Jennifer Hattam
A former editor at Sierra magazine in her hometown of San Francisco, Jennifer relocated in 2008 to Istanbul, where she works as a freelance writer and editor.
Besides contributing environmental stories from Turkey and around the region to TreeHugger, Jennifer writes about the arts, culture, lifestyle, travel, and urban issues for other publications while exploring the city’s many corners, snapping pictures, practicing her Turkish, and blogging about expat life. Find her on Twitter as @TheTurkishLife and @jenhattam.
Jennifer can be reached at jenniferhattam@treehugger.com.
Latest Stories from Jennifer Hattam - Page 3
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Two Seats Turn Into One Sofa In Spanish Design Firm's Latest Cardboard Creation
Space-saving, multi-functional, and made of 100-percent recycled materials -- Sanserif Creatius has gone for the eco-friendly-furniture trifecta with its latest design.
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Green Growth Sprouting Up All Around Greece
The Greek economy may be ailing, but not every kind of growth is stagnant in the Mediterranean country: Green roofs are popping up all over, beautifying buildings and helping save much-needed cash.
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Award-Winning German Development Aims To Be 'The World's Most Sustainable Neighborhood'
Energy efficient, pedestrian friendly, conveniently located, and full of green innovations, the eco-city Arkadien Winnenden makes a pretty good case for the title.
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Urban River Restoration Transforms Singapore Park
One of Singapore's most popular parks has been transformed into a dynamic natural ecosystem with the restoration of a previously channelized river, creating new recreation opportunities while protecting the city from flooding.
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Are These the Tiniest Microfarms of Them All? New York City Artist Grows Food Inside Furniture
From chard on a chair to tat soi in a suitcase, artist Jenna Spevack is cultivating a tasty variety of organic microgreens in her furniture farms -- and visitors to her upcoming gallery show will be able to reap the harvest.
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Peace, Love, and Solar Art Combine in Clever New Timelapse Video
Imaginative Swiss design duo Drzach & Suchy's new work 'Nature Calling' looks like a digital trick but it's 100 percent sun, grass, and sand.
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The DIY Art Movement Reshaping Russia's Streets
From fake street signs to citizen-issued 'tickets' for bad parking, Partizaning's participatory 'urban interventions' are encouraging people to take responsibility for making their cities better places to live.
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Planting Trees in the Mongolian Desert to Fight Dangerous Dust Storms in Seoul
Korean activists are spearheading efforts to plant trees in Mongolia, hoping to improve both the lives of nomadic desert herders there and the air quality their families are exposed to back home.
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Climate Change May Kill Off 900 Bird Species By 2100
Tropical bird species will be hit especially hard by continued warming, the authors of a new scientific review say, urging further conservation measures.
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Highway Median Becomes a Green Oasis in Miami
A parking lot in the middle of busy Biscayne Boulevard gets emptied of cars and filled with grass, food trucks, lounge chairs, and free yoga classes.
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1 Reversible Dress Can Be Worn in 10 Flattering Ways
Nigerian designer Adebimpe Adebambo's 'One Leaf' dress puts a fresh twist on reversible fashions.
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Hey Architects, Can You Design a 100-Mile House?
The Architecture Foundation of British Columbia issues a challenge: Design a four-person home made entirely of materials from a 100-mile radius around Vancouver.
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Thai Artist Looks for Happiness in a Bowl of Rice
Bangkok-based artist Nino Sarabutra investigates what really makes people happy, and how much money is needed to live a good life.
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How Mobile Marine Reserves Could Save the Seas
Ocean life is always on the move. Why shouldn't the areas designated to protect them be the same way? Scientists say technology now makes it possible.
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Moscow Artist Sparks Local DIY Bike Map Movement
As the government moves to make Russia's traffic-clogged capital more bike-friendly, citizen cyclists are already creating and distributing their own bike maps to help other two-wheeled travelers find their way through the chaos.
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Walk Turkey's Beautiful 'Honey Road' This Summer for a Sweet Taste of Local Culture
An innovative eco-tourism project in northeast Turkey will take travelers along ancient nomadic routes to taste artisanal organic honey, meet local beekeepers, and enjoy spectacular scenery along the way.
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Whimsical Furniture Made From Recycled Cardboard
Inspired by both the beauty of the American West and the wares on sale in a tiny Parisian shop, Clôdie Francois turns discarded cardboard into colorful, playful pieces that look straight out of 'Alice in Wonderland.'
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Oldest Living Thing Threatened By Climate Change
A vast meadow of slow-growing seagrass on the bottom of the Mediterranean Sea may have been alive for up to 200,000 years -- but may not last much longer.
