With the winter solstice association with death and rebirth – these historic events of December 21st take on new resonance.

Chronicling the adventures of Mom, Izz, Dad, Mrs. Greener and more, The Greens is a new project conceived by photographer Ed Burtynsky and realized by TED and WBGH in Boston. The animated "online project" (the aren't calling it a show...yet) aims to

TreeHugger has been a fan of photographer Ed Burtynsky's work for a long time. We first spotted it here and have enjoyed watching him branch out into film with "Manufactured Landscapes", which was recently released in the US and the UK after debuting

A TreeHugger hero visits our sister site.

Polar bears re-brand a Shell refinery in Denmark.

Best of luck to Ms. Leonard, I'm sure she'll do great things at Greenpeace USA!

The charity loses millions in rogue currency swap, just like the big boys.

Over the past three months, over a million people from all around the globe have contacted LEGO to ask them to drop their oil partnership.

Learn which brands should be avoided and which are making a sincere effort to provide ocean-safe options, then vote with your wallet.

Greenpeace urges outdoor lovers to reject the chemicals used in popular weather-resistant fabrics.

Greenpeace has turned the global spotlight on Thai Union, the world's largest canned tuna producer and maker of Chicken of the Sea, for its horrific track record. Learn why you should boycott and what you can do to help.

Greenpeace has taken some of the most popular outdoor gear to a lab in order to measure concentration of PFCs. What it found is disturbing.

Fish Aggregating Devices are a serious driver of overfishing, which is why Greenpeace is on a mission to dismantle all the FADs it can find.

Greenpeace has released its Detox Catwalk report for 2016, revealing which companies are on track to meet detox commitments by 2020 and which are lagging far behind. The results may surprise you.

The annual Canned Tuna Ranking assesses fishing practices and social responsibility to determine which brands are sustainable and which should be avoided.

While these chemicals continue to be the norm in the camping and mountaineering industries, there are some good alternatives.

It's good news... but we shouldn't be eating tuna at all.

Knowing where trash comes from is the first step in figuring out better, more sustainable solutions.

Working with nature instead of against it, forest gardens promise abundance, as well as the kind of resilience a changing climate demands.

The San Francisco Giants won the 2012 World Series, but this gardener doesn't seem to care.

Why would an engineer at Apple quit his job to design a product to help gardeners propagate plants?

Popup clothing store fits right in to a neighborhood in transition.

You just have to look at the parking ratios to know they are environmental disaster areas.

Bay Area Bike Share is about to launch in San Francisco, with plans for 700 bikes and 70 stations around San Francisco, Redwood City, Mountain View, Palo Alto, and San Jose.

An annual water-monitoring report focuses on "contaminants of emerging concern."

It's all about healthy hedonism, where sustainability meets socialbility.

Think bike lanes cost too much? Let's put it into a little perspective.

San Francisco readers can now find local and green clothes at Amour Vert’s new shop in Hayes Valley.

San Francisco is admirably progressive when it comes to reducing food waste and keeping food local and seasonal.

A custom-made addition to this small condo packs in extra features and functionality, creating more spaces in one.

One man gets creative about the affordable housing shortage in San Francisco, and pays only $400 a month to live in this sleeping pod he built in a friend's apartment.

In which the City requires new buildings to go from 'solar ready' rooftops to solar actual.

Using a bit of research and lots of careful gardening, this man was able to help reestablish a population of rare butterflies in his backyard.

Pick up your Marbles and go home

Finally, fire departments are buying equipment designed for the city instead of designing the city to fit the equipment.

Another tool that makes life easier to live without a car.

It's time to take back the streets from all the cars and make room for alternative modes of transportation.

By next year at this time, all straws in SF will be made from paper, bamboo, wood, metal or fiber.

Air quality in San Francisco is the worst in the world right now.

The Wall Street Journal calls them "homeless" but they look "landless" to me.

Scientists find that scary fish robots can quickly stress invasive fish species into reduced reproduction.

The nations once renowned for their way of eating now have the highest childhood obesity rates in Europe.

Nature has a treatment, and it doesn't come in a bottle.

Scientists are concerned about how airports are conducive to the spread of disease.

A number of states are edging out insurance companies. This could be huge for the environment.

Neti pots are useful for flushing out clogged sinuses, but it's important to do it the right way.

Scientists examine two strategies to reduce anxiety.

U.S. doctors believes it's a serious public health concern that requires drastic action.

The Outdoor Care Retreats let nature give a valuable boost in creating a respite from the sterile and stringent hospital environment.

Food is a powerful healer, which is why hospitals should reconsider how they feed patients.