It solves the young activist's dilemma of wanting to attend two U.N. climate change summits without relying on fossil fuels.

In two words: It's not.

Some places have looked at paying people to recycle, but others think it makes more sense to charge people for their waste instead. When the UK talked about implementing a "pay-as-you-throw" scheme for trash, our readers were

Maine's taking a stand against oil usage and oil dependency--frankly the bigger issue than where we get our oil from, tar sands and other unconventional oil sources aside. As NRDC Switchboard reports, the state has passed a law

Who says you can't have both beauty and efficiency?

Move over royal baby, there's an infant two-toed sloth in town.

A study shows that many want to make better decisions, but don't know how.

Treehugger has noted before how one can generate electricity from algae; Now Designboom shows a lamp designed by Mike Thompson that uses the principle. Place the lamp outside and the algae generates electricity during

"It's an emergency," say council members. "So let's act like it."

This week, the full-time TreeHugger crew met up in Atlanta to pow-wow over the blog we all know and love. We are serious subscribers to the working-from-home-is-green ethic, but about every 18 months or so, we get together to

I have been trying to write something punchier than David Goldberg at Transportation for America did but I cannot, this event is "so utterly outrageous, so emblematic of the failure of our current transportation

It is the first big city in the South to commit to being fully renewable energy powered.

It seems that the only people who benefit from this rule change are the members of the American Chemistry Council who make BPA.

Our photo of the day is a lesson in singing and building.

Our photo of the day comes from Akumal, Mexico.

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

By setting both a date and an ambitious target, Sweden is sending a signal that should reverberate well beyond its borders.

Although somewhat symbolic, the new legislation coincides with the 2040 end of gas and diesel vehicle sales.

Facial recognition technology may delight parents wanting constant updates, but it's an invasion of children's privacy.

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

Here's what happens when kind humans and open-armed owls encounter an orphaned owlet.

Lipinski Lasovsky Johansson has designed a beautiful building and, wow, what beautiful drawings.

A young Ecuador slender-legged tree frog considers a fern.

Can products be better for people? Can buildings be better for the planet? Gradually, business is waking up to the fact that design can be beautiful and responsible.

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

Becker's latest work is not only a how-to guide, but an invitation to reevaluate all aspects of your life.

Watch this English golden retriever named Storm rush in to help the fawn and bring it back to shore.

The stubborn hero refused to leave his goats ... miraculously, they all survived the firestorm.

A couple weeks ago, Jairo Mora Sandoval, a 26-year-old conservationist, was kidnapped by sea turtle poachers in Costa Rica. He was bound, beaten, and shot in the head. His body was found on the beach the next day.

Think kitten-meets-lamb in the latest installment of 'gratuitous cuteness distraction.'

Activists risk arrest in an effort to prevent slow oil drilling exploration in the Arctic.

Some 60 polar bears are loitering near Ryrkaipy in Chukotka Russia, a new occurrence which is prompting some to suggest permanent evacuation.

Patricia Urquiola at the exhibition 'Cosas' at Habitat Valencia. Photo Credit: Petz Scholtus Valencia Design Week has invited us to FEED, the first international design media and bloggers' meeting this week, so together with Core77, Mocoloco,

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

Martín Azúa's latest rug design is made from esparto soles from the traditional spanish espadrilles. It will be used in Camper's shoe stores.

Can new colors refresh an old rug? These Dutch designers think so -- and they prefer red, to emphasize the problem of waste.

Two misfortunate advertising campaigns from Argentina use polar bears and tackiness to promote air conditioning.

Small changes in weather can have big consequences for many animals, including the beautiful Magellanic penguin found at the tip of South-America.

The province hopes to reinforce child and family wellbeing by providing basic supplies up front, as well as long term mentoring.

This green and purple mystery finally gets its own name and some attention from aurora enthusiasts and researchers alike.

We've covered Jendarling's organic garment bags before. But with the holiday/travel season in full swing, their new chic Chelsea Girl collection, comprised of non-plastic garment and travel bags, is right on cue. For Jendarling,

Once again Milan Design Week is here, and like most years, it is the small independent events that grab our attention. Like the Lapin Kulta Solar Kitchen Restaurant, that

On a recent trip to the south of Spain, I visited the beautiful Cathedral of Seville, amongst the largest of all medieval and Gothic cathedrals, in terms of both area and volume. According to Wikipedia, the interior is the

Even in the dark pit of poverty, where rays of hope shine their dimmest, there's often still light enough for a new life to take hold.

The architect/ engineer says we have the tech now to live better electrically.

If a vertical farm fantasy is the best unbuilt project in the UK, then sustainable design is in worse trouble than I thought.

A relentless sweet tooth, naïveté, and sneaky marketing are conspiring to create a health disaster in every corner of this country.

In 2009, architects Franck Deboute and Karine Montagnon decided to build their dream home and office. The site: the Pointe du Raz, hanging out over the Atlantic Ocean, in Brittany, France. The

Some question if it is even possible.

Can digital fabrication and robotic construction techniques help reduce the carbon emissions of concrete?