She gets around, little Miss Hermione Granger from Harry Potter. First she was the face of super trendy and super expensive Burberry. Then she launched her own line for People Tree.

Cotton is ubiquitous in modern life but the long trail between the fields in which the crop grows and the store at which a finished item is purchased is seldom considered.

A few years ago organic cotton and other eco-friendly textiles were getting all the headlines, but not so much now. Why is that? Scott Mackinlay Hahn answers.

Neil Young may be looking for a heart of gold, but he hopes she is wearing a blouse of organic cotton.

This is where your next pair of underwear needs to come from.

It's a solid, sustainable choice all around.

Last week I posted a stunning wooden bicycle, and the beautiful heritage of wooden ceilings in Andalusia from a series of wood design from Spain that Confeadera put together. Other works include the Fab Lab House, some

The Indignados (or "Outraged") have been camping in over 60 Spanish cities for almost 10 days now. What started on the 15th of May (hence the tag #15-M) via social networks has become some of the biggest and most peaceful

Timeless responsible furniture design on show at Qubique Berlin this week

Coronavirus has led to a shortage of hand sanitizers, but worry not: The CDC generally recommends hand-washing over hand sanitizers.

The American Institute of Architects just announced its 2007 Housing Awards; among the winners were our beloved Loblolly House and in the Special Housing Category, the Designhabitat2 house, from The DESIGNhabitat 2 Studio School of Architecture,

The carbon footprint of concrete can be a whole lot better, if you make it out of carbon dioxide.

The Level Market wants to make the procurement of humanitarian aid and development products as easy as shopping on Amazon.

An item as ubiquitous as coffee has varying degrees of sustainability. Being aware of these can help us make better choices.

Average consumers of all incomes have the ability to meaningfully invest in organizations doing good work

Wastes are made in the kitchen.

Gorgeous, soft and looking like a living UFO, this enormous work of textile art is brightening up one Paris institution.

“If it ain’t Boeing, I ain’t going.”

If you must shop, do it from a company that's spreading the wealth.

From blending beef with mushrooms, to boosting plant-based menu items, companies are doing a lot to cut back on meat.

Now, for the rest of the U.S. and Canada to get on board...

Artist Thomas Dambo and his team of elves built this wonderful recycled village in Copenhagen where DIYers can make all of their gifts for free.

Even though it took 6 months to find an alternative, Coop refused to stock microwave popcorn because of the health risks to customers.

Designed to reduce construction waste and with energy efficiency in mind, this new community gathering spot strikes an unconventional pose.

There is a lot of money to be made in the travel section. Should other media follow their example?

But no, we're not going to compare to that other tower.

Just yesterday I joked seated at my neighborhood's dive-y, not-concerned-about-clean-food diner that the likely hormone-injected milk I stirred into my coffee might spur the growth of a third boob. It was a risk I was

Once you've seen what goes on inside a Concentrated Animal Feeding Operation (CAFO) it's tough to accept the trade-off of horrific animal suffering in order to have cheap food.

In late May, a cow named Yvonne decided not to be eaten, and broke through an electric fence to escape from the farm in Bavaria where she was being fattened for slaughter. Since then, she has been on the

There is scant evidence that it actually boosts libido and sexual performance, and it could be harmful.

The poetic and ephemeral fifth basic taste, umami, is the talk of the town; you can find it in these all-natural ingredients.

Some plants help each other enormously, while others hinder their neighbors – use this cheat sheet to ensure harmony in the vegetable plot.

Why aren't people lining up for this enclosed solar powered e-cargo tricycle? It pushed every button.

A new book, Allowed to Grow Old, reveals beautiful portraits of something we don't get to see very often: Elderly farm animals.

A diverse team of women from the forest product sector got together for a green cause.

The cute-yet-cool Japanese cartoon promotes sustainable food at the Hello Kitty Go Green Organic Farm in Hong Kong.

Turn your anger into action by supporting lion-loving charities that are doing great things for big cats.

The only people who benefit from the hydrogen economy are the oil and petrochemical companies that make the stuff.

On the market for $416K, this beautifully restored historic cottage comes complete with a roof traditionally crafted of local seaweed.

Designer Salva Nadal learned how to turn canes into blinds from his uncle and is now designing a collection of products to save this Spanish craftsmanship from dying out. The results are beautiful eco-friendly lamps and a table for now.

A local regulation forces all food to go through a terminal controlled by big business, but a group of small producers found a way to bypass the rule.

Aren't the enjoyment and pleasure some sustainable choices provide much more compelling selling points than their intangible environmental benefits?

If you thought that by quitting meat or at least going weekday vegetarian you were doing your part to avoid factory farming,

Nobody likes being beaten about the head with the eco-stick. As many of us have experienced, railing against friends and family about the state of the planet rarely produces favourable results, or in fact any result at all. That's why TreeHugger is a

These graceful, nature-inspired wall clocks are a timely delight to look at throughout the day.

Welcome to the world of planner mania! Here you will discover the hottest planners on the market. If only we could use every single one...

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

The award-winning DropBucket is a recycled cardboard trash can that can be reused and/or recycled.

Muscle-meat grown in a laboratory is no longer in the realm of science fiction, except for the price of an 'all-beef' patty.

A new paper compares eggs, dairy, poultry, beef and pork to determine which has the biggest environmental impact.