Two undergrads hatched an innovative plan to build this super eco-friendly cabin in the woods of Finland; Mother Nature approves..

An Oregon couple built this spectacular houseplant-filled yurt, and are offering a detailed online guide for free.

With this tiny home on wheels, living with less doesn't mean abandoning pampering.

The 248-square-foot vacation cabin in Iceland lets you sleep under the stars ... while inside.

Beautifully crafted interior is a classic where sailors will feel right at home.

The Kitchoo packs it all into one unit only four feet wide, perfect for your quarantine suite.

Laneway housing is a terrific option to deal with aging boomers and their children.

Real Christmas trees - the ones you go out and cut down yourself, are a growth industry, says SF Gate. That's because young adults are flocking to u-cut tree lots, out for the experience and the family time that Christmas-tree

I have to admit I'm a bit the green grinch of the family: I really can't stand all the mindless consumption over the holidays, and I'm always pushing the buy nothing concept. I don't even have a Christmas tree.

Devastating forest fires in the area haven't kept Haifa, Israel, from being able to put up a massive Christmas tree in the center of town. It helps, of course, that the tree is made entirely of recycled plastic bottles -- 5,480 of them.

Once all the gifts have been opened, all the feasting done, all the toasts made, the time will soon come to figure out what the heck to do with the Christmas tree around which so

The tree that will decorate Rockefeller Center this holiday season was cut down this week - but was it needlessly killed?

An island once home to a Renault car factory will be sustainably transformed. We also have a Christmas tree powered by jumping elves, a hydrogen-powered tractor, and more.

This Christmas tree by Giles Miller will keep on going, year after year.

A tree-planting campaign that's as easy as a click, text or tweet seeks to reach a million before December 31.

Around the country, Christmas trees are recycled for an unlikely purpose: they make for good fish habitat.

When it comes to live Christmas trees, we're still feeling the effects of the Great Recession ten years ago.

Every year, the town of Barrydale makes a magnificent tree using upcycled plastic, ribbons, and interactive lighting.

After reading an article that recommended spending $1,300 on 'must-have' beach gear, it's time a serious talk about what's necessary and what's not.

Scientists and concerned beachcombers are looking for answers.

This dismal finding shows that our eating culture needs a serious overhaul.

It's one less form of plastic pollution on beaches and coastlines.

A look back at when we started learning the truth about natural gas.

Juniper is an invasive species that's tough to work with.

It would be nice to hang out in one of these right now.

Maybe, but we need balconies done right.

Almost every American office building and home has this.

Planting trees is one of the most effective things we can do to fight climate change. Too bad Arbor day is missing the opportunity.

One way to keep kids healthy is to give them light, air, and openness.

But let's not oversell wood construction.

Why now, more than ever, all new building should be Passive House.

It's Loyalty Day in America, but International Workers Day in much of the world. That's what we should celebrating right now.

Just using them for an hour pushes pollution above legal limits.

Serious cooks are serious about gas, but it's time to give it up.

Looking at how one firm, Bergmeyer, is returning to work raises some questions.

Toronto project pushes every TreeHugger button

The age of diesel and petrol cars is ending. It’s time to do the same for fossil fuel heating.

Compact but comfortable, this small home features clever small space design ideas and uses coffee grounds as fuel.

Check out an insulated stainless steel mug for free, as you would a library book.

Does this make any sense, and is it truly circular?

Single use plastic waste is a fundamental driver of a linear system that is hard to bend.

Every year, people go crazy buying coffee and tossing the cups, in hopes of winning a prize. It's a ludicrously antiquated model.

This curious concoction has been engineered to have all of coffee's fabulous flavor, minus the bitterness.

£1 million in grants will be divided among groups wanting to improve recycling facilities. But why should people have to compete for help in dealing with Starbucks' own trash?

That's what they are doing in Berkeley, and it will spread.

Travellers can take a reusable cup and drop it off at a 'cup check-in point' before boarding a flight.

Years ago, we used to fight to keep out these corporate invaders. Now we fight to save them?

There is more money in it for the Convenience Industrial Complex.

But you'd better return it within 5 days or else you'll get fined.

Realizing that recycling isn't working, the chain will be eliminating single-use cups and coffee bags.