Amid a media flurry starring a displaced polar bear and an easy-breathing Lance Armstrong, Nissan has become the unlikely leader as it delivers a mass-produced, affordable electric car. The Leaf is now arriving in the driveways of eager customers, and

I must admit I have never really understood the environmentalist obsession with plastic bags. As I noted in my post on a ban plastic bags rap that went viral, I've always felt there are

Comments to the post What is the Best Way To Build A Wall? Not A Simple Answer wondered why we wanted to reinvent the wall. The consensus was "Having XPS on the exterior is, I think, the easiest and best solution." I will be

Dear Pablo: Is it true that plastic bags have less impact on the environment than the alternatives?

Bamboo may seem like a questionable material for making bikes, but we've seen our share of great bamboo bikes -- and hey, there's even DIY bamboo bike-building classes out there. Taking advantage

Urban farming was way more than a fad in the 1940s.

"Has the global food system been irrevocably hijacked?" One filmmaker asks and begins to answer this frightening question.

Retro Report revisits the Flavr Savr, the first genetically engineered food to hit American grocery stores.

Even farmers who don't use organic practices are leaving genetically engineered crops behind.

Here's why it doesn't really matter that Cheerios are GMO-free.

Beekeepers in the Yucatan face a threat to their livelihoods as Europe rejects their products for GMO contamination.

Your guide to the Safe and Accurate Food Labeling Act of 2015, and what it means for GMO labeling in the U.S.

Researchers in the UK are using genetic engineering to fight the bird flu epidemic.

Don't take those cheap yellow fruits for granted! They're at the center of a great agricultural turmoil.

We hear a lot about plastics breaking down at sea, but scientists are discovering that a shocking quantity of plastic enters the ocean already in microscopic form.

For almost 30 years the Council has been fighting against regulation that would limit balloons for environmental reasons.

These busy filter-feeders clean the water, attract biodiversity, and offer protection from storms.

The Amazing Shrinking car It seems like Toyota has learned quite a bit from building the Toyota iQ (follow link for photos), the "Smallest Four-Passenger Car in the World". But the question really was, if they can fit 4 people in a car that small, how

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

Photo: Michael Graham Richard. Click to see 2010 Toyota Prius Slideshow.2010 Toyota^ Prius Hybrid: Hello WorldAfter some not too suspenseful waiting, here it is. The official debut of the 3rd generation Toyota Prius hybrid! You can see tons of

From crush-worthy Crash star Thandie Newton's celebrity-favorite Toyota Prius (pictured) to Paris Hilton's GMC Yukon Hybrid, these seven celebrity hotties are

Photo: Michael Graham Richard Twice As Much as 2009 Hybrid Production According to the Nikkei, Toyota is planning to ramp up hybrid vehicle production pretty significantly this year, with a goal of production 1 million hybrids annually in 2011 (up from

Apologies for the bad Photoshop job... Photo: Zipcar Logo, Toyota Less Than 1% of Zipcar Fleet, But... I'm pretty sure that many TreeHugger readers are also Zipcar customers (car-sharing in general is booming), and chances are that with that crowd, the

It's been a rough year for Toyota, which has been plagued by recalls, but the Japanese car maker's top selling Prius is still scoring points for the embattled company. Kelley Blue

Alex previously wrote about concerns as China Tightens Grasp on Rare Earth Metals Vital for Green Technologies; now we are seeing it in action. After a dispute over a collision between the Japanese Coast Guard and a Chinese

I love this little vehicle. If it ever becomes commercially available outside of carsharing schemes, I may have to get one. Or maybe I should just start a carsharing scheme in my city....

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

It's ugly, but it sure can keep that car from cooking, and it is going to be seen from a long distance.

It's a TreeHugger dream: an all electric wooden car designed to last forever.

It makes perfect sense to make cars easier to see, night and day

In a bid to highlight the clean air advantage of the Toyota Mirai, a hydrogen fuel cell electric car, the company is putting up pollution-scrubbing billboards.

Physically and mentally, growing plants without chemicals has a transformative effect.

Photo credit: What Rhymes with Nicole Target may finally be feeling the heat from consumer, health, and environmental groups such as the Center for Health, Environment and Justice (CHEJ), which has been vociferous in its campaign to get the nation's

Years ago, whilst working as a researcher for Greenpeace, looking at how effective its campaign had been to make the Sydney Olympics PVC-free, it became apparent to me how polyvinyl chloride so dominates certain industries. This is certainly true of

Short design-life products made of PVC have been a common, inexpensive, and functional choice for almost 50 years. But, vinyl can also be a risky choice of material for objects often handled by consumers, posing a risk of lead exposure, especially if

Joining gDiapers, the US Postal Service and more, Surface iQ's commercial wallcoverings have earned Cradle to Cradle certification. The only printed commercial grade wallcovering to have earned this certification, Surface iQ's products have an

The US Consumer Products Safety Commission (CPSC), under pressure to lessen childhood exposure to lead in toys and clothing, has set a deadline of early February 2009. That's

Architects usually keep their proprietary research locked up and closely held. Perkins + Will has done the opposite and made it a public service. Launched at Greenbuild the Precautionary List is a compilation of available data on chemicals and

Should the stuff be kept away from kids? The American Public Health Association thinks so.

Steven M. Johnson beats a whole lot of TreeHugger posts to the punch.

In which Steven shows once again how far ahead of the pack he was.

Steven M. Johnson has some good ideas, but there have been others worth noting in TreeHugger.

Steven M. Johnson's great idea for ultralight camping combines your dinnerware with your goggles.

Why turn your car into a living room when it can also be a kitchen?

It's reminiscent of some other crackpot ideas from the seventies.

Steven M. Johnson shows how the well-equipped mobile worker got around twenty-five years ago.

Once again our favorite visionary was ahead of his time.

Of course he has been there, done that.

Cartoonist and inventor Steven M. Johnson has us climbing the walls.

Just days ago, 19 Asiatic black bears were rescued from an illegal bile farming operation in Vietnam. For six to seven years, the animals were kept