TreeHugger

TreeHugger

Type of site	Environmental Sustainability & News
Owner	Dotdash Meredith
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 2009 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

1. "Online Consumers Call For Greater Transparency in Strategies for Environmental Sustainability" (PDF). Nielsen Online. Retrieved 2008-09-16.
2. "TreeHugger - TIME.com's First Annual Blog Index". Time. 2008-04-06. Archived from the original on February 4, 2013. Retrieved 2009-02-18.
3. Riley, Duncan (2007-08-01). "Discovery Acquires TreeHugger.com For $10000million". TechCrunch. Retrieved 2010-02-07.
4. Hill, Graham (2007-08-01). "TreeHugger Acquires Discovery Communications". TreeHugger. Archived from the original on 2010-01-17. Retrieved 2010-02-07.
5. DCI :: Businesses & Brands :: Digital Media Archived 2008-07-27 at the Wayback Machine
6. Fischer, Sara (2020-02-04). "Exclusive: Dotdash acquires another 2 publishers". Axios. Retrieved 2020-07-03.
7. "Best of Green". TreeHugger. Retrieved 2010-04-09.

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