The Redox Power System will use technology to produce energy more efficiently for far less money.

Last week at CES in Las Vegas, Toyota revealed the FCV concept car for the fuel cell vehicle they will be making available next year. I had a chance to see the concept this week at the Detroit Auto Show.

Toyota has finally released its vision of the future, 20 years in the making!

Hydrogen is abundant in water and full of energy. We just need a cheap way to get the hydrogen where we need it.

They are not efficient, there is no infrastructure, and they are shills for the fossil fuel industry.

The versatile, two-dimensional medium of paper is reconstructed into art that pops off the page.

Author Sara Zaske shows that it all comes down to respecting a child's right to independence.

A study comparing the two countries shows vast differences in how cars are used.

We have to rebuild our cities to use less energy and house more people, and Passivhaus design is a useful tool for both problems.

It's not all about numbers, really there's more.

Cars kill thousands every day, wreck our cities, and spout CO2. What should we do about it?

(Image: Geekbrief)The battle, no doubt, will rage on for some time over which is greener, e-books or the printed stuff. A new item of evidence, however, has been submitted: a report by the Cleantech Group has concluded that in a spine-to-spine lifecycle

The marketing and branding services group BBMG just reported on his year's annual survey of green consumer attitudes. Questions were asked to determine recognition of 13 of

Each year thousands of PVC (Polyvinyl Chloride) yoga mats are sold

Amid a media flurry starring a displaced polar bear and an easy-breathing Lance Armstrong, Nissan has become the unlikely leader as it delivers a mass-produced, affordable electric car. The Leaf is now arriving in the driveways of eager customers, and

I must admit I have never really understood the environmentalist obsession with plastic bags. As I noted in my post on a ban plastic bags rap that went viral, I've always felt there are

This lovely looking Victorian house in west London seems deceptively straightforward except for a tiny plaque on the front door. It notes that this is the second house in the UK to reach PassivHaus standards. And that is no mean

Today, Levi’s released a new Life Cycle Assessment for their jeans as part of an effort to promote more sustainable water usage.

Since pumpkins generally require around 75 to 100 frost-free days, it's a good idea to get a jumpstart on planting them.

It's time to take David Cain's advice and "talk like we used to."

The road to mandatory labels is still long, with a 5-state trigger before the requirement goes into effect.

Nathanael Johnson at Grist has begun an excellent series on genetically modified organisms and the ongoing debate over GMOs in food.

Can science use the genes engineered by nature instead of genetic engineering in the face of a pending food crisis?

"Has the global food system been irrevocably hijacked?" One filmmaker asks and begins to answer this frightening question.

Retro Report revisits the Flavr Savr, the first genetically engineered food to hit American grocery stores.

Canada's environmental regulatory agency has allowed genetically engineered salmon eggs to be commercially produced.

Here's why it doesn't really matter that Cheerios are GMO-free.

Your guide to the Safe and Accurate Food Labeling Act of 2015, and what it means for GMO labeling in the U.S.

Researchers in the UK are using genetic engineering to fight the bird flu epidemic.

Don't take those cheap yellow fruits for granted! They're at the center of a great agricultural turmoil.

We hear a lot about plastics breaking down at sea, but scientists are discovering that a shocking quantity of plastic enters the ocean already in microscopic form.

For almost 30 years the Council has been fighting against regulation that would limit balloons for environmental reasons.

Learn about the extent of ocean plastic pollution and what you can do to help.

In honor of World Water Day, here are the sobering numbers behind the billions of people living without safe water.

Here are 4 common problems with tomatoes during the summer – and tips for how to fix them.

From crush-worthy Crash star Thandie Newton's celebrity-favorite Toyota Prius (pictured) to Paris Hilton's GMC Yukon Hybrid, these seven celebrity hotties are

On This Week with George Stephanopoulos yesterday, conservative columnist George Will commented on President Obama's emphasis on green cars, now that the White House is arguably a co-owner of Chrysler and

Image: Toyota Supply & Demand A few months ago, Toyota was quite afraid of the new low-cost Honda Insight hybrid. It even went as far as to make a $21,000 version of the 2010 Prius (aka Prius I) to try to compete with Honda on price. Well, seems like

Photo: Toyota Update: Kaizen Fail: Toyota Recalls 437,000 Hybrids Worldwide, Mostly 2010 Prius Models 311,000 Third Generation Prius Hybrids to be Recalled by Toyota It seems like Toyota has yet to hit rock bottom. Last week the NHTSA announced that it

OK, affordable might be a bit of an overstatement, unless you're one of the richer tree huggers out there. We've told you before about Mercedes-Benz's hybrid S400,

It's ugly, but it sure can keep that car from cooking, and it is going to be seen from a long distance.

And why 'ethical' grocery shopping isn't going to save the world.

Sam Suds and the Case of PVC The entire life cycle of PVC is an issue of environmental justice and racism. Many PVC plants are located near poor and communities of color. These facilities have poisoned workers and fence-line neighbors, polluted the

I have been reading two books at once, which is something one shouldn't do, as thoughts about each blend together. One is a dreadful screed by Andrew Keen called "The Cult of the Amateur," decrying the fact that bloggers are "amateurs without formal

The US Consumer Products Safety Commission (CPSC), under pressure to lessen childhood exposure to lead in toys and clothing, has set a deadline of early February 2009. That's

In March, 2005 John Laumer wrote a defense of vinyl windows: Look Out Any Window; in March , 2006 I suggested that he was wrong in A Year Ago in TreeHugger: A Defence of Vinyl. In March,

Should the stuff be kept away from kids? The American Public Health Association thinks so.

Steven M. Johnson beats a whole lot of TreeHugger posts to the punch.

Steven M. Johnson has some good ideas, but there have been others worth noting in TreeHugger.

Steven M. Johnson's great idea for ultralight camping combines your dinnerware with your goggles.