Eco-architect Michelle Kaufmann talks to Eric Corey Freed about his book Green Building for Dummies, disco balls and the death of Pergo floors in this TreeHugger exclusive from West Coast Green. Eric is the principal architect at organicARCHITECT, and

Eco-architect Michelle Kaufmann speaks with Prudence Ferreira about the three criteria for Passivhaus certification. Prudence is the founder of Integral Impact Inc, a green building firm with a strong focus on zero energy buildings. As the president of

Michelle Kaufmann speaks with Michael M. Wheeler about government messaging in this TreeHugger exclusive from West Coast Green. Michael is currently the Energy Adviser to California Commissioner Dian Grueneich, he has also worked for the EPA and the DOE

Eco-architect extraordinaire Michelle Kaufmann interviews Barry Hooper from SFEnvironment about government policy for new and existing buildings in San Francisco in this TreeHugger exclusive from West Coast Green. Barry Hooper collaborates with design

Eco-architect extraordinaire Michelle Kaufmann speaks with Peter Yost from BuildingGreen about working with Lawrence Berkeley National Labs on energy efficient window treatments in this TreeHugger exclusive from West Coast Green. Peter Yost has been

Eco-architect extraordinaire Michelle Kaufmann speaks with Hunter Lovins from Natural Capitalism Solutions in this TreeHugger exclusive from West Coast Green. Hunter is a professor, speaker and author on changing the conversation around business to

West Coast Green was this past week here in San Francisco, California. With speakers like Van Jones, Arianna Huffington and Michelle Kaufmann, the trade show was a nexus for greenies far and wide. Michelle Kaufmann was

Synthetic fertilizer is likely to become significantly more costly for US farmers. This trend will make manure a valuable commodity once again (as it was prior to the 1950s). There are two main reasons for the

This lovely little home was built for a woman who wants to be closer to her loved ones, without losing her autonomy.

Why are we not surprised?

A diverse team of women from the forest product sector got together for a green cause.

Through forestry, SFI provides the essential security of long-term habitat conservation for at-risk species.

Admiral Samuel Locklear, commander of the US Pacific Command says that the biggest long-term security threat in the Pacific region is climate change.

A new study predicts that up to 21 million acres of rubber plantations will be required to meet our growing needs, spelling doom for biodiversity in parts of Southeast Asia.<

Wanting to make a massive life change, this man makes his exit from the corporate world -- with his feline friend and a self-renovated van.

FANAF separates cats from people in tiny Shanghai apartment.

The future will look nothing like the past when it comes to energy. Chances are, our utilities will look pretty different too.

Elora Hardy and her team of designers, artisans, and builders at Ibuku are reimagining sustainable building, using one of nature's strongest and most versatile materials.

The major brands, Avent, Disney First Years, Gerber, Dr. Brown, Playtex and Evenflow have all have agreed to stop selling baby bottles manufactured from the monomer Bisphenol-A (BPA). This

A rustic tiny house built with plenty of love and on a small budget.

Mark Boyle has literally lived without money, so he had more room than most to critique our economy. Now he's formulated a manifesto.

Most glass buildings are a problem, but just banning them is the wrong solution.

From adorable baby sea turtles to lamps made of cow dung and 600-mile bike trips, it's been a wild ride.

Tesla's new boutique shop on Berlin's famous KuDamm beckons, but where is Germany's national strategy for electric cars?

Would you go stinky for steak? By skipping 26 showers for every 4 oz hamburger you eat, you can offset the water used to produce it.

What nutrition labels do, and do not, tell us about what goes into our food

We covered this subject before but I got it wrong. Peter Flax of Bicycling Magazine got it right.

There is either a giant contradiction here in Ontario's Prince Edward County or I am missing something.

New short narrative film strives to deepen the global discussion around the illegal wildlife trade.

In a ghost town in the one of the coldest places in the US, lone resident Billy Barr has spent 4 decades recording snowfall … to the enormous delight of scientists.

Aiming to live a lighter-impact lifestyle, this green lifestyle activist lives in a self-built tiny house and experiments with growing and foraging his own food.

South Carolina health department announces a human rabies case sourced from a bat.

They are going to stop the UN from giving out free lawn mowers and blocking Walmarts.

She was a never-ending source of amusement, with more quotes of the day than any other politician.

To highlight the accelerating disappearance of Arctic sea ice, this man plans to survive alone on a melting iceberg for up to one year.

Unlike TV, the online world has no limits when it comes to advertising junk food to children and teens. This needs to change.

Why stop there? Helmets for everybody!

Leading a coalition of investment institutions which managed to include a paragraph on the need for sustainable reporting, Dr. Waygood says this small text can make a difference.

This small-but-dynamic, renovated apartment in Barcelona takes its design cues from boat design and hides some delightful surprises.

Gone are the oppressive schedules, replaced with long stretches of glorious free time.

In this age of consumerism, particularly around the holiday season, sometimes its easy to forget that the things we've used the longest often have the most value to us -- but the virtues of reuse just seem come naturally to some

The Convenience Industrial Complex makes it so easy to just keep sipping while you drive.

The Forever Floatride GROW is made with castor beans, algae, eucalyptus, and natural rubber.

Climate change winners and losers assessed in the wake of a hot summer in Germany

The strange story of a fight against composting laws, by a community that loves composting

Coal for Christmas, but not for being naughty. Germany commemorates the end of an era as the last black coal mine closes.

See this fascinating documentary about the dedicated man who created a forest the size of Central Park.

That's a switch: a product from the field of medicine has won a design prize.

This man has a unique recycled bow tie to match every occasion.

Some cities are making space for pedestrians. Others, not so much.