TreeHugger

Type of site	Environmental Sustainability & News
Owner	People Inc.
Created by	Graham Hill
Editor	Chuck Leavell (Editor at Large)
Managing director	Molly Fergus
URL	TreeHugger.com
Launched	2005
Current status	active

TreeHugger is a sustainability website that reports on news, and other subjects like eco-friendly design, homes, and gardens. It was rated the top sustainability blog of 2007 by Nielsen Netratings,^[1] and was included in Time Magazine's 2008 blog index as one of the top twenty-five blogs.^[2] The website claims to have "over 100 expert writers."

History

TreeHugger was acquired by Discovery Communications on August 1, 2007, for $10 million.^[3][4][5]

In 2012, Mother Nature Network, founded by Joel Babbit and Chuck Leavell (now Narrative Content Group) acquired TreeHugger.

In 2020, Dotdash acquired TreeHugger and Mother Nature Network.^[6]

TreeHugger has an annual award program known as "Best of Green Awards" for the best green initiatives within various sectors and categories.^[7]

See also

• Conservation movement
• Ecology movement
• Environmentalism

References

External links

• TreeHugger
• Video interview with Graham Hill, founder of TreeHugger
• Video of Graham Hill at PSFK Conference NYC: When Ideas Create Good
• Walk the Talk Show with Waylon Lewis Interview with founder Graham Hill

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