Sustainability made stylish

Little free library in a tree

Woman honors 110-year-old tree by turning it into a magical library

When her favorite cottonwood had to go, Sharalee Armitage Howard turned its stump into the best Little Free Library yet.

Melissa Breyer

By Melissa Breyer in Culture May 16, 2019

Montreal's swoopy Olympic Tower renovated as office space

Green Architecture

Lloyd Alter

By Lloyd Alter February 14, 2020

How to get your houseplants through the winter

Melissa Breyer

By Melissa Breyer February 14, 2020

These adorable comics are perfect for anyone trying to reduce waste

Katherine Martinko

By Katherine Martinko February 14, 2020

Cheap natural gas is making it very hard to go green.

Lloyd Alter

By Lloyd Alter February 14, 2020

Cook like you mean it

Katherine Martinko

By Katherine Martinko February 14, 2020

Photo: Exquisite pelican takes to the sky

Reader's Photos

Melissa Breyer

By Melissa Breyer February 14, 2020

Plastic waste is a problem, but wasting what the plastic is wrapping is many times worse.

Lloyd Alter

By Lloyd Alter February 13, 2020

My heart! Valentine's Day spending has gone bonkers

Melissa Breyer

By Melissa Breyer February 13, 2020

Another problem with fracking: Increased sexually transmitted infections?

Melissa Breyer

By Melissa Breyer February 13, 2020

Your lover's scent is as good as melatonin for sleep

Melissa Breyer

By Melissa Breyer February 13, 2020

Vancouver's approach to coffee cup waste is too weak

Corporate Responsibility

Katherine Martinko

By Katherine Martinko February 13, 2020

Photo: Tricky treehopper mimics an ant

Reader's Photos

By Team Treehugger February 13, 2020

14 pink animals to celebrate St. Valentine

Melissa Breyer

By Melissa Breyer February 12, 2020

Kids need these 3 things, but parents aren't delivering

Katherine Martinko

By Katherine Martinko February 12, 2020

8 things NOT to clean with vinegar

Cleaning & Organizing

Melissa Breyer

By Melissa Breyer February 12, 2020

Do LEED, WELL and FITWELL play nicely together?

Green Architecture

Lloyd Alter

By Lloyd Alter February 12, 2020

4 steps to a more sustainable jeans habit

Sustainable Fashion

Katherine Martinko

By Katherine Martinko February 12, 2020

MOTIV is a tiny, electric, autonomous vehicle with a race car heritage

Lloyd Alter

By Lloyd Alter February 12, 2020

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little boy with phone

Kids need these 3 things, but parents aren't delivering

vinegar

8 things NOT to clean with vinegar

$fracking$

Another problem with fracking: Increased sexually transmitted infections?

thyme

Grow these plants to survive an apocalypse!

caitlyn larsen photo

6 Child Environmentalists That Have Already Changed the World

daily news

fuyu persimmon

How to eat a persimmon like a pro

How to cook quince

An ode to the quince

Fresh figs sliced on a table

4 health benefits of figs

basket of apples

How to make apples last (almost) forever

hedgerow

Plant a wildlife hedge instead of building a fence

Dutch kids playing outside

Why are Dutch kids the happiest in the world?

mealworms eating polystyrene foam

Mealworms can safely consume polystyrene foam

epsom salt

8 uses for Epsom salt