Tag: Un-Treehugger
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Un-TreeHugger: World's First Stairlift for Obese Pets
Like their human counterparts, pets are becoming obese -- spawning temporary fixes like this costly stairlift for pets.
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Not Only are Single Cup Coffee Pods A Ridiculous Waste of Materials, They Are A Worse Waste of Money
You are paying as much as fifty bucks a pound for the convenience of making lousy coffee.
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Just What We Needed Dept: A Banana Slicer
It is truly one of life's mysteries: Why someone would invent such a thing, and why someone would buy it.
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Interface Studio Architects Break Out Of The Box With Wild Parking Garage Design
What were our Best Of Green Architects from 2010 smoking when they came up with this?
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Wretched Excess Dept: In New York Condo, Cars Get Rm w/a Vu
Just what we wanted: a "suburban home in New York."
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The Week in Pictures: Lt. John Pike Pepper Spraying Memes, Rubber Glove Bridal Gown, and More
Lt. John Pike is now an internet sensation. We also have a bridal gown made of rubber gloves, vans decked out ultra-luxe and more.
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The latest trend among the 1%: Generator Envy
Home theatres and wine grottos are so 2007; the latest trend is the home generator. Next: Gun turrets.
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Meat Now Available in Coldly Convenient Vending Machines
Thanks to the 'Smart Butcher' meat-dispensing vending machine, it's now even easier to delude oneself into thinking that steaks, sausages, and pork chops come from the same magical place that brings us Mountain Dew and Skittles.
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Guardian Fiberglass Threatens Blogger With Legal Action For Showing Lousy Installation
A demonstration of how not to promote your product in the Internet era.
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Un-TreeHugger: World's Biggest Sushi Overload (Video)
With over 75 percent of the world's oceans being overfished and knowing the large carbon footprint of sushi, it's hard to be a green sushi-lover nowadays.
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6 Meat-Based Beverages Sure to Make You Queasy
As everybody knows, one of the greatest pitfalls of living a carnivorous lifestyle has always been the limited selection of meat-based beverages available to consumers -- but that hasn't stopped folks from trying to come up
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UN, Biodiversity Experts Want To Ban "Geoengineering" Research
Due mainly to habitat loss, well-known and
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World's Largest Single-Family Monster Home Built in India
Rising like an monument to immoderation, the world's biggest monster home has finally been completed in Mumbai, India. Built by the world's fourth richest man, Mukesh Ambani to the tune of $1 billion, the gargantuan 27-storey
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Wretched Excess Dept: The Interiors of Private Jets
We do go on that flying is dying, and have complained before about the carbon footprint of private jets. We often complain about ostentatious monster homes. But I have never seen anything like a slideshow in the Telegraph of the interiors of the
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Kimberly-Clark Disposable Hand Towels for the Home Belie Sustainability Promise
"Kimberly-Clark has long recognized the importance of corporate responsibility and integrated the concept of sustainability in our business practices," the FAQ on Kleenex Hand Towels reassuringly announces. "At
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Un-Treehugger: Your Own "WindowWall" Made From LCD TVs
I must admit I've always taken issue with digital displays. They definitely have their place in the world - for some exhibits or advertising uses, they could end up having a lower footprint than other options. But it's rare. And for the most part, I
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From the Just What We Needed Dept: A Credit Card Holder with Button-Activated Card Selection
In case you were in need of a piece of useless junk, we bring your attention to the Credit Card Holder. It holds six cards, which can be ejected from the holder by pushing the button associated with that type of card. So rather than
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Un-TreeHugger: Get Cocoa Puffs (Literally) with Le Whif Chocolate Inhaler
Sometimes the whole "zero calorie" thing goes too far, like when it comes to enjoying chocolate. The latest thing is a chocolate inhaler called Le Whif. Yep, you read that right. Inhaling - and not in the figurative sense - is actually a way to consume


























