A Chinese study says concrete actually sucks up CO2. This is not news, it's chemistry.

Access to reliably electricity is what defines civilization in the 21st century, but in many parts of the world, and for a shockingly large number of people, even basic access to electricity is rare, unstable, or nonexistent. This has to change.

We need a new system to determine which nations ought to be forced to cut emissions, not the 20-year old outdated one we've got now.

There's plenty of "recognizing," "acknowledging," and "noting" going on in the final draft of the Rio+20 text. Lot's of UN-ese. And that's about it.

Using ceramics and metal nanoparticles, a non-profit organization from University of Virginia is making these simple but effective purifiers that can eliminate up to 99.9% of waterborne pathogens.

The student invention just won the James Dyson Award for its intelligent design.

How do companies close the “green-gap” and turn consumer values into action?

Companies and manufacturers are creating custom solutions for their difficult-to-recycle waste

In our mission to close the “green-gap” through sustainable messaging, every bit of insight counts.

Do people have the right to say no to corporations that come into their communities and create environmental and health risks? In Israel, the public is proving that they do.

We need to see plastic for what it is: nearly-indestructible, highly polluted and far from disposable.

Who needs flying cars when you can have flying trains?

The impact of flying on climate change cannot be ignored, as I book my next flight.

Yes, but first we need to develop a collective conscience when it comes to travel.

They say it reduces CO2 emissions by 80 percent. Does it really?

Imagine a bucket of greenhouse gases that's almost full.

Instead of flaring off gas, they are burning it to run computers that mine bitcoins. Is this any better?

The top 10 percent consumes 20 times more energy than the bottom 10 percent.

If you must shop, do it from a company that's spreading the wealth.

The Canadian city is the latest to rethink disposal culture and insist on something better.

A list of 10 resolutions shows that big changes are coming to the professional food world.

Loop's reusable packaging service is coming to brick-and-mortar stores in U.S., Canada, and France.

New study finds Aliso Canyon disaster’s impact equivalent to annual greenhouse gas emissions from over half a million cars.

Sony, McKinsey & Company, Royal Bank of Scotland and WeWork are all committing to going all-out for clean energy.

'Instead of putting the money back into our business, we’re responding by putting $10 million back into the planet. Our home planet needs it more than we do.'

Design by Jens Quistgaard stands the test of time.

A rare, early October blizzard has devastated the South Dakota rancher community, after as many as 100,000 head of cattle may have died following the October 3rd storm.

Livestock to Markets seeks to provide a sustainable solution to overgrazing in the Northern Rangelands of Kenya, creating local community capacity for rangelands conservation..

From the world's largest to ones that were here long before the Mayflower, these noble trees are nothing less than U.S. national treasures.

After a month under rubble, a nearly lifeless callery pear tree was found by 9/11 workers who were determined to save it.

Astronomers are stunned and stumped by the brightest light seen in 24 years of observations of the black hole at the center of our galaxy.

Another reason to electrify everything.

Here's an easy way to reduce food waste and never buy commercial soup stock again.

These simple tricks add the depth and flavor that plant-based vegetable stock can sometimes be missing.

A bit of weekend prep work goes a long way.

Social distancing and quarantines don't mean you have to live on canned soup alone.

My search for the perfect water bottle is over thanks to the beautiful, drinker-friendly, ocean-loving, coral-planting NAECO Bottle.

They show that the struggle is real, and you're not alone.

Among other things, the data reveals answers about the size of blue whales, the largest organisms to have ever lived on Earth.

With over a third of the world's cranes hard at work building artificial islands, an underwater hotel, and the world's tallest building, biggest mall and most expensive airport, the United Arab Emirates has now turned it attention to building the

The UAE's clean tech giant plans to have a commerical-scale plant by 2020.

By combining solar PV, solar thermal, and a heat exchanger, Desolenator has developed a low-cost portable water purifier and desalination device powered by renewable energy.

Who says wheat-free can't mean indulgent? Best-selling cookbook author Karen Morgan offers up irresistible (and also vegetarian) main courses, snacks, and desserts.

This easy DIY project will save you money and reduce energy consumption by making less work for your air conditioner.

This could keep people from overheating in their wearable electronic outfits or simply in the heat of the ever-warming days

Britain's Conservative government is expected to announce wide-ranging measures to tackle ocean plastic pollution.

Entice butterflies to stay, eat, mate and lay eggs in your garden with these plants and tips.

Synthetic fertilizer is likely to become significantly more costly for US farmers. This trend will make manure a valuable commodity once again (as it was prior to the 1950s). There are two main reasons for the

Image Source: Preserve Dear Pablo: Does recycling your toothbrush really make a difference? Doesn't mailing it back do more damage than the recycling avoids? It is true that mailing anything has an impact, but is it more than the recycling itself? To

TreeHugger was founded as a sustainable design blog. From Alan Chochinov's 10 steps for sustainable design, through Yves Behar's predictions for sustainable design in 2011, to the