Sidewalks are critical infrastructure and should be a civic responsibility
It is appalling that in much of America, they are considered a frill.
Open concept modern tiny home has plenty of personality
This loft-less tiny home makes quite a statement, both inside and out.
Eco-friendly 'super food truck' first on the East Coast
Yumbii, an Atlanta-based food truck, adds a low emissions super food truck to its fleet. Check out its environmentally friendly features.
Hacked standing desks overwhelm office system
Things don't quite work as they are supposed to when people stand up.
The whole city of Florence can fit in one Atlanta cloverleaf
Steve Mouzon looks at the true cost of sprawl.
#1 metro area in US for electric car growth is no longer in California
If you thought the top market for electric car growth was somewhere in California, you'd be right many months out of the year, but not the 4th quarter of 2013.
We've got twins! Extremely rare panda cub twins born in Atlanta zoo
Pandas, which are one of the better known endangered species out there, just aren't very good at breeding, making their survival more problematic than if, say, they had cubs by the bucketload every year.
Are sidewalks a civic responsibility? Not in Atlanta
One might think that promoting walking as an alternative to driving might be good for cities clogged with cars full of overweight people.
Biodegradable Toothbrush Gives a Smile to the Needy
Bogobrush is socially-minded, biodegradable toothbrush that gives back to the community.
More on the Trick or Treat Test: Calculating the "Candy Density."
Planner Paul Knight shows how to do the math and figure out where to go for maximum candy
Tom Vanderbilt On The Importance Of Walking, Both For Our Health and For Our Cities
St. Augustine said "Solvitur Ambulando": It is solved by walking. So does Tom Vanderbilt in this great series in Slate.
Perkins + Will Retrofits 25 Year Old Office Building to LEED Platinum
Proof that buildings from the 70s and 80s can be fixed well instead of demolished: Perkins + WIll gets the highest LEED score in America.
How Refugees are Cultivating a Garden and Growing Community
A community garden in Atlanta proviudes refugees from around the Globe a space to grow food, share their culture and to build community as a result.
Lloyd Alter's Favourite Stories of 2011: July
It's summertime, and the living is easy, and we are talking about air conditioning.
Porsche American Headquarters Has Green Roof, Natural Ventilation
There is something contradictory about building a Green Porsche Headquarters at an Aeropolis, but whatever.
Hundreds Of Thousands Of Americans Have No Car, No Access To Transit
Here is an interesting juxtaposition of stories; Kaid Benfield at NRDC Switchboard picks up on a study about how dangerous it is to be a pedestrian in America. He quotes Transportation for America: In the last decade, from 2000 through 2009, more than
Walkscore Rates the Most Walkable Cities In America. Is It A Useful Metric?
Yesterday I wrote about a mom who was convicted of vehicular homicide after her son was killed by a drunk hit-and-run, because she crossed the street from a bus stop without walking almost half a mile to the traffic light. Today Walkscore has released
Mom Charged With Vehicular Homicide For Crossing Street After Kid Killed By Hit-and-Run
I have been trying to write something punchier than David Goldberg at Transportation for America did but I cannot, this event is "so utterly outrageous, so emblematic of the failure of our current transportation
How Old Hotel Soap Can Save Thousands of Lives
I'll admit it, I'm a sucker for those little hotel soaps and shampoos and lotions. I rarely go home from a hotel stay without a handful of them stuffed in my bag. But they are
The Hub, a Shared Work Space for People Who Care. In a City near You!
Working in shared office spaces is an attractive solution for creative start-ups, and has become more and more sought-after in many of the bigger cities. Green Spaces in Manhattan has turned into a well-working
TreeHugger Staff Meets in Atlanta, Gets Overtaken by Beards (Pics)
This week, the full-time TreeHugger crew met up in Atlanta to pow-wow over the blog we all know and love. We are serious subscribers to the working-from-home-is-green ethic, but about every 18 months or so, we get together to
Slow Food Pop-Tarts, Made with Serious Love (A Foodie Gift Find!)
With science pointing to all the pitfalls of sugar on human health and longevity, I have ever more reason to curb desserts and hidden sugars. Sadly, "reason" lacks in my vocabulary during the holidays. On
How Smart (or Dumb) is your City on the Sun?
You won't find Lobster Boy in Hartford, Connecticut. Or Salt Lake City, Utah, or Denver, Colorado, for that matter. Those are the top three most "Suntelligent" big cities in the U.S., according to a survey by the American
7 Short and Senseless Flights We'd Love to Ban
Sometimes it's better to drive. Whether that means you carpool, rent a car, or take public transportation the fact of the matter is that you'd blow more carbon emissions if you traveled by airplane. Not only do you
What Does Al Gore Have to Do With Football?
This week former Vice-President Al Gore made a stop by Atlanta last week to talk about...well, climate change. But while he was there, he took the time out to talk to one of the NFLs most green athletes, Atlanta Falcons fullback Ovie Mughelli. Still
Emory U Students Pledge to Do 3 Green Things
As part of their larger Campus Sustainability Initiative, Emory University (GA) students are being asked to commit to each doing three green things in their personal life and on campus. While the program is voluntary, the university
Teddylux Recycled Cashmere Soft Toys
Abandon not all ye moth-eaten and shrunken cashmere sweaters—designer Brooke Serson Cernonok of Teddylux can sprout an entire menagerie from your castoffs.
Bristol, England, aims for carbon neutrality by 2030
"It's an emergency," say council members. "So let's act like it."
Go knock yourself out with unconventional parenting, but please stop talking about it
"Most people are already operating ‘off grid’ in different ways to varying degrees, but the vast majority don’t feel the need to make a big lifestyle song and dance about it."
Building an up-cycled, open source cargo bike for a city of hills
The Bristol Cargo Bike project is creating a "light weight mega geared micro logistics vehicle of choice for a city of hills."
Streets are for people (and water slides)
A slippery art installation in Bristol, England, reminds us that streets are not just for cars.
Photos show hearts and souls made out of foraged flowers
This looks like lungs, sort of, but it's really made out of meadow flowers.
New Mayor Takes Entire Salary in Local Currency
There was a time when local currencies were usable only at food co-ops and yoga studios. When a city mayor elects to take his entire salary in local notes, you know things are changing.
Distributed Energy Generation Would Produce More Than Gigantic Tidal Barrage
The Severn Barrage could create 50,000 jobs and provide 5% of the UK's electricity needs. Critics say we can do better than that.
Local Currency Goes City-Wide and High-tech
The Bristol Pound is not your average local currency scheme. A new video sets out the vision for this ambitious, city-wide scheme.
Bristol Prints Own Money, Including Banksy-notes and Eco Themes, to Spur Local Buying
The British city of Bristol hopes to promote local business with their own high-security scrip featuring local designs
Community Supported Aquaponics Takes Off in the UK
Volunteers are trialling an urban fish farm allotment in Bristol, England. Could this help ensure food security in an uncertain future?
City's Local Currency Is Accepted for Paying Taxes
Local currencies are nothing new, but one city is allowing its businesses to pay their taxes with local money.
The Occupy Movement Must Think Beyond Physical Occupation
Non-violent direct action is an important part of our democratic heritage. But occupation is a tactic, not an end goal.
Could Annoying Your Little Brother Be a Catalyst for Solar?
Not long ago, my parents installed a sizable solar array on their home in England. Now my brother has just emailed with photos of his own installation. What's going on? Besides providing more evidence that solar feed-in
Want Half Your Employees to Cycle? Build a Bike Shed Like This One
We know that bike commuting saves money, and that cycling to work combats obesity too. So it's no surprise when we hear that bike commuting is on the rise in many cities. One company is stepping out way ahead
Can a Whole City Go Zero Waste?
We've already seen how pay-as-you-throw trash metering can cut landfill waste in half, and we've witnessed whole cities make composting mandatory. So there's little doubt that much, much
Monbiot: Biofuels for Electricity is "Eco Vandalism"
Image credit: pawpaw67, used under Creative Commons license. Malaysian palm oil producers may be committing to green(er) practices, but that's unlikely to appease George Monbiot. He has long been a critic of biofuels for vehicles, but he is absolutely
Dramatic Projections Bring Climate Change Impacts Home
Stunning Art Project Projects Impacts of Climate Change TreeHugger was founded on the idea that art and design can help solve the ecological crisis we are facing - most recently evidenced by our round up of environmental artists shaking up the art
The Office: Flexible, Green Office Space for All
Life can be hard for start-up companies, particularly in the current economic climate. Often the need to keep costs down means that decent office space becomes unaffordable. It can be even harder for a small company to implement a green office policy if
Triodos Bank Annual Meeting Tackles Food Security
Whenever we've discussed Triodos Bank, the European sustainability-oriented savings bank with branches in the UK, Spain, The Netherlands and Belgium, we've always been impressed at the number of customers who attend
Ecotricity's 'Global Cooling Machines': Stunning Video
We like Ecotricity, the UK-based green energy company that is busy planning and erecting urban wind turbines across the country. We’ve written about their partnership with Popeye, we’ve brought news of their collaborations with Lotus and Ben and
Best Renewables Project in the West - "Where's the Competition?" Ask Winners...
The UK-based renewable energy company Ecotricity recently won an award from the renewable energy agency for South West England for its development of three giant wind turbines at the industrial Avonmouth Docks site on the outskirts of Bristol (which we
Transition City Bristol's Big Event: Program Now Finalized
Just a reminder to our UK-based readers that Transition City Bristol's Big Event, which we posted on last week, is coming up on Sunday. Billed by Rob Hopkins, originator of the Transition Towns concept, as "Possibly the biggest Peak Oil/Climate
Transition City Bristol's Big Event: "Unleashing the Collective Genius of the Community"
Hailed by Rob Hopkins as "possibly the biggest peak oil/climate change/Transition event to take place in the UK", Bristol's Big Event looks set to be a huge collective exploration of the future for this city of 400,000 residents as fossil fuels