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The Week in Pictures: Oil Rigs on Fire, Paris Hilton's Doghouse, Mount Kilimanjaro, and More (Slideshow)

Sun, 08 Nov 2009 23:59:54 -0500

DFTB Reminds Us: Don't Forget the Bag!

Fri, 06 Nov 2009 12:02:24 -0500

Image via Orianna Helms. You head off to the local market with your grocery list in hand...and then you get there and realize you forgot your bags reusable bags! It's happened to all of us and darn, isn't it so frustrating? Not to mention that so many stores give us money back now if we bring our reusable bags. It would be so much easier if we had a little reminder as we walked out the door, which is exactly why we ne]]>... Read the full story on TreeHugger

WorkingWonders Offers 20% Off on Products for the Holidays

Thu, 05 Nov 2009 13:29:28 -0500

gift-giving, entertaining, or curling up to a warm biofuel fireplace, WorkingWonders has what you are looking for in the upcoming winter months. And what's better is that Workin]]>... Read the full story on TreeHugger

Best of BlogHer: Hooray for Baking Soda, Cycle Chic, Healthy Chow

Thu, 05 Nov 2009 10:09:25 -0500

Photo credit: kafka4prez Baking soda to save money AND the planet! 22 ways to use this miracle stuff (oh, yeah, and you can bake with it, too). 5 easy ways to be cycle-chic on the supercheap. These 3 coffees are triple-certified fair trade -- and all of 'em support fun "extr]]>... Read the full story on TreeHugger

ooffoo Hosts Carnival of the Green

Wed, 04 Nov 2009 17:52:32 -0500

Carnival of the Green #201 and it's being hosted by ooffoo, where you can reuse, recycle, swap, sell, giveaway, write and even blog - all in one site! Not to mention their recipes, eco-tips, and debates! So head on over to this weeks Carnival which includes a round up of green news and events from the past week and your best green tweets, submitted by other bloggers and green sites. From biofuel fireplaces and going solar to homemade Pico de Gallo - enjoy! We are now accepting host re]]>... Read the full story on TreeHugger

When Given the Chance, Will Consumers Pay More for Green?

Wed, 04 Nov 2009 15:55:29 -0500
Image courtesty of TerraCycle We just began an interesting experiment at TerraCycle: Opening our first retail outlet and giving people a place to bring in what they'd normally mail to us as part of our collection Brigades. But that's not the most interesting part. We've decided to see what people will do when given the chance to pay whatever price they want for products. In this economy, will people intentionally undercut the price? Will they, u]]>... Read the full story on TreeHugger

Readers, Send Us Your Fall Garden Photos!

Wed, 04 Nov 2009 11:48:35 -0500
Fall and winter gardening. Credit: sbocaj, CC 2.0 Is the soil in your garden still supporting summer vegetables like zucchinis and tomatoes? Have you prepared for fall frost and winter weather with help from your composted vegetables and other soil amendments? Is your fall harvest providing crisp cabbage, broccoli, or cauliflower? Have you begun to sow carrots and turnips? Prove it! We want to see photos of your winter garden preparation and planted gardens--indoors or out--for our next readers slideshow. Click through for de]]>... Read the full story on TreeHugger

Best of Ecouterre: 7 Unbelievably Cool, Green Wearable Tech

Wed, 04 Nov 2009 08:00:00 -0500
Photo credit: XS Labs This trio of human-powered dresses convert kinetic energy from movement into electricity. A solar-powered, vintage-inspired brooch might appear to be a design contradiction, but this subtle stunner is still a winner. Made from recycled cassette tape, these nondescript-looking ties can be "played" when]]>... Read the full story on TreeHugger

Readers' Green Halloween Photos (Slideshow)

Mon, 02 Nov 2009 09:48:45 -0500
Readers' green Halloween photos. Credit: JP From WeeHuggers dressed up as trees to a jack-o-lantern carvings of butterflies, bees, and one of three men raising a wind turbine--much like the Raising the Flag on Iwo Jima--readers sent in their green Halloween photos from Copenhagen, Canada, and here in the States. And if you missed last week's Readers' Photos it's not to late to enjoy our action-packed Read the full story on TreeHugger

The Week in Pictures: International Day of Climate Action, Green Halloween, and More (Slideshow)

Sat, 31 Oct 2009 23:59:15 -0500
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Readers, Send Us Your Green Halloween Photos!

Sat, 31 Oct 2009 15:32:25 -0500
How green was your Halloween? Credit: biddaddyhame via flickr. Did you pass out organic candies or fair trade treats? Design a fresh-from-the-farm jack-o-lantern? Throw an eco-fabulous Halloween party? Enjoy the bloodcurdling benefits of a DIY costume? Prove it! We want to see photos from your green Halloween for our next readers slideshow--if you're the last minute type, check out Planet Green's Read the full story on TreeHugger

Green Stocks Central Hosts Carnival of the Green

Wed, 28 Oct 2009 19:01:15 -0500
Carnival of the Green #200 and it's being hosted by Green Stocks Central, a Self Investors LLC site set up with the goal of tracking the exciting companies who are changing the face of energy in the decades to come. So head on over to this week's Carnival, which includes a round up of green news and events from the past week and your best green tweets, submitted by other bloggers and green sites. Enjoy! We are now accepting host requests for 2010! Read on to find out how to host.]]>... Read the full story on TreeHugger

Best of BloghHer: Plastic Produce, Pet CPR, Ethical Beverages

Wed, 28 Oct 2009 10:09:49 -0500

Photo credit: s_fox Local! Organic! Seasonal! And...wrapped in plastic? Beth Terry wants to know why farmers markets still use so much plastic. Are you an animal lover? Britt is, and she's found 9 animal-centric blogs you should be reading. But...how much of an animal lover are you, really? Could you give a pet in di]]>... Read the full story on TreeHugger

Best of Inhabitots: Top 7 Eco-Friendly Rocking Horses for Kids

Wed, 28 Oct 2009 08:00:00 -0500

Photo credit: Whatchawant True to its name, the Whatchawant is whatever your child wishes it to be. Can't decide between a rocking chair or a rocking horse? This traditional Baltic rocking chair horse does it all. If you're short on space, the Tori Foldable Rocking Horse can be packed away after your tot has ridden into the sunset--for the day, any]]>... Read the full story on TreeHugger

The World's DIY Hero: An Interview With William Kamkwamba, Windmill Wunderkind

Tue, 27 Oct 2009 13:58:26 -0500

"The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind" To most of us, old bicycle parts are mostly good for DIY furniture projects if they're good for anything, and windmills are best designed by people with advanced degrees. When fourteen-year-old William Kamkwamba, of Masitala Village in Wimbe, Malawi, stumbled acro]]>... Read the full story on TreeHugger

Good Way To End Paper Recycling Completely: Make Ethanol Motor Fuel From Waste Paper

Tue, 27 Oct 2009 07:31:40 -0500

Hardwood pulp futures market price trend. Image credit:INO.com Today's printing and writing papers commonly have 20-30% recycled content. For fiber packaging materials, 60 to 100% recycle content is typical. It took decades for industry to reach those levels. Can you imagine what would happen if the paper industry had to price-compete against oil companies for waste paper feedstock? Recycled content of all manner of papers would surely decrease. More virgin forests would have be cut to make up the difference, whenever ethanol demand spiked. Singled-mi]]>... Read the full story on TreeHugger

Keep Warm With Planet Green's Materials Guide for Insulation

Mon, 26 Oct 2009 14:40:27 -0500

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Readers' International Day of Climate Action Photos (Slideshow)

Mon, 26 Oct 2009 09:54:43 -0500

International Day of Climate Action in the Hollywood Hills. Credit: Vanessa Ryder From readers in the Hollywood Hills and students at Stellenbosch University in South Africa who posed for a 350 photo-op to TreeHugger writers who formed the number five in London's South Bank and rallied in a climate change march in Fayetteville, Arkansas, global citizens participated on a grand scale in support of 350 and the International Day of Climate Action, Saturday, October 24, ]]>... Read the full story on TreeHugger

The Week in Pictures: Elephants Extinct by 2025, Great Pacific Garbage Patch, Green Home Improvement, and More (Slideshow)

Sun, 25 Oct 2009 23:59:59 -0500

International Fund for Animal Welfare, to Congress' approval of a bill that will allow three wheelers to get funding from the Department of Energy, a lot happened this week in green. Our Best of Green winner Chris Jordan visited the Midway Atoll, right in the heart of the Read the full story on TreeHugger

Readers, Send Us Your International Day of Climate Action Photos!

Sat, 24 Oct 2009 12:00:52 -0500

Schoolchildren in the Maldives form a giant '350' in the lead up to October 24th. Credit: 350.org What are you doing today for the International Day of Climate Action, this Saturday, October, 24, 2009? Plan an awareness-raising, pollution-reducing event? Organize a climate-discussion with a meal made from locally grown food? Did you host a teach-in at the town library and wear an organic cotton 350 t-shirt? Prove it! TreeHugger]]>... Read the full story on TreeHugger

Best of BlogHer: Locavores, Banana Masks, Shopping Your Closet

Thu, 22 Oct 2009 08:00:00 -0500

Photo credit: avixyz How do you ask your best friend where her food came from? Ever tried to become a family of locavores for a week? Bloggers share stories of helping loved ones to eat more locally. Natural, DIY moisturizing face mask recipes always seem to demand the sacrifice of a delicious avocado. Then I stumbled across one made from bananas. Pe]]>... Read the full story on TreeHugger

A Week of Hilarity + Hijinks From The Yes Men Delights The Blogosphere

Thu, 22 Oct 2009 04:52:00 -0500

beleaguered US Chamber of Commerce in last week's TH Blog Love, we couldn't have imagined what would happen next. The Chamber does a 180 on its climate policy? Seriously? For a moment there was an optimistic suspension of disbelief from many corners of the blogosphere and Read the full story on TreeHugger

Best of Inhabitat: Solar Decathlon Edition

Wed, 21 Oct 2009 09:25:00 -0500

2009 Solar Decathlon, the biennial solar architecture competition held in Washington D.C., had us all abuzz last week. Here are some of our highlights: We have a winner! Team Germany's two-story solar-powered cube took home the gold--find out what made it tick. Appearances can be deceiving: The University of Illinois' Gab]]>... Read the full story on TreeHugger

Trudie Styler talks Crude about Oil in Ecuador

Tue, 20 Oct 2009 10:50:27 -0500

Photo Credit: Juan Diego Pérez Trudie Styler is many things - a UNICEF ambassador, a human rights activist, a co-founder of Rainforest Foundation and, of course, the wife of the musician Read the full story on TreeHugger

Readers' Home Improvement Photos (Slideshow)

Tue, 20 Oct 2009 08:30:47 -0500

A reader's solar-powered home improvement. Credit: Sam Grech From an insulated attic cover to a pocket door -- which created an air lock between the front door and living space -- readers sent in photos of their energy-saving home improvements and green renovations. Click through for photos of an old Victorian house in downtown Stratford, Canada, renovated with Read the full story on TreeHugger

Reduce Your CO2 Hosts Carnival of the Green

Mon, 19 Oct 2009 20:06:58 -0500

Carnival of the Green #199 and it's being hosted by Reduce Your CO2, a blog with a simple goal: to help consumers reduce their CO2 emissions, and by doing so to save money. So head on over to this week's Carnival, which includes a round up of green news and events from the past week and your best green tweets, submitted by other bloggers and green sites. Enjoy! We are now accepting host requests for 2010! Read on to find out how to host.]]>... Read the full story on TreeHugger

Readers, Send Us Photos of Your Green Home Improvements!

Mon, 19 Oct 2009 12:09:00 -0500

A remodeled green kitchen. Credit: Regreen Is your newly improved bathroom home to a dual flush toilet or gray water system? Does your remodeled kitchen boast a reclaimed sink and other green materials? Have you improved the environmental health in your home? Have you installed devices to help save electricity, energy, water, or all three? Prove it! From small to big; water to energy; weekend home improvement projects to total room remodels, we want to see your green home modifications. Click through for details, and if you misse]]>... Read the full story on TreeHugger

TreeHugger and DISQUS: Make Your Voice Heard!

Mon, 19 Oct 2009 08:10:52 -0500

Disqus. Our new commenting platform allows all comments to go right through and skip moderation, which means that we rely on our audience more than ever to ensure they post comments which]]>... Read the full story on TreeHugger

The Week in Pictures: Carteret Islands Sink, Fall Foliage, Flies on Mount Everest, and More (Slideshow)

Sun, 18 Oct 2009 08:59:00 -0500

Fall Foliage. Find out what else happened in the world of green this wee]]>... Read the full story on TreeHugger

Readers' Fall Foliage Photos (Slideshow)

Wed, 14 Oct 2009 13:22:29 -0500

Fall foliage; Delaware Water Gap in Pennsylvania/New Jersey. Credit: Randy Kato The weather is turning and so are the leaves; from aspens in Wyoming to maples in Tennessee, fall into this weeks readers' slideshow: Fall Foliage Photos. If you missed last week's Readers Photos it's not to late to enjoy our tasty Fall Harvest slideshow, and stay tuned - later today we']]>... Read the full story on TreeHugger

Belgrave Trust on Carbon Offsets for the Affluent

Wed, 14 Oct 2009 11:20:00 -0500

stinking rich! Yeah, I said it! They are always getting called-out for their imbalanced percentage of environmental destruction. For example, the average American's carbon footprint is 2000 times bigger than the average person living in Chad. The average Brit emits more carbon in a]]>... Read the full story on TreeHugger

Best of Ecouterre: 7 Eco-Fabrics That Could Change the Future of Fashion

Wed, 14 Oct 2009 08:00:00 -0500

Photo credit: Mark Aldane Tumang What does the use of cork fabric have to do protecting the Iberian Lynx? Plenty, it seems. The seaweed-derived SeaCell is said to promote a sense of well-being, but it also incited its own tempest in a teacup over its far-fetched claims. Big on bro]]>... Read the full story on TreeHugger

Best of BlogHer: Happy Cows, Blog Action Day, Vegan Month

Wed, 14 Oct 2009 07:00:51 -0500

Photo credit: law_keven Milk bottle labels picture happy cows on rustic farms with plenty of space to roam. Is that true? I took a trip to an organic dairy farm to visit the cows that produce my milk and the humans who package it. Last time I checked, over 5,000 bloggers from 126 countries are participating in Blog Action Day for Climate Change this Thursday. Read the full story on TreeHugger

Readers, Send Us Photos of Fall Foliage!

Mon, 12 Oct 2009 08:35:05 -0500

Fall foliage in Central Park, New York City. Credit Alaskan Dude,CC BY 2.0 Did you hike amidst the maples in Maine's Acadia National Park? Watch the autumn colors of oak leaves in Ontario? Visit Vermont's birches and beeches for their biggest tourist attraction; leaf peeping? View quaking aspens in Colorado or dogwoods in Delaware? Prove it! We want to see your photos of fall foliage -- pretty leaves, trees, and landscapes -- for our next reade]]>... Read the full story on TreeHugger