Amid a media flurry starring a displaced polar bear and an easy-breathing Lance Armstrong, Nissan has become the unlikely leader as it delivers a mass-produced, affordable electric car. The Leaf is now arriving in the driveways of eager customers, and

Comments to the post What is the Best Way To Build A Wall? Not A Simple Answer wondered why we wanted to reinvent the wall. The consensus was "Having XPS on the exterior is, I think, the easiest and best solution." I will be

Dear Pablo: I have a tough one for you: shall we recycle our paper? There are both the CO2 and the chemical aspects to consider, and there's arguments against recycling paper in each case.

Beekeepers in the Yucatan face a threat to their livelihoods as Europe rejects their products for GMO contamination.

While banana farmers watch their plantations get ravaged by a fungal disease, scientists think they may have found a solution.

This is one of those comparison posts that that could draw many angry comments: like Could Hype Sell An Inferior Hybrid? - Ford Fusion versus Toyota Camry did. Please carefully read the caveats.

Image: Toyota Supply & Demand A few months ago, Toyota was quite afraid of the new low-cost Honda Insight hybrid. It even went as far as to make a $21,000 version of the 2010 Prius (aka Prius I) to try to compete with Honda on price. Well, seems like

Photo: Michael Graham Richard Twice As Much as 2009 Hybrid Production According to the Nikkei, Toyota is planning to ramp up hybrid vehicle production pretty significantly this year, with a goal of production 1 million hybrids annually in 2011 (up from

Architects usually keep their proprietary research locked up and closely held. Perkins + Will has done the opposite and made it a public service. Launched at Greenbuild the Precautionary List is a compilation of available data on chemicals and

They look so cute on their polyurethane sofa, in front of the wall of vinyl windows and doors, in the stock shot from the Canadian vinyl industry. The Vinyl salesmen are also

Steven M. Johnson beats a whole lot of TreeHugger posts to the punch.

Why turn your car into a living room when it can also be a kitchen?

Work/life balance is over-rated anyway.

Cartoonist and inventor Steven M. Johnson has us climbing the walls.

The total estimated population of the Javan rhinoceros in Vietnam was perhaps eight individuals just three years ago. Now WWF reports that there is one less of the beyond critically endangered rhinos in the Cat Tien

As far as endangered species go, it's mostly bad news, with the occasional positive story. Well this news seems to fall somewhere in the middle: in late August, a group of Laotian villagers in the Annamite Mountains captured a saola,

What appeals to me most about Article 22's Peace Bomb Bracelet is the collection's history and story: Each piece has been made by Lao artisans from

Once again testing the limits of bamboo as an eco-friendly material for large buildings, Vietnamese architect Vo Trong Nghia constructs this striking structure near the city of Da Nang.

Strong and lightweight bamboo features prominently in this beautiful renovation of a rooftop cafe.

Yesterday for our third post in the Do Lectures 2011 series we encouraged you to Start Where You Live. You never know quite how far you will travel. In the

Over the past few weeks we've been sharing the amazing ideas and themes that emerged from the Do Lectures 2011. This year's inspiring talks are now being launched online in

Clean energy is creating jobs and boosting local economies nationwide.

Re-introducing vocational training in high schools could benefit students in countless ways, from preparing them for skilled, lucrative careers to giving them practical skills that make them feel useful.

Image credit: Marjukka Grover Because Water is so Vital, Even Enemies Can Find Common Ground There's no doubt that as our climate gets weirder, the world will increasingly face a severe water crisis. Given the fact that we absolutely cannot live without

From the "re-positioning of old news' file: as quoted in the New York Times story about a trillion dollar minerals discovery in Afganistan, U.S.

Can a nuclear weary TreeHugger really believe what she's hearing? Could uranium mines be facing shortages? Earlier this

A former Nazi bunker located in Hamburg, Germany is about to get a full-scale makeover. The building, which looks like a giant LEGO, will supply 3,000 homes with heating and 1,000 of those with electricity, cutting 6,600 tons of CO2 per year.

With the abundant geothermal potential of the United States, what are the biggest barriers to tapping into that renewable energy source? Leslie Blodgett of Geothermal Energy Weekly answers.

A recently opened power plant in the Nevada desert uses two types of renewable energy.

You are visiting a cottage, you have to bring something and you want it to be nice. What to do?

Can panda poo prevent cancer? We also have sad rhino news, fish lawnmowers, and more.

Chocolate, tea and more goodies partner with Fair Trade USA which expands farming programs and experiences record sales.

These pods of evil have taken over North America, bringing tons of waste with them.

Her latest publication is every parent's dream come true -- an attempt to get teens to declutter.

This chapel looks to nature and the generations-old tradition of Japanese wood joinery for inspiration.

Sumitomo Forestry has a lot of wood to use up.

The solar powered lupine menace has proven so successful at scaring away wild boar from Japanese farms that it’s going into mass production.

It sounds ridiculous: how could an element on the periodic table be an endangered species? The scientist, James Elser of Arizona State University, who is asking if we need a 'Red List' for phosphorous uses the

A new tea set to become the world's most expensive is being fertilized with panda feces, and is touted as having cancer-preventing properties.

Straight outta Humboldt, this app is a great intro to the "art and craft" of brewing your own compost tea for boosting microbial activity in the soil and improving yields.

Could human urine be used on a commercial scale to fertilize the food we eat?

She wouldn't sell to the developer around her, and now it is a prime example of "demolition by neglect."

Which really, is how every building and office should be designed.

Jeff Bezos said “Alexa, open The Spheres” and it evidently worked.

Built for two bookstore owners, this elegant structure doubles as a place to read and for guests to stay in.

Or is it a missed opportunity?

According to the Spanish newspaper El País last week, Spain will be the first big buyer of CO2 emission rights from Eastern Europe, in order to fulfil the Kyoto Protocol. In 2007, Spain's emissions had

From Almada, Portugal, where residents will be able to swap recyclable materials for free rides on

Stand Up (On Your Bike) And Be Counted I've already written about Copenhagen's cyclist counter a while ago. I still think it's a great idea, not only to count cyclists, but as a subtle tool to show the strength of the local bike community and to add a

These graphics are helpful for deciphering wash instructions and dealing with stains.