes for people who don't want to wear them" is introducing a new model of adventure shoe constructed with EVA foam made from algae biomass. Full Article Living
wit Transition City Bristol: Tackling Climate change and Peak Oil with Community Planning By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Wed, 07 Mar 2007 07:08:05 -0500 The Transition Town concept, a community focused response to climate change and peak oil, which was pioneered by Rob Hopkins, and which we reported on here and here, is spreading even further. For the first time, it is being tried on a city-wide scale, Full Article Living
wit Go knock yourself out with unconventional parenting, but please stop talking about it By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Tue, 26 Jul 2016 08:30:00 -0400 "Most people are already operating ‘off grid’ in different ways to varying degrees, but the vast majority don’t feel the need to make a big lifestyle song and dance about it." Full Article Living
wit What Does Al Gore Have to Do With Football? By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Sat, 05 Dec 2009 13:41:00 -0500 This week former Vice-President Al Gore made a stop by Atlanta last week to talk about...well, climate change. But while he was there, he took the time out to talk to one of the NFLs most green athletes, Atlanta Falcons fullback Ovie Mughelli. Still Full Article Living
wit Slow Food Pop-Tarts, Made with Serious Love (A Foodie Gift Find!) By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Sat, 18 Dec 2010 11:50:00 -0500 With science pointing to all the pitfalls of sugar on human health and longevity, I have ever more reason to curb desserts and hidden sugars. Sadly, "reason" lacks in my vocabulary during the holidays. On Full Article Living
wit Mom Charged With Vehicular Homicide For Crossing Street After Kid Killed By Hit-and-Run By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Tue, 19 Jul 2011 08:47:45 -0400 I have been trying to write something punchier than David Goldberg at Transportation for America did but I cannot, this event is "so utterly outrageous, so emblematic of the failure of our current transportation Full Article Transportation
wit 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
wit 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
wit Can we make steel without CO2 emissions using renewable hydrogen? By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Mon, 18 Nov 2019 12:05:49 -0500 Yes, in theory. Doing it in practice is a whole other story. This is another example of how the hydrogen economy is a fantasy. Full Article Energy
wit UK pilot project mixes "green" hydrogen with natural gas By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Mon, 06 Jan 2020 13:19:03 -0500 So many flavors and colors of gas these days. They are all problematic. Full Article Energy
wit 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
wit 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
wit 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
wit 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
wit Here's a modernist desk that grows with a child into adulthood (Video) By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Fri, 07 Oct 2016 14:46:26 -0400 Hand-made with high quality, sustainably harvested woods, this is one desk meant for both kids and grown-ups. Full Article Design
wit Stair of the week is a shifting workspace with alternating treads By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Mon, 10 Dec 2018 12:58:50 -0500 These multi-talented stairs do more than one thing in this apartment renovation in Brooklyn. Full Article Design
wit Another Problem with Carbon Credits: They Get Stolen By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Tue, 01 Feb 2011 09:14:57 -0500 At least $40 million worth of carbon credits have been stolen in recent weeks from various registries across Europe, in what some are calling a growing black market for carbon credits.The Wall Street Journal explains that there are Full Article Business
wit Old Chapel Is Made into a Giant Musical Instrument, Controlled with Laser Pointers (Video) By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Tue, 03 Apr 2012 05:00:00 -0400 A Czech church was 3-D mapped and made into a one of a kind musical instrument, controlled by visitors' laser pointers. Full Article Technology
wit Interview with Tom Miller, CEO of Blu Skye Sustainability Consultants By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Fri, 29 Jan 2010 08:55:07 -0500 As the CEO of sustainable consulting firm Blu Skye Sustainability Consultants, Tom Miller oversees teams and strategies that are changing the way the world makes things--from the design stage and production Full Article Living
wit What Role Do Carbon Offsets Play in a Struggling Economy? Q&A with the Carbon Neutral Company By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Mon, 30 Jan 2012 14:42:23 -0500 Are carbon offsets still relevant in turbulent economic times, and how has the concept evolved? Join us for a live chat with the Carbon Neutral Company to find out. Full Article Business
wit On the East Coast, a Sailing Regatta with Carbon Neutrality By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Wed, 16 May 2012 14:30:00 -0400 Using alternative fuels, carbon offsets, and strict on-board rules, the Atlantic Cup aims to be the first carbon-neutral race in the U.S. Full Article Living