If you're not into bar soap, here's an innovative option for liquid hand soap.

Durable yet biodegradable, these special dishcloths can replace paper towels, sponges, dish towels, microfiber cloths, and chamois.

Otherwise, they proliferate to the point of making me crazy.

Yet another study weighs in on the most efficient way to clean dirty dishes.

Conventional cotton is the most pesticide-intensive crop out there, so slip into these sustainable options instead.

No, you don't need to rush out and buy a bigger house if you've got more family members than bedrooms.

A baby lying face-down will be able to breathe freely on this mattress.

Sleeping and snacking are not meant to share the same space for some very good reasons.

Homestead is a California-based company that sells high-end ethical bedding at reasonable prices.

These architects propose building a living space into the nacelle of giant offshore wind turbines. What could go wrong?

That's two and a half times longer than any existing wind turbine blade and that's not all that makes it unique.

No turbine blades in sight.

It's a mutually beneficial arrangement. Lush gets luxurious fair-trade cocoa butter, while farmers earn income in a low-risk way, not threatened by violence.

Mountain gorillas have become the only wild apes whose population numbers are known to be improving.

Do you have a grad about to turn that tassel around, or leaving high school behind for the big wide world?

Whether you're sending your oldest child off to his first day as a freshman or helping your youngest prepare for the beginning of her senior year, making sure your kids have the green gear they need for a successful year at college is

We've scratched the surface of Sierra magazine's Cool Schools list on Treehugger before, but this time I've decided to dig into one of the schools so we can learn more about what

In response to the question above, a former Stanford dean lists 8 essential skills for success in life - many of which are sadly neglected by parents today.

Who needs a dining hall when you've got a dorm kitchen available? Even if you don't, make it happen with a few basic tools and skills.

But the builders and the realtors are fighting sprinkler laws across the country.

Jake Wolf took this photo just outside of Grand Lake, Colorado.

This kind of trailer means you can eliminate the head-banging sleeping loft.

Ever wondered what it's like to live in a renovated van? Here is one company that rents DIY van conversions out.

Our majestically cute photo of the day comes from Mount Evans, Colorado.

And people keep saying it's too expensive to deal with climate change.

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

Bill Gates take note: It's all in here and It is surprising how little has changed

A toilet is just the working end of a much larger system that can have a huge impact on society.

This is a very clever and clean alternative toilet. Unfortunately, it shrink-wraps your poop in foil and sends it to landfill.

Ah love. Woody Allen has some nice thoughts on this tricky thing that perhaps gets more thought around Valentine's Day. The recent swan divorce shocked us to the core, so we decided to ponder the happy

With thousands of species listed as critically endangered by the International Union for Conservation of Nature -- and some 110,000

photo: US Fish & Wildlife Service via flickr White nose syndrome, a disease caused by exposure to a particular fungus, first discovered in 2006, has been afflicting bats in the eastern United States and appears to be spreading. Considering that it's

Insect hotels are architectural, recycled and perfectly formed. But you can't stay there: they are for the bugs.

The 'Spatzenfavela' ('favela' for sparrows) provides a home for birds that have lost their city nests and roosts due to urban renewal.

Geothermal is a stable & plentiful source of clean energy available all around the world, including in the United States (especially in the West). But that industry is still in its infancy and very little of that resource's potential is being tapped.

The holidays are a time of joy, happiness, families and... waste? Estimates show that almost 25% of waste produced in the US comes from the six weeks between Thanksgiving and New Years. But we can change that, starting now.

A new "eco-city" being planned for Turkey will use waste pistachio shells for heating public and private buildings.

Famed chef Magnus Nilsson will be serving dinner for three days in Åre, Sweden … 4,200 feet in the air.

iGEM team encourages 'materials activists' to build their own biodegradable drones with downloadable do-it-yourself plans.

Is this the future of food -- eating mushrooms that have been fed with plastic waste?

Circular Systems' innovative technology promises to transform food waste fibers into wearable fabric.

This alternative to single-use plastics uses a range of custom-designed machines to create a recyclable and compostable bioplastic, sourced from discarded crustacean shells.

The biomix-infused suit helps break down a body, while neutralizing toxins and boosting plant growth.

It was hot last year, too.

A new study from Pew Research is totally depressing, showing how left and right are moving further apart.

Why can't we all just get along? New campaign humanizes cyclists.

Americans don't walk and stop and cafés or take vacations. That's why they get to drive $75,000 plug-in hybrids.

During this year's extremely cold winter full of ice storms and the effects of a polar vortex, moments of warmth between strangers are created in a bus shelter.

It already exists, is on the roads, and has its own flashy commerical

WARNING: Driving cars kills. Should companies be able to market them as speedy, sexy objects of desire?