Image: Casajuntoalrio Willie Smits long ago abandoned the customary role of the microbiologist. After working in the Indonesian rainforest for three decades (and marrying a tribal queen), he has taken it upon himself to regrow the delicate ecosystems

Two new pieces in NRDC's Switchboard blog remind us that the debate over corn ethanol subsidies is alive and well; and illustrate, through two new reports, the benefits of ditching Federal support altogether. The first, from the

Few industrialists in recent times have done more to imperil environmental protections and public health than the Koch brothers. The force behind Americans for Prosperity and Koch Industries have galvanized

A measure that would remove roughly $6 billion in annual ethanol subsidies just passed the U.S. Senate, signaling, among other things, a shift in public attitude towards the once-heralded alternative fuel. It

If it seems like you've read a variation of the above headline before you're not wrong, and as much as anything it's a sign of the rock road cellulosic ethanol and biofuels in general have had in the past few years. The details: The Department of

Is the conventional wisdom that we need not worry about tailpipe emissions in biofuel-powered vehicles, because the plants had been absorbing carbon while growing, grossly misguided?

Climate crisis? What climate crisis?

Here's a one-stop green guide to traveling in San Jose, from hotels to a night on the town.

This article from The Guardian explores the tin mines of Bangka and the death tolls that come with them.

Global Citizen changed the lyrics to include a strong anti-food waste message, and the result is both entertaining and informative.

It creates as much CO2 as a million transatlantic flights. Why isn't this a bigger deal?

Well, this is pretty clever. If you're enticed by the idea of having fresh eggs straight from the backyard, but are not sure if you're ready to commit, RentTheChicken.com lets you rent some chickens!

Copper Lane, a cohousing project in London, shows how design by committee doesn't have to look like a camel.

It is a cup as service, rather than cup as product.

ZH architects faced a lot of serious challenges here, and came up with innovative solutions.

We have seen many ups and downs in the prefab world, but they may be getting it right this time.

Architype demonstrates that simple forms and careful window choices are the way to build efficient, affordable homes.

Also called "carbon lock-in," it's about time.

Everybody should be doing this, planning for repairability from day one.

Western Michigan University is installing solar-powered electric car charging. But it has to chop down nine trees to do it.

When cars first began appearing in the late 19th century, some cities moved to ban them -- but there is still one place in the US that has yet to change its mind.

Phoenix Haus brings European prefab technology to the midwest

It is designed to dry beeswax wraps more easily, but its usefulness goes beyond that.

For all those of you who insist on green lawns, for your kids to play on or your dogs to roll in, you still don't have to lay down a carpet of thirsty bluegrass, which 95% of American lawns

Artists installed a grass carpet through a French town to celebrate the 10th anniversary of its arts and nature trail programs.

There's a really fascinating feature over at Greater Good on the powerful transformative effects that positive emotions have on our wellbeing, our lives, our bodies, those around us. I won't relay all that Barbara

Here at TreeHugger we've long documented how every major religious group has come out supporting strong action on climate change, so the following irony, pointed out by Climate Progress shouldn't come as a shock: Even

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Rev. Richard Cizik and the nonprofit New Evangelical Partnership for the Common Good have released a video message to President Obama calling on him to do more to protect public lands from destruction by private industry.

Fifth Third Bank shows us just how easy it is becoming for corporations to source all of their electricity from renewables.

Solar power is a wonderful thing but the benefits are not evenly distributed.

This will mark a significant scaling of electrified transportation—including trucks and buses too.

It's an interesting art installation that brings some attention to an electrifying man.

It's not just renewables that are driving down emissions.

Ian Urbina reports at The New York Times on the negative side effects the tech industries shift to flat screen technology has had on the market for recycling old television and computer monitor glass

Critics have been quick to say that Phonebloks isn't realistic with the current market. What they are missing is that this is the entire point of the project. Phonebloks aims to alter the present, but re-imagining the future.

By 2017, global e-waste rates will increase by 33% to 65.4 million tons per year—the weight equivalent of almost 200 Empire State Buildings.

As Asian countries buy more electronics, the piles of discarded devices are increasing and it's putting people in danger.

If you want to attract good people these days you have to give them a nice place to work.

It is a wonderful wooden and digital world, but will it ever happen?

The proposal for redeveloping Toronto's waterfront into a green, sustainable, urban tech hub is controversial.

The prime minister also mentioned holding companies responsible for the packaging waste they create.

Unfortunately, people like the slogans a bit too much.

The Canadian province is overhauling its recycling program, which would include holding producers accountable for their wasteful packaging designs.

A partnership between Moisson Montreal and the largest grocery chains in the province will continue to salvage hundreds of tons of food that would otherwise be discarded.

You can work with other location independent workers and do some holiday good deeds at the same time.

The age of vehicular cycling is coming to an end; cyclists want equity, not equality

Wood smoke is a huge source of particulate pollution and really shouldn't be in residential neighbourhoods. But the flavour...