A man named Manfred Mornhinweg found the modern world too "noisy and hectic", so he decided to build himself a house on a quiet 40 hectare piece of land in Chile.

This portable pavilion has a clever lightweight structure where the bookshelves hold up the roof.

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...

We apologize for the bad pun in the title, sometimes it's just hard to resist. Fair trade is a familiar concept to our readers. Aside from writing about well-known fair trade commodities like chocolate and coffee, we've also seen posts on everything

2007 has been a brutal year for natural disasters in Latin America, keeping the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs busy. The agency said in a recent statement that a record nine missions were dispatched to Latin America

These photos reveal the horror of our disposable, consumerist culture and how it's ruining the most beautiful places on Earth.

Innovative model brings fresh produce and jobs to areas and people in Chicago that need it most

Just keeping your phone in your car's console during a drive could charge the battery with this novel tiny generator.

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

This quick project makes a useful emergency flashlight while recycling your leftover cardboard.

From record investments in energy investments made by US states, to East Africa's largest wind power project, Chicago's smart gridization, to Chevron's huge fine being upheld, here's what we're reading today.

A UK offset company launches a world-first partnership to finance Life-Straw water purifiers in Africa.

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

Kenya, Uganda and Tanzania are banding together to combat unlawful timber products and curb deforestation.

A vagrant Cape Sea Lion that made a record trip to Kenya is rescued from a fisherman’s gillnet.

It was shot from "sea to summit" in Hawaii Volcanoes National Park, one of the most dynamic landscapes on Earth.

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

Building her first tiny home meant enough financial freedom for this tiny house builder -- enough to build another off-grid tiny vacation home in Hawaii.

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

When sunscreen chemicals wash off beach-goers, they bleach coral, stunt its growth, and sometimes kill it outright.

It took three years, but Hōkūle’a made the impressive journey using only ancient Polynesian navigational methods.

Simple, no frills cabin living at its best, right by the ocean.

As if to say 'sorry,' Kilauea softens its fury by tossing shimmery green olivine to the humble humans below.

Masao Yoshida, one of the Fukushima 50 who stayed behind at the earthquake and tsunami-struck power plant after the other employees evacuated, has just died from esophageal cancer.

We still need a ton more renewable energy in order to combat climate change, but the good news is that renewable energy is picking up the pace.

Earlier research found evidence of a wildlife wonderland at the disaster site, now the first camera study validates an abundance of wolves, boars, foxes and more.

Can a rare metal travel without a passport?

This is, in fact, one of the things that e-bikes are really good at. Another dumb move.

And a self-driving chair, a computer in your phone and learning to listen.

The latest report on the state of the world's fisheries paints a depressing picture of the seafood industry.

Company higher-ups sold stocks while telling investors that everything was fine.

Scientists hope the technology that filmed it can make fishing more sustainable.

Scientists argue over whether some animals have the brains for suffering.

The 2007 Be The Change Conference is fast approaching and has an amazing line up of speakers to inspire you with the theme "The Sky's the Limit". For the fourth year in a row the BTC conference brings together world leaders in sustainability and social

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

The debate over the true ecological sustainability of biofuels, the effects on global food prices, and their oft-heard claims of carbon-neutrality has been played out on TreeHugger in great detail. Adding a new

George Monbiot is at it again, causing controversy by saying "Environmentalism may be emotional but it should always be based on science, not like the wishful thinking behind natural remedies."-Environmentalism must be fact based and there is no room

EvanEco: Carnival of the Green 172 by Don Bosch "Got milk? Grab a glass of the white stuff and a chocolate chip cookie, and join me for some green bloggy goodness..."Guardian Ethical Living: Ethical Superstore and Natural Collection merge into giant

George Monbiot told us that flying is dying; London artist Richard DeDomenici tells us that a return transatlantic flight is equivalent in CO2 and pollution output to driving a car 30 miles a day for a year. So the artist/humorist has

Since the Viet Nam war, Canadians (and some Americans) have been sewing Canadian flag patches on their backpacks when they travel to distinguish themselves from their neighbours. But they will be ripping them off soon, as the country becomes an

The Guardian's George Monbiot talks about climate deniers, junk science, and the need for nuclear.

Actually, we have been down this road before...

No they don't. Whether or not you buy into this study, the fact remains that cars are cars are cars.

"Let’s abandon this disastrous experiment."

Fortunately, that's not the only change in their building regulations.

Even with falling subsidies, solar still makes sense.

Mandatory solar panels are not the biggest deal here.

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

Instead of an exciting adventure, we got a road not taken.