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.

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

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

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

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

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

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.

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

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

They pay so much more attention to design in Europe, particularly when it comes to everyday things. For example, The Torqeedo electric outboard motor from Germany looks like fine industrial design. It has an integrated lithium-manganese battery that just

So much of the economy changes if cars last five times as long and hardly need service.

Canoo redesigns the electric car from the ground up. It redesigns the ownership model too.

The Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) is proposing a rate increase due to extreme drought having reduced their ability to ramp up hydroelectric generators in time for customers to turn on the bright kitchen lights and cook dinner - after 4:00PM. Only 6

The architect/ engineer says we have the tech now to live better electrically.

The device made from household objects could replace AA batteries for powering small electronics.

When the heck did electric commercial flight become a realistic prospect?!

On the heels of their success pushing sales of electric cars, Norway want to spur the move to electric airplanes

CEO John Holland-Kaye expects to be taken up on this offer within the next 12 years.

“December 10, 2019 will be remembered as the day the electric aviation age started.”

Greener aviation is about to get a boost.

Sure, it'll only have nine seats. But the low cost carrier expects larger electric planes in service by 2027.

The idea that the US electricity grid could be knocked out for 1.5 years is a bit shocking. But that's what the agency in charge of protecting it has revealed.

In our dystopian future we might all be buying power by the watt-hour from a cart in the market.

All 400 vehicles will be emission-free by 2030.

A unique solar panel has been designed at Stanford that cools buildings by reflecting sunlight and radiating thermal energy out into space.

The smart thermostat will help people save even more money and help utilities curb peak demand loads.

This ancient method is simple and cheap.

The company explains why all-electric homes are healthier, safer, and more sustainable.

This could take a lot of smelly gas mopeds off the road.

Why aren't people lining up for this enclosed solar powered e-cargo tricycle? It pushed every button.

Bill Murray looks like he is enjoying the ride. Others might go a bit faster.

Is this really the future we want?

This electrically powered prototype will be great for getting you to the market, and carting stuff back home.

Just pick a scooter, drive it, then park it. Someone else takes care of the charging.

It calls for more support of bikes, walking and transit, banning ICE-powered cars sooner.

No turbine blades in sight.

If you love electric cars and you love rankings, this article is for you! The top 10 electric car states have been unveiled, and there are some surprises on the list.

What these cars are capable of will come as no surprise to EV fans, but winning the King of the Mountain title puts another feather in the EV cap

A new study from Deloitte predicts what we have said before: e-bikes will eat cars.

Using digital fabrication, moss and clay, this designer's "moss voltaics" would use these hardy plants to transform sunlight into electricity.

This 5W thermoelectric generator converts heat from a chimney or camp stove into electricity for charging USB devices.

Americans don't walk and stop and cafés or take vacations. That's why they get to drive $75,000 plug-in hybrids.

Every bit of technical knowhow needed to make heavy truck transport electric (and reduce carbon emissions from transportation) is already available.

It usually doesn't pay to bet against Elon Musk. He's not only brilliant and he never gives up, but he's also shown great insight into technological trends.