Local currencies are nothing new, but one city is allowing its businesses to pay their taxes with local money.

Sometimes it's better to drive. Whether that means you carpool, rent a car, or take public transportation the fact of the matter is that you'd blow more carbon emissions if you traveled by airplane. Not only do you

It's summertime, and the living is easy, and we are talking about air conditioning.

Pandas, which are one of the better known endangered species out there, just aren't very good at breeding, making their survival more problematic than if, say, they had cubs by the bucketload every year.

Yumbii, an Atlanta-based food truck, adds a low emissions super food truck to its fleet. Check out its environmentally friendly features.

It was a sad day last year when intense lobbying efforts in Congress won out, and a ban on BPA in children's products was blocked. But it seems that China and Malaysia have beaten us to the punch. According to Green Biz, China and

Under pressure from parents and breast cancer groups, Campbell's Soup says it has transition plan away from BPA in motion

Without a hint of irony, FDA maintains several web pages with helpful information for parents and others wishing to avoid BPA, such as: “What You Can Do to Minimize Your Infant’s Exposure to BPA.”

From one problem to the next...

Scientists have found that the chemicals used to replace BPA over the past 20 years have the same damaging effects.

Locals in one region of the Australian Outback have been terrorized of late by a roaming band of feral camels. Drought conditions and a recent heat wave are being blamed for driving some 6,000 camels into residential areas near

It's been a couple of years since the still-planned and so-called Great Green Wall of Africa graced the pages of TreeHugger, so here's a quick update and overview: As the BBC reports, African leaders are meeting in Chad to further push the

A bright white antelope with long thin horns, the Arabian oryx is thought to have inspired early stories of unicorns. (Its two horns appear as one when viewed from the side.) And until

Cooling a data center in one of the hottest parts of the USA can be done by using hot water, as eBay's Phoenix facility finds.

Recent rains attributed to a changing climate are leading to mass extinction in the Atacama Desert.

Check out these photos of a surprise 10-mile lake that popped up in Death Valley, California.

Thanks to COVID-19, a lot more than previously thought.

Our photo of the day reveals the wonderful frippery of waterfowl.

If you guessed that climate-crisis-fueled, disease-carrying mosquitoes are wiping them out, you may be correct.

It's the usual fight between the contractor who wants to be paid for cost overruns and the developer who claims it's all a fixed price contract.

Solar panels, distributed energy, resilient microgrids, and blockchain. Oh my!

Hand-made with high quality, sustainably harvested woods, this is one desk meant for both kids and grown-ups.

FC Modular, that "cracked the code" of tall modular, is no more.

Great coworking spaces aren't just about "sharing desks" -- just like other intentional communities where people share resources, they need a common vision and more.

The Brooklyn Journalist covered this project like a blanket, and looks at some of the detailed claims.

In Brooklyn and Toronto, the same story: "accidents" where cyclists somehow lose control, fall under rear wheels.

Just when we thought there was a chance for a rationalist US Administration to mesh with the Climate-action oriented EU and with an increasingly open-minded China...[Vaclav] Klaus has called man-made global

Architects are often late bloomers. Frank Gehry is in his prime at 79; Ralph Rapson died at his drafting board last year at 93.

Count Prague in on the trend toward green hostels and hotels: The opening late last week of a cool new central-city accommodation not only provides a fresh option for eco-conscious travelers, it also marks a green "first" or two

How a floating pool could help filter this city's contaminated waters so residents can once again enjoy them.

Sporting an attractive unibody frame, this meticulously handcrafted wooden bicycle is made to be strong yet flexible.

Last month, my partner gave me a Fjällräven Kanken rucksack for my 30th birthday, and I have to tell you about it, as this is a classic amongst the eco-designs nowadays. I first spotted these slightly odd-looking bags in London many years ago, and

School is a testing ground for the way we perform later in life. It can mold us into fine upstanding members of society, or not. While environmental responsibility isn't something we have to learn early in life, it certainly makes

In 2007 BC's Premier shocked North America when he announced his government's bold Climate Action Plan. Is it working?

The makers of the EcoDataCenter prefer the term "climate-positive."

By setting both a date and an ambitious target, Sweden is sending a signal that should reverberate well beyond its borders.

The CO2 emissions from making stuff like concrete, plastic, aluminum and steel matter right now.

With 100 percent recycled content, it's an impressive standard for technical gear.

It turns out that some parents are less than thrilled.

A debate between a child and teacher reveals all that's wrong with our education system today.

A new study says students in high-achieving schools are an 'at-risk' group.

It assumes Halloween is all about the candy, when there's actually far more at play.

The schoolyard should be an exploratory classroom of sorts, not a holding pen for bored children.

It's one thing to criticize kids' tech habits, but what alternatives do parents offer them?

Letting kids venture out alone could be the best thing you do for them.

Excessive screen time is known to be harmful, and tough times don't justify letting those concerns slip.

The Glowing, Glowing, Gone is a brightly somber campaign calling for urgent action against climate change.

This intriguing film asks a question we should all be asking ourselves: "How might your life be better with less?"

There was a time when family heirlooms were cherished, but now minimalism is valued more.

Consumerism is still ingrained, which is why we need to fight back with the 'Buy Nothing' movement.