It is the perfect local renewable material, and a great insulator too.

For his renovation of a 200 year old farmhouse, Alex Wilson tries out the greenest insulations on the market

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

Chairs are us and there are lots of them on display at the Clerkenwell Design Week.

Philadelphia builder uses our favorite material as both insulation and cladding

If you'd like to get the junk out of your back pocket or purse, consider downsizing into a wallet such as this one, which holds just the essentials.

A new report from the NRDC has some surprises.

We should think differently about our material and finish choices.

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

It's not every day the more industrial inner workings of a school district are featured on the front page of TreeHugger, but if you’re looking for a school that’s on the cutting edge of energy conservation and making smart use of taxpayer dollars look

So you think you're doing everything you can to improve your home's energy efficiency. And if you haven't done everything you can do personally, both TreeHugger and Planet Green have plenty of tips on how you can get up to

Amongst an audience of their peers at the National Collegiate Athletic Association, representatives from Yale University recently outlined how they plan to bring green to the university athletic department. How exactly

The major brands, Avent, Disney First Years, Gerber, Dr. Brown, Playtex and Evenflow have all have agreed to stop selling baby bottles manufactured from the monomer Bisphenol-A (BPA). This

One way to get around many of the problems attributed to biofuel production (land use changes, effect on food prices, etc) is by using waste vegetable oil to produce biodiesel. Now it looks like New Haven, Connecticut will be

Some regular TreeHugger readers (and commenters, you know who you are...) are no doubt exclaiming that they being saying the same thing for years, that hemp makes great biofuel--if only the Feds would get out of the way. Well, researchers

Last month, a mountain lion was struck and killed by a car in Connecticut -- and new details have emerged suggesting the animal had an incredible, record-breaking journey before it met that sad end. Following the accident,

DNA testing of cougar crap left along a 1,055-mile trail has established that a young male Puma walked all the way from South Dakota to New England in search of a mate. The poor cat's

Connecticut legislative committee backs a labeling requirement for genetically modified foods.

"The labeling provision was eliminated from the bill due to fears that it opened the state up to a lawsuit. The attorneys for the leadership & Governor's office felt the Constitutional rights of Monsanto gave them the power to successfully sue the state."

The bottled water company responsible for profound and pointless waste of water and fossil fuels is praised for low flush toilets and white roofs.

A rustic tiny house built with plenty of love and on a small budget.

Unconventional sushi made out of Japanese knotweed, Asian carp and lionfish are the draw here.

It's a TreeHugger tradition, and it's time to declare our independence from these dangerous and polluting anachronisms.

Yet more ways that cars and trucks are killing us and ruining cities.

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

With 58 straight days (and counting) of unhealthy air, officials are urging some to stay inside.

A new study suggests a significant link between exposure to environmental pollution and an increase in rates of neuropsychiatric disorders.

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

An eye-opening report reveals how low-grade plastics are burned as fuel, poisoning the surrounding soil and air.

Woodzee founder opens a factory in his own hometown, to make wooden sunglasses from recycled materials.

This electrically powered prototype will be great for getting you to the market, and carting stuff back home.

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

Plants get a stylish home with these eye-catching, handmade wooden planters made for the wall.

Emulating the same processes naturally found in rainforests, this prototype filters and cleans water of harmful pollutants.

Built to last using sustainably sourced materials, Awake offers luxury-brand quality at a reasonable price point.

These intricately redone antique pocket watches and other timepieces feature scenes inspired by fairytales and steampunk.

A coastal grizzly bear pauses in its fishing efforts to pose for a group of photographers watching nearby.

The things nature does to sand and rock are amazing. You may think this is an alien planet with bizarre stone houses for extraterrestrials, but no, this is New Mexico in all its mind-blowing glory.

Take a thermographic tour of my house to see why.

A before and after photo of Lexington Avenue tells the story.

We have shown so many photos of shark fins drying on the roofs of Hong Kong; here's the ground floor.

I was walking through the rainforest and saw something odd.

The sharing economy is built more on convenience and the desire to save money than a mission to save the world. But does that matter?

With all the talk of the "sharing economy", are we in danger of losing sight of the bigger picture? Sharing is caring after all.

The sharing economy is built on reputation. So is online social gaming. Now the two are coming together.

A new study suggests Zipcar users are less inclined to look after vehicles, and don't trust their fellow users. What does that mean for collaborative consumption?

Could "sharespray" transform our entire future? A light hearted take on the new sharing economy.

Mark Boyle has literally lived without money, so he had more room than most to critique our economy. Now he's formulated a manifesto.

Basalt Regional Library in Colorado is combining the best of both a traditional public library and the ever more popular seed library.