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6 habits that keep me organized

Organization doesn't just happen; it has to be cultivated – and this is my approach.




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Another Reason We Need the Smart Grid: Record Heat

In case you're still among the set doubting if the smart grid is really necessary, Earth2Tech has a solid post explaining how record heat (something that is going to happen a lot more often, unfortunately) is a prime example of how the smart grid can




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Smart Grid Survey Shows People Want More Than Just Money Savings

Study shows that customers think the non-monetary benefits of the smart grid are great. That is, once someone explains what they are...




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Opponents of Smart Meters Fall Short on Effort to Ban Installations In Illinois Town

A judge rules against smart meter opponents in Naperville, Illinois who wanted to hold a vote on whether the devices should be installed in their city.




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California Utility Opens First Sustainable Campus as Model Utility Site

Burbank Water & Power opens a sustainable power plant campus as a model for re-adapting industrial sites from water reclamation to solar




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Viral Video Calls for Mass Exodus from Fossil Fuels

Popular anger at profiteering energy utilities is high. One wind-power pioneer is hoping to harness that sentiment with a funny viral video.




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Worldwide Smart Grid Spending to Hit $46 Billion in 2015

A new report says utilities around the world will ramp up smart grid spending, with worldwide projects hitting $46.4 billion in 2015.




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Former Duke Power CEO: I'd want to work in solar

When asked what he'd do if he was entering the industry today, Jim Rogers had some very revealing things to say.




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Gigafactory schmigafactory: $1BN "stealth" energy storage start-up moves to NC tobacco plant

Many clean tech wonks have never heard of them, but Alevo plans to be manufacturing grid-scale energy storage on a huge scale within the next few years.




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Italian energy giant to phase out coal, go carbon neutral before 2050

In the future, we'll be buying energy from utilities that look very different than what we are used to.




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Automated electricity bill payments cause people to consume more energy

A new study says it's a case of out of sight, out of mind, but it has serious consequences.




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A major U.S. utility company just pledged to go carbon-free for the first time in American history

Are the tables finally starting to turn?




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Forget bike lanes, we need Protected Mobility Lanes

The number of people using alternative mobility devices is exploding, and they will be demanding safe routes.




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Say it with Butterflies - Green Start-Up Grows Monarch Butterflies for Events, Therapy & Conservation

Here is an interesting buisness idea; grow butterflies to let fly at special ocasions and at the same time help the enviornment as well as people with special needs. The project is called Mariposeando (Spanish for something




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Green gifts for the darkly romantic Valentine

From carnivorous plants to occult-inspired tokens of affection, these are not your grandmother's Valentine's gifts.




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6 beauty recipes that are pink and red for Valentine's Day

Get in the Valentine’s Day mood with these fun DIY beauty recipes for masks, moisturizers, and scrubs – all of which are suitably pink or red for the occasion!




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Sexy & sustainable: 9 lingerie brands for women

This Valentine's Day, treat yourself to high-quality undergarments that are kind to your body and the planet.




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Wretched Excess Dept: Castor Design's Marble with Fluorescent Tube

"At first glance, Marble with Fluorescent Tube's monolithic 2,500 pound base appears to be at odds with the banality of the bulb which sits on top of it."




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Wretched Excess or the future of housing design? Another look at the car elevator

There is a perverse logic to this idea of bringing your car to your apartment.




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Dubious Dubai: World's largest air conditioned city to be built, covering 48 million square feet

It's got everything, from hotels to hospitals to theaters to the world's largest mall, and a severe case of cognitive dissonance.




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Wretched Excess or Clever Design? Apartment tower with car elevators is definitely the former.

Two years ago we couldn't decide, but when you see it in action the answer is obvious.




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You can't be too skinny or too rich In New York City

A new record for skinny towers: only 47 feet wide.




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Utensilmate is a great candidate for the Wrongest Product Award

I can't decide if this is just what I always needed or the worst product ever put on Kickstarter.




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Another look at the question: Bidet or toilet paper, or yes, adult wipes?

Apparently adult wipes are a huge growth industry. Another good reason to switch to a bidet equipped toilet.




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The Coffeeboxx: Wretched excess or clever design?

We hate pods, but love durability. Is there a place for this?




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Just what we needed dept: The pre-peeled, plastic-packed orange

I'm thrilled; I have so much trouble with rolling fruit.




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Cadbury's Dairy Milk Goes Fairtrade, Next Billion Go To TED, Huff Post on Coal, and More

Cadbury Dairy Milk Fairtrade: Is the future of Fairtrade with big switches by big companies or increasing access to the pioneer brands? "Cadburys says in the FT today that it's not trying to undermine the pioneering 100% Fairtrade companies such as




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It's Gonna Take a Lotta Love to Reforest Indonesia

Love is often said to blossom, but a new government initiative in the Indonesian district of Garut aims to make that metaphor literal by requiring newly married couples to plant 10 tree saplings.Two years ago, Indonesia




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Something Old, Something New, Something Borrowed, Something...Green? Ritz-Carlton, Charlotte Delivers Eco-Friendly Weddings

As more eco-conscious couples take their walk down the aisle, a growing green wedding industry has responded in kind. Enter "Something Green," a new service introduced by The Ritz-Carlton, Charlotte. "We are constantly looking for




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Rare Swan 'Divorce' Puzzles Researchers

Once thought of as pillars of monogamy in the animal kingdom, it appears the flame of love can burn out for swans as well. For the first time in 40 years, after following some 4 thousand swans at a reserve in the UK, researchers discovered one formerly




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A gift registry for people who don't want stuff

More love, less waste. That's the idea behind a new gift registry. And it's an idea that might just take off.




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4 ways to have a more eco-friendly wedding

A few strategic decisions can greatly reduce the environmental impact of your Big Day.




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Larch Corner is a Passivhaus wooden wonder that shows how we should be thinking about carbon

Mark Siddall of LEAP measures and calculates everything, thinks about it, and then calculates it again.




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What we build is as important as what we build out of

Architects at a Mass Timber round table note that we have to build great urban spaces at reasonable densities.




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Gisele Bündchen Helps Plant 50,000 Trees for Green Nation Fest

Gisele Bündchen helped earn Brazil 50,000 new trees and got the planting started by planting the first tree at the Green Nation Fest in Rio de Janeiro.




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UNEP & TreeHugger Launch Blogging Contest for World Environment Day

Once again, we're proud to partner with the United Nations Environment Programme to help fight food waste and bring attention to World Environment Day.




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Vote now for World Environment Day Blogging Contest!

Did you know that 50% of food produced is wasted? It is true, but thankfully, the United Nations Environment Program and TreeHugger are helping shine a light on this problem with our fourth annual World Environment Day Blogging Competition.




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Winner announced in World Environment Day blogging contest

Charles Immanuel Akhimien, a Nigerian doctor and writer, will report from WED host country Mongolia.




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U.S. Food Waste Challenge honors World Environment Day

In keeping with this year's theme, the USDA and EPA are launching a challenge to reduce food waste at each step from farm to fork.




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Fighting food waste around the globe in honor of World Environment Day

A round-up of stories addressing the global problem of food waste.




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Mongolia hosts World Environment Day to highlight sustainable future

I was fortunate enough to attend the official start of World Environment Day in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia. Here's why their vision for a sustainable future is so important.




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United Nations Environment Programme announces the 2014 theme of World Environment Day

Vote today for your favorite slogan!




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Video showdown: Vote for the best in the United Nations Environment Programme’s competition

Send one of these video bloggers to cover World Environment Day.




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Gisele Bündchen and Don Cheadle have an environmental challenge for you

Celebrity ambassadors call for support for the UN’s World Environment Day.




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21-year-old activist wins World Environment Day video competition

The United Nations Environment Programme and goodwill ambassador Don Cheadle have selected a winner. See the video here.




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Ian Somerhalder named Goodwill Ambassador for World Environment Day 2014

The actor known for The Vampire Diaries and Lost joined today's World Environment Day celebrations in Barbados.




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World Environment Day highlights Barbados’ sustainability programs

The host country of the United Nations World Environment day is working to protect its natural resources and adapt to climate change.




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Green economies offer small islands new economic and ecological opportunities

Environmental sustainability doesn’t have to come at the expense of economic development.




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World Environment Day 2015 to promote sustainable lifestyles

The UN Environment Program takes aim at unsustainable consumption in 2015.




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World Environment Day launches logo design competition

Design a logo for this year’s World Environment Day and win a trip to Milan, Italy.