If you'd like a close-up view of the BMW i8 electric sports car manufacturing process, here are the goods.

Ed. note: We're now up to the sixth post in the Green Basics series of posts that TreeHugger is writing to provide basic information about important ideas, materials and technologies for new greenies (or those who just need a quick refresher). Read on

Ed. note: This is now the seventh post in the Green Basics series of posts that TreeHugger is writing to provide basic information about important ideas, materials and technologies for new greenies (or those who just need a quick refresher). Read on and

Though known colloquially as food that is grown to be more healthy (and is more expensive), in order for organic food to be certified as such, it must be produced under specific, legally-regulated standards and be subject to testing in order to retain

Paper or plastic bags: which is better? It's an age old question, when it comes time to check out when grocery shopping: paper bag or plastic bag? It seems like it should be an easy choice, but there's an incredible number of details and inputs hidden

A greener workplace can mean a lighter ecological footprint, a healthier and more productive place to work and good news for the bottom line.

The competition is looking for new ideas for capturing the emissions from fossil fuels and turning them into something useful instead of harmful.

Run on waste heat, this commercial facility is the first of its kind in the world, extracting CO2 from the air and piping it to a greenhouse farm to grow veggies.

Cars are killing us, and it is time to limit the damage to drivers and to people around them, just like we did with smoking.

It's also affecting everything from meat packing to crumpets.

Brad Plumer looks at the issue of "outsourced pollution."

Natural materials are the only ones that sequester carbon rather than produce it.

From Genghis Khan's reforestation to King Edward I's 14th century ban of coal mining, these famous people were dedicated to TreeHugger ethics --- even if they didn't know it.

The brilliant Hans Rosling has a data visualization video that helps debunk the myths of the birth and child mortality rates of the so-called developed and developing countries.

Graphic designer Jack Hagley's new infographic shows the world's population as 100 people.

There is a third, more sustainable option: the library.

One of the UK's "Big Six" energy companies has gone a dark shade of green.

There is too much oil in the ground there just to leave it, so what about the carbon dioxide and the natural gas consumption. We will just throw some high tech at it; problem solved.

Buckminster Fuller 's 1933 Dymaxion car was a marvel. Architect Norman Foster tells Jonathan Glancey of the Guardian: "The Dymaxion had the same engine and transmission as the Ford Sedan of the time," says Foster, who worked

They were wonderful mathematical constructs, but they are terrible buildings.

Fretting about authenticity and appearance detracts from more important concerns.

Much of the world eats the same thing every day. Why are we so preoccupied with variety?

A last-minute menu change has switched out fish for mushrooms.

Wannabe vegetarians can fulfill their cravings using scent, rather than the real thing.

The story combines the beauty of nature, wanderlust, and the deep love that can exist between human and dog.

Who would have thought our canine companions could have allergies to a carnivorous diet?

The new map was created from a study of over a decade's worth of Landsat satellite images and is the first to show in fine detail land use changes around the globe.

The movement of air around the planet is fascinating, and has never been more clear thanks to this map. The modeling system used to make it can simulate worldwide weather at remarkable detail.

Travel back in time and explore the geography of history from the comfort of your home with the new gallery of Google Maps.

New street view images suggest that one of the Google maps cars was in an accident

A satellite that ran out of fuel two years ago is now giving scientists a huge wealth of data.

Now we'll be able to see air pollution information along with city maps.

Help fund solutions to the global water crisis by purchasing a t-shirt from a company that donates to Thirst Relief for each shirt sold - enough money per shirt to give one person access to clean, drinkable water for 25 years!

The Revolve Tap Water Filtration system is an easy way to start choosing to drink tap water over bottled water.

In some areas of the world, transporting water to where it is needed is a major burden, in terms of both time and health, but a new solution may help to ease that process.

It's time we made water bottles part of our every day carry (EDC) kit. This handy little bottle squishes down small enough to go everywhere you do.

This ambitious goal is all the more remarkable because NIPSCO is currently 65% coal dependent.

This man wants to prove a point about rising global carbon dioxide levels by locking himself inside this DIY greenhouse for the next three days.

Trump would rather keep humans out of the country than saltwater.

A series of newspaper articles ask the wrong question.

A lesson in what happens when the humans disappear.

New quarters are coming and they star FRUIT BATS!

The most important pollinators on the planet are disappearing in areas where temperatures are getting hotter.

When the rare leucistic moose appeared before his camera, photographer Anders Tedeholm captured the magic.

New research calculates how individual CO2 emissions affect the Arctic's shrinking summer sea ice.

In the latest installment of 'A Death by 1000 Cuts,' a New York TImes analysis lists the Earth-loving rules that Washington is seeking to reverse.

An investor network managing $4 trillion in assets has warned investors that they should prepare for the inevitable -- a climate-driven "sin" tax on meat.

Huge new study reveals that going vegan offers far greater benefits than quitting flying or driving an electric car.

The largest greenhouse gas emitter wants wiggle room when it comes to cutting emissions.

If you can't beat 'em, ship 'em. The state of Illinois is spending $2 million to ship invasive Asian carp back to China, where they're considered a delicacy. In Illinois, and the Great Lakes region, they're