Tag: Awards - Page 3
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Woman Rallies German Community to Take Over Power Grid, Fight Nuclear and Coal Energy
When the Chernobyl disaster struck 25 years ago, Ursula Sladek, a woman from the small community of Schönau in Germany's Black Forest, was sparked to action. She started what would become a decades-long, nationwide
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Zimbabwean Man Awarded for Saving Rhinos in Southern Africa (Interview)
Today is day three in our series of interviews with 2011 Goldman Prize recipients. Raoul du Toit began working on rhino conservation as a Program Officer for the International Union for Conservation of Nature's African Elephant and
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Goldman Environmental Prize Awards $150K to Clean Air Activism on the Gulf Coast
This year's North American recipient of the Goldman Environmental Prize has been spending more than a decade working in his Texas Gulf Coast community to fight for stronger environmental regulations, better
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Best of Green: Business and Politics (Slideshow)
Who's the best national and international politician or political watchdog? Where's the best place for energy policy? Individual action on environmental issues is a great thing, an important thing, but without political action
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TreeHugger Best of Green Favorites Win AIA Housing Awards
Can we call'em? Last year we called Interface our Best of Green Residential Architect for their " tough, gritty work in tough, gritty neighbourhoods, which is exactly where the important work will be done."
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How Green Is Your Fast Food? Greenopia Has the Answers
Ever wonder which, of the country's fast food options, would be your greenest bet?Check out Greenopia's latest rankings of more than 20 popular fast food chains in the U.S. Restaurants are ranked according to how well they meet
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The T-shirt Chair by Maria Westerberg Wins the 2011 Green Furniture Award in Sweden (Photos)
Swedish designer Maria Westerberg's T-shirt Chair won this year's Green Furniture Award. According to the jury, "the chair weaves together a meaningful story using worn textiles. This up-scaling of the classical
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The Island of Sark is the Best Place to See the Stars
You may have never heard of a "dark sky island" before, but welcome to Sark, if you want to visit one.
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Congested Tehran Lauded For Transit Improvements
Smog-choked, traffic-clogged Tehran may seem an unlikely candidate for an environmental honor, but the Iranian capital's aggressive recent moves to improve its public-transit
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e360 Documentary on Pollution in China Nominated for an Oscar
The Warriors of Qiugang is a film that follows the story of the Chinese village Quigang and its fight against a chemical factory polluting the area. Co-produced by Yale Environment 360 and featured exclusively on
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GE Contest Seeks Best Ideas for Home Energy Efficiency & Using Renewable Electricity
GE has announced a new competition, called Powering Your Home. For anyone with a solid concept about home energy creation, management and use, it's your chance to partner up with GE to make turn that idea into reality. Check out the contest rules and
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Google Launches International Science Fair With a Most Amazing Grand Prize
Google's launched a new science fair that looks like a lot of fun not only to enter but to witness. They state, "Google is looking for the brightest, best young scientists from around the world to submit interesting, creative projects that are relevant
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Contest to Win a 10-Day Sailing Trip!
We actively follow the 5Gyres project, and the group has just announced a competition you definitely want to check out:
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48 Hour Film Festival Launches Eco-Themed Competition
The International film competition by the 48 Hour Film Project is starting up again. The filmmakers have just 48 hours to write, shoot and edit a film project, and this year the theme is focused
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Édouard François Is "Creator of the Year" At Maison et Objet
The French design show and magazine maison-objet has chosen TreeHugger favourite Édouard François as its architectural creator of the year. We gave his a Best of Green award in 2009 for his work that integrates green façades
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Human's Dominant Relation to Earth Is a Violent, Closed Fist: Alternative Nobel Winner Leonardo Boff
A coda to the news from earlier in the day that environmental degradation and pollution in China in 2008 totaled about 4% of GDP for that year: Tierramérica is running an interview with Leonardo Boff, theologian,
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EPA Announces 2010 Environmental Justice Awards
The EPA's environmental justice working group was only revived this year, but the agency has been giving out awards for leaders in
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Sylvia Earle is TreeHugger's Person of the Year
When TreeHugger compiled a short list of contenders for the title of "Person of the Year" in 2010, we knew it would be difficult to choose a single winner. Everyone on the shortlist, we agreed, deserved some recognition.
