Fireplaces! Candles! Clutter! What are these people thinking?

Dozens of sheep and goats broke out of a slaughterhouse in upstate New York on Tuesday night, and gave police quite the runaround.

Mac McClelland at Modern Farmer ponders the term "humane slaughter" and visits Prather Ranch, a certified organic beef ranch, to see how it is done

Much of the upper US could be treated to some celestial theatrics.

From dancing tree fairies to the reality of spring fever, there’s more to the March equinox than almost-equal night and day.

If you want to cut down on food going in the trash, you'll have to rethink your approach to shopping, cooking, and eating.

'How inappropriate to call this planet Earth when it is quite clearly Ocean.' –Arthur C. Clarke

Having given Global Water Challenge a Best of Green award earlier this year for their innovative work on the issues of drinking water and sanitation, it goes without saying that TreeHugger is a fan of their work.

Stand at the edge of a reservoir, river, or ocean and it's hard to imagine that the planet could ever run out of water; even just a day at the beach makes your one small shower a day seem like less of a threat. But with

The technology uses radiative sky cooling to help cool buildings without electricity.

Plastic pollution doesn't just kill fish. It kills people too.

When the earthworms are in trouble, we all are.

These days when your coffe machine breaks, it is usually cheaper and less hassle to just buy a new one. I was therefore pleasantly surprised about the repairability of my Presso coffee maker, which still keeps serving me off the grid!

It seems like everybody who knows the Cradle-to-Cradle principles thinks they're brilliant, yet adoption of the methodology and design philosophy seems slow. What is holding it back? William McDonough answers.

If you don't have an independent plant shop nearby, Bloomscape is the next best thing.

This could take a lot of smelly gas mopeds off the road.

How about using the light from already existing street lamps to spark off the festive season? Here are some off-the-grid parasite lamps so to speak, that look good by day!

Recycling aluminum uses about 95% less energy than making new one from bauxite ore, which compares very favorably with other types of recycling.

We should be able to fix the things we own, not be limited by manufacturers' unwillingness to provide access.

Dengue isn't fun, that's why Brazil has been using genetically modified mosquitoes to reduce the populations of mosquitoes that spread it. But not everyone is happy about this method.

Done in collaboration with local companies, residents and other organizations, the project's aim is to bring awareness to how palm oil production is negatively affecting humans and animals alike.

In an effort to improve kids' opinions about Brussels sprouts, a team of engineers and scientists decided to give them a cooler edge by making them power up the lights on a Christmas tree.

Whether for exercise, electricity, or simply out of curiousity, the bicycle powered charging stations in Amsterdam airport appear popular

With coal use in China dropping, and clean tech becoming competitive, it's time for all of us to ramp up our efforts.

The Bright ’N Green building is an experimental effort to combine sustainable technologies.

The technology could help keep buildings cooler in the warmer months.

The Federal Government no longer wants these obsolete lighthouses in the Florida Keys – so they're giving them away.

The commitments made by countries and the intention to set Sustainable Development Goals are good achievements, just not enough to justify a summit like this. Is it time to re-design the UN environmental meetings to work for us?

The campaign will promote locally-based alternatives to the global consumer culture, hoping to turn the stories into tools for action in other cities.

Stylish and innovative lighting is everywhere at the Design Festival this year.

It's not a competition but... here are some of the loveliest things at the London Design Festival

It's one of the few areas where people buying a home have a lot of choices. Here's a Pecha Kucha look at how to make the right one.

When 16-year-old Sam Allen realized his devotion to fashion and the fight against global warming could potentially work wonders together he enlisted the help of a few friends and set out to create a line of clothing that would make a difference… Enter

Images courtesy of the Maritime Aquarium at Norwalk That's '9' followed by 20 zeroes The probability of a lobster being born with a blue shell is about 1 in a million. For a calico or pumpkin-orange colored lobster, the odds are in the excess of 1 in 30

This problem gets worse as cars get bigger and heavier, no matter what they are powered by.

A new study finds that ultra-fine particles increase the risk of brain cancer.

Using a non-chemical process based on traditional techniques, these furniture pieces are created with fish skins that would have otherwise gone to waste.

Have the leaves started to change yet where you are? Autumn is just around the corner, and the annual burst of color is about to begin!

It talks a lot about cycling, but notes that we don't do nearly enough about walking.

A new 'eco tax' will raise money for less polluting modes of transportation.

A British campaign is asking people to pledge not to fly for a year. Good luck trying that in North America.

It makes sense in Europe. Too bad North Americans have so few alternatives.

The number of people flying between German cities has dropped 12 percent.

Made out of an old grain silo, this renovated micro-home is bursting with delightful creativity.

A town is prevented from creating regulations stricter than the state's rules, despite residents' concerns about groundwater contamination.

In the fight against one of the honey bee’s nemesis, the varroa mite, scientists have found an ally in a widely-distributed mushroom.

It brings together all of my favorite things – food, friends, travel, and biking, of course.

What's the best approach for dealing with this?

There's an "epidemic" of unused vacation days in the United States. This startup wants participating companies' employees to trade them in for plan contributions, or booking flights and hotel accommodations.

A lot of readers have had good experiences and saved a lot of money.