But the United States has opted out.

Architects, engineers, landscape architects and urban planners all have a role to play and should be acting now.

A hydropower turbine has the potential to not only create energy, but has also sparked the creation of both a renewable energy company and a renewable energy education program in Maine.

These sand "castles" are not your usual holiday beach creations.

The obvious goodness of pairing pedal assist electric bikes with a bike sharing infrastructure is one of these great ideas whose time has come. In Tokyo, Sanyo recently installed 100 of their eneloop battery powered e-bikes at a "community" bike share

You never know what climate you may end up in...

We still have to reduce our carbon emissions.

The new City Bike program will also feature a 'bring your own battery' scheme, leaving the charging to the rider.

For the next 3 years, residents of Sweden are getting a serious incentive to get on an e-bike, as the country is setting aside about €35 million per year to subsidize their purchase.

The Uniti electric city car will come bundled with a green charging incentive for buyers in Sweden.

Now that's an infrastructure project!

A new report finds reducing meat consumption is as important as tackling transportation emissions, but the politics are daunting.

It's a veggie burger that actually bleeds. But who's the target audience?

Efforts to reduce meat consumption are shifting focus from individual choice to systemic changes.

Oh, the wonderful things that poo can do.

A study comparing the two countries shows vast differences in how cars are used.

Electric cars are the darlings of the green technology futurists. But wait, cries a receding voice, "what about the environmental impact of all those batteries?" Until recently, that lurking uncertainty shadowed the

Diminutive but Electrifying The Toyota FT-EV electric car concept that debuted at the 2009 Detroit Auto Show is based on the platform of the 57 MPG Toyota iQ microcar that recently went on sale in Europe and that is apparently already a hit in

There are now 11 mass-manufactured electric cars that come in under $27,000 in California... after federal and California incentives.

The forthcoming Tri-Gen facility is being called "the world's first megawatt-scale 100% renewable power and hydrogen generation station."

They look so cute on their polyurethane sofa, in front of the wall of vinyl windows and doors, in the stock shot from the Canadian vinyl industry. The Vinyl salesmen are also

People often write of climate associated flooding, loss of agricultural productivity, spread of tropical disease, and so on. The City of Lahore, Pakistan is experiencing

The near-death of one of India's most distinguished scientists has halted work on a major hydroelectric dam in the Himalayas. Professor AD Agarwal, 77, former dean of the Indian Institute of Technology Delhi at Kanpur,

Time-lapse video shows the construction of a latrine in rural Pakistan -- from before the hole is dug until the doors are hung on each 'stall.'

Our photo of the day comes from northern Illinois.

This integrative technology keeps CO2 out of the atmosphere and makes geothermal energy widely available

These flowery sculptures seem to grow and flourish, out of repurposed dead animal skulls.

A state of emergency has been declared in Hungary where four people are dead, 120 injured and six missing as torrents of red toxic sludge, the byproduct of bauxite refining for aluminum, burst from a containment pond and poured through six villages in

They call it green. I call it too much.

London's international embassies are showing off their countries' design as part of the London Design Festival.

Great news for TreeHuggers in South America: Uruguay could become the first country in the region to authorize the cultivation of industrial hemp, according to El Pais newspaper. The national Ministry of Cattle,

Not to overly play into the stereotype of the TreeHugger moniker, but today is 4/20 so a quick review of all the great uses for industrial hemp--you

Industrial hemp farming could play a big role in providing economic stability in impoverished areas, creating jobs and businesses for veterans, and growing a sustainable and regenerative agriculture movement.

As we move into full consumer season it can be difficult to equate your green intentions with the holiday spirit of giving. Perhaps it is time to consider the true value of a gift and how it is made. The Treehugger gift guide will certainly inspire

I did it so you don't have to.

A Today Show bit today is perhaps the grossest example yet.

This is an urban design issue, a car design issue, and a demographics issue. Distracted walking is a rounding error.

So what if it doesn't have pedals and isn't as practical as an e-bike, it's so elegant and minimal.

The tiny Italian car is now available in Europe.

Two years ago when Mion footwear won an ecodesign award we described them as something "you might expect the Jetsons to wear on the weekends." And we wanted the company to be more overt in their green product design. With their new models they've

As the temperature drops in the White Mountains of New Hampshire, locals bundle up and get excited. While most wait for the first snow to cover the ski runs, others hold out for those first cold nights to freeze the area's waterfalls.

It actually won't take that much to reduce oil demand enough to cause serious trouble.

A new breed of solar panel can do double duty on greenhouse roofs by not only generating renewable electricity, but also by using a light-altering dye to help optimize photosynthesis in the plants beneath them.

It would be a good way to further broaden the appeal of electric vehicles.

People are "risking their lives every winter by wearing dark clothing."

And in the meantime, the bodacious bovine has become a social media star and will receive a full pardon … as soon as they can get her out of the woods.

Glow-in-the-dark wonders are "techno-poetry".

It's like Uber for 'flying' water cars, with an über-cute name: SeaBubbles.

The second generation of Paris' bike-sharing fleet will see 20,000 bikes hit the streets next year, and 30% of those will feature an electric drivetrain.

This revamp of an 1830s apartment mixes modern materials to create a modern space.