
It uses twice as much water and releases 800,000 more plastic microparticles per load than a regular cycle.
Source: TreeHugger – Why you shouldn’t use your washer’s delicate cycle
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Solutions summit: how to decarbonize now

More on why less is more.
Source: TreeHugger – Solutions summit: how to decarbonize now
Americans continue to battle food waste

A small survey by Bosch shows that U.S. homeowners feel guilty about wasting food, but need to change their habits.
Source: TreeHugger – Americans continue to battle food waste
Photo: Handsome goldfinch forages among the flowers

Our photo of the day comes from Washington D.C.
Source: TreeHugger – Photo: Handsome goldfinch forages among the flowers
Look for the northern lights in the US this weekend

Much of the upper US could be treated to some celestial theatrics.
Source: TreeHugger – Look for the northern lights in the US this weekend
How to prepare houseplants for fall

WIth cooler weather and shorter days, your indoor plants could use a little help getting ready for the new season.
Source: TreeHugger – How to prepare houseplants for fall
8 simple ways to help the birds

Bird populations in the US and Canada have plummeted by 30 percent since 1970 – here’s why, and what we can do.
Source: TreeHugger – 8 simple ways to help the birds
Gogoro launches the VIVA, a lighter, cheaper, electric scooter with a swappable battery

This could take a lot of smelly gas mopeds off the road.
Source: TreeHugger – Gogoro launches the VIVA, a lighter, cheaper, electric scooter with a swappable battery
Questions to ask yourself when buying clothes

Following these guidelines can help you to build a higher quality, longer-lasting wardrobe.
Source: TreeHugger – Questions to ask yourself when buying clothes
Jargon watch: Aufstockung, or vertical additions

It’s happening all over, and wood construction can make it even easier and faster.
Source: TreeHugger – Jargon watch: Aufstockung, or vertical additions
James Cameron wants us to stop treating the ocean like a toilet

The film director believes that ocean exploration could help us to prepare better for climate catastrophes.
Source: TreeHugger – James Cameron wants us to stop treating the ocean like a toilet
Photo: Katydid nymph in coral and turquoise

Our photo of the day comes from the rainforest of Ecuador.
Source: TreeHugger – Photo: Katydid nymph in coral and turquoise
Next transportation mode ripe for revolution: e-boats

Templar Marine introduces a Torqeedo powered dayboat that is a thing of beauty.
Source: TreeHugger – Next transportation mode ripe for revolution: e-boats
How to eat a persimmon like a pro

How to pick and prepare that puzzling persimmon. And a few ways for how to eat the delicious fall fruit.
Source: TreeHugger – How to eat a persimmon like a pro
Before 1965, low CO2 levels were steady for 2.5 million years

Humans have never lived with the high CO2 atmospheric conditions of the last 60 years, according to a new study.
Source: TreeHugger – Before 1965, low CO2 levels were steady for 2.5 million years
The Green House on Cambridge Heath adds mass timber addition to rehab of existing building

Waugh Thistleton Architects demonstrate how we should be building for a low carbon future.
Source: TreeHugger – The Green House on Cambridge Heath adds mass timber addition to rehab of existing building
New video from Ken Avidor: "My bike is freedom"

At least until you ride it to a public meeting, where your bike is part of a vast, bike-wing conspiracy.
Source: TreeHugger – New video from Ken Avidor: “My bike is freedom”
How did our periods get so full of plastic?

Years of marketing ‘shame’ to women led to the health and pollution crises we currently face.
Source: TreeHugger – How did our periods get so full of plastic?
How to make apples last (almost) forever

No more excuses for soft, moldy apples in your fruit bowl!
Source: TreeHugger – How to make apples last (almost) forever
Photo: Sydney's big pretty fig trees

Our photo of the day reveals a Victorian favorite.
Source: TreeHugger – Photo: Sydney’s big pretty fig trees