There's more than one way to go up in a small space, and this is one smart alternative.

Drivers of traditional "ICE" cars often underestimate the convenience of going electric.

A vagrant Cape Sea Lion that made a record trip to Kenya is rescued from a fisherman’s gillnet.

Eben Weiss, the Bike Snob, is an unexpected source for this proposal to save the environment.

And dancing robots!

The Guardian columnist and environmental thinker George Monbiot usually manages to provoke a strong debate in our comments sections. Some time ago, our post on his new book Heat raised a fierce exchange of views about the impacts of flying, meanwhile his

In his erudite analysis of the global warming issue, Don Blankenship of Massey Coal expressed his opinion about the future of polar bears:

The debate over the true ecological sustainability of biofuels, the effects on global food prices, and their oft-heard claims of carbon-neutrality has been played out on TreeHugger in great detail. Adding a new

When even so-called experts don't know the difference, you must admit we have a problem here.

Eighty percent of garment workers are young women between 18 and 24. They are overworked, underpaid, and abused. That's where the real female empowerment needs to start.

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

Science has shown over and over again that bar soap does not transmit infection. It is a powerful, plastic-free, and cheap disease-fighting tool.

A new exhibition in Toronto looks at sustainable development.

Last Saturday's Marathon Oil refinery explosion and fire was yet another dangerous, polluting event in a string of environmental injustices to plague the residents of the 48217 zip code in Detroit

Environmental initiatives are integral to addressing the "tale of two cities" that Mayor de Blasio campaigned on.

Mere days after the murder of celebrity activist Berta Cáceres, a fellow member of her group was shot and killed for his participation in the same environmental group.

Or, what happens when you go without Facebook and Instagram for an entire month.

Jackson McLean is the face of a new vegan food movement on this remote Canadian island that's long been defined by fishing.

But maybe he should.

Just because garment workers are desperate doesn't mean we should exploit them.

An amusing new study delves into the social consequences of one person witnessing another person doing the 'ethical thing' -- and why it makes them uncomfortable.

If you cannot be live in Munich for eCarTec, check out the photo updates on their facebook page

This pediatric care unit showcases how sustainable and kid-friendly design can come together.

StackitNOW is a great idea but also demonstrates how intractable the problem is.

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

I predicted trouble in winter, but they appear to still open even when buried in snow.

Family doctors are acknowledging that there's only so much medicine can do, and sometimes a walk in the park is just what a person needs.

Although heart disease is the leading cause of death for women in the US, many don't recognize the symptoms of a heart attack.

Getting enough nutrients from food reduces risk of death, not the same could be said for nutrients in pill form. And in fact, some supplements were linked to increased risk of death.

A new study looks at how AVs are part of a much bigger picture of how we get around.

People are being killed every day and the problem is the design of our streets as much as the cars and drivers.

We are wasting too much time, energy and money on autonomous vehicles. We know what to do and it's not AVs.

Researchers at Georgia Tech warn that there is a risk that self-driving cars might be hacked and cause gridlock.

As nanoparticles spread widely into consumer products as well as offering great technological promise in certain applications, how can we judge the risks?

Here's one room in the house that might benefit from a bit more tech.

The fact that it is supposed to last longer is a bigger deal.

It's catching on: homeowners letting lawns go fallow during the summer without wasting resources on watering. When I lived in Seattle it was a common practice. After the grass turns brown, come fall,

For many

Here are some staggering numbers of what could be saved.

Lloyd Alter would be so proud.

British scientists do the math and find that we come up short for cobalt, lithium and copper.

They are everywhere, the full page ads with smiling people proud of how much money they saved and how they qualified for all those government grants. But what did they really save? Perhaps a bit of energy, but how much?

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

Not waiting for national legislation to set a price on carbon and kickstart the journey to a low-carbon future, Montgomery County, Maryland has enacted one the country's first carbon taxes. Passed by a vote of 8-to-1 the tax

And I am going to be positive, upbeat and happy about it, really.

Bluefin tuna is on the verge of total collapse. Maybe. It depends on who you ask. We may have been talking about

When the press coverage is completely off the mark. There's an article in the Pittsburgh-based Post-Gazette about an attempt to organise a green prom at the City Charter High School. At first glance it appears that all the students took the bus to the

The latest UN report on sustainable development reads like the TreeHugger archive, in terms of sustainable development solutions.

It was, in 1958, the worlds largest clear span. The Union Tank Car Building was 384 feet in diameter, 128 feet high. "It was just big and magnificent," Fuller biographer Jay Baldwin said to Kansas City Star reporter Mike Hendricks. "It was a

Much of the world eats the same thing every day. Why are we so preoccupied with variety?