Daily Archives: November 18, 2008

Photo: matze_ott

Ah, the product service system (or PSS): one of TreeHugger’s favorite concepts shrouded by one of the clunkiest names. For anyone who’d like a quick refresher, a PSS replaces a product with a service; instead of paying for the product itself (and whatever maintenance and upkeep it requires), you pay to use the product for a bit, and then give it back. Think of it this way: a PSS is often an answer to the question, “Hey, do you really need to o

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Finding the right gift for your favorite health-nut can be a daunting prospect – particularly with the inherent un-healthiness of the holiday season ready to trip you up. But take heart: we’ve been working diligently to bring you a wish list that will make any super-healthy super-human feel super-loved, from pillows that help your giftee get the best sleep of his life and plants that keep him healthy to gear, accessories, and books that will keep your health fanatic on the right track – and that ring up at tons less cash than insurance premiums or doctors bills

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Image source: Season 3 e2 Transport

Brad Pitt continues to lend his talent on this 3rd season e2 for their latest installment titled “Transport.” Episodes begin streaming on the web November 24 and then will air on PBS later this winter. Episodes span cities across the globe and look at not just commuting but also new, sustainable ways to transport goods and services

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Mass-Transit Gets Funded to the Tune of $75 Billion
November 4th was a good day for democracy in general (most of the voting went off without a hitch) and Democrats in particular. But lost in all the excitement over Barack Obama’s historic victory was the fact that mass-transit was also one of the big winners of the day. In fact, according to the<a href=”http://online.wsj.com/article/SB122645311762919469.htm

Road Rage Against Cyclist
digg_url = ‘http://digg.com/odd_stuff/45_Days_in_Jail_for_Driver_who_Rode_with_Cyclist_on_Hood’; digg_skin = ”;Last summer, the Oregonian reported an incident between a cyclist and a deranged driver in Portland: Jason Scott Rehnberg, 37, yelled at the car to slow down, and apparently angered by the remark, the driver chased the cyclist. He rode his bike into the neighborhood to escape and after a while, probably thinking he was safe, he went

Welcome to our new “TreeHugger Deals” column, which will run every Tuesday and is exclusively for TreeHugger readers.

In celebration of their recently launched ConcentratiOm, this week’s TreeHugger Deals comes to you from one of our favorites, Gaiam. Featuring renowned instructors Rodney Yee and Colleen Saidman, ConcentratiOm is a game that challenges players to test their memory and yoga knowledge. Players can see how many yoga poses they can match to their names in 2 minutes, and lear

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I’m not sure if Malhotra was referring to American Football or what the rest of the world calls football, but both stadiums are quite large. Wembley Stadium photo: Lawrie Cate.

Got your attention now? That amount of oil equivalent, three cubic miles, is how much the world uses in a year if you take into account all sources of energy, says Ripudaman Malhotra of SRI International’s Chemical Science and Technology Laboratory in Greente

Image credit:Volksbloggin, VW Rabbit trapped in parking garage

When money is tight, people will naturally tend to:- 1.) Purchase less “stuff”; 2.) Postpone repairs; 3.) Prepare meals from scratch; 4.) Play more music (TeeVee ads too depressing); and 5.) Poach .

W-a-i-t a m-i-n-u-t-e. Poaching? Yes, poaching. It happened a lot in the US during the Great Depression. (Blackbird “depression pie” is no joke.) Rural folk commo