The contents of your bag reveal more about you than you might think, but what about your choice of bag itself? District Cotton, a New York City-based company dedicated to fashion with a conscience, has a couple of sturdy options that are as socially

A few short weeks ago it came out the China had plans in the works to place 20 hydroelectric dams on the upper

Guim Valls Teruel is travelling 5 continents on an electric bicycle to promote the use of cleaner energy and the non-reliance on fossil fuel worldwide. Currently in New Zealand, the Electric Bicycle World Tour has already clogged quite a lot of mileage

Electric vehicles have come a long way in the last few years, steadily gaining acceptance as a practical and sustainable form of transportation. This is especially true in cities, where most trips are short and space is at a premium.

The BMW i8 is now in production, and final i8 details have just been unveiled.

Actually, a bit more than 100%.

The EPA has just released official "fuel economy" and range information for the BMW i3 100% electric car.

Ed. note: This is now the fifth post in the Green Basics series of posts that TreeHugger is writing to provide basic information about important ideas, materials and technologies for new greenies (or those who just need a quick refresher). Read on and

Ed. note: We're now up to the sixth post in the Green Basics series of posts that TreeHugger is writing to provide basic information about important ideas, materials and technologies for new greenies (or those who just need a quick refresher). Read on

The cost of electricity is going up (both in dollars and in environmental and health impacts). Here are some tips for reducing your costs and impacts.

Many vegans don't realize that there's 'meat' in their electricity supply.

Primary energy consumption was down, too.

One of the UK's "Big Six" energy companies has gone a dark shade of green.

The story combines the beauty of nature, wanderlust, and the deep love that can exist between human and dog.

Providing clean water in areas with minimal local resources may be as simple as implementing this ingenious DIY water treatment system.

The newfound aquifer contains enough water to quench Kenya for decades to come.

New research calculates how individual CO2 emissions affect the Arctic's shrinking summer sea ice.

It's a surprisingly simple DIY project.

Load up the Krug and the caviar and go for a spin.

"There is nothing – absolutely nothing – half so much worth doing as simply messing about in boats." (Kenneth Grahame)

A new study shows that there is some seriously low-hanging fruit here that would deliver more bang for the buck.

Waitrose wants to see how serious shoppers are about bringing their own containers.

The Triumph Elm is being set up on Michigan Avenue in downtown Chicago in honor of Arbor Day this Friday (and you thought the fun ended with Earth Day!). The tree is part of a project by the Morton Arboretum to enlighten

Environment minister called waste importers 'traitors' who don't care about the country's long-term sustainability.

Abimis offers refrigerated drawers and heated tops. Does anyone need this?

Bristol, UK, just keeps on popping up on Treehugger. Most recently we talked about the potentially ground breaking Transition City Bristol initiative, a community lead process to plan for peak oil, but as we noted then, it doesn’t end there. It’s also

We like Ecotricity, the UK-based green energy company that is busy planning and erecting urban wind turbines across the country. We’ve written about their partnership with Popeye, we’ve brought news of their collaborations with Lotus and Ben and

Whenever we've discussed Triodos Bank, the European sustainability-oriented savings bank with branches in the UK, Spain, The Netherlands and Belgium, we've always been impressed at the number of customers who attend

Image credit: pawpaw67, used under Creative Commons license. Malaysian palm oil producers may be committing to green(er) practices, but that's unlikely to appease George Monbiot. He has long been a critic of biofuels for vehicles, but he is absolutely

The Severn Barrage could create 50,000 jobs and provide 5% of the UK's electricity needs. Critics say we can do better than that.

Yesterday I wrote about a mom who was convicted of vehicular homicide after her son was killed by a drunk hit-and-run, because she crossed the street from a bus stop without walking almost half a mile to the traffic light. Today Walkscore has released

Planner Paul Knight shows how to do the math and figure out where to go for maximum candy

If you thought the top market for electric car growth was somewhere in California, you'd be right many months out of the year, but not the 4th quarter of 2013.

It's why we have to reduce demand as well, with radical efficiency.

Featuring eye-catching geometries, local and non-toxic materials, these unique furniture pieces meld a medley of traditional weaving and woodworking techniques.

FC Modular, that "cracked the code" of tall modular, is no more.

This versatile ingredient can replace multiple others, allowing you to pack less.

Remember pallets? Remember infographics? We have both in one post!

A cluttered apartment room becomes a modern place to sleep and play for three siblings.

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

It always amazes, how much work people do for this.

The Amazon is home to one of the most fascinating life forms of all -- humans, like us, but who are living free from the narrow confines of our 'civilization'.

Heart attacks and strokes are virtually unknown among the Tsimane people of the Bolivian rainforest. What can we learn from this?

Has the Costa Rica Foreign Minister really just suggested that the Sea Shepherd founder might voluntarily go to Costa Rica to face trial?

Prices have fallen 12% thanks to this switch to renewables.

"Can we afford to take action?" just became "Can we afford not to?"

Boom-and-bust cycles are no coincidence.

These people know a thing or two about money. And they say it's INACTION that's going to cost us.

Now if only he can keep his job in the fall election.

Actors Emma Thompson and Michelle Thrush are traveling with their daughters to the North Pole, as part of an Greenpeace campaign to create an international sanctuary in the Arctic.