Enough with the negativity. Let's talk about why this spooky celebration rocks.

Consumerism is still ingrained, which is why we need to fight back with the 'Buy Nothing' movement.

Taking a stance against our consumer culture is a challenge, which is why you'll need rules to live by.

Constantly fulfilling your desires leads to financial problems. Learn how to get that under control.

It is, quite literally, the 'outfit of the day,' never to be seen again because it has been returned to the store.

This sofa will convert into a number of uses, and will accommodate third-party add-ons like armrests, backrests, side tables and more.

This beautiful product, made in the U.S. from sustainable and recycled materials, is my smartest office purchase to date.

Remember pallets? Remember infographics? We have both in one post!

It has become a trillion dollar industry where nobody wins.

A cluttered apartment room becomes a modern place to sleep and play for three siblings.

They are sized between the tiny Manhattan "design studio" and their standard big boxes.

The problem is, it's not just about the presence of chlorine, but rather why the chlorine is needed in the first place.

You may have heard that the iPhone 3G went on sale this morning. I saw a line outside of the AT&T; stores here in Manhattan, and I heard there was a line around the block this morning at the Union Street Apple store in San

Victory gardens have come back ever bigger - garden magazines and home gardening tools sales are good even in this recessionary economy. The harvest season is almost upon us, and an extension of that urban victory garden idea is to glean the fruit (and

Photo credit: Abhijit Tembhekar via Flickr/Creative Commonsdigg_url = 'http://www.treehugger.com/files/2009/11/scientists-develop-rot-proof-apple-stays-fresh-four-months.php';Scientists in Australia have developed an apple that won't rot. Or, won't rot

Every day, New York City residents waste 270,000 pounds of food. Want to know what that looks like? Here's an unforgettable way to imagine it - fill up a subway train with the equivalent amount of apples, and release it onto the

Fruits and vegetables last all winter with jams, fruit butter, marmalades, and pickled vegetables from new cookbook Home Canning by Janet Cooper.

But I am in the tank for the one that came in second

A design competition that shows that we can have our cake and eat it too.

Don't just sit there, do something.

Archigram’s Plug-in City meets 3D Printing

It's urban, Passive House and prefab. What's not to love?

Lipinski Lasovsky Johansson has designed a beautiful building and, wow, what beautiful drawings.

Metsä Wood design competition produces very interesting entries, like this one from Sigurd Larsen.

This inviting, one-bedroom canal boat is in the 600-square-foot range and has all the comforts of home.

This project learns from spiders by envisioning a series of interconnected webs that would allow scientists to study the rainforest without harming it.

The continue reduction in Amazon forest clearance is based on preliminary data however. Last year the final tally resulted in significantly higher levels of deforestation.

Despite a steady decline in deforestation in recent years, the latest figure suggests indicate a change of direction.

The Amazon is home to one of the most fascinating life forms of all -- humans, like us, but who are living free from the narrow confines of our 'civilization'.

Something to put all the composting, shorter showers and EV talk in perspective.

A popular solution for deforestation has been to offer locals payments for NOT cutting down trees. But does this system actually work?

Woven in collaboration with an indigenous Amazonian people, this enormous sculpture invites visitors to enter a space for ritual and contemplation.

A federal study of sea otters in Prince William Sound, Alaska, where the Exxon Valdez supertanker spilled around 30,000,000 gallons of oil about 25 years ago has concluded that the otters have returned to pre-spill numbers.

This stunning mountain range is located on Alaska’s Seward Peninsula.

With the aim of inspiring others to start building things, this self-taught carpenter mother of two is giving away the DIY plans for this tiny house and the furniture inside for free.

The Obama administration ban didn't last very long at all.

What do greenhouse gases bubbling up look like? In these starkly elegant images, we get to seem them up close.

Not even the real-life cowboys can get Betsy out of Anchorage's 4,000-acre park.

This month, BookHugger presents Hope Is and Imperative by David Orr. Readers can order a discounted copy today and then join a live chat with Orr on May 25 at 3pm Eastern. (NOTE: The chat has been postponed one day and will

This month, BookHugger presents The Death and Life of Monterey Bay by Stephen R. Palumbi and Carolyn Sotka. Readers can order a discounted copy today and then join a live chat with the

This month, BookHugger presents The Agile City by James S. Russell. Readers can order a discounted copy today and watch a recording of the live discussion above.

Author Peter Gleick joins TreeHugger for a live chat about the story behind bottled water and what it means for our culture and environment.

Whether urban, suburban, or rural, transportation systems dictate and define human interaction and community. Join BookHugger for a panel discussion of this phenomena.

Hsu's case for the superiority of a carbon tax over other methods of pricing carbon is throughly and eloquently made. But will it actually help us get past our collective aversion to the word 'tax'? That's frankly the bigger question.

The title is deceptive; it is a real page-turner that will open your eyes to what really affects urban design.

Lance Hosey argues that how things look and feel is as important as how they're made. If it doesn't move the heart, it doesn't move the needle on sustainability.

A pull between city life and the slower pace of nature inspired author and illustrator Julia Rothmans to create “Nature Anatomy.”

When everything seems to be falling apart in the world, the most useful thing you can do is focus on your own community and making it a better place.

This book explains how "one of the most valuable skills in our economy is becoming increasingly rare."

There's something magical and awe-inspiring about animal interactions that has yet to be explained by science.