September 2008
Conservation: Rise in illegal logging threatens... →
Traditional wintering site for monarch butterflies in central Mexico under continuing threat
Jon Henley: How four witnesses put the government... →
Jon Henley on how four witnesses put the government in the dock
John Vidal on what the Greenpeace acquittal means... →
John Vidal on what the Greenpeace acquittal means for direct activists everywhere
Bibi Van Der Zee gets reactions from some... →
Activists from other groups hail the Kingsnorth victory
Refill Ink Cartridges →
Save Plastics and Oil, and Reduce Waste.
A Picture Is Worth...Best Shop Sign Ever →
::The Food Section via ::Apartment Therapy…read on
Fashion Brand Preen Goes Green Backstage and... →
Supermodel Aline Weber sits in an Aveda Pedicab before the Preen show Backstage at the Preen by Thornton Bregazzi Spring Summer 2009 fashion show we found Aveda’s four steps to a greener…
Global Warming to Cause More... Kidney Stones →
Kidney Stones More Frequent Because of Global Warming
According to a study published in the July 15 issue of Proceedings of the National Academy of Science USA (and reported in the September…
Head Lice: The Latest Superbug to Become Resistant... →
Image source: Westchester.gov While drug companies continue to say its not happening, school nurses around the country are saying more and more parents are at a loss for solutions, reports …
An Eco-Conscious Cookbook, Green Classroom Tips... →
:: Calling all foodies and locavores! Delight in the cookbook Roast Chicken and Other Stories. :: Forward this green classroom tip to your child’s school teacher. :: Don’t let an old …
Honda and Yamaha to Make Electric Motorcycles in... →
Heavy Metal Thunder No More: Wind of Change
All eyes are currently on hybrids (such as Honda’s upcoming all-new Insight) and electric cars, but electric motorcycles also deserve some…
Fifth US Conference on Peak Oil and Community... →
Collective Responses to Peak Oil and Climate Change Gain Traction
We already know that there’s a peak oil doom-and-gloom survivalist in many of us, but fortunately it seems like…
Easy Going Green Tips →
Saving the Earth One Small Step at a Time.
Reuse Bags and Motivate Kids to Recycle →
Fresh Thinking for the Planet.
Turn Unused Gift Cards Into Trees and Gifts →
Try Gift Cards for Trees.
Swap Clothes Online at Rehash →
Save Money and Reduce Waste.
A Picture Is Worth...Best Shop Sign Ever →
::The Food Section via ::Apartment Therapy…
An Eco-Conscious Cookbook, Green Classroom Tips... →
:: Calling all foodies and locavores! Delight in the cookbook Roast Chicken and Other Stories. :: Forward this green classroom tip to your child’s school teacher. :: Don’t let an old …
Stay Comfortable, But Save on Air Conditioning →
Try This Simple Trick.
Are Credit Cards Recyclable? →
What To Do With Old Plastics.
Toilet Paper: To Flush or To Trash? →
What Is the Greenest Way to Dispose of It?
Global Warming to Cause More... Kidney Stones →
Kidney Stones More Frequent Because of Global Warming
According to a study published in the July 15 issue of Proceedings of the National Academy of Science USA (and reported in the September…
Fifth US Conference on Peak Oil and Community... →
Collective Responses to Peak Oil and Climate Change Gain Traction
We already know that there’s a peak oil doom-and-gloom survivalist in many of us, but fortunately it seems like…
Honda and Yamaha to Make Electric Motorcycles in... →
Heavy Metal Thunder No More: Wind of Change
All eyes are currently on hybrids (such as Honda’s upcoming all-new Insight) and electric cars, but electric motorcycles also deserve some…
Oliver Tickell: Gordon Brown has let the energy... →
Oliver Tickell: The PM trumpets his energy deal, yet power firms have escaped a windfall tax for a piffling investment in low-carbon homes
Reuse Plastic Bags for Kitty Litter →
Recycling Made Easy in the Home.
Reuse or Recycle Plastic Dinnerware →
Easy Going Green Tips for the Office.
Rethink the Kitchen Sink →
Water Conservation Tip: Reroute Waste.
Get Wrap-N-Mat and Get Rid of Sandwich Bags →
An Easy Reusable Solution for Kids’ Lunches.
Doucette Duvall's Spring Line Goes Eco-Chic →
Image source: Wire Image New York City-based label Doucette Duvall premiered its spring 2009 line—which uses reclaimed fabric and trim for about 50 percent of its materials—with an…
Fashion Brand Preen Goes Green Backstage and... →
Supermodel Aline Weber sits in an Aveda Pedicab before the Preen show Backstage at the Preen by Thornton Bregazzi Spring Summer 2009 fashion show we found Aveda’s four steps to a greener…
Celebs Surf and Bare Feet for Oceans →
Image Source: Barefoot WIne Barefoot Wine is really working hard to push this clean up the oceans thing this summer. First, they partner with Tristan Prettyman to host concerts and beach…
Kona Donates AfricaBikes to Africa →
Image source: Kona Bikes Kona not only sells good bikes, sponsors riders to jump off things taller than our heads, and promotes recreational and functional biking, but it also is putting those…
To Get Over the No-Wheat Hump, Locavores Turn to... →
ideonexos via flickr In North America, anyone living outside of the big grain growing regions of the U.S. mid-west and the Canadian prairie provinces one of the big gaps in eating a wholly…
Good Guide Helps You Shop For the Safest,... →
The website tells us that “One summer a few years ago, Dara O’Rourke was doing what he’d done dozens of times before: putting sunscreen on his five-year old daughter Minju before she went…
Soap: To Foam or Not to Foam? →
Which Soap Uses Less Water?
Akeena Solar Upgrades the Only Integrated Solar... →
Image source: Akeena Solar When Akeena Solar debuted their Andalay panels last year, it was already a break from the mold by offering the only solar panel that includes an integrated…
Congress Readying to Slash Farm Bill Funds Aimed... →
Image from iLoveButter I may not agree with him on much, but I do believe President Bush had it right when he chastised Congress for larding up the farm bill with unnecessary subsidy…
Beauty Lab: Pharmacopia Lavender Hand Cream →
Moisturizing without being overly greasy, Pharmacopia’s delectable-smelling lavender hand cream ($10.25 for 2.7 ounces; 15.50 for 8.9 ounces) dries smoothly without making you feel like…
Logging, Palm Oil and Human Rights in Borneo:... →
Image: Assembly of Upper Baram River headmen in 2006 (top left corner: the late Kelesa Naan, former headman of Long Kerong; top right corner: Bilong Oyoi, the deposed headman of Long Sait)….
Slimy, Green Jet Fuel, DIY Upcycling and a Little... →
Solazyme produces the world’s first algae-based jet fuel. Sustainablog offers six fun DIY upcycling projects. Will the Energy Ball bring wind energy to the masses? Most Huggable is a…
Tiny Homes: The Next Little Thing →
Steven Kurutz of The New York Times gives good exposure to the small house movement, “whose adherents believe in minimizing one’s footprint — structural as well as carbon — by living in spaces…
1000 Megawatt (or Maybe Less...) Wind Power... →
China, but not Inner Mongolia… Photo: Leo Kan Massive new expansions in wind power seem to be waiting in the wings of the public stage. Search the TreeHugger wind power archives and…
Human (And Probably Environmental) Cost Of... →
It has long been understood by US environmental regulators that an industry with environmental issues is very likely to have serious occupational safety and health problems. The US’ ‘drill…
Inhabitots Meet the Maker, Regeneration Talks to... →
Fake Plastic Fish: Affluence: Sustaining the flow by Beth Terry
“Having affluence means that the good things in life flow toward you. But if affluence is flow, then do those of us lucky…
The TH Interview: TOMS Shoes (Part One) →
If you have an entrepreneurial itch, a love of shoes, or a distaste for poverty, Blake Mycoskie, the creator of TOMS, is someone you should know about. In an odd twist, Blake took the…
The Net-Zero Energy Now House is Really Boring. →
I mean, really. Except for the metal roof, the Now House looks just like every other sixty year old postwar veteran’s house on the street in suburban Toronto. Everybody knows that a zero-energy…
Green Drinks Tokyo: How To Build Treehouses →
Tonight we are hosting our monthly Green Drinks Tokyo (every second Thursday of the month) in trendy Harajuku. Starting in August, greenz.jp has teamed up with Cafe Omamori and created Lounge…
Green Walking Tours of London's Eco-Highlights →
Here’s a walking tour that shows a green and sustainable side of London that most Londoners don’t even know about. Insider London’s Green Tours offer three hours of hard walking and bussing…
How to Save the Climate with a Click →
A clever German campaign at Click-and-Care shares gorgeous nature photos. But it gets better: sponsors will donate 10 cents (presumably euro cents, so about 15 US cents) for every photo…