Yesterday TreeHugger asked whether the Monobloc was the most famous plastic chair in the world. Now, sadly, the death has been announced of the creator of another very famous plastic chair.

Fall isn't just known for the end of summer, finally-I-can-turn-off-the-air-conditioning temperatures, afternoon football games, and a return to your favorite soups and stews: It's also famous for its bounty of rich, saturated

Sure, a bicycle can replace your car -- but as Frank Zappa demonstrates, it could replace your drum-set, too.

Passive house designer creates a very active play house.

From the impressive Vienna Vegetable Orchestra to hand-carved pipes and whistles in Japan, these creative people know how to find music anywhere, even in the crisper.

In today's weekly newsletter, we go on about why cold showers are good for you (not the reasons you think); show off some very fancy LED lights in a very old fixture design and whine about the designs of tiny houses.

Gather round the holiday vegetable loaf and hear of Thanksgivings past on TreeHugger

The motion is non-binding, but that doesn't mean it doesn't matter.

Put your money directly into the hands that made the gift you're buying.

From political manipulation to dangerous addiction, Roger NcNamee insists that Facebook needs to change its business model to be less harmful.

The rating system is attacked in 2012 for its 2002 standard and the timing couldn't be worse.

The CEO of the USGBC brings it on and fights back against the Plastic People their poodles in Congress

LEED v4 is here.

Planting trees may be a great way to help save the environment, but thanks to one Catholic diocese in Brazil, it's having a similar effect on parishioners' immortal souls. In an effort to bring a bit of green back

Religious communities may be wide open to fighting climate change, new evidence reveals.

Many people swear by the value of periodically fasting for a day or a couple days at a time. Science backs them up

As a keystone species, the importance of the sea otter on the health of coastal ecosystems can't be understated. A new study shows that they may even play a key role in helping coastlines cope with agricultural run-off.

The world's largest dam removal project is nearing completion on Elwha River on Washington state’s Olympic Peninsula. Now it's time to enter the next phase of work on one of the greatest salmon rivers in the nation: the restoration of an entire watershed.

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.

My favorite day of the year is a shadow of its former self.

When I wonder what words should replace Emma Lazarus's obsolete phrase on the Statue of Liberty - "give me your tired, your poor, your huddled masses yearning to be free" I think of Frank Luntz's dictum learned from Joe Romm: "There is a simple rule,

A new study on chicken embryos may help researchers understand how humans developed their sensitive daylight vision.

Getting enough nutrients from food reduces risk of death, not the same could be said for nutrients in pill form. And in fact, some supplements were linked to increased risk of death.

The FDA has announced new (and stronger) warning requirements for certain prescription insomnia medications. Here's why.

Sometimes the most boring vegetables are the most versatile.

When life gives you abundant peaches, berries, and more, use them in every meal!

Rivers are people too, you know.

A report found that bottles have surpassed bags and straws when it comes to prevalence in freshwater rivers.

When you try and go too fast it says, "I'm sorry, Dave. I'm afraid I can't do that."

They want to build beacons into bikes. Will implants in pedestrians be next?

They are going to be autonomous taxis. Is this a good idea?

Photo: Stephanie Says, Flickr, CC Turning Food into Fuel is Not the Solution The Association of American Physicians and Surgeons (AAPS) has released a warning that U.S. and European policy to increase the production of biofuels could lead to almost

The UK organization wants schools to incorporate that time into their daily curriculum.

Here's a one-stop green guide to traveling in San Jose, from hotels to a night on the town.

The challenge is to re-evaluate the materials we consume and the way we manufacture products so as to cut down on waste.

The Double Pyramid is an innovative way of portraying how the ecological footprints of our food compare to their nutritional value.

Go Box founder Laura Weiss has worked hard to make Portland (foodie paradise) just a little more sustainable, waste wise, with her system of reusable to go containers.

There is a day for everything, and today we celebrate ride sharing.

According to Forbes, revenue from the sharing economy will surpass $3.5 billion this year.

There is sharing, there is abuse, and there is theft. Susie Cagle takes a tough look at the subject.

A new lightweight thermoelectric generator has been developed at NC State, which may be able to power small health sensors or other small wearable devices.

Here's one room in the house that might benefit from a bit more tech.

"If a touchscreen must be used, it should be embedded alongside a set of fixed, physical buttons that support muscle memory and single actions."

The last pack of wolves in a Michigan national park is near extinction. Should humans intervene?

Beekeeper, and World War II veteran, is at risk of losing his beehives he's had since the 1950s.

However, the voter’s choice won’t be the final say.

Solar power is a wonderful thing but the benefits are not evenly distributed.

Natural light is free and plentiful and the day is long.

It turns out leaving the EU is quite hard. Who knew?

And why not?