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Source: TreeHugger – Photo: Black-crowned night heron starts to snooze
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Electric cars are taking over

As prices drop and range increases, more and more people are going electric.
Source: TreeHugger – Electric cars are taking over
What's the difference between all these laminated timbers?

We are in the middle of a mass timber construction revolution. What is everyone talking about here?
Source: TreeHugger – What’s the difference between all these laminated timbers?
Train vs Plane: Which is the better way?

A test, on a trip from Toronto to Quebec City
Source: TreeHugger – Train vs Plane: Which is the better way?
Simple cooking trick could save you 100 gallons of water, makes dinner better

If all Americans adopted this (almost) waterless method of cooking pasta, we’d save billions of gallons of water.
Source: TreeHugger – Simple cooking trick could save you 100 gallons of water, makes dinner better
New York City council bans processed meats from public schools

No more pepperoni, salami, bacon, or ham will be offered on school menus.
Source: TreeHugger – New York City council bans processed meats from public schools
3 online booking sites for people who want to camp

Craving an outdoor getaway? These sites make booking a campsite as easy as possible.
Source: TreeHugger – 3 online booking sites for people who want to camp
Photo: Triumphant monarch feeds on the ironweed

Our photo of the day comes from northern Illinois.
Source: TreeHugger – Photo: Triumphant monarch feeds on the ironweed
Peak Palladium: Thieves are going after catalytic converters from hybrid cars

The rare metal is now worth US $1,700 an ounce.
Source: TreeHugger – Peak Palladium: Thieves are going after catalytic converters from hybrid cars
Companies are promoting false solutions to plastic waste

They may sound progressively eco-friendly, but a new Greenpeace report explains why they’re not.
Source: TreeHugger – Companies are promoting false solutions to plastic waste
Owlet orphaned by fallen tree gets adopted by new family (video)

Here’s what happens when kind humans and open-armed owls encounter an orphaned owlet.
Source: TreeHugger – Owlet orphaned by fallen tree gets adopted by new family (video)
Anthony Thistleton: Sustainable design is over, it's time for Regenerative Design

It’s not enough to not make things worse, our buildings and our actions have to make things better.
Source: TreeHugger – Anthony Thistleton: Sustainable design is over, it’s time for Regenerative Design
Justin Trudeau promises camping trips to Canadian families

If reelected, the PM says he’ll launch a bursary that will help low-income families get outside.
Source: TreeHugger – Justin Trudeau promises camping trips to Canadian families
Photo: Iceland shows off its waterfalls

Our photo of the day comes the Land of Fire and Ice.
Source: TreeHugger – Photo: Iceland shows off its waterfalls
The Arboretum represents "a new stage in the ecological transition."

Nicolas Laisné’s vast project is a very different kind of office development.
Source: TreeHugger – The Arboretum represents “a new stage in the ecological transition.”
People with these conditions should sleep at least 6 hours a night

New research finds that normal sleep may be protective against early death for people with certain health risks.
Source: TreeHugger – People with these conditions should sleep at least 6 hours a night
Snacking on nuts can help maintain healthy weight

Researchers have found that adults who munch on nuts tend to gain less weight as they age.
Source: TreeHugger – Snacking on nuts can help maintain healthy weight
This vegan leather collection is made from apple skins

SAMARA’s cruelty-free apple leather is created from the waste of the juicing industry.
Source: TreeHugger – This vegan leather collection is made from apple skins
Recycling rates improve when people know what items will become

Jeans into insulation, plastic bottles into coats – details like this make people more inclined to use the blue bin.
Source: TreeHugger – Recycling rates improve when people know what items will become
Katerra opens the world's biggest factory making Cross-Laminated Timber

At Woodrise 2019, Katerra CEO Michael Marks wows the wood world.
Source: TreeHugger – Katerra opens the world’s biggest factory making Cross-Laminated Timber