Ads by Cotton USA, a marketing association for US grown cotton, have come under fire in the UK. The Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) received three complaints challenging the term "sustainable",

Here's a downer of a question: should food safety and livestock welfare be separate issues?

Some vegans think that you are what you eat. One said in an earlier post "I would not want to be intimate with someone whose body is literally made up from the bodies of others who have died for their

Around about this time of the year I've had enough of parties and rich food. It's time for me to step back and have something for dinner that doesn't involve any traditional Christmas fare. So I spent some time this week reading The Gate Vegetarian

A big green wave and hello to graduate student Lauren Grochmal, the fifth and final subject of this week's Citizen Profile series that featured some folks who visited the TreeHugger booth at this year's Green Fest DC. Each won the opportunity to spend

1) Forums user tadowguy is crunching some numbers, and wondering about the relative greenness of synthetic versus dinosaur-derived motor oil. "I change

Alicia Silverstone shares her green style secrets, including how she buys her organic cotton underwear from Gaiam, and canvas bags by Anya Hindmarch.

TreeHugger knows that unrestrained consumerism, no matter how green the product, is no way to achieve sustainability. Still, we all have to buy stuff, from time to time, so for when those times come around, we want you to know that there are lots of

Lagusta's Luscious' truffles remain true to their name to the last flick of your tongue. Pop one of these delectables into your mouth and the delicate crunch of chocolate between your teeth soon gives way to the silky, creamy lusciousness of

This fall, Loyale introduces the first-ever organic, vegan faux-fur jacket, perfect for bundling yourself in as the mercury level dips and the leaves conspire to ripen into hues of red and gold. Both the soft, downy faux fur and the coat's lining are

Check out the trailer of a fascinating new documentary entitled Raw for 30 Days, a clever twist on the Super Size Me concept. The film chronicles six Americans with diabetes who typically subsist on junk food as they switch to a 30-day diet consisting

If you haven't been to The TreeHugger Forums lately, then you're missing out. There are tons of new ideas, interesting questions and lively discussions happening every day, along with a few threads that seem to have touched a nerve and continue to

While older threads, like the one about why others don't perceive the problem, are still going strong, there's some great discussion happening over at TreeHugger Forums. If you haven't already, you can register for free, log in and add your two cents.

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Corn, bamboo and hemp clothes. Recycled purses and seaweed fabrics. Vegan "leather" and pesticide-free cotton. Here's a nice little video for you fashion fans out there. They even say "treehugger" a few times, though not in reference to this site. Of

This year Santa was good to me and brought these Anders Natural Soaps, which I just love. The company is based in Raleigh, North Carolina and has been around since 1999. The soaps are made with extra virgin olive oil instead of pomice olive oil and are

A vegan friend has to limit her choice of beer to just a couple of brands, ‘coz the majority of beer is filtered through fish bladders, well the isinglass found in such things. She would love Green Man beer. Not only is it brewed from organic

Although driving a hybrid car conserves over one ton of carbon dioxide per year, we realize that not everyone is ready to go out and buy a brand new car. However, if you were really serious about reducing your impact, adopting a vegan or vegetarian