"Less is more" is so over; These days the mantra is "too much is never enough."

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

An ecological economist says humans have been thinking about themselves all wrong.

We want to extend National Talk Like A Pirate Day just a few more days, especially since it is helping to spread the word about clean sailing and boating. The Sierra Club has put together a fun set of questions to not only get you in the

Guim Valls Teruel is travelling 5 continents on an electric bicycle to promote the use of cleaner energy and the non-reliance on fossil fuel worldwide. Currently in New Zealand, the Electric Bicycle World Tour has already clogged quite a lot of mileage

The DIE Moto, the diesel-engined motorbike which we have covered before, has broken the land speed record for a diesel motorbike, with a speed of 130mph.

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

Cars are killing us, and it is time to limit the damage to drivers and to people around them, just like we did with smoking.

The latest UN report on sustainable development reads like the TreeHugger archive, in terms of sustainable development solutions.

Says the United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs.

If you've trained a dog well, then you'll probably be fine when it comes to raising infants and young children.

If you're in the Netherlands, your bikeshed must be huge, but what qualifies as a bikeshed in your city?

California has been going through a drought for about 3 years now, with 2013 being the driest year on record.

In which we tackle one of life's more pressing queries.

How big of a locavore are you? Could you eat only foods that were available to Native Americans before 1600?

Along with her large-scale drawings, artist Zaria Forman has recorded the eerie song of a warming planet.

It's a miracle of sorts, transforming a pile of sticks into a traveling machine.

Doing street improvements for pedestrians and cyclists increases sales by 30 percent. So why aren't cities doing it?

The electric quadracycle is clad in a composite made from hemp and cashews.

This is how you get people out of cars and build better cities. So what's stopping them?

Tipster Peter S. was equally bemused by our mention of the petroleum powered bicycle jetpack. So much so, he thought one good turn deserved another. Thus we’ve now discovered the MobiBke. Take one foldable full performance Dahon ZeroG mountain bike

We know that bike commuting saves money, and that cycling to work combats obesity too. So it's no surprise when we hear that bike commuting is on the rise in many cities. One company is stepping out way ahead

The Bristol Cargo Bike project is creating a "light weight mega geared micro logistics vehicle of choice for a city of hills."

Great coworking spaces aren't just about "sharing desks" -- just like other intentional communities where people share resources, they need a common vision and more.

Sporting an attractive unibody frame, this meticulously handcrafted wooden bicycle is made to be strong yet flexible.

Inspired by arthropods, this minimalist all-wood home features a spacious-feeling interior and energy-efficient, passive heating and cooling strategies.

The film director believes that ocean exploration could help us to prepare better for climate catastrophes.

Young people's interest in 'healthy, clean living' has them cooking, crafting, and counting their pennies in ways that baffle their Boomer parents.

This sofa will convert into a number of uses, and will accommodate third-party add-ons like armrests, backrests, side tables and more.

The Lonna Sauna, designed by OOPEAA, warms my heart.

They are sized between the tiny Manhattan "design studio" and their standard big boxes.

As always, they warm your hearts as well as your toes.

This being TreeHugger, we look at the eco-sheds first.

This project learns from spiders by envisioning a series of interconnected webs that would allow scientists to study the rainforest without harming it.

For one tiny spider recently discovered in the Peruvian Amazon, creating an incredibly convincing decoy of itself seems to come naturally.

Don’t let that aloof insouciance fool you, scientists have found that cats prefer human social interaction over everything else, even food!

This ad from the flu pandemic of 101 years ago has held up well.

Think kitten-meets-lamb in the latest installment of 'gratuitous cuteness distraction.'

Other websites shriek "the end of capitalism" but really, it is hardly that.

Tens of thousands of walrus haul out on Alaska’s shore.

This is, whether we like it or not, the future of furniture design.

Meanwhile, cars and trucks keep getting bigger and higher. It's time to do something.

The Toronto Star's list is useful but incomplete.

Canoo redesigns the electric car from the ground up. It redesigns the ownership model too.

Not only that, they are "argumentative, stubborn, disagreeable and unempathetic." And all men.

Concrete containers are placed in a metallic structure, forming a green wall to the eye and a walk in space to interact with the plants.

Designed for safety and comfort, this sharing bike looks similar to a standard bike, allowing friends to easily hop on and off.

Deaths of the endangered whales, mostly young calves, leapt 10-fold from 2005 to 2014. No one knew why until possibly now.

Reminiscent of a bear's cozy cave, this bedroom for children maximizes the small space in a playful way.

A few years ago organic cotton and other eco-friendly textiles were getting all the headlines, but not so much now. Why is that? Scott Mackinlay Hahn answers.