Load up the Krug and the caviar and go for a spin.

It solves the young activist's dilemma of wanting to attend two U.N. climate change summits without relying on fossil fuels.

Templar Marine introduces a Torqeedo powered dayboat that is a thing of beauty.

In two words: It's not.

A new study shows that there is some seriously low-hanging fruit here that would deliver more bang for the buck.

Laura Laker of the Guardian describes growing complaints in Germany and the UK.

TreeHugger and Elephant Journal have teamed up to share 31 creative tips for skipping plastic, one for each day of July.

The company is ramping up pressure on suppliers to design less wasteful packaging.

Starting in 2020, the company will redesign packaging to be more environmentally-friendly.

This year, Gandhi's birthday will be marked by a national crackdown on six specific plastic items.

It's time we stopped greenwashing plastic alternatives and realized they do more harm than good.

And researchers estimate there's another 3 trillion pieces in surface sediments.

"Bags for life," as they're called, do not get reused nearly as much as retailers would like to believe.

A scientific assessment has confirmed enormous amounts of waste and definite harm to wildlife.

Judith Thornton questions the conventional wisdom about plastic packaging. She has a controversial point.

Learning which plastics are most harmful to health is one thing you can do.

Some places have looked at paying people to recycle, but others think it makes more sense to charge people for their waste instead. When the UK talked about implementing a "pay-as-you-throw" scheme for trash, our readers were

Maine's taking a stand against oil usage and oil dependency--frankly the bigger issue than where we get our oil from, tar sands and other unconventional oil sources aside. As NRDC Switchboard reports, the state has passed a law

Organic wool comfort wear company Ramblers Way founded by Tom and Kate Chappell, of Tom's of Maine fame has come a long way since their first collection, comprised of natural blonde wool jersey knits

Some pretty smart designers, builders and consultants have a pretty good idea for a sensible building standard.

A small family business is selling replicas/interpretations of the homes made famous by J.R.R. Tolkien.

Picture having a massive, beautiful expanse of woods near your home. You go there to hike, fish, hunt -- just to enjoy nature. Now picture a highway running through it.

These 'living fossils' have survived mass extinctions over the course of their eons of existence, but it just might be two youngsters that save them from the human threats they face today.

A mix of modern and traditional design elements that are appropriate for the Northeast make these very interesting houses.

American organic farmer Eliot Coleman explains how his innovative winter gardening methods work, allowing growers to harvest veggies year-round.

It's the first conference of the North American Passive House Network and it sounds like it was a lot of fun.

Some legislators in Maine want the state's food to be labeled sooner.

The iconic English office pod can be used for all kinds of things.

And GO Logic shows again that they really do with the Little House on the Ferry.

Why are architects eschewing overhangs? Because they can.

Who says you can't have both beauty and efficiency?

Despite needing to pay a hefty tuition bill this fall, Hannah Rousey refused to take money from Poland Spring Bottling Co., a subsidiary of Nestlé.

It's a mix of good design, a tough standard and sophisticated engineering.

Non-native species like zebra mussels make national news, but the dangerous plant variable milfoil is rarely discussed outside of lake communities.

It's another national monument established by Obama and threatened by Trump.

It's as if Chris Knight left for a weekend camping trip, but didn't come home for a quarter-century.

GO Logic have always designed beautiful homes. This was the next Go Logical step.

Competition, oversupply, and unpredictable weather has caused the price of wild berries in Maine to hit a 30-year low.

In the US, Arbor Day is April 27, 2007. When this writer was a child, our grade school class planted trees on Arbor Day, told that when we grew up that "our" trees might well still be there, beholden to our childhood actions. We even had an

Is it possible to keep Kosher and still keep a vegan diet?

Doubletree Hotels with the Arbor Day Foundation kicked

The Triumph Elm is being set up on Michigan Avenue in downtown Chicago in honor of Arbor Day this Friday (and you thought the fun ended with Earth Day!). The tree is part of a project by the Morton Arboretum to enlighten

Instead of buying some new "green" products for Earth Day, start a legacy for your community by planting trees for Arbor Day.

From oldest to tallest to most sacred and more, we present a brief who's-who of arboreal heros.

Most of us aren't getting enough fiber, and that's a problem. Here's how to get more.

The Japanese pursuit of shinrin-yoku uses trees and nature to heal oneself – here's how you can do it even in a park.

Cigarette filters are a scam and are a leading source of plastic pollution worldwide, say experts.

Don't let a passing crisis, serious though it is, distract you from the real fight.

Environment minister called waste importers 'traitors' who don't care about the country's long-term sustainability.

No longer will hunters be able to buy the right to kill this majestic apex predator.