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Plastic
Want to go plastic-free? Start with one thing.
treehugger.com - Katherine Martinko
Slow, incremental changes are more effective than trying to do it all at once. Millions of people signed up for the Plastic-Free July challenge this …
People's Party of Canada
In Canada, saying climate change is real could get you in trouble during the election
treehugger.com - Lloyd Alter
Because a fringe candidate is a climate denier, it's now a political issue. Sitting just north of the border, I am always so amazed watching American …
Sustainability
Tiny off-grid eco-cabin in Australia has everything you really need
treehugger.com - Lloyd Alter
Less truly is more in this gem from Fresh Prince Studio. We have seen so many tiny houses on wheels over the years, some of which are not so tiny and …
Sustainability
10 non-culinary tools that are handy in the kitchen
treehugger.com - Katherine Martinko
Raid other rooms for items that can help you cook more efficiently. Have you ever found yourself rummaging around the house for a tool that can be …
Sustainability
Famous motorcycle designer tries his hand at e-bikes with the FUELL Fluid
treehugger.com - Lloyd Alter
Buell motorcycles are fast, beautiful and expensive. How does Erik Buell's e-bike compare? If you are into micro-mobility, these are such exciting …
Glaciers
Iceland marks lost glacier with a plaque
treehugger.com - Katherine Martinko
The ancient Ok glacier, a fraction of its former size and unable to move, was declared dead in 2014. Mourners gathered in Iceland yesterday to …
Sustainability
Producers could finally be responsible for packaging waste in Ontario
treehugger.com - Katherine Martinko
The Canadian province is overhauling its recycling program, which would include holding producers accountable for their wasteful packaging designs. I …
Michael Thomas
Photo: Mother fox and a bit of magic
treehugger.com - Melissa Breyer
Our photo of the day lets the light reveal the details. Not only does the play of light in this photo highlight the details of this wonderful fox's …
Sustainability
Why we need smaller, lighter, slower cars: Plastic particulates from tire wear are being found in the Arctic
treehugger.com - Lloyd Alter
Three years ago I got in serious trouble with reader for a post asking Do electric cars generate as much particulate pollution as gas and diesel …
Mount Everest
Nepal considers stricter rules for climbing Everest
treehugger.com - Katherine Martinko
An advisory panel says only experienced climbers should be allowed. When 11 people died climbing Mount Everest earlier this year, the Nepalese …
Sustainability
Tired? Don't sit down on Rome's Spanish Steps.
treehugger.com - Lloyd Alter
Yes, they can get crowded. But they are public space. Streets, and stairs, are for people. TreeHugger is all about active travel, about getting out …
Sustainability
There's a trick to saving money on groceries
treehugger.com - Katherine Martinko
Articles on reducing grocery costs are a dime a dozen. You can find them all over the Internet (on TreeHugger, too, probably written by me) and most …
Sustainability
Hospital food could be so much better than it is
treehugger.com - Katherine Martinko
Food can either help or hinder a patient's recovery, which is why hospitals should reconsider their approach. Hear the phrase 'hospital food' and your …
Sustainability
Photo: Handsome robin at home in the trees
treehugger.com - Melissa Breyer
Our photo of the day features an exceptional American robin. What a good-looking bird! Photographed by Richard Liebert, it's wonderful to be able to …
Sustainability
LafargeHolcim is selling CO2-sucking cement for precast, reduces emissions by 70 percent
treehugger.com - Lloyd Alter
The making of concrete is responsible for as much as 8 percent of annual CO2 emissions; we have called it the most destructive material on earth. The …
Sustainability
Where are all the fantasy pedestrians?
treehugger.com - Lloyd Alter
Daniel Herridges of Strong Towns says "If your goal is to promote public safety, design for the humans you have, not the ones you wish you …
Sustainability
Summer camp is being ruined by spying parents
treehugger.com - Katherine Martinko
Facial recognition technology may delight parents wanting constant updates, but it's an invasion of children's privacy. Not that long ago, when you …
Greenhouses
Get houseplants delivered straight from the greenhouse
treehugger.com - Melissa Breyer
If you don't have an independent plant shop nearby, Bloomscape is the next best thing. When I first heard about Amazon, I chuckled and thought, "how …
The Arctic
Big cruise ships in the Arctic are a bad idea
treehugger.com - Katherine Martinko
An Arctic explorer calls for 'party ships' to be kept out of this sensitive and remote part of the world. A prominent Arctic explorer, Arved Fuchs, …
Sustainability
Could you go flight-free for 2020?
treehugger.com - Lloyd Alter
A British campaign is asking people to pledge not to fly for a year. Good luck trying that in North America. Flight-free UKsays "One of the most …
Sustainability
How many books is your social media habit replacing?
treehugger.com - Katherine Martinko
The newest calculator on the Internet can tell you a crucial and guilt-inducing fact – the number of books that you could have read in a year, if you …
Zion National Park
Photo: Desert bighorn sheep is surely surefooted
treehugger.com - Melissa Breyer
Our photo of the day comes from Zion National Park. Photographer loren chipman spotted this acrobat near the eastern entrance to Zion National Park. …
Sustainability
The Pretty Good House 2.0 is a pretty good building standard (now with embodied carbon!)
treehugger.com - Lloyd Alter
Given how dreadful most new housing is these days, this is at least the minimum builders should build and customers should expect. Writing in Dodge …
Sustainability
Hydrogen-powered e-bike cranked up to 93 mile range
treehugger.com - Lloyd Alter
My attention was piqued by a post in New Atlas describing the Alter Bike, it had my name written all over it. Alas, that was an earlier version with a …
Sustainability
New California law helps diners to bring their own containers
treehugger.com - Katherine Martinko
It's still up to a restaurant to decide to fill them, but the law provides detailed guidelines on how to do it safely. A new law has passed in …
Birdwatching
8 wonderful ways to unwind
treehugger.com - Melissa Breyer
Celebrate this National Relaxation Day by doing a whole bunch of nothing too tasking. It's true, there are all kinds of silly faux holidays, and they …
Sustainability
11 travel essentials that are always in my carry-on
treehugger.com - Katherine Martinko
These are the items that keep my bag light and my life easy. Whenever I travel by plane, I am obsessed with packing as lightly as possible. All …
Coyotes
Photo: Doe steps up to view coyotes
treehugger.com - Melissa Breyer
Our photo of the day comes from Oregon's Cascade Mountains. I don't know about you, but if I were a doe and heard the caterwauling of a pack of …
Sustainability
Mind the gap: New bridge in Cornwall is actually two giant cantilevers
treehugger.com - Lloyd Alter
What does it feel like to be an arch? Very different from how it feels like to be a cantilever. Cornwall's Tintagel Castle used to be connected by a …
Sustainability
Pop-up charging hub borrows the sidewalk instead of stealing it
treehugger.com - Lloyd Alter
Docked electric cars can be worse than dockless scooters for pedestrians, but the UEone is a step in the right direction. One of the problems we face …