Consumer Electronics Show, Good News for Jaguars, Bees, Freegans!

CES 2010 - Just How Green Was It? 5 Impressions and Suggestions

Last weekend we were at the International Consumer Electronics show. Scanning hundreds of exhibits among over 112,000 attendees, we scoured for green. Check out our conculsions about the status of green in the electronics industry, and read up on the over 30 posts about what was at the show.

TreeHugger Goes to Antarctica, Meets Penguins, Seals, and More

Last November, TreeHugger's Eva Jacobus took to the Antarctic Peninsula as a guest of 2041, an organization devoted to preserving the Antarctic through the promotion of sustainable energy. Check out photos from her amazing journey!

Sortify - It's the Spotify of the Trash Set for Recycle-Loving Types

Sortify will hopefully sweep the trash world and show up on every city street soon. For what is more truly irritating to a city street pedestrian type than a recyclable paper or plastic item in hand and nowhere to recycle it? Sortify to the rescue.

Self-Assembling Solar Cells Take Cue From Salad Dressing

The principle behind these self-assembling solar cells is one which I imagine every person who reads this is familiar with: Until you mix it together salad dressing stays neatly separated. Now take that idea--the hydrophobic and hydrophilic qualities of two liquids--apply it to manufacture of solar cells and you get a glimpse of the genius of this new invention.

Endangered US Jaguars Catch a Break - Will Get Their Own Recovery Plan from Fish & Wildlife Service

Though there's nary a word of it yet on the US Fish and Wildlife Service website, conservation group Defenders of Wildlife is reporting that the handful of remaining jaguars in New Mexico and Arizona will finally get a recovery plan, including setting aside protected habitat, a crucial first step in saving the animals from extinction within the United States. Here's more on their good news story.

7 Creepy, Crawly, Endangered Reptiles With Weird Genetic Traits

If snakes, lizards, skinks, and reptiles in general give you the creeps, then we've got seven reasons to give them another chance: From tiny turtles to massive dragons, these endangered reptiles have one-of-a-kind personalities, camouflage techniques, and coloring that make them different from your average creepy-crawly.

Wallpapered Dumpsters: A Sight for Sore Eyes?

There's nothing unsightlier than a graffiti emblazoned dumpster, filled to the brim with all manner of trash. The griminess of the dumpster, for some, is such that it immediately endows whatever objects may be placed inside it with the same unappealing, valueless quality. One artist is hoping to change this perception of dumpsters by beautifying them with wallpaper, to surprising effect.

Building a New Green Buckingham Palace

Buckingham Palace is leaking heat and energy. It comes top of the "dirty dozen" league of London's most environmentally damaging buildings. An analysis of a thermal photo gave it a score of 0 out of 10. But help is near: a group of civil engineers have worked out how much it would cost to build a new modern, green, replica of Buckingham Palace.

Digging Into Urban Outfitters' Perfectly Good Trash

The other night around 9.30 pm, I was walking up 14th st. and 6th Ave. when I passed a bunch of boxes next to the trash outside Urban Outfitters. The boxes were all marked "Broken" or "Broken Glass." With my suspicion that their definition of "broken" was different from mine -- and with the H&M saga fresh in my mind -- I pried one open.

Using Bees to Battle Crows in Japan

Crows are considered a menace in Japan and for the last 10 years, the country has been waging a war against them. There's been a range of tactics, but one that catches our eye is using one animal species to ward off another. Specifically, bees.