
Just using them for an hour pushes pollution about legal limits.
Source: TreeHugger – New study confirms that gas stoves are bad for your health
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May is the perfect month for kids to observe birds

Turn them into little citizen scientists by giving them a backyard tally sheet.
Source: TreeHugger – May is the perfect month for kids to observe birds
This May Day, celebrate the front-line workers

It’s Loyalty Day in America, but International Workers Day in much of the world. That’s what we should celebrating right now.
Source: TreeHugger – This May Day, celebrate the front-line workers
Are we on the verge of camping's golden age?

It’s a form of travel that is socially distant, cheap, and well-ventilated.
Source: TreeHugger – Are we on the verge of camping’s golden age?
Photo: Dawn shares her colors with the reservoir

Our photo of the day comes from Cornwall, England.
Source: TreeHugger – Photo: Dawn shares her colors with the reservoir
After the coronavirus, we have to throw out The American Way of Building.

Why now, more than ever, all new building should be Passive House
Source: TreeHugger – After the coronavirus, we have to throw out The American Way of Building.
This terrifying hailstone may have set a new world record

A supercell thunderstorm in Argentina delivered shockingly huge hailstones to the heavily populated city of Villa Carlos Paz.
Source: TreeHugger – This terrifying hailstone may have set a new world record
Microplastics inhibit a hermit crab's ability to choose shell

An Irish study found that pollution affects cognition and they’re unable to detect an ideal shell when they see one.
Source: TreeHugger – Microplastics inhibit a hermit crab’s ability to choose shell
7 ways to build resilience at home

“Be like a squirrel” and other advice for unexpectedly difficult times.
Source: TreeHugger – 7 ways to build resilience at home
6 ways to build resilience at home

“Be like a squirrel” and other advice for unexpectedly difficult times.
Source: TreeHugger – 6 ways to build resilience at home
Photo: Squirrel peeks out from a palm

Our photo of the day comes from Los Angeles, California.
Source: TreeHugger – Photo: Squirrel peeks out from a palm
Are gas furnaces and boilers the new diesel cars?

The age of diesel and petrol cars is ending. It’s time to do the same for fossil fuel heating.
Source: TreeHugger – Are gas furnaces and boilers the new diesel cars?
This is the Settra Series, made from old plastic bottles

It’s a duffel bag with various inserts that will keep you organized whenever you leave the house.
Source: TreeHugger – This is the Settra Series, made from old plastic bottles
7 energy-sucking activities I stopped doing during quarantine

Some might say it’s slovenly. I call it cutting down my carbon footprint.
Source: TreeHugger – 7 energy-sucking activities I stopped doing during quarantine
3 more rules for sustainable tourism

This is our chance to commit to new ways of moving around the planet.
Source: TreeHugger – 3 more rules for sustainable tourism
Photo: Small bird, big song

Our photo of the day comes from Morro Bay, California.
Source: TreeHugger – Photo: Small bird, big song
7 houseplants you can eat

Of course you won’t want to eat your beloved decorative houseplants, but there are plenty of edible plants that can be grown indoors.
Source: TreeHugger – 7 houseplants you can eat
Take back the streets and give them to restaurants

Vilnius has an idea that would work in a lot of places.
Source: TreeHugger – Take back the streets and give them to restaurants
Amsterdam apartment building is a modern "ship on land"

But let’s not oversell wood construction.
Source: TreeHugger – Amsterdam apartment building is a modern “ship on land”
People are realizing how badly they need nature

Only it can provide the rejuvenation and entertainment that cannot be found elsewhere.
Source: TreeHugger – People are realizing how badly they need nature