The goal is a good one. The timeline is not.

Limits would save lives and significantly reduce carbon emissions, but let's keep our priorities straight.

The bad guys bought abandoned or repossessed homes, ripped out interior walls, illegally tapped into power and water, and grew pot commercially. What starts in

The state may soon require foods with genetically modified organisms be labeled.

A bill requiring all foods containing genetically engineered ingredients is just one step away from becoming law in Vermont.

The forthcoming Tri-Gen facility is being called "the world's first megawatt-scale 100% renewable power and hydrogen generation station."

In honor of the International Day of Women and Girls in Science, one scientist gives her tips on forging your own path.

Promoting the gift economy and community resiliency, this man has been traveling the country for the last decade, offering free cups of tea out of his bus home.

From ancient urine helping to track climate change to space-age toilets that monitor our health, pee may be coming to our rescue.

Home is where and what you make of it -- this Oregon man made his in an old aircraft.

David Milarch is on a quest to save California's coast redwoods, some of the world's oldest and largest living things; he may be saving the planet along the way.

This wilderness explorer transformed this van into a mobile, solar-powered home that has all the amenities.

In great news for manatees, researchers predict that the gentle 'sea cows' will endure for at least another 100 years as long as threats continue to be managed.

Peak oil used to be about running out of supply; now some think that we will run out of demand. The oil companies will ensure that we never run out of demand.

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

This home for a family of three and two cats has been built with efficiency, comfort and health in mind.

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.

People are "risking their lives every winter by wearing dark clothing."

It may lead to as many as 20,000 passive houses being built over the next five years.

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

Made with simple materials, this extraordinary instrument creates experimental acoustic sounds that sound eerie yet beautiful.

It is better than a fixed standing desk? They make a good case for it.

Want to know which cities in Asia are going to get really whacked by climate change, and which ones have the greatest ability to adapt to it? Well, WWF has just released a new report that ranks 11 of them

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."

Swing-lovers will appreciate this massive art installation that combines art, architecture and play.

Architect Jonathan Kearns shows that you can have it all.

New research documents that mantises worldwide are eating small birds; in the US, invasive mantis species are devouring hummingbirds.

It does a lot more than just get you from floor to floor, in this interesting Korean courtyard house.

A good, if not very accurate, idea.

According to the International Energy Agency (IEA), by 2018 renewable should overtake natural gas to become the world's second-largest source of energy (oil is #1).

A man named Manfred Mornhinweg found the modern world too "noisy and hectic", so he decided to build himself a house on a quiet 40 hectare piece of land in Chile.

We are all cutting back in the West, but more flying in developing countries overwhelms the savings.

When you're trying to protect an entire planet, it seems pretty silly to leave half of its human

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.

"The Ministry of Energy has insisted that they need this energy. What we are questioning is—how was the agreement reached, what is the cost of purchasing this power?"

It's not quite as dramatic as it sounds. It's simply a good demonstration of the power of regenerative braking!

Building her first tiny home meant enough financial freedom for this tiny house builder -- enough to build another off-grid tiny vacation home in Hawaii.

Move over, indoor birthing tub. This woman wants to deliver in the Pacific Ocean with dolphins as midwives.

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

Fortunately, that's not the only change in their building regulations.

The device is so thin it could be woven into fabric without changing the feel of it.

On some days, wind generated as much as 234% of demand.

Previously titled "4 reasons why heat pumps are not going to save the planet" which was mean to heat pumps.

There are some pretty wonderful things going on in this little structure.

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

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.

In which the City requires new buildings to go from 'solar ready' rooftops to solar actual.

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.

Neti pots are useful for flushing out clogged sinuses, but it's important to do it the right way.