The small device is perfect for tiny homes or those wanting a convenient, yet electricity-free option.

Walking and other gentle movements could power the next generation of devices.

Could this be even more encouraging than a FitBit to get up and walk around?

Forget plugging in your phone to charge, soon the battery could stay topped off from swipes and typing.

It goes from bland plastic to a thing of beauty.

Hunter-gatherers used to populate Europe before ancient farmers took over. Scientists are trying to figure out what happened.

Studio Schneemann, together with the Kenyan initiative Uniqueco, collect and turn wasted flip flops from the beach into colourful and squichy furniture and lighting.

The city council has begun installing solar-powered lights around the streets of downtown Nairobi.

An international music festival in the slums of Nairobi is unusual enough. But one that plans to stop a dam and save an indigenous way of life? Let's party.

It's not an 8,000 mile journey across the Pacific Ocean, but it's still pretty cool.

A public memorial ceremony will be held in NYC for Wangari Maathai on November 14.

From record investments in energy investments made by US states, to East Africa's largest wind power project, Chicago's smart gridization, to Chevron's huge fine being upheld, here's what we're reading today.

A UK offset company launches a world-first partnership to finance Life-Straw water purifiers in Africa.

"The Ministry of Energy has insisted that they need this energy. What we are questioning is—how was the agreement reached, what is the cost of purchasing this power?"

Fresh Cargo's new fair-trade Maasai Treads line combines locally sourced and recycled materials with indigenous sandal-making skills to create footwear that make a stylish, sustainable statement.

The estimated 80% of Kenyans that are not on a grid rely solely on kerosene to light their homes. But a pay-as-you-go home solar system promises to deliver clean, affordable lighting to rural areas.

The approved measure ups fines from $480 to $120,000, and jail time from 2 years to 15 years.

Al-Shabaab, the al-Qaeda-backed Somali terror group responsible for Saturday's attack in a Nairobi mall, receives significant funding from the illegal poaching. This is why the US sees wildlife trafficking as a national security issue.

Thousands of abandoned flipflops turn up on African shores--Ocean Sole recycles them into something good.

A new report calls for international collaboration to fight the crime organizations behind the illegal trade in wood and wildlife.

This waste-to-resource project not only produces a less smoky and long-burning fire, but could also help improve health and sanitation outcomes.

As if giraffes weren't exotic enough, this very rare mother and baby seem outright otherworldly in their absence of color and pattern.

No more plastic bags means a return to old-fashioned ways of packaging and carrying goods -- not necessarily a bad thing!

It was shot from "sea to summit" in Hawaii Volcanoes National Park, one of the most dynamic landscapes on Earth.

On Monday, a molasses pipeline (yes, that's a thing!) leaked 1,400 tons -- 233,000 gallons -- of molasses into Hawaii's Honolulu Harbor and it has turned into a killer mess with no quick solution.

Last week, 233,000 gallons of molasses spilled into Hawaii's Honolulu Harbor killing thousands of fish, eels, crabs and other aquatic life. And the damage continues to worsen.

It's not quite as dramatic as it sounds. It's simply a good demonstration of the power of regenerative braking!

This endangered Hawaiian monk seal was photographed at the Poipu Beach Park in Kauai.

There’s some good news about the endangered Hawaiian monk seal.

Building her first tiny home meant enough financial freedom for this tiny house builder -- enough to build another off-grid tiny vacation home in Hawaii.

Decommissioned buses are getting a second useful life as mobile shelters for Honolulu's homeless.

There are worse places to be stuck than in Hawaii... I'm starting to think they did it on purpose!

Move over, indoor birthing tub. This woman wants to deliver in the Pacific Ocean with dolphins as midwives.

This short film, while focused on the island of Kauai, highlights the challenges and crises we will all have to face on our island planet.

Help Treehugger founder Graham Hill design his compact, off grid, energy positive compound in Maui.

The new species endemic to the marine protected area expanded by Obama was named in honor of his efforts to protect and preserve the natural environment.

Solar City and Tesla take the Kinks out of solar power with plenty of PowerPacks

It took three years, but Hōkūle’a made the impressive journey using only ancient Polynesian navigational methods.

More pedestrians are getting killed in the roads. Are their phones really the reason?

Simple, no frills cabin living at its best, right by the ocean.

Since before he started TreeHugger, Graham Hill has delivered the same message: sustainability can be beautiful and fun.

As if to say 'sorry,' Kilauea softens its fury by tossing shimmery green olivine to the humble humans below.

A wholphin? A dolphale? Whatever you call it, the first known hybrid between a melon-headed whale and a rough-toothed dolphin is a wonder.

Masao Yoshida, one of the Fukushima 50 who stayed behind at the earthquake and tsunami-struck power plant after the other employees evacuated, has just died from esophageal cancer.

More than two years after the nuclear disaster at Fukushima, Japan, the situation is worse than ever.

There are huge gains to be made by boosting efficiency. Even if we can never get to 100% because of the laws of physics, we could get much closer than we are now.

Nuclear power generation in the United States is falling. It plateaued between 2007 and 2010—before falling more than 4 percent over the last two years. Projections for 2013 show a further 1 percent drop.

On Monday (Sunday locally), Japan switched off the last of its operating nuclear reactors and became 100% nuclear-free.

Most of us alive today owe a debt to those who avoided nuclear war in years past, and sadly, there were many occasions when that was necessary.

In China, wind power is leaving nuclear behind. Electricity output from China’s wind farms exceeded that from its nuclear plants for the first time in 2012, by a narrow margin. Then in 2013, wind pulled away—outdoing nuclear by 22 percent.