It uses twice as much water and releases 800,000 more plastic microparticles per load than a regular cycle.

They may sound progressively eco-friendly, but a new Greenpeace report explains why they're not.

It's happening all over, and wood construction can make it even easier and faster.

Architects ignore it. "Heads of sustainability" ignore it. Critics have ignored it, but this may be changing.

"This is our last chance to avert a climate disaster. We must act now."

Perkins&Will's new Dallas office tries to do all three certification systems in one beautiful historic building.

The KISS principle applies to everything, including building design.

It will start as a stand-alone course, but eventually be integrated into all subjects.

"No justification can be possible for this nonsense."

Landfill gas (LFG) isn't quite as sexy as some other alternative energy sources like wind or solar; still, TreeHugger thinks its an important part of our collective renewable energy portfolio. Plus, it's cool that landfills (and the stuff that fills

Despite the fact that Venice, CA seems to be the epicenter of SoCal's green lifestyle movement, the 24th annual Abbott Kinney Festival that took over the city's main drag on Sunday, September 28th was far from eco-friendly. After claiming last year

Ahead of the Frankfurt Auto Show starting 14 September, BMW is drumming up buzz for a completely new concept car, the Vision EfficientDynamics. BMW today released a video (over the fold) promising all the sporty driving fun of the BMW M3 in

Electric vehicles have come a long way in the last few years, steadily gaining acceptance as a practical and sustainable form of transportation. This is especially true in cities, where most trips are short and space is at a premium.

One more example of how words can become completely meaningless and even contradictory.

It appears that drivers of fancy cars are more likely to go through pedestrian crosswalks

A prototype SUV from BMW reportedly gets 62 MPGe, far more than a Toyota Prius. It also comes with some sweet features

The BMW i8 is now in production, and final i8 details have just been unveiled.

Actually, a bit more than 100%.

The EPA has just released official "fuel economy" and range information for the BMW i3 100% electric car.

Ed. note: This is the fourth post in the Green Basics series of posts that TreeHugger is writing to provide basic information about important ideas, materials and technologies for new greenies (or those who just need a quick refresher). Read on and stay

Ed. note: This is now the fifth post in the Green Basics series of posts that TreeHugger is writing to provide basic information about important ideas, materials and technologies for new greenies (or those who just need a quick refresher). Read on and

Ed. note: We're now up to the sixth post in the Green Basics series of posts that TreeHugger is writing to provide basic information about important ideas, materials and technologies for new greenies (or those who just need a quick refresher). Read on

Ed. note: This is now the seventh post in the Green Basics series of posts that TreeHugger is writing to provide basic information about important ideas, materials and technologies for new greenies (or those who just need a quick refresher). Read on and

Though known colloquially as food that is grown to be more healthy (and is more expensive), in order for organic food to be certified as such, it must be produced under specific, legally-regulated standards and be subject to testing in order to retain

Ecological footprint: what is it? An analysis that gauges our impact on the planet's biological systems, the ecological footprint measures human consumption of natural resources in comparison to Earth's ecological capacity to regenerate them.

Getty Images Volatile organic compounds: something's in the air You can't see them, but they're all around us. They aren't listed as ingredients on the objects we bring in our home, but they're often there. They're volatile organic compounds, or VOCs, a

Water, water, everywhere, so let's all have a drink (or so we all learned as kids, right?), but it's definitely not as easy as that these days. In honor of World Water Day (which may or may not have been today), let's

Paper or plastic bags: which is better? It's an age old question, when it comes time to check out when grocery shopping: paper bag or plastic bag? It seems like it should be an easy choice, but there's an incredible number of details and inputs hidden

Taking a step back from the emotional response of the recent environmental devastation, let's take a look at offshore drilling more broadly: How much oil do we currently produce from offshore drilling, and how much might we potentially recover?

The cost of electricity is going up (both in dollars and in environmental and health impacts). Here are some tips for reducing your costs and impacts.

A greener workplace can mean a lighter ecological footprint, a healthier and more productive place to work and good news for the bottom line.

In what is said to be a first for automakers, Ford is developing foams and plastics using captured carbon dioxide, which could be integrated into the company's vehicles within five years.

A technology developed at a national lab for improving carbon capture at power plants may be able to help craft breweries capture and reuse CO2 from their fermentation processes, while also slashing costs.

President Trump will unleash America's "vast energy wealth." Just watch.

Evonik and Siemens announce two-year project to demonstrate feasibility of "technical photosynthesis" using eco-electricity to convert carbon dioxide into valuable chemicals

From Genghis Khan's reforestation to King Edward I's 14th century ban of coal mining, these famous people were dedicated to TreeHugger ethics --- even if they didn't know it.

Matt Ridley might be right about the world not ending on December 21 this year. But the rest of the article is delusional.

Graphic designer Jack Hagley's new infographic shows the world's population as 100 people.

There is a third, more sustainable option: the library.

Many vegans don't realize that there's 'meat' in their electricity supply.

Primary energy consumption was down, too.

This is green energy writ large. Very large...

One of the UK's "Big Six" energy companies has gone a dark shade of green.

After all, who wouldn't want a glass of "pure glacial water filtered through lava"?

From soothing stress to providing weird minerals you didn't know you need, iced tea provides more than just a refreshing boost.

Thirty bottles will buy you a ticket on the subway or bus.

Keep your plants in fighting shape, even after the first frost sets, with a geodesic-dome greenhouse of your very own. And raise a homegrown cantaloupe to Buckminster Fuller while you're at it.

Scott Parenteau welds it all together from scrap metal and dishwasher parts at Maker Faire.

The styrofoam substitute that they grow into packaging and insulation is the next big thing in building.

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