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Amazon After is a concept to help you get rid of all that stuff you buy online
treehugger.com - Lloyd Alter
Design engineer Scott Amron envisages a new way to help you sell, donate, rent or revive stuff you no longer need (or shouldn't have bought in the …
Sustainability
Evidence of a secret ocean inside Pluto makes extraterrestrial life more plausible
treehugger.com - Melissa Breyer
Scientists think there is a a hidden, protected ocean inside of Pluto – and the implications are wild. In July 2015, after almost 10 years of …
José Andrés
Chef José Andrés wants you to make 'Compost Potatoes'
treehugger.com - Katherine Martinko
That is, potatoes roasted in layers of food scraps. Yum? There is a recipe in chef José Andrés' new cookbook, Vegetables Unleashed, that's a bit of a …
Hemp
It's time to embrace American hemp production
treehugger.com - Katherine Martinko
Over the course of American history, hemp has gone from revered to reviled. Hemp was used to make the sails for the boats that brought the first …
Sustainability
Why is there such a disconnect between climate reality and climate action?
treehugger.com - Lloyd Alter
How can we be moving away from fossil fuels and spending billions on building pipes for them at the same time? In North America, they are building gas …
Sustainability
We are witnessing the collapse of nature
treehugger.com - Melissa Breyer
Are we really going to let this happen on our watch? Biodiversity is defined as the variety of life in the world or in a particular habitat or …
Sustainability
Could 'flygskam' change the way we travel?
treehugger.com - Katherine Martinko
The Swedish word, which translates to 'flight shame', is driving interest in climate-friendly trains, longer stays, and frequent flier …
Sustainability
Glavel could replace plastic foam below grade
treehugger.com - Lloyd Alter
We often talk about how problematic plastic foam insulation is, being made from fossil fuels, foamed with greenhouse gases, and treated with flame …
Sunscreen
Only 1/3 of sunscreens are safe and effective, here's where to find them
treehugger.com - Melissa Breyer
The 2019 rating by EWG finds that most sunscreens contain sketchy ingredients and/or don't offer adequate protection. Nobody wants to get sunburned, …
Ecuador
Photo: Spiny devil katydid is strange and adorable (video)
treehugger.com - Melissa Breyer
Our photo of the day comes from the rainforest of Ecuador. Photographer Andreas Kay came across this fabulous spiny devil katydid wearing a crown of …
Sustainability
Montalba Architects' Bex & Arts pavilion is an evocative little box
treehugger.com - Lloyd Alter
This portable pavilion has a clever lightweight structure where the bookshelves hold up the roof. Montalba Architects have designed a gem of a little …
IKEA
IKEA launches glorious rainbow shopping bag for Pride Month
treehugger.com - Melissa Breyer
The limited edition bags will go on sale June 1, all profits will go to the Human Rights Campaign Foundation. It is not everyday that you will come to …
Sustainability
4 steps to a more sustainable wardrobe
treehugger.com - Katherine Martinko
Transforming your conventional wardrobe to a sustainably sourced one can seem like a daunting task, but it needn't be. View it instead as a long-term …
Sustainability
Small loads from internet connected devices all add up.
treehugger.com - Lloyd Alter
Our always-on devices turn out to consume a lot of power. Do I really need to connect my garage door to the internet? A few years ago I called …
Sustainability
My kids don't want to do anything this summer
treehugger.com - Katherine Martinko
My children staged a rebellion earlier this spring. They informed me that they were uninterested in attending any day camps during their summer …
Sustainability
Here's how to swap & sell homegrown produce
treehugger.com - Melissa Breyer
Have bushels of lemons but want some tomatoes? The cropswap app connects gardeners so that they can share in each other's abundance. I am pretty sure …
Sustainability
Cycle Hoop introduces shipping container housing – for bikes
treehugger.com - Lloyd Alter
The Container Cycle Hub is one solution to what going to be a very big problem. We are in the midst of a cycling revolution with the proliferation of …
Sustainability
How do we save national parks from overtourism?
treehugger.com - Katherine Martinko
Selfie culture poses a real threat to the great outdoors. National parks have been around for a long time, but until social media came along, fewer …
Sustainability
Photo: Pretty bee with flower reveals curious relationship
treehugger.com - Melissa Breyer
A giant resin bee is drawn to purple loosestrife, can you guess the connection? Photographer Bill Amidon writes that this beautiful shot of a giant …
Sustainability
Lazivores unite: A manifesto for lazy gardening
treehugger.com - Sami Grover
It's time that the lazy gardeners among us rise up and take an explicit stand. Food has become the front line of the battle for sustainable living. …
Whole Foods
Whole Foods becomes 1st national grocer in US to ban plastic straws
treehugger.com - Melissa Breyer
In addition to straws, the market is further reducing plastic use across all of its stores in the US, the UK, and Canada. If you only ever knew the …
Oats
60 delicious additions for overnight oats
treehugger.com - Melissa Breyer
Easy, healthy, and endlessly customizable, here's how to make basic overnight oats and then push them deliciously over the top. There is something …
Sustainability
How to garden with less plastic
treehugger.com - Katherine Martinko
For starters, skip the individual bags of compost and the plastic seedling pots. Gardening is one of those soul-affirming, Earth-friendly activities …
Sustainability
Great bathroom reading: Essential composting toilets (book review)
treehugger.com - Lloyd Alter
Gord Baird and Ann Baird have written the definitive guide. New Society Publishers produces a Sustainable building essentials series, edited by …
Sustainability
Meet époque évolution, purveyor of chic sustainable fashion
treehugger.com - Katherine Martinko
This brand uses organic, upcycled, and deadstock fabrics, all of which must meet standards for low maintenance. époque évolution is a sustainable …
Sustainability
How to eat watermelon seeds
treehugger.com - Melissa Breyer
Why have we been spitting out watermelon seeds all this time? They've got more protein than eggs and taste delicious, silly us. Maybe it is a sign of …
Rivian
Rivian electric pickup has a pullout kitchen for "overlanding"
treehugger.com - Lloyd Alter
When the Rivian electric pickup truck was unveiled, I was quite negative, wondering why the world needed a 3 ton truck with a tiny bed splashing …
Sustainability
It's time to ignore Instagram's portrayal of zero waste
treehugger.com - Katherine Martinko
Too much DIY, not enough realism. Let's just do our best. To all of the people out there who are too nervous to try a zero waste lifestyle because …
Photo Editing
Photo: Baby fox knows what's up
treehugger.com - Melissa Breyer
Our photo of the day reveals a sly city slicker. Apparently, there is a family of the most adorable foxes frolicking about town. Photographer Michael …
Sustainability
Why you shouldn't buy ladybugs for natural pest control in your garden
treehugger.com - Ramon Gonzalez
In the post on 10 Online Gardening Communities You Should Join I recommended Twitter because rarely a day doesn’t go by that I don’t learn something …

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Amazon After is a concept to help you get rid of all that stuff you buy online

Evidence of a secret ocean inside Pluto makes extraterrestrial life more plausible

Chef José Andrés wants you to make 'Compost Potatoes'

It's time to embrace American hemp production

Why is there such a disconnect between climate reality and climate action?

We are witnessing the collapse of nature

Could 'flygskam' change the way we travel?

Glavel could replace plastic foam below grade

Only 1/3 of sunscreens are safe and effective, here's where to find them

Photo: Spiny devil katydid is strange and adorable (video)

Montalba Architects' Bex & Arts pavilion is an evocative little box

IKEA launches glorious rainbow shopping bag for Pride Month

4 steps to a more sustainable wardrobe

Small loads from internet connected devices all add up.

My kids don't want to do anything this summer

Here's how to swap & sell homegrown produce

Cycle Hoop introduces shipping container housing – for bikes

How do we save national parks from overtourism?

Photo: Pretty bee with flower reveals curious relationship

Lazivores unite: A manifesto for lazy gardening

Whole Foods becomes 1st national grocer in US to ban plastic straws

60 delicious additions for overnight oats

How to garden with less plastic

Great bathroom reading: Essential composting toilets (book review)

Meet époque évolution, purveyor of chic sustainable fashion

How to eat watermelon seeds

Rivian electric pickup has a pullout kitchen for "overlanding"

It's time to ignore Instagram's portrayal of zero waste

Photo: Baby fox knows what's up

Why you shouldn't buy ladybugs for natural pest control in your garden