Andrew Maynard’s ...

Cameron Sinclair of Architecture For Humanity always says that the last thing people need after a disaster is another architect’s idea for instant housing, but that hasn’t stopped TreeHugger Best of Green Young Architect Andrew Maynard from looking at the problem of the flooding in Pakistan and writing: Many would suggest, correctly, that what a disaster of this magnitude DOES NOT need is another idealistic architect proposing yet… Read the full story on TreeHugger...

Meet ‘Enviropig’ â€...

Pigs have trouble fully digesting a phosphorus-based compound known as phytate found in many cereal grains used to feed them. Thus, they must be given phosphorus-enriched food supplements. Both the phytate and the excess phosphorus from supplements end up concentrated in the animal’s manure. This is then used as fertilizer for various crops.  This would not be a problem except that the excess phosphorus leaches into the soil and rain washes out much of the energy-rich...

Wyoming Town Close to D...

image via Gasland I lived in Wyoming for 8 years and it breaks my heart that the state’s landscape is being so significantly altered by the oil, coal and gas industry. I never visited the town of Pavillion when I was in Wyoming, and now I don’t have much of a desire to go there after federal officials told locals to avoid drinking their tap water and to make sure they have ventilation when showering. Pavillion is located close to several natural gas drilling sites....

On This Labor Day, Dema...

There is a price to pay for cheap energy and gas for our cars that goes beyond dollars, as we saw this year with the 29 dead miners in West Virginia and the 11 on the Deepwater Horizon platform in the Gulf. American labor used to make things and fix things, and used to be proud to do it, for a decent wage. … Read the full story on TreeHugger Continued here: On This Labor Day, Demand Safe Green Jobs, And Honor Those Who Work With Their...

‘Local’ Cre...

Image credit: Roddas From the very beginning, TreeHugger has been a huge advocate for local food . Ever since Time Magazine declared that local food was going mainstream back in 2007, there’s been a steady stream of retailers and restaurateurs getting in on the locavore bandwagon . Heck, we even have Continued here:  ‘Local’ Cream Travels 340 Miles to End on its Own...

Human Activity May Have...

photo: Wikimedia Commons A new study in the Journal of Archaeological Science shows there are exceptions to the conventional eco-wisdom that increased human activity always spells harm for animals: Researchers from North Carolina State University have discovered that the size of one mollusk, that’s been a food source for Pacific Islanders for thousands of years, has increased in size in conjunction with human population growth. … Read the full story on TreeHugger...

Waste Water, Kill Your ...

photo via The Daily What With this new faucet system conceived by designer Yan Lu,  if you wash your hands too long you’ll kill beloved Goldie . Well, not really. But that’s what this water-conservation piece makes you think. As you run the water, the water level in the fish’s globe decreases. Actually, the water in the bowl is coming from a different source than the water you’re using, but the illustration is a effective. via The Daily What Post from:...

First Photo of the Offi...

In 1970, USC Architecture graduate Gary Anderson decided to enter the Container Corporation of America’s design contest. His entry because the universal symbol for recycling . via BuzzFeed Post from: BlissTree First Photo of the Official Recycling Symbol: Flashback Friday See the original post here: First Photo of the Official Recycling Symbol: Flashback...

Offshore Oil Platform o...

An oil platform is on fire in the Gulf of Mexico. Will the Gulf of Mexico oil disasters ever end? The BP oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico is still fresh on people’s minds and it will take years, or even decades, for many of the problems resulting from it to be addressed (and some of them will probably never be able to be fully addressed). Now, another offshore oil fire in the Gulf of Mexico , 80 miles off the coast of Louisiana on Vermilion Oil production platform 380 (owned by...

Curious Whales Check Ou...

Photo via The Daily Mail The ocean’s whales are some of the Earth’s most massive and majestic animals, reaching sizes of up to 80 feet long and 150 tons. As the targets of centuries of whaling, they have a violent history — and are still recovering from an industry that depleted their numbers substantially. But while whales can be aggressive at times, they are more often gentle, curious creatures — and likely to check out foreign objects in the water,...