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Why millennials are destroying our infrastructure, and why bike lanes destroy religious freedom

And really, how self driving cars are an attack on freedom.




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Google's Project Ara modular smartphone is finally being released

But is it truly modular?




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Google will be able to offset 100% of electricity needs with renewable energy in 2017

The tech giant has hit this major renewable energy goal ahead of all its competitors.




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Google Street View cars turned into gas leak detectors

A fleet of the cars mapped methane leaks in three major cities and the results aren't good.




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We need a BYOC (bring your own cutlery) movement

Reusability beats out biodegradability any day.




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Clean Ride Mapper helps cyclists avoid polluted air, find quietest route to destination

It's up to you to decide if you want to take the shortest route, the cleanest one, or the quietest one.




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Artist sculpts hyper-real landscape out of encyclopedia set (Video)

Books aren't just for reading -- you can carve incredible works out of them too, as this artist has done with this 24-volume set.




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World's largest Cross-Laminated Timber apartment complex being built in Montreal

And a big part of the pitch is sustainability and comfort.




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Converted minimalist work cabin comes with secret telescoping ladder

All work and no play? Here's a work space with some playful humor built in.




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Montreal may ban wood-fired ovens. Is this the end of the classic Montreal bagel?

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




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As low-hanging fruit is plucked, UK emissions reductions slow

What's next after the coal purge?




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Fiat Chrysler offsetting emissions with credits from Tesla

This doesn't seem right.




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Poland to Ban Monsanto’s Genetically Modified Corn

Following anti-Monsanto activism in other countries, Poland has announced plans to completely ban the growth of Monsanto’s genetically modified strain MON810.




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With "Roundup Ready PLUS" Monsanto Capitalizes on the Superweeds It Created

For Monsanto, superweeds are just another selling point for its products.




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Kickstart Film 'Open Sesame-The Story of Seeds' and Save Heirlooms

The Open Sesame documentary examines the importance of open source seeds.




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Why scientific proof isn't always needed to justify concerns

The Guardian's Kara Moses asks, "Do we need conclusive scientific proof to become concerned about an issue?" I think not, because sometimes even conclusive proof isn't enough for government and society to act.




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EPA ruling on Roundup pesticides heavily swayed by Monsanto-backed studies

When reviewing the safety of glyphosate, the Environmental Protection Agency considered just five independent studies, and 27 industry-funded studies.




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Roundup weed killer found in all kids' oat cereals tested

EWG tested 28 brands of conventional oat-based cereals; they all had glyphosate residue, most of them above healthy standards




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Hydrogen-powered e-bike cranked up to 93 mile range

E-bikes will eat cars, and H2 bikes will eat Toyotas.




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More people are riding on e-scooters, so more people are getting injured

It's basic math. Sure, e-scooter injuries are way up. But let's keep it in perspective and look at what the real problem is.




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A Thousand Words Are Worth...Ingredients in a Pizza Pocket

We usually start with "A Picture is Worth", but in this case the thousand words are much more powerful. Boingboing quotes designer Justin Perricone: "This is a poster I designed using all of the ingredients in a Ham & Cheese Hot Pocket. First in a




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Help Michael Pollan Write the <em>Food Rules</em> Expanded Edition - Submit Your Rules Via Slow Food

Now Michael Pollan's Food Rules wasn't my favorite book of his, but it was a best-seller and a new edition is being written--and Pollan is in general a fine writer. To help craft it Pollan is partnering with Slow Food USA for a user-generated portion




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Study describes chicken nuggets as edible "super glue"

Doctors from the University of Mississippi dissected two nuggets and were shocked by what they found.




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Cooked: A Natural History of Transformation (book review)

Michael Pollan's latest book is a wonderful exploration of how cooking connects us all, socially and ecologically.




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LEED Goes 3.0 &mdash; and They Ain't Joking 'Round

The USGBC, and their insanely popular rating system LEED, have been on the frontlines of the green building movement for quite a while. Everyone has taken a shot at them at least once. There’s all the talk about how the credits are




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New Energy Star Ratings for TVs Announced

Photo via dailyinvention via Flickr CC Energy Star has announced that the new 4.0 and 5.0 specifications for televisions have been set. They'll go into effect May 2010 and 2012 respectively, and the impact will save users anywhere from 40% to 65% in




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Earth Advantage Institute Makes Earth Day Predictions For Housing Ten Years From Now

The Earth Advantage Institute promotes a green building standard from the Northwest that combines the energy requirements of Energy Star with healthy home attributes like air quality, environmental responsibility and and resource efficiency. I thought




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GE's New Hybrid Water Heater is Super-Efficient—and Manufactured in America

The GeoSpring hybrid electric water heater is not only super-efficient, it's being made in America at a plant that has lay idle for decades.




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BC's First Energy Star Qualified Home is a Round Beauty

A round home is British Columbia's first home to be Energy Star qualified, a topic of contention on TreeHugger.




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Element Hotel Times Square - My Stay at the Soon-to-be LEED Certified Hotel in NYC (Photos)

Can hotels be 100% eco-friendly and affordable? I tried out Starwood's Element Hotel in NYC to find out how far a 411-room urban hotel can go green. The result is mostly positive with a few letdowns.




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Flat LED gets Energy Star certification, now qualifies for rebates in most states (prices as low as $1.97)

LEDs were already cheap when you take into account how much money they save you on your electricity bill, but now this is just a no-brainer.




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Energy Star now rates clothes dryers. This could reduce U.S. CO2 emissions by 22bn lbs per year!

Drying clothes uses an incredible amount of energy, it's clearly a low-hanging fruit for conservation and energy efficiency efforts.




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Look Ma, no heatsink! After the innovative flat LED, here comes the hollow one (review)

Look Ma! No heatsink!




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Clever technical breakthrough could make LEDs as inexpensive as incandescents

It was only a few years ago that I was testing LED bulbs that cost $100 each...




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The biggest energy-saving regulation the U.S. has ever seen was released today

The new rule is expected to save Americans $167 billion in energy costs.




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Learn the lost art of mending knitted garments

Knitted woollens should never get tossed until you've tried to repair them. Thanks to online tutorials, it's not as hard as it seems.




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Let's get circular; it is the only way we won't end up buried in garbage

We have to slow down and smell the coffee, and it might actually be fun.




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Recirculating Marine Aquaculture: Farmed Fish Minus the Pollution

Image credit: UMBI Center of Marine Biotechnology Fully Contained, Indoor Fish Farming Update: Karin has reported on this initiative before under Fish Farming Moves to the Condos, and Lloyd also covered it under the Future of Food. Great to see it still




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Baltimore Announces Massive Smart Grid Program - 2 Million Meters to be Installed

Baltimore residents, get ready to get in on the smart grid party. Baltimore Gas & Electric has just announced that it has filed paper with the Maryland Public Service




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Threatened Homeowners Battle Endangered Beetles

For most people, living along southern Chesapeake Bay with a scenic view over the waterfront might sound idyllic, but for nearly 100 residents who do, it's turned into a nightmare. Slowly, the




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We Are Like "Watermelons: Green On The Outside And Red Or Socialist On The Inside."

Name calling is so much fun. Maryland State Senator Richard Colburn, R-Cambridge, thought he was having some at our expense when he characterized




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Not Waiting For the Feds, Carbon Tax Enacted by Montgomery County, Maryland

Not waiting for national legislation to set a price on carbon and kickstart the journey to a low-carbon future, Montgomery County, Maryland has enacted one the country's first carbon taxes. Passed by a vote of 8-to-1 the tax




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Save a Cyclist...Stop Distracted Driving

I can't stop thinking about Natasha Pettigrew. She was 30 years old, a Green Party candidate for Senator in Maryland, and killed this month in the early morning hours by being struck from behind by a woman in an SUV. The driver did not stop, dragged




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Two Men Fined After Rescuing Deer From Icy River

To many people, Jim Hart and Khalil Abusakran are heroes. When the two men from Maryland saw a deer stranded in the icy waters of the Patapsco River, they did what few others would dare. With an




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Modern-Day Johnny Appleseed Has Planted 13,849 Trees

Chances are that you've never heard of Gene DeSantis, but his story seems one destined for legend. In fact, he's already being likened to a modern-day Johnny Appleseed. For almost three decades, DeSantis has made it his mission




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Maryland's Greenhouse Gas Reduction Plan Given Green Light By Reviewers

Neither jobs nor electrical stability will be sacrificed by the state's proposed plan to protect the climate by reducing emissions 25% by 2020.




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Need More Motivation? Get Chased by Zombies in Undead Adventure Road Race

What started in Maryland is spreading. A running club with zombies that chase you. It's about survival of the fittest.




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Tiny, repurposed "Hobbitat" homes are now available for rent (Video)

Not sure if you really want to live in a tiny house? This tiny home builder is making these cabins from salvaged materials, which visitors can test out at an eco-retreat in Maryland.




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Baltimore's neglected rowhouses are the last ones standing

These lovingly photographed, colourful rowhouses are what's left after all the neigbouring ones have been demolished.




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Injured turtle gets custom-built LEGO wheelchair (video)

Veterinarians built this sweet mini-wheelchair for a turtle with a shattered shell.