U.S. Climate Change Portal Could Birth Entirely New Industries

At long last, we can access the government's climate change data, info, products, and services all under one roof: the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Climate Services site, a portal that brings together the ...READ»

Kiribati - A Climate Change Reality

In preparation to the Copenhagen climate change conference, UNDP produced a film about the reality of climate change in the Pacific island of Kiribati. The film clearly shows how people's lives are being affected right now by rising sea waters.READ»

False Alarm: Cardboard Furniture Is Still Cool

The trend may not be over, but Roberto Giacomucci's new line shows it might be getting there.READ»

Best of TreeHugger: 10 Million Solar Roofs Coming to the US? Plus, Space-Age Insulation and 6 Counterproductive Cultural Trends

This week in TreeHugger: An intriguing new bill would create 10 million solar roofs across the US, adding the equivalent of 30 nuclear power plants to the grid. Also, a new aerogel insulation, and the 6 cultural trends that are driving back human progress.READ»

Foursquare Steps Up its Location-Based Content With Zagat, HBO Deals

Conscious of the advancing, diversifying competition to its location-based gaming/info services, Foursquare is not sitting on it's laurels: It's announcing new partnerships with some big-name media companies to add content to its ...READ»

Eat-onomics With Gary Hirshberg, CEO of Stonyfield Farm

For the past 26 years, Gary Hirshberg and his organic yogurt empire known as Stonyfield Farm have been teaching consumers—and businesses—that sustainable living isn't only healthy, but profitable.READ»

Infographic of the Day: Your Computer Use, Visualized Like a Jackson Pollock

You spend all day clicking a mouse. What's that look like?READ»

Why You Should Start a Company in… Austin

Among other things, Austin has brought us incredible grub, South by Southwest and more than its share of excellent startup companies. READ»

What Apple and Amazon Job Ads Reveal About the iPad-Kindle Battle Ahead

Both Amazon and Apple have new advertisements for job openings at their companies that, if you read into the details just a little, give away many a detail on the upcoming Kindle versus iPad conflict. It's going to be very ...READ»

At Last, a Flight Check-In System That Doesn't Suck

A revolutionary software system could take some of the tech turbulence out of air travel.READ»

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Guess That Highway Sign!

Photographer Josef Schulz has a game for all the semioticians out there.READ»

Poster-Size Heroin Stamps Bring Awareness to Public Health Issues

Heroin, like any product, relies on branding to tell its story. GOOD Magazine alum Liza Vadnai has teamed with the Stamp Collective to gather photos of heroin stamps (branded stamp-sized bags of heroin), blow them up to poster size, ...READ»

Work Smart: Mastering Your Social Media Life

When you're active on the Web, keeping up with all your online accounts can feel like a full-time job. You want your high school friends to find you on Facebook, your co-workers to follow you on Twitter, and business associates to ...READ»

The Treehugger's Ivory Tower Gets Plantinum LEED

Yale's high-performance Kroon Hall also pulls off the near-impossible feat of looking at home on a campus with legendary Gothic architecture.READ»

Stanley and Fiona Druckenmiller: The Most Charitable People in the U.S.?

Slate recently released its annual list of the largest American charitable contributions, and the results may surprise you. Familiar faces abound, with Bill and Melinda Gates, Michael Bloomberg, and George Soros all taking top ...READ»

Why Brands Should Strive for Imperfection

Nothing is ever perfect, and even when it appears to be so, we are subconsciously looking for the flaw. Because our point of connection lies in imperfection--it's what makes something authentic. And now, since perfection can be had at the stroke of a digital brush, we have an increasing need to know what’s real.READ»

New Zhu Zhu Pets, Now With Celebrity Kid Names, to Take Manhattan Next Week

Everyone's favorite fake hamster plans for a big splash at New York's Toy Fair 2010.READ»

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Loopt's Location-based Ads Hit the iPhone, 'Minority Report' Here We Come

Loopt, the location-based sharing service, has taken the logical next step for its system: Loopt on the iPhone now includes location-based advertising. We've been expecting this, but is it a sign the floodgates of location-ads are ...READ»