If your cat passes out from the sound of crinkling tin foil, she’s not alone.

Bright pops of yellow, orange and neutral wood cabinetry warm up this small apartment renovation in Moscow.

Here's a bright idea for alternative energy -- a megabattery to smooth the peaks and troughs for a reliable power grid

When you want to really pursue your dreams, instead of simply dreaming them, you might need to think outside the box. Outside the housing box, that is.

Wal-Mart has agreed to help US taxpayers take climate action. Over the next two years, they are sending energy audit teams to 20 State Capitol complexes to help save taxpayers money and help the environment...while the Federal Government equivocates

Kitting out your home with a solar power system just got a bit easier in the state of Connecticut. Under the Connecticut Solar Lease Program, qualifying low and moderate-income homeowners—those people whose household incomes is

Some regular TreeHugger readers (and commenters, you know who you are...) are no doubt exclaiming that they being saying the same thing for years, that hemp makes great biofuel--if only the Feds would get out of the way. Well, researchers

"The labeling provision was eliminated from the bill due to fears that it opened the state up to a lawsuit. The attorneys for the leadership & Governor's office felt the Constitutional rights of Monsanto gave them the power to successfully sue the state."

Using a non-chemical process based on traditional techniques, these furniture pieces are created with fish skins that would have otherwise gone to waste.

Zipcar has made car sharing cool, but it doesn't always need a fancy business model. Sometimes you can just share with your neighbor.

With all the talk of the "sharing economy", are we in danger of losing sight of the bigger picture? Sharing is caring after all.

Mark Boyle has literally lived without money, so he had more room than most to critique our economy. Now he's formulated a manifesto.

It can take hours before test results clue authorities about hazards in water supplies. The AquaBioTox uses biological sensors for immediate feedback.

If you dream of testing the limits of solar powered mobility, but don't have the DIY gene, here is someone who can help

Things of Intrinsic Worth is a feature-length documentary which focuses on the ways coal mining is harming the livelihoods of Montana ranchers.

Scientists Thomas Defler, Marta Bueno and Javier García have discovered a new species of monkey in the Caquetá region of southern Colombia. The region, which is part of the Amazon rainforest, had been inaccessible for years due

A new scientific study could save a whole lot of elephants.

Is the dream of sustainable agriculture a nightmare for the beef industry?

Bike lanes carry the shock troops in the never-ending war on the car.

It changes everything – how you think about bikes and how you think about cars.

New research published in the online journal PLoS ONE demonstrates for the first time that a non-human adult animal species regularly engages in oral sex behavior. While the behavior has

Ah love. Woody Allen has some nice thoughts on this tricky thing that perhaps gets more thought around Valentine's Day. The recent swan divorce shocked us to the core, so we decided to ponder the happy

New York's brown bat continues to be hard hit by White Nose Syndrome (WNS). WNS is named for the white fungus that eats bat tissues and wakes the bats prematurely from hibernation. WNS has been

While in Mongolia for World Environment Day, I toured the Salkhit Wind Farm.

Also tanks in your backyard and killer stairs

Sometimes it is hard to know what these companies are really telling us.

It could be a lot more than you think, especially if you take the long view...

Yes, it's National Bike Month. What's even better - it's National Bike Year, and Maybe National Bike Decade. Here's Three Ways to Up Your Cycling Enjoyment

When it comes to housecleaning, here's how to tackle the virus responsible for the COVID-19 pandemic.

Because it is really a Solstice Tree, and it is all about life in a harsh climate.

The Concept Shoe is a high-performance running shoe that gets fully recycled into alpine ski boot shells.

Shipping containers are the base for an instant "lush urban oasis."

Their fate is tied to that of bees, which aren't doing too great either.

After evidence that China violated the treaty intended to protect the earth's ozone layer, the country has leapt into action.

Anyone who says that a building has to be demolished because the plan doesn't suit modern uses is either lying or incompetent. Just look at this.

In a documentary by Line Halvorsen, Schwermer invites everyone to join her cash-free lifestyle. What would happen if we all did that?

Click here to see the full-size images in the slideshow This is the latest piece in the TreeHugger/Option-G print series; check out the full collection at Option-G where they're available for

With ~30+ new posts on TreeHugger.com each weekday, we understand if you miss a post here and there. To keep you up-to-date, here's what we covered on Monday, August 1, 2011.Animals Alex Davies informed us that New York dairy

Singer Austin Mahone teams up with The Allstate Foundation to encourage smart teen driving through its #GetThereSafe program.

Best Time to Buy a New Vehicle According to TrueCar

Associates at VPI share their stories in honor of National Pet Cancer Awareness Month. Find out how you can help #CurePetCancer, visit www.CurePetCancer.com

Kids on Spending and Saving

This #AutismAwarenessMonth we encourage families with special needs to take steps now to plan for their loved ones’ futures. Our Director of Advanced Planning, Ruthann Driscoll, discusses the importance of planning to secure long-term security and quality of life for your family. Learn more: http://u.nm.com/1AQBAsN

European Business Award Teaser 2015

Monster and Brandwatch break down exactly how Americans are feeling about their jobs.

Northwestern Mutual will support the fight against childhood cancer by hosting lemonade stands nationwide as part of Alex’s Lemonade Days (June 12-14). Join the fight and build your own lemonade stand.

Interview Jean Jouzel, Président du jury

Introducing CEB’s Global Talent Monitor

I want to know what I am breathing and I don't leave home without it.

Turn them into little citizen scientists by giving them a backyard tally sheet.