They are healthier, they last longer, and they look better, too.

If you're OK with leather, then the recycled rubber soles and plastic laces, combined with the company's commitment to cleaning ocean plastic, make these an eco-friendly choice.

But not all locals are happy, saying the mayor is treating the city like a theme park.

A controversial new ordinance tries to deal with another consequence of mass tourism.

This modern prefab from Italy is conceived with energy efficiency and ease of assembly in mind.

It's not lazy, it's restorative.

Whether it's deciding where to buy clothes or taking good care of garments at home, there are many things that consumers can do to make a difference in the fashion world.

This new California-based company is run by two entrepreneurial moms who understand the value of local production, quality fabrics, and reducing one's environmental impact.

After all, why shouldn't you wear the same top to the beach as you do to the gym?

The climate movement must be about more than Keystone XL, write four climate activists.

A new study has found that the air pollution from Alberta's massive tar sands operations is putting the health of downwind residents at risk by releasing unsafe levels of carcinogenic and toxic chemicals into the air.

Most people think of them as environmentalists, but the Royal Canadian Mounted Police have other ideas.

DeSmogBlog has conferred a controversial award on US Senator and Presidential candidate Barack Obama: It's called the "2007 SmogMaker Award for blowing smoke on global warming." Joe Romm's reaction in Climate Progress is here: "DeSmogBlog owes Obama

Two years ago when Mion footwear won an ecodesign award we described them as something "you might expect the Jetsons to wear on the weekends." And we wanted the company to be more overt in their green product design. With their new models they've

If any of you have backpacked the Presidential Range and Mt. Washington in New Hampshire, you know that the weather can change in a hot minute. Over the past 20 years, we’ve hiked through hail, lightening storms, and

According

How would you like to carve a Jack-o-lantern from one of these three record-breaking pumpkins from this weekend?

New research rewrites our understanding of why no new coal deposits develop -- but offers hope for post-coal energy solutions.

Author, activist and post-carbon rabble rouser Richard Heinberg is also a dabbler in green building. Take a tour of his tiny hand-built backyard studio.

We have lots of stuff, it's just unevenly distributed.

The unicorn of cheap clean home energy will most likely be found in an affordable solar roof that doesn't look like a solar roof, and that can pay for itself quickly. This startup may have developed it.

The project will also include molten salt energy storage for 24 hour solar power.

A new breed of solar panel can do double duty on greenhouse roofs by not only generating renewable electricity, but also by using a light-altering dye to help optimize photosynthesis in the plants beneath them.

Is this totally silly and a waste of time and money, or is it a great leap forward? Or is it too soon to tell?

Pioneering solar house was designed and engineered by women

And now, in the 'Give me a break' category, the folks behind this garbage can scanner assume you can't make a grocery list on your own.

This WiFi- and Bluetooth-enabled smart bulb features plug-and-play functionality, doesn't require a central smart home hub, and is designed to last for "up to 50,000 hours."

A new study claims that energy efficiency is driving the Smart Home market, but in fact every bit of smart tech is a little vampire.

Take a tour of two pioneering rooftop farms that could be the first signs of a growing and much needed movement in a rapidly urbanizing China.

The growing disparity between wealthy and poor is reflected in this shocking photo report on the tiny island city's critical lack of affordable housing.

An under-utilized element becomes a bench, a place to eat, nap and store things in this redesigned scheme.

It reveals what we already know but needs repeating – that more time in nature equals greater happiness in kids.

The dead ones washing up on beaches are "just the tip of the iceberg."

Our photo of the day comes from Sydney Harbour's Clifton Gardens.

In honor of St. Patrick's Day, we decided to take a look at creatures just as elusive as that pot of gold. The lush green landscapes of the Emerald Isle look calm and peaceful from far away -- but Ireland's species -- from a gorgeous barn owl to a toad

In honor of St. Patrick's Day, we decided to take a look at creatures just as elusive as that pot of gold.

When life gives you lemons, make lemonade. When life gives you a global economic crisis, a gloomy real estate market, and an uncertain currency future, make a house out of shredded-up money.

We have been asking that question for a while and it keeps coming up.

Seven architects have created massive and impressive new structures inside a building from the 1700's.

These delightful mementos of the Irish countryside remind us of nature's beauty, but are also responsibly sourced and packaged.

Supporters of protecting the Teghut Forest in northern Armenia from a company's plans to build an open-pit copper mine there have an uphill battle to fight against the perception that mining

An innovative eco-tourism project in northeast Turkey will take travelers along ancient nomadic routes to taste artisanal organic honey, meet local beekeepers, and enjoy spectacular scenery along the way.

It's not a bee attack -- it's just a bee swarm. Here are tips on how to deal with one.

Was he a role model or a victim?

TreeHugger asked Andrew Sharpless, CEO for the Oceana ocean protection organization, why we really personally care about the health and fate of the world's big water bodies. Many of us, after all, live far from

Lonesome George is quite a character. He's a Pinta Island tortoise, and, as Brian noted when he visited a few years ago, he's the last of this breed. Yep, that means when he's gone, that's it -- his species will

The difference between visiting the islands largely untouched by humans and those once habited by people is

Image: allaboutgeorge, Flickr, CC BY The Digital Migration Continues to Change the Face of Consumption A new study from the Ponyter Institute reveals that by the end of 2010, more people were reading their news online than in traditional newspapers. 34%

Earlier today, I wrote about a New York Times article that described Chicago's ongoing efforts to prepare for and adapt to a warming climate. I'd like to revisit that article for a second, as it just so

The scandal du jour is unquestionably the phone-hacking debacle surrounding Rupert Murdoch's News of the World tabloid -- which, until it was canned due to allegations of myriad criminal deeds, was England's top-selling