UK Dock Turns to Wind Power - Motorists Look On
We mentioned Ecotricity’s new 'Merchant Wind Power' project at Avonmouth Docks near Bristol, UK earlier this year, but we couldn’t help posting a picture of the now completed initiative. Located in the ultra-industrialized port, surrounded by storage
Battery Electric Vehicles of Bristol
Bristol, UK, just keeps on popping up on Treehugger. Most recently we talked about the potentially ground breaking Transition City Bristol initiative, a community lead process to plan for peak oil, but as we noted then, it doesn’t end there. It’s also
Transition City Bristol: Tackling Climate change and Peak Oil with Community Planning
The Transition Town concept, a community focused response to climate change and peak oil, which was pioneered by Rob Hopkins, and which we reported on here and here, is spreading even further. For the first time, it is being tried on a city-wide scale,
Most Huggable: Football Mangroves in Florida, Bristol's Renewable Street Lights, Frank Capra's "Truth"
To carbon neutralize the Super Bowl, the NFL plants mangroves in Florida
MobiBike - a Biofuel Assist Bicycle
Tipster Peter S. was equally bemused by our mention of the petroleum powered bicycle jetpack. So much so, he thought one good turn deserved another. Thus we’ve now discovered the MobiBke. Take one foldable full performance Dahon ZeroG mountain bike
Warm autumn weather brings out troops of amorous tarantulas
An extended mating season is bringing California's tarantulas out in droves; here's a reminder to go easy on the gentle giants.
Photo: Yosemite Valley draped in perfect light
Take one of the world's most beautiful places, add dappled sunlight, and voila.
New California law helps diners to bring their own containers
It's still up to a restaurant to decide to fill them, but the law provides detailed guidelines on how to do it safely.
Recycling is broken: California's rePlanet shuts all its recycling centers
We have long called for deposits on everything. California shows that even that is not enough.
Photo: Sea otter revels in the kelp
Our photo of the day reminds us of the importance of sea otters.
California heatwave cooks mussels in their shells
Exposed by low tide and bereft of a cooling breeze, the mollusks overheated to the point of cooking.
This algae-filled living chandelier cleans your air
Designed with 'artificial leaves' of glass filled with algae, this lighting fixture is made to produce extra oxygen.
This company is using algae to make environmentally friendly inks
Instead of heavy metals, petroleum products, and toxic solvents, this printing ink is made with algae grown by Living Ink.
Vivobarefoot will launch an amphibious shoe made with algae-based foam this summer
The company that makes "shoes for people who don't want to wear them" is introducing a new model of adventure shoe constructed with EVA foam made from algae biomass.
This startup turns deadly algae blooms into plastic alternatives
Bloom hoovers up harmful algae overgrowth from waterways and turns it into a flexible foam that can replace some petroleum-based products.
Phosphorus pollution poses a major threat to the world's lakes
Humans dump millions of tons of phosphorus into lakes every year, and it's destroying their ecosystems.
A Thai startup is growing spirulina on a Bangkok rooftop
EnerGaia, a Thai startup, is using the rooftop of a Bangkok hotel to harvest spirulina. Is this the new edible rockstar of urban farming?
UC San Diego students help produce the world's first algae-based surfboard
Instead of using a conventional polyurethane core, this sustainable surfboard starts with an algae-based foam blank.
Durable Danish seaweed furniture can be reused as fertilizer
Surprisingly strong and made with seaweed and a bit of paper, this collection of modern furniture and lighting makes use of an abundant resource.
What if we could turn wastewater and algae into carbon-negative fuels and clean water?
Is this company getting closer to the dream of making truly sustainable carbon-negative fuel?
Bio-digital, interactive Urban Algae Canopy produces a small forest's worth of oxygen (Video)
This one of a kind structure combines architecture, technology, algae farming and real-time data, and will dynamically respond to environmental factors like weather and movements of people.
Eating sunlight: Algaculture suit proposes symbiotic bond between humans and algae
An interesting design concept that envisions humans becoming semi-photosynthetic thanks to a symbiotic relationship with algae.
29 new branches on the tree of life
The vast majority of species exist in a sort of 'dark matter' biomass. But new tools are shedding light on the microscopic organisms that, although invisible to our eyes, constitute the "most diverse and abundant" life forms on earth.
NOAA predicts dead zone size of New Jersey in Gulf of Mexico
This year, NOAA predicts a massive "dead zone" the size of New Jersey will bloom in the Gulf of Mexico. Brian Merchant reports on the cause and consequences of dead zones.
Glowing algae makes for a living night light
With the right set-up, phosphorescent algae can create a lightshow in your room at night.
Fighting Slime Crimes in Florida
Florida's waterways are rapidly become gross slimy things.
Luminous Laser-Cut Lamps Made Out of Kelp
Kelp isn't just for eating; this designer is experimenting with the fast-growing, large algae for lighting.
Pond Biofuels Takes CO2 From Cement Kiln, Grows Algae And Turns It Into Biofuel
We really do need more of this kind of thinking.
Tweetable, Interactive Algae Farm is Energy-Generating "Cyber-Garden" (Photos)
This fascinating installation where algae, bioluminescent bacteria, humans and smartphones interact may chart where a new generation of urban "cyber-gardeners" may go.
It's Not Just Asian Carp: U.S. Identifies 40 High-Risk Species
Concerned about Asian carp? Meet the invasive cousins, you might say, of the monster fish. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has released a white paper on 40 high-risk species to watch out for,
Mexico Aims to Be Top Biofuel Producer With Algae Oil
When you think Mexico, think biofuels (not just tequila). That's the message of OriginOil, a Los Angeles, California, company that's been contracted by the Mexican government to produce 1 percent of the
Ferran Adrià 's elBulli Restaurant Aims for Zero Emissions with Architect Enric Ruiz-Geli's Smartgrid
Image credit: El País According to El País on sunday, celebraty chef Ferran Adrià is plotting a zero emission premises for his restaurant elBulli on the coast of Catalonia, Spain. The 2010 chef of the decade (nominated by The Restaurant magazine) closed
Stunning Underwater Plants and Sea Life on the Ocean Floor (Slideshow)
The ocean is full of uncharted territory -- and of breathtaking natural wonders that look like they'd be more at home on Pandora than in the blue depths just off the beach where you spent your summer vacation. These stunning underwater plants offer an
Stunning underwater plants and sea life on the ocean floor
These stunning underwater organisms offer an ethereal beauty hard to reproduce on land.
Scientist Solves Mystery of Fertile Persian Gulf
On land, a fierce dust storm blots out any sign of life. But offshore, these banes of desert-dwellers' existence can be providers of life in what might otherwise be empty waters,
Amazing Lamp Powered by Algae, Water, and Your Breath
Treehugger has noted before how one can generate electricity from algae; Now Designboom shows a lamp designed by Mike Thompson that uses the principle. Place the lamp outside and the algae generates electricity during
Bio-Grow: Electronic Waste To Grow Algae For Biofuels
It's hard to imagine that the widespread issue of electronic waste could be seen as anything more than a problem, but what if it could be reused to make homegrown algae biofuels? That's what industrial design students at of the
Five kitchen trends that should die in 2020
After another site makes a list, we add our own suggestions.
Finally, a minimalist fire extinguisher for your minimalist kitchen
Every kitchen should have one of these, and now it can fit right in.
The future of food: Imaginary brands cooked up in ghost kitchens
We will all be poor, fat, and buried in plastic.
Passive House Institute's look at kitchen fans is less than exhaustive
Can a recirculating fan deliver the indoor air quality we should demand?
Closed or open kitchen? Charlotte Perriand's design is the best of both worlds
Lessons from the kitchens at Le Corbusier's Unité d’Habitation in Marseille.
Would you live in an apartment without an oven?
It is evidently big news in Toronto that condos are being sold without ovens, but it shouldn't surprise anyone.
Australian study finds gas stoves increase rate of childhood asthma
Perhaps having kids cooking with gas is not such a good idea after all.
Hang your hobs on the wall when you aren't cooking with them
Adriano Studio shows the future of induction cooking with Ordine
British architects put women in the kitchen, British women architects get mad
More proof that some things never change.
Will the kitchen get Ubered out of existence?
Uber founder Travis Kalanick's new company runs "CloudKitchens" for cooks without restaurants. This will be big.
6 different kitchen floors that are healthy and green
Are you buying for looks or for function? It can be a tough call.
All I want is an open-concept kitchen
It would make my life as a parent so much easier.
The Kitchen of the Future might be no kitchen at all
The Miele Dialog oven, combined with meal delivery, may make it obsolete.