Because a fringe candidate is a climate denier, it's now a political issue.

Everybody knows that change is happening, but thanks to the fossil fuel economy, we are all having such a good time.

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

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

This month's issue of Wallpaper* magazine is dominated by the 2007 Design Directory, their hand-picked favorite architects and designers from the past year. Always the epitome of cool, the mag's slick picks

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

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

Well, as much as you can humanize a $136,000 sports car.

No "do the bright thing" for cars; instead, the BMW X6 designed to "look particularly menacing."

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

Pollution from power plants, cars, and other transportation is a well-known contributor to outdoor air pollution, but our indoor air quality is often worse; it can be up to 10 times worse for you than the air outside. Microbial pollutants like mold,

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.

In addition to metrics like ecological footprint, each of us (and each of the products and services we use and consume every day) has a carbon footprint; it's a way to measure the relative impact of our actions -- as individuals, as businesses,

The local food movement, eating local, being on the "100 mile diet" or being a locavore are all synonymous with local food, whose consumption has risen to prominence as an

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

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.

End goals for CO2 emissions are just one part of the picture. How fast we start moving toward them is just as important.

Minimizing your footprint is nice. Maximising your impact is better.

Researchers were shocked to discover what part of the bread-making process generates most emissions.

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

Brad Plumer looks at the issue of "outsourced pollution."

The Bitcoin is the Hummer of speculative vehicles; let's hope it doesn't make it to its Bar Mitzvah.

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.

The latest UN report on sustainable development reads like the TreeHugger archive, in terms of sustainable development solutions.

Everyone is worried about population growth, but in fact it may well be going the other way.

Without a more comprehensive vision of economic health and better ways to measure it, we are flying blind on a path to economic decline and collapse.

Satisfying the world’s unmet need for contraception would dramatically reduce population growth, easing pressure on natural resources.

And there are plenty of humans who would agree.

Today is Earth Overshoot Day, but it's not exactly something we should be celebrating. It's actually a wakeup call for humanity.

The number is probably far higher than you think.

It's not revising up its official targets, but the government is hinting that it may now achieve 225 GW by 2022.

Now that's progress...

It's an important inflection point. But a lot of work still remains.

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

Can we hear them saying, "I told you so!" to the rest of the outdoor gear industry?

Many of us will agree that Buckminster Fuller was way ahead of the crowd with his thinking on sustainability and eco-friendly designs. In his time he was considered an eccentric inventor with impractical ideas, now we think he's a genius! Not all of us

Got an idea that can save the world? Enter the Buckminster Fuller Challenge and win a hundred thousand bucks. Come up with a "design science solution" (effective application of the principles of science to the conscious design of our total environment

There is too much oil in the ground there just to leave it, so what about the carbon dioxide and the natural gas consumption. We will just throw some high tech at it; problem solved.

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.

Combining computer-aided parametric design and the design principles of tensegrity (tensional integrity), this experimental pavilion tests the boundaries of building a stronger structure with less material.

A lot of websites are saying so, but there is no evidence that it ever happened.

First we have to declare 'peak livestock', then eat less beef and more beans.

Some useful tools for working on a 1.5 degree lifestyle.

You're more likely to eat certain foods if your friends post pictures of them.

Researchers gathered data over two years by following 70 different dogs, from 37 different breeds, as they... defecated and urinated.

New research reveals the first solid evidence that an animal (other than humans) can distinguish emotional expressions in another species.

The tech helps owners take care of their dogs the way the dogs take care of them.

The real life romance sparked while making a merry romp of this endangered species protection success story could be the sequel!