According to Forbes, revenue from the sharing economy will surpass $3.5 billion this year.

Well, this is pretty clever. If you're enticed by the idea of having fresh eggs straight from the backyard, but are not sure if you're ready to commit, RentTheChicken.com lets you rent some chickens!

There are reasonable limits on what people can do on their properties. But this goes too far.

Sharing resources and renting just what you need is green, but not much of a business model.

Some are even containerized and self-service, and have a lot more than just tools.

ZH architects faced a lot of serious challenges here, and came up with innovative solutions.

Also called "carbon lock-in," it's about time.

Mike Eliason, an American architect working in Germany, explains.

It has rejected recommendations that could divert some of the 300,000 tonnes of clothing that go to landfill each year.

The limited edition pieces are designed to give plastic waste a second life.

These cool kicks are a fascinating blend of waste materials, put to good use.

Our photo of the day reveals a butterfly of most beautiful contradictions.

A new lightweight thermoelectric generator has been developed at NC State, which may be able to power small health sensors or other small wearable devices.

Douglas Rushkoff explains that the real costs of a new phone are not measured in just money.

UC Berkeley’s new robot is the most vertically agile robot ever built – why is it so unnerving?

Bitcoin mining uses so much power that it may well turn into an environmental disaster.

Drones can continually monitor active volcanoes to help with advanced warnings of eruptions.

A big publisher says the former; an author says the latter. What do you think?

Aiming to raise awareness about e-waste recycling, this photographer used 4,100 pounds of e-waste in these futuristic scenes.

It runs the full width of the car. What could possibly be the problem?

"If a touchscreen must be used, it should be embedded alongside a set of fixed, physical buttons that support muscle memory and single actions."

The fact that it is supposed to last longer is a bigger deal.

Tokyo 2020's organizing committee will transform old smartphones, laptops, and digital cameras into a true treasure.

Don't Blink or You'll Miss It! Google has created a series of video ads called "Search Stories". They're basically short vignettes showing some cool projects that were made possible by people finding the right information (using Google, of course). The

The Gene-Z app works with Apple and Android and can detect plant diseases in 10-30 minutes.

The Michigan basin has extensive shale gas reserves, yet it is not a political issue for Democrats or Republicans. Why?

Researchers propose using the vibrations of the heart to keep pacemakers going, eliminating the need to replace batteries.

It is a few years old but a real find. We probably won't see the likes of it again for a while.

The evaluation report three years after Double Up Food Bucks started giving incentives to SNAP (formerly food stamp) recipients

Matt Grocoff describes how his ancestors lived " in an elegant cradle-to-cradle, closed loop pattern."

Republican Candidate in Michigan blames too much federal regulation. Others might suggest too little.

An Ann Arbor brewery has just completed a $350,000 overhaul of its facilities, all in the name of greener beer.

When cars first began appearing in the late 19th century, some cities moved to ban them -- but there is still one place in the US that has yet to change its mind.

It wouldn't solve everything, but becoming a solar power hub could give a new spark to the area.

Proposed bill would make burning tires and other industrial solid waste count towards the state’s mandate of generating 10 percent of its energy from renewables.

Golf courses looking to go green can look no further than Audubon International. From now until the end of this PGA season, for the first 100 golf courses that sign up at Bonterra Greens the Greens, Bonterra

Raking Without the Cussing Sometimes the greenest products are those not marketed as green at all – take the humble rake for instance. As a TreeHugger I already know that leaf blowers are the scourge of humanity (and don’t even get me started on leaf

Ideal Bite: Are you getting very, very sleepy? by Heather Stephenson "You will be if you follow this tip. Conventional anti-insomnia pills work, but if you don't wanna lose sleep over side effects and potentially addictive ingredients, induce

Cut the grass will you?...Are you done edging?....Time to water the

Could TreeHuggers soon find themselves hugging a fake tree or idly philosophizing in meadows of artificial grass? More than 225 million square feet of Astroturf have been manufactured since the plastic carpeting made

It's catching on: homeowners letting lawns go fallow during the summer without wasting resources on watering. When I lived in Seattle it was a common practice. After the grass turns brown, come fall,

For all those of you who insist on green lawns, for your kids to play on or your dogs to roll in, you still don't have to lay down a carpet of thirsty bluegrass, which 95% of American lawns

It sounds counter-intuitive to say the least, but a team of scientists has discovered that running barefoot is better for your feet. What!

This is England, the parks and gardens and countryside are supposed to be filled with golden daffodils by now. This is why we live here. But where are they? With this year's never ending winter and the long cold spell just

Image: Fiskars If it's true that gas-powered lawn mowers crank out 5% of the nation's air pollution, then it's truly time to consider workable alternatives. If we haven't convinced you to replace your lawn with a xeriscape or food forest, you might want

It's the first living painting in London's Trafalgar Square, and maybe the first anywhere. A Van Gogh picture has been turned into a green living vertical wall.

Artists installed a grass carpet through a French town to celebrate the 10th anniversary of its arts and nature trail programs.

The printer makes designs from soil, seeds and water that sprout and grow into lovely living artwork.

Addicted to a lush green yard? It’s time to change the paradigm and kick the grass to the curb.

Is it time to ban these useless and unnecessary noise and pollution machines?