Greenpeace has turned the global spotlight on Thai Union, the world's largest canned tuna producer and maker of Chicken of the Sea, for its horrific track record. Learn why you should boycott and what you can do to help.

Tuna producers are notorious for unethical labor and unsustainable fishing. It's time to learn more and take action.

Greenpeace has taken some of the most popular outdoor gear to a lab in order to measure concentration of PFCs. What it found is disturbing.

The organization scored the biggest gadget makers on their products' environmental records.

Popup clothing store fits right in to a neighborhood in transition.

It's all about healthy hedonism, where sustainability meets socialbility.

Scientists are concerned about how airports are conducive to the spread of disease.

One month is just long enough to break a habit that is seriously compromising your health.

Celebrated English painter David Hockney has turned to the iPad as his canvas -- embracing the latest technology despite his age.

Bangkok-based artist Nino Sarabutra investigates what really makes people happy, and how much money is needed to live a good life.

"Brains: The Mind as Matter" at the Wellcome Collection features 150 objects including real brains, anatomical models and artworks, and more.

Unsuspecting visitors to the small fishing village of Cheng Long might feel the need to blink and rub their eyes. Is there really a giant bowl and chopsticks sinking into the wetlands? What are those brightly colored things growing all over that house?

Stein may have gotten only 0.3% of the national vote, but that's actually a huge increase over what Greens have gotten in the past two elections.

It's time to end this destructive practice, and Appalachian residents descended upon Washington, D.C., this week to demand action.

Our photo of the day comes from a pretty spot in Florida.

For the first time ever, insects took the place of cheese at an upscale gastronomical event.

Our photo of the day illustrates why the word 'caterpillar' (literally, shaggy cat) makes perfect sense.

Thirty thousand pounds of leftover food were redistributed to hungry Floridians in the days following the game.

They are always fun to look at but do they make sense?

This contemporary urban home mixes reclaimed materials from local demolition sites with a modern design.

Uttar Pradesh is going to be looking a lot greener after a marathon 24-hour tree-planting frenzy.

But what will the handrail police say?

Using traditional techniques and materials, this design adapts the age-old idea of evaporative cooling to create a low-energy, alternative air conditioner.

For the past 119 Sundays, volunteers have toiled in the sludge to remove 12,000 tonnes of plastic from Versova Beach -- and they're still going strong.

A dramatic act of protest reminds companies to take responsibility for the wasteful packaging they produce.

Everyone is jumping up and down for joy at the fact that McDonald's is now serving antibiotic-free chicken. Please, let's not ignore everything else that's so wrong with the company.

The so-called "bleeding" veggie burger is bleedin' everywhere these days.

From Japanese designer Sakura Adachi comes this marvel of space-saving design: "Trick," the bookshelf that hides a table and two chairs. Featured by Italian manufacturer Campeggi at the 2010 Salone del Mobile in Milan, this is a great

Another interesting find from Buenos Aires design fair, Feria Puro Diseno (FPD), this is a modular system designed by local studio Disenaveral to build different kinds of shelving spaces that adapt to changing situations.

Photo credit: William Hook via Flickr/Creative Commons

Perfect idea for spaces with poor air quality: a multi-functional hanging lamp that grows air-purifying plants.

Using mushrooms to challenge our unhealthy obsession with "body preservation," artist Jae Rhim Lee fabricates a suit that will remediate environmental toxins from dead bodies.

Who says newsletters are old school? We pick the best of each day's TreeHugger and add a little je ne sais quoi

And a few looks back at themes of the last ten years.

We love little boxes!

They are light and efficient and easy to tow.

There is a shipping container building revolution coming, but it won't look like a bunch of silly boxes.

New research identifies the emotions that motivate some people to make ethical choices day after day.

If we're going to push lifestyle change as a strategy, how we manage our money is one of the most important topics of all.

Leggings are a wardrobe staple for many, whether we’re keeping our legs warm in the winter or staying comfy at yoga all year long.

Putting your money to work for sustainability is probably one of the most important things you can do. It just got easier.

While advertising her new film "Beauty & the Beast", Watson wants people to think about how and where clothes are made.

What with social networking sites like Facebook all the rage right now and more attention than ever being focused on the issues of global warming and climate change, the moment certainly seems propitious for the unveiling of MakeMeSustainable, a

Why did Facebook pay $1 billion for Instagram and what can the environmental movement learn from this? It's all about emotion.

This pediatric care unit showcases how sustainable and kid-friendly design can come together.

All kinds of interesting people were at Greenbuild.

Religious communities across the country will gather to reflect on the moral implications of climate change and our imperative to act. One man, in particular, should pay heed.

The Muslim American Society of Charlotte isn't just putting solar on its mosque. 40 of its congregants are going solar too.

Stairs are coming out of the closet and becoming the major architectural element, helping keep people active and healthy.

In a Canadian province where a winter heating with electricity might cost a few hundred dollars per month minimum, this man manages to cut his heating bill by using free solar energy.