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Impossible Foods boasts a star-studded investor lineup

Everyone is excited about plant-based meat substitutes, it seems.




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Best way to cut Arctic "black carbon"? Stop burning fossil fuels

70% of this potent pollutant comes from fossil fuels, not biomass burning.




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Barns are being lost and stolen in search of "rustic chic" interior design

A lot of our history is being lost so that people can get that popular look.




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Houston Gets Greener with Itsy-Bitsy, Energy Efficient Homes

Thinking about making a move into a home, but really, really want a green space? We stumbled across the perfect (little) eco-home.




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Stopping the cycle of dead zones in the Gulf of Mexico and beyond

Dead zones threaten wildlife and fisheries, taint drinking water, and impact communities. Keeping agricultural runoff out of waterways can help tackle this global problem.




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'The Story of Water: Who Controls the Way We Drink?'

The latest video from The Story of Stuff dives into the world of privatized water systems and why this impinges on a basic human right.




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The Story of a Train Crash in Buenos Aires and What it Has to Do with Climate Action

An account of the events that led to the accident that killed 51 and injured 703 in Argentina and why its symbolism matters.




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Grand theater in Buenos Aires is converted into bookstore

You don't get an experience like this online.




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An unstoppable oil leak is flowing in Alberta

For at least six weeks, thousands of barrels of tar sands oil have been bubbling up into the forest in Cold Lake, Alberta and neither the oil company or government scientists know how to stop the flow.




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TransCanada to pipe tar sands crude to Eastern Canada. What does this mean for Keystone XL?

TransCanada announced today that they are moving forward with their so-called Energy East Pipeline project, which will bring crude oil from Western Canada to refineries and export terminals in Eastern Canada.




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Small rocket stove makes for an efficient offgrid or camping stove

Interest in rocket stoves is growing, and with good reason, as they're fast, efficient, and cleaner-burning than most other options. Here's a small affordable model for camping or emergency preparedness.




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A brief history of handwashing

Let's have a clap of clean hands for Ignaz Semmelweis.




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100-1000 And Restore Coastal Alabama Partnership's Inaugural Massive Oyster Reef Restoration

Last weekend, January 22nd - 23rd , over 500 volunteers from Alabama and across the country came together in Mobile Bay to lay the beginnings of oyster reefs. The volunteers strapped on boots




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Historic bank transformed into modern library & community hub

In rural Alabama, an existing landmark building is converted into a new community gathering spot, instead of being torn down.




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8 storey Cross-Laminated Timber apartments win Finlandia Prize for Architecture

Building "combines affordable housing with wood construction and the promotion of new technologies."




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First 6 storey wood building in Ontario wins Wood Works! Award

The Templar Block in Hamilton Ontario pushes a lot of buttons.




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13 storey tower built of sustainably harvested Brazilian wood

Brazil is often in Treehugger because of illegal logging and deforestation. Not this time.




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10 plant-based staples to stock a vegan kitchen

After decades of eating mostly a plant-based diet, these are the basic staples I've learned to keep on hand for a variety of meals.




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Environmentalists call for Carbon Capture and Storage – with forests

Greta Thunberg, Margaret Atwood, Michael Mann, Naomi Klein, David Suzuki, Bill McKibben, George Monbiot and more make the case.




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Roman concrete lasts a long time, but it won't stop rising seas

New research sheds new light on why Roman concrete is so strong and water resistant, but let's not get carried away here.




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Concrete house is designed to survive another Superstorm Sandy

Architect Jorge Fortan cements his case for a concrete and foam sandwich house.




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Eero Saarinen's TWA terminal is restored, repurposed and reborn as the TWA Hotel

Did we say we hate concrete? Just the new stuff. This kind of concrete should be buffed, polished and treasured.




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New e-commerce site is a one-stop-shop for humanitarian aid products

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




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Responsible shopper marketing: Rewarding customers for doing the right thing

How do companies close the “green-gap” and turn consumer values into action?




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Artist's intricate newspaper papercuts carve out a deeper story

These delicate works of art are made out of current and vintage newspaper broadsheets, and prompt us to look beyond the daily news cycle.




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Artist's polychromatic quilts tell powerful stories using recycled fabrics

Using various vintage fabrics, many with a story behind them, this artist portrays ordinary people and historical figures with an artful eye.




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Why cheap mass air travel must be stopped

Author Craig Murray says, "The Earth cannot afford to indulge the pollution caused by massive air tourism."




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Should we just stop flying to conferences?

It really isn't necessary but it sure is a lot of fun and you learn a lot. I am conflicted.




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Grocery stores may soon offer your favorite brands in reusable containers

Loop's reusable packaging service is coming to brick-and-mortar stores in U.S., Canada, and France.




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Looking back at Superstorm Sandy

TreeHugger Emeritus Mat McDermott describes his experience of living through Sandy.




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California gas well blowout was largest methane leak in US history

New study finds Aliso Canyon disaster’s impact equivalent to annual greenhouse gas emissions from over half a million cars.




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World's oldest insurance market to stop investing in coal

Lloyd's of London joins the ranks of big insurers who no longer see coal as a viable investment.




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Ikea unveils its 'greenest store ever'

Upcycling workshops, electric deliveries and limited parking spaces. What's not to like?




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10 ways to stop being a water waster

There is no resource more precious than water, so here are some great tips for conserving it.




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Is It True That Farmers Feed Antibiotics To Livestock To Make Them Grow Faster?

I always thought the 'it makes them grow faster' reasoning for why they put antibiotics in animal feed was a myth and that the truth was more complex. Farmers found they could crowd animals




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Bringing back extinct species - continuing progress towards restoring the Aurochs

What progress has been made since the first wave of media excitement about this project? We catch up on the news of efforts to breed an ancient species back from extinction




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Data storage could soon be 8 percent of the world's energy use

There is a real footprint to all those baby pictures and Netflix binges.




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7 energy-sucking activities I stopped doing during quarantine

Some might say it's slovenly. I call it cutting down my carbon footprint.




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6 ways to 'beef up' your vegetarian vegetable stock

These simple tricks add the depth and flavor that plant-based vegetable stock can sometimes be missing.




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The reusable water bottle that stole my heart

My search for the perfect water bottle is over thanks to the beautiful, drinker-friendly, ocean-loving, coral-planting NAECO Bottle.




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Make your tombstone an ancient tree in one of these memorial forests

Mixing conservation with death care, a new start-up offers permanently protected memorial trees that solve a slew of problems.




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Restoring nature is climate equivalent of stopping burning oil

One-third of emissions reductions needed for 2 degree target could be achieved with better land management.




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Sir David Attenborough: Oceans under threat "as never before in human history"

The veteran naturalist and broadcaster is not holding back (this time).




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UK to set goal of restoring soil health by 2030

Incredibly, this appears to be the first time the government has really tried to tackle this crucial issue nationwide.




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Film Review: To Buy, To Throw Away, To Buy; the Secret History of Planned Obsolescence

Last month, Catalan TV3 just aired a new documentary called "comprar, llençar, comprar", meaning "to buy, to throw away, to buy" in Catalan, right on time for the christmas shopping and the winter sales which started this week. You can now watch the




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How to stop future pandemics in 3 easy steps

In order to prevent future pandemics, we need to change our relationship with wildlife




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Photo: Caterpillars, a love story

Our photo of the day comes from the romantic rain forest of Ecuador.




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Nanopad is a 236 sq. ft. micro-apartment in historic building (Video)

This redesigned space in a 1920s Art Deco building features a new layout that better maximizes space and light.




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That's not a roof on the Chicago Apple store; it is the poster child for unsustainable design

It is a giant electric radiator that they forgot to turn on due to a software failure.




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Apple needs to do more to protect children, investors say

Up until now, Apple has offered no guidelines for using its devices responsibly. Investors want this to change.