They want to build beacons into bikes. Will implants in pedestrians be next?

We are wasting too much time, energy and money on autonomous vehicles. We know what to do and it's not AVs.

Though it was announced over two weeks ago, perhaps because of Exxon's backing of Synthetic Genomics, Dow Chemical's backing of Algenol Biofuels is getting a bit more play. Together they will develop a pilot-scale algae

Can we just all put palm oil biodiesel produced on deforested peatlands to rest already: A new report from the United Nations Environment Programme shows that biodiesel production under these

A new study found men think society expects them to conform to stereotypes ... but how right are they?

Go Box founder Laura Weiss has worked hard to make Portland (foodie paradise) just a little more sustainable, waste wise, with her system of reusable to go containers.

There are 1.2 million real ones, but most of it is all about the show.

Wait, there's more! It slices! It dices!

Bitcoin mining uses so much power that it may well turn into an environmental disaster.

It wouldn't solve everything, but becoming a solar power hub could give a new spark to the area.

LEGO is cleaning and repackaging pre-loved bricks and sending them to charities for kids.

:: Make your soles sustainable with shoe shopping tips from Summer Rayne Oakes.

Ideal Bite: Are you getting very, very sleepy? by Heather Stephenson "You will be if you follow this tip. Conventional anti-insomnia pills work, but if you don't wanna lose sleep over side effects and potentially addictive ingredients, induce

Image: Fiskars If it's true that gas-powered lawn mowers crank out 5% of the nation's air pollution, then it's truly time to consider workable alternatives. If we haven't convinced you to replace your lawn with a xeriscape or food forest, you might want

Could this be the lawnmower we've all been waiting for?

Here at TreeHugger we've long documented how every major religious group has come out supporting strong action on climate change, so the following irony, pointed out by Climate Progress shouldn't come as a shock: Even

Solar power is a wonderful thing but the benefits are not evenly distributed.

That's compared to 624 in the whole of 2017...

E-waste is a big problem, but there is also a counter-trend that helps fight it.

Kodjo Afate Gnikou is a 33 years old inventor from Togo, in West Africa. Using mostly e-waste that he found in a scrap yard, he built a functioning 3D printer that he calls W.AFATE.

Donating your old cell phones to these causes will keep them out of landfills and help others too.

The Street View cameras now take you on extreme vertical tours alongside famous climbers.

The ring of giant Project Loon balloons will bring data service to people living below.

The tech giant has hit this major renewable energy goal ahead of all its competitors.

Slow, incremental changes are more effective than trying to do it all at once.

One of the biggest challenges of making cities more bike friendly is that most of the road space is already "used up." Adding bike lanes means removing something. That's when a bit of perspective comes in handy.

All work and no play? Here's a work space with some playful humor built in.

This doesn't seem right.

For Monsanto, superweeds are just another selling point for its products.

Batteries recycled from old LEAFs run the refrigeration equipment in this all-electric truck.

All the foodies are outraged by the New York Times Expose on the marketing of cheese. The front page story While Warning About Fat, U.S. Pushes Cheese Sales by Michael Moss describes how Dairy Management helps

Michael Pollan weighs in on what he calls a "national eating disorder."

We have been saying for years that building materials should be healthy and high fiber like the food we eat, and now Perdue delivers.

The dog days of summer are right around the corner and homeowners are looking for ways to

Many users replace their smartphones every couple of years, even though they have years of life left in them. Here's how to keep your smartphone for longer while keeping up its performance.

It's a sign of quality when companies are willing to stand by the goods they sell.

"Less is more" is so over; These days the mantra is "too much is never enough."

And I am going to be positive, upbeat and happy about it, really.

An architectural tradition dating to the 9th century, Iceland's turf houses are an enduring inspiration.

A tropical skyscraper by WOHA and Patricia Urquiola is wrapped in a vine-covered sunscreen.

We used to say this stuff should be banned because it was always installed badly. Has anything changed?

Finally, people are beginning to take this issue seriously.

A representative of the industry says I shouldn't be picking on fiber glass. He's right.

Argentine architect Carlos Levinton, who we've seen help Bolivian communities with PET, was asked by the UN White Helmets Comission to collaborate with ideas for the reconstruction of Haiti after the earthquake.

Living some 6,000 miles away from the Gulf of Mexico, I'm a bit embarrassed to admit that the oil spill often seems like an abstraction to me. A big, big abstraction, but still.

The Toronto designer has created an unprecedented collaboration, weaving together elements of craft production, community development and modern design.

Now you can get your morning coffee fix celebrity-style, thanks to an alliance between Leonardo DiCaprio and LaColumbe coffee -- plus, all proceeds support sustainable initiatives.

One more example of how words can become completely meaningless and even contradictory.

No "do the bright thing" for cars; instead, the BMW X6 designed to "look particularly menacing."

Water, water, everywhere, so let's all have a drink (or so we all learned as kids, right?), but it's definitely not as easy as that these days. In honor of World Water Day (which may or may not have been today), let's