Green Game: Play "...

LIFEBOAT: The Green21 Alternate Reality Game from Green21 on Vimeo . In the future, what ideas will stick and which will sink? Follow Caspian as he scouts out ways to address our most pressing issues for a sustainable future in this alternative reality game , Lifeboat. Caspian seeks your collaboration. Play along and be a part of the story to see if your contributions float… Read the full story on TreeHugger Excerpt from: Green Game: Play "Lifeboat" and See What...

Police Confiscate Gener...

David Shankbone/ CC BY 2.0 Photo via Wikimedia and David Shankbone . … Read the full story on TreeHugger See the rest here: Police Confiscate Generators, Occupy Wall Street Switches to Bike Power...

Trees are the Winners i...

© Robert Fulton – Winter Field, Trees are the winner in the Landscape Photographer of the Year 2011 prize. And what a stunning stand of trees they are…. Read the full story on TreeHugger Continued here: Trees are the Winners in the Landscape Photography of the Year...

Lighbulbs Made of Paper...

© Tien-Ho Hsu via Yanko Design Designer Tien-Ho Hsu has come up with a concept idea to reduce the amount of waste created by lightbulbs and their packaging. The solution, as this design presents, is emulsion-covered paper that glows when hooked up to an electricity source. … Read the full story on TreeHugger Read more: Lighbulbs Made of Paper Eliminate...

Baked Eggs with Tomato ...

© Sabrina Modelle This recipe was created by Sabrina Modelle of The Tomato Tart exclusively to pair with a 2009 Jacuzzi Family Vineyards Sangiovese . This medium bodied red is warm and round with red fruits on the nose, and a balanced acidity. It pairs perfectly with this spicy baked egg dish. Savor the last of the season’s tomatoes and some sweet pepper. … Read the full story on TreeHugger Here is the original:  Baked Eggs with Tomato and Sweet...

Is This the Tiniest Tin...

Fair Companies /Video screen capture From a young man building a tiny house so he can live mortgage-free to an off-grid home built for $2,500 , we’ve featured some pretty impressive tiny house stories on TreeHugger before. … Read the full story on TreeHugger View original here:  Is This the Tiniest Tiny House in the World? Tiny Houses as Punk Rock...

Mitt Romney’s Dow...

Gage Skidmore via Flickr / CC BY 2.0 It’s official: Mitt Romney will now literally say anything he thinks the Tea Party wants to hear to prove that he’s a real conservative. He claims he’ll repeal Obama’s health care plan (which was modeled after his own), he’ll boot illegal immigrants out of the country ASAP (after employing them on repeated occasions), and now, he’ll deny the existence of climate change (despite signing Original post:  Mitt...

Elon Musk: 2012 Model S...

Bloomberg TV/Screen capture Tesla Motors’ CEO Elon Musk was on Bloomberg TV today, facing some very skeptical business journalists. Are they right that Tesla won’t make it, or are they just looking at the short-term while Elon and Tesla are looking at the longer-term? During the interview (see the video below) Elon revealed that all the Model S electric sedans that will be produced in 2012 – about 6,500 – have already been pre-sold and Tesla should turn a...

Verdes y Colores: Museu...

© Verdes y Colores Located five minutes from the San Jose international airport in Costa Rica, Verdes y Colores is a mix of shop and museum which aims to combine responsible shopping with education to give more meaning to sustainable product design…. Read the full story on TreeHugger More here: Verdes y Colores: Museum and Shop of 100% Local Products from Costa...

Venus Fly Trap-Like Rob...

BotheredByBees / CC BY 2.0 When it comes to advancing technology, scientists are turning more and more often to nature for answers. Mimicking how animals and plants move, eat and gather energy, they’re pushing the limits of what humans can make and do. In a spectacular example, two recently created robot prototypes have technology to procure their own energy by catching… Read the full story on TreeHugger Go here to read the rest: Venus Fly Trap-Like Robots Eat Bugs and...