There is a whole new line of furniture that you can build, just like the toy.

It's like flatpack without the fasteners; you just bang it together with the big mallet that's harder to lose than an Allen key.

A new furniture line is designed to be affordable to buy and fast to assemble.

Join the DETOX campaign to pressure the fashion industry to stop exposing our kids to hazardous chemicals and contaminating waterways.

Greenpeace has taken some of the most popular outdoor gear to a lab in order to measure concentration of PFCs. What it found is disturbing.

There's a good reason why menstrual product manufacturers don't want to reveal their ingredient lists.

The modern movement started as a way of dealing with tuberculosis. The same rules apply today.

Or, a lesson in learning to love opossums.

It's a disappointing conclusion, but surely there are other reasons why Earth-friendly food production is a good idea.

From South Korean design studio DesignJoo comes the Giro One, the piece that lets you put your own spin on your shelves, lighting, and side tables. The concept is simple: shelves can be added and their height adjusted by spinning them

They are cheaper and better than ever, and doing it can cut energy consumption for lighting by up to 90 percent.

Who says newsletters are old school? We pick the best of each day's TreeHugger and add a little je ne sais quoi

It's new. It's improved. It's fun. It's free.

Leggings are a wardrobe staple for many, whether we’re keeping our legs warm in the winter or staying comfy at yoga all year long.

Put your money directly into the hands that made the gift you're buying.

Help amplify the message of the global water crisis by lending your social media updates to World Water Day 2012

A new app from BBC allows you to explore content from their great nature documentaries.

Got ladybugs? Encourage native ladybugs in your garden instead of buying wild-harvested ladybugs to manage pests.

Based on the belief that we carry black or white pebbles with us, depending on the choices we make in our lives (black pebbles represent self-focused, irresponsible decisions; white pebbles represent a life of sound,

This cool, interactive solar map put out by the San Francisco Department of the Environment lets you identify exactly where and how many solar panels are on houses in San Fran. Even better than that, the site has a search

Solar grid parity will vary from city to city. A new interactive map helps show how it will spread.

Seedo, creators of automated consumer grow labs, will shortly plant a seed in the U.S. medical marijuana market.

A visit to a Sri Lankan herb and spice garden reveals a rich history of trade and alternative medicine.

A recent patent shows some of the thinking about fully autonomous cars, which might look nothing like cars do now.

Sensors on cell phones is a concept that has gone mainstream enough that this Kickstarter project has blown its funding goals out of the water. The device turns your cell phone into a "Swiss Army Knife of environmental sensors."

The rare earth metals mining industry is one rife with issues. But is there a way to green up the business?

Lawns use up way too much water.

Wait, there's more! It slices! It dices!

Pull out the ionization detectors and go photoelectric.

It sounds counter-intuitive to say the least, but a team of scientists has discovered that running barefoot is better for your feet. What!

Image: Fiskars If it's true that gas-powered lawn mowers crank out 5% of the nation's air pollution, then it's truly time to consider workable alternatives. If we haven't convinced you to replace your lawn with a xeriscape or food forest, you might want

It's not pretty, but a fact of life, gardens are rich pickings for thieves.

E-waste is a big problem, but there is also a counter-trend that helps fight it.

Chances are, your holiday gifts may include an electronic gadget or two, and a new initiative aims to encourage and support the proper disposal and recycling of the old ones.

A coating made from copper nanowires could make those smartphone screens a lot tougher and help the gadgets to last longer.

Donating your old cell phones to these causes will keep them out of landfills and help others too.

The best way to extract all of those valuable metals in old electronics may be to grow some fungus.

The machines are popping up at grocery stores in Norway.

We're all friends here, right? So I can talk honestly?

Reusability beats out biodegradability any day.

One of the biggest challenges of making cities more bike friendly is that most of the road space is already "used up." Adding bike lanes means removing something. That's when a bit of perspective comes in handy.

Jacob and Brian look at chicken pre-marinated with Prozak, the blackest solar cell ever, and Poland and Vermont's fight against Monsanto.

Via Calorielab we learn of yet another thing that makes you fat: eating at your desk. It appears that when you are not paying attention to your food, you eat more and remember less.Researchers at The Universty

Now Michael Pollan's Food Rules wasn't my favorite book of his, but it was a best-seller and a new edition is being written--and Pollan is in general a fine writer. To help craft it Pollan is partnering with Slow Food USA for a user-generated portion

Attend your own green film fest at home with filmmakers' live Q&A

By controlling portion size and refusing to overeat, particularly in restaurants, we can reduce food waste and remind ourselves of the true value of food.

Tweaking your computer's energy saving settings is a no-brainer. But that's just the trouble: the computer is making a "dumb" decision to dim the monitor or go to sleep after a preset time. VeryPC, the British maker of energy-efficient

The dog days of summer are right around the corner and homeowners are looking for ways to

Today's technology makes dishwashers much more water and energy efficient than hand washing dishes. Here are some tips for taking that efficiency to the next level.

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