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Female Cyclists Say They'd Give Up Sex Before Biking

A.K. Streeter — Wed, 08 Feb 2012 16:05:41 -0500

A Bicycling Magazine survey of women cyclists showed them choosing to give up sex for a month rather than give up biking. So much for 'sexy' cycle chic.

US Toilet Paper Choices Contributing To Indonesian Rainforest Destruction

Mat McDermott — Wed, 08 Feb 2012 15:52:00 -0500

WWF continues putting pressure on Asia Pulp & Paper, as the latter's toilet paper and tissue expand into the US market.

Ikea Now Offers Wind and Solar Powered Outdoor Lighting

Alex Davies — Wed, 08 Feb 2012 15:49:56 -0500

Cable-free lamps for outdoor use from Ikea are charged via wind and solar power.

Quote of the Day: Michael Kimmelman on the Value of Architecture

Lloyd Alter — Wed, 08 Feb 2012 15:44:00 -0500

The New York TImes Critic Looks at Penn Station and Calls it Every Name In the Book.

Kaleidoscope Trashcan Creates Colorful Visuals From Trash

Kimberley Mok — Wed, 08 Feb 2012 15:15:45 -0500

A prototype for a bin that would reward users with various visual patterns.

Clever, Cool Rainforest Office Is a Natural Wind Tunnel

Alex Davies — Wed, 08 Feb 2012 15:00:20 -0500

A proposed office uses "climatic architecture" to cool the building by making it into a natural wind tunnel.

Architects Renovate a Tiny House and Keep It Tiny, Modern and Classic

Lloyd Alter — Wed, 08 Feb 2012 14:52:00 -0500

Usually when someone starts with 600 square feet they make it bigger; Atelier Drome shows how you use what you have and make it better.

The Centre For Green Cities At Evergreen Brickworks Demonstrates How To Work With industrial Relics, Graffiti and All

Lloyd Alter — Wed, 08 Feb 2012 13:03:00 -0500

The office building, going for LEED Platinum, is built on top of a brick factory from another era. It rises to the challenge.

Geoengineering is a Technical Fix for a Political Problem

Rachel Cernansky — Wed, 08 Feb 2012 12:23:00 -0500

"The stakes are very high and scientists are not the best people to deal with the social, ethical or political issues that geoengineering raises."

Swim Down Through a Sea of Trash With Dramatic, Eerily Beautiful Photos by Mandy Barker

Jennifer Hattam — Wed, 08 Feb 2012 12:14:40 -0500

What would it be like to swim through the estimated 100 million tons of trash swirling around in the Great Pacific Garbage Patch? These photographs bring viewers as close as they'd probably ever want to come to finding out.

New Virus Spreading Through Europe's Livestock

Christine Lepisto — Wed, 08 Feb 2012 12:10:00 -0500

As the spring lambing season starts, the extent of animals infected last summer and fall becomes apparent.

After 8 Years at Top of Green Car List, Honda Civic CNG Gets Bumped Down by Mitsubishi EV

Michael Graham Richard — Wed, 08 Feb 2012 11:55:32 -0500

The electric jellybean finally gets its moment in the spotlight, dethroning the long-reigning Civic CNG.

Professor Explains Why Planners Have to Take Agenda 21 More Seriously

Lloyd Alter — Wed, 08 Feb 2012 10:03:00 -0500

Andrew Whittemore suggests some tactics in Atlantic Cities. Alas, I think they are not enough.

Art Installation Uses 55,000 LEDs To Create Psychedelic Cathedral of Light (Video)

Kimberley Mok — Wed, 08 Feb 2012 09:42:00 -0500

One city's annual festival of lights turns to energy-efficient LEDs to create this breathtaking structure.

You Can Take It With You: Mobile Tree Bench Just Straps On To Your Nearest Tree

Lloyd Alter — Wed, 08 Feb 2012 09:42:00 -0500

Rogier Martens designs a low-impact bench that "actively uses the environment"

Viral Video Calls for Mass Exodus from Fossil Fuels

Sami Grover — Wed, 08 Feb 2012 09:38:35 -0500

Popular anger at profiteering energy utilities is high. One wind-power pioneer is hoping to harness that sentiment with a funny viral video.

Google Tops Greenpeace's Clean IT List

Megan Treacy — Wed, 08 Feb 2012 09:16:10 -0500

Google leads the pack in Greenpeace's annual ranking of IT companies based on their efforts to use clean energy and reduce their environmental impact.

Maldives' Climate Champion President Forced To Resign At Gunpoint

Mat McDermott — Wed, 08 Feb 2012 07:52:00 -0500

It's not often that there's a place for genuine straight geopolitical news on TreeHugger, but this is unfortunately one of those times.

How to Build a Light Weight (9 gram) Alcohol Stove from Old Drinks Cans

Sami Grover — Wed, 08 Feb 2012 07:01:56 -0500

An outdoor enthusiast shows us how to convert drinks cans into an ultra-lightweight cookstove.

10 Ways to Spice up Your Knickers With Sustainable Lingerie

Blythe Copeland — Wed, 08 Feb 2012 06:53:40 -0500

With Valentine's Day around the corner, now's the time to invest in thongs, sweet babydoll sets, ruffled knickers, and more -- in sustainable materials from organic cotton to soy.

Designer Robin Day's Retro Chair Wins Wallpaper Award of Year

Bonnie Alter — Wed, 08 Feb 2012 05:00:00 -0500

We knew it was great already, but now it has the Wallpaper seal of approval.

France Grants Cyclists the Right to Run Red Lights

Stephen Messenger — Tue, 07 Feb 2012 22:34:51 -0500

"It makes cycle traffic more fluid and avoids bunching up cyclists when the traffic lights go green for motorists," said municipal authorities.

Students, Join the Green Your School Challenge!

Chris Tackett — Tue, 07 Feb 2012 17:22:58 -0500

DoSomething.org launches their annual Green Your School Challenge

Fracking Could Ruin New York's Organic Food Industry

Rachel Cernansky — Tue, 07 Feb 2012 15:25:18 -0500

An organic company in upstate New York is concerned that all 1,600 organic farms in the state could be in jeopardy of losing organic status.

Congestion Charge Is Traffic-Cutting Magic in Milan

A.K. Streeter — Tue, 07 Feb 2012 15:20:09 -0500

Stockholm and London are famous for congestion charging to keep cars out of central districts. Now Milan's heading that direction, with impressive results

"Bird City" Habitat Hangs In Unused City Spaces -- Boosting Urban Biodiversity

Kimberley Mok — Tue, 07 Feb 2012 15:13:00 -0500

Designed to hang on unused walls on city buildings, this prototype could provide much-needed habitats for crucial species of birds.

Fossil Fuel Subsidies Have Got To Go: Tune In for TreeHugger's Brian Merchant & MSNBC's Dylan Ratigan, Feb 8, 4pm ET

Brian Merchant — Tue, 07 Feb 2012 14:39:45 -0500

Tune in to MSNBC tomorrow to watch me explain why fossil fuels are too damn cheap.

Will Collaborative Consumption Thrive in Africa?

Sami Grover — Tue, 07 Feb 2012 14:37:50 -0500

A Zimbabwean wonders whether the "sharing economy" could create a leap frog opportunity in Africa.

A Disturbance in the Force? Rare Snowfall Blankets Tataouine

Stephen Messenger — Tue, 07 Feb 2012 14:15:49 -0500

An angstful Luke Skywalker once said "if there's a bright center to the universe, you're on the planet that it's farthest from." But maybe he'd think differently if he knew snowball-fights were a possibility.

China Leads World in New Wind Power Installations for 2011

Mat McDermott — Tue, 07 Feb 2012 13:53:00 -0500

India may have led the world in renewable energy growth last year, but when it comes to new wind power China far and away leads the world.