Tag: Environmental Footprint - Page 3
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Auto Dealer Retrofitting for Zero-Net-Energy
The oldest running auto dealership in Los Angeles recently announced plans to become
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Buckingham Palace Seeking Environmentally Savvy Gardener
Are you a green-minded person with a green thumb? You might want to check out the job listings at Buckingham Palace. "The £15,000-a-year post entails maintaining the 42-acre garden 'to the highest standards' and recycling 99 per cent of the waste -
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Why We Need Humane Education In Our Schools
Zoe Weil is the founder of Institute of Humane Education, and she recently gave a TED talk on the importance of redesigning how we educate people. We wanted to find out more about how a humane education
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Simplify Your Life Without Losing Your Marriage
We TreeHugger's are big fans of living simply and whittling down your material possessions. Yet—like so many green things—while it might be a relatively simple thing to make
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Compostmodern 2011: Smart Thoughts from Top Designers and... a Poem!
Compostmodern 2011 was held this last weekend in San Francisco, CA. The relatively new conference never fails to impress with the caliber of designers it brings to
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The Moderns Rethinks Office Space for Greener, Happier Workers
When their building's water tower burst in October 2009, The Moderns office space suffered an 8,000 gallon flood. They called it their own tsunami of change. They knew that while it was a huge hassle to build a new
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Drunker, Fatter, Yet Also Greener
They are getting older, drunker, and they are also getting fatter, as this nation now drinks 70 to 80 percent more beer and wine than they did twenty years ago, while having far more
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Send in Your Dust for a Personalized Brick
Clean out the corners of your room, under the sofa and behind your bed and send the dust in to "Laid to Rest". If you do it quickly enough you can have your own personal brick made with your name on it.
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CES 2011: What Does the 3D TV Rush Mean For Our Energy Consumption?
3D TVs, projectors, cameras -- it's all the rage this year at CES and the next wave of entertainment. Practically every major company that plays a role in entertainment
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CES 2011: Does The Sustainable Planet Zone Need to Disappear?
Every year I'm saddened by the small size of the Sustainable Planet Zone at CES. I always hope that the next year, it'll be bigger as more companies creating greener innovations sign on to show off their wares. However, this
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Resolve to Stop Worrying About the Environment, It's One of the Best Things You Can Do For It
Since the end of 2010 is rapidly approaching and if you're like many people you're thinking about resolutions to undertake in the new year, I offer up one which will really help you make your life much greener: Stop
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How to Find the Best Local, Handmade Gifts
The holiday season is in full swing, and that means one thing: the spirit of
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China's Walk More Drive Less Road Graffiti Campaign Wins Green Award Grand Prix (Video)
An ingenious piece of artwork created by Chinese pedestrians as they crossed the streets of Shanghai won the Grand Prix at the Green Awards in London last week. The awards, which also honoured Sir David Attenborough with a Life Time Achievement Award
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First Biofuelled Vehicle Reaches the South Pole
Brrrrrrr.....if you think you're cold, spare a thought for these 10 guys. They are attempting the fastest vehicle crossing of Antarctica in a biofuelled vehicle. The Moon Regan Transantarctic Expedition will travel 3,600 miles
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Does Government Failure Create Climate Apathy or Determination?
Matthew recently urged the green movement to regroup, refine and redefine its messaging, now that climate legislation looks unlikely in the foreseeable future and climate
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Ask Pablo: What Is More Sustainable: Eyeglasses Or Contact Lenses?
Contact lenses are disposable, a word that is not usually synonymous with sustainability. But eyeglasses are made out of metal and other materials that
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Radical Transparency - InterfaceFLOR Commit to Environmental Product Declarations on all Products by 2012
This week The Man with A Spear in His Chest, founder of Interface Ray Anderson, held a press conference to mark a milestone in his company's journey up "Mount Sustainability". They are making excellent progress towards their target of zero
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The End of Cheap Materialism and the Value of 'Enough'
Whether it's young couples living simply as an alternative American Dream, TreeHugger founder Graham Hill's LifeEdited project for an ultra low-footprint apartment, or localization advocates exploring the economics
