Tofu is a more obvious meatless go-to but its feathery texture doesn’t always suffice for most meat-lovers. Better ways to serve the weary include deep frying it so it gets the golden, crispy skin akin to these delicious Thai-inspired chicken-less satay sticks.
Photo by Tupporn Sirichoo/iStock
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Among the many great projects that Lipton undertakes on their tea plantation in Kericho is the monkey sanctuary. This vervet monkey was a nursing mother and she was too busy stuffing as much bread into her mouth as she could to take the banana that was being offered. The other monkeys were happy to grab the fruit and run off with their prize.
Credit: Kelly Rossiter
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James Lovelock
I imagine, like most people I became aware of the
Gaia Theory—essentially that the all of the complex interacting systems that make up the planet can effectively be seen as a single large organism—before I knew of its originator,
James Lovelock. Since then I've come to know his work more and while sometimes it can be tough to hear (only nuclear power can now halt global warming, 90% of human population will be
killed off by 2100 due to the effect of rise temperatures), Lovelock is of such stature, and has such a long scientific track record that you have to consider seriously what he says. As an environmentalist, you can't afford not to pay attention to him, even if sometimes he sounds like a
defeatist.
Continue reading "9 Environmental Icons: Walking the Green Path for 25 Years" »
There's a lot of mega-change happening in the world of travel, and nature, and we've selected nearly 20 honorees who are doing it right to earn a Best of Green Award in this category. From best yoga retreat to best nature photographer, there's something for armchair travelers and globetrotters alike.
Produced by Mairi Beautyman
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Narrowing down the most important topics in science and technology is no easy task considering that it is our sciences and technological breakthroughs that are leading us both into and out of global climate change. Add to that the task of choosing the best for that category! We've considered long and hard, and have gathered together some of the best objects, concepts, people and resources that we want people to know about and consider - the movers and shakers in green science technology today.
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It seems just about every day a new green initiative bursts out of Hollywood: The celebrities are at it full-force. Then, on the cultural front, powerful green initiatives are slowly sneaking their way into our daily lives. On TreeHugger, we picked more than 20 honorees earth-crazy enough to earn a Best of Green award in the category of Celebrity & Culture, from the greenest celebrity to the best environmental film, TV ad, cultural movement, magazine, social media site, and twitter feed.
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Oscar Wilde wrote "all criticism is autobiography"; much the same can be said about choosing the best in green design and architecture, it may tell more about our preoccupations than anything else. Design is so subjective, and green design is even harder, given that it is so difficult to define. Is it green enough? Is it good enough? Where is the balance? Do we go safe or edgy? Old favourites or young up-and-comers? What kind of geographic diversity? We give it our best shot.
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Transportation plays a huge role in our lives and also has a huge impact on Nature. Finding greener ways to move people and things around has a high priority if we want to keep the only planet that we have a nice place for us and all other forms of life. In this Best of Green, we look at a variety of ways that transportation is becoming greener, and we hope that these highlights can get the ball rolling and lead to even better things.
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When it comes to sustainable fashion and beauty you
can have it all--good looks for a low-impact planetary cost. Whether you're seeking silkier hair, an alluring aroma, come hither eye makeup, form fitting jeans, the coolest kicks or an upgraded men's wardrobe, consider snagging up some of our Best of Green winners.
Produced by Jessica Root
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Green food and good health go hand in hand. So while the best food choices and options vary greatly by locale, the best-practices and principles that apply to good food and good remain the same no matter where you live. With that in mind, we present the people (advocates, chefs, writers), places (restaurants, breweries, wineries), and resources (websites, guides, blogs) that are teaching and inspiring us when it comes to food and health.
Produced by Collin Dunn
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Considering that pretty much everything that TreeHugger covers could be written about from the standpoint of Business or Politics, the hardest part about narrowing down who should be given a Best of Green title was really determining what and whom not to include. There really are so many people whose work deserves to be recognized that we had to make some hard decisions on what sort of businesses, activities, political groups, we wanted to single out. With that in mind, here's a cross section of the sort of people, businesses and ideas which we thought deserved to be called the Best of Green.
produced by Matthew McDermott
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Daniel Burnham said "Make no little plans", but he lived in Chicago where the rents are cheap, not New York, London or Tokyo. In those and other expensive cities, people trade space for location and live in very small spaces indeed, like this 77 square foot closet in Knightsbridge that was for sale for $335,000. In single family suburbia, 881 square feet is considered itsy-bitsy; in the urban apartment world, that is vast.
We look at some small apartment plans, and how people adapt to them.
More on Daniel Burnham
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It's amazing the kind of great information Twitterers (or Tweeple...choose your handle) can point you to in just 140 characters. There's been some interesting water news going on, and we wanted to point out the tweets we've seen come through that have directed us to important news and activism surrounding water during the last week or so.
Continue reading "Top Tweets of the Week on: Water" »
Peaches top the list of most pesticide-ridden fruits, with some combination of up to 53 pesticides found on all the peaches in the study...yikes. With their relatively thin skin, peeling and washing can only do so much, so this one tops the list of fruits to definitely buy organic whenever possible.
To enjoy some yummy organic peaches, try Emeril's Sauteed Local Peaches, Emeril's Peaches And Cream Bread Pudding, or Emeril's Grilled Peaches with Red Wine Syrup; each recipe is waiting over at Planet Green.
Thanks to the Environmental Working Group, whom we recently named as Best Natural-Health News Website, for crunching the numbers and publishing the Shopper's Guide to Pesticides, where this list comes from. For more info on pesticides in produce, check out our list of 12 Vegetables with the Most Pesticides, too.
Image credit: Getty Images / Rosemary Calvert
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Since nearly all food is biodegradable (Twinkies perhaps being the exception proving the rule) and
few clothing items are, edible fashion would be one way to combine the need for fashion novelty with a nod toward sustainability. PETA's Lettuce Ladies are on a slightly different track - they want us to begin to equate veggie passion with, well, the other kind of passion. The Ladies generally don lettuce or cabbage bikinis for their cause (in this case, Romaine).
Continue reading "Edible Fashions That Make a Tasty (or Tasteless) Statement" »
There's something so inherently evil about one-time use cutlery and dinnerware: Such a waste of resources--coming with a hefty carbon footprint--to be thrown in the trash after a 30-minute take-out meal? Italian firm
Pandora Design comes to the rescue with the biodegradable White_collection, including cutlery, cups, plates, and bowls.
Continue reading "10 of the Best Green Designs Launching at Milan's Mega Furniture Fair" »
By all means,
buy locally-grown food whenever possible (within 200-300 miles at most), but don't necessarily be put off by items in your pantry just because some of them came from literally halfway around the world.
As we recently saw with wine, the transportation method can make all the difference in calculating the carbon footprint of your food. For example, sending wine by ship all the way from France or Chile to New York City releases a small fraction of the greenhouse gas emissions as does sending that wine by truck from California to the Big Apple.
I live in New York City, so all these distances are calculated based on that. Also, they are straight distances, not taking into account all the steps in the distribution process. Now, let's take a look at just how far away some common food items originate...
Continue reading "9 Iconic Foods From 5,000 Miles Away or More" »
Tomorrow is
Earth Day, and we are taking a look at the activism surrounding this special holiday for greenies. Twitterers are doing a great job of keeping perspective, lending tips, and providing camaraderie, and we've pulled out some of the top tweets coming through the wire to share with you.
Continue reading "Top Tweets of the Week on: Earth Day 2009" »
Many of us having been
celebrating Earth Day for as long as we remember--but it
hasn't always been this way. As evidenced by this photo from a march on the first Earth Day in 1970, it's taken the dedication, cunning, and the unflinching love of the environment of some very passionate people to bring about the awareness we have today. Now, we all know that we've got a long ways to go, but Earth Day is about celebrating the progress we've made--and a big part of that should be honoring the environmental heroes who've helped get us this far. This is by no means a comprehensive list, but here are some of the great men and women who've defined modern environmentalism--these green heroes deserve a huge Earth Day salute.
Continue reading "11 Environmentalist Heroes: an Earth Day Tribute" »
Best of Green Awards "Best in Show"
TreeHugger’s inaugural Best of Green awards have been an amazing, inspiring way to celebrate Earth Month, and, now that we’ve celebrated Earth Day with all the winners, it’s time to pick the “Best in Show” for the Best of Green.
After narrowing the field from the entire world of green down to our favorites -- over 175 winners, all told -- we need your help to pick an ultimate winner -- the "Best in Show." Check out the top vote-getters from each category here, and then head over to Planet Green to View & Vote for the "Best in Show" winner.
Voting will end at midnight on April 30, 2009, so find your favorite and get your votes in now!
Agree with who won in each category? Feel like your fellow voters missed someone good? Let us know in the Best of Green Forums.
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TreeHugger Alex snapped this photo of
The Flaming Lips' Wayne Coyne at the
Green Apple Festival last weekend in Washington, D.C. -- a pretty awesome way to start Earth Day celebrations.
Photo: Alex Pasternack
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2009 Goldman Prize Recipients
The
Goldman Environmental Prize is pretty much the pinnacle honor which you can receive for grassroots environmental work.
This year's winners include in their ranks anti-mining advocates in West Africa and West Virginia, an environmental attorney from Bangladesh, and a Russian scientist working to cut down toxic waste stockpiles. In this Google Earth layer, you can explore the stories of the
—all narrated by Robert Redford.
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In 1866, Charles Hess of Cincinnati, Ohio received US Patent 56,413 for an "Improved Combined Piano, Couch and Bureau" that was designed "principally for the benefit of hotels, boarding schools, and apartments which are used for parlors etc. in day-time and yet required for sleeping rooms at night"- pretty much the description of much of the multi-function furniture we have shown on TreeHugger.
Credit: US Patent Office, found by Siegfried Gideon in Mechanization Takes Command
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Sweet bell peppers are atop the list of vegetables found with the most pesticide residue; on a single pepper, there were 11 different pesticides found. The peppers also had 64 pesticides, in total, found on the sample.
The tests, conducted by the Environmental Working Group (recently named as one of our Best of Green award winners, as the Best Natural-Health News Website) and published as part of their Shopper's Guide to Pesticides, are part of the group's ongoing efforts to educate the world about the environmental health implications of what we consume and use every day.
Photo credit: Getty Images / Robin MacDougall
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Crush-worthy
Crash star Thandie Newton traded in her family's
BMW X5 for the celebrity-favorite
Toyota Prius. Her decision was influenced by a
Greenpeace leaflet stuck to the windshield of her, now former, SUV. She wrote to fellow celebrities including gas-guzzler
David Beckham, urging them to do the same. Via
Greenpeace UK
Continue reading "7 Hollywood Hotties and Their Hot Green Cars (Round 2) " »
