They have toilets but they just dump the sewage out the back. This is nuts.

In rural Alabama, an existing landmark building is converted into a new community gathering spot, instead of being torn down.

We just noted the rising popularity of e-books as Amazon announced sales of digital books have consistently surpassed sales of hardcover books. However, don't think libraries will turn to ancient ruins quite yet. Pop

Chris Yurista lives out of his backpack. He tells the BBC that "It's always nice to have a personal sense of home, but that aside - the internet has replaced my need for an address." He's got a job and moonlights as a DJ, couch-surfing in friends'

50% of Americans had reduced their electronics and apparel expenditures in the past 12 months, according to a survey conducted by management consulting firm, Booz & Company. They sum up their findings saying that "the impact

The happiness you feel in a shopping spree may feel as good as the happiness from helping someone, but gene expression reveals a dangerous difference: could shopping cause disease?

This Friday, Patagonia encourages us to celebrate the clothes we have and the stories they tell.

Adopting a waste-conscious and anti-consumerist lifestyle is not something that happens overnight. Sometimes it's nice to hear about other people who are just starting out, like this young family from southwestern Ontario, Canada.

Some of them are surprising and all of them will make a real difference.

A condo in Manhattan and a mixed use 12 story building in Portland get a boost.

If a vertical farm fantasy is the best unbuilt project in the UK, then sustainable design is in worse trouble than I thought.

House on the Highlands wins the rural category in the UK Passivhaus Trust Awards.

But is it "the last flourish of a high-resource approach to design and construction"?

The Autonomous Hotel Room from Aprilli Design Studio raises some interesting questions.

Big bucks go to the teams that come up with an air conditioner that's five times as good.

The most prestigious prize in British architecture is given to the solidly green project rather than the flash in the pan.

They say these are about celebrating the best contemporary architecture. But what does that mean today?

Solar power has grown up, and it's ready to blow up.

You may think it sounds like an oxymoron, but travelling to faraway places with little ones in tow can actually be quite fun. Here are some ways to make it a lot easier.

It's not all stress and extra work. In some ways, kids can make a trip more interesting and interactive.

Despite Natura's seemingly excellent and forward-thinking business model, their list of ingredients is surprisingly awful and toxic, which calls into question the B Corp certification standards.

There are certain things I've hardly missed, and others I've missed more than I expected.

In honor of World Wetlands Day, we’re turning our gaze towards the Pantanal, the world’s largest wetlands—and one that’s seriously threatened.

This fascinating film reveals disturbing facts about malnutrition and infant mortality, and the role of insidious corporations in perpetuating these problems.

The Zika virus, borne by mosquitoes, has been linked to a surge in microcephaly in newborn babies.

Brazil is often in Treehugger because of illegal logging and deforestation. Not this time.

A clever redo of a small 376-square-foot apartment in São Paulo that uses lots of glass and reflective surfaces.

Chewy, salty, and impossible to stop eating, they're the next best thing to an actual trip to Brazil (especially when paired with a caipirinha).

It's having a negative effect on the fishing industry, he claims.

Owner of Timberland, Vans, and Dickies says it needs assurance that materials used in its products "don't contribute to environmental harm."

Last year the ARC wildlife crossing competition got a lot of pixels; it was won by Michael Van Valkenburgh & Associates and there is talk of building it, although it was more of an ideas competition. But they are

We have to use less of the stuff in our cars, our buildings, and our infrastructure.

This tender, buttery, flaky crust is one of the easiest I've ever made, and also the most delicious.

This super easy recipe makes a plant-based pumpkin pudding that is rich, creamy, healthy, and delicious.

The cauliflower parts that usually end up in the trash may be the tastiest part of all.

House full of guests? These recipes will make your mornings go much smoother.

It's part of a statewide effort to crack down on plastic waste.

It's a mix of speculative fiction and informed prediction. Which do you think is most plausible?

The Story of Stuff's latest film underscores the importance of putting deposits on all cans and bottles.

A Tesla won't get a camel through the eye of a needle.

Greta Thunberg, Margaret Atwood, Michael Mann, Naomi Klein, David Suzuki, Bill McKibben, George Monbiot and more make the case.

It's a curious reversal of the farm-to-table movement.

We can't keep building useless things like this.

Evidently natural gas has a clean image that is being threatened by reality.

We are going to try and live the 2.5 Tonne Diet.

A lotta lentils.

The origins of Joseph Pilates' regimented workout program began when he was sequestered in an internment camp in England during WWI.

Can digital fabrication and robotic construction techniques help reduce the carbon emissions of concrete?

The ones we have left should be preserved; they don't make them like they used to.

A Chinese study says concrete actually sucks up CO2. This is not news, it's chemistry.