As mom and I swam in the saline pool, enjoyed a meal of local, sweet scallops, and blissed out with deep tissue massages, the inn's sustainable touches made everything taste and feel a little more like home.

The bottled water company responsible for profound and pointless waste of water and fossil fuels is praised for low flush toilets and white roofs.

It's a TreeHugger tradition, and it's time to declare our independence from these dangerous and polluting anachronisms.

Yet more ways that cars and trucks are killing us and ruining cities.

An eye-opening report reveals how low-grade plastics are burned as fuel, poisoning the surrounding soil and air.

Using a non-chemical process based on traditional techniques, these furniture pieces are created with fish skins that would have otherwise gone to waste.

For some of us, the key to staying organized is shockingly old-fashioned – putting pen to paper.

These intricately redone antique pocket watches and other timepieces feature scenes inspired by fairytales and steampunk.

If you are tired ot dragging home a live tree and having it shed its pine needles through your home as it dies, look no further. All this tree takes is your love, and the books from your bookshelf.

This is probably the most interesting 3D printed house concept we have seen yet.

We usually just talk about the plane, but it is a lot bigger than that.

Cars spit out tons of pollution. Luckily there are many ways to reduce your emissions - we've summarized the top tips for you.

Some people have to work, but they can still show solidarity.

We are out supporting the kids today; back to our regularly scheduled programming tomorrow.

The public wants to see activists practicing what they preach.

It's no longer safe for groups of people to gather in public places.

In spite of snow and freezing winds, the bicycle season officially opens and we check out the trends and innovations for 2013.

Russian artist, Xenia Bystrova has created a charming series of posters of some of Europe's great cities.

Tesla's new boutique shop on Berlin's famous KuDamm beckons, but where is Germany's national strategy for electric cars?

Just pick a scooter, drive it, then park it. Someone else takes care of the charging.

Things of Intrinsic Worth is a feature-length documentary which focuses on the ways coal mining is harming the livelihoods of Montana ranchers.

A roundup of our Blankenship coverage over the years, and what led up to this tragedy and this indictment.

But this is probably not the last we will hear from him.

The bamboo palettes and compacts have minor flaws that, in a way, make them even more special.

These are the items I'd buy again because they're well made and make our world a better, cleaner place.

Medellin, Colombia: This city's name used to strike fear in peoples' hearts. In the 80s and early 90s, it was known as the drug capital of the world and the most violent city on the planet.But Medellin has come a tremendous distance in less than a decad

Medellin, Colombia: This city's name used to strike fear in peoples' hearts. In the 80s and early 90s, it was known as the drug capital of the world and the most violent city on the planet.

A Model for the World This video by our friends at Streetfilms is not only great because it shows us a powerful example of bike infrastructure improving a city, but also because it shows how you can change the perception of riding a bike among citizens

Moving 1.7 People Every Single Day!This is how bus rapid transit (BRT) should be! TransMilenio's 104 stations allow the citizens of Bogota (in Colombia) to get to work, move around the city, run errands... All of that very conveniently and quickly -

Medellín has a great sustainable transportation vision for the future, and so far they seem to be executing it extremely well.

This vertical garden on a residential high-rise in Bogotá reuses greywater from its residents and helps to clean the air.

A new campaign is seeking to turn the city into a pollinator's playground by planting a wildflower for every resident.

Listen to the Betty Boops of the insect world as they "boop oop a doop" in the hive.

One of the rarest insects in the world, the Wallace’s giant bee, has been found in Indonesia.

It brings together all of my favorite things – food, friends, travel, and biking, of course.

From sitting in on scientific research trips to experiencing traditional native cultures, these are the responsibly-run hotels, resorts, and trips everyone's talking about.

Hiking through the Adirondacks, and why we should protect it.

But regardless of what green initiatives they implement, tourists must be willing to change, too.

From vintage trailers and tepees to mansions in the mountains, AirBnB has partnered with the National Parks Foundation for rentals near the country's natural treasures.

Plus, how to be more eco-friendly while traveling.

Beef Products Inc took its best shot at making up for its silence during weeks of public lashing over what has been dubbed “pink slime,” an additive in ground beef made through a high-tech process that BPI invented.

Known as "lean finely textured beef," the highly processed meat has been dropped from by many fast food chains, but are still one the menu at public schools.

You've heard them all before, but it doesn't hurt to be reminded of why these foods are destructive to our planet.

The company has launched a few efforts to reclaim marketshare, from promoting regional specialties to answering questions about food production. Too bad the promotional videos aren't convincing and fail to address the whole issue.

It turns out that it's probably beef fat.

The report argues why a beef tax would be an effective step toward curbing greenhouse gas emissions and why we should all be paying more for climate-damaging foods.

Adding vegetables or legumes to ground beef makes a burger that's tastier, healthier, and less environmentally damaging.

Under perfect circumstances, grazing cattle do sequester carbon, but most of the time that's not the case.

Blending ground beef with mushrooms cuts both calories and carbon emissions. Oh, and lots of folks say it tastes better too.

Actually, this is something every country needs.