It's the first living painting in London's Trafalgar Square, and maybe the first anywhere. A Van Gogh picture has been turned into a green living vertical wall.

Two hundred evangelical scientists recently wrote a letter to Congress making the religious case for passing climate change legislation.

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.

Critics have been quick to say that Phonebloks isn't realistic with the current market. What they are missing is that this is the entire point of the project. Phonebloks aims to alter the present, but re-imagining the future.

Alphabet's X moonshot factory spins out a ground source heat pump company.

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

It was only a few years ago that I was testing LED bulbs that cost $100 each...

From heat pumps to induction, it has never been easier to give up gas.

One of the world's most famous architectural renderings turns into a building. Will it thrive?

We are going to need a new term that binds them all together. A lecture in 20 slides.

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

A traditional dwelling has been preserved by renovating it to include a new office, library, kitchen and guest room.

The leader of the Catholic Church used his strongest language yet to call for 'decisive action, here and now.'

Living some 6,000 miles away from the Gulf of Mexico, I'm a bit embarrassed to admit that the oil spill often seems like an abstraction to me. A big, big abstraction, but still.

Three years after a catastrophic earthquake in Haiti, health care workers are still finding it difficult to get medical supplies, but an aid group is putting 3D printing to work to make some of the needed items.

The update to the "Red List" illustrates the worldwide crises facing many species around the globe in the face of habitat loss and degradation.

It's happening all over, and wood construction can make it even easier and faster.

"This is our last chance to avert a climate disaster. We must act now."

The KISS principle applies to everything, including building design.

Ecological footprint: what is it? An analysis that gauges our impact on the planet's biological systems, the ecological footprint measures human consumption of natural resources in comparison to Earth's ecological capacity to regenerate them.

Taking a step back from the emotional response of the recent environmental devastation, let's take a look at offshore drilling more broadly: How much oil do we currently produce from offshore drilling, and how much might we potentially recover?

The cost of electricity is going up (both in dollars and in environmental and health impacts). Here are some tips for reducing your costs and impacts.

From Genghis Khan's reforestation to King Edward I's 14th century ban of coal mining, these famous people were dedicated to TreeHugger ethics --- even if they didn't know it.

The styrofoam substitute that they grow into packaging and insulation is the next big thing in building.

The wind has never been this beautiful...

We are by no means helpless in the face of climate change.

This man wants to prove a point about rising global carbon dioxide levels by locking himself inside this DIY greenhouse for the next three days.

What happens when you restrict cars? Transit use, cycling and walking increase dramatically.

When the rare leucistic moose appeared before his camera, photographer Anders Tedeholm captured the magic.

The French government has set a goal of eliminating all single-use plastics by 2040. Phase one has begun.

When doctors team up with food banks, it improves health and staves off chronic hunger.

The Myanmar snub-nosed monkey may survive because of work by communities, NGOs and the Myanmar and Chinese governments.

Non-violent direct action is an important part of our democratic heritage. But occupation is a tactic, not an end goal.

It is appalling that in much of America, they are considered a frill.

The Substitution Support Portal SUBSPORT launched this week, intending to give business improved tools for substituting hazardous chemicals with safer substitutes.

A Czech church was 3-D mapped and made into a one of a kind musical instrument, controlled by visitors' laser pointers.

This past Thursday, at the business conference Opportunity Green, one panel entitled Next Generation Carbon Mapping: Radical Transparency and Truth in Advertising captured the attention of the standing room only audience at

It could of been a great prototype for affordable efficient housing across Britain.

People are finally beginning to take this issue seriously.

Designed with the ultra-minimalist office in mind, this all-wood desk has a lot of concealed places to stash your clutter.

A writer argues that glitzy new plant-based technology distracts from the bigger issue of animal welfare.

Dutch designers build a border wall that you can skate through.

But the hotel design competition is always interesting, even in an off year.

A modern life without plastic may seem an impossibility, but this Canadian duo shows it's achievable.

At this year's Valencia Design Week in Spain, not a huge amount of companies convinced us about their products being truly good for our planet, in fact, we noticed a

This week The Man with A Spear in His Chest, founder of Interface Ray Anderson, held a press conference to mark a milestone in his company's journey up "Mount Sustainability". They are making excellent progress towards their target of zero

Not much point in having a healthy house if you spend all day in an unhealthy office.

Current water treatment can't remove these wastes that are increasingly implicated in serious environmental effects

Scientists say levels are dangerously high, affecting wildlife and ecosystems.

The agency tried to suppress a major toxicology report on perfluoroalkyl chemicals, but now it's been quietly released online -- with alarming conclusions.