ot Ecotricity launches "vegan electricity" tariff By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Fri, 06 Jul 2018 06:39:52 -0400 Many vegans don't realize that there's 'meat' in their electricity supply. Full Article Energy
ot Scottish utility goes 100% renewable, pushes electric vehicles too By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Tue, 06 Nov 2018 06:21:43 -0500 One of the UK's "Big Six" energy companies has gone a dark shade of green. Full Article Energy
ot Scotland produced enough wind energy for double its homes in last 6 months By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Mon, 15 Jul 2019 17:52:03 -0400 In the first half of 2019, Scottish wind generated enough electricity to power the equivalent of 4.47 million homes, almost double the number of homes there. Full Article Energy
ot French solar roadway declared "a complete flop" By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Wed, 21 Aug 2019 14:14:09 -0400 Sometimes we should just let a bad idea die. Full Article Energy
ot Iceland asks tourists to drink tap water instead of bottled By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Tue, 04 Jun 2019 11:00:00 -0400 After all, who wouldn't want a glass of "pure glacial water filtered through lava"? Full Article Living
ot In Rome, recycle plastic bottles for transit fares By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Mon, 14 Oct 2019 10:00:00 -0400 Thirty bottles will buy you a ticket on the subway or bus. Full Article Science
ot Another One Bites The Dust: Bucky Fuller's Union Tank Car Dome By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Fri, 04 Jan 2008 14:55:38 -0500 It was, in 1958, the worlds largest clear span. The Union Tank Car Building was 384 feet in diameter, 128 feet high. "It was just big and magnificent," Fuller biographer Jay Baldwin said to Kansas City Star reporter Mike Hendricks. "It was a Full Article Design
ot Quote of the Day: Elizabeth Kolbert on Buckminster Fuller By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Tue, 03 Jun 2008 10:17:24 -0400 In anticipation of a new retrospective at the Whitney, "Buckminster Fuller: Starting with the Universe, " Elizabeth Kolbert writes in the New Yorker, quoting Fuller about the need for innovation: Full Article Design
ot Quote of the Day: Bucky Fuller on How We Live By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Tue, 16 Sep 2008 11:17:13 -0400 Allison Arieff reviews the Buckminster Fuller retrospective at the Whitney. She writes "His brain was constantly consumed with the serious issues of his day — Full Article Design
ot "Mr. Fuller, Why would you build a round house?" By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Fri, 14 Mar 2014 13:27:52 -0400 Of course, Bucky answered, "Why not?" On Pi Day, we look at the Dymaxion and other round houses." Full Article Design
ot "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
ot 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
ot Quorn introduces carbon footprint labels By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Thu, 09 Jan 2020 14:46:29 -0500 Every company should have to do this– more useful information that consumers need. Full Article Living
ot 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
ot Photographer’s tribute to his dog is heartbreakingly beautiful By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Wed, 10 Jun 2015 10:25:00 -0400 The story combines the beauty of nature, wanderlust, and the deep love that can exist between human and dog. Full Article Living
ot Penguin-protecting sheepdog stars in movie 'Oddball and the Penguins' By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Tue, 05 Jan 2016 06:00:00 -0500 The real life romance sparked while making a merry romp of this endangered species protection success story could be the sequel! Full Article Science
ot Eye On Earth Connects the Dots So People Can See Environmental Issues By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Wed, 05 Sep 2012 21:39:00 -0400 A heat wave vulnerability map goes viral, boosting interactive technology that helps make important environmental data accessible. Full Article Science
ot Underwater Robot Maps Antarctic Ice in 3D By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Mon, 22 Oct 2012 10:41:44 -0400 The robot was part of a bigger mapping project that reveals the overall volume of ice in Antarctica, not just the ice cover. Full Article Technology
ot MIT creates super accurate solar potential map of Cambridge By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Wed, 05 Jun 2013 09:33:38 -0400 The mapping technology will eventually be used to get precise solar power potential information for any location around the world. Full Article Technology
ot Hypnotically beautiful real-time wind map of Earth created by supercomputers By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Mon, 16 Dec 2013 16:16:39 -0500 The wind has never been this beautiful... Full Article Science
ot Satellite maps show hidden geothermal energy sites around the world By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Mon, 20 Apr 2015 07:00:00 -0400 A satellite that ran out of fuel two years ago is now giving scientists a huge wealth of data. Full Article Energy
ot Revolve Water Bottle Filters Tap Water While You Drink By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Fri, 25 May 2012 12:39:58 -0400 The Revolve Tap Water Filtration system is an easy way to start choosing to drink tap water over bottled water. Full Article Technology
ot Beetle-Inspired Design Uses Old Plastic Bottles to Pull Water from the Air By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Thu, 26 Jul 2012 05:00:00 -0400 A concept water bottle pulls water from the air like the Namib Desert Beetle. Full Article Design
ot Fracking explosion sends "Frac Stack" flying [PHOTOS] By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Fri, 29 Mar 2013 10:45:17 -0400 Last night, on her show, Rachel Maddow showed some incredible photos of an explosive accident at a Texas fracking site. After seeing the photos, you'll be surprised to learn that thankfully no one was killed. Full Article Business
ot Self-filtering water bottle also acts as a flashlight By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Wed, 19 Mar 2014 07:00:00 -0400 The ÖKO Odyssey water bottle actually has six functions! Full Article Technology
ot Yikes! California's extreme drought could last "a decade or more", 2014 driest year in a century By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Wed, 30 Jul 2014 15:20:30 -0400 California has been going through a drought for about 3 years now, with 2013 being the driest year on record. Full Article Science
ot Stash this collapsible water bottle in your pocket and turn back to the tap By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Fri, 01 Aug 2014 13:51:48 -0400 It's time we made water bottles part of our every day carry (EDC) kit. This handy little bottle squishes down small enough to go everywhere you do. Full Article Technology
ot 5 nuts not grown in California By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Mon, 06 Apr 2015 16:16:28 -0400 National almond, walnut and pistachio crops are very thirsty, and predominantly grown in drought-stricken California; if you’re looking for alternatives, consider these. Full Article Living
ot Investors predict "start of the end" of coal in Asia By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Wed, 20 Mar 2019 07:00:00 -0400 And it couldn't come a moment too soon. Full Article Energy
ot Severe drought means Belgium may not have enough potatoes for its famous frites By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Tue, 14 Aug 2018 09:00:00 -0400 Lack of rain has reduced potato crop yields to a third of what they usually are. Full Article Living
ot New York's "radical traffic experiment" is based on a very successful Toronto prototype By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Thu, 08 Aug 2019 11:11:14 -0400 What happens when you restrict cars? Transit use, cycling and walking increase dramatically. Full Article Transportation
ot 10th-century Anglo Saxon potion kills MRSA superbug By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Wed, 10 Apr 2019 16:40:10 -0400 A microbiologist and an Anglo Saxon scholar decided to test a recipe from an Old English medical compendium called Bald's Leechbook, what they found surprised everyone. Full Article Living
ot Nobody is taking away your air conditioner; there are lots of alternatives to HFCs By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Wed, 19 Oct 2016 11:00:46 -0400 Only in America are they hard to find. How does that happen? Full Article Energy
ot The "Stopping EPA Overreach Act" redefines what a pollutant is and stops regulation of greenhouse gases By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Wed, 15 Feb 2017 10:00:17 -0500 This is beyond climate denial, it's science denial Full Article Business
ot What flat-earthers have got right By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Mon, 15 Oct 2018 15:59:38 -0400 A lot of people believe the Earth is flat. It's silly ... or is it? Full Article Science
ot Pesticidal Proteins (Bt) From GM Corn Plants Are Now Common In Midwest Streams By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Tue, 14 Dec 2010 18:00:00 -0500 Common sense tells us that, following corn harvest, fragments of corn cobs, leaves, stalks, silk, and pollen may be blown by the wind or carried across the land Full Article Business
ot The Rush-Bagot Treaty that demilitarized the Great Lakes is 200 years old today By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Fri, 28 Apr 2017 06:57:29 -0400 It led to a series of other agreements that protected and cleaned up the Great Lakes environment Full Article Business
ot Yeti robot scans polar ice to warn researchers of dangerous crevasses By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Mon, 02 Sep 2013 07:00:00 -0400 The autonomous robot allows scientists to more safely study polar enviroments and also collects valuable information on ice conditions for climate research. Full Article Technology
ot Robotic ocean gliders discover new answers to why polar ice is melting By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Wed, 19 Nov 2014 07:00:00 -0500 The robots have gathered new information that will help scientists determine how fast the ice is melting. Full Article Technology
ot Scott's 103 year old prefab cabin in Antarctica is lovingly restored By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Thu, 19 Feb 2015 11:07:14 -0500 After ten years of work, the Antarctic Heritage Trust has done an amazing job of restoring and preserving. Full Article Design
ot Antarctica has never been this hot: The record was broken twice last week By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Tue, 31 Mar 2015 15:33:09 -0400 Another signs that the poles are warming fast. Full Article Science
ot Photos of icebergs reveal their majestic beauty By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Thu, 12 Jan 2017 15:10:37 -0500 Plus a bounty of facts about these freewheeling islands of ice. Full Article Science
ot Extraordinary photos from an Antarctic expedition By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Thu, 25 Jan 2018 13:32:32 -0500 The Greenpeace ship Arctic Sunrise is on a 3-month Antarctic expedition, supporting an international proposal for the world’s largest protected area. Full Article Business
ot 'The Game Changers' documentary challenges assumptions about meat, protein and strength By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Wed, 20 Nov 2019 11:00:00 -0500 It turns out you can still be a high-performing athlete on a plant-based diet. Full Article Living
ot It's wood. It's Passive House. It's the "Goldilocks density." By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Tue, 18 Feb 2020 11:38:24 -0500 Boston is getting a "CLT Cellular Passive House Demonstration Project" that pushes every TreeHugger button. Full Article Design
ot No plastic 2020: The reason I am giving up all plastic bottles By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Wed, 01 Jan 2020 08:13:35 -0500 I don't buy many plastic bottles, but the ones that I do will take some creative workarounds to avoid. Full Article Science
ot How I gave up plastic bottles for shampoo, dish soap, and rinse aid By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Thu, 27 Feb 2020 16:08:19 -0500 I tasked myself with buying no plastic bottles for the year; here's how it's going so far. Full Article Science
ot Super-yacht is powered by liquid hydrogen. How "eco" is that? By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Mon, 07 Oct 2019 13:01:41 -0400 In two words: It's not. Full Article Transportation
ot "Pay-As-You-Throw" Trash Metering Cuts Landfill Waste by 50% in a Month By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Thu, 19 Aug 2010 10:32:25 -0400 Some places have looked at paying people to recycle, but others think it makes more sense to charge people for their waste instead. When the UK talked about implementing a "pay-as-you-throw" scheme for trash, our readers were Full Article Business
ot Residents Band Together to Protect Maine’s Woods from Development By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Sat, 20 Oct 2012 07:00:00 -0400 Picture having a massive, beautiful expanse of woods near your home. You go there to hike, fish, hunt -- just to enjoy nature. Now picture a highway running through it. Full Article Transportation