Help Treehugger founder Graham Hill design his compact, off grid, energy positive compound in Maui.

The new species endemic to the marine protected area expanded by Obama was named in honor of his efforts to protect and preserve the natural environment.

When sunscreen chemicals wash off beach-goers, they bleach coral, stunt its growth, and sometimes kill it outright.

It took three years, but Hōkūle’a made the impressive journey using only ancient Polynesian navigational methods.

Since before he started TreeHugger, Graham Hill has delivered the same message: sustainability can be beautiful and fun.

Many sunscreens contain chemicals that are devastating to sensitive coral and other marine life.

On Monday (Sunday locally), Japan switched off the last of its operating nuclear reactors and became 100% nuclear-free.

Nuclear power is so controversial; an engineer working on the Bruce Nuclear plant gives his point of view.

Mushrooms and game meat in European regions where Chernobyl fallout was most intense still have excess radiation, but Burgundy truffles get the green light; foodies rejoice.

and really, are Christmas lights screwing up your Wi-Fi?

Scientists argue over whether some animals have the brains for suffering.

The recent UN biodiversity report states that overfishing is a bigger threat to the world's ocean than plastic or acidification.

The Guardian columnist and environmental thinker George Monbiot usually manages to provoke a strong debate in our comments sections. Some time ago, our post on his new book Heat raised a fierce exchange of views about the impacts of flying, meanwhile his

George Monbiot, everyone's favourite controversial climate commentator, launched the Be The Change conference with a bang here in London yesterday. He leaped off the starting blocks with the statement that not only is it imperative that we reduce Co2

In the UK and Canada, manufacturers are urging the government to give consumers money to get old cars off the road and into newer, lower emission vehicles and "catalyse a new low carbon transport revolution." George

George Monbiot on how electric vehicles are not the answer.

Fortunately, that's not the only change in their building regulations.

The material could also one day charge our devices.

A consumer product guide compiled along with iFixit shows which brands make it easy to fix our gadgets and which don't.

The modular robot could swim through bodies of water to detect and find the source of pollutants.

This aeroponic indoor gardening system from the Italian startup Hexagro is modular, scalable, and automated.

Sunshine is wonderful, but you can have too much of a good thing. This device measures it.

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At this week's Clean Vehicles and Fuels conference in Stockholm, city officials released an updated survey showing that 50 percent of city residents would consider shopping for a "miljöbil" when they buy their next car. That's a huge increase from

We've written about e-paper here and while the idea seems nifty, it's hard not to think that improving online readers might be the best option rather than adding another electronic gadget to the overladen waste stream. But in a new study from the

Can't we all stop fencing for political position and start talking about using the overwhelming amount of data to solve problems?

Their priorities certainly are different than ours are.

For three days this summer, a local host could show you why their country consistently ranks among the happiest in the world.

Beef jerky, coffee creamer, and baby formula have all shown up well past their expiry date, threatening consumer healthy and angering brands.

Semi-wild and isolated to a 270-acre stretch of shoreline, the North Ronaldsay sheep are one of only two land animals that live exclusively on seaweed.

What a joy to stumble upon this 2009 gem by Cullinan Studio.

This one-of-a-kind treehouse is elevated above the ground to minimize its environmental impact.

This versatile small dwelling can be customized as a mobile office, guesthouse or "living wagon."

Instead of turning sunlight into electricity, and then using that to power indoor lighting, Lucy redirects the daylight into rooms for effective natural illumination.

This solar + battery + LED light combo aims to be the future of portable light & power.

With temperatures soaring even before the calendar turns to June, the shade of the solar tree will be as welcome as its many functions

Turn down the thermostat, crack a window, and ditch the blankets for some science-backed health benefits.

Previously titled "4 reasons why heat pumps are not going to save the planet" which was mean to heat pumps.

As reported in the Otago Daily Times, the noticeable impacts of climate change on area coral reefs and a recent starfish outbreak are not as bad as previously thought due to noticeable changes in the Fijian lifestyle. From

Fiji, probably the least favorite in an already disliked industry, is the target of a class action lawsuit alleging the company has profited from greenwashing. Specifically, from greenwashing claims that its products are

Get set for cool, wet weather with this high-quality footwear.

Don't take your morning cup of coffee for granted. It may not be around in a few decades, according to a new report.

A group called Remake wants fast fashion to fall out of fashion, by revealing underprivileged garment workers to the world.

They’re a recently established group of about a hundred teens, but students in Claremont, California are busy making a difference by creating a model environmental structure out of earth and biodegradable materials using Super Adobe, a form of earth

Despite the fact that representitives from Iran and the U.S. agree on virtually nothing else in the world, representatives from both countries at the U.N. Conference on Climate Change in Bali are among those pointing out the need for increased

In the latest example of how tough life can be for would-be women cyclists around the world, the new police chief of the Iranian city of Esfahan has decreed it a crime for women to ride a bike

From child labor in the cocoa industry to human rights issues in the oil industry, we've often reported on the intersect between environmentalism and social justice—but all too often environmentalism and human rights

The Middle East environmental site Green Prophet names 11 eco-heroes for 2011 who are working -- sometimes at great personal risk -- to make the region a cleaner, healthier place.

Most refugees live in refugee camps for an average of 12 years and most of that time it's in drafty, tattered tents. Now IKEA has a solar-powered camp house that is flatpack and quick to assemble.

Besides looking lovely, all proceeds from this lamp will go to a project that is developing electricity-free lighting that is inspired by nature.