Straight outta Humboldt, this app is a great intro to the "art and craft" of brewing your own compost tea for boosting microbial activity in the soil and improving yields.

Given how dreadful most new housing is these days, this is at least the minimum builders should build and customers should expect.

A Seattle educational non-profit hopes to crowd-fund a series of portable, off-grid shelters for some of the city's homeless, which local high school students will design and build with the help of professional architects and builders.

Seattle architect Mike Eliason describes what he learned about their housing policies.

Or is it a missed opportunity?

Passive House multifamily buildings use almost no energy and don't cost much more than conventional buildings. They should be everywhere.

It's a good demonstration of how you don't need a lot of smart high tech to build a comfortable house.

This compact, wood-clad cabin is made as a comfortable eco-hotel suite in natural settings.

They are so thin that it's hard to believe that they stand up.

A couple of years ago, I made the New Year's resolution that my new clothing purchases would be limited to green garments. With the quality and selection of ">green fashion that's become available recently, it's been a promise

Let's face it: One day a year is not nearly enough to thank your mom for everything she's done for you. But you can try -- and the gifts on these pages will make it just that much easier to show her your appreciation. And if you still haven't found that p

You can't put a price on all mom has done for you -- but you can try to show your gratitude with one of these eco-friendly gifts. All are as good to Mother Earth as they will be to your own momma. From classic -- like

In case you missed it (and you certainly may have in the midst of other current world affairs) it's Hemp History Week. The second annual one in fact. I imagine most TreeHugger readers don't need much convincing that

From a chance to raise baby lions to a tiny waterproof camera or durable hemp hiking shoes, find the perfect gift for your outdoors enthusiast here.

Hemp isn't just for food, textile fiber, and fuel, but can also be a renewable and sustainable component of green buildings, as this crowdfunded project attempts to show.

Air quality, choice of materials and finishes are also concerns in this house in Oregon.

Who says the motto "to protect and serve" only applies to people?

This is not easy to do.

A photography fanatic creates beautiful iPhone docks as a homage to old cameras.

You might not give an outdated wool suit a second look, but these trendy bags make the most of discarded suit fabrics, transforming old into something new and fashionable.

The USGBC is really on to something with their new initiative.

Keep your feet cool and stylish with high-quality footwear this summer, thanks to the following environmentally minded brands.

This super-insulated home is built to be earthquake-resistant too.

The discovery of one of the oldest penguin fossils in the world reveals higher diversity of early penguins than previously assumed.

When a New Zealand supermarket chain ditched plastic packaging, produce sales skyrocketed.

There are lessons to be learned from this model home built by Meritage, even if it is big and beige.

While traveling, journalist Jan Wong opted for host families, not cooking school, when it came to learning about local food.

From recycled yarns to fair-trade sewing to reclaimed fabrics, these swimsuits will make you feel good, both inside and out.

A new twist in the plot for the controversial pipeline, as TransCanada asks for a suspension of its application.

This is a prime example of divest-invest in action, folks...

These are tiny homes with an activist bent, taking a stand against the incursion of a pipeline that could contaminate indigenous lands.

Design like you give a damn with the second edition of Monadnock Paper Mills' how-to guide for creating more-sustainable print materials. A Field Guide: Eco-Friendly, Efficient and Effective Print, accompanied by luscious illustrations by the

The Transition Movement - a community-centered response to peak oil and climate change - has been described as "the biggest urban brainwave of the century." Join us to chat with its founder.

So far the panels and batteries are only offered in the UK but it might spread to sunnier North American climes.

The blocks could be part of the architecture of a building, generating more power than just rooftop panels.

While the world chases solar generating windows, we see how to do solar generating walls.

It also comes with its own beer dispenser, built-in right in the couch.

The fashion event's EcoChic Design Awards inspire Asia’s emerging fashion talent to create with minimal textile waste.

Toni Desrosiers, founder of Abeego beeswax wraps, wants people to start thinking about the natural life cycle of food.

When life gives you lemons, make lemonade. When life gives you a global economic crisis, a gloomy real estate market, and an uncertain currency future, make a house out of shredded-up money.

A quantity surveyor deals with construction costs for a living, and shows how it's done.

The Irish beer giant has stopped using fish bladders for filtration of its keg beer; cans and bottles to follow suit by the end of the year.

Passivhaus or Passive House does not mean they are just houses.

When it comes to the Galapagos, most people think: Islands; tropical; Equator; volcanoes; some variation on those general ideas probably pops to mind, unless you've been here. If you have been here, you probably know that a

And whatever you do, don't read the comments.

Looking to tiny houses for design inspiration, these new student housing units have been constructed in a former Rotterdam office.

Here's how people work together to build their own homes cooperatively.

The city hopes to combat overtourism by getting visitors off the beaten track and doing more useful things.

The man who brought us the Rap Guide to Evolution is back to entertain, educate, and inspire us with a thought-provoking album that captures the spirit of conservation.

Like a gadget from a superhero's gizmo-kit, two engineering students have invented a device to battle blazes with noise – water and toxic chemicals not required.