Not just for barbecues, some companies are switching over completely.

Blooming Lake Erie. Photo Credit: NASA EO Pure Michigan is a slogan used in the Great Lakes State, to bring in tourists and celebrate the beauty of nature. You probably won't be seeing these images in any Pure Michigan ad campaign. They're of algae,

Well, at least the most iconic animal in the United States won't catch on fire too easily...

Restaurants win; Great Lakes lose.

It turns out you can still be a high-performing athlete on a plant-based diet.

Turn your bathroom into a spa with an exfoliating DIY body scrub. Here are 8 homemade scrubs made with ingredients already in your kitchen.

Or, how to get glowing skin with just a few simple ingredients.

These are the ones that also had a green slant to them, making them special to TreeHugger's heart.

I tasked myself with buying no plastic bottles for the year; here's how it's going so far.

Thanks to COVID-19 we are generating a lot more of it, and nobody wants to touch it. Time to try and go zero waste.

American organic farmer Eliot Coleman explains how his innovative winter gardening methods work, allowing growers to harvest veggies year-round.

Is it possible to keep Kosher and still keep a vegan diet?

Cigarette filters are a scam and are a leading source of plastic pollution worldwide, say experts.

An object lesson in how not to do city-building.

Perhaps having kids cooking with gas is not such a good idea after all.

It's hard to imagine that the widespread issue of electronic waste could be seen as anything more than a problem, but what if it could be reused to make homegrown algae biofuels? That's what industrial design students at of the

Treehugger has noted before how one can generate electricity from algae; Now Designboom shows a lamp designed by Mike Thompson that uses the principle. Place the lamp outside and the algae generates electricity during

When you think Mexico, think biofuels (not just tequila). That's the message of OriginOil, a Los Angeles, California, company that's been contracted by the Mexican government to produce 1 percent of the

This fascinating installation where algae, bioluminescent bacteria, humans and smartphones interact may chart where a new generation of urban "cyber-gardeners" may go.

We really do need more of this kind of thinking.

With the right set-up, phosphorescent algae can create a lightshow in your room at night.

An interesting design concept that envisions humans becoming semi-photosynthetic thanks to a symbiotic relationship with algae.

This one of a kind structure combines architecture, technology, algae farming and real-time data, and will dynamically respond to environmental factors like weather and movements of people.

Is this company getting closer to the dream of making truly sustainable carbon-negative fuel?

Instead of using a conventional polyurethane core, this sustainable surfboard starts with an algae-based foam blank.

Bloom hoovers up harmful algae overgrowth from waterways and turns it into a flexible foam that can replace some petroleum-based products.

The company that makes "shoes for people who don't want to wear them" is introducing a new model of adventure shoe constructed with EVA foam made from algae biomass.

Instead of heavy metals, petroleum products, and toxic solvents, this printing ink is made with algae grown by Living Ink.

Designed with 'artificial leaves' of glass filled with algae, this lighting fixture is made to produce extra oxygen.

To carbon neutralize the Super Bowl, the NFL plants mangroves in Florida

The Severn Barrage could create 50,000 jobs and provide 5% of the UK's electricity needs. Critics say we can do better than that.

A community garden in Atlanta proviudes refugees from around the Globe a space to grow food, share their culture and to build community as a result.

It seems that the only people who benefit from this rule change are the members of the American Chemistry Council who make BPA.

Studies show that humans and kangaroos may have co-evolved to be mutually beneficial to one another.

When you've got a lot of driveway runoff, some careful landscaping can put it to good use.

How green does your garden really grow? Top 10 tips for making sure your garden is chemical free and growing strong.

What does it feel like to be an arch? Very different from how it feels like to be a cantilever.

There is so much that they can't burn it here, so they compress it, liquify it, and ship it. That's not working out too well either.

So many flavors and colors of gas these days. They are all problematic.

It's why we have to reduce demand as well, with radical efficiency.

It's killing everything, including renewable energy.

The world is awash in LNG that's a lot closer to the ocean and a lot cheaper to move.

Some birds are charming, others majestic or graceful; the subject for our daily photo has it all.

French scientist has invented a light powered by algae that absorbs CO2 from the air--1 ton per year! The microalgae streetlamp has the potential to provide significantly cleaner air in urban areas and revolutionize the cityscape.

Using alternative fuels, carbon offsets, and strict on-board rules, the Atlantic Cup aims to be the first carbon-neutral race in the U.S.

The makers of the EcoDataCenter prefer the term "climate-positive."

The schoolyard should be an exploratory classroom of sorts, not a holding pen for bored children.

No one likes the rampant spending that goes along with gift-giving traditions, but all have different ideas for how to cope.

Personal finance writer Michelle McGagh weighs in on how to save money effectively.

Made with a patented energy- and wood-saving technique, this Corelam collection is perfect for those who move a lot.