Oh, the farmer and the oilman should be friends. But they are fighting over ethanol.

Source: TreeHugger – American government wants to put more food in your gas tank.

This versatile ingredient can replace multiple others, allowing you to pack less.

Source: TreeHugger – Why you should take baking soda on your next camping trip

It’s to time to jump off the consumption train and embrace the art of repair.

Source: TreeHugger – 4 reasons to repair instead of recycling or replacing

There is so much in their new strategy that I can’t get it all in the title.

Source: TreeHugger – British Columbia promotes active transportation (e-bikes! scooters! skateboards!), Vision Zero, 0 credit for e-bikes

Scientists and concerned beachcombers are looking for answers.

Source: TreeHugger – Brand new shoes are washing up on beaches around the Atlantic

Obviously, you can’t literally grow a century-old forest in just a decade, but by mimicking nature’s forest-building process, it’s possible to kickstart your own mini-forest.

Source: TreeHugger – Grow a 100-year-old forest in your backyard in just 10 years

The limited edition pieces are designed to give plastic waste a second life.

Source: TreeHugger – The North Face and National Geographic are making clothes from plastic water bottles

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

Source: TreeHugger – Photo: Katydid nymph is cute like a puppy

They are still banned in Manhattan, where they would be most useful. Why not ban parked cars instead.

Source: TreeHugger – New York laws regulating e-scooters are almost as silly as the rules for e-bikes

Take a moment to assess the ‘dirty’ garment before tossing it in the basket. You could save yourself some work.

Source: TreeHugger – How to do less laundry

It simply doesn’t recognize that some e-bikes are just bikes with a boost, and is unfair to older or disabled riders, or long distance commuters.

Source: TreeHugger – New York’s new e-bike rules are a botch that miss the entire point of the e-bike revolution

“People should not be forced to choose between intolerable noise or poor indoor air quality in their homes.”

Source: TreeHugger – How much noise should you accept in your home?

New research suggests that dogs’ facial anatomy has changed over thousands of years specifically to allow better communication with us.

Source: TreeHugger – Dogs are evolving to better communicate with humans

It has rejected recommendations that could divert some of the 300,000 tonnes of clothing that go to landfill each year.

Source: TreeHugger – UK government refuses to crack down on fast fashion

Authors of a new study say dogs may help develop over-the-counter tests capable of life-saving early detection.

Source: TreeHugger – Cancer-sniffing dogs detect lung cancer with 97% accuracy

Overprotective parenting is more than an annoyance; it’s an evolutionary aberration.

Source: TreeHugger – Kids’ brains are wired for a different upbringing than what they’re getting

Our photo of the day comes from northern Illinois.

Source: TreeHugger – Photo: Fawn shows off a constellation of spots

But alas, nobody seems to listen to cycling commissioners in the UK.

Source: TreeHugger – Cycling commissioners in UK call painted bike lanes a waste of money

Consumer demand for meat, soy, palm oil, and more has resulted in 60% of primate species facing extinction.

Source: TreeHugger – High-income countries are driving the extinction of the world’s primates

The latest video from The Story of Stuff dives into the world of privatized water systems and why this impinges on a basic human right.

Source: TreeHugger – ‘The Story of Water: Who Controls the Way We Drink?’