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New Wave Energy Device Could See 200 Commercial Units in the Next Five Years

The Searaser takes a novel approach to wave energy generation. New owners Ecotricity - pioneers of wind power in Britain - are aiming for mass deployment in the next five years.




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Feds Grant Ocean Power Technologies Permit to Build First Commercial Wave Farm in U.S.

Wave power is a promising source of clean energy, but it is usually overlooked because wind and solar power are farther along.




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Queen's Crown Estate Identifies 180GW of Potential Marine Power

The Crown Estate is Britain's largest landowner, and it owns an awful lot of coastline. It is also very interested in the potential for marine power.




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Appalachian Coal Set For Big Decline, Protests & High Profile Debates or Not

Regardless of the outcome of high profile public debate--viz Waterkeeper Bobby Kennedy Jr v. Dirty Coal Don Blankenship smackdown tomorrow night at the University of Charleston--or vehement protest from the likes of youth




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DIY Homes Using Recycled Pallet Wood - Appalachian Gothic Architecture (Video)

From a $50,000 portable recycled house to a tiny green egg house for Chinese students, TreeHugger has already offered plenty of posts that prove that green living doesn't have to mean high-end LEED certified luxury.




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Corporations Wrote a Law Requiring Climate Denial be Taught in School. Tennessee Just Passed It.

Would you let corporations decide how climate science gets taught in your kids' classroom? That's what's happening in Tennessee.




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Tennessee Passes Law Allowing Creationism, Climate Denial to be Taught in Classroom

Woops.




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The Orchid is a luxurious Scandinavian-inspired tiny home

This modern take on the gabled farmhouse includes lots of clever space-saving ideas.




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How Istanbul is extending the olive branch to Syrian refugees

Tourists can witness it firsthand, thanks to Intrepid Travel's partnership with a local NGO.




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Gaiam Hosts Carnival of the Green

This week is Carnival of the Green #196 and it's being hosted by Gaiam's blog, Stream of Consciousness, which is under Gaim's umbrella site called Gaiam Life. This "guide to a better living" highlights green living in addition to personal growth,




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Go Greener Australia Hosts Carnival of the Green

Today marks Carnival of the Green #209, and it's the second Carnival of this week - a special dose! Congratulations to all who have submitted entries and hosted over the years to make it such a success!




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6 Animals With More Social Media Fans, Friends, and Followers Than You

Who says you have to be human to be a popular user on Facebook and Twitter? These six animals have more friends, fans, and followers than most people.




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Online Activism Forces Break in Official Silence About Deadly Air Pollution in China

Citizen persistence at measuring and publicizing pollution levels results in a major turnaround by Beijing.




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Tiny homes can mean financial, emotional freedom & better relationships (Video)

Tiny homes aren't just about owning a home debt-free, it's also about more intangible, but equally important things, says tiny home builder Andrew Morrison.




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Biophilia & growing baby corals to rebuild reefs (Video)

One scientist speaks about how the knee-jerk reaction to "save the corals" needs to deepen into a real love for these fascinating creatures.




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Hacked office furniture system lets workers sleep, farm and socialize

This office system has been adapted to be flexible, fun and comfortable.




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Use real sunscreen this summer, not chicken oil, diaper cream, or carrots

We love natural skincare products, but when it comes to sun safety, choose a sunscreen that's approved by the EWG.




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Popular e-cigarettes tainted with toxic bacteria and fungus

If the harmful chemicals weren't bad enough, new research finds that many e-cigarettes also include unhealthy biological contaminants.




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30 Vegetarian recipes you can cook in 30 minutes or less

These delicious, healthy meals can be on the table within half an hour.




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38 gourmet Thanksgiving recipes for vegans and vegetarians

Looking for amazing Thanksgiving recipes that cater to those of us skipping meat? We've got you covered! Check out these fantastic ideas for appetizers, sides, mains and dessert!




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10 most loved vegetarian and vegan recipes of 2013

These are the most popular recipes from The Cooking Project this year, and I have to say, you all sure love your avocados!




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Cut your carbon footprint in half by going vegetarian

A new UK study measures and compares the dietary greenhouse gas emissions of meat- and fish-eaters, vegetarians, and vegans.




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Eating less meat is crucial to climate fight, but politically tricky

A new report finds reducing meat consumption is as important as tackling transportation emissions, but the politics are daunting.




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Veganuary, weekday vegetarians, Meatless Mondays and now reducetarians...

Gosh, there are a lot of ways to eat less meat. And a lot of ways to talk about it, too.




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The Reducetarian Solution: Reflections and strategies for eating less meat

Reducing meat consumption is one of the best ways to help the environment. A new book offers many ideas for how to make it happen.




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American Medical Association urges shift to plant-based hospital food

Between planetary and personal health, there's a lot to be said for eating a lot less meat.




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The secret power of the flexitarian

The rise in not-quite-vegetarian eating has a ripple effect that shouldn't be ignored.




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Microbial Fuel Cell Treats Wastewater, Harvests Energy

A new microbial fuel cell can not only drastically reduce the amount of sludge from wastewater treatment plants, but can also produce clean energy at the same time.




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Plant-Microbial Fuel Cell Produces Power from Plants

The fuel cell generates electricity from living plants and could turn green roofs and marshes into power plants.




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Artificial leaf produces energy from dirty water

The groundbreaking technology has gotten even better with the ability to self-heal and produce hydrogen from dirty water.




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Make a simple microbial fuel cell

This is a great way to understand the science behind microbial fuel cells and make a little renewable energy at home.




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City of Freiburg has a brilliant alternative to disposable coffee cups

Customers pay €1 for a reusable cup that can be returned to any participating business in the city center.




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German politicians fear 2020 climate goals are unreachable, but won't give up

Because they started setting aggressive goals early, it still leaves Germany ahead of schedule on Paris Climate Agreement commitments




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'Achtung Baby: An American Mom on the German Art of Raising Self-Reliant Children' (book review)

Author Sara Zaske shows that it all comes down to respecting a child's right to independence.




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Why is car-crazy Germany so much safer than the USA for pedestrians and cyclists?

A study comparing the two countries shows vast differences in how cars are used.




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Goodbye to German Minister who said "no" to meat at official events

As Barbara Hendricks leaves the Environment Ministry, we look at the success of meatless meetings in a country with a strong meat culture




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California teen collects 50,000 rotting golf balls from coastal waters

Alex Weber, 18, has just published a study that analyzes how these balls enter and degrade in the water.




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11 electric cars now under $27,000... in California

There are now 11 mass-manufactured electric cars that come in under $27,000 in California... after federal and California incentives.




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A Healthy California School Lunch: Fruit, Veggies, And A Bit Of Lead

Vinyl man (pictured) may be disappointed. "The hundreds of thousands of lunch boxes given away by California state health officials over the last several years were designed to promote healthful habits, bearing slogans such as "Eat Fruits & Vegetables




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Eco-Flexx: A More Benign Billboard Material

Years ago, whilst working as a researcher for Greenpeace, looking at how effective its campaign had been to make the Sydney Olympics PVC-free, it became apparent to me how polyvinyl chloride so dominates certain industries. This is certainly true of




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Elevated bike lanes will abound in Utopia

An annual Toronto event is pretty utopian, as two major highways are closed to cars and given over to cyclists.




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Super Rare Asian "Unicorn" Captured, Dies in Captivity

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,




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Rare Asian "Unicorn" Gets New Reserve in Vietnam

The saola is an extremely rare relative of the ox that is found only in the forests of the Annamite Range of Vietnam and Laos. Discovered in 1992, scientists know very little about the elusive beast, which is known among locals as a




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Documentary reveals Vo Trong Nghia, Vietnam's visionary bamboo architect (Video)

He is one of Asia's emerging architects, famous for building stunning, affordable and durable buildings out of bamboo.




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1000 US veterans to receive solar job training through Troops To Solar initiative

Thanks to GRID Alternatives and Wells Fargo, more than 1000 US military veterans and active servicemen will be getting solar industry job training and job placement.




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Climate Contributes To Lahore Pakistan's Daily Power Blackouts - Australian Coal To The Rescue?

People often write of climate associated flooding, loss of agricultural productivity, spread of tropical disease, and so on. The City of Lahore, Pakistan is experiencing




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South Asian Monsoon Rains Could Be Delayed, Decrease In Intensity Due to Climate Change

As if melting Himalayan glaciers weren't enough to radically (and perhaps catastrophically) reshape water supply in South Asia, a new report from researchers at Purdue University shows that summer monsoons could be




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Illegal Logging by Pakistan's Timber Mafia Increased Flooding Devastation

Forget for the moment about to what degree climate change has influenced the flooding in Pakistan. A new article in China Dialogue brings to light a new angle on one very aggravating factor on the overwhelming devastation: Illegal logging by the 'timber




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Pakistani Timber Mafia & Climate Change Caused Much of Summer's Flooding

Back when 20% of Pakistan was underwater, I wrote about the influence of deforestation on the flooding--deforestation caused in no small part by illegal logging at the hands of the so-called timber mafia, a group with




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Indian Vultures Show Some Signs Of Recovery Since Veterinary Painkiller Ban

Some good news on the critically endangered Indian vulture: New research published in PLoS One documents how the rate of the bird's decline has fallen since India, Nepal, and Pakistan banned the veterinary painkiller