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Is The This The Most Extreme Do-Gooder Wedding Ever?

www.nytimes.com | Posted 02.18.2012

Read More: David Friedlander, New York, TED Conference, Jacqueline Schmidt, Screech Owl Design, Graham Hill, Treehugger, Weddings That Give Back, Ted, Weddings, Impact News

Recently at PowerHouse Arena in Dumbo, a loft-like store for arty bibliophiles, David Friedlander, a handsome guy whose career has a 21st-century way ...

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Trashkea Home Design: Trash + Ikea + Design = Eco-cheap Chic (VIDEO)

Kirsten Dirksen | Posted 07.19.2011

Read More: Osb, Lean-Material Sink, Green News, Low-H2o Radiators, Can-O-Worms, Green Remodel, Urban Vegetable Garden, Trashkea, Treehugger, Compost Bin, Upcycled Furniture, Ikea, Ecodesigner, Trash, Living, Clothesline, Graham Hill, Upcycling, Stop Flush Toilet, Think Chair, Home Design, Cfl Lightbulb, C2c Certification, Green Living, Green Style, Ecodesign, Pet Scholtus, Cork Flooring, Style, Green Renovation, Low-Flow Faucet Aerators, Solar Dryer, C2c, Bidon Lamps, Sustainable Furniture, Green News
Kirsten Dirksen

Most designers begin a remodel by choosing what to trash. Petz Scholtus chose what to collect from the trash to be upcycled (i.e. recycled for a higher use), proving with her remodel that green design could be affordable and stylish.

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Tree Hugging Is Back in Style

Charles A. Birnbaum | Posted 06.01.2011

Read More: Brookline MA, Olmstead Elm, Americana, National Parks Service, American Icons, Landscapes, Treehugger, Frederick Law Olmsted, National Parks, Trees, Green News
Charles A. Birnbaum

The Olmsted Elm served as one of the most symbolic living witnesses to the birth of landscape architecture and city shaping in America.

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Israeli Cleantech Experts Prepare For China, But Not Greenpeace

Karin Kloosterman | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Tel Aviv, Clean Technologies, Renewable Fuel, Shimon Peres, Renewable Energy, Israel, Isaac Berzin, United States, Greenpeace, Treehugger, Cleantech, Global Warming, Greenfuel, Al Gore, China, Environment, Green News
Karin Kloosterman

When it comes to global warming, the U.S. thinks they are the center of the world.

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Five Reasons Why Preserving Summer Fruits Like Grandma Is Green

Karin Kloosterman | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Organic Food, Fruit, Cooking Recipes, Cooking, Environment, Food, Canada, Diy, Treehugger, Health, Green News
Karin Kloosterman

I say we need a revolution -- one where people spend less time at shopping malls, and more in the kitchen.

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Supporting Sanity Over Fear: Sorting Out Contentious Environmental Debates

treehugger.com | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: March to Keep Fear Alive, Environmental Topics, Rally to Restore Sanity, Supporting Sanity Over Fear, Sanity Over Fear, Environmental Arguments, Treehugger, Environmental Debates, Green News

In the spirit of sorting out some of the absurdity from the more reasonable discourse going in the environmental discussion, let's look at some of the...

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HuffPost Game Changers: Who is the Ultimate Game Changer in Green?

Huffington Post | Posted 10.01.2009

Read More: New Media's Top 10 Game Changers, Slidepoll, Gavin Starks, Ken Cook, Treehugger, Huffpost Green Game Changers, Gary Hirshberg, Isabella Rossellini, Green Game Changers, Game Changers Green, Annie Leonard, Tags, David De Rothschild, Graham Hill, Bill Mckibben, Brent Schulkin, Roger Doiron, Green News

(VOTING IS NOW CLOSED) HuffPost's Game Changers celebrates 100 innovators, visionaries, and leaders in 10 categories who are harnessing the power o...

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Turkeys, Traditions and Families On The Fabulous Beekman Boys Farm

James Frey | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Reality TV, Thanksgiving Dinner, Thanksgiving, The Fabulous Beekman Boys, treehugger.com, Thanksgiving Traditions, Planet Green, Beekman 1802, Treehugger, Farming, Green News
James Frey

Thanksgiving on The Fabulous Beekman Boys. Oh my. It's either a great joy or a profound nightmare, depending on your familial situation and your propensity to binge.

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WATCH: Small Steps To Living Green With Graham Hill

Huffington Post | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Sustainable Living, Video, 5min, Bigthink, Green, Sustainability, Green Living, Graham Hill, Treehugger, Green News

BigThink talks with Graham Hill, founder of TreeHugger.com, on small steps individuals can take to get on the right path toward a more environmentally...

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New Study: Dolphins Use Diplomacy to Avoid Fights

treehugger.com | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Animals, Dolphins, Treehugger, Green News

A complex communication system is a sign of a complex social system, and scientists are just discovering that dolphins - intensely social creatures - ...

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Are Wooden Bikes The Greener Option?

treehugger.com | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Green Technology, Bike Culture, Biking, Bikes, Bicycles, Bicycling, Bike, Treehugger, Cycling, Green News

So why would riding a wooden bike from Renovo or even Organic Bikes save a tree? Wheeler says it's due to the fact that mining is tied in many cases t...

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PETA and Octomom, Together At Last!

Stefanie Iris Weiss | Posted 11.17.2011

Read More: Treehugger, Peta, Octomom, Babies, Sex, Overpopulation, Adoption, Healthy Living News
Stefanie Iris Weiss

In the West we rarely think about the ravages of overpopulation. But perhaps it's time for Westerners, particularly Americans, to raise our consciousness around this issue.

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What's Up With the Rainforest: City Exodus Adds to Fears for Haiti Crops

James Boyce | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Nike, Ipcc, Rainforest Newsladder, Brazil, Rainforest Alliance, Treehugger, James Boyce, Wal-Mart, Green News
James Boyce

From the devastation in Haiti to consumer choices in Europe, our top stories this week highlight how choices affect our future.

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The Rise and Rise of the Editor

Lee Schneider | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Mashable, Boing Boing, 1000 Days to Die, The Biggest Loser, Final Cut Pro, Non-Linear Editing, Huffington Post, Treehugger, Techcrunch, Television, Avid, Pop Culture, Editing, Media News
Lee Schneider

Can you feel the burn? It's not your fast-twitch muscle fibers that are on fire. It's the immolation of pop culture, consuming itself almost as fast as it can be produced.

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Contest: Six-Words on Water

Larry Smith | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Smith Magazine, Contest, Treehugger, Six-Word Memoirs, Water, Green News
Larry Smith

Here's a Six-Word Challenge about one of summer's treats and earth's increasingly rare resources: water

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If the Future of Fashion Isn't Green, What Is It?

Starre Vartan | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Julie Gilhart, James Woudhuysen, Barney's, Eco Fashion, Fashion, SoHo House, Treehugger, Green News
Starre Vartan

Julie Gilhart, Barney's: "If the way we make beautiful clothing... actually damages the natural environment and our precarious health within it, how can we enjoy this kind of so called beauty?"

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Top "10" Green Twitter Tweeters (Who You Should Follow)

Waylon Lewis | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Summer Rayne Oakes, Twitter, Mnn, Green, Web, Old Media, Community, Media, Treehugger, Ecofashion, Shea Gunther, New Media, Huffington Post, Waylon Lewis, David Burdick, Elephant Journal, Communication, Media News
Waylon Lewis

Just three active months on Twitter later, I've gained 4,900 followers -- and, more importantly, Twitter is among my web site's top ten traffic sources.

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GREEN Treehugger: 6 Clean Start-Ups To Watch In 2009

Treehugger | Jaymi Haymbach | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Huffpost Ball, Green Business, Green Companies, Clean Start-Ups, HuffPost Inauguration Ball, Treehugger, Green News

2008 was a banner year for green tech start ups. While the economy crashed, investments in clean technology stayed relatively strong. We're taking a l...

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GREEN: Treehugger's Green Matrix

Huffington Post | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Green, Huffpost Ball, Green Matrix, Treehugger, HuffPost Inauguration Ball, Green News

Where would you fall on the Green matrix? On the Dark Green "cutting edge" alongside Van Jones, or on the Light Green "so last year" alongside clean c...

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A Christmas Present from Israel: A Bloodless Medical Exam

Karin Kloosterman | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Israel, Doctors, Treehugger, Tel Aviv University, Personal Health, Medicine, Health, Blood Tests, Medical Tests, Injection, Green News
Karin Kloosterman

Thanks to new research, unnecessary and uncomfortable medical and psychological tests can now be replaced with a pencil and paper -- and can provide a much more accurate forecast.

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New Drug Is The Bees' Knees for America's Bees

Karin Kloosterman | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Bees, Ecology, Colony Collapse Disorder, Agriculture, Sustainable Agriculture, Food, Israel, United States, Animals, Pollution, Treehugger, Green News
Karin Kloosterman

America's bee colonies are collapsing. It's a big mystery, with much at stake. Green websites like TreeHugger have been on the case since the phenom...

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Obama's and McCain's Green Promises Are Just a Matter of Speech

Karin Kloosterman | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Obama Energy Policy, Obama Speeches, Energy, Solar Energy, Mccain Energy Policy, Climate Change, Renewable Energy, Environment, Mccain, Obama, Treehugger, Election, Green News
Karin Kloosterman

Obama said this about solar power. McCain said that about climate change. You no longer have to spar with your "green" friends over who is saying what...

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The Next Wonder Drug? Just Ask Mother Nature

Karin Kloosterman | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Mother Nature, Disease, Health, Nature, Environment, Israel, Cancer, Cures, Tel Aviv University, Treehugger, Flower Power, Green News
Karin Kloosterman

I talk with scientific researchers every day, and can't help but notice a growing trend: what was once relegated to the realm of naturopaths, witchdoc...

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Why John McCain May Have More Green Staying Power

Karin Kloosterman | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: John McCain, Environment, Foreign Oil, Oil Independence, Barak Obama, Treehugger, Energy Policy, Green News
Karin Kloosterman

Gal Luft is the most hated man in Riyadh, Detroit, and Des Moines, according to Esquire Magazine who's voted him as one of America's brightest in 200...

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Middle East Oil Barons Turn America's Oil Woes Into Clean Technology

Karin Kloosterman | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Energy, Fossil Fuels, Middle East, Peak Oil, Environment, Oil, Clean Technology, Treehugger, America, Green News
Karin Kloosterman

One would think that members countries from the OEPC in the Persian Gulf who are sitting on a quarter of the world's oil reserves would like to stall the development of clean technologies and thereby the creation of alternatives to oil, right? Nope.

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