Unti Vineyard's 2008 Grenache is smoky and spicy with cranberry and anise on the nose. Marionberry and a minty finish play well with the wine's acidity and refined tannins. And it's vegan!

This eco-wine is thick with berries and molasses on the nose but the follow through is not your usual California cab. And for every acre of planted vineyard, Frei Brothers sets aside one acre to be preserved as natural wildlife habitat.

Frei's 2009 Chardonnay touches your nose with hints of rose water, jasmine and other floral delights. But on the palette, it is swimming with honey and sweet butter and just enough acidity to make it all work.

From foxes and falcons to otters and owls, the USDA program is doing away with wildlife in droves.

Marrying the traditional material of bamboo with modern engineering, this impressive sports hall in Thailand was constructed without steel reinforcements or connections.

The fire department had received 31,801 calls this year for help in removing snakes, three times as many as in 2012.

By some oversight we’ve missed the opportunity to alert readers to the International Bicycle Film Festival of 2007 until now. After it has already blitzed 13 cities worldwide, it finds itself skidding to a halt for a few weeks in Australia.

Sydney claims the largest and most technologically advanced annual fireworks display on the planet, attracting more than one million people to the harbour foreshore, more than turn out for the fireworks in New York,

A trio of awesome fish bikes made a rousing debut at this arts festival in Australia.

Some would pick a third option: vermin.

Our photo of the day comes from the 15th oldest U.S. national park.

If good design means longevity, Hubble is well on its way to redeeming the missteps that required high-tech space missions for vision correction before it could serve its purpose. Could it be a coinicidence that Hubble

Clarence Eckerson Jr's latest video has lessons that can be applied everywhere.

Rules really matter, and the city uses them to encourage the right kind of building.

From now on, thirsty visitors can refill their own bottles at water fountains or grab a reusable cup in the cafeteria.

The Economist puts Melbourne in number 1 spot, Vancouver in 3. They're not.

High rents in the city prompted this young woman to look for an alternative -- in a van conversion.

These are very common in Europe but new to North America. We need a lot more of them.

I wish them luck but there are a lot of complications.

They may not be the answer to the housing crisis, but they certainly are wonderful little homes.

And that's just the way the architect and developer like it.

The Vancouver architect is famous for "tall wood" but still has a knack for little good wood buildings too.

An old warehouse is transformed into a three-level open office with lots of shared spaces for a tech company in Vancouver.

There are just a few small problems standing in the way.

Andres Amador etches large intricate and organic patterns on beaches along the coast of California, with a rake as his paintbrush.

Sand castles are so yesterday, large-scale sand art is the thing to try.

Sad Anniversary digg_url = 'http://www.treehugger.com/files/2009/12/one-year-later-tva-toxic-coal-ash-spill-tennessee.php';A year ago, a massive coal ash spill took place in Tennessee. About 5.4 million cubic yards of ash ended up in a river and

PNC, Citi, and UBS are the top three financial enablers of mountaintop removal coal mining, according to a new report by Rainforest Action Network and the Sierra Club that ranks ten of the world's largest banks.These

TVA and reactor-maker Babcock and Wilcox have agreed to work together to see if they can build up to 6 "small reactors." Nuctuplets, then? They can knock these

It may be old, dirty and coal powered now, but it was once a vision of a brighter future, was a giant stimulus project and helped win WWII.

We here at TreeHugger recently announced that the Carnival of the Green will now include a Twitter section.You can still submit as normal via email, of course, but this new part of the Carnival will be called "Best Green Tweets." So, if you use Twitter

This week is Carnival of the Green #188 and it's being hosted by Kids Discover Nature, the place to find great outdoor activities for your children. No matter where you live, you can help your little ones learn about and experience nature by following

We here at TreeHugger recently announced that the Carnival of the Green will now include a Twitter section.You can still submit as normal via email, of course, but this new part of the Carnival will be called "Best Green Tweets." So, if you use Twitter

This week is Carnival of the Green #193 and it's being hosted by The EcoChic, a blog that takes us through the life of a thirty-something mom. She looks for ways to reduce her environmental impact on the Earth while sharing these ideas, products and

We here at TreeHugger recently announced that the Carnival of the Green will now include a Twitter section.You can still submit as normal via email, of course, but this new part of the Carnival will be called "Best Green Tweets." So, if you use Twitter

We here at TreeHugger recently announced that the Carnival of the Green will now include a Twitter section.You can still submit as normal via email, of course, but this new part of the Carnival will be called "Best Green Tweets." So, if you use Twitter

This week is Carnival of the Green #196 and it's being hosted by Gaiam's blog, Stream of Consciousness, which is under Gaim's umbrella site called Gaiam Life. This "guide to a better living" highlights green living in addition to personal growth,

This week is Carnival of the Green #201 and it's being hosted by ooffoo, where you can reuse, recycle, swap, sell, giveaway, write and even blog - all in one site! Not to mention their recipes, eco-tips, and debates!

This week marks Carnival of the Green #205, and it's being hosted by Pragmatic Environmentalism, a blog that explores urban sustainability. Thanks so much to Brenda Pike, who runs the site, for a last minute Carnival round-up. Through her blog, Brenda

This week marks Carnival of the Green #206, and it's being hosted by Daily Mitzvah, a blog hosted by Jen X. Jen is a teacher, historian, radio aficionado, and endlessly curious about all things uplifting, quirky, and off the main highway.

Happy New Year! This week marks Carnival of the Green #208, and the first Carnival of 2010. Congratuations to all who have submitted entries and hosted over the years to make it such a success!

Today marks Carnival of the Green #209, and it's the second Carnival of this week - a special dose! Congratulations to all who have submitted entries and hosted over the years to make it such a success!

Fussing with a camera can mean you miss the actual moment you're trying to preserve.

Ingvar Kamprad changed the industry, making good design affordable, accessible and desirable.

This furniture designer's stealth van conversion has been created as a "test lab" for mobile, "democratic" small space design.

Amid a media flurry starring a displaced polar bear and an easy-breathing Lance Armstrong, Nissan has become the unlikely leader as it delivers a mass-produced, affordable electric car. The Leaf is now arriving in the driveways of eager customers, and

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved the first genetically engineered animal for human consumption.

An annual Toronto event is pretty utopian, as two major highways are closed to cars and given over to cyclists.

Cartoonist and inventor Steven M. Johnson has us climbing the walls.

The total estimated population of the Javan rhinoceros in Vietnam was perhaps eight individuals just three years ago. Now WWF reports that there is one less of the beyond critically endangered rhinos in the Cat Tien