While TreeHugger knows that using what you’ve got ’til it’s gone is the greenest way to go, but we all have to replace our old faithful with new favorites eventually. When that time comes, we want you to know some of the good green ways to go. On this list: dining tables.
Used as homework workstation, […]

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We don’t feel pretty anymore with the gray banner and green background so we’re playing around with new designs. Please bear with us as we experiment off and on (previews don’t cut it).
This canned design is called "Hills green" or something like that. It is the most "environmental" of the designs but maybe over […]

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Maybe you’ve heard of the Dinosaur Tree? We first noted it back here. The Wollemi Pine (Wollemia nobilis) was previously only known from fossil records dating back 90 millions years, give or take a day. It was considered to have gone extinct about two millions ago, until rediscovered deep in the wilds of a National […]

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In 2003, London implemented a congestion charge - if you wanted to drive in Central London, you had to pay. New York, or more specifically, Mayor Bloomberg, now wants to do the same. He came to London this week in order to get a feel for how it’s going in the UK, and London Mayor, […]

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When it comes to combining rigorous sustainability standards with high-end design, it doesn’t get much better than Q Collection — see our previous coverage of their excellent work here, here and here as one of TreeHugger’s Best Sustainable Designers for more. If you’re looking to combine top-notch design with top-to-bottom sustainability considerations, you can’t go […]

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Wildflower Organics offers a range of cuffs, earrings, and necklaces fashioned from scrap leather salvaged from a shoe factory in Indonesia.
Carved into polished organic shapes and available in either black or mocha hues, the pieces are simple yet striking, and are meant to develop a patina of character with wear. Prices start at $33 […]

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Trending up: Many commodity prices have risen sharply in 2007, reflecting increased interest in biofuels, strong demand, weather-related events and geopolitical concerns. Source: IMF
On the heels of an ominous report on rising food prices by the FAO comes another warning from a U.N. expert that the rush towards converting crops to biofuels could potentially […]

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We at TreeHugger think HGTV’s show ‘Living with Ed’ has great potential to educate about green lifestyles, and we met up with Ed Begly earlier this year for an interview. This week we were pleased to learn that the show won an Environmental Media Association Award for best Reality Primetime Program.
Living with Ed, the […]

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Photo credit: t-bet
At events where food is served buffet style, I start by surveying the entire selection before I get in line to fill my plate. That way, I don’t take everything that is offered. Instead, I end up only with foods I am most likely to enjoy without straying too far from my […]

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The folks over at the Porter School for Environmental Studies are organizing a one-day event at the Watec conference tomorrow in Tel Aviv, but with a focus on air pollution and the global “ZeroCarbonCity” campaign.
Last time we checked, there were about 6,500 Israeli-based TreeHugger readers. And out of you, there must be a few activists. […]

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