Steven M. Johnson has some good ideas, but there have been others worth noting in TreeHugger.

Last week there were used battleships for sale on e-bay, this week we've got used space shuttles. But not going as cheaply as the warships and not being turned into pots and pans either.

Let that sink in for a second: Over a period of 18 hours and 40 minutes on September 29th, Muhammed Yousuf Jamil, a Lance Naik (Lance Corporal) in the Pakistani Army singlehandedly

$46 million is going to give students who do well their own solar power.

Post-war, Lyons Tea Shops could't redecorate, so they commissioned some great paintings instead.

The disaster at Fukushima may have faded from the news cycle, but the radioactive waste it left behind isn't going anywhere. At the Saitama sewage treatment plant, 169 miles from Fukushima, workers are dealing with tons of

The show is 101 years old, but this year it's the newcomers that are making their mark.

A large section of a 140-year-old Western hemlock tree is faithfully reconstructed by hand from cast molds, using tiny pieces of reclaimed cedar that have been carefully glued together.

David Milarch is on a quest to save California's coast redwoods, some of the world's oldest and largest living things; he may be saving the planet along the way.

Vinyl records are still admired by many music lovers, but when they break or get scratched, they're pretty much junk—unless you get creative. Designers have come up with lots of

You might not give an outdated wool suit a second look, but these trendy bags make the most of discarded suit fabrics, transforming old into something new and fashionable.

Finally, green shoe design is reaching mainstream levels.

If you're OK with leather, then the recycled rubber soles and plastic laces, combined with the company's commitment to cleaning ocean plastic, make these an eco-friendly choice.

This is wonderful. A bi-partisan political storm is brewing over New Hampshire because Al and Arnold have found a clever way to inject serious climate discussion into the coming US presidential primary season. Timing could not be better, with the IPCC

According

The teen has been building the DIY microwave, hoping to solve many cooking problems with one device.

This crowd-funded design features a special honeycomb structure that is strong enough to be transformed into a stool or table -- yet remains lightweight and flexible enough to stay incognito on your bookshelf.

Built with the help of a village's last remaining bamboo weaver, this computer-designed pavilion was built by hand using local materials.

It appears that this act of God had a little help from man, and was an accident waiting to happen.

Looking to tiny houses for design inspiration, these new student housing units have been constructed in a former Rotterdam office.

It is about time that people acknowledged that it's not just cyclists that hit their heads. Helmets for everybody!

It's obvious people want more plant-based foods, even when they are at a fast food joint.

Grassroots activist honored for 10-year protest against a proposed nickel mine on Mindoro Island

"The mining companies were telling us that it's safe... We did our research and discovered they were lying through their teeth."

If this video of the 3rd annual Brompton World Championships got US folding bike enthusiasts excited, then they'll be delighted that for the first time ever, a national US Brompton championship is to be held in March

It's almost like there is a concerted campaign to turn distracted walking into a serious problem.

This is shipping container architecture that makes sense.

Canadian birch hauled out of Canada's Ottawa River adds resonance and tone.

One side effect of gold prices continuing to rise (now at a new record of $1500/ounce): Deforestation in parts of the Peruvian Amazon have increased up to 600% since 2003.

The Conga mine, which is majority owned by Newmont Mining Corp, would produce gold as well as copper and silver. Protesters are concerned the mine will contaminate their water and affect a major aquifer.

Oldest ever popcorn discovered in Peru tells the story of indigenous corn varieties versus gmo monoculture crops.

Which side of the bed gets the stair? Batlab solves it with two.

Because if you make it beautiful and open, people will use it.

The world mourns the loss of Berta Cáceres, an Indigenous woman who peacefully yet persistently resisted the destruction of waterways in Honduras for mining projects.

It's not an 8,000 mile journey across the Pacific Ocean, but it's still pretty cool.

Fresh Cargo's new fair-trade Maasai Treads line combines locally sourced and recycled materials with indigenous sandal-making skills to create footwear that make a stylish, sustainable statement.

Decommissioned buses are getting a second useful life as mobile shelters for Honolulu's homeless.

A roundup of some posts from our sister site.

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

In addition to its social conscience, Sweden is also extremely fashion conscious, and recent media debate plus campaigns by local group Rena Kläder (Clean Clothing) have brought ideas about ethical fashion to the forefront. Right on cue, in Sweden's

The Swedish travel industry is woefully under-prepared for a changing climate, says researcher Stephen Gössling. Tourism to and from Sweden contributes 10 percent of the country's total measured CO2 emissions,

Portable solar chargers keep getting lighter, smaller, and more rugged, and PocketPower promises to deliver on all three of those features at a low price.

A shocking 17 times more people die from cold than heat each year, according to Lancet study.

The bin-sized device would turn household waste into fuel for heating hot water.

Every bag they make is different, which creates a real marketing and display problem.

Outside the southeastern Turkish city of Mardin lie the 6th-century ruins of the Roman settlement of Dara,

Inspired by origami and looking a bit like an accordion, this no-tools-required bookshelf sets up in seconds to adapt to any space.

These pre-assembled pieces of furniture can fold completely flat, and when needed, are opened up into three-dimensional functionality.

The organization scored the biggest gadget makers on their products' environmental records.

The sound of gunshots has been transformed into the sound of music in Mexico's Ciudad Juárez, where artist Pedro Reyes turned 6,700 confiscated weapons into a complete orchestra of fully playable musical instruments.