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

Many vegans don't realize that there's 'meat' in their electricity supply.

This is green energy writ large. Very large...

A last-minute menu change has switched out fish for mushrooms.

Well, at least the most iconic animal in the United States won't catch on fire too easily...

Restaurants win; Great Lakes lose.

Is it possible to keep Kosher and still keep a vegan diet?

The Severn Barrage could create 50,000 jobs and provide 5% of the UK's electricity needs. Critics say we can do better than that.

Some birds are charming, others majestic or graceful; the subject for our daily photo has it all.

These old, thick cable ropes have done their job: now it's time to reuse them in a beautiful way.

You may have heard that the iPhone 3G went on sale this morning. I saw a line outside of the AT&T; stores here in Manhattan, and I heard there was a line around the block this morning at the Union Street Apple store in San

Deep from the innards of the TreeHugger test kitchen (ok, there's no TH test kitchen, just the hordes of us hungry bloggers trying to keep both budget and taste buds happy) emerges a new, quick, and decidedly healthy everyday

It contains all the nutritional info, recipes, and moral support you'll need for a big dietary transition.

It's an incredibly hard process.

It's a nice idea, but it needs a bit more rigor.

Our mothers taught us (well, some of us) to send thank-you notes and to bring a gift when staying at someone's house or cottage as a guest. But what to bring? You don't know their taste, or you don't like their taste or you know that they don't need

She gets around, little Miss Hermione Granger from Harry Potter. First she was the face of super trendy and super expensive Burberry. Then she launched her own line for People Tree.

Cotton is ubiquitous in modern life but the long trail between the fields in which the crop grows and the store at which a finished item is purchased is seldom considered.

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.

Neil Young may be looking for a heart of gold, but he hopes she is wearing a blouse of organic cotton.

This is where your next pair of underwear needs to come from.

It's a solid, sustainable choice all around.

The Indignados (or "Outraged") have been camping in over 60 Spanish cities for almost 10 days now. What started on the 15th of May (hence the tag #15-M) via social networks has become some of the biggest and most peaceful

"Exuberant low cost studios for creatives and artists" are plugged into a giant structure in this revolutionary project.

This super easy recipe makes a plant-based pumpkin pudding that is rich, creamy, healthy, and delicious.

This recipe's secret ingredient leads to a rich and creamy plant-based pumpkin pie that also happens to be healthy and easy to make.

Need some last-minute inspiration? We've gather together our favorite vegetarian and vegan recipes from which to choose.

After decades of eating mostly a plant-based diet, these are the basic staples I've learned to keep on hand for a variety of meals.

Average consumers of all incomes have the ability to meaningfully invest in organizations doing good work

Gorgeous, soft and looking like a living UFO, this enormous work of textile art is brightening up one Paris institution.

Just yesterday I joked seated at my neighborhood's dive-y, not-concerned-about-clean-food diner that the likely hormone-injected milk I stirred into my coffee might spur the growth of a third boob. It was a risk I was

Why aren't people lining up for this enclosed solar powered e-cargo tricycle? It pushed every button.

Despite a great need for future leaders in sustainable forestry, there are difficult barriers for many youths interested in pursuing related degrees. The Multicultural Apprenticeship Program (MAP) at Michigan State University (MSU) seeks to change that.

A cautionary tale for picky eaters.

The cute-yet-cool Japanese cartoon promotes sustainable food at the Hello Kitty Go Green Organic Farm in Hong Kong.

Turn your anger into action by supporting lion-loving charities that are doing great things for big cats.

A local regulation forces all food to go through a terminal controlled by big business, but a group of small producers found a way to bypass the rule.

Aren't the enjoyment and pleasure some sustainable choices provide much more compelling selling points than their intangible environmental benefits?

Handmade from discarded items, this collection of young designers' chic jewelry shows that 'waste' is merely a mentality, not a fact.

Welcome to the world of planner mania! Here you will discover the hottest planners on the market. If only we could use every single one...

It can take hours before test results clue authorities about hazards in water supplies. The AquaBioTox uses biological sensors for immediate feedback.

Researchers concluded that the spill probably doesn't pose a significant environmental risk, but the ash contained heavy metals like arsenic, lead and mercury.

Muscle-meat grown in a laboratory is no longer in the realm of science fiction, except for the price of an 'all-beef' patty.

Save time, money, and food by taking a structured approach.

In general flax has a relatively small environmental impact - and it gets even better when its organic. That's why companies like Libeco have decided to make organic lines.

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

This should take the wind out of the "all turbines are evil" crowd's sails.

No more pleather: The Parisian shoe brand proves that vegan style can be sustainable, not just ethical.

Along with the iconic Hunter rainboot, the company has a huge collection of items that have no animal materials or animal by-products during the manufacturing process.

And the way they're made is less wasteful than conventional shoe production.