Using the flow of water inside the pipes to power the water network's own monitoring devices could eliminate the need for batteries in those systems.

For backpackers wanting something other than solar power.

Income for farmers, or fracked natural gas—will communities be allowed to decide?

Oil and gas companies have until 2023 to make 'Paris compatible' plans, or face divestment.

We are all cutting back in the West, but more flying in developing countries overwhelms the savings.

The timeline needs some work. But this is a start...

Drivers of traditional "ICE" cars often underestimate the convenience of going electric.

And yet it still plans to sell more oil...

Spark is a musical instrument that harvests kinetic energy when it's shaken, storing it in a battery for powering LED lights.

Could this be even more encouraging than a FitBit to get up and walk around?

Conservationists are celebrating a British firm's recent pullout from a biofuel project in Kenya that they say would have destroyed the Tana River Delta, a wetland ecosystem crucial for regional wildlife.

Studio Schneemann, together with the Kenyan initiative Uniqueco, collect and turn wasted flip flops from the beach into colourful and squichy furniture and lighting.

An international music festival in the slums of Nairobi is unusual enough. But one that plans to stop a dam and save an indigenous way of life? Let's party.

Now in its sixth day, the forest fire threatens critical habitats and precious water sources.

The approved measure ups fines from $480 to $120,000, and jail time from 2 years to 15 years.

As if giraffes weren't exotic enough, this very rare mother and baby seem outright otherworldly in their absence of color and pattern.

It's not quite as dramatic as it sounds. It's simply a good demonstration of the power of regenerative braking!

There are worse places to be stuck than in Hawaii... I'm starting to think they did it on purpose!

It's the first plant plant of its kind in the states that generates electricity from the temperature differences in the ocean.

Move over, indoor birthing tub. This woman wants to deliver in the Pacific Ocean with dolphins as midwives.

The new species endemic to the marine protected area expanded by Obama was named in honor of his efforts to protect and preserve the natural environment.

MIT design cuts fusion reactor down to a size that would be more cost effective and could be built in five years

The number of wolves alone around Chernobyl is more than 7 times greater than can be found in other nature reserves.

There is so much in their new strategy that I can't get it all in the title.

Eben Weiss, the Bike Snob, is an unexpected source for this proposal to save the environment.

A look at some recent posts on our sister site that might interest TreeHuggers.

Over the course of three months, previously clean mussels picked up a slew of contaminants from the waters of Puget Sound.

Instead of tossing it, fisheries should capture the protein and fat left in water and use it to feed humans and animals a second time around.

George Monbiot, everyone's favourite controversial climate commentator, launched the Be The Change conference with a bang here in London yesterday. He leaped off the starting blocks with the statement that not only is it imperative that we reduce Co2

I get the design part, but is it really sustainable?

Blogging like it's 1999 might make sense for a lot of people.

This is how to do climate action the right way.

The data center will be the largest in the world.

Between 2002 and 2015, these 'streamer lines' helped reduce seabird by-catch in Alaskan fisheries by 78%.

At this week's Clean Vehicles and Fuels conference in Stockholm, city officials released an updated survey showing that 50 percent of city residents would consider shopping for a "miljöbil" when they buy their next car. That's a huge increase from

We are at the end of our LostGen2 quest for the world's best city

The Scandinavian master designed a gem of a building promoting Nordic cooperation.

Their priorities certainly are different than ours are.

In the war between antibiotics and bacteria, bacteria often seems to be winning … but not in places like Sweden and Denmark.

Written by one of my favorite bloggers, this new book will inspire and guide readers to instill a love for nature in their children.

The cultural construct describes the enigmatic inner power that pushes people to get through hardships.

Once these plant-based meats showed up in fast food chains, they ceased to be cool.

Memorize this and you'll be set in the kitchen.

The light-filled interior of this well-insulated and cleverly designed tiny home imparts a sense of relaxation and well-being.

Architect John Kinsley puts together a little project that addresses so many of the problems we face in our cities.

This is something North American governments should copy.

Every country everywhere should be doing this.

One would think this would be obvious, that sidewalks are for people, not cars.

Portable solar chargers keep getting lighter, smaller, and more rugged, and PocketPower promises to deliver on all three of those features at a low price.

Sunslice is a small folding solar charger that can fit into a pocket, while still producing enough electricity to compete with much larger offerings.