In a country covered in wood, by a lake far from construction workers, it makes so much sense.

Watching the world around us and the changes big and small that occur all the time, sometimes you just have to do something to reflect what you are experiencing. It is this need to create that brings

This coming Sunday would've been Silent Spring author and environmental hero Rachel Carson's 100th birthday. In recognition of Carson's contributions to the creation of the modern environmental movement, Sen. Benjanmin L. Cardin (D-MD) has announced his

Forty years ago, activists blocked plans to dam the Buffalo River, eventually getting Congress and President Nixon to designate the river as America's first National River. Now, a factory hog farm is putting one of Arkansas' most beautiful spots at risk.

The River Thames has inspired artists throughout the ages; here's a modern take on it.

A measure that would remove roughly $6 billion in annual ethanol subsidies just passed the U.S. Senate, signaling, among other things, a shift in public attitude towards the once-heralded alternative fuel. It

The UK organization wants schools to incorporate that time into their daily curriculum.

This competition for the best environmental photography never fails to be interesting and professional.

There is a day for everything, and today we celebrate ride sharing.

At Woodrise 2019, Katerra CEO Michael Marks wows the wood world.

The limited edition pieces are designed to give plastic waste a second life.

Researchers propose using the vibrations of the heart to keep pacemakers going, eliminating the need to replace batteries.

The last pack of wolves in a Michigan national park is near extinction. Should humans intervene?

Golf courses looking to go green can look no further than Audubon International. From now until the end of this PGA season, for the first 100 golf courses that sign up at Bonterra Greens the Greens, Bonterra

For many

Like the word 'sustainability', 'environmentalism' has become a hollow word, a word divorced from meaning, a word lacking in soul, separated from its essence.

The electricity grid can handle a ban, ten years earlier than law makers are aiming for.

It's up to you to decide if you want to take the shortest route, the cleanest one, or the quietest one.

And a big part of the pitch is sustainability and comfort.

You can work with other location independent workers and do some holiday good deeds at the same time.

You just can't fool Mother Nature.

BRB introduces a bunch of concept vehicles that look like a lot of fun without fossil fuels

Michael Pollan's latest book is a wonderful exploration of how cooking connects us all, socially and ecologically.

Residents in southern Maryland have long felt like they live in an 'energy sacrifice zone.' They already have a nuclear power plant and now are trying to stop a liquid natural gas port.

Millions of Americans are applauding President Obama for naming five new National Monuments.

Is global cooperation the anecdote for global competition?

We want to extend National Talk Like A Pirate Day just a few more days, especially since it is helping to spread the word about clean sailing and boating. The Sierra Club has put together a fun set of questions to not only get you in the

The queen led her minions to the engine of a Delta airplane, delaying the flight until the protected bees could be professionally removed

Just a quick one on ethanol and Southeast Asia: Chinaview.cn is reporting that Cambodia has opened the nation’s first ethanol production facility. Using cassava as a feedstock, at least initially all of the

Quebec architects propose a 48-storey tower in a forest, "a new relationship between humans and their natural habitat."

Landfill gas (LFG) isn't quite as sexy as some other alternative energy sources like wind or solar; still, TreeHugger thinks its an important part of our collective renewable energy portfolio. Plus, it's cool that landfills (and the stuff that fills

Water, water, everywhere, so let's all have a drink (or so we all learned as kids, right?), but it's definitely not as easy as that these days. In honor of World Water Day (which may or may not have been today), let's

Today is Earth Overshoot Day, but it's not exactly something we should be celebrating. It's actually a wakeup call for humanity.

The bigger question: why is the industry playing into the hands of the anti-fracking activists?

Radioactive uranium occurs naturally in soils but farming techniques may be causing it to dissolve into groundwater

Only in America are they hard to find. How does that happen?

How big of a locavore are you? Could you eat only foods that were available to Native Americans before 1600?

Exfoliating body wash may make you clean, but it's making the lake water dirty.

Well, at least the most iconic animal in the United States won't catch on fire too easily...

As plastic microbead bans take effect, you'll need to find alternative ways to give your skin a good scrubbing.

The howl of magnificent Zephyr at NY's Wolf Conservation Center gets Mother Nature's attention.

Ways to spend the day for those who'd like to skip the whole 'bloodsport of mass consumerism' thing.

Bloom hoovers up harmful algae overgrowth from waterways and turns it into a flexible foam that can replace some petroleum-based products.

There is something contradictory about building a Green Porsche Headquarters at an Aeropolis, but whatever.

The Substitution Support Portal SUBSPORT launched this week, intending to give business improved tools for substituting hazardous chemicals with safer substitutes.

Researchers have found that lignin, a compound found in wood, could replace BPA in plastics.

A new report shines the light on a dirty little 'secret' of canned goods, which has little to do with the food itself, and everything to do with the coating in the can.

Though conflicts over sparse water supplies have created rifts between Turkey and its neighbors, the sandstorms they exacerbate have brought countries in the region

There is so much that they can't burn it here, so they compress it, liquify it, and ship it. That's not working out too well either.

So many flavors and colors of gas these days. They are all problematic.