Facial recognition technology may delight parents wanting constant updates, but it’s an invasion of children’s privacy.

Source: TreeHugger – Summer camp is being ruined by spying parents

If you don’t have an independent plant shop nearby, Bloomscape is the next best thing.

Source: TreeHugger – Get houseplants delivered straight from the greenhouse

An Arctic explorer calls for ‘party ships’ to be kept out of this sensitive and remote part of the world.

Source: TreeHugger – Big cruise ships in the Arctic are a bad idea

A British campaign is asking people to pledge not to fly for a year. Good luck trying that in North America.

Source: TreeHugger – Could you go flight-free for 2020?

The number is probably far higher than you think.

Source: TreeHugger – How many books is your social media habit replacing?

Our photo of the day comes from Zion National Park.

Source: TreeHugger – Photo: Desert bighorn sheep is surely surefooted

Given how dreadful most new housing is these days, this is at least the minimum builders should build and customers should expect.

Source: TreeHugger – The Pretty Good House 2.0 is a pretty good building standard (now with embodied carbon!)

E-bikes will eat cars, and H2 bikes will eat Toyotas.

Source: TreeHugger – Hydrogen-powered e-bike cranked up to 93 mile range

It’s still up to a restaurant to decide to fill them, but the law provides detailed guidelines on how to do it safely.

Source: TreeHugger – New California law helps diners to bring their own containers

Celebrate this National Relaxation Day by doing a whole bunch of nothing too tasking.

Source: TreeHugger – 8 wonderful ways to unwind

These are the items that keep my bag light and my life easy.

Source: TreeHugger – 11 travel essentials that are always in my carry-on

Our photo of the day comes from Oregon’s Cascade Mountains.

Source: TreeHugger – Photo: Doe steps up to view coyotes

What does it feel like to be an arch? Very different from how it feels like to be a cantilever.

Source: TreeHugger – Mind the gap: New bridge in Cornwall is actually two giant cantilevers

Docked electric cars can be worse than dockless scooters for pedestrians, but the UEone is a step in the right direction.

Source: TreeHugger – Pop-up charging hub borrows the sidewalk instead of stealing it

It’s wonderful to see architects take small interventions for housing for the homeless so seriously.

Source: TreeHugger – Brooks+Scarpa turn air shafts into architecture

Colombia has declared a state of emergency following discovery of Panama disease Tropical Race 4.

Source: TreeHugger – Banana-destroying fungus has arrived in South America

Did you know that cheetahs sound a lot like your housecat?

Source: TreeHugger – Cheetahs can’t roar, they meow instead

Can the social media platform be blamed for the surge in camera-happy tourists?

Source: TreeHugger – What is Instagram’s role in overtourism?

Engaging in pleasurable, mindless activities is actually beneficial.

Source: TreeHugger – Stop feeling guilty about your ‘guilty pleasures’

Our photo of the day comes from the rainforest of Ecuador.

Source: TreeHugger – Photo: Curious snail ponders the other side