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Behind the Plan to Bring San Francisco to Zero Waste (Video)
We've been avidly covering San Francisco's recent green blitz -- it banned plastic bags, successfully mandated composting, and passed ordinances that will help the city move towards becoming 'zero waste' in a matter of years. If it gets there, Melanie
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How to Make the Simplest Vegetarian Soup Ever (Video)
From how to make tofu to a video about why eating guts, brains and genitalia is green, I've become a huge fan of the foodie-centric video content provided by CHOW. It's not all green related, but there is a strong bias toward real
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Happy 10th Birthday for Green Festival!
Image credit: Green Festival TreeHugger is excited to be partnering with Green Festival this year. We'll be bringing you some fun and interesting updates from the events, starting in San Francisco April 9 - 10. To help get things started, here's an
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San Francisco Nightclub's Sustainable Dance Floor Powered By Partiers
Last weekend, 1400 club patrons at Temple Nightclub in San Francisco shook their booties and booted up the power of the sustainable dance floor. 480 Watts were generated
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San Francisco Mother Shares Her Family's Biking Story (Video)
Stephanie's Story Highlights the Need For Safe Bike Infrastructure We've been saying over and over for years now that one of the best ways to make our cities greener is to provide alternatives to individual vehicles. That means make them walkable and
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Streetfilms on Moving Beyond the Automobile: Bicycling
It is a video that captures much of what we have been saying for years on TreeHugger; that bikes take up less space, use less energy, build healthier citizens and that the key is to give
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Ford Assembly Building Adaptive Reuse Wins AIA Honor Award
Marci Wong of MarciWongDonnLogan Architects writes that their adaptive reuse of the Albert Kahn-designed former Ford Assembly Plant In Richmond, California has won and AIA Honor Award. It is yet another great example of why The Greenest Brick is the
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San Francisco Mayor Signs Landmark Green Building Legislation
On Friday, new San Francisco Mayor Edwin Lee signed legislation that will improve energy efficiency in existing buildings, reduce greenhouse gas emissions, lower energy costs, and create green jobs. The Existing Commercial Building Energy Performance
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Why Eating Guts, Heads, Feet and Genitalia is Green (Video)
Chef Chris Cosentino—who made our slideshow of 10 Master Chefs Driving the Green Food Movement—does not mince his words when he talks about
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Why Not Aim For Zero Deaths of Cyclists and Pedestrians?
James Schwartz of The Urban Country asks why the streets are so dangerous for cyclists and pedestrians, and why we put up with it. He demands zero tolerance, and assembles some grim statistics and articles from
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Elegant Bike Storage Shelf From Knife & Saw
Images credit: Knife and Saw Designboom shows this bike shelf from Chris Brigham, a graphic designer gone 3D and now making furniture under the name Knife and Saw. . Living in San Francisco and visiting friends in New York, he "noticed that there is a
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A Not To Be Missed Plastic Ocean Themed Green Drinks NYC Holiday Party This Tuesday
Planning your holiday party schedule in New York City can be calendar jujitsu, what with work parties, friends parties, family parties, but there are also a few green themed parties that the sustainably minded New Yorker
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Garden Shed Studio Has Green Walls, Built of Green Materials
It seems like only yesterday that I was wondering if garden sheds would catch on in North America, when Alex at Shedworking tips me off to this lovely little painting studio in a San Francisco garden, by
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Tomorrow's Young Environmentalists Light Up The Stage At Brower Youth Awards 2010
The Brower Youth Awards (BYAs) are one of my favorite environmental events that I attend every fall. This past Tuesday was no exception, when six inspiring young activists were recognized for their
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Vintage Suitcases Upcycled As Boom Boxes (Photos)
There's more than meets the eye with an old-school, hardcover suitcase. This certainly rings true for the BoomCase -- customized boom boxes by self-confessed "audio-nut" and designer Dominic "Mr. SiMo", who upcycles these stylish,
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Food Justice, Security and Sovereignty Through Urban Farming (Video)
From Carrot City's Urban Agriculture Exhibition to backyard slaughter in West Oakland, TreeHugger is no stranger to the idea that growing more food where people live—in the city—can be of great benefit both to
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Celebrating 101010 At Hayes Valley Farm, San Francisco
Indian summer weather drew hundreds of people to Hayes Valley Farm today, October 10th 2010, to participate in an environmental work party. The work party was part of a worldwide day dedicated toward actions to avert climate
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Highlight From West Coast Green: Eric Corey Freed's Sustainability Plan
Trying to cram in three days of West Coast Green is like trying to fit a buffet table's offerings on two slices of bread. There is just so much to take in at this
