A new campaign aims to bust the "protein myth".

Efforts to reduce meat consumption are shifting focus from individual choice to systemic changes.

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

As Barbara Hendricks leaves the Environment Ministry, we look at the success of meatless meetings in a country with a strong meat culture

We have to start thinking about housing as a social good instead of a financial instrument.

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

This company is working to build a network of urban prefabs under a 'pay-as-you-go' model of home ownership.

This furniture designer's stealth van conversion has been created as a "test lab" for mobile, "democratic" small space design.

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

This week a new report has been published by UK environmental think tank Green Alliance which unites top UK businesses on a mission to design out waste in industry. The report is called A Pathway To Greener Products and calls on the new coalition

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

Comments to the post What is the Best Way To Build A Wall? Not A Simple Answer wondered why we wanted to reinvent the wall. The consensus was "Having XPS on the exterior is, I think, the easiest and best solution." I will be

Bamboo may seem like a questionable material for making bikes, but we've seen our share of great bamboo bikes -- and hey, there's even DIY bamboo bike-building classes out there. Taking advantage

We go through this ridiculous change for no good reason at all, yet it is unhealthy and dangerous.

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

The magazine rallies against GMO-labeling and denounces opponents of genetically modified crops as "unscientific."

Even farmers who don't use organic practices are leaving genetically engineered crops behind.

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

Beekeepers in the Yucatan face a threat to their livelihoods as Europe rejects their products for GMO contamination.

The island nation in the western Pacific wants to protect its coral reefs from toxic sunscreen runoff.

It's been a rough year for Toyota, which has been plagued by recalls, but the Japanese car maker's top selling Prius is still scoring points for the embattled company. Kelley Blue

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,

I love this little vehicle. If it ever becomes commercially available outside of carsharing schemes, I may have to get one. Or maybe I should just start a carsharing scheme in my city....

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

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

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The Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act (CPSIA), as passed by the US Congress in August, 2008, inadvertently threatens to take many handmade toys and children's clothing items off the market. According to the

Over at the Sietch Blog, an environmental site that I respect a lot, a roofer named Leo defends PVC roofing as one of the greenest roofs. He isn't wrong; it comes in white, and white roofs are all the rage, it lasts a long time and is a

Stickers can be fun, but how eco-friendly is this new craze for decorating walls? We have found two brands that claim their vinyls to be eco-chic, and some even come with decorative eco-reminders; very clever! Hu2 in the UK has just

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

I could use this right now.

In one cartoon he solves a long list of issues that have kept it from going mainstream.

And Steven M. Johnson has the answer to the problem.

We have been showing these for years, but the artist/inventor beats us to the punch again

Our favorite cartoonist solves a major problem with tiny houses.

Last April, airport authorities became suspicious of a traveler arriving to LAX from Vietnam after noticing bird droppings on his socks and feathers peeking from the cuffs of his pants. A closer inspection of the man,

What appeals to me most about Article 22's Peace Bomb Bracelet is the collection's history and story: Each piece has been made by Lao artisans from

The terracotta tile walls give it a warmth and character, and it seems much larger than it is.

He is one of Asia's emerging architects, famous for building stunning, affordable and durable buildings out of bamboo.

The historical character of this old Saigon building was preserved with a fresh and respectful makeover.

Strong and lightweight bamboo features prominently in this beautiful renovation of a rooftop cafe.

Made with strong and versatile bamboo, this structure has had multiple lives and can be easily and quickly assembled and disassembled over and over again.

The internet company thinks it is better if people work at the office rather than on the internet. Is this a good idea?

Re-introducing vocational training in high schools could benefit students in countless ways, from preparing them for skilled, lucrative careers to giving them practical skills that make them feel useful.

The Solar Training Network will work to build a diverse, qualified solar workforce to meet the needs of the solar revolution.

There are lots of eco-tees out there today, we'll admit it. The tees designed by Me to We clothing have improved on the design of most eco-tees in that they fit better because they are cut longer and larger than your standard

Image credit: Marjukka Grover Because Water is so Vital, Even Enemies Can Find Common Ground There's no doubt that as our climate gets weirder, the world will increasingly face a severe water crisis. Given the fact that we absolutely cannot live without

Back when 20% of Pakistan was underwater, I wrote about the influence of deforestation on the flooding--deforestation caused in no small part by illegal logging at the hands of the so-called timber mafia, a group with

Some good news on the critically endangered Indian vulture: New research published in PLoS One documents how the rate of the bird's decline has fallen since India, Nepal, and Pakistan banned the veterinary painkiller

If you thought the flooding in the northeast in the wake of Hurricane Irene and subsequent storms dropping heavy rain, thank your lucky stars you're not in Pakistan. In a repeat of last summer, the nation is again in the grips of catastrophic flooding,