The mapping technology will eventually be used to get precise solar power potential information for any location around the world.

A group of the drones were sent to fly around the massive mountain and take HD photos that were then made into a rich 3D model.

The wind has never been this beautiful...

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

We are by no means helpless in the face of climate change.

It's time for some fareness.

It is recommended in the UK to reduce obesity. I recommend it to reduce obnoxious smells and garbage.

George Monbiot wades into the meat-and-climate debate by explaining how 'ethically' raised meat is actually worse for the planet than those raised in confined spaces. It leaves omnivores in an awkward position.

Climate change has become an ethical issue in the eyes of the Danish Council for Ethics, which suggested last week that the government consider a tax on beef, and eventually all foods depending on climate impact.

This is a very big deal, but just the first of many more bigger and harder deals that we need.

Carbon dioxide continues as the main concern, but we ignore methane at our own risk

An investor network managing $4 trillion in assets has warned investors that they should prepare for the inevitable -- a climate-driven "sin" tax on meat.

Huge new study reveals that going vegan offers far greater benefits than quitting flying or driving an electric car.

The average amount of meat consumed per person globally has nearly doubled in the past 50 years, a trend with terrible consequences for environment, scientists warn.

The monthly vegetarian gathering will also host policy makers to discuss various aspects of climate change.

A comprehensive look at why it is a problem, and who is fighting change.

Not just for barbecues, some companies are switching over completely.

Just what the Great Lakes needs, more aquatic invasives. We're worrying about Asian carp and now we have whales? Whales in the Great Lakes, on Lake Superior? Well, "whale burps" have been found

Who says we have to choose between jobs and the environment? The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is starting a sort of Public Works program for the Great Lakes --- prioritizing funding for restoration projects that put the

Bloody red shrimp are invasive, but yummy for some native Great Lakes fish. A first-time find by Canadian researchers.

The availability and quality of fresh water to sustain a radically urbanizing world is unquestionably a core issue of our time and requires holistic environmental thinking at an unprecedented scale

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

It's been forty years since Nixon and Trudeau signed the original; it's time for an update.

Sometimes the best way to get an idea of the scale of something is to change the context.

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

This long, cold winter has created the most ice cover on the Great Lakes in 20 years—and with ice cover usually at its peak in mid-March, there's still time for records to be broken.

It led to a series of other agreements that protected and cleaned up the Great Lakes environment

Do international treaties mean anything when America needs fresh water?

As environmental awareness spreads, shoppers are making different choices.

It turns out you can still be a high-performing athlete on a plant-based diet.

These bags are built to last, both in terms of usability and style.

This young man's mortgage-free home includes an interesting self-built version of the rare species known as the heated ceiling.

Organic wool comfort wear company Ramblers Way founded by Tom and Kate Chappell, of Tom's of Maine fame has come a long way since their first collection, comprised of natural blonde wool jersey knits

American organic farmer Eliot Coleman explains how his innovative winter gardening methods work, allowing growers to harvest veggies year-round.

Trees are the longest living and largest living organisms on earth. One acre of forest absorbs six tones of carbon dioxide and puts out four tones of oxygen. Trees are good noise barriers, making a city and neighborhood quieter. This is just the tip of

Don't let a passing crisis, serious though it is, distract you from the real fight.

This rebellious, edgy-looking turtle is now unfortunately facing extinction, and conservationists are fighting to save it.

Humanity's innate love for nature is integrated into this design for a biologically attuned and meditative workspace in London.

Waugh Thistleton Architects demonstrate how we should be building for a low carbon future.

Treehugger has noted before how one can generate electricity from algae; Now Designboom shows a lamp designed by Mike Thompson that uses the principle. Place the lamp outside and the algae generates electricity during

An interesting design concept that envisions humans becoming semi-photosynthetic thanks to a symbiotic relationship with algae.

Humans dump millions of tons of phosphorus into lakes every year, and it's destroying their ecosystems.

Exposed by low tide and bereft of a cooling breeze, the mollusks overheated to the point of cooking.

An extended mating season is bringing California's tarantulas out in droves; here's a reminder to go easy on the gentle giants.

Planner Paul Knight shows how to do the math and figure out where to go for maximum candy

Cartoonist Joe Mohr shows how the chemical might have affected the cartoon hero

It's been a couple of years since the still-planned and so-called Great Green Wall of Africa graced the pages of TreeHugger, so here's a quick update and overview: As the BBC reports, African leaders are meeting in Chad to further push the

Australia has a feral camel problem. The Australian Feral Camel Management Project estimates that 1 million of rogue dromedaries roam outback Australia, annually causing over $14 million AUD worth of damage to infrastructure and

Nicknaming plants. Now there's a good job to have. The invasive plant in this tale, called "cheatgrass," is being fought off by a native

The building of the massive 5.6-square mile Ivanpah solar project in the Mojave Desert by BrightSource Energy has been suspended in the midst of