Lazy New Yorkers who want to stay on the island and sunbathe will get this floating artificial beach on the Hudson River if this scheme gets crowdfunded and approved.

Ladies and gentlemen, we've finally reached peak TreeHugger.

They are going to be a lot more than just cars that drive themselves.

A new article published in the online journal PLoS ONE takes on the issue of energy sprawl -- namely how much land is required to produce energy from different sources -- under different potential US energy and climate policies in 2030.

What if we started approaching life from a cloud-computing perspective? What if we saw our homes like netbooks or tablet computers? Technology is making it possible to live in the cloud.

It is a cup as service, rather than cup as product.

The limited edition pieces are designed to give plastic waste a second life.

Alice + Whittles makes use of high-quality materials that would otherwise go to waste.

Aiming to raise awareness about e-waste recycling, this photographer used 4,100 pounds of e-waste in these futuristic scenes.

Tokyo 2020's organizing committee will transform old smartphones, laptops, and digital cameras into a true treasure.

This could turn 5-7 billion square meters of glass in the USA alone into solar power plants, plus power your cell phone and other gadgets

Raking Without the Cussing Sometimes the greenest products are those not marketed as green at all – take the humble rake for instance. As a TreeHugger I already know that leaf blowers are the scourge of humanity (and don’t even get me started on leaf

Should we be eating more beef in order to slow global warming? It sounds counterintuitive, but it may be so: Cattle could be part of the whole ecological equation to solving climate change and restoring healthy,

Here at TreeHugger we've long documented how every major religious group has come out supporting strong action on climate change, so the following irony, pointed out by Climate Progress shouldn't come as a shock: Even

Two hundred evangelical scientists recently wrote a letter to Congress making the religious case for passing climate change legislation.

This will mark a significant scaling of electrified transportation—including trucks and buses too.

Ian Urbina reports at The New York Times on the negative side effects the tech industries shift to flat screen technology has had on the market for recycling old television and computer monitor glass

A new report card from the Electronics TakeBack Coaltion shows how each retailer stacks up when it comes to recycling the merchandise they sell us.

Chances are, your holiday gifts may include an electronic gadget or two, and a new initiative aims to encourage and support the proper disposal and recycling of the old ones.

There's a lot to look forward to, but what should we expect to see more of in the short-term?

Here are some staggering numbers of what could be saved.

Looking beyond traditional recyclables and the "blue bin", here are some of the organizations and companies seeking to redefine what we consider trash with alternative recycling initiatives and methods of reuse.

The best way to extract all of those valuable metals in old electronics may be to grow some fungus.

The machines are popping up at grocery stores in Norway.

Using the bones of old-world infrastructure to build new-world infrastructure.

The Street View cameras now take you on extreme vertical tours alongside famous climbers.

The ring of giant Project Loon balloons will bring data service to people living below.

Conservation organizations used Google Street View cameras to document the places, animals and people most vulnerable to climate change.

Big business may be coming to the climate party late. But it is making its presence known.

Apple, Google, Amazon and Microsoft have joined together to support Obama's Clean Power Plan as it faces legal opposition.

Jeans into insulation, plastic bottles into coats – details like this make people more inclined to use the blue bin.

A Canadian scientist wants us to rethink our approach to plastic and challenge the colonial system that produces it.

It's up to you to decide if you want to take the shortest route, the cleanest one, or the quietest one.

Books aren't just for reading -- you can carve incredible works out of them too, as this artist has done with this 24-volume set.

A new study shows that in fact, if you build them, people use them and drive less.

The age of vehicular cycling is coming to an end; cyclists want equity, not equality

Wood smoke is a huge source of particulate pollution and really shouldn't be in residential neighbourhoods. But the flavour...

Fleet purchasing may turn out to be critical to electrification.

Now how about some incentives to get people out of cars?

BRB introduces a bunch of concept vehicles that look like a lot of fun without fossil fuels

Micromobility can solve the last mile problem and reduce carbon emissions.

This weekend's New York Times Magazine was their annual food issue, about a subject dear to TreeHugger's heart: "how the food revolution- from farm to table- is really a story about seeding and savouring communities." Christine Muhlke, in Growing

In an interview with Democracy Now!, Michael Pollan says taking back control of cooking may be the single most important step to help make our food system more sustainable.

Drying clothes uses an incredible amount of energy, it's clearly a low-hanging fruit for conservation and energy efficiency efforts.

It was only a few years ago that I was testing LED bulbs that cost $100 each...

Proper care can go a long way toward extending a garment's life.

I'm going to let Josh Tulkin speak mostly for himself on this one, but here's the thumbnail sketch of the situation: Tulkin received a latter from the Maryland State Police informing him that from March 2005 to May 2006 Tulkin was under

That's right, in communities across the US, recycling bins are now being outfitted with Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) chips. And if you don't recycle, they'll let you know that they know.Savannah, GA,

I can't stop thinking about Natasha Pettigrew. She was 30 years old, a Green Party candidate for Senator in Maryland, and killed this month in the early morning hours by being struck from behind by a woman in an SUV. The driver did not stop, dragged

Back in 2009, the EPA was sued for "abdicating leadership" on protecting Chesapeake Bay. Part of clean water advocates' anger was directed at a lack of geographical targeting for agricultural conservation funding. But