These ultra-thin solar charging devices use amorphous silicon technology, which is said to be effective even in shady or lower-light conditions.

This flat pack, do-it-yourself version of a chicken has a lot of features, but can it help raise happy chickens on a city balcony?

Pick up your Marbles and go home

Pop-up gardens, urban farms, guerrilla bike lanes, examples of crowdsourced city planning, and other urban interventions will be the focus of the official U.S. Pavilion at the world's most prestigious architecture event.

Shinji Turner-Yamamoto's beautiful 'Global Tree Project' reveals the natural world with hanging trees, gilded boulders, and more.

Over the past three days, one of Helsinki's tram lines has been carrying some unusual cargo -- living plants donated by passengers for inclusion in a roller-coaster-themed urban garden.

A new Human Rights Watch report shows the horrific conditions, both environmental and social, that 90% of Bangladesh's leather is produced in—and exported from, to the US, China, Italy and elsewhere.

India's capital city has taken a strong stand against plastic pollution, but now it needs to convince its residents.

TreeHugger founder Graham Hill is trying to radically reduce his footprint and live happily with less space, less stuff and less waste -- on less money -- but with more design. He calls it LifeEdited. To find each ideal piece of furniture for his small Ne

But maybe he should.

Many of them seem to be about bikes and transportation though....

And they are not alone...

Last night, the Encinitas, CA City Council Natural Resources Committee voted to draft a ban on plastic bags, which may include a fee for customers use of any single-use plastic bags and paper bags as reported on

In exchange for cultivating someone else's backyard for a year, this activist is experimenting with an increasingly simpler lifestyle, documented step-by-step online.

Stories from TreeHugger's sister site about how streets are for people.

No more pepperoni, salami, bacon, or ham will be offered on school menus.

Between the industrial waste, rats, and lead dust floating around, I wasn't sure if I should start an urban garden. The question took me to an unexpected place.

There are reasonable limits on what people can do on their properties. But this goes too far.

When cars first began appearing in the late 19th century, some cities moved to ban them -- but there is still one place in the US that has yet to change its mind.

Ideal Bite: Are you getting very, very sleepy? by Heather Stephenson "You will be if you follow this tip. Conventional anti-insomnia pills work, but if you don't wanna lose sleep over side effects and potentially addictive ingredients, induce

When Brighton council advertised for volunteer shepherds they never imagined that they would get hundreds of applicants. It's not the greatest job description: no pay, lots of walking on quite steep, uneven slopes, duty

Fifth Third Bank shows us just how easy it is becoming for corporations to source all of their electricity from renewables.

The electricity grid can handle a ban, ten years earlier than law makers are aiming for.

The prime minister also mentioned holding companies responsible for the packaging waste they create.

This Montreal collective is creating an online, crowd-sourced map that will document the city's wild spaces.

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

Following anti-Monsanto activism in other countries, Poland has announced plans to completely ban the growth of Monsanto’s genetically modified strain MON810.

Image via: LA Citystreets Clark U, Rice University, U Minnesota are all launching bike-sharing programs, along with the City of Minneapolis. Towson University has launched several green transportation programs - sadly no bike sharing, yet. Many of the

Maryland's ban on arsenic in chicken feed would have been groundbreaking, but the bill has been gutted by lobbyists.

Located in Rotterdam, this Concept House features a huge rooftop garden, and uses natural heating and cooling techniques to keep maintenance costs down.

This reconstruction scheme in China encourages resilience and self-sufficiency.

This modern, Scandinavian take on the hostel includes private rooms and a jacuzzi in the old vault.

Yes, slavery is still legal.

The big question is how well will it be enforced and what alternatives are currently readily available.

In a belated attempt to (finally) stem the growing tide of aggressive overfishing, the U.S. is calling on the International Commission for the Conservation of Atlantic Tunas (ICCAT) to enact a 3-5 year ban on bluefin tuna

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

With a population that approached 1 million and a surface area of more than 115 square miles, the Khmer city of Angkor in Cambodia was the largest preindustrial settlement on the planet. After coming into being during the ninth century A.D., it thrived

It is recommended in the UK to reduce obesity. I recommend it to reduce obnoxious smells and garbage.

This is a very big deal, but just the first of many more bigger and harder deals that we need.

Finally one state is putting a stop to the "exfoliocean." Hopefully others will follow its lead, forcing companies to adopt eco-friendly alternatives.

Restaurants win; Great Lakes lose.

Laura Laker of the Guardian describes growing complaints in Germany and the UK.

The company is ramping up pressure on suppliers to design less wasteful packaging.

This year, Gandhi's birthday will be marked by a national crackdown on six specific plastic items.

A scientific assessment has confirmed enormous amounts of waste and definite harm to wildlife.

Picture having a massive, beautiful expanse of woods near your home. You go there to hike, fish, hunt -- just to enjoy nature. Now picture a highway running through it.

It's another national monument established by Obama and threatened by Trump.

Cigarette filters are a scam and are a leading source of plastic pollution worldwide, say experts.

No longer will hunters be able to buy the right to kill this majestic apex predator.

Concerns over air pollution have led city officials to crack down on these controversial vehicles.