As their nation's sole law enforcement agency, the Philippines National Police carry a heavy burden when it comes to keeping the country safe -- but arresting one of the biggest threats they face will take shovels, not clubs or handcuffs.

Grassroots activist honored for 10-year protest against a proposed nickel mine on Mindoro Island

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

"I was shocked when I saw the tree. It was cut down, the head was lopped off, it was so upsetting," said one Cleveland business-owner.

This is very smart marketing, and not a bad looking bike.

Just what we needed in what was a decarbonizing planet.

No green energy issue is too small for the rampaging Premier.

This innovative billboard does double duty: advertising for a university's engineering program while producing much-needed clean drinking water for local communities.

New research documents that mantises worldwide are eating small birds; in the US, invasive mantis species are devouring hummingbirds.

Just like your pet, these big cats can't resist the lure of an open cardboard cube.

And when you get to the top of this, you deserve a treat.

For the first time ever, NASA has recorded a likely marsquake – listen to the haunting tremor here.

The Grand Inga dam will be double the size of China's Three Gorges, but big questions remain about whether ordinary Africans will actually get its electricity.

A mix of wind, solar and hydro power could replace fossil fuels in every country in the world.

The world mourns the loss of Berta Cáceres, an Indigenous woman who peacefully yet persistently resisted the destruction of waterways in Honduras for mining projects.

This quick project makes a useful emergency flashlight while recycling your leftover cardboard.

From record investments in energy investments made by US states, to East Africa's largest wind power project, Chicago's smart gridization, to Chevron's huge fine being upheld, here's what we're reading today.

The estimated 80% of Kenyans that are not on a grid rely solely on kerosene to light their homes. But a pay-as-you-go home solar system promises to deliver clean, affordable lighting to rural areas.

There is so much in their new strategy that I can't get it all in the title.

Why are our cities being designed around the needs of the trucks instead of vice versa?

The latest report on the state of the world's fisheries paints a depressing picture of the seafood industry.

The Be The Change conference last week was chock-a-block full of fascinating speakers, enlightening information and inspiring actions. So far we've shared George Monbiot and Richard Reed's presentations and Drew Dellinger's poetry. We're just sorry we

The debate over the true ecological sustainability of biofuels, the effects on global food prices, and their oft-heard claims of carbon-neutrality has been played out on TreeHugger in great detail. Adding a new

I get the design part, but is it really sustainable?

This soil-free smart garden promises fresh greens and veggies that are grown as local as it gets.

The new study shows that drones can handle longer aid delivery trips than previously thought.

This aeroponic indoor gardening system from the Italian startup Hexagro is modular, scalable, and automated.

Grow some of your own greens, veggies, and herbs indoors with one of these automated hydroponic growing systems.

Between 2002 and 2015, these 'streamer lines' helped reduce seabird by-catch in Alaskan fisheries by 78%.

A Swedish IT start-up is behind BadBuster, a new plug-in (currently only for Internet Explorer, soon for Firefox) that gives an environmental score to 650 of the largest multinational firms, in the form of a 1-100 number rating. Thus each time your

The Scandinavian master designed a gem of a building promoting Nordic cooperation.

Their priorities certainly are different than ours are.

For those of us who actually live in rustic homes in cold climates, the household items that define the 'hygge' decorating trend are a matter of survival.

We are officially in love with Loch Pooltiel.

When is the last time that a $5 gadget literally changed your life?

Sunslice is a small folding solar charger that can fit into a pocket, while still producing enough electricity to compete with much larger offerings.

A weekly wrap up of green and socially minded business news from the gang at TriplePundit.com.

Recycled fabric, down insulation, and fair-trade sewing make this a top pick if you're in the market for a new coat.

Every bag they make is different, which creates a real marketing and display problem.

An important, if short, cautionary tale on being dependent on any single foreign source of energy.

Inspired by origami and looking a bit like an accordion, this no-tools-required bookshelf sets up in seconds to adapt to any space.

They are supposed to be better for your health, but standing desks don't come cheap. This inexpensive flat-pack design for a portable unit can turn your existing office furniture into a standing desk.

Kayak not included, but everything else a dorm room needs is.

Besides looking lovely, all proceeds from this lamp will go to a project that is developing electricity-free lighting that is inspired by nature.

A big book from a photographer who takes big pictures

Edward Burtynsky's collection called Water documents the role water plays in ecosystems, energy, cultural practices and disasters.

A TreeHugger hero visits our sister site.

Best of luck to Ms. Leonard, I'm sure she'll do great things at Greenpeace USA!

Working with nature instead of against it, forest gardens promise abundance, as well as the kind of resilience a changing climate demands.