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Enbridge tar sands pipeline threatens Great Lakes

After two years of pressing pipeline regulators to release inspection photos and videos of the 60-year-old Enbridge pipeline that carries tar sands oil through the Straits of Mackinac, NWF took it upon themselves to inspect the pipeline.




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Looking back at Superstorm Sandy

TreeHugger Emeritus Mat McDermott describes his experience of living through Sandy.




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Pipeline that spilled 105,000 gallons of oil in California was only one in county without 'auto shut-off'

Why make exceptions like this?




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Has coal burning finally peaked in China?

Let's not celebrate yet, but if it has, we still need to make the transition happen more quickly.




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How Stella McCartney is encouraging people not to buy new clothes

With a renewed partnership between the fashion label and resale consigner The RealReal, McCartney is coaxing consumers into a circular economy.




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We have reached Peak Hygge

And stop with the wood fires and candles, they will kill you.




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Danish supermarket refused to sell popcorn containing fluorinated chemicals

Even though it took 6 months to find an alternative, Coop refused to stock microwave popcorn because of the health risks to customers.




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Artist hides giants in the wilds of Copenhagen, luring seekers into nature

Part treasure hunt, part real-life Pokémon Go, the hidden giants (which are made entirely of scrap wood) can be found by treasure map or riddle poems.




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Picks and pans from the INDEX: Design To Improve Life Competition

A look at some of the nominees which are brilliant, and others that are something else.




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Peter Qvist uses computers, CNC milling and hand finishing to create "highly modern handcrafted furniture pieces"

Computers and technology let designers do things that were unimaginable just a decade ago.




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Denmark allows fast and heavy "speed pedelecs" in the bike lanes. What were they thinking?

We always write "Learn from Denmark." We take it back.




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Danish newspaper will cut most flying and change its travel section

There is a lot of money to be made in the travel section. Should other media follow their example?




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Speeding Driver Kills Nearly an Entire Flock of Sheep

Pastoral life has long been emblematic of a harmonious relationship between man and nature -- but that was all shattered recently in a horrific accident that killed nearly an entire flock of sheep. The incident took place on a roadway




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Cows, Goats Escape from Slaughterhouse, Only to be Forced Back In

Dozens of sheep and goats broke out of a slaughterhouse in upstate New York on Tuesday night, and gave police quite the runaround.




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The UK's Most Expensive Milk..From the World's Happiest Cows?

It's cow bliss at a dairy in Hertfordshire, England run by the Hare Krishnas. There are only 44 of them but life is sweet: On this farm all the cows have names, they are hand-milked whilst listening to Sanskrit music and




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Desperate Hunt for a Runaway Cow Resorts to an Animal Psychic and a €10,000 Reward

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




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Female dairy farmers bring hope to a shrinking industry

A mini video series just released by the National Young Farmers Coalition illustrates the challenges and joys of starting one's own dairy farm.




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Bringing back extinct species - continuing progress towards restoring the Aurochs

What progress has been made since the first wave of media excitement about this project? We catch up on the news of efforts to breed an ancient species back from extinction




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Ancient clams give forth glassy pearls that came from outer space

Researchers studying fossil clams in Florida believe they found the souvenirs of an ancient meteorite.




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Sleep under the stars to watch the Perseids

There's no better way to enjoy a sky full of shooting stars than to sleep beneath them.




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Here's when fall leaves will peak in your region

Don't forget to spend some time in nature! Let the 2019 US fall foliage forecast help.




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NASA wants people to look at the clouds

Are you up for the Fall Cloud Challenge?




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Plants could compete with tech for reducing air pollution

Restoring plants and trees near US industrial sites could reduce air pollution by an average of 27 percent, new study finds.




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California's iconic fog is bringing super-toxic mercury ashore

Researchers find that the neurotoxin is carried in by coastal fog, deposited on the land, and then makes its way up the food chain where it is approaching toxic thresholds in pumas.




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Data storage could soon be 8 percent of the world's energy use

There is a real footprint to all those baby pictures and Netflix binges.




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7 energy-sucking activities I stopped doing during quarantine

Some might say it's slovenly. I call it cutting down my carbon footprint.




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Do this with your vegetable scraps and peels

Here's an easy way to reduce food waste and never buy commercial soup stock again.




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The 5 secrets of perfect homemade guacamole

Because store-bought guacamole has too much packaging and potentially strange ingredients; and bad homemade guacamole is sad.




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CLT plant opening in St. Thomas, Ontario

First they cancel the tree planting program in the north. Then this.




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Why will there be free wrapping paper in Sunday's NY Times?

For the Sunday, December 8 issue, a centerspread ad has been designed as a piece of planet-friendly wrapping paper.




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These adorable comics are perfect for anyone trying to reduce waste

They show that the struggle is real, and you're not alone.




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Small-scale solar desalination system aims for affordable water independence

By combining solar PV, solar thermal, and a heat exchanger, Desolenator has developed a low-cost portable water purifier and desalination device powered by renewable energy.




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From Gnocchi to Toffee Pudding: 8 Gluten-Free Recipes from the Blackbird Bakery Cookbook

Who says wheat-free can't mean indulgent? Best-selling cookbook author Karen Morgan offers up irresistible (and also vegetarian) main courses, snacks, and desserts.




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Iowa State Spiderman Discovers Super Heat Conducting Properties of Spider Silk

When an Iowa State professor of mechanical engineering followed his hunch about spider webs, it paid off: he proved biological materials can rival metals in conducting heat.




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Google's Super-Efficient Belgium Data Center Operates at 95 Degrees F

Google's St. Ghislain, Belgium data center is its most efficient thanks in part to letting the server areas run at temperatures up to 95 degrees.




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Thermostat technology lets you set a limit to how much you spend on energy

The thermostat add-on lets consumers set a limit to what they want to spend on cooling and heating and then it controls the temperature to keep energy use in check.




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Nest thermostat now helps users avoid peak electricity rates

The smart thermostat will help people save even more money and help utilities curb peak demand loads.




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New peer-to-peer seed sharing platform aims to facilitate a diverse seed supply

The Center for Food Safety's recently launched network is a bid to preserve global plant biodiversity and work toward food security around the globe.




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10 most exquisite new species for 2017

From brilliant pink lady katydids to devil-faced orchids, this year's list of new-to-science wonders proves Mother Nature is full of surprises.




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People eat so much chicken that it's changing the geological record

Until now, no species has had such a profound effect on shaping the Earth's biosphere as the humble broiler chicken.




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JUPE health is an 'immediate response to hospital overcrowding'

These flat-packed rest-and-recovery units could take the load off hospitals in a hurry.




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West Coast Green 2010: Michelle Kaufmann Interviews Barry Hooper

Eco-architect extraordinaire Michelle Kaufmann interviews Barry Hooper from SFEnvironment about government policy for new and existing buildings in San Francisco in this TreeHugger exclusive from West Coast Green. Barry Hooper collaborates with design




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West Coast Green 2010: Michelle Kaufmann Interviews Peter Yost

Eco-architect extraordinaire Michelle Kaufmann speaks with Peter Yost from BuildingGreen about working with Lawrence Berkeley National Labs on energy efficient window treatments in this TreeHugger exclusive from West Coast Green. Peter Yost has been




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"Peak Fertilizer" To Make Manure A Valuable Commodity

Synthetic fertilizer is likely to become significantly more costly for US farmers. This trend will make manure a valuable commodity once again (as it was prior to the 1950s). There are two main reasons for the




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Ask the Experts: Why Hasn't Cradle-to-Cradle Design Caught On Yet?

It seems like everybody who knows the Cradle-to-Cradle principles thinks they're brilliant, yet adoption of the methodology and design philosophy seems slow. What is holding it back? William McDonough answers.




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14 houseplants perfect for Valentine's Day

From love potion plants and heart-shaped leaves to love goddess blooms, these plants are like a valentine from Mother Nature.




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Gogoro launches the VIVA, a lighter, cheaper, electric scooter with a swappable battery

This could take a lot of smelly gas mopeds off the road.




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The RadRover Step-Thru could be the perfect e-bike that anyone can ride anywhere

Roll over everything and get on and off easily on this powerful fatbike.




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Micro Compact Home Dropped By Helicopter Onto Site in Switzerland

You can't call an aluminum guest house dropped by helicopter green, but you sure can call it cute.




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Women's personal care the green way

Personal care is a big subject, but we'll focus on caring for our general appearance: Cleansing and cosmetics, hair care, skin care, makeup, hair removal and, of course, that time of the month most women deal