Rev. Richard Cizik and the nonprofit New Evangelical Partnership for the Common Good have released a video message to President Obama calling on him to do more to protect public lands from destruction by private industry.

This will mark a significant scaling of electrified transportation—including trucks and buses too.

In a compromise with environmentalists, the energy giant is committing some significant resources to clean tech.

Chances are, your holiday gifts may include an electronic gadget or two, and a new initiative aims to encourage and support the proper disposal and recycling of the old ones.

A coating made from copper nanowires could make those smartphone screens a lot tougher and help the gadgets to last longer.

Looking beyond traditional recyclables and the "blue bin", here are some of the organizations and companies seeking to redefine what we consider trash with alternative recycling initiatives and methods of reuse.

Want to know if you can go solar? Now there's a good chance you can easily find out.

But is it truly modular?

Jeans into insulation, plastic bottles into coats – details like this make people more inclined to use the blue bin.

The Canadian province is overhauling its recycling program, which would include holding producers accountable for their wasteful packaging designs.

A partnership between Moisson Montreal and the largest grocery chains in the province will continue to salvage hundreds of tons of food that would otherwise be discarded.

Lloyd Alter would be so proud.

The Guardian's Kara Moses asks, "Do we need conclusive scientific proof to become concerned about an issue?" I think not, because sometimes even conclusive proof isn't enough for government and society to act.

You already own the solutions. They are called feet.

All the foodies are outraged by the New York Times Expose on the marketing of cheese. The front page story While Warning About Fat, U.S. Pushes Cheese Sales by Michael Moss describes how Dairy Management helps

Michael Pollan weighs in on what he calls a "national eating disorder."

Energy Star is regarded by consumers as one of the most reliable raters of electronics and appliances in terms of knowing how much energy a device consumes. The organization continually raises the bar (little by little, but still raises) on energy

The state of Maryland has already shown a proclivity towards environmental programs—it has embraced wind power via positive legislation, for one. Now, it's going to clean up its wetlands. The Maryland chapter of the

Baltimore residents, get ready to get in on the smart grid party. Baltimore Gas & Electric has just announced that it has filed paper with the Maryland Public Service

Wikipedia carries a definition of Arabbers which includes this:An arabber (or a-rab) is a

A new study shows that a quick look at a green roof perks you right up.

The company had been promising "near profitable" results. It turns out they were lowballing.

A representative of the industry says I shouldn't be picking on fiber glass. He's right.

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

The thin layer of topsoil that covers much of the earth's land surface is the foundation of civilization. As long as soil erosion on cropland does not exceed new soil formation, all is well. But once it does,

The big question is how well will it be enforced and what alternatives are currently readily available.

Three years after a catastrophic earthquake in Haiti, health care workers are still finding it difficult to get medical supplies, but an aid group is putting 3D printing to work to make some of the needed items.

When the press coverage is completely off the mark. There's an article in the Pittsburgh-based Post-Gazette about an attempt to organise a green prom at the City Charter High School. At first glance it appears that all the students took the bus to the

He's not exactly treating it like a crisis. But at least he's doing something...

The successful launch of Sentinel-5P means scientists will soon have access to the most accurate monitoring yet of pollution and climate change related gases in earth's atmosphere

Governments aren't paying attention to scientific research, but maybe crime will get people's attention.

A community effort in Cambodia’s Cardamom Mountains offers hope for this unique mammal.

Nomi Network helps to provide training and jobs to women in India and Cambodia.

They may sound progressively eco-friendly, but a new Greenpeace report explains why they're not.

Wouldn't it be nice if clean tech advocates could, for once, just stop fighting with each other?

If you'd like a close-up view of the BMW i8 electric sports car manufacturing process, here are the goods.

Instead of banning cars from city centers, this automaker recommends elevated roads for electric bikes & scooters to ease congestion and emissions.

Ed. note: This post, about ethanol is now the third post (read about biodiesel and compost to catch up) in the Green Basics series of posts that TreeHugger is writing to provide basic information about important ideas, materials and technologies for new

Up until now, only solid materials have offered the ability to capture materials using the filtering power of pores

Evonik and Siemens announce two-year project to demonstrate feasibility of "technical photosynthesis" using eco-electricity to convert carbon dioxide into valuable chemicals

Opposition from the G77 Nations and the Vatican led to the removal of the words 'reproductive rights' from the Rio+20 text, leaving in 'acceptable modern methods of family planning'.

Annual growth will soon be negative everywhere except Africa.

Pollinator power, y'all.

Primary energy consumption was down, too.

There's symbolism here. Let's hope there's substance too.

In the first half of 2019, Scottish wind generated enough electricity to power the equivalent of 4.47 million homes, almost double the number of homes there.

Can we hear them saying, "I told you so!" to the rest of the outdoor gear industry?

The real life romance sparked while making a merry romp of this endangered species protection success story could be the sequel!

Clean drinking water is one of our basic human needs, but in many parts of the world, it's also hard to come by. Here's another look at some of the latest concepts for providing clean drinking water.

Providing clean water in areas with minimal local resources may be as simple as implementing this ingenious DIY water treatment system.