Travelling Art Has Seats for Insects
Pestival, is a weekend festival packed with art, music, talks and workshops, celebrating insects in art, and the art of being an insect. It starts from the fact that eighty percent of creatures on earth are insects, the 'pests' without whom humans
6 grasses for low-maintenance drought-resistant lawns
For all those of you who insist on green lawns, for your kids to play on or your dogs to roll in, you still don't have to lay down a carpet of thirsty bluegrass, which 95% of American lawns
Is Brown the New Green? Not Watering Lawns Works
It's catching on: homeowners letting lawns go fallow during the summer without wasting resources on watering. When I lived in Seattle it was a common practice. After the grass turns brown, come fall,
Artificial Turf Versus Real Grass: Which is Greener?
Could TreeHuggers soon find themselves hugging a fake tree or idly philosophizing in meadows of artificial grass? More than 225 million square feet of Astroturf have been manufactured since the plastic carpeting made
In Defense of the Cow: How Eating Meat Could Help Slow Climate Change
Should we be eating more beef in order to slow global warming? It sounds counterintuitive, but it may be so: Cattle could be part of the whole ecological equation to solving climate change and restoring healthy,
"Go Dry" Movement Spreads, As Californians Rip Up Their Grass Lawns
Cut the grass will you?...Are you done edging?....Time to water the
Ideal Bite Goes To Sleep, Urban Evolutions Hangs with Nike, SustainaBee Goes to the Carnival, and More
Ideal Bite: Are you getting very, very sleepy? by Heather Stephenson "You will be if you follow this tip. Conventional anti-insomnia pills work, but if you don't wanna lose sleep over side effects and potentially addictive ingredients, induce
The Clog Free Rake - A Human-Powered Leaf Blower?
Raking Without the Cussing Sometimes the greenest products are those not marketed as green at all – take the humble rake for instance. As a TreeHugger I already know that leaf blowers are the scourge of humanity (and don’t even get me started on leaf
Bonterra, the PGA and Audubon International Green the Greens
Golf courses looking to go green can look no further than Audubon International. From now until the end of this PGA season, for the first 100 golf courses that sign up at Bonterra Greens the Greens, Bonterra
Sustainable Sole, Eggplant with Chili and Spring Onions and Heavy Turf
:: Make your soles sustainable with shoe shopping tips from Summer Rayne Oakes.
This beautiful, simple drying rack is made by Bee's Wrap
It is designed to dry beeswax wraps more easily, but its usefulness goes beyond that.
The best thing to do with old LEGO bricks
LEGO is cleaning and repackaging pre-loved bricks and sending them to charities for kids.
See-through solar cells could close gap to meet electricity demand
This could turn 5-7 billion square meters of glass in the USA alone into solar power plants, plus power your cell phone and other gadgets
Flatpack Passive House is made in Detroit
Phoenix Haus brings European prefab technology to the midwest
Michigan lawmaker wants to call burning tires “renewable energy”
Proposed bill would make burning tires and other industrial solid waste count towards the state’s mandate of generating 10 percent of its energy from renewables.
Michigan voters say “No” to wolf hunting
However, the voter’s choice won’t be the final say.
Wolf hunt up for vote on Michigan’s November ballot
Does the state of Michigan need a wolf hunt? Voters will get the chance to weigh in.
Deja vu all over again: Michigan auto dealers sneakily try to lock Tesla out of the state
When the incumbents do everything in their power to keep you out of the market, rather than try to compete with you directly on the merit of their products, you know you're on to something.
Could Michigan replace lost manufacturing jobs with solar jobs?
It wouldn't solve everything, but becoming a solar power hub could give a new spark to the area.
Meet the one city in America where cars have been banned since 1898
When cars first began appearing in the late 19th century, some cities moved to ban them -- but there is still one place in the US that has yet to change its mind.
89-year-old Michigan Beekeeper May Lose his Hives After Neighbor Complaints
Beekeeper, and World War II veteran, is at risk of losing his beehives he's had since the 1950s.
Faults Leading to 2010 Michigan Tar Sands Spill Known to Pipeline Operator For 5 Years
Plus, NTSB Investigators said a "culture of deviance" delayed Enbridge's response once the 2010 was first detected.
Solar Breweries Come to Michigan
An Ann Arbor brewery has just completed a $350,000 overhaul of its facilities, all in the name of greener beer.
What Causes "Zombie Infrastructure"? Depends Who You Ask
Republican Candidate in Michigan blames too much federal regulation. Others might suggest too little.
Lessons From The Past: How Living Like Great Grandma Is Green
Matt Grocoff describes how his ancestors lived " in an elegant cradle-to-cradle, closed loop pattern."
Federal Food Aid Recipients Double Their Money at Local Farmers' Markets
The evaluation report three years after Double Up Food Bucks started giving incentives to SNAP (formerly food stamp) recipients
Koby Cottage "Represents a Revolution in Modular Construction"
It is a few years old but a real find. We probably won't see the likes of it again for a while.
One Female Left: Wolves May Go Extinct in Michigan National Park
The last pack of wolves in a Michigan national park is near extinction. Should humans intervene?
Heart-Powered Pacemakers to Eliminate Battery Replacement Surgery
Researchers propose using the vibrations of the heart to keep pacemakers going, eliminating the need to replace batteries.
Michigan Has Large Shale Gas Reserves, In The Great Lakes Watershed
The Michigan basin has extensive shale gas reserves, yet it is not a political issue for Democrats or Republicans. Why?
My Favourite Stories of 2011: March
Where I was preoccupied with everything Herman Miller after a tour of their factories
Detecting Plant Diseases? There's an App for that
The Gene-Z app works with Apple and Android and can detect plant diseases in 10-30 minutes.
University Installs Solar and Electric Car Charging. "Environmentalists" Get Mad.
Western Michigan University is installing solar-powered electric car charging. But it has to chop down nine trees to do it.
Thousands Ask Univ. of Michigan Stadium to Go Solar
From the Redskins' huge solar installation to a solar-powered NASCAR track that mows its grass with sheep, major sporting venues can be an ideal location for solar power. From large expanses of rooftops and parking lots to their high energy needs to
Can You Spot TreeHugger in this Google 'Search Story' About Solar Power in Michigan? (Video)
Don't Blink or You'll Miss It! Google has created a series of video ads called "Search Stories". They're basically short vignettes showing some cool projects that were made possible by people finding the right information (using Google, of course). The
Olympic medals to be made from recycled electronics
Tokyo 2020's organizing committee will transform old smartphones, laptops, and digital cameras into a true treasure.
Japanese robot hangs drywall like a pro
The HRP-5Ps were created by man. They evolved. There are many copies. And they have a plan.
The iPhone is greener, but that's not the big sustainability story
The fact that it is supposed to last longer is a bigger deal.
Time to throw out your smoke detector and get a new one
Pull out the ionization detectors and go photoelectric.
Are touchscreen displays a good idea in cars?
"If a touchscreen must be used, it should be embedded alongside a set of fixed, physical buttons that support muscle memory and single actions."
Fairphone 2 is the world's first ethical, modular smartphone
If only we could buy it in North America.
No distraction here: Harman introduces "helpful" dashboard for Maserati
It runs the full width of the car. What could possibly be the problem?
Epic art landscapes contain one lifetime's worth of recycled electronic waste (Video)
Aiming to raise awareness about e-waste recycling, this photographer used 4,100 pounds of e-waste in these futuristic scenes.
Are e-books "stupid" or "a revolution"? (Survey)
A big publisher says the former; an author says the latter. What do you think?
House of Marley makes bamboo headphones and speakers
And they don't stop there. Their products also feature recycled plastic, fabric, silicone, and more.
Building façade generates electricity and tells you stories
The skin of MVRDV's new Milestone office building is very busy.
Drones help to predict volcanic eruptions
Drones can continually monitor active volcanoes to help with advanced warnings of eruptions.
Tesla owners are mining bitcoins with free power from charging stations, but most are mined with coal
Bitcoin mining uses so much power that it may well turn into an environmental disaster.
Speaker system is designed for deconstruction
Everybody should be doing this, planning for repairability from day one.
Super agile bush baby robot jumps 4 feet; is cool and totally creepy (video)
UC Berkeley’s new robot is the most vertically agile robot ever built – why is it so unnerving?