They are light and efficient and easy to tow.

But what about the future we need?

Because we are not called TreeHugger for nothing.

There is a shipping container building revolution coming, but it won't look like a bunch of silly boxes.

From giant whales and tiny living to Tesla, trees, and death cleaning, the year’s most read stories are like a field guide to groovy green living.

From tiny homes and camper vans to book hoarding and alternative lawns, here are the year's most read stories.

Tiny homes and food proved to be popular, but a story on sneakers (really?) ran its way to the top.

A new platform aims to remove the barriers between would-be investors and solar developers, increasing the adoption of renewables in the process.

Ethical fashion brands tend to be very expensive, but there are ways to make the transition without spending a pile of money.

This new Canadian startup offers fabulous winter parkas and bombers that are entirely ethical and vegan.

An amusing new study delves into the social consequences of one person witnessing another person doing the 'ethical thing' -- and why it makes them uncomfortable.

Your favorite clothing item just got even better. These new leggings from Girlfriend Collective tick all the boxes when it comes to eco-friendly and ethical production.

The longer we wait, the more expensive (and dangerous) it gets.

Put your money directly into the hands that made the gift you're buying.

The new Facebook applications feature allows people to add all sorts of functions to the website. One interesting one that we've seen is the Carpooling add-on. Users can post their journeys, where they become searchable. People can then get in contact

Cooling servers requires a lot of energy, so why not locate them somewhere that is always cold?

You can now view the energy and water efficiency performance of the company's North Carolina and Oregon data centers in real-time.

If you cannot be live in Munich for eCarTec, check out the photo updates on their facebook page

The company would use the Solara solar-powered drone, which can remain in flight for five years at a time!

Non-profit organizations can now use the site to run fundraising campaigns and the simplicity could make a big impact.

From political manipulation to dangerous addiction, Roger NcNamee insists that Facebook needs to change its business model to be less harmful.

We all know that America and the world are getting fatter, but I didn't know that they are even now making special toilets to deal with the problem. In fact it is, um, an expanding market; The Zurn Bariatric wall hung flush

The CEO of the USGBC brings it on and fights back against the Plastic People their poodles in Congress

It's going for every label from LEED to Living Building Challenge

LEED v4 is here.

This glass makes your window treatments obsolete.

It's the right thing to do in so many ways, as LivingHome, Make it Right, Cradle to Cradle and Hanley Wood build a comfy new home for the Lower Ninth

This Australian design takes the work out of parking bikes.

MAKAR is doing the kind of work that puts North American architects and builders to shame.

The Echmiadzin Cathedral complex in Armenia is one of 12 spiritual destinations that are becoming more sustainable.

Religious communities may be wide open to fighting climate change, new evidence reveals.

"I believe that the earth is calling to us and that we are here to serve the planet as a whole by our ability to appreciate, to give gratitude and praise, to become ecstatic with wonder for the earth."

Fossil fuel divestment is a moral issue. Religious institutions appear to be taking a stand.

With high energy prices and a whole lot of mosques, Jordan has every incentive to support solar-powered worship.

The Muslim American Society of Charlotte isn't just putting solar on its mosque. 40 of its congregants are going solar too.

This may, possibly, be the oldest building in the world to go solar.

Witches are holding events to publically curse the guy.

Will NEOM be "an aspirational society that heralds the future of human civilization" or "a totalitarian surveillance state"?

Researchers have discovered that the problem of ocean noise pollution extends all the way up to the shoreline. And shore crabs face a double-edged sword from too much noise from ships.

These specimens of the fungi world are both beautiful and strange.

The New York Times has a stunning feature showing images of Earth and the immense damage caused by man to the land and atmosphere.

As a keystone species, the importance of the sea otter on the health of coastal ecosystems can't be understated. A new study shows that they may even play a key role in helping coastlines cope with agricultural run-off.

Just when you think climate change couldn't get any worse... BEARS!

Honeybees survey vast tracts of land during their communal foraging. They share their best finds in a waggle dance, which new research has turned into a powerful tool for assessing ecosystem health.

The world is divided into the optimists and the pessimists. Here are two methods for the latter group to deal with the inevitable gray mood after reading all the depressing news about the state of the earth.

Although some may wish it so, a world without spiders would be a miserable place.

Nature's acoustic environments are wild, haunting and beautiful. As this online educational project shows, these wild soundscapes are in danger of disappearing too.

Archeologists unearthed some eerie graffiti in history's most famous graveyard.

Got ladybugs? Encourage native ladybugs in your garden instead of buying wild-harvested ladybugs to manage pests.

StackitNOW is a great idea but also demonstrates how intractable the problem is.