Photo: John Gagliano If you’re in New York City this week, the Big Social Holiday Market by the Hester Street Fair , is not to be missed. Last-minute holiday shoppers can choose from a bevy of local vendors showcasing handmade and vintage gifts , open today through Thursday, December 23, from 11am-8pm, at Open House Gallery (201 Mulberry Street). TreeHugger stopped by this past… Read the full story on TreeHugger
Continue reading …The Future of Water Technology Highlighted By Finalists for Imagine H2O Competition
December 21, 2010 No Comment
Image via ImagineH2O The Imagine H2O contest has announced finalists for this year’s competition. These ten start-ups are competing for a $100,000 prize plus business and legal support to help get their idea off the ground and into the marketplace. The finalists focus on everything from water purification to generating energy from water. But the issues these start-ups focus on –often overlooked in other cleantech competitions — shine a light on the future of water. … Read the full story on TreeHugger
Continue reading …Tough And Stylish: Road Testing the New Freitag Reference Collection Handbag (Photos)
December 21, 2010 No Comment
All images by Leonora Oppenheim – Freitag Reference Handbag in the customised screenprinted cardboard box it arrived in. Sure makes you want to keep and reuse the box. Cool new green design is our thing at TreeHugger so we were delighted when those tarp loving Freitag boys offered to let us road test a bag from their brand new Reference Collection. The Swiss Freitag brand has been leading the field in funky, durable, recycled accessories for a good while now. Best known for their b… Read the full story on TreeHugger
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Image Source: Frank Farm Dear Pablo: As I begin the annual ritual of wrapping Christmas presents I can’t help but contemplate the massive amount of paper that is wasted each year. What is the impact of all the wasted holiday wrapping paper? The exact amount of wrapping paper used in the US over the holidays is up for debate and a wide range of estimates can be found online. According to the Clean Air Council , “In the U.S., an additional 5 million ton… Read the full story on TreeHugger
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Photo credit: Wicked Hemp Oops. Somehow we missed these and they’ve been around for a couple of years too. Hiking boots for women made with uppers of 75% to 85% hemp , natural rubber soles, with toe caps and heel stabilisers fashioned from recycled PVC. There are two styles, the lower cut, approach shoe style, of the Trail Master ($65 USD) and the higher Pathfinder boot ($75 USD). … Read the full story on TreeHugger
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Photo: benzinga Now even the Emirates are agreeing: the world’s most expensive Christmas tree is an embarrassment. Surely this must be a top contender in the Wretched Excess Department . This week the Emirates Palace Hotel in Abu Dhabi put up an $11 million Christmas tree in its lobby. To be precise: the fake fir tree cost $10,000 and the jewels adorning it cost $11M. It was meant to be a publicity stunt for the lavish hotel, b… Read the full story on TreeHugger
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Photos: KhayaL / NASA Sonic Boom Chicka Wah Wah If you thought nothing put a crocodile in the mood for love quite like the beady, vacuous eyes and razor-sharp grin of a potential mate, think again. It turns out that, after millions of years of existence, sometimes all a cold-blooded croc needs to get hot is the sound of a supersonic jet passing overhead. But it’s not a love for aviation upping their libido — sonic booms, apparently, sound quite a bit like a crocodile love … Read the full story on TreeHugger
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A CAFO discharge to a canal. Credit: IdahoCARE , Flickr CAFOS, aka concentrated animal feeding operations and factory or mega farms, are known for water pollution. What that pollution does, beyond being disgusting, is still being studied. The latest finding shows multi-drug resistance is more than three times greater near CAFOs than in agricultural streams not impacted by the farms. … Read the full story on TreeHugger
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There are 446 Bridges, Many with Pedestrian Sidewalks! This great video by our friend Clarence over at StreetFilms gives an excellent overview of Pittsburgh’s bike culture and infrastructure. Having never been, and because Pittsburgh isn’t as well covered by the national media, I had no idea that it was so vibrant and healthy. It’s a nice surprise! If you are in the area, make sure to check out Bike Pittsburgh ( become… Read the full story on TreeHugger
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