Shoppers have realized that paying a few extra cents can make or break a domestic food producer.

While the immense amount of rain and devastating floods that hit Colorado nearly two weeks ago were already tragic , they have also exposed a concern regarding the lax environmental regulations that allow the oil and gas industry to drill in flood zones.

The new energy drink that is taking Japan by storm!

Impact of greenhouse gases released since October measured over a 20-year time frame is equivalent to emissions from 7 million cars.

Let's not celebrate yet, but if it has, we still need to make the transition happen more quickly.

New study finds Aliso Canyon disaster’s impact equivalent to annual greenhouse gas emissions from over half a million cars.

Barley doesn't like rising temperatures, and neither will beer lovers.

A new study found pollution is dangerous for the brain ... especially if you're male.

Good affordable bikes, safe places to ride, and secure places to park.

All 400 vehicles will be emission-free by 2030.

The hotel company plans to recycle old soap into 1 million new bars for Global Handwashing Day.

Part treasure hunt, part real-life Pokémon Go, the hidden giants (which are made entirely of scrap wood) can be found by treasure map or riddle poems.

Flow Loop introduces a new closed loop shower that will bring back one of life’s little pleasures: a long hot wet shower.

Using shipping containers for housing near a Danish rock music museum makes sense, sort of.

The project in Denmark is a good object lesson.

Computers and technology let designers do things that were unimaginable just a decade ago.

We always write "Learn from Denmark." We take it back.

They don't know how they are going to do it, but it is a bold promise.

Fireplaces! Candles! Clutter! What are these people thinking?

In late May, a cow named Yvonne decided not to be eaten, and broke through an electric fence to escape from the farm in Bavaria where she was being fattened for slaughter. Since then, she has been on the

The wide use of antibiotics in factory farms to prevent infections and promote growth is a breeding ground for superbugs.

Much of the upper US could be treated to some celestial theatrics.

The mysterious organism looks like a mushroom but acts like an animal, and it's one of my favorite beings ever.

In many part of the world, the 2019-2020 winter was the winter that wasn't.

Here's an easy way to reduce food waste and never buy commercial soup stock again.

The poetic and ephemeral fifth basic taste, umami, is the talk of the town; you can find it in these all-natural ingredients.

The pace of cooking has slowed down because we suddenly have extra time.

Prevent drain blockages and environmental damage by taking care with what you put down the sink.

Stand around a fire and sip mulled wine. Skip the last-minute shopping. Give time, not stuff.

I've made it through the first month of my thrifty New Year's resolution.

Consumer demand for meat, soy, palm oil, and more has resulted in 60% of primate species facing extinction.

With only two members of the species left, a successful egg harvest and fertilization could mean all is not lost.

The red glowing street lights allow light-shy bats to cross the road.

These spiny little animals are in desperate need of population control, and our sushi habits could help.

XEROX/PARC Spiral Water Filtration Technology A typical water-treatment plant is very big and very expensive. XEROX's Palo Alto Research Center (PARC) has come up with a new technology that could make the whole process cheaper and simpler, potentially

Here's a frequent question asked by people wanting to create positive sustainable changes in the world: Is it more effective to work as a change agent from inside the current system or is it better to

A new water treatment system could save billions of gallons of water each year by recovering almost all of the waste water at bottling plants and water treatment facilities.

Who says wheat-free can't mean indulgent? Best-selling cookbook author Karen Morgan offers up irresistible (and also vegetarian) main courses, snacks, and desserts.

An ice cream cart uses solar panels to power its refrigeration unit.

Whether for parental sanity or oceanic health, this is a powerful step toward a much better world.

The veteran naturalist and broadcaster is not holding back (this time).

With a $1 million donation, Andrew and Jane Cliffordhope will double the size of the world's largest cat-free sanctuary.

Until now, no species has had such a profound effect on shaping the Earth's biosphere as the humble broiler chicken.

Is this really how it ends?

Sometimes shipping container architecture makes perfect sense.

You have heard of "fast fashion." Get ready for fast architecture in container-sized modules.

The promise of prefab was healthy, cost-effective, energy efficient homes designed by talented architects. Is it finally here?

Last month, Catalan TV3 just aired a new documentary called "comprar, llençar, comprar", meaning "to buy, to throw away, to buy" in Catalan, right on time for the christmas shopping and the winter sales which started this week. You can now watch the

TreeHugger was founded as a sustainable design blog. From Alan Chochinov's 10 steps for sustainable design, through Yves Behar's predictions for sustainable design in 2011, to the

Using reclaimed wood and steel from old pig fences, this Dutch company makes exquisite tables, while recycling all byproducts into other useful goods -- cat litter, compost and alcohol..