The Sustainable Forestry Initiative (SFI) and Project Learning Tree (PLT) joined Scouts from more than 150 countries at the 24th World Scout Jamboree last month.

Despite a great need for future leaders in sustainable forestry, there are difficult barriers for many youths interested in pursuing related degrees. The Multicultural Apprenticeship Program (MAP) at Michigan State University (MSU) seeks to change that.

One thousand restaurants will have to take it off their menus by 2022.

The 2019 horseradish crop was battered by unusually harsh weather, and the effects are showing up in fast food joints.

Shorter post: They are " essentially, disposable. "

It’s not perfect, but it is pretty impressive.

iFixit took them apart, but they can't put them together.

The cute-yet-cool Japanese cartoon promotes sustainable food at the Hello Kitty Go Green Organic Farm in Hong Kong.

This couple applied precious life lessons -- learned from years of bicycle touring -- into designing their modern tiny house on foundations.

The future will look nothing like the past when it comes to energy. Chances are, our utilities will look pretty different too.

The British wind energy industry is making huge strides - with more to come.

New research, backed by conservation groups in the UK, suggest solar farms may offer opportunities for a more biodiverse countryside.

A handfull of states have been carrying the torch for rooftop solar.

A study looks at the life cycle impact of the different types of sustainable roofs and finds a clear winner for colder regions.

The Earthship movement is more than just a bunch of dirty hippies living in a Mad Max-esque compound in the high desert of the American Southwest, as this short film illustrates.

Hold on to your wallets, because this little dwelling isn't for sale yet, but it is a promising development in the tiny house movement.

Give virgin paper and plastic bows the heave-ho-ho-ho with these chic and earth-friendly alternatives -- several costing nothing at all!

Why buy new gift bows when the best ones can be made easily with things you have on hand?

Aren't the enjoyment and pleasure some sustainable choices provide much more compelling selling points than their intangible environmental benefits?

I wish there was a Nudge in every city. It's a whole new way of shopping, or actually, it's not just about shopping, but rather about living, and style. Nudge is the new eco lifestyle experience, which consists of a shop, a

If you'd like to get the junk out of your back pocket or purse, consider downsizing into a wallet such as this one, which holds just the essentials.

Skylight manufacturer Velux says we need more light and fresh air.

Photographer Gaston Lacombe's beautiful and heartrending series of photographs of captive animals at zoos across five continents.

A collective wardrobe spares resources, reduces clutter, and provides a steady stream of fabulous outfits. It's win-win all around.

Getting people out of cars and rebuilding our main streets is not going to be easy, and cannot be oversimplified.

Even Amnesty International is weighing in about the way the Alberta government is going after environmentalists.

The NYC Department of Education has promised no repercussions for skipping class on September 20.

From adorable baby sea turtles to lamps made of cow dung and 600-mile bike trips, it's been a wild ride.

Taking the category and best in show prizes will help Efficient City Farming get the funding to grow!

Things of Intrinsic Worth is a feature-length documentary which focuses on the ways coal mining is harming the livelihoods of Montana ranchers.

Green-fingered volunteers in the Danish city of Aarhus have given abandoned bicycles a new lease of life – by turning them into tiny urban gardens.

The city's new mayor has announced an ambitious project to build a park aimed at providing new public spaces and controlling sprawl.

"Make no small plans." It's time to stop building bits and start building big.

But not so fast, says the Mayor.

Could you live on a One Tonne Diet?

A British activist is trying to reduce her personal carbon footprint to one tonne of CO2 per year. This is very hard.

What's the best approach for dealing with this?

The pioneering site that brokers accommodation in private homes must now pay city hotel tax in San Francisco, according to a new ruling. What does this mean for collaborative consumption?

This city used to be a model for the future of biking in North America. Now it is just a deadly mess.

Otherwise, they proliferate to the point of making me crazy.

A recycling center’s turbine could pave the way for industrial-scale wind power in New York City.

Four sizes of micro-turbines, designed to be portable personal wind energy stations, are in the works from Janulus.

Lightweight, collapsible, and quick to deploy, this little wind generator might be a viable off-grid portable power source in places where solar isn't appropriate.

No turbine blades in sight.

We may be killing them at an abysmal rate, but these smart and social creatures seem to have a plan.

The moral of the story is: Some people are awful, some people are heroes, and baby chimps are irresistable.

Big surprises can come in little packages - and that's what I found when I visited Winthrop University during my book tour stop at the school. The campus is located just south of Charlotte, NC in

We've scratched the surface of Sierra magazine's Cool Schools list on Treehugger before, but this time I've decided to dig into one of the schools so we can learn more about what

Sierra magazine released its 2012 Cool Schools list, and UC Davis took #1 - let's learn more about them.

Students organize a massive call-in to demand the school transition away from coal.