Some nice symbolism here... WWF-Nepal reports that it has just completed its target for 2011 of planted 108,000 trees in the Sacred Garden of Lumbini, where the Buddha was born roughly 2,500 years ago. Over the next ten years the

Some timely examples of the intersection of Islam and environmental stewardship, both coming via the good folks over at Green Prophet: 1) Any new mosque built in Qatar must be eco-friendly, and 2) a new green guide to

An interesting step towards eco-friendly spiritual travel: The Alliance of Regions and Conservation, working with WWF, is about to launch the Green Pilgrimage Network. The program, to formally kick off at an event in

Like the word 'sustainability', 'environmentalism' has become a hollow word, a word divorced from meaning, a word lacking in soul, separated from its essence.

It turns out leaving the EU is quite hard. Who knew?

It's an interesting art installation that brings some attention to an electrifying man.

Fewer solar panel manufactures are willing to share information about their manufacturing practices, and that can't be good news.

It may well be more Jane Jacobs and Stewart Brand than it is Bjarke Ingells.

The Street View cameras now take you on extreme vertical tours alongside famous climbers.

The ring of giant Project Loon balloons will bring data service to people living below.

The app lets kids and adults alike explore, measure and test the world around them.

It's up to you to decide if you want to take the shortest route, the cleanest one, or the quietest one.

They are one of the most iconic features of the city, but some of them are really scary.

A new study shows that in fact, if you build them, people use them and drive less.

Wood smoke is a huge source of particulate pollution and really shouldn't be in residential neighbourhoods. But the flavour...

Lloyd Alter would be so proud.

The Open Sesame documentary examines the importance of open source seeds.

A judge has ruled against Monsanto; company complains that it would drive some customers away. Unsealed documents add to drama.

Or, once again, why electric cars [on their own] won't save us.

BRB introduces a bunch of concept vehicles that look like a lot of fun without fossil fuels

Melinda Hanson talks to TreeHugger about taking back the streets.

The UC Berkeley Graduate School of Journalism's News21 program and Good Magazine have shortlisted the three finalists in a competition to design a better food label. They "asked for designs that were informative, instructive and

Energy Star is regarded by consumers as one of the most reliable raters of electronics and appliances in terms of knowing how much energy a device consumes. The organization continually raises the bar (little by little, but still raises) on energy

"For the US in 2006, online data centres accounted for 1.5 percent of the entire country's electricity use - equating to more than the entire state of Massachusetts. " View the chart up close...Really interesting facts/stats! Image via GDS Digital via

A round home is British Columbia's first home to be Energy Star qualified, a topic of contention on TreeHugger.

We’ve all ripped a pair of jeans, but we’re not all tailors. Nudie Jeans has a great solution.

From broken zippers to damaged USB cables, embrace your inner handyman with these quick DIY repairs.

Save your clothes with these easy fixes for common zipper problems.

It's a sign of quality when companies are willing to stand by the goods they sell.

Before buying new this holiday season, think repair - even if you are buying new!

The Right to Repair movement is rapidly growing – and it can't come soon enough.

We have to slow down and smell the coffee, and it might actually be fun.

The state of Maryland has already shown a proclivity towards environmental programs—it has embraced wind power via positive legislation, for one. Now, it's going to clean up its wetlands. The Maryland chapter of the

Image credit: UMBI Center of Marine Biotechnology Fully Contained, Indoor Fish Farming Update: Karin has reported on this initiative before under Fish Farming Moves to the Condos, and Lloyd also covered it under the Future of Food. Great to see it still

What am I, the phone book blogger? It seems that way. After a ban on Yellow Pages in Seattle and a related industry lawsuit, the latest news on ditching phonebooks comes from Maryland. This time, it's the other way

Veterinarians built this sweet mini-wheelchair for a turtle with a shattered shell.

Designboom shows another example of how green roofs are changing architecture.

A vintage Airstream trailer gets a fresh and airy makeover with some eye-catching patterns.

A fading fairytale village will become Switzerland's first 'scattered hotel' thanks to a foundation committed to saving it.

This family with four kids is traveling full-time in a beautifully redone vintage Airstream trailer.

This delightful apartment renovation in Spain hides a huge bathtub and other mysteries.

The Ellen MacArthur Foundation shows how thinking circular could change the way we live for the better.

Turns out, environmental issues are not about awareness. People get it.

A new organic winery for Pizzolato, designed by MADE, is built almost entirely out of local, sustainably harvested wood.

Argentine architect Carlos Levinton, who we've seen help Bolivian communities with PET, was asked by the UN White Helmets Comission to collaborate with ideas for the reconstruction of Haiti after the earthquake.

Now you can get your morning coffee fix celebrity-style, thanks to an alliance between Leonardo DiCaprio and LaColumbe coffee -- plus, all proceeds support sustainable initiatives.

Small-scale solar panels promise many off-grid applications for renewable energy, and the SolarPuff is a particularly elegant example.

We want to extend National Talk Like A Pirate Day just a few more days, especially since it is helping to spread the word about clean sailing and boating. The Sierra Club has put together a fun set of questions to not only get you in the

PNC Financial Services Group, based in Pittsburgh PA, has built a plant-covered exterior wall, "to make its headquarters building more energy-efficient." Looking like one of those huge billboards seen along an

Ambitious thieves spend a month torching apart a Pennsylvania bridge