c It's the start of the Extinction Rebellion By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Mon, 15 Apr 2019 09:47:02 -0400 Two weeks of climate action are starting on April 15. Full Article Business
c Human composting soon to be allowed in Washington By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Wed, 24 Apr 2019 08:58:00 -0400 It's a more environmentally-friendly way to dispose of a body than burning or burying. Full Article Living
c Children influence their parents' opinions on climate change By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Tue, 07 May 2019 09:39:00 -0400 A study has found that kids exposed to climate change science at school use it to convince their parents of the issue's urgency. Full Article Science
c Walking is Climate Action By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Fri, 17 May 2019 09:35:32 -0400 We are never going to switch to electric cars in time to make a difference. That's why we have to get out of our cars and walk. Full Article Transportation
c All-ages coloring book communicates the science behind climate change (Video) By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Thu, 27 Apr 2017 14:42:01 -0400 Using officially documented research and color-it-yourself data visualizations, this project aims to convey climate change data in an engaging way. Full Article Science
c How one American family has moved away from fossil fuels By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Mon, 05 Jun 2017 06:30:00 -0400 "Being the Change" is proof that weaning oneself off fossil fuels is not only possible, but also joyful and fun for a young suburban family. Full Article Science
c Asking how to save coral reefs leads to better understanding carbon sequestration By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Tue, 18 Jul 2017 12:10:00 -0400 Carbon sequestration, the technology taking carbon dioxide out of fossil fuel emissions, just got a boost Full Article Science
c Jargon watch - "cocktail geoengineering" takes fixing the earth to the next level By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Tue, 25 Jul 2017 08:55:00 -0400 If one geoengineering plan doesn't work, maybe two or three combined will Full Article Science
c Sentinel-5P puts eyes in the sky to monitor progress in reducing atmospheric pollution By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Tue, 17 Oct 2017 08:00:00 -0400 The successful launch of Sentinel-5P means scientists will soon have access to the most accurate monitoring yet of pollution and climate change related gases in earth's atmosphere Full Article Science
c Science suggests path to hope for human intervention to minimize climate change By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Tue, 02 Jan 2018 06:25:00 -0500 More importantly, it reminds scientists not to lose sight of the importance of human behavior in the search for answers about the physical processes of climate change Full Article Science
c Help get The Teacher-Friendly Guide to Climate Change to every high school in the US By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Fri, 01 Jun 2018 11:09:17 -0400 Provoked by questionable propaganda, a group of scientists is setting out to offer an antidote. Full Article Science
c Kilgali Amendment would phase out climate-changing HFC refrigerants. Will Trump ratify it? By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Wed, 29 Aug 2018 13:53:10 -0400 Our bet: no. Full Article Business
c World's beer supply is threatened by climate change By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Mon, 15 Oct 2018 15:20:00 -0400 Barley is a key ingredient in beer and cannot withstand rising temperatures and longer droughts. Full Article Living
c Is anyone actually listening to Trump about climate change? By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Tue, 06 Nov 2018 11:01:10 -0500 Seriously ... Full Article Business
c Why 'South Park' doesn't understand climate change By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Wed, 28 Nov 2018 08:00:00 -0500 The show gets a lot right about climate change, Al Gore and Manbearpig, but it misses something major about human nature. Full Article Science
c This professor just got arrested for making climate change graffiti By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Mon, 14 Jan 2019 11:11:45 -0500 Governments aren't paying attention to scientific research, but maybe crime will get people's attention. Full Article Science
c Children take U.S. government to court over climate change By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Tue, 04 Jun 2019 08:53:00 -0400 The health of young people is disproportionately harmed by climate change, and the government has failed to keep them safe. Full Article Living
c Recycled Tote Bag at Global Exchange By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Fri, 26 Jan 2007 11:29:06 -0500 We’ve covered numerous tote bags here on TreeHugger, but there are so many cool styles out there we always find the need to post info about new ones that we spot. This one, found at Global Exchange (who we’ve mentioned before) is handcrafted in Full Article Living
c Saraye: Traditional Tatami Purses from Cambodia By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Wed, 20 Jun 2007 09:08:44 -0400 We love products that support or revive traditional crafts. Check out, for ex ample, the work of Kallari, fair trade suppliers of traditional Amazonian baskets, which we reported on here. Now we've come across another cool basket supplier, this time Full Article Living
c District Cotton Takes On Organic Cotton, Mosquito Netting By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Thu, 26 Jul 2007 07:00:00 -0400 The contents of your bag reveal more about you than you might think, but what about your choice of bag itself? District Cotton, a New York City-based company dedicated to fashion with a conscience, has a couple of sturdy options that are as socially Full Article Living
c Uncovering an Ancient City Felled by Urban Sprawl By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Wed, 15 Aug 2007 11:50:00 -0400 With a population that approached 1 million and a surface area of more than 115 square miles, the Khmer city of Angkor in Cambodia was the largest preindustrial settlement on the planet. After coming into being during the ninth century A.D., it thrived Full Article Technology
c Cambodia's First Ethanol Plant Will Use One-Fifth of Nation's Cassava Crop By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Tue, 18 Nov 2008 12:55:00 -0500 Just a quick one on ethanol and Southeast Asia: Chinaview.cn is reporting that Cambodia has opened the nation’s first ethanol production facility. Using cassava as a feedstock, at least initially all of the Full Article Energy
c Beautiful Handbags - From Your Cat's Fur By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Sat, 17 Jan 2009 16:31:43 -0500 "Chatangora" — that's what Simpsonville, South Carolina-based business Catty Shack Creations is calling "cat hair yarn" — used to create affordable, one-of-a-kind handbags from Persian and Angora cat hair. Professional groomer Danelle Full Article Living
c New "Corpse Plant" Species Discovered in Former Khmer Rouge Territory By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Mon, 19 Jan 2009 15:40:11 -0500 Previously unknown species in a relatively undisturbed bioregion of the Mekong River in northeastern Cambodia have been uncovered by a recent study — 24 in total, including a so-called "corpse Full Article Science
c Karaoke: From Cheesy Entertainment to Environmental Education Tool By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Mon, 02 Feb 2009 15:47:12 -0500 Karaoke video explaining not to drink water from wells painted red as they contain high levels of arsenic (YouTube via RDI-Cambodia) For this writer, karaoke has long been thought as an activity to be endured rather than enjoyed (and I am sure I am not Full Article Living
c Ecstasy (MDMA) Threatens Rare Cambodian Tree By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Mon, 09 Mar 2009 19:13:54 -0400 What could ravers and other all-night clubbers of the world possibly have to do with the increasingly rare Mreah Prew Phnom trees (Cinnamomum parathenoxylon), found in Full Article Business
c China's Hydroelectric Plans to Damn the Mekong Threaten Millions By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Tue, 16 Jun 2009 11:45:00 -0400 A few short weeks ago it came out the China had plans in the works to place 20 hydroelectric dams on the upper Full Article Science
c The Electric Bicycle World Tour and What The World Looks Like from an E-Bike (video) By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Thu, 18 Mar 2010 03:00:31 -0400 Guim Valls Teruel is travelling 5 continents on an electric bicycle to promote the use of cleaner energy and the non-reliance on fossil fuel worldwide. Currently in New Zealand, the Electric Bicycle World Tour has already clogged quite a lot of mileage Full Article Transportation
c Conservation Canines Trained To Sniff Out Tigers in Cambodia By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Tue, 11 May 2010 12:00:00 -0400 For the first time, conservationists from WWF are putting dogs' superb sense of smell on the trail of tigers in Cambodia. Coming from the University of Washington Conservation Canines program, the dogs are trained to sniff out Full Article Science
c Captured Feral "Jungle Girl" Flees Back Into the Wild By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Mon, 31 May 2010 16:53:55 -0400 In 2007, villagers captured a mysterious young woman in a remote region of Cambodia who, by all accounts, was completely isolated from human society, a feral child living in the forests. News of her discovery Full Article Living
c Rare Video of Wild Cambodian Elephant Released by Wildlife Conservation Society By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Mon, 27 Dec 2010 10:50:00 -0500 There are only an estimated 116 wild Asian elephants in Cambodia's Seima Protection Area, and until now most of the photographic evidence of them has be taken by camera traps. New footage released by the Wildlife Conservation Society changes that. The Full Article Science
c Angelina Jolie and Kids Love to Eat Crickets By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Wed, 20 Jul 2011 16:12:33 -0400 Angelina Jolie has inadvertently (or perhaps by design) added "Ambassador for Insect Proteins" to her credentials as a do-gooder. In an interview about her Louis Vuitton ad (you remember, the one Full Article Living
c Archaeologists use lasers to find a lost city By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Wed, 19 Jun 2013 10:13:50 -0400 Australian researchers used LIDAR, the aerial laser technology, to rediscover the city of Mahendraparvata in Cambodia. Full Article Technology
c Ex-poachers and farmers work together to protect endangered pangolins By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Thu, 10 Apr 2014 14:15:18 -0400 A community effort in Cambodia’s Cardamom Mountains offers hope for this unique mammal. Full Article Science
c Purple Buddha: Cambodia's hidden mines upcycled into jewelry (Video) By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Mon, 03 Nov 2014 16:20:00 -0500 Metals from Cambodia's mines, left buried since its civil war, are recycled into elegant jewelry, made by locally trained and fairly paid artisans. Full Article Design
c Eye-opening docu-series puts fashion-loving teens to work in sweatshop (Video) By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Tue, 03 Feb 2015 16:16:33 -0500 Fast fashion hurts real people, as this online series challenges three unsuspecting youngsters to go meet and work with the people who make their clothes. Full Article Living
c Sustainable skills, sustainable resources: Nonprofit helps sex trafficking survivors By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Thu, 05 Feb 2015 11:14:04 -0500 Nomi Network helps to provide training and jobs to women in India and Cambodia. Full Article Living
c Why you shouldn't use your washer's delicate cycle By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Mon, 30 Sep 2019 10:00:00 -0400 It uses twice as much water and releases 800,000 more plastic microparticles per load than a regular cycle. Full Article Living
c Bet you didn't know about this fashion industry dirty secret By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Tue, 01 Oct 2019 10:45:47 -0400 It's time to talk about ... wait for it ... the problem with hangers. Full Article Business
c Companies are promoting false solutions to plastic waste By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Thu, 03 Oct 2019 10:00:00 -0400 They may sound progressively eco-friendly, but a new Greenpeace report explains why they're not. Full Article Business
c Jargon watch: Aufstockung, or vertical additions By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Fri, 27 Sep 2019 09:00:58 -0400 It's happening all over, and wood construction can make it even easier and faster. Full Article Design
c Architectural critic: Embodied energy matters By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Mon, 04 Nov 2019 16:22:15 -0500 Architects ignore it. "Heads of sustainability" ignore it. Critics have ignored it, but this may be changing. Full Article Design
c What is "the conventional wisdom about environmentally friendly construction"? By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Mon, 11 Nov 2019 12:32:51 -0500 It's a moving target and, like TreeHugger hero Chris Magwood, we are all learning on the job. Full Article Design
c That's no stack of rocks, it's an osmosis between man and nature By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Thu, 14 Nov 2019 14:59:04 -0500 Quebec architects propose a 48-storey tower in a forest, "a new relationship between humans and their natural habitat." Full Article Design
c Studio 804 creates smaller houses for a changing market By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Mon, 18 Nov 2019 09:54:20 -0500 Dan Rockhill and his students keep pushing the building envelope. Full Article Design
c Landmark study shows how to change the building sector from a major carbon emitter to a major carbon sink By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Fri, 06 Dec 2019 12:22:46 -0500 When made from the right materials, buildings can be a solution, not a problem. Full Article Design
c Mass timber construction is about more than just storing carbon By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Tue, 17 Dec 2019 08:45:29 -0500 It also can put people back to work and save our forests. Full Article Design
c RIBA guide outlines radical plan for a sustainable future By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Tue, 17 Dec 2019 12:30:40 -0500 "This is our last chance to avert a climate disaster. We must act now." Full Article Design
c If we care about sustainability, should we still be building super-tall skyscrapers? By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Mon, 13 Jan 2020 13:57:12 -0500 Studies show that taller buildings are simply less efficient, and don't even give you any more useable area. Why bother? Full Article Design
c Do LEED, WELL and FITWEL play nicely together? By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Wed, 12 Feb 2020 08:00:00 -0500 Perkins&Will's new Dallas office tries to do all three certification systems in one beautiful historic building. Full Article Design