Environmental carpe diem

Today is America Recycles Day, the annual greenwashing homage to a culture of disposability

I almost missed America Recycles Day!

My favorite day of the year is a shadow of its former self.

Lloyd Alter

By Lloyd Alter in Plastic November 15, 2019

Octopus outsmarts testers in intelligence experiment

Melissa Breyer

By Melissa Breyer November 15, 2019

Notes from a snowstorm

Katherine Martinko

By Katherine Martinko November 15, 2019

The real problem with the NTSB's mandatory bike helmet recommendation

Lloyd Alter

By Lloyd Alter November 15, 2019

Indonesia's food supply is being contaminated by imported plastics

Katherine Martinko

By Katherine Martinko November 15, 2019

Photo: Sunray venus clam and friends

Reader's Photos

By Team Treehugger November 15, 2019

A remarkable video of the ever elusive snow leopard

Melissa Breyer

By Melissa Breyer November 14, 2019

That's no stack of rocks, it's an osmosis between man and nature

Green Architecture

Lloyd Alter

By Lloyd Alter November 14, 2019

Which is greener, books or e-books? Neither.

Lloyd Alter

By Lloyd Alter November 14, 2019

What does a polar bear smell like?

Melissa Breyer

By Melissa Breyer November 14, 2019

Climate change will hurt children the most, report says

Katherine Martinko

By Katherine Martinko November 14, 2019

A SpaceX launch puts out as much CO2 as flying 341 people across the Atlantic

Lloyd Alter

By Lloyd Alter November 14, 2019

How a 'Smart Supermarket' could do away with plastic packaging

Environmental Policy

Katherine Martinko

By Katherine Martinko November 14, 2019

Photo: Here kitty

Reader's Photos

By Team Treehugger November 14, 2019

Two tricks for perfect mashed potatoes

Easy Vegetarian Recipes

Melissa Breyer

By Melissa Breyer November 13, 2019

This campaign platform for housing in London has ideas that could work anywhere

Environmental Policy

Lloyd Alter

By Lloyd Alter November 13, 2019

Nanoparticles from air pollution (mostly car exhaust) go straight into your brain

Lloyd Alter

By Lloyd Alter November 13, 2019

Montreal to charge more for parking for bigger vehicles

Lloyd Alter

By Lloyd Alter November 13, 2019

Jane Fonda says she's done with shopping

Sustainable Fashion

Katherine Martinko

By Katherine Martinko November 13, 2019

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mashed potatoes

Two tricks for perfect mashed potatoes

Library books

Which is greener, books or e-books? Neither.

snow leopard

A remarkable video of the ever elusive snow leopard

Octopus

Octopus outsmarts testers in intelligence experiment

view of Peculiari

That's no stack of rocks, it's an osmosis between man and nature

daily news

fuyu persimmon

How to eat a persimmon like a pro

celeriac

Add these fall vegetables to your culinary repertoire

Whole pumpkin

8 fruits and vegetables you should try roasting whole

How to cook quince

An ode to the quince

kitchen cupboard

Why I keep a glass of water in my kitchen cupboard

Walkway where Elaine Hertzberg was killed

Who is responsible for the death of Elaine Hertzberg?

Surprise! Germans (and Austrians here) don't think eating meat is so bad

Are people clueless when it comes to their carbon footprints?

shopping for groceries

4 sneaky food packaging tricks to watch out for

creamy pasta bake

6 strategies for reducing meat in your diet

Vegan Homemade Portabello Mushroom Black Bean Burger with Fries

How to be a reducetarian

beef cattle

Cutting out meat and dairy is the best thing you can do for the planet

Vegan nurses

7 things that happened to these nurses after going vegan for 21 days