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Gigafactory schmigafactory: $1BN "stealth" energy storage start-up moves to NC tobacco plant

Many clean tech wonks have never heard of them, but Alevo plans to be manufacturing grid-scale energy storage on a huge scale within the next few years.




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Sweetheart sugar cookies [vegan]

These cookies make a great edible Valentine.




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The Tiny House goes to the tailgate party

Wretched excess meets the tiny house. Rent it for only $ 5,000 a game, including concierge!




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How to Go Green: Wedding Engagement

Photo credit: Michael Blann/Getty We've already talked a lot about how to green your dating life and how to green your wedding, but what about that time in between--your engagement? The average couple these days spends 15 months being engaged, which




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5 Ridiculously Over-the-Top, Extravagant Celebrity Weddings

Photo via Madeline's Weddings and Events/ CakellaAll you really need to get married is love--and maybe a ring, and a marriage license. But that doesn't stop celebrities from going overboard when they're ready to tie the knot, hosting parties decorated




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The barn wedding extravaganza

Ironically, the setting is supposed to evoke rustic simplicity.




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General Mills and Unilever join the fight against food waste

The USDA and EPA announced the U.S. Food Waste Challenge participants.




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The top 10 gadget stories of the year

Hydroponics systems, electricity-free appliances and more caught your attention in 2015.




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Organic Ginger-Orange Cocktail Made with Bourbon and Sake

Using fresh organic ginger and locally grown oranges, the eco-friendly Medlock Ames has created a drink that is complex, fresh and tangy.




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Jalapeño and Cilantro Margarita

Here is a fun and spicy twist on a classic margarita using fresh cilantro and jalapeño.




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Organic winemaker faces jail for refusing to apply pesticide

The French agriculture ministry has sentenced Emmanuel Giboulot six months in jail for not taking preventative measures against a bacterial vine disease.




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7 cocktail recipes inspired by Victory Gardens for the Fourth of July

So for this 4th of July, I want to honor the Victory Garden! Well, that and booze. Here are some fun and tasty cocktails, fresh from the garden.




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Morocco: let us break the rod of repression with organisation and struggle

Those who follow the situation in Morocco can see that the repressive dictatorial regime has become more and more frenzied, and the police state has tightened its repressive grip on everyone and everything. They are arresting those who protest, who sing, who criticise, who write, and who show solidarity with those arrested.




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Recycled suitcase sculptures 'unpack' metaphysical baggage of the refugee experience (Video)

Using recycled materials and audio recordings from refugees, this exhibition hopes to deepen understanding and connection with those who have had to flee their home countries.




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Lazivores unite: A manifesto for lazy gardening

It's time that the lazy gardeners among us rise up and take an explicit stand.




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Almost 1,000 smuggled turtles found in luggage at Thai airport

Some people want pet turtles, and they don't care where they're from or whether they are endangered species.




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Algae could light up our cities at night

Many cities have transitioned to LED street lighting, but researchers think algae may be the illumination of the future.




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Department of Justice Quietly Stops Investigating Monsanto for Antitrust Violations

All over Thanksgiving, and with only a tiny press release...




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Artists Turn Taiwan Wetland Into Ecofriendly Gallery

In the remote villages around the Cheng Long Wetlands in Taiwan, engagement with environmental issues is on the rise thanks in part to a community-based program that is turning the wetlands into a 'gallery' for ecofriendly art.




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Mirrored shipping container becomes an invisible urban art gallery

Built as an extension for a local high school, this new urban space blends into its tree-lined surroundings.




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Sydney to Green its NYE Pyrotechnic Extravaganza

Sydney claims the largest and most technologically advanced annual fireworks display on the planet, attracting more than one million people to the harbour foreshore, more than turn out for the fireworks in New York,




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eCycleway - Safe Urban Cycling or Dangerous Segregation?

It is an undisputed truth that the majority of American cities have incomplete bicycling infrastructures. This is perhaps especially true in Los Angeles, where




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Sydney micro-apartment designed with Japanese organizational technique in mind

Decluttering techniques are a big trend now. This small apartment is designed with organizational principles right from the start.




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Ocean Iron Fertilization Could Stimulate Toxic Algae Blooms in Open Ocean

There's no doubt that geoengineering brings out passionate emotions both pro and con, as recent debate on TreeHugger about the sort of-moratorium on some research coming out of the Convention on Biological Diversity




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Climate News Recap: Climate Scientists Get A Legal Defense Fund; Warming to Both Help & Hurt UK; More

Plus, spewing sulfate into sky to stop warming won't fully work (redux); what Singapore's doing to make sure sea level rise doesn't swamp their city. Here's what caught our eye this morning.




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Geoengineering Virus Infecting Gates Foundation?

Wealthy individuals funding geoengineering feasibility studies because no one else will.




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All of the world’s greenhouse gas emissions in one awesome interactive pie chart

A visual breakdown of emissions by country and industry.




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Heath Ledger's Green Music VIdeo, Lady Gaga's No-Fur Policy, and More

The Heath Ledger-directed Modest Mouse video for "King Rat," released Tuesday, follows the animated adventures of a ship helmed by whales on the hunt for humans--harpoons and all.Ledger developed the video to draw attention to




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How the Extinction Rebellion built the best Garden Bridge

No complex masterplans, they simply deleted the cars and invited the public to come and play.




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Alexis Madrigal on Powering the Dream (Podcast)

Wind turbines, solar cells, wave power. If you think these are newfangled technologies, think again. They were fangled long ago, and their story is the meat of Alexis Madrigal's new book, Powering the Dream. Madrigal (a senior editor at The Atlantic and




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Wave Power to Prove Its Mettle with 30 Megawatts to be Built Off Mexico's Coast

Wave power is the oft-forgotten cousin of solar and wind power. It has huge potential, but it is not quite as far along as the better known sources of clean power, so it tends to be overlooked.




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Sustainable Development, Smart Growth and Agenda 21 Now Illegal in Tennessee

Because everyone knows that bike paths are just the thin edge of the wedge. Next, they come for your cars.




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It's time to stop cars from making legal right turns on red lights

It was actually introduced to save fuel, but there have been unintended consequences.




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Turkish Fisherman Shot in Head as Fight Against Unsustainable Fishing Gets Ugly in Istanbul

A fisherman who had criticized illegal fishing practices loses an eye in an armed attack as diminishing fish stocks and increased debts create a volatile atmosphere.




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If you're buying a Thanksgiving turkey, choose organic

Help stop the rise of antibiotic resistance by buying a bird that's been raised drug-free.




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Gaiam Hosts Carnival of the Green

This week is Carnival of the Green #196 and it's being hosted by Gaiam's blog, Stream of Consciousness, which is under Gaim's umbrella site called Gaiam Life. This "guide to a better living" highlights green living in addition to personal growth,




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The Week in Pictures: Galapagos Islands No Longer Endangered? 'Static Kill' of BP's Oil Well, and More (Slideshow)

The oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico reached an important milestone this Tuesday afternoon when BP started their 'static kill' procedure to seal the oil well, and the good news is, that it seems to be working -- so far. In other green news, the




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5 Public Gardens Damaged by Hurricane Sandy

These 5 gardens lost ancient and historic trees, and are in need of donations and volunteers to recover from Hurricane Sandy.




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Physicist's hyperrealistic origami art bridges nature, math and science (Video)

Believe it or not, these folded works of wonder are created from a single sheet of paper -- no cuts, no glue.




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Gas station benzene emissions 10 times as bad as previously thought

Another very good reason to get fossil fuel powered cars out of our cities.




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The shocking truth about organic vs conventional packaged foods

An estimated 2,000 synthetic chemicals can be used in conventional packaged foods; for organic the number is 40.




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20 ways to use vinegar when doing laundry

Need help with the laundry? Head to the pantry.




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Popular e-cigarettes tainted with toxic bacteria and fungus

If the harmful chemicals weren't bad enough, new research finds that many e-cigarettes also include unhealthy biological contaminants.




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Sweet and spicy grilled eggplant over rice [Vegan]

The eggplant soaks up all of the marinade, which means lots of sweet, smokey, and spicy flavor in every single bite.




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Crunchy-topped lentil casserole [Vegan]

This delicious dish embodies everything comforting about home cooking. Easy, filling, and something everyone at the table will enjoy, whether vegetarian or not.




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Salted caramel cupcakes [Vegan]

Fluffy little pieces of heaven, these vegan cupcakes boast that winning combination of caramel sweetness cut with just a tiny sprinkle of sea salt.




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Easy pumpkin pie squares with candied ginger [Vegan, Gluten-Free]

These delicious dessert squares skip the crust and the refined sugar. They're quick and easy to make for lightly sweet snacks during fall and winter.




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38 gourmet Thanksgiving recipes for vegans and vegetarians

Looking for amazing Thanksgiving recipes that cater to those of us skipping meat? We've got you covered! Check out these fantastic ideas for appetizers, sides, mains and dessert!




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10 most loved vegetarian and vegan recipes of 2013

These are the most popular recipes from The Cooking Project this year, and I have to say, you all sure love your avocados!




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Veganuary, weekday vegetarians, Meatless Mondays and now reducetarians...

Gosh, there are a lot of ways to eat less meat. And a lot of ways to talk about it, too.