I can't decide if this is just what I always needed or the worst product ever put on Kickstarter.

It might not be a first, but you have to give this couple credit for marrying on a bike in a city where traffic is so heavy that even pedestrians beat cars.

Mark Siddall of LEAP measures and calculates everything, thinks about it, and then calculates it again.

Architects at a Mass Timber round table note that we have to build great urban spaces at reasonable densities.

I was fortunate enough to attend the official start of World Environment Day in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia. Here's why their vision for a sustainable future is so important.

South African women have had to change the way they approach showering, hair care, and menstruation, due to the lack of water.

It's time for action on the federal level.

We are just beginning to see how changes in the way we work are affecting the designs of where we work

Suddenly, and without any warning, a rap song appeared on social media, produced by three young men – who were unheard of up to that moment – and racked up millions of views in record time. The track was entitled "Long Live the People", based on the slogan of the revolutionary youth (especially notable in the 20F’s manifestations) directed against the monarchist slogan: “long live the king”. The track topped the list of most-watched Moroccan videos on YouTube. This is unprecedented for an agitational song, as the top spot has typically been occupied by pop trifles.

The recent “release” and immediate brutal re-arrest of Sowore raises the question of the nature of the present regime in Nigeria. The justified anger of many workers and youth poses the problem of “what is to be done?” Here comrade Rashy in Nigeria explains that this event brings into sharp focus the need to radically transform Nigerian society along socialist lines.

South African capitalism is in total crisis. The ruling class is divided and the worsening conditions of the workers and poor are causing a groundswell of resentment that will burst to the surface sooner or later, placing renewed class struggle on the agenda.

The coronavirus pandemic is a turning point in history. The world economy is receiving one savage blow after another. Healthcare systems are totally overwhelmed in the advanced capitalist countries as a result of decades of attacks on living standards. The inefficient and ghastly nature of capitalism is in full display in the west, where people until recently enjoyed at least a semi-civilised existence. In Africa, Asia and Latin America the consequences of a full-scale outbreak will be catastrophic.

This bump out adds extra space for a cozy sitting area.

It's in the Fearless Leader's latest move to a planned economy that runs on coal.

Clad with reclaimed cedar, this modern and quirky house fits on a small footprint.

It is a brave new world of "reducing vegetation" and "fuel reduction" and a lotta logging.

Design takes advantage of a shipping container attribute: Speed.

A new video from the Ecologist Film Unit shows how baby elephants are being smuggled into Thailand from Burma for tourism.

If we are really going to make a dent in emissions we have to take real estate away from people who drive and redistribute it to people who walk and bike.

Because no one likes to pop a squat surrounded by piles of soggy toilet paper.

French lighting design company Blackbody makes the new lighting tech an object of desire.

Who would have imagined that this would happen so fast?

By 2020 every light bulb is supposed to put out 45 lumens per watt. It's a Bush-era regulation that the current government wants to roll back.

Seventy-two days after setting out from Istanbul, champion distance runner Kevin Lin Yi Jie and a small team of other athletes have covered 4,434 kilometers of their 10,00-kilometer goal: Running the

When Jerry wrote about Vincent Callebaut's proposed vertical farm for New York City, he called it a Locavore Wet Dream; I called it one of the silliest, most overwrought jump-the-shark vertical farm ideas ever

It distorts sperm, makes it harder to get pregnant, and can lead to premature births and low birth weights -- yet another reason why cars and humans don't mix well.

Infrastructure doesn't have to look boring; this one references an old fable about a mountain utopia and features a modular steel frame.

Sydney is white Australia's birthplace, settled as a penal colony in 1788. Many of its first white inhabitants would be very surprised to learn that it is now often recognized as one of the world's top ten most liveable cities. Earlier this year it was

This is the most heartbreaking story we've read all week, and if the idea of a baby whale trailing after a yacht and trying to suckle from it doesn't make you go "awww," then that lump of muscle you call your ticker has been

Last month the City of Sydney declared that it had become Australia’s first carbon neutral government. It is important to note that whilst the total area of this southern metropolis is said to be equal to the size of London

Are they good for everyone or just about making money and getting rid of workers?

It's a thing of beauty but really expensive. Poll: Hütte or Nüts?

With people living in smaller spaces and with better toilets, perhaps it is.

The extremely dated "It ain't easy being green" title of this Trulia survey actually misinterprets the data; judging by the questions they asked, it is perfectly easy being green; it just ain't cheap.

You can't blame them for trying: With the White House set to change hands in less than a year's time - likely bringing on board a more eco-friendly administration - industry groups have been pressing the EPA to squelch stricter air-quality standards

Forty percent: That is the share of annual oceanic carbon dioxide uptake accounted for by the Southern Ocean. Given that oceans comprise Earth's largest carbon sink, that is not an insignificant figure;

Image credit: Purdue University photo/Shepson Lab digg_url = 'http://www.treehugger.com/files/2009/12/beautiful-sweaty-snowflakes-dissolve-polar-ozone.php';Snowflakes, we have seen, are beautiful and diverse but they are not inert byproducts of cold

Can humans endure the isolation, self-reliance, and deprivations of travel to Mars and back? Six pale-faced but smiling astronauts answer the question.

A breakthrough in controlling yeast with computers gives a glimpse at where science is headed with controlling lifeforms.

Clarence Eckerson Jr's latest video has lessons that can be applied everywhere.

Yet another bizarre, fact-free, and infuriating ruling has been handed down by British Columbia's Ministry of Children and Family Development.

High rents in the city prompted this young woman to look for an alternative -- in a van conversion.

A new report examines the environmental and health impacts of consuming animals products.

The Clean Seas campaign was launched last week, aimed at eliminating major sources of marine plastic and changing shopping habits.

The UN Environment Assembly is putting together a "political declaration on pollution," but we need action more than words at this point.

But the United States has opted out.

TreeHuggers, being a discerning lot, when recently polled came down in a clear majority against the concept of "eco-fur" when we wrote first about a chinchilla/polyester jacket from designer Chie Imai, and then about an expensive line of pillows and

The Greatest Outdoor Gear How do you make the greatest outdoor gear? We went to Empire Canvas Works' Kevin Kinney to find out. If the quality of Kevin's work is any indication, the recipe is clear. Start with a passion seeded by stitching together a

One British designer's fashionable collection of hats, coats and jewelry is made using all parts of animals that have died naturally or accidentally on the road.

While we've seen many celebrities jumping on the green bandwagon, we've also seen them doing it for the real deal. Many have been eco-conscious for years--some are just realizing how important it is to promote a sustainable