From tiny houses to busy bees

The world is divided into the optimists and the pessimists. Here are two methods for the latter group to deal with the inevitable gray mood after reading all the depressing news about the state of the earth.

This week USEPA announced that the maximum ethanol content of motor fuel sold in the USA would be allowed to rise from 10% to 15%. Positives of the Agency's decision are: reduced dependence on foreign

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

Designer Matt Kovaleski integrates a solar power system into a picnic table setup for workers at Vice

This reconstruction scheme in China encourages resilience and self-sufficiency.

The shocking photo above is of gigantic piles of human feces left in the open air at a dump in Haiti. While some in the "developed world" (I always hated that term), may turn their noses up when we recommend composting toilets

Some time ago I posted on the efforts of Joe Jenkins and GiveLove.org to promote humanure composting toilets in Haiti. But this was nothing new. In fact, one of the non-profit partners behind that

How one crowdfunded organization is using earth building techniques to build impressive and durable structures for Haiti.

It's a more environmentally-friendly way to dispose of a body than burning or burying.

Ed. note: This is the fourth post in the Green Basics series of posts that TreeHugger is writing to provide basic information about important ideas, materials and technologies for new greenies (or those who just need a quick refresher). Read on and stay

What is "post-consumer recycled"? Once a material or finished product has served its intended use and has been diverted or recovered from waste destined for disposal, it is then considered "post-consumer." Having completed its life as a consumer item,

A new entry to the eco-friendly furnishings market offers a collection of furniture and home accessories that comes with a bold set of standards.

On our sister site I write about issues affecting the baby boomer generation. Here are some of my favorites from the year.

We've lived through crises before, with a bit of help from inspiring or hectoring posters.

We were at the Cottage Life Show in Toronto this weekend, but soon there might be a whole spinoff, "Compost Toilet Life Show" , there were so many new products in the alternative toilet world. One that surprised us was the Finnish Biolan- we are used to

As John Laumer noted earlier, there is a lot of useful stuff in pee, but we dilute it with gallons of water, send it down big pipes mixed with everything else, and suddenly we have monstrous networks of waste piping, sewage treatment plants and water

It is a giant electric radiator that they forgot to turn on due to a software failure.

An interesting mix of fine art and fine childrearing!

Philadelphia builder uses our favorite material as both insulation and cladding

For consumers, biodegradable and compostable products have mostly been a bust. Still, it is good news that the swiss company Freitag has succeeded making jeans that will break down on commercial compost piles.

A huge trove of posters from the WPA is full of messages that still resonate. And brush your teeth!

TreeHugger isn't the only place to sing the virtues of the modern composting toilet. But Fox News? Really?

We keep saying that this is the way we should go, but perhaps the technology here just wasn't ready.

Pooping in a hole in the ground isn't everyone's cup of tea. But with views like these, relieving yourself the old fashioned way can feel positively luxurious.

A look at what has changed, and how much has actually stayed the same.

It's about time that we stopped wasting drinking water to flush away our waste; Allison Bailes did it and isn't complaining.

This simple Australian design has some interesting features and benefits.

Urine for a surprise as Alex Wilson concludes that urine collection beats composting. I was, because they are not mutually exclusive.

Put your poop to work; it's fuel for a biological furnace.

It's becoming easier to do so as the rules change and the toilets get better.

Here's the drill on the Earth Drill toilet.

Here's the hot poop on a toilet with a conveyor belt to move the stuff out of sight, out of mind.

The big Glastonbury music festival is getting new composting loos

Gord Baird and Ann Baird have written the definitive guide.

The US postal service is destroying the whole series because of safety concerns.

If you’re to take composting to the next level, here’s a list of some less-common items that can also get tossed in your composting bin or tumbler.

Until it can be composted in my own backyard, I'm not getting excited.

The strange story of a fight against composting laws, by a community that loves composting

National parks never go out of style, just like these retro posters.

Shipping boxes of dirty diapers across the country seems inefficient and unnecessary.

When TreeHugger first launched, Olga Sasplugas was the go-to woman for ad sales, accounting and even the occasional photo shoot. We caught up with her on Skype to talk about the site’s early days.

Another great example of compost poetry that celebrates the magic in our muck.

The World Meteorological Organization said governments must fight climate change with the same determination as they did COVID-19.

CNBC's Seema Mody reports on changes hotels are making to keep guests safe once travel resumes.

Russia reported 11,231 additional cases of the coronavirus disease to bring the country's tally to 177,160 since the outbreak.

It's the first time Dropbox's bottom line is in the black since the company went public two years ago.

Oil prices jumped on Tuesday in their fifth straight day of gains as traders eyed demand recovery as economies reopen.

Oil prices gained on Friday as more countries began relaxing restrictions put in place to halt the coronavirus pandemic, raising hopes that demand for crude and its products will start to pick up.

The 2020 Masters event has been postponed due to fears of coronavirus outbreak, Augusta National Golf Club chairman Fred Ridley announced on Friday.