Step 1: The idea of a car that runs on compost. Step 2: Implementation of a car that runs on compost. We're half done.

Paul Gilding has penned an optimistic and uplifting piece on the progress the climate movement has made and why he thinks we're on the verge of victory.

The winner will have the opportunity to speak at TEDxManhattan 2014.

The theme of this year's conference is "the next chapter," and each attendee will receive a sample of what could be next in anti-counterfeit technology.

Tiny homes aren't just about owning a home debt-free, it's also about more intangible, but equally important things, says tiny home builder Andrew Morrison.

One scientist speaks about how the knee-jerk reaction to "save the corals" needs to deepen into a real love for these fascinating creatures.

When it comes to walking the green and sustainable walk, Greenfield really puts it all on the line.

Another Nordic cultural concept to prove that Scandinavians have it all figured out … but this one could help the rest of us sleep better too.

Swedes enjoy an interesting "close-to-nature" lifestyle -- this informal study shows how it might help visitors from other countries.

The new City Bike program will also feature a 'bring your own battery' scheme, leaving the charging to the rider.

For the next 3 years, residents of Sweden are getting a serious incentive to get on an e-bike, as the country is setting aside about €35 million per year to subsidize their purchase.

The new vision promotes active transportation like walking and biking.

For some reason, they think that this is progress.

Our dreamy photo of the day comes from Bohuslän, Sweden.

The Uniti electric city car will come bundled with a green charging incentive for buyers in Sweden.

Ingvar Kamprad changed the industry, making good design affordable, accessible and desirable.

Leave it to the Swedes to combine physical fitness with PICKING UP LITTER!

Now that's an infrastructure project!

This shed packs it all in -- workspace, guesthouse, storage, seating, rooftop terrace and even a concealed kitchen.

It is the "highest, densest and most environmentally friendly new neighborhood" in Stockholm.

This office system has been adapted to be flexible, fun and comfortable.

The benefits go beyond the joy of the hunt.

Like a nesting doll, this all-in-one wall unit functions like a multipurpose piece of furniture.

In “fishing” for plastic to create new things, Plastic Whale Circular Furniture tackles a number of problems at once.

Need a helping hand? This self-adjusting piece of furniture comes to you.

New eavesdropping Barbie records your child’s conversations and transmits them to a corporation that analyzes your kid’s likes and dislikes. And then things get weird.

Considered too fragile to ever be played again, the recordings have been newly reconstructed ... and they are wonderfully creepy.

From reuse to recycling, there are a variety of ways for the eco-minded parent to clean the house of old and broken children's toys without ever touching the garbage bin.

Fed up of shoddy plastic toys? This modular kit of sturdy parts lets parents and kids construct a wide range of awesome kid-powered vehicles.

Art meets accidental crowd-sourced recycling.

Because the world needs yet more redundant, hard-to-recycle, battery-powered plastic toys whose novelty will wear off quickly.

Because every preschooler needs insecurity-boosting, sexualizing, toxic cosmetics to slather on their beautiful little faces!

These beautiful toys are creative, unusual, and eco-friendly.

Toy innovation has stagnated in recent years and kids are bored. Who's at fault?

Pinterest has released its list of predicted trends for next year, and it looks like TreeHugger's eco-minded philosophies are catching on.

A new study shows that there is such thing as too many toys.

Made from sugarcane, the new sustainable play pieces will be included in Lego kits in 2018.

It's not urgent in the big picture, but it's something we should be doing more.

It's win-win: you don't heat up the kitchen and you still get the best dessert ever.

With an unstoppable flow of leafy veggies coming from my CSA share every week, I have to get creative in the kitchen.

Children's lives during summer vacation have been likened to that of battery hens, confined unnaturally and cruelly for long periods of time.

Just because summer vacation is over doesn't mean you have to stop having fun.

Oxybenzone may be effective at filtering UV light, but it comes at a dangerously high cost to human health.

There’s no need to resort to insipid produce from across the globe once the local growing season has ended.

When my kids begged for an empty calendar, I was worried about the impact on my job, but a few strategies have kept everything on course.

In a delightful departure from the norm, officers in Newburgh, NY, tell kids they're doing nothing wrong.

We previously reported that phthalates were linked to miscarriages. Now we know they are linked to flooring.

For some of the juices – all from well-known brands – drinking just 4 ounces a day is enough to cause concern.

An estimated 2,000 synthetic chemicals can be used in conventional packaged foods; for organic the number is 40.

Scientists find that tumors hold information like a 'black box' pointing to the specific cause of disease.