It’s rare in international diplomacy today that dramatic agreements come entirely by surprise.  And that’s particularly the case in economic negotiations, where corporate, labor, and environmental organizations intensely monitor the actions of governments – creating a rugby scrum around the ball of the negotiation that seems to grind everything to incremental measures. That’s what makes…

Just what we've been waiting for - an automated home fermentation device that can turn fruit or honey into wine, mead, or cider.

Elephants, tigers, and other threatened species are thriving in Thailand's Western Forest Complex thanks to conservation efforts.

Good news: The ban on CFC-based asthma inhalers is rapidly approaching. Inhalers are going green and by December 31, all inhalers must be powered by hydrofluoroalkane (HFA) instead of the ozone-harming chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs).

Inspired by geoengineering techniques, an artist creates a personal cloud-forming machine to make a point.

Secretary General Ban Ki-Moon called upon heads of state to make “bold” announcements at today’s Climate Summit.

Citizen persistence at measuring and publicizing pollution levels results in a major turnaround by Beijing.

Come one, come all, witness The Twittertape Machine that prints a feed of your tweets and mentions on Twitter.

To promote their fantastic garden grant program, Seeds of Change is bringing a seed vending machine and photo booth to several US cities, where visitors can tweet for seeds.

"Achtung Baby" is an American mom's analysis of how German culture fosters resilience in children.

Even farmers who don't use organic practices are leaving genetically engineered crops behind.

Whether it's laundry or dishes, turn down the dial for environmental savings and gleaming results.

Alex previously wrote about concerns as China Tightens Grasp on Rare Earth Metals Vital for Green Technologies; now we are seeing it in action. After a dispute over a collision between the Japanese Coast Guard and a Chinese

I love this little vehicle. If it ever becomes commercially available outside of carsharing schemes, I may have to get one. Or maybe I should just start a carsharing scheme in my city....

I could use this right now.

This gives the "spin cycle" a whole new meaning.

If you're already on TreeHugger it's safe to assume that you've got an interested in what lies under the great green umbrella. And, now, if you've also got an

Standard washing machines use a lot of water to get rid of a small amount of dirt. One startup is aiming to close that loop by reusing the wastewater.

The electricity-free and low-water Drumi device could be one method of washing clothes without taking a huge toll on the environment.

Oh, I am sorry. I meant "trackless trains."

While traveling, journalist Jan Wong opted for host families, not cooking school, when it came to learning about local food.

Peak oil used to be about running out of supply; now some think that we will run out of demand. The oil companies will ensure that we never run out of demand.

Is this totally silly and a waste of time and money, or is it a great leap forward? Or is it too soon to tell?

The sustainable fashion design competition is encouraging Asia’s emerging fashion designers to create mass-market clothing with minimal textile waste.

Take a tour of two pioneering rooftop farms that could be the first signs of a growing and much needed movement in a rapidly urbanizing China.

The largest honey packer in the US faces criminal charges over fraudulent trade in Chinese honey.

It was already bad enough that a Chinese boat crashed into the Tubbataha reef, a protected coral reef off the coast of the Philippines, but what the coast guard found inside increased massively the size of the environmental disaster.

One was recently installed at an Ohio university. Is this the message one wants to give to students there?

Born out of first-hand research in a Lima slum, this time and water-saving device is targeted at families that live without electricity or running water.

For example, 72 pesticides approved for use in the United States are banned or in the process of being phased out in the EU.

According to the International Energy Agency (IEA), by 2018 renewable should overtake natural gas to become the world's second-largest source of energy (oil is #1).

The small device is perfect for tiny homes or those wanting a convenient, yet electricity-free option.

Al-Shabaab, the al-Qaeda-backed Somali terror group responsible for Saturday's attack in a Nairobi mall, receives significant funding from the illegal poaching. This is why the US sees wildlife trafficking as a national security issue.

In China, wind power is leaving nuclear behind. Electricity output from China’s wind farms exceeded that from its nuclear plants for the first time in 2012, by a narrow margin. Then in 2013, wind pulled away—outdoing nuclear by 22 percent.

There's always clung to the Tetra Pak a bit of uncertainty regarding its environmental credibility: is it or isn't it green? Tetra Pak recycling rates are lousy, but in at least one life cycle analysis it came out ahead of glass and PET plastic in energy

A new investigation by Greenpeace delves into the ongoing environmental devastation caused by our recycling habits.

The Royal College of Art graduate students show their (environmental) stuff at the year-end show.

The unexpectedly fast progress of other countries may even "cancel out" American rollbacks.

The point of having a booth at Greenbuild is to attract attention, and like with everything else, design matters. I immediately fell in love with the Kohler booth; In some ways it is so 2005 green, with its recycled materials

It's déjà vu all over again as the industry pushes "chemical recycling".

Lead? Aerobic bacteria? Misleading labels? Consumer Reports tested popular brands of the widely used supplements; here's what they found.

Two new pieces in NRDC's Switchboard blog remind us that the debate over corn ethanol subsidies is alive and well; and illustrate, through two new reports, the benefits of ditching Federal support altogether. The first, from the

There are 1.2 million real ones, but most of it is all about the show.

Could it be that more efficient lighting means less coal being dug to power it?

The machines are popping up at grocery stores in Norway.

Now, if only we could get US drivers out of their trucks.

Of course the balance between environmental impact and personal

A few short weeks ago it came out the China had plans in the works to place 20 hydroelectric dams on the upper

During a recent interview, BMW chief executive Norbert Reithofer revealed that the German automaker was considering bringing a battery-powered vehicle to the U.S. market by 2012 in an effort to meet more stringent

Who would have thought our canine companions could have allergies to a carnivorous diet?