It seemed a bit smaller and emptier this year, much like the green movement in general.

Because bridges are for people.

A new Human Rights Watch report shows the horrific conditions, both environmental and social, that 90% of Bangladesh's leather is produced in—and exported from, to the US, China, Italy and elsewhere.

The most under-reported  and neglected aspect of the good food movement is the 20 million workers who toil every day harvesting fields, killing and cutting up animals, packing boxes, driving trucks, cooking meals, serving tables, and cleaning up the mess.

I'm tired of every green initiative being hijacked by the negativism in this country. It's time to stand up and turn off.

A mother's fight to protect her children and her tribe

Klein, author of 'This Changes Everything,' launched the Leap Manifesto at the Toronto International Film Festival. Read and sign it here to join the call for a more sustainable and equitable future.

Why do we always think other animals are so simple?

A giant resin bee is drawn to purple loosestrife, can you guess the connection?

Our photo of the day comes from the rainforest of Ecuador.

Fatigue can happen to anyone, and is not necessarily an inevitable part of getting older.

Thirty thousand pounds of leftover food were redistributed to hungry Floridians in the days following the game.

India's streetlights are about to have a serious upgrade. The energy savings alone will be huge.

As with many biodiversity hotspots, new discoveries are being made all the time.

The husband and wife have spent 25 years buying up wasteland farmers no longer wanted; now elephants, tigers and leopards roam free there.

Uttar Pradesh is going to be looking a lot greener after a marathon 24-hour tree-planting frenzy.

These vertical towers, made of artificially diverted glacial meltwater, are a brilliant idea and possible solution to alleviate water shortages brought on by the fast-melting Himalayan glaciers.

The system will also help reduce the spread of disease in rural villages.

But what will the handrail police say?

The unexpectedly fast progress of other countries may even "cancel out" American rollbacks.

For the past 119 Sundays, volunteers have toiled in the sludge to remove 12,000 tonnes of plastic from Versova Beach -- and they're still going strong.

The company should really be called 'Eggland's Worst,' based on how these poor animals are treated.

With an increase in salmonella cases this year, health officials are pointing the finger at hobby farmers, which isn't entirely fair.

If these drugs have a fattening effect on livestock animals, it's logical that they would do the same for humans.

Scientists found a way to get more crops per acre and save the planet at the same time.

Cargill Meat is recalling 132,600 pounds of beef products nationwide that may be contaminated with E. coli.

Dr. David Jenkins is the man who came up with the glycemic index. His own diet may surprise you.

I picked a lot of squash.

Report also provides a blueprint for how to overhaul the food system to improve wellbeing all around.

All images via Ryan Frank. Ryan Frank may have moved his design studio to the sunnier climes of Barcelona, but he is still getting great commissions back in London, where he's made a name for his funky ways with reclaimed materials. The latest project

Perfect idea for spaces with poor air quality: a multi-functional hanging lamp that grows air-purifying plants.

Using mushrooms to challenge our unhealthy obsession with "body preservation," artist Jae Rhim Lee fabricates a suit that will remediate environmental toxins from dead bodies.

Sure, a bicycle can replace your car -- but as Frank Zappa demonstrates, it could replace your drum-set, too.

Forbes reports on how General Motors is recycling or reusing "90 percent of its manufacturing waste."

Inspired by theater set design, this versatile volume holds storage and other hidden furniture.

Not to mention getting buried in dirt or building with it.

We're not called TreeHugger for nothing.

You picked them! We hug'em!

They are light and efficient and easy to tow.

But what about the future we need?

Because we are not called TreeHugger for nothing.

Climate change is already killing people around the world. Now the British Medical Association has vowed to do something about it.

Ethical fashion brands tend to be very expensive, but there are ways to make the transition without spending a pile of money.

This new Canadian startup offers fabulous winter parkas and bombers that are entirely ethical and vegan.

Nippon Life Insurance will become first major Japanese institutional investor to ditch coal.

Cooling servers requires a lot of energy, so why not locate them somewhere that is always cold?

Tweet tweet. Collect enough virtual birds and you could make it to the Galapagos.

Who are the best ambassadors for clean energy, energy industry innovators, activists, and more? Vote here.

The rating system is attacked in 2012 for its 2002 standard and the timing couldn't be worse.

It's the Oscars of green building products chosen by the experts, in the runup to Greenbuild.