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:: Ontario wineries are where it's all at—find out why. :: Treat your parched and tired hands with an easy at-home spa treatment. :: Commercial car wash versus driveway car wash: Which is more eco-friendly? :: Tell everyone you know how to triple the lifespan of their refrigerator by making this tip go viral. :: This old-fashioned wi...

The Ultimate Race: Peak Oil vs. Global Warming

Which will end the world first: peak oil or global warming? In the spirit of apocalyptic competition, the team at ESPN The Magazine recently put the question to the test. "We thought it might be fun to run the two doomsday scenarios head to head, based on a mostly random reading of current events. What can we say? We like competition." So, when it comes down to the Oilers (no, not those Oilers) versus the Hockey Stick in a bare...

The Go Green Initiative's School of the Week: Garrison Union Free School in NY!

Well it’s that time of the week again, and Garrison Union Free School in Garrison, NY takes the cake as this week’s School of the Week! How you ask? Well read on to hear all about their terrific "Just One Thing" initiative that’s making a difference for kids, their families, and the planet in Garrison. ...

The TH Interview: Fred Krupp & Miriam Horn, authors of Earth: The Sequel

We marvel daily at the blossoming of new renewable technologies. Their promise of a low-carbon economy gives us optimism, and their downright coolness makes our synapses jittery with excitement. Earth: The Sequel is a deep dive into the most groundbreaking and enticing new modes of harvesting energy. Thin-film solar and flying wind turbines are just the beginning. Authors Fred Krupp (president of Environmental Defense) and Miriam Horn gave TreeHugger an exclusive interview about this new book and its message of hope and prosperity. ::TreeHugger Radio Listen to the ...

Et Tu, Arnold?

Image courtesy of schumachergirl1956 via flickr The "Green Governor," as California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger has come to be nicknamed in the press, has at times demonstrated an almost comical disregard for the muscular environmental agenda he's trumpeted during his tenure. Whether it be his love for "green" Hummers or his administration's obfuscation in last year's CARB-gate, the Gov...

Making The Iraq War More Eco-Friendly

In The Know: How Can We Make The War In Iraq More Eco-Friendly? I. am. speechless. Source David Sassoon<...

Dubai Saves Architecture Profession

Designboom calls it "A rather small city that has a population of 1.6 million people and a 37 billion USD economy based largely on trade,manufacturing and financial services." Yet it is employing a quarter of the world's cranes and probably the same proportion of the world's architects. TreeHugger is fascinated by the scale and the pace of construction and consumption of material and resources over there when we sit and say "reduce and reuse" over here. Now DesignBoom picks up where ::Dubious Dubai left off to catalogue pages and pages of extraordinary development of I don't know what for I don't know who.

Fleurville Re-Run Collection Welcomes New Additions

Fleurville, the San Francisco-based purveyor of modern parenting accoutrements, is expanding its Re-Run line of diaper bags (above) and accessories made from recycled plastic bottles. The Mod Pod Changing Kit ($47.95), available this summer, is a PVC-free changing pad that converts to a carrier. Featuring an adjustable Velcro closure, the kit also sports a removable shoulder strap, see-through wipe case, and plenty of pockets for fresh diapers and wipes. Also making its debut this summer is Fleurvilles's yoga bag ($47.95) for the urban mom (or pop), which is accented in the company's PVC-free polyurethane laminate....

Big Steps in Building: Plant a Tree

Developers don't like saving trees; it forces them to adjust the lot grading and road patterns for tree preservation rather than efficiency. The installation of services and construction disrupts the water table and the trees sometimes die anyways. Purchasers complain that crap from the trees is sticking to their cars. It is just easier for everyone to flatten them and stick in some cheap twig. Now the State of Virginia is going to insist that developers preserve "some percentage" of their parcel's original trees. Environmentalists tell the Washington Post that "Losing a big tree mea...

Nicaragua to Develop Wind and Geothermal Energy

Not long ago, we wrote about blueEnergy, a non-profit organization that is building hybrid wind and solar systems to power homes, schools and rural clinics in rural Nicaragua where nearly 80 percent of the population lacks electricity. In the last two weeks, the country announced two new renewable energy projects, which the government hopes will help the nation out of the energy crisis it has endured for the last three years. First, a group of high-powered Nicaraguan businessmen committed to invest close to $92 million to generate 40 MW of wind energy this year. According to Prensa Latina, Nicar...