A village that was threatened by the expansion of Heathrow Airport in London became home to a squatted community garden. Here's how it happened.

Value of Fossil Fuel Exports By Fuel, 1949-2010

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

What is that man smoking?

I grew up in the West of England. I like hard cider. And as a failed beekeeper, I owe a deabt of gratitude (or guilt?) to our furry pollinating friends. So I was delighted to hear that one purveyor of hard cider is

When life gives you lemons, make lemonade. When life gives you a global economic crisis, a gloomy real estate market, and an uncertain currency future, make a house out of shredded-up money.

If you like a little sugar in your morning (and late morning, and afternoon) coffee, but don't like the calories, there's a good chance you use one of the many artificial sweeteners on the market. But there's plenty of evidence

That honey that lines the shelves of your local grocery store probably isn't honey at all.

An innovative eco-tourism project in northeast Turkey will take travelers along ancient nomadic routes to taste artisanal organic honey, meet local beekeepers, and enjoy spectacular scenery along the way.

It's not a bee attack -- it's just a bee swarm. Here are tips on how to deal with one.

What happens when you find bees have made your home into their hive? You call Mike 'The Bee Guy' and document it their removal.

Ever wonder what the difference is between clover honey and wild flower honey? Steve Gentry of Steve's Bees gives us the scoop!

The largest honey packer in the US faces criminal charges over fraudulent trade in Chinese honey.

You'll be surprised at how many beauty treatments you can make with just honey and a few ingredients.

Raw unfiltered honey is a very different product from the filtered honey sold in supermarkets. Educate yourself to know the differences and to know what you're really getting.

Go beyond your morning toast with these sweet all-natural beauty hacks featuring one of our favorite ingredients.

All photos credit Collin Dunn Ed. note: 24 of the top teachers in the U.S. have been chosen to go to the Galapagos Islands, with a stop in the Florida Everglades, with the Toyota International Teacher Program. The program is designed to engage a variety

Photo credit: Wikipedia/Creative Commons 24 of the top teachers in the U.S. have been chosen to go to the Galapagos Islands, with the Toyota International Teacher Program. The program is designed to engage a variety of conservation and education issues

Conservation efforts, especially in places as renowned as the Galapagos, have something of a reputation. It's developers vs. protesters, consumers vs. conservationists, people

Lonesome George is quite a character. He's a Pinta Island tortoise, and, as Brian noted when he visited a few years ago, he's the last of this breed. Yep, that means when he's gone, that's it -- his species will

If Lonesome George suffers from performance anxiety, it's hard to blame him. At the ripe old age of nearly 100, the last-of-his-kind Galapagos tortoise has been charged with preserving his species' genetic

Lonesome George, the world's last remaining Pinta Island tortoise, has died at age 100 -- marking the final end of a species millennia in the making, and inching that 'loneliest' mantle one notch closer to us.

On a remote island in the Galapagos, hybrid turtles have been found that suggest a long-lost purebred companion for the late Lonesome George may survive.

This discovery could change how we think our planet works

Since its eruption in late August, the Solyndra scandal has been a lightning rod for political and ideological debates over everything from the role of government in business to the debate on global

They are building "five great houses that are comfortable to live in and will have happy occupants."

Cepezed Architects design a shelter that is elegant and self-sufficient.

Streetfilms shows how a road can in fact be many things, not just a place for cars.

An undergraduate student at the University of Minnesota has created a unique way of connecting people with climate data through music.

Eat simpler food.

Doing this was one of the best decisions I made when getting married. (So was marrying a great guy!)

Steven M. Johnson really should have had an agent.

10 coal plants in Chicago, Ohio, Pennsylvania, and New Jersey will be shut down sooner than expected.

Analysis bridges differences between various climate change models to predict North American climate change with high certainty. Will skeptics finally be convinced?

The mayor has portrayed the controversial soda tax as a great source of revenue with which to do fabulous things for the city, rather than a benefit for public health.

It's almost like there is a concerted campaign to turn distracted walking into a serious problem.

A new study finds altered neurological performance in children during peak pesticide spraying for the Mother's Day flower harvest.

The Grand Inga dam will be double the size of China's Three Gorges, but big questions remain about whether ordinary Africans will actually get its electricity.

This time it is for open offices, when you need a bit of peace and quiet.

The kit includes an LED headlight and tail light and a rugged case that attaches a smartphone to the handlebars.

The researchers have developed a fuel cell that creates electricity from urine and could be used to power our gadgets.

Just keeping your phone in your car's console during a drive could charge the battery with this novel tiny generator.

We matured our cities around the needs to cars. Now it's time to mature our streets around human, not machine, needs. We are all pedestrians.

Nanotechnology breakthroughs have lead to a successful prototype of a device that could charge your cell phone with ambient noise or the conversations of users.

Forget plugging in your phone to charge, soon the battery could stay topped off from swipes and typing.

"The Ministry of Energy has insisted that they need this energy. What we are questioning is—how was the agreement reached, what is the cost of purchasing this power?"

As if to say 'sorry,' Kilauea softens its fury by tossing shimmery green olivine to the humble humans below.

A look at some recent posts on our sister site that might interest TreeHuggers.

The latest report on the state of the world's fisheries paints a depressing picture of the seafood industry.

The material could also one day charge our devices.