EcoFabulous Prefab House Up For Auction Today
This diminutive domicile features fully-equipped indoor and outdoor designs. Photos by RCruger
A one-of-a-kind, cozy green designer home was unveiled Friday at the 2010 Dwell on Design show in Los Angeles. It’s up for sale – fully loaded – at an incredible price (last I checked on the eBay auction, it was only $65,000). Plus proceeds benefit Global Green USA. The 400-square-foot modular house is built with 80-90% salvaged materials by Reclaimed Space. The interior is designed by <a href=…Read the full story on TreeHugger
5 Ways the U.S. Military is Going Green
Photos: Various, see links below.
A Memorial Day Special
It’s Memorial Day weekend in the US, a holiday that commemorates the men and women who died while in the military. We thought that for the occasion we could have a look at recent ways in which various branches of the US military have been reducing their environmental footprint. There’s still a lot of work to do on that front, but some progress has been made….Read the full story on TreeHugger
Dispatch from the Gulf Oil Spill: Philippe Cousteau Tours the Wetlands, Oil Refineries (Photos and Video)
Oil refineries sit among the marshland. All photos and video courtesy of Philippe Cousteau.
This post was written by Philippe Cousteau, chief ocean correspondent for Planet Green and host of <a href="http://plan…Read the full story on TreeHugger
Maker Faire 2010: Wall Gardens Made With Recycled Plastic
A favorite spot in Maker Faire is the Homegrown section, where all things food and garden related can be found. Here, makers learn how to do everything from set up a gray-water system to make their own tofu. They also can find the coolest tools for gardening, especially if space is an issue. <a href="http://w…Read the full story on TreeHugger
Freaky Nose Leech Named For Its Enormous Teeth
Photos via LiveScience
Three years ago, after a young Peruvian girl bathed in a river, she began to experience an odd sensation in the her nose–like something was moving back there… And it turns out there was. After visiting with a local physician about the problem, researchers realized that the girl had inadvertently ‘discovered’ a rather nasty species of leech, previously unknown to biologists. According to them, the lee…Read the full story on TreeHugger
Peruvian Farmers Happy to Offset West’s Carbon
Photos via AFP
Peruvian farmers are about to get a windfall–and it’s all thanks to the burgeoning carbon offsetting market. Recently, one particular section of Peru was selected to be the site of a massive r…Read the full story on TreeHugger
PC-1 House By Pb Elemental on World’s Greenest Homes
photos via Archdaily
I have been trolling the reels of the the Planet Green show World’s Greenest Homes and find quite a few that TreeHugger missed over the years. A good example is Pb Elemental of Seattle’s PC1 House; PC stands for Politically Correct, which it hardly is at 2,850 square feet and with polycarbonate walls. But it does have some interesting features….Read the full story on TreeHugger
7 Epic Snorkeling Spots Around the World
Photos: BonitoWeb.com.br, DiveQuest.co.uk, Slackadventure.
The summer is coming and the mind starts wondering about vacation plans. While it’s always better to consider a staycation, if you’re thinking about traveling, you may think about snorkeling destinations: places where you can appreciate nature, reflect about the real danger of dirty waterways<…Read the full story on TreeHugger
Rammed Earth + Prefab = Quick and Cheap DIY House
All photos by Amarin Printing and Publishing
Last year’s container house by Chuta Sinthuphan of Site-Specific was such a hit at a Bangkok home show that the firm was invited back to do another model. This time, Chuta tells us: “Because when people think of eco-architecture in Thailand, cost came first into their mind. We wanted to show that living/building a eco-home is quite afford…Read the full story on TreeHugger
Totally Cool and Easy to Make Recycled Plastic Bags Rain Boots
Photos: Courtesy of Louis Rigano.
We’ve seen plenty of things with fused plastic bags, one of the best being the Chilean plastic bags boots we featured last year. However, few look like something that you would wear or that can be easily done. Until now….Read the full story on TreeHugger
