Ayşe Erkmen's 'Plan B.' Photo: Istanbul Foundation for Culture and Arts (İKSV).
Water-treatment plants might not seem to have much aesthetic potential. But Turkish sculptor Ayşe Erkmen is making a splash at the 54th International Art Exhibition of the Read the full story on TreeHugger
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Food banks first rose to prominence in the 1980's as an emergency measure to stave off hunger during a time of recession and high unemployment. While often very prominent in the community, these institutions are increasingly coming under fire from food activists. Some go so far as to say that if we are truly going to end hunger in North America, food banks should be closed. ...Read the full story on TreeHugger
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The World Resources Institute has announced an initiative that it says will focus on business and finance models for sustainable, low-carbon economic growth in major markets like the U.S., China, Mexico, India and Brazil. The founding members of the Next Practice Collaborative are Alcoa, AkzoNobel, CEMEX, Johnson & Johnson, Siemens, Staples and United Technologies Corporation....Read the full story on TreeHugger
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It's official; cars sold in the U.S. are going to have to be quite a bit more efficient by 2025. I reported earlier in the week that the major automakers had agreed to new, stricter fuel efficiency rules, and today, President Obama announced the detailed plan. The American fleet will have to get an average of 54.5 miles per gallon by 2025. I just got off of a call with EP...Read the full story on TreeHugger
So, Japan's per capita energy use is already half that of the United States. Half. And that's the energy consumption of one of the world's richest, most technologically advanced nations. That stat should make us ashamed of ourselves. But this might be even more impressive: in the aftermath of the nuclear crisis, Japanese citizens have cooperated to help save electricity. In the process, they've reduced energy usage by 15% in Tokyo, one of the world's most electric cities. The New York Times explains how they did it....Read the full story on TreeHugger
If you've ever wondered how when there are heavy storms New York City's sewer system gets overwhelmed (check out this video of the Gowanus Canal for the stinking graphic details), there's a new EPA report detailing it all for you. ...Read the full story on TreeHugger
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Poor old Jon Huntsman. To my eyes, he's the most sensible and intellectually capable candidate to emerge in the GOP field yet. He's moderate, and acknowledges the existence of both science and reality. Case in point: during a recent campaign speech, Hunstman noted that the United States has "a heroin-like addiction to imported oil." And he's got that silvery-gray hair that makes him look all presidential! Of course, all the those things cited above (besides maybe the silve...Read the full story on TreeHugger
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Last year was declared the "Year of the Tiger," and though the global population still hovers below 3,500 individuals in the wild—making it one of the most critically endangered animals on the planet—some advances were made to protecting the much-loved species. At the end of the year, 13 nations with natural tiger habitat ple...Read the full story on TreeHugger
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I'll be blunt: The pathetic attempt by the Canadian government to rebrand the highly polluting, highly environmental destructive, highly energy and carbon intensive tar sands industry as 'ethical oil' rears its ugly head again via CBC News. Comparing the environmental nightmare of tar sands production to the human rights horror of the treatment of women in Saudi Arabia...Read the full story on TreeHugger
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Since New York legalized beekeeping within city limits last year, the practice has become more and more popular. On a quest to explore the growing beekeeping movement in New York, filmmakers Adrian Bautista, Martha Glenn and Brooke Tascona made a documentary, simply titled "Urban Beekeeping: NYC." It's a short, simple film that perfectly captures what makes beekeeping so fascinating and satisfying.
Watch the video after the jump:
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Continuing to simply set aside land and ocean as protected areas for wildlife won't stem the rapid biodiversity losses resulting from increasing human population and natural resource consumption. That's the sobering conclusion of a new study in Marine Ecology Progress Series....Read the full story on TreeHugger
Ahh, IKEA. On the one hand, says Lloyd, it confuses shoppers, promotes clutter, and exploits workers. On the other hand, it has some impressive sustainability initiatives, and has even made waiting for the bus more comfortable. Now, reports Bloomberg, Read the full story on TreeHugger
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This guest post was written by Elizabeth Fretheim, Walmart Logistics Director of Business Strategy & Sustainability.
High gas prices impact everyone, especially during high-travel summer months as families venture out on vacation. Americans across the country are feeling the pressure every time they visit the pump. Walmart is n...Read the full story on TreeHugger
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Some updates on the ongoing situation in the Horn of Africa, where thousands of people are being forced to flee fromrecord-breaking drought and, in certain places, outright famine--all of which is, at least in part, made worse by our changing climate. According to Germany's Africa polic...Read the full story on TreeHugger
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From sharing gardens offering food for all, to neighbors removing fences and growing food, Peak Moment TV has shown plenty of examples of communities coming together to garden. But how scalable are these initiatives? One Washington activist group decided to see just how many gardens they could start in their county—and the results...Read the full story on TreeHugger
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Japan must be expecting a response from activists when the next season of dolphin hunt opens. Officials held a security drill this week, practicing dealing with a boatload of activists messing with fishing nets inside the bay at Taiji -- a bay that has become infamous after being featured in the Oscar-winning "The Cove" documentary. ...Read the full story on TreeHugger
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There's been a lot of interest in the Renault Fluence ZE, and Brian even got to take a test drive when he visited a Better Place battery swap station in Denmark. There are good reasons for all the buzz. From its design origins as a regular, run-of-the-mill car, to its readiness for battery swap technology, it is certainly...Read the full story on TreeHugger
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I reported before on huge public support for a community-owned power station on a local brewery in Lewes, England. But time was not on the project's side—a radical rethink of Government solar subsidies meant that large scale solar projects had to be completed before August 1st to qualify for suport that would make them financially viable. News comes that Read the full story on TreeHugger
Temperature regulation is key in the tiny home. Rendering via LIfeEdited.
Thermal regulation: It's the short way to describe systems in houses that help occupants stay cool in summer and warm in winter.
While with new construction of passive, low-carbon-footprint homes there are lots of ways to do thermal regulation in an eco-friendly fashion, in TreeHugger founder Graham Hill's 420-square-foo...Read the full story on TreeHugger
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