We apologize for the bad pun in the title, sometimes it's just hard to resist. Fair trade is a familiar concept to our readers. Aside from writing about well-known fair trade commodities like chocolate and coffee, we've also seen posts on everything

2007 has been a brutal year for natural disasters in Latin America, keeping the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs busy. The agency said in a recent statement that a record nine missions were dispatched to Latin America

With the cost of cement electric power poles and

These photos reveal the horror of our disposable, consumerist culture and how it's ruining the most beautiful places on Earth.

The kit includes an LED headlight and tail light and a rugged case that attaches a smartphone to the handlebars.

Innovative model brings fresh produce and jobs to areas and people in Chicago that need it most

A new wearable sensor technology that measures things like stance and force for sports also has the potential to harvest energy from waves, machinery or human movement.

A new technology developed by Korean researchers uses ultra-thin, flexible materials to generate electricity from body heat.

We often write about technologies that harness energy from your steps. Here's how you can make your own piezoelectric sneakers at home.

We matured our cities around the needs to cars. Now it's time to mature our streets around human, not machine, needs. We are all pedestrians.

Spark is a musical instrument that harvests kinetic energy when it's shaken, storing it in a battery for powering LED lights.

The shiny sticker generates energy from movement.

The city council has begun installing solar-powered lights around the streets of downtown Nairobi.

An international music festival in the slums of Nairobi is unusual enough. But one that plans to stop a dam and save an indigenous way of life? Let's party.

It's not an 8,000 mile journey across the Pacific Ocean, but it's still pretty cool.

From record investments in energy investments made by US states, to East Africa's largest wind power project, Chicago's smart gridization, to Chevron's huge fine being upheld, here's what we're reading today.

Jason Aramburu is trying to revolutionize how we garden by expanding the production of "Black Revolution" biochar, a soil-less growing medium made from farm waste.

"The Ministry of Energy has insisted that they need this energy. What we are questioning is—how was the agreement reached, what is the cost of purchasing this power?"

The approved measure ups fines from $480 to $120,000, and jail time from 2 years to 15 years.

There's been much talk of Africa "leapfrogging" the paradigm of fossil fuel dependence. Kenya's latest announcement on solar power provides a vision of what that might look like.

Kenya, Uganda and Tanzania are banding together to combat unlawful timber products and curb deforestation.

A vagrant Cape Sea Lion that made a record trip to Kenya is rescued from a fisherman’s gillnet.

No more plastic bags means a return to old-fashioned ways of packaging and carrying goods -- not necessarily a bad thing!

On Monday, a molasses pipeline (yes, that's a thing!) leaked 1,400 tons -- 233,000 gallons -- of molasses into Hawaii's Honolulu Harbor and it has turned into a killer mess with no quick solution.

It's not quite as dramatic as it sounds. It's simply a good demonstration of the power of regenerative braking!

On the first of this month, Hawaii became the first state in the U.S. to put a plastic bag ban into effect.

This is candy in its purest form -- certified organic ingredients, zero artificial colors and flavors, no preservatives or GMOs.

When sunscreen chemicals wash off beach-goers, they bleach coral, stunt its growth, and sometimes kill it outright.

We still need a ton more renewable energy in order to combat climate change, but the good news is that renewable energy is picking up the pace.

Eben Weiss, the Bike Snob, is an unexpected source for this proposal to save the environment.

A look at some recent posts on our sister site that might interest TreeHuggers.

And a really nice solar decathlon winner.

A review of posts about aging baby boomers on the Mother Nature Network.

Scientists hope the technology that filmed it can make fishing more sustainable.

Image credit: HowStuffWorks Environmentalism and Alternative Medicine - Oil and Water? George Monbiot is undoubtedly no stranger to controversy - my post about his climate change book, Heat, drew 81 comments, while his well publicized opposition to

George Monbiot is at it again, causing controversy by saying "Environmentalism may be emotional but it should always be based on science, not like the wishful thinking behind natural remedies."-Environmentalism must be fact based and there is no room

No they don't. Whether or not you buy into this study, the fact remains that cars are cars are cars.

The material can also heal itself to keep medical devices running indefinitely.

This truly is just what we needed.

The device is so thin it could be woven into fabric without changing the feel of it.

The modular robot could swim through bodies of water to detect and find the source of pollutants.

From tracking and data to emergency walkie-talkie capabilities and where to find gas, these apps can help weather the storm.

Personal lighting just took a huge leap forward with the Kogalla RA.

The technology could lead to cheaper hydrogen cars in the future.

Grow some of your own greens, veggies, and herbs indoors with one of these automated hydroponic growing systems.

No detailed guidelines, no legally binding requirements, and a misplaced focal point are a recipe for failure.

Our photo of the day visits the wacky world of nudibranch sea slugs.

Between 2002 and 2015, these 'streamer lines' helped reduce seabird by-catch in Alaskan fisheries by 78%.

The recovery of these beleaguered species proves that conservation action works.

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