TreeHugger
Encyclopedia
TreeHugger is a prominent sustainability
website. It was rated the top sustainability blog of 2007 by Nielsen Netratings
,
and was included in Time Magazine's 2009 blog index as one of the top twenty-five blogs.
TreeHugger was acquired by Discovery Communications
on August 1, 2007 for $10 million.
Sustainability
Sustainability is the capacity to endure. For humans, sustainability is the long-term maintenance of well being, which has environmental, economic, and social dimensions, and encompasses the concept of union, an interdependent relationship and mutual responsible position with all living and non...
website. It was rated the top sustainability blog of 2007 by Nielsen Netratings
Nielsen Online
Nielsen Online, a service of the Nielsen Company, provides measurement and analysis of online audiences, advertising, video, consumer-generated media, word of mouth, commerce and consumer behavior. Previously a majority investor in both companies, Nielsen purchased NetRatings and BuzzMetrics in the...
,
and was included in Time Magazine's 2009 blog index as one of the top twenty-five blogs.
TreeHugger was acquired by Discovery Communications
Discovery Communications
Discovery Communications, Inc. is an American global media and entertainment company. The company started as a single channel in 1985, The Discovery Channel. Today, DCI has global operations offering 28 network entertainment brands on more than 100 channels in more than 180 countries in 39...
on August 1, 2007 for $10 million.
Best of Green Awards
The Best of Green Awards is TreeHugger's annual award program for the best green initiatives within various sectors and categories .See also
- Conservation movementConservation movementThe conservation movement, also known as nature conservation, is a political, environmental and a social movement that seeks to protect natural resources including animal, fungus and plant species as well as their habitat for the future....
- Ecology movementEcology movementThe global ecology movement is based upon environmental protection, and is one of several new social movements that emerged at the end of the 1960s. As a values-driven social movement, it should be distinguished from the pre-existing science of ecology....
- EnvironmentalismEnvironmentalismEnvironmentalism is a broad philosophy, ideology and social movement regarding concerns for environmental conservation and improvement of the health of the environment, particularly as the measure for this health seeks to incorporate the concerns of non-human elements...