The ballooning rates of people coming to the Galapagos, as residents or tourists, over the past few years has created a variety of environmental concerns for the islands. Not least of these is waste management, as the

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

Each of the islands in the Galapagos is incredibly different. From landscape to ecosystem to the endemic species that can only be found in that

The difference between visiting the islands largely untouched by humans and those once habited by people is

The Galapagos Islands are the model of biodiversity which inspired Charles Darwin to surmise the theory of evolution, but scientists have made arrangements to ensure that the latest round of animal deaths

Usually, air-dropping over 20 tons of poison from an helicopter on a fragile island ecosystem would be a very bad thing...

The stunning new marine preserve surrounding the Galápagos will be off-limits for fishing in a bid to conserve its unique habitat.

The current wind power installation has replaced millions of liters of diesel fuel and helped protect the islands' endangered animals.

This discovery could change how we think our planet works

Remember the Yellow Pages Association? They represent the folks who print phone books. They've fought some efforts by cities to ban phone book distribution, and

The Dutch architects cover a modest building with green plants of all kinds in pots of all sizes.

Contrary to what many people believe, they're not going to charity – just straight to landfill.

These paper plate eyes bring a chuckle when added to trees and rocks.

Forget about 3D printing houses; digital fabrication using sustainable materials is a much bigger deal.

New research suggested benefits for giving students the option to stand during class.

Made by NextDesk, the Encore is ideally green, with bamboo top, recycled aluminum frame, and VOC-free coating - perfect for this TreeHugger writer!

It's really all you need in this era of notebook computers.

photo: NASA (click to see large) Polly Higgins has been getting more press pushing for 'Ecocide' to be enshrined as an international crime, and now a new photo from NASA really shows what Higgins is talking about: The wholesale destruction of Semirara

Grassroots activist honored for 10-year protest against a proposed nickel mine on Mindoro Island

"The mining companies were telling us that it's safe... We did our research and discovered they were lying through their teeth."

It was already bad enough that a Chinese boat crashed into the Tubbataha reef, a protected coral reef off the coast of the Philippines, but what the coast guard found inside increased massively the size of the environmental disaster.

Turns out he was doing 46 miles per hour in a 25 mile-per-hour zone. But let's all blame the girl for distracted walking!

Who needs trees when you can have beer in corner stores?

220 years ago a lot of people wanted to move to Canada. Here is how they were welcomed.

One side effect of gold prices continuing to rise (now at a new record of $1500/ounce): Deforestation in parts of the Peruvian Amazon have increased up to 600% since 2003.

The Conga mine, which is majority owned by Newmont Mining Corp, would produce gold as well as copper and silver. Protesters are concerned the mine will contaminate their water and affect a major aquifer.

Wildlife Conservation Society is treating the purloined parrots at a specially built care facility; some 900 have been released back into the wild.

Perhaps lofts are not the best solution for tiny homes and apartments.

Syte Architects insert a mezzanine and a terrific storage stair in existing loft.

Our blue-green Earth might have actually been a different color, thanks to this molecule.

For the first time ever, NASA has recorded a likely marsquake – listen to the haunting tremor here.

For backpackers wanting something other than solar power.

Current events could lead to another oil embargo by Saudi Arabia, and it could be 1973 all over again

And yet it still plans to sell more oil...

The world mourns the loss of Berta Cáceres, an Indigenous woman who peacefully yet persistently resisted the destruction of waterways in Honduras for mining projects.

Innovative model brings fresh produce and jobs to areas and people in Chicago that need it most

A piece of classic playground equipment gets a clean tech makeover.

The estimated 80% of Kenyans that are not on a grid rely solely on kerosene to light their homes. But a pay-as-you-go home solar system promises to deliver clean, affordable lighting to rural areas.

Soon you'll be able to see hardened lava flows, rainforests and beaches up close without leaving your house.

On the first of this month, Hawaii became the first state in the U.S. to put a plastic bag ban into effect.

Since before he started TreeHugger, Graham Hill has delivered the same message: sustainability can be beautiful and fun.

Eben Weiss, the Bike Snob, is an unexpected source for this proposal to save the environment.

Company higher-ups sold stocks while telling investors that everything was fine.

The Guardian columnist and environmental thinker George Monbiot usually manages to provoke a strong debate in our comments sections. Some time ago, our post on his new book Heat raised a fierce exchange of views about the impacts of flying, meanwhile his

EvanEco: Carnival of the Green 172 by Don Bosch "Got milk? Grab a glass of the white stuff and a chocolate chip cookie, and join me for some green bloggy goodness..."Guardian Ethical Living: Ethical Superstore and Natural Collection merge into giant

George Monbiot on how electric vehicles are not the answer.

This soil-free smart garden promises fresh greens and veggies that are grown as local as it gets.

Our photo of the day visits the wacky world of nudibranch sea slugs.

A Swedish IT start-up is behind BadBuster, a new plug-in (currently only for Internet Explorer, soon for Firefox) that gives an environmental score to 650 of the largest multinational firms, in the form of a 1-100 number rating. Thus each time your

Sarah and I have spent the better