Besides looking lovely, all proceeds from this lamp will go to a project that is developing electricity-free lighting that is inspired by nature.

In stark contrast to other flat-pack furniture designs, Groovebox is meant to be as simple to put together as possible, with no fasteners, tools, or mammoth assembly instructions needed.

The bookcase was designed on a napkin because "Ideas are perishable"

This flexible line of furniture is made for people who are on the move a lot, and need furniture that's easy to assemble and customize.

These pre-assembled pieces of furniture can fold completely flat, and when needed, are opened up into three-dimensional functionality.

IKEA had a choice to make it shallow and cheap or heavy and deep.

And it is all held together with sex bolts.

These designs from Leckie Studio and the Backcountry Hut Company are lovely to look at, but what are they really?

This prototypical house acts as an active interface between its inhabitants and the outside.

Made right in downtown Los Angeles, this prefab unit is made with an innovative recyclable and recycled panel system.

Sleek and easy to assemble, this portable cabin offers a comfortable place to stay even in remote places.

Our photo of the day shows Mother Nature's flair for drama.

Researchers look into whether the 'lunar effect' is based on superstition or empirical data.

Chronicling the adventures of Mom, Izz, Dad, Mrs. Greener and more, The Greens is a new project conceived by photographer Ed Burtynsky and realized by TED and WBGH in Boston. The animated "online project" (the aren't calling it a show...yet) aims to

TreeHugger has been a fan of photographer Ed Burtynsky's work for a long time. We first spotted it here and have enjoyed watching him branch out into film with "Manufactured Landscapes", which was recently released in the US and the UK after debuting

A big book from a photographer who takes big pictures

Edward Burtynsky's collection called Water documents the role water plays in ecosystems, energy, cultural practices and disasters.

A TreeHugger hero visits our sister site.

Activists get one firm to agree to stop clearing Indonesian forests for paper plantations.

Polar bears re-brand a Shell refinery in Denmark.

Join the DETOX campaign to pressure the fashion industry to stop exposing our kids to hazardous chemicals and contaminating waterways.

Best of luck to Ms. Leonard, I'm sure she'll do great things at Greenpeace USA!

It's about time that someone did, too.

The charity loses millions in rogue currency swap, just like the big boys.

Over the past three months, over a million people from all around the globe have contacted LEGO to ask them to drop their oil partnership.

Learn which brands should be avoided and which are making a sincere effort to provide ocean-safe options, then vote with your wallet.

Greenpeace urges outdoor lovers to reject the chemicals used in popular weather-resistant fabrics.

Tuna producers are notorious for unethical labor and unsustainable fishing. It's time to learn more and take action.

Greenpeace has taken some of the most popular outdoor gear to a lab in order to measure concentration of PFCs. What it found is disturbing.

She's made big promises on solar. But will she also break up with fossil fuel lobbyists?

Fish Aggregating Devices are a serious driver of overfishing, which is why Greenpeace is on a mission to dismantle all the FADs it can find.

Greenpeace has released its Detox Catwalk report for 2016, revealing which companies are on track to meet detox commitments by 2020 and which are lagging far behind. The results may surprise you.

The annual Canned Tuna Ranking assesses fishing practices and social responsibility to determine which brands are sustainable and which should be avoided.

Knowing where trash comes from is the first step in figuring out better, more sustainable solutions.

The organization scored the biggest gadget makers on their products' environmental records.

Working with nature instead of against it, forest gardens promise abundance, as well as the kind of resilience a changing climate demands.

Popup clothing store fits right in to a neighborhood in transition.

You just have to look at the parking ratios to know they are environmental disaster areas.

Bay Area Bike Share is about to launch in San Francisco, with plans for 700 bikes and 70 stations around San Francisco, Redwood City, Mountain View, Palo Alto, and San Jose.

An annual water-monitoring report focuses on "contaminants of emerging concern."

Using an additive, powder-based 3D printing process, experiments with abundant and renewable salt have created this translucent and lightweight structure.

Gabriel Metcalf asks "The waters are rising, and cities can’t move out of the way. Can we act decisively enough to avert catastrophic climate change?"

This looks like a long-needed solution to one of the key barriers to electric vehicle adoption, and I can hardly contain my excitement.

San Francisco is admirably progressive when it comes to reducing food waste and keeping food local and seasonal.

One man gets creative about the affordable housing shortage in San Francisco, and pays only $400 a month to live in this sleeping pod he built in a friend's apartment.

Using a bit of research and lots of careful gardening, this man was able to help reestablish a population of rare butterflies in his backyard.

Finally, fire departments are buying equipment designed for the city instead of designing the city to fit the equipment.

It's time to take back the streets from all the cars and make room for alternative modes of transportation.

By next year at this time, all straws in SF will be made from paper, bamboo, wood, metal or fiber.

Scientists find that scary fish robots can quickly stress invasive fish species into reduced reproduction.