TreeHugger goes on and on (and on) about why design matters; here, legendary designer Philippe Stark gives us his own captivating take on the topic at TED in March 2007.

Behold, wet-handed readers, there's a better way.

Believe it or not, these folded works of wonder are created from a single sheet of paper -- no cuts, no glue.

Another Nordic cultural concept to prove that Scandinavians have it all figured out … but this one could help the rest of us sleep better too.

For the next 3 years, residents of Sweden are getting a serious incentive to get on an e-bike, as the country is setting aside about €35 million per year to subsidize their purchase.

The new vision promotes active transportation like walking and biking.

Need a helping hand? This self-adjusting piece of furniture comes to you.

Emerging out of a park in Seoul, South Korea, this dynamic piece of urban furniture offers a place to sit, walk and play.

Another very good reason to get fossil fuel powered cars out of our cities.

In some countries, it is standard practice; in others, not so much.

Forty companies just pledged to do their part to serve more veggies, helping the environment in the process.

It's a veggie burger that actually bleeds. But who's the target audience?

It's become a very tasty ritual.

The fuel cell is part of Microsoft's Data Plant project to build a zero carbon data center.

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

After years of promises, hydrogen-powered vehicles are finally arriving on the scene.

Goodbye car ownership, hello "mobility as a service."

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

Other cities might consider it to reduce congestion too.

We have to rebuild our cities to use less energy and house more people, and Passivhaus design is a useful tool for both problems.

It seems that most transit decisions in North America are made with the goal of making life easier for people in cars.

It's not all about numbers, really there's more.

We have to start thinking about housing as a social good instead of a financial instrument.

This furniture designer's stealth van conversion has been created as a "test lab" for mobile, "democratic" small space design.

Image credit: Jenni Grover What's the Carbon Footprint of the Antique Industry? I've been told I think too much. (Though I've also been told the opposite is true!) From musing over whether carrots are vegan to wondering about the true cost of my rural

The bad guys bought abandoned or repossessed homes, ripped out interior walls, illegally tapped into power and water, and grew pot commercially. What starts in

Air-drying clothing is definitely the cheapest, and especially the most eco-friendly way of drying your clothes; no energy or machinery is needed. However, if you live in a small space, a rainy country or simply are a busy (or forgetful) person,

This week a new report has been published by UK environmental think tank Green Alliance which unites top UK businesses on a mission to design out waste in industry. The report is called A Pathway To Greener Products and calls on the new coalition

Electric cars are the darlings of the green technology futurists. But wait, cries a receding voice, "what about the environmental impact of all those batteries?" Until recently, that lurking uncertainty shadowed the

This lovely looking Victorian house in west London seems deceptively straightforward except for a tiny plaque on the front door. It notes that this is the second house in the UK to reach PassivHaus standards. And that is no mean

Whether lost in the wilderness or just foraging in the woods for delicacies, all of these plants can be safely consumed.

A bill requiring all foods containing genetically engineered ingredients is just one step away from becoming law in Vermont.

In honor of World Water Day, here are the sobering numbers behind the billions of people living without safe water.

The Amazing Shrinking car It seems like Toyota has learned quite a bit from building the Toyota iQ (follow link for photos), the "Smallest Four-Passenger Car in the World". But the question really was, if they can fit 4 people in a car that small, how

This is one of those comparison posts that that could draw many angry comments: like Could Hype Sell An Inferior Hybrid? - Ford Fusion versus Toyota Camry did. Please carefully read the caveats.

Image: Toyota Supply & Demand A few months ago, Toyota was quite afraid of the new low-cost Honda Insight hybrid. It even went as far as to make a $21,000 version of the 2010 Prius (aka Prius I) to try to compete with Honda on price. Well, seems like

It's a TreeHugger dream: an all electric wooden car designed to last forever.

We have been showing these for years, but the artist/inventor beats us to the punch again

The inventor and humorist also was prescient about buses.

It's a good time of year to look at the benefits of slowing down.

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,

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

Take a look at this built prototype of a flood-resistant house, designed to float with the rising waters.

This long, deep house has a wonderful low tech vertical garden that anyone could maintain.

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

Made with strong and versatile bamboo, this structure has had multiple lives and can be easily and quickly assembled and disassembled over and over again.

In many countries like Vietnam, there is nobody to even pick them up, let alone recycle them.

Cities and towns with good public-transit options offer more convenience for residents and are, of course, more environmentally friendly places to live. Now it

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

With all the recent brouhaha over inaccurate and since retracted statements in the 2007 IPCC climate change report about the speed with which Himalayan glaciers are melting, a recent series of posts over at China Dialogue is