Image credit: El País According to El País on sunday, celebraty chef Ferran Adrià is plotting a zero emission premises for his restaurant elBulli on the coast of Catalonia, Spain. The 2010 chef of the decade (nominated by The Restaurant magazine) closed

Florida's waterways are rapidly become gross slimy things.

With the right set-up, phosphorescent algae can create a lightshow in your room at night.

The vast majority of species exist in a sort of 'dark matter' biomass. But new tools are shedding light on the microscopic organisms that, although invisible to our eyes, constitute the "most diverse and abundant" life forms on earth.

An interesting design concept that envisions humans becoming semi-photosynthetic thanks to a symbiotic relationship with algae.

Surprisingly strong and made with seaweed and a bit of paper, this collection of modern furniture and lighting makes use of an abundant resource.

EnerGaia, a Thai startup, is using the rooftop of a Bangkok hotel to harvest spirulina. Is this the new edible rockstar of urban farming?

Designed with 'artificial leaves' of glass filled with algae, this lighting fixture is made to produce extra oxygen.

Exposed by low tide and bereft of a cooling breeze, the mollusks overheated to the point of cooking.

We have long called for deposits on everything. California shows that even that is not enough.

It's still up to a restaurant to decide to fill them, but the law provides detailed guidelines on how to do it safely.

Take one of the world's most beautiful places, add dappled sunlight, and voila.

To carbon neutralize the Super Bowl, the NFL plants mangroves in Florida

The Transition Town concept, a community focused response to climate change and peak oil, which was pioneered by Rob Hopkins, and which we reported on here and here, is spreading even further. For the first time, it is being tried on a city-wide scale,

Just a reminder to our UK-based readers that Transition City Bristol's Big Event, which we posted on last week, is coming up on Sunday. Billed by Rob Hopkins, originator of the Transition Towns concept, as "Possibly the biggest Peak Oil/Climate

We like Ecotricity, the UK-based green energy company that is busy planning and erecting urban wind turbines across the country. We’ve written about their partnership with Popeye, we’ve brought news of their collaborations with Lotus and Ben and

Stunning Art Project Projects Impacts of Climate Change TreeHugger was founded on the idea that art and design can help solve the ecological crisis we are facing - most recently evidenced by our round up of environmental artists shaking up the art

Image credit: pawpaw67, used under Creative Commons license. Malaysian palm oil producers may be committing to green(er) practices, but that's unlikely to appease George Monbiot. He has long been a critic of biofuels for vehicles, but he is absolutely

We know that bike commuting saves money, and that cycling to work combats obesity too. So it's no surprise when we hear that bike commuting is on the rise in many cities. One company is stepping out way ahead

Not long ago, my parents installed a sizable solar array on their home in England. Now my brother has just emailed with photos of his own installation. What's going on? Besides providing more evidence that solar feed-in

A slippery art installation in Bristol, England, reminds us that streets are not just for cars.

"It's an emergency," say council members. "So let's act like it."

Sometimes it's better to drive. Whether that means you carpool, rent a car, or take public transportation the fact of the matter is that you'd blow more carbon emissions if you traveled by airplane. Not only do you

I'll admit it, I'm a sucker for those little hotel soaps and shampoos and lotions. I rarely go home from a hotel stay without a handful of them stuffed in my bag. But they are

One might think that promoting walking as an alternative to driving might be good for cities clogged with cars full of overweight people.

If you thought the top market for electric car growth was somewhere in California, you'd be right many months out of the year, but not the 4th quarter of 2013.

This loft-less tiny home makes quite a statement, both inside and out.

It is appalling that in much of America, they are considered a frill.

Forever is a very long time.

BPA had been found to trigger the release of insulin in nearly twice the amount as when glucose is ingested.

A new study finds those with heart disease had higher concentrations of BPA in their urine.

Cartoonist Joe Mohr shows how the chemical might have affected the cartoon hero

A new study from the University of Illinois shows how chemical exposure early in life can alter stem cells and cause disease.

There is a fundamental logical inconsistency here. Either the stuff is bad for you or it isn't.

After a volunteer accidentally burned down its office, Bustan, an environmental justice organization based in Israel's Negev desert, decided it was time to

From a painter's satirical take on 1950s images of a bucolic world to

At first it sounds like any other reality show: "Candidates will be put through a series of tough physical

Locals in one region of the Australian Outback have been terrorized of late by a roaming band of feral camels. Drought conditions and a recent heat wave are being blamed for driving some 6,000 camels into residential areas near

Deserts are hot, dry, and unforgiving -- which makes them difficult environments for most creatures to survive in. But desert residents who have adapted to the temperatures -- by learning to survive without water, developing their own cooling systems, and

Korean activists are spearheading efforts to plant trees in Mongolia, hoping to improve both the lives of nomadic desert herders there and the air quality their families are exposed to back home.

A drive-in movie theater in the wilderness and an urban rooftop are just a few of the innovative spots from which stylish trailer hotels are popping up.

Imagine millions of these slithering out from the mud? The eggs of this alien desert crustacean remain dormant for years, waiting for a bout of rain to hatch.

As the only canids that can climb trees, gray foxes frequently drag fawn and rabbit skeletons onto the branches with them.

It took me hours, but I finally found this guy.

There is so much that they can't burn it here, so they compress it, liquify it, and ship it. That's not working out too well either.

Ampere Energy has developed a battery that fits in your minimalist apartment.

The world is awash in LNG that's a lot closer to the ocean and a lot cheaper to move.

Some 200 bald eagles are scavenging the goods at Cedar Hills Regional Landfill and dumping the leftovers in suburban backyards.

Our photo of the day comes from Atascadero, California.

Here is another reason to hate the Hudson Yards in New York City.