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26 Nov
Blog: ZapRoot
THTV: Milk Musings: Industrialized Organics & Community Agriculture
This week TreeHuggerTV is milk made! We fill up on viewer's comments about buying green milk, take a closer look at the challenges of industrialized organics, report on Michael Pollan's conversation with Whole Foods CEO John Mackey, and take a trip to West Oakland's People's Grocery.Organic Consume
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25 Nov
Blog: ZapRoot
YERTpod18: A Peek at Park(ing) Day in Utah
Ben, Julie, Mark, and a green leaf bug jump into funky good times in a mini-park in a parking space. Park it and watch.National Park(ing) Day Utah - Trust for Public Land Biograss
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24 Nov
Blog: ZapRoot
Threadheads - How-to Make a Feather Head Piece
This week Rob and Corinne answer a viewer question and show you how-to make a feather head piece out of feather dusters! How resourceful! * Project Runway * American Sewing Expo
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23 Nov
Blog: ZapRoot
GOOD: Get Your Volunteer On
Frustrated by the state of the world? Feeling powerless, but wish you could do something to help? There are numerous worthy non-profits, both in the United States and abroad, in need of energetic volunteers. Consider logging some hours with any of the fine organizations highlighted in our latest Tra
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22 Nov
Blog: ZapRoot
Decor It Yourself - DIY Graffiti Lace
This week, we use a cool technique and create graffiti lace. From this we make a tablecloth, dress, scarf and more. We take a peek into one of the loveliest homes in Brooklyn and have a fun new contest for all you green nesters out there. * An Apple A Day * Totally Bamboo
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21 Nov
Blog: ZapRoot
Threadheads - Indie Clothing Ideas & Stud your Jeans with Monica from Chaos Clothing
This week we're celebrating our independence from corporate fashion. Take your wardrobe into your own hands, bust out your grandmothers sewing machine and make your closet bangin' like some Fourth of July fireworks. * Epic Fu * Monica of Chaos Clothing * Angry, Young and Poor * Print Bri
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20 Nov
Blog: ZapRoot
Do the Green Thing: Tears of a Cloud
It's like the emperor's new clothes. Mineral water does untold environmental damage, tastes exactly like tap water and costs 1000 times as much. And yet sad gullible people across the world fall for the mineral water myth and think they're buying something crucial to their health or self-esteem when
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19 Nov
Blog: ZapRoot
THTV: How to Take a Green Shower
In the United States people use an average of 2.5 gallons of fresh water for every minute they shower. This week TreeHugger gets wet and wild with a few water reduction techniques to make your shower more eco-friendly and less wasteful.American Water Works Association
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18 Nov
Blog: ZapRoot
YERTpod17: Happy Thursday in Boulder, Colorado
YERT discovers that you can't buy happiness, but you sure can "bike" happiness - 500 people "peddling" good cheer on the streets of Boulder, CO. Welcome to Happy Thursday - Boulder Cruiser Ride style.
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17 Nov
Blog: ZapRoot
Threadheads - Interview with Jennifer Perkins of Naughty Secretary Club
Tackalicious! Rob scores an interview with the one the only Jennifer Perkins of Naughty Secretary Club. Haven't bought her new book yet? No worries! Rob is going to give you a chance to win one along with a bunch of other great prizes! Come along on a resin bracelet journey with Jennifer Perkins!
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16 Nov
Blog: ZapRoot
GOOD: If Mos Def Were President
Mos Def is a critically-acclaimed rapper, actor, and activist. He has strong feelings about breakfast and the word "shortie."
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15 Nov
Blog: ZapRoot
Decor It Yourself - DIY Bathmat & Bathroom Quick Tip
Create a lovelier loo and make a bath mat out of old towels. A viewer submission takes up 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea! Learn how to weave towels and an eco-friendly quick tip that shows you how to make a homemade cleaning supply. * Go Go Distro * Instructables * Rabbits * 20K Ride * Femme Fatale
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14 Nov
Blog: ZapRoot
Threadheads: How To Make a Jean Skirt out of old Jeans, Viewer Apprecation Week with Submissions
Happy Viewer Appreciation Week! This week is all about you, the viewer. We are so happy with all the videos, questions, and forum threads that we've gotten in over the past 20 weeks so we decided to have a celebration in your honor. Blow out your candles and make all of your DIY wishes come true!
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13 Nov
Blog: ZapRoot
Do the Green Thing: The Riddle Of The Noodle & Noodle Remixed
Green Thing friend Michael Wright of Hibiki Films wanted to create an installation that sucked so he bought four bags of extension leads and plugs and found a studio in which to create his art-meets-sci-fi noodle creation. Edited by Matt Dollings at Partizan and featuring stirring theramin by Gra
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12 Nov
Blog: ZapRoot
THTV: NRDC Does Bonnaroo
The Natural Resources Defense Council hits the Bonnaroo music festival in Tennessee and talks to artists and participants about solutions to global warming. G-Love throws down his own improvised take on saving Mother Earth while NRDC science director Dan Lashof breaks it down from the solar stage a
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11 Nov
Blog: ZapRoot
YERTpod16: Energy Sipping Homes in Colorado
Watch experts discuss super-green homes, and learn how your home can be where the carbon isn't.Dovetail Lending Ecofutures Building S.I.P./Con ActNeutral Boulder Green Properties Solar Village Prospect Built Green Living Space GEOS
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10 Nov
Blog: ZapRoot
Threadheads - Janome Contest Winners: How to make a Rad Shirt
The results are in from the recent Janome Give-away contest. We're announcing the winners and taking a lesson from the winner, who shows us how to redesign a simple shirt into a futuristic masterpiece.
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09 Nov
Blog: ZapRoot
GOOD Magazine: A Love Song to Public Transit
Good asked a musician Ralf Youtz to write and sing a love song to public transit on Portland, Oregon's new aerial tram—one of only two commuter trams in the country (the other is in New York City).
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08 Nov
Blog: ZapRoot
Decor It Yourself - Jewelry Organization
Most people have a ton of jewelry and accessories; the trick is how to organize. This week we make a DIY earring screen and display it in vintage pieces. We also reveal who won the Tool Box Contest and show you a tutorial of their winning project. * Bust Magazine * Dirt Girl Pottery * R
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07 Nov
Blog: ZapRoot
Threadheads - How To Tuesdays: Board Shorts & Macramé Jewelry
In the premier episode of How-To Tuesday, Rob and Corinne show you how to take suit pants and a hawaiian shirt and turn it into a pair of funky board shorts. Summertime is infamous for long roadtrips, so this week we show you how to beat the boredom by making macramé jewelry in the car.
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06 Nov
Blog: ZapRoot
Do the Green Thing - Ashden Awards - Sir David King
Speech on Climate Change by Sir David King at the 2008 Ashden Awards
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05 Nov
Blog: ZapRoot
THTV: Haute Green
Form meets function at Brooklyn, NY's recent Haute Green design show. Meet some of the designers behind this curated exhibition of the best in sutainable design for today's eco-chic home, showcasing furniture, lighting, and accessories that look good and do well.
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04 Nov
Blog: ZapRoot
YERTpod15: In-tree-guing Discoveries in Nebraska
Once known as the "Tree Planters' State," Nebraska provides fertile ground for earthen ideas and well-tended trees at Dancing Leaf and the Arbor Day Farm. And the YERT theme played on giant xylophones.Lied Lodge
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03 Nov
Blog: ZapRoot
Threadheads - Viewer Lessons: Zipper Shirt & Fashion Fan from Poland
We got a bunch of great DIY lessons sent in for our Janome contest , so we thought we'd share this one to please everyone asking what to do with their old school uniforms....enjoy * Forum Member: Recksus Today Rob brings you an awesome video entry for the Janome Serger + Sewing Machine Conte
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01 Nov
Blog: ZapRoot
Decor It Yourself - Father's Day Special: Grilling 101 & Sewing Even Curtains Seams
Father's Day Special: Grilling 101 Father's Day is coming up, and if your dad is like mine, he is hard to shop for. This week we have a Father's Day Gift Guide and give a tribute to dad in our Grilling 101 episode. We give you some universal grilling tips that will help you get started this summer,
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