And why not?

If every home in the U.S. switched just one inefficient light for an Energy Star one, that would be equivalent to taking 800,000 vehicles off the road in term of greenhouse gas emissions

Studies show that taller buildings are simply less efficient, and don't even give you any more useable area. Why bother?

At TreeHugger, we like to keep things realistic, raise a skeptical eyebrow to potential vaporware, and to keep in check our giddy inner children that get sweaty palms when we see something like the VentureOne. After all, a bright idea, some capital, and

Getty Images Volatile organic compounds: something's in the air You can't see them, but they're all around us. They aren't listed as ingredients on the objects we bring in our home, but they're often there. They're volatile organic compounds, or VOCs, a

Satisfying the world’s unmet need for contraception would dramatically reduce population growth, easing pressure on natural resources.

One of the UK's "Big Six" energy companies has gone a dark shade of green.

This ambitious goal is all the more remarkable because NIPSCO is currently 65% coal dependent.

This experiment may kickstart a new age of microorganism technology.

On land, a fierce dust storm blots out any sign of life. But offshore, these banes of desert-dwellers' existence can be providers of life in what might otherwise be empty waters,

Surprisingly strong and made with seaweed and a bit of paper, this collection of modern furniture and lighting makes use of an abundant resource.

There is something contradictory about building a Green Porsche Headquarters at an Aeropolis, but whatever.

There is a fundamental logical inconsistency here. Either the stuff is bad for you or it isn't.

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

It comes with a tiny bar, housed in the distillery's old elevator.

I was reading an apple pie recipe by Food Network chef Michael Smith in my newspaper the other day. I've made a few of Smith's recipes before and I've liked them. The recipe for the crust intrigued me because

Libraries were the 'most common cultural activity' for many Americans last year.

A couple weeks ago, Jairo Mora Sandoval, a 26-year-old conservationist, was kidnapped by sea turtle poachers in Costa Rica. He was bound, beaten, and shot in the head. His body was found on the beach the next day.

One way to guarantee a view and to tread lightly is to build high in the sky.

So much of the economy changes if cars last five times as long and hardly need service.

Average temperatures in the city have rose 1.8˚C, minimal temperatures went up 2.7˚C, and rainfall has increased 20% in the past 50 years.

Alabama is contemplating a pipeline to the Great Lakes. We've said it time and again: transient drought will not drive the US Federal government to pipe Great Lakes water to the drought stricken states. If it becomes severe enough, and the impacts come

A beautiful film celebrates doing things, like starting a fire entirely by hand, that are no longer necessary. There are lessons for us all.

This year, it has a stronger environmental theme.

How small is too small?

While in the midst of a global pandemic, we can't forget the ongoing climate crisis. Here's how you can participate in Earth Day 2020.

They have always been controversial, and they may well be counterproductive.

Created by Zaha Hadid Architects, this innovative project demonstrates the possibilities of using KnitCrete technology for creating curved concrete shells efficiently.

Each year, the US uses over 3 million trees and 9 billion gallons of water to make toxin-tainted paper receipts.

These foods can be used in many different recipes.

This simple, innovative solar still purifies water without electricity or filters.

Using solar stills to purify water isn't a new idea, but it's an effective one. And now new efforts are underway to use this old technology to help green the desert.

Synthetic fertilizer is likely to become significantly more costly for US farmers. This trend will make manure a valuable commodity once again (as it was prior to the 1950s). There are two main reasons for the

It is a jewel in suburban isolation.

The future will look nothing like the past when it comes to energy. Chances are, our utilities will look pretty different too.

Images courtesy of the Maritime Aquarium at Norwalk That's '9' followed by 20 zeroes The probability of a lobster being born with a blue shell is about 1 in a million. For a calico or pumpkin-orange colored lobster, the odds are in the excess of 1 in 30

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

The coal industry continues to fight for profits over people, even though coal ash is extremely toxic.

Yesterday Mike reported on the use of mushrooms to break down disposable diapers, and the day before I posted a video of how mushrooms can clean up pollution, kill pests and recycle

It's the most versatile household cleaning product you can buy.

Designer Shanan Campanaro creates lovely home decor with eco-friendly materials.

This well-crafted tiny dwelling has its own space-saving elevator bed that can go up and down with the push of a button.

Even though there has been notable progress, at current poaching rates elephants are still in danger of becoming virtually extinct on the continent.

Not to mention bike lanes, higher density housing, and bird sanctuaries.

Ecotricity's collapsing cooling towers return. This time, they're tapping into popular anger over utility profits.

Home automation, LED lighting, ceiling fans, insulation, energy monitoring and other tricks will save energy without sacrificing the experience in our holiday rental apartments.

After decades of promising reforms, chocolate companies have failed to deliver.

Can one device to it all? Should it? Has its time finally come?

New research shows that a Western-style diet can permanently kill off sperm-producing cells by age 18.

Or is it actually good for you?