It's time we stopped greenwashing plastic alternatives and realized they do more harm than good.

Instead of heavy metals, petroleum products, and toxic solvents, this printing ink is made with algae grown by Living Ink.

Just when I thought it would be fine to cook with canned tomato sauce - bis-Phenol A recently having been granted toxicology probation - emerges the possibility that BPA can make you obese. Ohhh wait - not

Turkish cities have been the stage for culture clashes in recent years, as residents of rural areas moved to urban areas in large numbers, bringing what many urbanites see as

The static, traditional lecture classroom is slowly on its way out. Here's how the flexible classroom of the future might be furnished.

Something to put all the composting, shorter showers and EV talk in perspective.

If American's cats and dogs were their own country, they'd rank 5th in global meat consumption, says new study.

Anthropologist David Graeber thinks we could do without half our jobs.

The sci-fi show pulls no punches when it comes to humanity's complicated relationship with work and nature.

This week The Man with A Spear in His Chest, founder of Interface Ray Anderson, held a press conference to mark a milestone in his company's journey up "Mount Sustainability". They are making excellent progress towards their target of zero

Floating residues from the ongoing BP oil 'blowout' in the Gulf are expansive enough to be easily visible from space. Satellite photos of oil on salt water

You'll get a perfectly crispy, golden exterior.

Greta Thunberg, Margaret Atwood, Michael Mann, Naomi Klein, David Suzuki, Bill McKibben, George Monbiot and more make the case.

The discussion of implementing proactive environmental consciousness starts with our youth, who have the most influence on the trajectory of our eco-infrastructure.

Average consumers of all incomes have the ability to meaningfully invest in organizations doing good work

The rock band won't be touring its newest album until it can figure out a greener way of doing it.

The U.S.’s top nutritional panel has recommended that Americans eat less meat, both for their health and to help protect the planet.

An event on Lake Tahoe promises "world class minds, radical innovation and kickass rock 'n roll". And solutions to the biodiversity crisis, too.

It’s not perfect, but it is pretty impressive.

New technologies can be a powerful tool in the fight against climate change. But they can also be a distraction.

In an attempt to re-think the original function of the folding screen, Argentine designer Leonardo Fortunato created the Diecut Screen multi-purpose piece.

"Tucked in a corner of the Old Executive Office Building, an obscure group of some three dozen economists exerts extraordinary power over federal rules intended to protect public health, worker and consumer safety, and the environment."

The EPA pledged new regulations after the TVA coal ash spill, but has been sitting on two proposals for two years now, and the problems that led to TVA are still rampant nationwide.

Whenever we talk about the production of cocaine fueling rainforest destruction, or the electricity consumption of indoor marijuana growing, many commenters decry that it is prohibition that causes these negative impacts, not the drug itself. There is,

You've heard them all before, but it doesn't hurt to be reminded of why these foods are destructive to our planet.

The meat vs. veggies debate is a lot more complex than it seems at first glance.

A new paper compares eggs, dairy, poultry, beef and pork to determine which has the biggest environmental impact.

Recommendations to eat less meat for environmental reasons won’t be included in the final 2015 dietary guidelines.

The turbines leave no room for the eye-sore excuse.

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

Student activism nationwide flies in the face of a recent study claiming young Americans don't care about the environment.

A green, sustainable future awaits us all as the United Nations proposal for sustainable development becomes the law of the land.

From reproductive rights to voter ID, there have been some battles in North Carolina of late. The environment has not escaped unharmed.

Wendell Berry is a fount of wisdom and inspiration, so it was great to see that Bill Moyers spoke with the farmer, poet, eco-philosopher about the role of activism and spirit in creating positive change.

We're heading to Rio for World Environment Day. Here's a sneak peek at what's happening in Rio de Janeiro this week.

We need a new approach to making and buying clothes because the current system is unsustainable.

Sustainability matters, but so does hypocrisy.

A new website aims to gather data on pollution in China.

TreeHugger and UNEP announce return of World Environment Day Blogging Competition.

Show the world your environment with a new TreeHugger and UNEP partnership with Piictu, a photo sharing social network.

The votes are in and these are the top 10 finalists in the 2012 World Environment Day Blogging Contest! Read their posts and vote for the winner!

Congratulations to Scott Bartlett for winning the UNEP and TreeHugger World Environment Day Blogging Competition!

Clayton Homes’ building process enables them to build efficient, high-quality homes.

Interview Jean Jouzel, Président du jury

A new study reveals that murder rates of environmental defenders have spiked in recent years.

Elliott Vichinsky, MD, University of California, San Francisco (UCSF) Benioff Children's Hospital Oakland

Several big firms, including Danish wind turbine manufacturer Vestas, are involved in the project.

FM trader Brian Kelly on legendary investor Paul Tudor Jones buying bitcoin. With CNBC's Melissa Lee and the Fast Money traders, Guy Adami, Tim Seymour, Karen Finerman and Dan Nathan.

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