If this plan even halfway succeeds, oil companies will be in serious trouble.

These vertical towers, made of artificially diverted glacial meltwater, are a brilliant idea and possible solution to alleviate water shortages brought on by the fast-melting Himalayan glaciers.

Vegans will love this cookbook that has grown out of a popular Indian food blog. Now it's possible to enjoy classics like tofu-paneer in spinach and chicken-free balti.

After 25 years of buying land in India that farmers no longer wanted, the husband and wife now play host to elephants, monkeys and more; see a new video about their work here.

For the past 119 Sundays, volunteers have toiled in the sludge to remove 12,000 tonnes of plastic from Versova Beach -- and they're still going strong.

The company should really be called 'Eggland's Worst,' based on how these poor animals are treated.

Everyone is jumping up and down for joy at the fact that McDonald's is now serving antibiotic-free chicken. Please, let's not ignore everything else that's so wrong with the company.

The chicken-producing giant is desperate to rebrand itself as an ethical, transparent poultry producer.

A new investigative report from Viva! reveals that conditions for laying hens are as hellish and squalid as ever, even if they're labelled free-range.

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

A few intrepid film makers went to check it out. Their responses were not exactly uniform.

Cargill Meat is recalling 132,600 pounds of beef products nationwide that may be contaminated with E. coli.

Using mushrooms to challenge our unhealthy obsession with "body preservation," artist Jae Rhim Lee fabricates a suit that will remediate environmental toxins from dead bodies.

They are light and efficient and easy to tow.

Can't keep up? Here's the best of the week in TreeHugger in digestible little bits.

The motion is non-binding, but that doesn't mean it doesn't matter.

If we're going to push lifestyle change as a strategy, how we manage our money is one of the most important topics of all.

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

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

Cooling servers requires a lot of energy, so why not locate them somewhere that is always cold?

Who are the best ambassadors for clean energy, energy industry innovators, activists, and more? Vote here.

Why did Facebook pay $1 billion for Instagram and what can the environmental movement learn from this? It's all about emotion.

With Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg facing criticism for supporting Keystone XL pipeline, a comedy duo mocks Facebook "Mess" Everything Up Department.

From political manipulation to dangerous addiction, Roger NcNamee insists that Facebook needs to change its business model to be less harmful.

The buildup is over; Greenbuild has opened in Toronto. I will be heading out to tweet and report from the Convention Centre for the next three days, and round up my buildup posts herein.

I am a huge fan of BuildingGreen, but have not given a lot of coverage of their Green Product of the Year Awards. They are, to put it bluntly, not sexy, like watching Eoncote Ceramic paint dry. But I have been doing our readers a disservice, as I

The rating system is attacked in 2012 for its 2002 standard and the timing couldn't be worse.

It's the Oscars of green building products chosen by the experts, in the runup to Greenbuild.

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

It's a ritual; they pick the ten top products and I complain that they are not sexy. This year is different.

This Australian design takes the work out of parking bikes.

MAKAR is doing the kind of work that puts North American architects and builders to shame.

It's like watching paint dry.

The Echmiadzin Cathedral complex in Armenia is one of 12 spiritual destinations that are becoming more sustainable.

Religious communities may be wide open to fighting climate change, new evidence reveals.

The Shakers may be long gone but their simplicity of design still has an influence on American furniture.

My problem with the word "humane" and the humanism movement

These specimens of the fungi world are both beautiful and strange.

The world is divided into the optimists and the pessimists. Here are two methods for the latter group to deal with the inevitable gray mood after reading all the depressing news about the state of the earth.

Archeologists unearthed some eerie graffiti in history's most famous graveyard.

He started an institute for making the world more playful and loving.

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

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".

This 10-minute video was shot by a man who was supposed to be at the MusiCafé bar that was engulfed by flames on july 6.

Experts have predicted a "high risk" of rupture on this aging oil pipeline that has recently been approved to bring Alberta tar sands crude to Eastern Canada.

The plyscraper era has begun as Cross Laminated Timber towers start popping up everywhere.

We visited Canada's first tiny house festival to find out more about this newly declared eco-residential development in Quebec for homes under 1,000 square feet in size.

It's a big step forward for the high-tech timber industry.

Lots of luxurious details in this solar-powered, off-grid tiny house.