Mat McDermott, now writing at Motherboard, has an interview with Vermont Representative Teo Zagar about about the progress that state has made in moving towards commercial hemp production.

Finally, there is now an ethical and practical alternative work wear option to Carhartt and Dickies.

I wrote my first TreeHugger post more than seven years ago. Since then, there's been a lot of water under the bridge. Here are some of the many highlights.

Vinyl records are still admired by many music lovers, but when they break or get scratched, they're pretty much junk—unless you get creative. Designers have come up with lots of

'Slow' games make a comeback, as stylish jewelry with a twist.

Remixed from thrift store finds, these lovely but functional garments pieces are fanciful and feminine.

This super-insulated home is built to be earthquake-resistant too.

The discovery of one of the oldest penguin fossils in the world reveals higher diversity of early penguins than previously assumed.

Here's an interesting idea: a tiny house on wheels that can be separated from its wheels.

The tiny Italian car is now available in Europe.

These designer shoes embody traditional craftsmanship and a Slow Fashion aesthetic.

Eco-conscious clothier Reformation has gained popularity with a number of celebrities.

This week, Anishinaabe tribal members began riding horseback along the proposed route of a what could possibly become the largest tar sands pipeline in the United States.

How would you like to carve a Jack-o-lantern from one of these three record-breaking pumpkins from this weekend?

The Transition Movement - a community-centered response to peak oil and climate change - has been described as "the biggest urban brainwave of the century." Join us to chat with its founder.

We are often called wet blanket party poopers when it comes to holiday traditions, but maybe we are right.

Tesla's tiny house integrates solar power and its Powerwall home battery into a seamless system, and can be towed by the Model X.

When printed in a precise pattern onto carbon nanotubes on paper, these photosynthetic bacteria can produce electricity from sunlight, which could power biodegradable environmental and medical sensors.

Because of course you're thinking about water conservation in your yard in the middle of winter.

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

I knew that real-time data on our energy use would be interesting. But I wasn't sure how much it would actually save us.

This stunning temporary pavilion utilizes Hong Kong's time-honored bamboo construction methods in conjunction with cutting-edge computational design.

One design attempts to deal with the problem of plastic bottle caps -- which often get discarded rather than recycled.

Featuring an interlocking system that's inspired by traditional Japanese joinery, this desk also has a swappable, modular system for organizing your stuff.

Anti-littering ad reminds Dublin residents to put trash in its rightful place--or else!

Insulation in a tent makes as much sense as it does in a house, if you can get it right.

In which snail mail provides a lesson in the loveliness of slow living.

It's not a bee attack -- it's just a bee swarm. Here are tips on how to deal with one.

Though I delved into Toyota's reasons for annually executing their singular teaching program in the Galapagos, I amazingly failed to touch on the

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

Glow-in-the-dark wonders are "techno-poetry".

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

This revamp of an 1830s apartment mixes modern materials to create a modern space.

Touch the trees, hear them hum and murmur.

Like a gadget from a superhero's gizmo-kit, two engineering students have invented a device to battle blazes with noise – water and toxic chemicals not required.

Even if you don't carrot all about fermented veggies, Formidable Vegetable Sound System will rock your kitchen with their 'glitch-permaculture-ukulele-wonk-swing.'

While the sun may be stealing the show, the solar eclipse would be nothing without Earth's own heavenly satellite.

In a press conference for an upcoming Carnegie Hall concert, Smith and the founders of Pathway to Paris talk about art, community, and keeping the spirit up for climate action.

Clever idea from Finnish designer combines portable storage with fixed dresser unit

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

Because standing desks cannot stand alone.

It sorta defeats the purpose in about twelve different ways.

If you live in a home without electricity and few or no windows, it's always incredibly dark inside, even at high noon. Isang Litrong Liwanag (A Liter of Light) is a sustainable lighting project that is trying to help people

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.

While many cities have programs that turn leftover Christmas Trees into mulch and wood chips, (in NYC they call it Mulchfest, and you can go home with a bag of mulch). But in recent years, other uses such as structural aquatic

A 18-foot-wide helix turbine specially designed for urban spaces has been installed on the roof of Progressive Field, ready to begin churning out energy on opening day.

One family’s farm Is leaving a lasting legacy of conservation.

No half-done couch here; there's a big place to sit and socialize.

A new football stadium in Philadelphia is in the running for the unofficial title of "Greenest Stadium in America."

Open terrace in Kimmel Center was too hot or too noisy; now it's fixed.