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

Plastic pollution doesn't just kill fish. It kills people too.

The anti-straw movement is definitely having a moment. Let's hope the momentum continues.

Is this really how it ends?

When the earthworms are in trouble, we all are.

Caveat emptor.

Eco-architect extraordinaire Michelle Kaufmann speaks with Adam Werbach about coral bleaching and youth-powered activism in this TreeHugger exclusive from West Coast Green.

Eco-architect Michelle Kaufmann talks to Eric Corey Freed about his book Green Building for Dummies, disco balls and the death of Pergo floors in this TreeHugger exclusive from West Coast Green. Eric is the principal architect at organicARCHITECT, and

Eco-architect Michelle Kaufmann speaks with Prudence Ferreira about the three criteria for Passivhaus certification. Prudence is the founder of Integral Impact Inc, a green building firm with a strong focus on zero energy buildings. As the president of

Michelle Kaufmann speaks with Michael M. Wheeler about government messaging in this TreeHugger exclusive from West Coast Green. Michael is currently the Energy Adviser to California Commissioner Dian Grueneich, he has also worked for the EPA and the DOE

Eco-architect extraordinaire Michelle Kaufmann interviews Barry Hooper from SFEnvironment about government policy for new and existing buildings in San Francisco in this TreeHugger exclusive from West Coast Green. Barry Hooper collaborates with design

Eco-architect extraordinaire Michelle Kaufmann speaks with Peter Yost from BuildingGreen about working with Lawrence Berkeley National Labs on energy efficient window treatments in this TreeHugger exclusive from West Coast Green. Peter Yost has been

Eco-architect extraordinaire Michelle Kaufmann speaks with Hunter Lovins from Natural Capitalism Solutions in this TreeHugger exclusive from West Coast Green. Hunter is a professor, speaker and author on changing the conversation around business to

West Coast Green was this past week here in San Francisco, California. With speakers like Van Jones, Arianna Huffington and Michelle Kaufmann, the trade show was a nexus for greenies far and wide. Michelle Kaufmann was

Image Source: Preserve Dear Pablo: Does recycling your toothbrush really make a difference? Doesn't mailing it back do more damage than the recycling avoids? It is true that mailing anything has an impact, but is it more than the recycling itself? To

Even if the label of "maven" is painfully over-applied, there are people who still deserve it. Zem Joaquin, the stylish polymath behind Ecofabulous.com, is one of those few. Zem has been on the editorial side of mags like House and Garden, Domino, and

Architect and author of Cradle to Cradle talks about green products, his new buildings, and what happened in China.

It seems like everybody who knows the Cradle-to-Cradle principles thinks they're brilliant, yet adoption of the methodology and design philosophy seems slow. What is holding it back? William McDonough answers.

Looking for indoor plants that are hard to kill? These green troopers are resilient and don't demand too much from their keepers.

Carved pumpkins are susceptible to rot, but there are ways to stave it off.

You'll be surprised at the decorative potential contained within the recycling bin.

Perfect for beginners, brown thumbs, or people on the go, these easy indoor plants don't mind low light, low humidity, or irregular watering.

A new study reveals stress-reducing benefits for office workers when even just viewing a small plant on their desk.

You don't have to have an entire garden room to make a statement with your indoor plants.

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Four people are dead, 120 injured and six missing in Hungary as torrents of red toxic sludge, the byproduct of bauxite refining for aluminum, burst from a containment pond and poured through six villages in three counties. A

How about using the light from already existing street lamps to spark off the festive season? Here are some off-the-grid parasite lamps so to speak, that look good by day!

Made from virgin materials that require resource-intensive manufacturing processes, reusable water bottles aren't the perfect solution that you may think.

Recycling isn't enough when demand for aluminum is soaring. We have to use less of the stuff and eliminate single-use packaging.

In order to prevent future pandemics, we need to change our relationship with wildlife

Spoiler: your city will be much warmer year round.

The machine with a mission exceeds everyone's wildest dreams

A new study suggests that a social media community adds to longevity similar to an offline community.

The computing facility will help researchers with NASA missions while reducing its environmental impact.

Aircraft will have to fly new routes to avoid major bumps.

Researchers combine social media and artificial intelligence to better predict damage from global sea level changes

A suitable celebration of Pi Day.

Forget about wood construction; cardboard could be the Next Big Thing.

After a few big players entered the ring, the environment was spared some 1.5 billion plastic shopping bags in under 100 days.

This home has been redesigned to feel much more spacious, and connected to its surroundings.

This apartment's built-in 'function wall' maximizes a small space by incorporating sleeping, sitting and storage.

Our photo of the day provides a lesson in the origins of seashells.

Students will have to take home any waste that is not recyclable or compostable.

Though it sounds like a technical term more suited for computer programming, avicaching is actually a growing practice that encourages birders to collect and share their data from bird-watching through an internationally known phone app.

The theme for 2019 is “forests and education,” with the goal to increase understanding that sustainable forests are critical to our future.

About one in six men in the United States are fathers. That’s more than 70 million dads . It can be tempting to focus their Father’s Day on finding the perfect camping gadget, the best new fishing rod, or the latest hiking gear.

Every year, the Sustainable Forestry Initiative community comes together to exchange ideas, share innovations, and inspire those who have a vision of a world that values and benefits from sustainably managed forests.

Oh, the farmer and the oilman should be friends. But they are fighting over ethanol.

It has its ups and downs, but Harald Buschbacher's idea might be the best of both transit worlds.

When you buy a burger, it could be from a cow raised on Brazilian soy feed. That's a problem.