This is something North American governments should copy.

This family lives, works and travels in this modern tiny house, now located on a remote Scottish island.

On some days, wind generated as much as 234% of demand.

Every country everywhere should be doing this.

One would think this would be obvious, that sidewalks are for people, not cars.

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TreeHugger has been a fan of photographer Ed Burtynsky's work for a long time. We first spotted it here and have enjoyed watching him branch out into film with "Manufactured Landscapes", which was recently released in the US and the UK after debuting

The Outdoor Care Retreats let nature give a valuable boost in creating a respite from the sterile and stringent hospital environment.

Celebrated English painter David Hockney has turned to the iPad as his canvas -- embracing the latest technology despite his age.

The husband and wife have spent 25 years buying up wasteland farmers no longer wanted; now elephants, tigers and leopards roam free there.

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.

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

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

Inspired by massive flooding in the UK, the Church of England is renewing its commitment to fighting climate change. And that's sending a signal to the markets.

The Nature Conservancy is teaching New Yorkers about the protective natural ecosystems in the city

Not in the ocean. Below it.

Meet the Whanganui. You might call it a river, but in the eyes of the law, it has the standings of a person.

Aiming to raise awareness about e-waste recycling, this photographer used 4,100 pounds of e-waste in these futuristic scenes.

Celebrities buying plots of land to block developments is the new new. Last year people opposed to the third runway at Heathrow Airport bought up a plot in the middle of the runway in an attempt to thwart it. Now opponents to

Rev. Richard Cizik and the nonprofit New Evangelical Partnership for the Common Good have released a video message to President Obama calling on him to do more to protect public lands from destruction by private industry.

It turns out leaving the EU is quite hard. Who knew?

Books aren't just for reading -- you can carve incredible works out of them too, as this artist has done with this 24-volume set.

Following anti-Monsanto activism in other countries, Poland has announced plans to completely ban the growth of Monsanto’s genetically modified strain MON810.

I'm going to let Josh Tulkin speak mostly for himself on this one, but here's the thumbnail sketch of the situation: Tulkin received a latter from the Maryland State Police informing him that from March 2005 to May 2006 Tulkin was under

The state of Maryland has already shown a proclivity towards environmental programs—it has embraced wind power via positive legislation, for one. Now, it's going to clean up its wetlands. The Maryland chapter of the

Taking advantage of the Federal stimulus package, Maryland's Governor O'Malley announced the State's intention to purchase hybrid 100 hybrid diesel/electric buses for $62 million.

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

What am I, the phone book blogger? It seems that way. After a ban on Yellow Pages in Seattle and a related industry lawsuit, the latest news on ditching phonebooks comes from Maryland. This time, it's the other way

Neither jobs nor electrical stability will be sacrificed by the state's proposed plan to protect the climate by reducing emissions 25% by 2020.

Residents in southern Maryland have long felt like they live in an 'energy sacrifice zone.' They already have a nuclear power plant and now are trying to stop a liquid natural gas port.

Maryland's ban on arsenic in chicken feed would have been groundbreaking, but the bill has been gutted by lobbyists.

Thanks to an exception for "electric or non-fossil-fuel-burning vehicles". Maybe all other states could do that so that other EV makers don't have to face what Tesla is facing?

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

An architectural tradition dating to the 9th century, Iceland's turf houses are an enduring inspiration.

This modern, Scandinavian take on the hostel includes private rooms and a jacuzzi in the old vault.

When made from the right materials, buildings can be a solution, not a problem.

Landfill gas (LFG) isn't quite as sexy as some other alternative energy sources like wind or solar; still, TreeHugger thinks its an important part of our collective renewable energy portfolio. Plus, it's cool that landfills (and the stuff that fills

The goal could be reached even earlier, if Scots changed what they eat.

Agriculture has become the single largest driver of climate change. It's time to start farming for the whole planet.

There's symbolism here. Let's hope there's substance too.

In the first half of 2019, Scottish wind generated enough electricity to power the equivalent of 4.47 million homes, almost double the number of homes there.

After all, who wouldn't want a glass of "pure glacial water filtered through lava"?

Bourgeois / Lechasseur architects figure out how to square the circle.

Times they are a changin'

Updated curriculum will help them to navigate the emotions associated with the climate crisis.

The ancient Ok glacier, a fraction of its former size and unable to move, was declared dead in 2014.

Some places have looked at paying people to recycle, but others think it makes more sense to charge people for their waste instead. When the UK talked about implementing a "pay-as-you-throw" scheme for trash, our readers were

The 'puffin patrol' is saving baby puffins by the handful.

Kitchens should be for cooking.

"It's an emergency," say council members. "So let's act like it."