Tag: Summer

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  The TreeHugger Swimsuit Issue: 10 Sexy and Sustainable Styles to Soak Up the Summer Heat

  Poolside fashion sizzles in our fourth-annual TreeHugger Swimsuit Issue -- packed full of sultry and sustainable ways to get wet this summer.

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  Horchata, a Healthy Drink Made from the Local Tigernut in Valencia

  If you ever find yourselves in Valencia, have an horchata (or watch some polystyrene sculptures burn!). We were served plenty at the Valencia Design Week and grew quite fond of this

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  Paddling Poets Deliver Poetry Readings by Canoe

  It's so Canadian. Where else would you find a group of poets setting out by canoe to give poetry readings? Only in Ontario you say...

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  5 Energy Efficient Air Conditioners to Keep You Cool

  In a perfect, eco-friendly world, we would all stay cool by dabbing crystal, cold stream water on our pressure points and fanning ourselves with giant leaves. But in the actual world we live in, much of the United States has been

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  Sour Puss Police Bust Kiddy Lemonade Stand

  Here's one to file away under weird. Three little ladies in Midway, Georgia were enjoying their summer day selling lemonade when local police drove by and told them to close up shop. You'd think fresh outdoor air and the

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  Bringing a Floating Pool to NYC's East River, Filled With Filtered River Water

  Last summer, we introduced the + Pool, a one of a kind idea to build a floating pool in New York City's East River, filled with filtered river water. Since then, the + Pool team has been busy turning what back then seemed

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  Milan Furniture Fair 2011 - Lapin Kulta Solar Kitchen Restaurant by Martí Guixé

  Once again Milan Design Week is here, and like most years, it is the small independent events that grab our attention. Like the Lapin Kulta Solar Kitchen Restaurant, that

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  Should We Still Spring Forward and Fall Back?

  It's that time of the year again: set the clocks back an hour and walk around in darkness and misery after 4 p.m. every day for a few months. It's time for the annual debate on the subject too.

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  Take A Blue Vacation On The San Juan Islands

  With Labor Day around the corner, people are trying to get their last licks of summer in before the days get shorter and the temperatures get cooler. The San Juan Islands, in Washington, provide a destination close to a

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  Boxsal, a Pretty Fun Picnic in a Cardboard Box (Photos)

  Summer is the prefect time for picnics, pretty much anywhere! On roof tops, in Central Park, at the beach, open air cinemas or the zoo, a good picnic is special. But how often do you make the effort and unleash your creativity to put together a

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  7 Green Summer Camps Sending Kids (and Future Environmentalists) into the Great Outdoors

  There's nothing like a week or two at sleep-away camp to get your kids off the couch, away from the Wi-Fi, and detached from their cell phones in favor of hiking, swimming, and exploring the great outdoors.

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  Rare 90-Year-Old Tree Flowers for the First Time Ever

  One rare tree specimen in Ireland is proving that it's never too late to try something new. Some 90 years after being planted on an estate outside of Belfast, a Goat Horn Trees, native to China, is flowering its pale,

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  Today's the Happiest Day of 2010, According to Math

  Have you noticed yourself smiling a bit more than usual today? Is there an extra spring to your step and a twinkle in your eye? If so, it might be because today, June 18, is the happiest day of the year--at least that's according to a

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  Urge New York State Legislators to Pass Solar Jobs Act

  New York City and New York State may not be the first places that come to mind when you think of places leading in the use of solar energy, but a pending piece of landmark legislation might work to change that. The New York Solar

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  Think Giraffes Can't Swim? Science Proves They Can

  It's long been thought that giraffes, with their tall necks and spindly legs, were incapable of swimming--unlike virtually every other mammal on the planet. But thanks to a team of researchers, who are strangely curious about such things, it's been

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  The TreeHugger Swimsuit Issue: Sizzling Fashion for an Eco Splash

  Whether you dare to bare in a string bikini or prefer to be demure in a one-piece we have rounded up 10 sexy and sustainable options to aid your search for the perfect swimsuit. From an organic

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  Chic and Cheap: Where Green Girls Get Warm Weather Wardrobe Basics (Slideshow)

  Spring is upon us and as we inch towards summer it's only inevitable that our wardrobe match the season. To assuage your search for summer staples, we have scoured the online eco-boutiques for casual, comfortable clothing items at

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  Got Allergies? Your Pool Might Be to Blame

  According to a recent study teenagers who spend more than 100 hours in chlorinated swimming pools have a six time higher chance of getting asthma and allergies, reports Yahoo! News. For some people, particularly kids,