Here's advice from people who know a lot about living in solitary, confined spaces.

When Governor Sonny Perdue of the US State of Georgia filed a legal complaint and then formally asked for the support of the Bush Administration to force the US Army Corps of Engineers to stop releasing water from Atlanta's Lake Lanier, perhaps he did

With TeeVee news cameras focused exclusively on the California and Mexico wildfires, the thirsty and parched on the other coast are not going to be forgotten by us. The East Coast and Southeast US drought problems and their potential solutions are

I'm not saying you can directly attribute this one to climate change, but coming on the heals of NOAA saying the past April was the warmest on record, it's likely at least a sign of things to come: The Alabama Cooperative

Large swaths of US southern states are experiencing severe drought

It's actually pretty clever as it pumps out fresh water and electricity.

The architect/ engineer says we have the tech now to live better electrically.

The most prestigious prize in British architecture is given to the solidly green project rather than the flash in the pan.

Solar power has grown up, and it's ready to blow up.

You may think it sounds like an oxymoron, but travelling to faraway places with little ones in tow can actually be quite fun. Here are some ways to make it a lot easier.

Parks in North American cities could really take a lesson from this one in Recife, Brazil.

There are certain things I've hardly missed, and others I've missed more than I expected.

A lack of space becomes something more roomy with some simple design strategies.

Image credit: Bernd Sieker, used under Creative Commons license. Dear Pablo: Does installing commercial rooftop solar PV (with the dark-colored PV cells) negate the effect of painting that same roof white to alleviate the "heat island" effect in

Take your creamy vegetable soups from dull to delectable with these tips.

It's time for a rethink about what's really important in a home.

Can digital fabrication and robotic construction techniques help reduce the carbon emissions of concrete?

So much for my New Year's resolution to stop writing about concrete planters in the sky.

Contractors are having trouble meeting the new safety standard.

They keep piling it on Florida's beaches, but they can't keep it up.

There's plenty of "recognizing," "acknowledging," and "noting" going on in the final draft of the Rio+20 text. Lot's of UN-ese. And that's about it.

A new solar-power kit from BRIGHT Products is like the Swiss Army Knife of solar gadgets.

Just 30 minutes of play time can power a lamp for three hours.

A new generation of succesful for-profit, mission-driven businesses are serving energy-hungry communities across the globe.

Many areas of the world have scarce access to electricity. This new solar lantern will provide light and charging power for cell phones.

Groups working in developing regions could use solar-powered 3D printers to make tools, lab supplies and more on the go.

The large solar-powered box will help farmers get more food to the market for selling.

Trust the rock stars, or your doctor.

The technology could save countless lives.

When it comes to communicating an alignment with personal values, it doesn’t get more personal than social media.

The carbon footprint of air freight is ten times that of truck freight; perhaps it's time for "slow shopping."

Because “the pursuit of speed is a moral imperative.”

A number of companies are flying SST Trial balloons, but we should all pop them now.

Concerned about the threats facing coral reefs, this artist is creating bright, tactile reminders of what healthy corals look like.

Influenced by realism and mythology, these impressive works impart a sense of wonder about the natural world.

Austria's Wörthersee football stadium is now thriving with life in an installation that is as beautiful as it is chilling.

Yes, but first we need to develop a collective conscience when it comes to travel.

Loop's reusable packaging service is coming to brick-and-mortar stores in U.S., Canada, and France.

So, last week approximately 7,500 songbirds flew into a giant flame and died. Maybe this is a good time to talk about the wastefulness and damage caused by natural gas flaring?

The idea that the US electricity grid could be knocked out for 1.5 years is a bit shocking. But that's what the agency in charge of protecting it has revealed.

The new energy drink that is taking Japan by storm!

Barley doesn't like rising temperatures, and neither will beer lovers.

This is the first-known attempt of a commercial company to undertake a physical clean-up of trash from open waters.

The hotel company plans to recycle old soap into 1 million new bars for Global Handwashing Day.

It's all about the culture.

A piece of baby furniture that's designed to last longer by changing into other useful things as one's child grows.

The big Danish design competition really has similar goals to TreeHugger: to promote good green design that makes the world better

The Convenience Industrial Complex figured out how sell us something that we don't need at a price that's too high.

In late May, a cow named Yvonne decided not to be eaten, and broke through an electric fence to escape from the farm in Bavaria where she was being fattened for slaughter. Since then, she has been on the

Sometime within the last century, soil erosion began to exceed new soil formation. Now, nearly a third of the world’s cropland is losing topsoil faster than new soil is forming, reducing the land’s inherent fertility.