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All-in-one classy shoes come with different swappable heels (Video)

These transforming shoes can go from flat to a stylish stiletto within seconds.




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Electrify Everything: Why our thinking has to be as flexible and resilient as our buildings

It is hard keeping up with the latest ideas in green building, but things are changing fast.




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No, Bill de Blasio has not banned glass and steel buildings in New York

But maybe he should.




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London assembly tells mayor: Divest £4.8B pension fund from fossil fuels

The motion is non-binding, but that doesn't mean it doesn't matter.




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For 'sustainable lifestyles' to succeed, we must talk about money

If we're going to push lifestyle change as a strategy, how we manage our money is one of the most important topics of all.




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Your guide to ethical and sustainable leggings

Leggings are a wardrobe staple for many, whether we’re keeping our legs warm in the winter or staying comfy at yoga all year long.




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Sierra Club and Aspiration launch new platform for sustainable investing

Putting your money to work for sustainability is probably one of the most important things you can do. It just got easier.




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These basic black leggings are made from recycled water bottles

Your favorite clothing item just got even better. These new leggings from Girlfriend Collective tick all the boxes when it comes to eco-friendly and ethical production.




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Is it possible to be a frugal and ethical shopper?

These two values can feel deeply at odds with each other, which can make shopping decisions very challenging.




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Emma Watson promotes ethical, sustainable fashion in new Instagram account

While advertising her new film "Beauty & the Beast", Watson wants people to think about how and where clothes are made.




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MakeMeSustainable: The Green Alternative to Social Networking

What with social networking sites like Facebook all the rage right now and more attention than ever being focused on the issues of global warming and climate change, the moment certainly seems propitious for the unveiling of MakeMeSustainable, a




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Christians Aren't Behind America's Climate Problem, But They May Be the Solution

Religious communities may be wide open to fighting climate change, new evidence reveals.




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Is Anti-Science Environmentalism a Real Problem?

We often criticize climate denialists for being anti-science, and yet many environmentalists reject science that clashes with their own worldview.




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Perhaps those Falcon Wing doors on the Tesla Model X are not so terrible after all

I predicted trouble in winter, but they appear to still open even when buried in snow.




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Canadian grocer to allow reusable containers for meat, seafood, deli

Starting next week, shoppers at Metro stores in Quebec can go zero waste more easily than ever.




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Do You Carry Black or White Pebbles In Your Organic Pockets?

Based on the belief that we carry black or white pebbles with us, depending on the choices we make in our lives (black pebbles represent self-focused, irresponsible decisions; white pebbles represent a life of sound,




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Aquaculture Industry Looks to Sustainable Feeds

Experts agree that as wild fish stocks decline and the world's population grows we will increasingly rely on aquaculture to feed the hungry planet. But many conservationists are concerned about the




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San Diego Homeowners, Unite for Cheaper Solar Power: One Block Off the Grid Expands Program

If you live in San Diego and find the prospect of banding together with your neighbors to get better rates on installing your own solar panels interesting, then this one is for you: 1BOG (that's One Block Off the Grid ...) has announced that they will




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Los Vecinos: First Platinum LEED-Certified, 100% Solar Powered, Affordable Housing in San Diego

Image via: Wakeland Housing & Development Corporation Los Vecinos, the first LEED-Certified Platinum, 100% solar-powered affordable housing in San Diego, offer 42-units of state of the art in green housing. The $17.6 million USD project opened its doors




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Coburn Vows to Block Senate Resolution Honoring Rachel Carson

This coming Sunday would've been Silent Spring author and environmental hero Rachel Carson's 100th birthday. In recognition of Carson's contributions to the creation of the modern environmental movement, Sen. Benjanmin L. Cardin (D-MD) has announced his




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The Bald Eagle is Back in the Black

The American bald eagle is back after a four-decade fight for survival. The government has just declared that the national symbol no longer requires the protection of the federal Endangered Species Act.




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Big problems with popular turmeric and echinacea supplements

Lead? Aerobic bacteria? Misleading labels? Consumer Reports tested popular brands of the widely used supplements; here's what they found.




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Black tea smoothies for a hot summer morning

If you can’t decide between a fruit smoothie or an iced tea, this is the drink for you.




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See what environmental problem Robert Redford and Will Ferrell are fighting about

This fake fight has a good cause.




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Will driverless taxis kill public transit?

In Ottawa, Canada, self-driving cars are being touted as a reason to delay transit investment.




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20,000 Gallons of Renewable Fuel Per Acre: Joule Biotechnology Lifts Veil on Direct CO2 to Fuel Process

If there's a holy grail of liquid renewable fuels it might look something like this: High yield per acre, doesn't negatively impact water supplies, doesn't compete with food crops, and is cost-competitive with fossil




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Corn Ethanol Back in the Game Under New EPA Renewable Fuel Standard Rules

New Environmental Protection Agency requirements for its Renewable Fuel Standards program have been released which raise an issue which has sat dormant for a little while: How to calculate the greenhouse gas emissions of a




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Are We Overestimating Biofuels' Benefits by Double Counting Emission Reductions?

Is the conventional wisdom that we need not worry about tailpipe emissions in biofuel-powered vehicles, because the plants had been absorbing carbon while growing, grossly misguided?




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New York City council bans processed meats from public schools

No more pepperoni, salami, bacon, or ham will be offered on school menus.




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Do you eat for health or environmental sustainability? The Double Pyramid says you can do both

The Double Pyramid is an innovative way of portraying how the ecological footprints of our food compare to their nutritional value.




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The problem with how men think about masculinity

A new study found men think society expects them to conform to stereotypes ... but how right are they?




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Doing Away With Disposable Packaging

Go Box founder Laura Weiss has worked hard to make Portland (foodie paradise) just a little more sustainable, waste wise, with her system of reusable to go containers.




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CupClub is a poster child for sustainable, circular design

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




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Affordable housing project in UK is a demonstration of Radical Simplicity

Architype demonstrates that simple forms and careful window choices are the way to build efficient, affordable homes.




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Photo: Blushing phantom butterfly is both flirty and demure

Our photo of the day reveals a butterfly of most beautiful contradictions.




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Wearable electronics could someday be powered by body heat

A new lightweight thermoelectric generator has been developed at NC State, which may be able to power small health sensors or other small wearable devices.




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Federal Food Aid Recipients Double Their Money at Local Farmers' Markets

The evaluation report three years after Double Up Food Bucks started giving incentives to SNAP (formerly food stamp) recipients




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Michigan lawmaker wants to call burning tires “renewable energy”

Proposed bill would make burning tires and other industrial solid waste count towards the state’s mandate of generating 10 percent of its energy from renewables.




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Sustainable Sole, Eggplant with Chili and Spring Onions and Heavy Turf

:: Make your soles sustainable with shoe shopping tips from Summer Rayne Oakes.




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The Clog Free Rake - A Human-Powered Leaf Blower?

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




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Fiskars Momentum Reel Mower Doubles Your Effort with Flywheel Action

Image: Fiskars If it's true that gas-powered lawn mowers crank out 5% of the nation's air pollution, then it's truly time to consider workable alternatives. If we haven't convinced you to replace your lawn with a xeriscape or food forest, you might want




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Leaf blowers are still a scourge of humanity

Is it time to ban these useless and unnecessary noise and pollution machines?




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Republican Presidential Hopefuls Out Of Step With Their Religions On Climate Change

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




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Evangelical Christians call on Obama to protect public lands from oil and gas leasing

Rev. Richard Cizik and the nonprofit New Evangelical Partnership for the Common Good have released a video message to President Obama calling on him to do more to protect public lands from destruction by private industry.




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Bank signs one contract, goes 100% renewable by EOY

Fifth Third Bank shows us just how easy it is becoming for corporations to source all of their electricity from renewables.




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Microsoft puts disposable wifi routers into magazine advertisement

Microsoft decided that a good way to advertise its cloud-based Office 365 software would be to actually put a T-Mobile wifi router with 15 days of free wifi inside a magazine advert.




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Phoneblok is radical vision of what tech could be

Critics have been quick to say that Phonebloks isn't realistic with the current market. What they are missing is that this is the entire point of the project. Phonebloks aims to alter the present, but re-imagining the future.




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If you get all your news here, you may be living in a bubble

We're all friends here, right? So I can talk honestly?




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Google's Project Sunroof now available in 42 states

Want to know if you can go solar? Now there's a good chance you can easily find out.




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Google will be able to offset 100% of electricity needs with renewable energy in 2017

The tech giant has hit this major renewable energy goal ahead of all its competitors.