In its latest issue, GOOD Magazine has a great feature up on the doings of MIT's D-Lab - they call it "an elite unit of low-tech mercenaries" - which seeks to find simple solutions to drastically improve the quality of
The heat in the upper six miles of the earth's crust contains 50,000 times as much energy as found in all the world's oil and gas reserves combined. Despite this abundance, only 10,700 megawatts of geothermal electricity
In Japan, celebrating the transient beauty of flowers is a beloved custom when the cherry blossoms spring to life.
The show is 101 years old, but this year it's the newcomers that are making their mark.
Peter Rickaby says he has "never been more optimistic about the possibility of change," but it will require some radical action.
Using a self-invented "multiluminous" painting process, this artist transforms ordinary rooms into starry environments.
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.
We laughed, we cried, but more important, we picked the recycling-loving winners of Etsy's Handmade Halloween Costume Contest.
The unicorn of cheap clean home energy will most likely be found in an affordable solar roof that doesn't look like a solar roof, and that can pay for itself quickly. This startup may have developed it.
No high-tech bells and whistles here, but tried-and-true strategies are used in this renovation to make a small space feel much bigger.
These delightful mementos of the Irish countryside remind us of nature's beauty, but are also responsibly sourced and packaged.
If you like a little sugar in your morning (and late morning, and afternoon) coffee, but don't like the calories, there's a good chance you use one of the many artificial sweeteners on the market. But there's plenty of evidence
Remember the Yellow Pages Association? They represent the folks who print phone books. They've fought some efforts by cities to ban phone book distribution, and
This Onion spoof on the fossil fuel industry's attacks on clean energy made the rounds a few months ago, but it somehow eluded my radar. Usually, in these cases, I'd simply curse the blog-gods, and let it join the graveyard of viral videos that have
In the Netherlands it is actually a thing, to ride your bike as slowly as possible without falling over.
Made with simple materials, this extraordinary instrument creates experimental acoustic sounds that sound eerie yet beautiful.
Using a combination of LED lights, sunlight and environmental data, a disused oil silo has been transformed into Helsinki's newest art installation and urban destination.
Urban dwellers can get a taste of camping out in nature with this temporary island cabin just outside of Helsinki.
Designer Michelle Sheppard creates sustainable garments with a connection to cultural traditions.
A new study finds altered neurological performance in children during peak pesticide spraying for the Mother's Day flower harvest.
A consumer product guide compiled along with iFixit shows which brands make it easy to fix our gadgets and which don't.
In the war between antibiotics and bacteria, bacteria often seems to be winning … but not in places like Sweden and Denmark.
Cruise ships and Disney's 'Frozen' have led to crowds of unprecedented size, about which Norwegians are not entirely happy.
The Lancey electric space heater allows users to charge its battery during off-peak hours and use the electricity for heating during peak demand periods.
It's less flashy. In fact, it kind of blends in. But it's still designed to save energy.
Scientists call it a remarkable discovery in an area where butterfly wildlife was thought to be well known.
Hosted by Jocelyn K. Glei, these wonderful interviews boost productivity, creativity, and resilience in surprising ways.
Using traditional techniques and materials, this design adapts the age-old idea of evaporative cooling to create a low-energy, alternative air conditioner.
If you cannot be live in Munich for eCarTec, check out the photo updates on their facebook page
Will NEOM be "an aspirational society that heralds the future of human civilization" or "a totalitarian surveillance state"?
Starting next week, shoppers at Metro stores in Quebec can go zero waste more easily than ever.
Here's a one-stop green guide to traveling in San Jose, from hotels to a night on the town.
There are reasonable limits on what people can do on their properties. But this goes too far.
It's got all three: low transportation energy, low embodied carbon, low operating energy.
Raking Without the Cussing Sometimes the greenest products are those not marketed as green at all – take the humble rake for instance. As a TreeHugger I already know that leaf blowers are the scourge of humanity (and don’t even get me started on leaf
Should we be eating more beef in order to slow global warming? It sounds counterintuitive, but it may be so: Cattle could be part of the whole ecological equation to solving climate change and restoring healthy,
For all those of you who insist on green lawns, for your kids to play on or your dogs to roll in, you still don't have to lay down a carpet of thirsty bluegrass, which 95% of American lawns
This is England, the parks and gardens and countryside are supposed to be filled with golden daffodils by now. This is why we live here. But where are they? With this year's never ending winter and the long cold spell just