I tasked myself with buying no plastic bottles for the year; here's how it's going so far.

They are basically solid fossil fuels, putting out as much as 6 kg of CO2 for every kg of plastic.

Thanks to COVID-19 we are generating a lot more of it, and nobody wants to touch it. Time to try and go zero waste.

Load up the Krug and the caviar and go for a spin.

"There is nothing – absolutely nothing – half so much worth doing as simply messing about in boats." (Kenneth Grahame)

Templar Marine introduces a Torqeedo powered dayboat that is a thing of beauty.

A new study shows that there is some seriously low-hanging fruit here that would deliver more bang for the buck.

Waitrose wants to see how serious shoppers are about bringing their own containers.

It's time we stopped greenwashing plastic alternatives and realized they do more harm than good.

Learning which plastics are most harmful to health is one thing you can do.

Some places have looked at paying people to recycle, but others think it makes more sense to charge people for their waste instead. When the UK talked about implementing a "pay-as-you-throw" scheme for trash, our readers were

Paper Age reports that "total printing-writing paper shipments decreased 6.4% in August compared to August 2010." Burrowing in, Fortress Specialty Cellulose echos the

A mix of modern and traditional design elements that are appropriate for the Northeast make these very interesting houses.

It's the first conference of the North American Passive House Network and it sounds like it was a lot of fun.

The iconic English office pod can be used for all kinds of things.

Who says you can't have both beauty and efficiency?

It's a mix of good design, a tough standard and sophisticated engineering.

GO Logic have always designed beautiful homes. This was the next Go Logical step.

Trees are the longest living and largest living organisms on earth. One acre of forest absorbs six tones of carbon dioxide and puts out four tones of oxygen. Trees are good noise barriers, making a city and neighborhood quieter. This is just the tip of

The Triumph Elm is being set up on Michigan Avenue in downtown Chicago in honor of Arbor Day this Friday (and you thought the fun ended with Earth Day!). The tree is part of a project by the Morton Arboretum to enlighten

Even when accounting for other factors, the right amount of sleep has been shown to have a big impact on heart attack risk.

A new study suggests a sweet spot for daytime snoozes.

This year's Stress in America survey by the American Psychological Association might make you feel not so all alone.

Environment minister called waste importers 'traitors' who don't care about the country's long-term sustainability.

No longer will hunters be able to buy the right to kill this majestic apex predator.

When you watch the video do you see a triumph of nature or the beady eyes of a predator?

The Myanmar snub-nosed monkey may survive because of work by communities, NGOs and the Myanmar and Chinese governments.

Humanity's innate love for nature is integrated into this design for a biologically attuned and meditative workspace in London.

Doing street improvements for pedestrians and cyclists increases sales by 30 percent. So why aren't cities doing it?

This experiment may kickstart a new age of microorganism technology.

A child experiencing an asthma attack is admitted to the hospital every 20 minutes.

An object lesson in how not to do city-building.

The electric quadracycle is clad in a composite made from hemp and cashews.

Move over royal baby, there's an infant two-toed sloth in town.

Waugh Thistleton Architects demonstrate how we should be building for a low carbon future.

Ways to spend the day for those who'd like to skip the whole 'bloodsport of mass consumerism' thing.

TreeHugger's Lloyd Alter does radio

Perfect for tiny spaces, this multifunctional unit can be used as a kitchen, storage and workspace.

Abimis offers refrigerated drawers and heated tops. Does anyone need this?

More proof that some things never change.

Lessons from the kitchens at Le Corbusier's Unité d’Habitation in Marseille.

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

Concerned about Asian carp? Meet the invasive cousins, you might say, of the monster fish. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has released a white paper on 40 high-risk species to watch out for,

Florida's waterways are rapidly become gross slimy things.

Instead of heavy metals, petroleum products, and toxic solvents, this printing ink is made with algae grown by Living Ink.

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

An extended mating season is bringing California's tarantulas out in droves; here's a reminder to go easy on the gentle giants.

Cherry-picking has become a family bonding experience – and a practical zero-waste food storage tactic.

Once you start buying fennel, you won't be able to stop.

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