As prices drop and range increases, more and more people are going electric.

They are still banned in Manhattan where they would be most useful. Why not ban parked cars instead?

Or, once again, why electric cars [on their own] won't save us.

Micromobility can solve the last mile problem and reduce carbon emissions.

It's basic math. Sure, e-scooter injuries are way up. But let's keep it in perspective and look at what the real problem is.

Michael Pollan writes in the New York Times about the connection between the American diet and the cost of health care; Surprisingly, conservative writers like Marie-Josée Kravis are saying much the same thing,

The Mandometer was originally developed to treat eating disorders like anorexia and bulimia nervosa; it was developed to "teach patients how to eat and recognize hunger and satiety." There are clinics using the technology in Sweden, the USA and

We usually start with "A Picture is Worth", but in this case the thousand words are much more powerful. Boingboing quotes designer Justin Perricone: "This is a poster I designed using all of the ingredients in a Ham & Cheese Hot Pocket. First in a

Michael Pollan's first food rule is simple: Eat Food, which he considers to be a different thing than what he calls edible foodlike substances, or "highly processed concoctions designed by food scientists, consisting mostly of ingredients derived from

Energy Star is regarded by consumers as one of the most reliable raters of electronics and appliances in terms of knowing how much energy a device consumes. The organization continually raises the bar (little by little, but still raises) on energy

Walmart has been in the sustainability spotlight over the last few years, both for implementing its own efficiency measures and for raising the bar for industry at large. Some view these initiatives with skepticism because the

Can hotels be 100% eco-friendly and affordable? I tried out Starwood's Element Hotel in NYC to find out how far a 411-room urban hotel can go green. The result is mostly positive with a few letdowns.

If every home in the U.S. switched just one inefficient light for an Energy Star one, that would be equivalent to taking 800,000 vehicles off the road in term of greenhouse gas emissions

Artist Roland Roos finds broken things and fixes them—whether you've asked him to or not.

I'm going to let Josh Tulkin speak mostly for himself on this one, but here's the thumbnail sketch of the situation: Tulkin received a latter from the Maryland State Police informing him that from March 2005 to May 2006 Tulkin was under

Name calling is so much fun. Maryland State Senator Richard Colburn, R-Cambridge, thought he was having some at our expense when he characterized

When I wrote about Robert Llewellyn's solar car charging in rainy England, commenters noted that solar at home is unlikely to benefit most car drivers, as they will typically charge overnight. Situations will obviously vary

Not sure if you really want to live in a tiny house? This tiny home builder is making these cabins from salvaged materials, which visitors can test out at an eco-retreat in Maryland.

These lovingly photographed, colourful rowhouses are what's left after all the neigbouring ones have been demolished.

Thanks to an exception for "electric or non-fossil-fuel-burning vehicles". Maybe all other states could do that so that other EV makers don't have to face what Tesla is facing?

They are certainly more reflective, but that's not the only thing that matters.

Strange things happen when roofs touch the ground.

Jean-Philippe Pargade designs a school where the green roof IS the building, defining its whole look and feel

We are going to need a new term that binds them all together. A lecture in 20 slides.

An architectural tradition dating to the 9th century, Iceland's turf houses are an enduring inspiration.

But really, they should be dealing with the source of the problem.

An ecological economist says humans have been thinking about themselves all wrong.

School strikes, non-violent direct action, office sit-ins. It feels like something might be building.

New wind and solar will be cheaper than 96% of all existing coal by 2030.

The covering-yourself-with-blankets movement isn't nearly as cuddly as it seems.

We used to say this stuff should be banned because it was always installed badly. Has anything changed?

A representative of the industry says I shouldn't be picking on fiber glass. He's right.

Breadfruit trees planted by Trees That Feed Foundation are creating food systems and jobs in Jamaica.

Don't give up; Collective and individual actions can change the world.

Technological advancements, combined with an escalating climate crisis, suggest its time to revisit some once fanciful ideas.

A study has found that kids exposed to climate change science at school use it to convince their parents of the issue's urgency.

What could ravers and other all-night clubbers of the world possibly have to do with the increasingly rare Mreah Prew Phnom trees (Cinnamomum parathenoxylon), found in

There are only an estimated 116 wild Asian elephants in Cambodia's Seima Protection Area, and until now most of the photographic evidence of them has be taken by camera traps. New footage released by the Wildlife Conservation Society changes that. The

They may sound progressively eco-friendly, but a new Greenpeace report explains why they're not.

Studies show that taller buildings are simply less efficient, and don't even give you any more useable area. Why bother?

Everybody knows that change is happening, but thanks to the fossil fuel economy, we are all having such a good time.

At TreeHugger, we've been big fans of car-sharing services for a long time. ZipCar has long dominated the field, pushing the envelope recently by adding hybrid vehicles and expanding into new

It appears that drivers of fancy cars are more likely to go through pedestrian crosswalks

End goals for CO2 emissions are just one part of the picture. How fast we start moving toward them is just as important.

Brad Plumer looks at the issue of "outsourced pollution."

Natural materials are the only ones that sequester carbon rather than produce it.

Everyone is worried about population growth, but in fact it may well be going the other way.

Sometimes we should just let a bad idea die.

Thirty bottles will buy you a ticket on the subway or bus.

Can we hear them saying, "I told you so!" to the rest of the outdoor gear industry?