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These 100 popsicles are made with trash- and sewage-filled water

The Polluted Water Popsicles project is meant to shock viewers into realizing how serious water contamination is in Taiwan.




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Oh no! Argentina's Magellanic penguin chicks are being killed by global warming

Small changes in weather can have big consequences for many animals, including the beautiful Magellanic penguin found at the tip of South-America.




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Wood Design from Spain; Bicycles, Trees and Heritage - Part 1 (Photos)

After the beautiful Xylophone of the Forest I shared with you last month, I came across a selection of amazing wooden designs from Spain, both century-old and brand new ones. Confemadera put together an impressive selection




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US Federal Judge Awards Compensation For Chinese Drywall-Caused, Wiring, HVAC, Appliance Damages

A Federal judge has ruled that seven Virginia homeowners made legitimate damage claims regarding corrosion of metal items in the home and personal inconvenience caused by use of




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Alabama Becomes First State To Officially Adopt Anti-Agenda 21 Legislation

Environmentalists and Urban Planners on the run as smart growth and sustainability become illegal in the State.




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Hobbit Houses, Geothermal Heating, and More at Økosamfundet Dyssekilde, One of Denmark's Oldest Eco Villages

TreeHugger visits one of Denmark's oldest Eco villages, which includes 74 sustainably-designed highly unique houses and apartment buildings that range from hobbit-style straw to high design.




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Learn to build a tiny house from salvaged building materials

Building and living in a tiny house can be a big step toward living more sustainably, but using repurposed salvaged building materials to build one might be the Holy Grail of green living.




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Environmentalists call for Carbon Capture and Storage – with forests

Greta Thunberg, Margaret Atwood, Michael Mann, Naomi Klein, David Suzuki, Bill McKibben, George Monbiot and more make the case.




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Zero waste is all the rage, but is it realistic?

Achieving 100% zero waste isn't always feasible, but the path toward zero waste comes with its own rewards.




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Canada celebrates 10 years making garbage great with TerraCycle

In Canada, we’ve collected over 150 million units of waste and engaged two million people to recycle.




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This plane with a detachable fuselage could really take off

Who needs flying cars when you can have flying trains?




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Artist mixes different jigsaw puzzles to create surrealist montages

This artist mixes and matches up jigsaw puzzle pieces from different vintage puzzles to create mind-bending collages.




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Bring on the airline baggage fees!

I'm a fan of any policy that discourages people from schlepping loads of unnecessary stuff around the planet.




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Exxon tears down two Arkansas houses damaged by oil spill

More than six months since tar sands oil spilled into a Mayflower, Arkansas neighborhood, two homes have just been leveled by Exxon in order to clean up oil that was found under their foundations.




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Dreamy Danish holiday workshop village is entirely built from trash

Artist Thomas Dambo and his team of elves built this wonderful recycled village in Copenhagen where DIYers can make all of their gifts for free.




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Artist hides giants in the wilds of Copenhagen, luring seekers into nature

Part treasure hunt, part real-life Pokémon Go, the hidden giants (which are made entirely of scrap wood) can be found by treasure map or riddle poems.




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Data storage could soon be 8 percent of the world's energy use

There is a real footprint to all those baby pictures and Netflix binges.




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Wealthy philanthropists wage war. On cats.

With a $1 million donation, Andrew and Jane Cliffordhope will double the size of the world's largest cat-free sanctuary.




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Hungary Declares State of Emergency As Toxic Industrial Sludge Covers Villages (Photos)

Four people are dead, 120 injured and six missing in Hungary as torrents of red toxic sludge, the byproduct of bauxite refining for aluminum, burst from a containment pond and poured through six villages in three counties. A




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Image recognition software for sharks tells them apart by their fins

A shark's fin is like its fingerprint, with each animal having its own unique patterns and scars.




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Accessible tiny home helps elderly woman age in place gracefully (Video)

This lovely little home was built for a woman who wants to be closer to her loved ones, without losing her autonomy.




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Smart! Cornell engages kids with nest box building workshops

The Cornell Lab of Ornithology is a world leader in the study, appreciation, and conservation of birds. But the vast educational opportunities it offers aren’t reserved only for Ivy League students.




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New webinars engage the marketplace on responsible forest sourcing

GreenBlue is challenging companies throughout the United States and Canada to change their thinking about sustainable sourcing.




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Video: Well-managed forests provide habitat for at-risk species

Through forestry, SFI provides the essential security of long-term habitat conservation for at-risk species.




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America is facing a sugar shortage

But is that a bad thing?




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Latest drone videos of Apple parking garage shows landscaping being installed

Oh, and the donut building on top is coming along nicely too.




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Modern 226 sq. ft. micro-home is hidden in converted garage

A derelict garage is transformed into a compact, minimalist living space.




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Huge LED installation now livestreaming Earth images in real-time (Video)

In an homage to influential images of Earth taken from outer space, this art installation takes it up a notch by livestreaming views of Earth in real-time, prompting us to contemplate the bigger picture.




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Geodesic pergola of recycled timbers revitalizes rural village

In a nod to Buckminster Fuller's design philosophy of "maximum gain with minimal input," the wooden supports for this lightweight canopy are recycled from a village renovation project.




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This eco-village in Panama will be constructed from recycled plastic bottles

Plastic Bottle Village demonstrates another approach to repurposing single-use bottles.




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Have we reached Peak Storage?

There are signs that the industry is cooling down, but we still all have so much stuff.




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Pallets, Tires, Garbage Bags and Plastic Drums Turned into Lovely Playground in Niamey

Spanish collective Basurama arrived in Niamey, Niger, to assist locals in the construction of new leisure spaces with local, low cost materials.




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Teenager on a Mission to Save Endangered Parrots

While some teenagers spend their time mulling over which sports team to root for or pop-star to obsess over, others are up to more important things -- like working to save endangered species. Sure, it's a long way from the




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Artist's repurposed vintage pocket watches reveal magical miniature worlds

These intricately redone antique pocket watches and other timepieces feature scenes inspired by fairytales and steampunk.




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Why the caulking gun (and the thermal imager) are the best weapons in the war against energy waste

Take a thermographic tour of my house to see why.




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How to make a boardgame out of garbage ... for revenge

You don't need to spend money to play Chinese checkers, especially if you've got vengeance in your heart.




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Mobile Game Encourages Real-World Sharing

The sharing economy is built on reputation. So is online social gaming. Now the two are coming together.




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Things of Intrinsic Worth shows how coal power damages Montana's ranching lifestyle

Things of Intrinsic Worth is a feature-length documentary which focuses on the ways coal mining is harming the livelihoods of Montana ranchers.




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The Kissing Bridge in Copenhagen stops being the Missing Bridge, finally opens

It's been a long time coming. Was it worth the wait?




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BPI's Response to Outrage Over Ground Beef? 3 Governors and a T-Shirt

Beef Products Inc took its best shot at making up for its silence during weeks of public lashing over what has been dubbed “pink slime,” an additive in ground beef made through a high-tech process that BPI invented.




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Why would people hang their babies out the windows in cages?

They were taught that their children needed fresh cool air in order to thrive. It would be pretty healthy for their carbon footprint too.




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Ski town's fun new playground inspired by birds' nests & vintage ski culture

Rising out of surrounding trees and rock, this playful little area takes its design cues from local bird habitats and the town's skiing traditions.




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Colorado's Browns Canyon: Good things come in a small package

This beautiful area near Salida, Colorado, could become the next national monument, with your help.




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Man builds $1,500 tiny house, forages & grows his own food (Video)

Aiming to live a lighter-impact lifestyle, this green lifestyle activist lives in a self-built tiny house and experiments with growing and foraging his own food.




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A Picture is Worth: Agenda 21 and The Green Movement as Marxist Plot

The cover of a new book by a leading Agender says it all: Sustainability is just the tip of the Marxist iceberg.




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Agenda 21 Update: Tinfoil Hats in Iowa, Republicans Fight Back

It's Crazytown in Des Moines as Republicans fight Soviet style collectivism, AKA sustainable development




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Environmentalists rejoice as Agenda 21 is implemented across North America!

A green, sustainable future awaits us all as the United Nations proposal for sustainable development becomes the law of the land.




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State of Missouri bans Agenda 21; What would Harry Truman Say?

They are going to stop the UN from giving out free lawn mowers and blocking Walmarts.




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Quote of the day ties Agenda 21 to everything from Benghazi to Paula Deen

We learn that Agenda 21 is part of a much larger Mainstream Media plot to hide the UN takeover of the American government.




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Cobb County, Georgia sees Agenda 21 plot in bike lanes and sidewalks

Putting money into non-motorized transportation is just the thin edge of the Agenda 21 wedge.