How To Access TreeHugger's Archives
by Michael Graham Richard, Gatineau, Canada on 05.22.06
At the time of this writing, TreeHugger has more than 8,300 articles in its archives, and that number should increase by around 100 per week. There's a wealth of information in there and we certainly don't want it to gather dust, which is why we try to link to old posts whenever possible, and why today we're doing this little tutorial on the different ways to access these archaeological treasures.
Search
The first way to find things in the archives is to use the search feature of TreeHugger. It's the best and fastest way if you know exactly what you are looking for. As you can see on the screen capture above, it is located on the top right corner of the site. You simply type in one or many keywords, with or without quote marks, and hit "enter" or press the button that looks like ">>".
Categories
Everything that is published on TreeHugger is filed into at least one category (often more). There are three main way to access the category pages, the first one is to use the drop down category menu:
You just pick the category you want and click on it. You'll be taken to that category's page and there you'll find a reverse chronological order (most recent on top) list of all the posts in that category. For example, in solar you'll find all the posts about solar power, in transportation all the posts about transportation, and so on...
The second way to access the category pages is from the front page of the site: Under each post you can see "File Under:" and then the categories in which that post belongs. If you click on these, you will be taken to those respective category pages.
And the third is simply to go to the list of all categories.
Chronological Order
If you want to browse the archives in chronological order, you can go to this page. From it you can jump to any week you want.
We sincerely hope that you will explore and enjoy our thousands of older posts. Like fine organic wine, we think some of them are even better now that they've matured a bit!
Are we overlooking the primary sustainable resource on the planet? This resource, just like so many others, is a victim of the social-economical dynamic of privilege versus obligation. This is the human resource!
There are many individuals whose skills are in the rough requiring minor refinement and reuse. Their commitment to a greener planet as well as a greener way of living out weighs the quest for riches and consumption. However, like so many other resources, they go under utilized and eventually discarded to complacency and a drain on society and its economy.
In a better society each individual, as a right of passage into adulthood, is obliged to conduct some introspection for the purpose of determining their gift. This society then refines their gift and recovers the cost of doing so when the individual give themselves over to the enhancing of the human condition.
At present it is not impossible to realize your contribution to society through the exploitation of your gifts. However, we do not do this efficiently. While you can borrow for your education, the cost and the interest are steadily on the rise. We are not far from the crisis period where paying off student loans, raising a family and purchasing a home can not be done simultaneously. This is just not efficient!
Not only do we need a greener way of living; we also need a greener way of thinking a governing ourselves. How many of your web sight hits are individuals with solar size determination, enthusiasm, trainability and foresight that are just not in the position to contribute. We want in! Show us how!