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TreeHuggers, being a discerning lot, when recently polled came down in a clear majority against the concept of "eco-fur" when we wrote first about a chinchilla/polyester jacket from designer Chie Imai, and then about an expensive line of pillows and

The Greatest Outdoor Gear How do you make the greatest outdoor gear? We went to Empire Canvas Works' Kevin Kinney to find out. If the quality of Kevin's work is any indication, the recipe is clear. Start with a passion seeded by stitching together a

After reports last year of "raccoon dog" fur being used and labeled as faux fur, the Humane Society came out with a few quick tests you can use to test whether any animals were hurt in production. First, look at the

The Heath Ledger-directed Modest Mouse video for "King Rat," released Tuesday, follows the animated adventures of a ship helmed by whales on the hunt for humans--harpoons and all.Ledger developed the video to draw attention to

Photo via Daily Mail Model Naomi Campbell may have once been a major part of PETA's "I'd rather go naked than wear fur" campaign, but in the years since the ads she's distanced herself from the organization--and now it looks like she's landed squarely

With a slew of fur-free celebrities and PETA's racy anti-fur campaigns, sporting a fur coat is controversial. For reasons that range from the philosophical to the stylistic, Planet Green notes, thousands of old fur coats are sitting

One British designer's fashionable collection of hats, coats and jewelry is made using all parts of animals that have died naturally or accidentally on the road.

A new report from the UK government calls on retailers to do a better job at identifying what they're selling.

No complex masterplans, they simply deleted the cars and invited the public to come and play.

Architects, engineers, landscape architects and urban planners all have a role to play and should be acting now.

Wind turbines, solar cells, wave power. If you think these are newfangled technologies, think again. They were fangled long ago, and their story is the meat of Alexis Madrigal's new book, Powering the Dream. Madrigal (a senior editor at The Atlantic and

A hydropower turbine has the potential to not only create energy, but has also sparked the creation of both a renewable energy company and a renewable energy education program in Maine.

An inventor has been awarded for his novel technology for generating energy with waves.

Scientists have developed a piezoelectric speaker that can playback the full frequency range of dolphin sounds, getting us closer to human-dolphin communication.

The wave glider created by Iquid Robotics has passed quite a test for robustness. It coasted through the superstorm and provided real time weather data nonstop.

These sand "castles" are not your usual holiday beach creations.

A new kind of hybrid generator promises to double the power output for the same surface area, by also harvesting energy from ocean currents.

A student at Wake Forest University is testing wave energy technology for capturing the power in pool laps.

The city is getting bike lanes and light rail transit, and their new apparatuses are chosen to better fit the streetscape.

Beating out New York City, the small Tennessee town of Signal Mountain is the first in the nation to pass a Green Food Resolution. But, just what does a Green Food Resolution mean for farmers, consumers, and

16 years ago, Horrace Burges had a divine vision, a calling from heaven. And, like the ark-crafting Noah before him, Horrace picked up a hammer and built a large wooden structure of his own--the world's largest tree house. At 10

From a $50,000 portable recycled house to a tiny green egg house for Chinese students, TreeHugger has already offered plenty of posts that prove that green living doesn't have to mean high-end LEED certified luxury.

PNC, Citi, and UBS are the top three financial enablers of mountaintop removal coal mining, according to a new report by Rainforest Action Network and the Sierra Club that ranks ten of the world's largest banks.These

Late last month, when officer Shelley Hammonds of the Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency received word of an animal in distress, it might have sounded like a routine rescue operation. Witnesses described

The delicately hued petals and striking brown florets of Tennessee's purple coneflower once seemed fated to live on only in description, or as a ghostly sketch yellowing on the page of some dusty botanical volume, yet today it's

Mattresses have plenty of reusable materials, but most recyclers don't want them. Landfills don't like them either. But a Tennessee nonprofit does.

Would you let corporations decide how climate science gets taught in your kids' classroom? That's what's happening in Tennessee.

Woops.

Normally you can't have it both ways, unless you have a member of congress in your pocket.

Affordable housing doesn't have to look cheap, and LEED Platinum doesn't mean it has to cost a fortune.

Simple but striking, this small treehouse retreat was built by hand and furnished with repurposed flea market finds.

This modern take on the gabled farmhouse includes lots of clever space-saving ideas.

It was actually introduced to save fuel, but there have been unintended consequences.

Do you plan it where there is lots of room, or do you put it where there is good transit accessibility?

In a word no. But people in cars seem to get a free pass for everything.

A new report by Barclays Capital suggests a dark side to the building boom in places like China, India, and Turkey.

Building new roads has been a major contributor to the city's unsustainable growth, newly released Landsat photos show, but more of the same appears to be on the horizon.

Nature and the environment are still a big part of this protest.

Thousands of pairs of unwanted eyewear are collected and transformed into a unique, twinkling facade for an Istanbul museum.

This compact shelter is a place for a family to spend their summers in the middle of nature.

Help stop the rise of antibiotic resistance by buying a bird that's been raised drug-free.

Tourists can witness it firsthand, thanks to Intrepid Travel's partnership with a local NGO.

Why are we eating cardboard-like cereal and bland yogurt when we could be having a sensational meal?

We here at TreeHugger recently announced that the Carnival of the Green will now include a Twitter section.You can still submit as normal via email, of course, but this new part of the Carnival will be called "Best Green Tweets." So, if you use Twitter

This week is Carnival of the Green #188 and it's being hosted by Kids Discover Nature, the place to find great outdoor activities for your children. No matter where you live, you can help your little ones learn about and experience nature by following

We here at TreeHugger recently announced that the Carnival of the Green will now include a Twitter section.You can still submit as normal via email, of course, but this new part of the Carnival will be called "Best Green Tweets." So, if you use Twitter

This week is Carnival of the Green #193 and it's being hosted by The EcoChic, a blog that takes us through the life of a thirty-something mom. She looks for ways to reduce her environmental impact on the Earth while sharing these ideas, products and

We here at TreeHugger recently announced that the Carnival of the Green will now include a Twitter section.You can still submit as normal via email, of course, but this new part of the Carnival will be called "Best Green Tweets." So, if you use Twitter

We here at TreeHugger recently announced that the Carnival of the Green will now include a Twitter section.You can still submit as normal via email, of course, but this new part of the Carnival will be called "Best Green Tweets." So, if you use Twitter