It's not womens' metabolism that keeps them cool in the office; it's the men in suits.
And Steven M. Johnson has the answer to the problem.
Elevated bike lanes will abound in Utopia
An annual Toronto event is pretty utopian, as two major highways are closed to cars and given over to cyclists.
Never leave the office when you have Steven M. Johnson's Office Sleeper
Work/life balance is over-rated anyway.
Your office is in your car
Steven M. Johnson shows how the well-equipped mobile worker got around twenty-five years ago.
Steven M. Johnson's idea for solar heating makes a lot of sense.
It's reminiscent of some other crackpot ideas from the seventies.
Steven M. Johnson's adresses the problems of the tiny house/ shedworking movement
In one cartoon he solves a long list of issues that have kept it from going mainstream.
Steven Johnson's transformer chair turns into a rowing machine
I could use this right now.
A picture is worth: Steven M. Johnson's GYM
I thought the ELF was a great new idea; turns out our hero was there first.
Hey Google, this rooftop solar cooker is perfect for your self-driving car
Why turn your car into a living room when it can also be a kitchen?
Carry your cutlery on your face with the Goggle Cups
Steven M. Johnson's great idea for ultralight camping combines your dinnerware with your goggles.
When it's cold, insulating your body is the place to start
Steven M. Johnson has some good ideas, but there have been others worth noting in TreeHugger.
Carry your house on your back with Steven M. Johnson's Parka Place
In which Steven shows once again how far ahead of the pack he was.
The Pedal Wash makes a lot of sense; somebody should start a laundro-gym
Steven M. Johnson beats a whole lot of TreeHugger posts to the punch.
Interface introduces vinyl flooring
This is what has been touted as the greenest company in America. Will they give vinyl a green sheen?
What's so vile about vinyl?
The plastics industry is going state by state to get LEED banned from government projects. What's their problem?
On Parentables: Christine the Chemist Explains The Problems With PVC And Vinyl
Should the stuff be kept away from kids? The American Public Health Association thinks so.
Big Mistake: Hiring "Greenpeace Co-Founder" Patrick Moore To Peddle Vinyl Windows
They look so cute on their polyurethane sofa, in front of the wall of vinyl windows and doors, in the stock shot from the Canadian vinyl industry. The Vinyl salesmen are also
Susan Freinkel on Our Toxic Plastic Love Affair (Podcast)
It clogs our oceans and tampers with our bodies, yet without it, all modern life would skid to a stop. Susan Freinkel's new book, Plastic: A Toxic Love Story, explores the rise of plastic into ubiquity, hails it for its life-saving wonders, and explores
Eco Reminders; Wall Stickers with a Poetic Message Help You Get Rid of Bad Habits (Photos)
Stickers can be fun, but how eco-friendly is this new craze for decorating walls? We have found two brands that claim their vinyls to be eco-chic, and some even come with decorative eco-reminders; very clever! Hu2 in the UK has just
Terrific Green Tool: Precautionary List From Perkins+Will
Architects usually keep their proprietary research locked up and closely held. Perkins + Will has done the opposite and made it a public service. Launched at Greenbuild the Precautionary List is a compilation of available data on chemicals and
The Pluses and Minuses of Vinyl
In March, 2005 John Laumer wrote a defense of vinyl windows: Look Out Any Window; in March , 2006 I suggested that he was wrong in A Year Ago in TreeHugger: A Defence of Vinyl. In March,
How Not To Present Vinyl as an Environmentally Sound Choice
Over at the Sietch Blog, an environmental site that I respect a lot, a roofer named Leo defends PVC roofing as one of the greenest roofs. He isn't wrong; it comes in white, and white roofs are all the rage, it lasts a long time and is a
Handmade Toys And Clothing: Threatened With Extinction Under US Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act
The Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act (CPSIA), as passed by the US Congress in August, 2008, inadvertently threatens to take many handmade toys and children's clothing items off the market. According to the
February Deadline To Get The Lead Out Of Kid's Clothes & Toys: Recycling Allowed?
The US Consumer Products Safety Commission (CPSC), under pressure to lessen childhood exposure to lead in toys and clothing, has set a deadline of early February 2009. That's
Len-Tex's Surface iQ Wallcoverings Earns Cradle to Cradle Certification
Joining gDiapers, the US Postal Service and more, Surface iQ's commercial wallcoverings have earned Cradle to Cradle certification. The only printed commercial grade wallcovering to have earned this certification, Surface iQ's products have an
Sears & Kmart Join Wal-Mart, Target In PVC Reduction Programs
Short design-life products made of PVC have been a common, inexpensive, and functional choice for almost 50 years. But, vinyl can also be a risky choice of material for objects often handled by consumers, posing a risk of lead exposure, especially if
Eco-Flexx: A More Benign Billboard Material
Years ago, whilst working as a researcher for Greenpeace, looking at how effective its campaign had been to make the Sydney Olympics PVC-free, it became apparent to me how polyvinyl chloride so dominates certain industries. This is certainly true of
Target to "Systematically Reduce" PVC Use
Photo credit: What Rhymes with Nicole Target may finally be feeling the heat from consumer, health, and environmental groups such as the Center for Health, Environment and Justice (CHEJ), which has been vociferous in its campaign to get the nation's
Book Review: The Future of Nature
I have been reading two books at once, which is something one shouldn't do, as thoughts about each blend together. One is a dreadful screed by Andrew Keen called "The Cult of the Amateur," decrying the fact that bloggers are "amateurs without formal
Quote of the Day: Michael Schade on PVC and Environmental Justice
Sam Suds and the Case of PVC The entire life cycle of PVC is an issue of environmental justice and racism. Many PVC plants are located near poor and communities of color. These facilities have poisoned workers and fence-line neighbors, polluted the
A Healthy California School Lunch: Fruit, Veggies, And A Bit Of Lead
Vinyl man (pictured) may be disappointed. "The hundreds of thousands of lunch boxes given away by California state health officials over the last several years were designed to promote healthful habits, bearing slogans such as "Eat Fruits & Vegetables
UnTreeHugger: Nellie's Dryer Balls
We've been seeing Nellie's dryer balls and their various knockoffs throwing around their purportedly eco-friendly clout everywhere lately, even on green shopping sites and environmental blogs we know and love. (We even tried to correct these misguided
First-Ever Recycled Vinyl Wallcovering
Wallpaper for commercial applications must be a hardy, sturdy product to withstand daily wear and tear. But vinyl is a TreeHugger no-way…unless it is recycled. LSI Wallcovering is making wallcovering waves with the market's first ever recycled vinyl
Vinyl Windows: John was Right and I was Wrong. I Think.
We are very civilized here at TreeHugger and rarely criticize other writers when we disagree with their posts, and never fight in the comments. (unlike at Grist where you can see Dave Roberts and Jason Scorse go at it hammer and tongs over mercury in
Organic gardening helps inmates kick drug addiction
Physically and mentally, growing plants without chemicals has a transformative effect.
The problem with eco-labels on food
And why 'ethical' grocery shopping isn't going to save the world.
How to drink green juice and still be “green”
Green juices and smoothies aren’t necessarily the other kind of green—the eco-friendly kind.
Toyota's new power plant will use dairy manure to make clean electricity & hydrogen
The forthcoming Tri-Gen facility is being called "the world's first megawatt-scale 100% renewable power and hydrogen generation station."
Toyota will advertise its hydrogen fuel cell sedan with smog-reducing billboards
In a bid to highlight the clean air advantage of the Toyota Mirai, a hydrogen fuel cell electric car, the company is putting up pollution-scrubbing billboards.
Lexus to go hi-viz, encrusting car with 41,999 programmable LEDs
It makes perfect sense to make cars easier to see, night and day
Toyota builds a wooden car designed to be a family heirloom
It's a TreeHugger dream: an all electric wooden car designed to last forever.
Toyota's Thermo-Tect Lime Green paint saves energy and lives. Why isn't every car this color?
It's ugly, but it sure can keep that car from cooking, and it is going to be seen from a long distance.
11 electric cars now under $27,000... in California
There are now 11 mass-manufactured electric cars that come in under $27,000 in California... after federal and California incentives.
Toyota i-Road 3-wheeler launching in French carsharing & smart city scheme
I love this little vehicle. If it ever becomes commercially available outside of carsharing schemes, I may have to get one. Or maybe I should just start a carsharing scheme in my city....
'Best' Green Brands List Implies That Greenwash Works
Car makers do well in the public's perception of green companies. Illustration by wallygrom (busy at work) via flickr and Creative Commons. Interbrand has come out with their list of the world's 'best' or top 50 green brands. And as they say in their
China Bans Rare Earth Sales To Japan; Japan Starts Serious Recycling
Alex previously wrote about concerns as China Tightens Grasp on Rare Earth Metals Vital for Green Technologies; now we are seeing it in action. After a dispute over a collision between the Japanese Coast Guard and a Chinese
Looking for an Affordable Mercedes? Try the Hybrid
OK, affordable might be a bit of an overstatement, unless you're one of the richer tree huggers out there. We've told you before about Mercedes-Benz's hybrid S400,
Toyota Prius Named Top Green Car
It's been a rough year for Toyota, which has been plagued by recalls, but the Japanese car maker's top selling Prius is still scoring points for the embattled company. Kelley Blue
Cosmic Rays May Have Driven Toyota Vehicles Crazy
More than 8 million Toyota and Lexus vehicles have been recalled worldwide (including the 2010 Prius), and the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration has linked at least 52 deaths to unexpected acceleration in these vehicles. Although floormats