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Robot Godzilla to Invade Coachella, Excrete Recyclables

1 hour 30 min ago
T-Rex to consume recyclables at Coachella. Prize offered for best use of the dino droppings. Really.

Edible Garden Sprouts from Plastic Waste in Ethiopia

7 hours 30 min ago
Artist Kebreab Demeke's colorful, functional sculpture is among around a dozen projects examining the meaning of 'the good life' on display at an exhibition in Berlin.

Awamaki Lab's Young Designers Reveal Surprisingly-Fashionable Daywear with a Peruvian Twist (Photos)

7 hours 39 min ago
Awamaki Lab fashion forward collection successfully pairs Peruvian textiles with modern styles and TreeHugger has the scoop on the difficult yet rewarding design process straight from the young designers.

A Teaspoon of Sugar Might Make the Medicine Abound

9 hours 30 min ago
Without sugar-coating, the white stuff we inhaled as kids, in excess, takes a toll far more toxic than cavities.

Pro Surfer Kyle Thiermann Talks Nuclear Power in South Africa with Kelly Slater, Van Jones, and Foster Gamble

10 hours 30 min ago
Kyle Thiermann and Surfing for Change discuss nuclear power in South Africa with Kelly Slater, Van Jones and Foster Gamble

The Brooklyn Botanic Garden Gets a 10,000 Square Foot "Roof Meadow" (Video)

11 hours 30 min ago
A timelapse video shows the month long construction of a rooftop garden in just two minutes.

Wake Up With Leonardo DiCaprio’s Fair Trade Organic Coffee

13 hours 30 min ago
Now you can get your morning coffee fix celebrity-style, thanks to an alliance between Leonardo DiCaprio and LaColumbe coffee -- plus, all proceeds support sustainable initiatives.

Windfall: Anti-Wind Documentary Looks Way Overblown (Video)

Fri, 02/03/2012 - 16:43
The trailer for a documentary that purports to show the "dark side of wind power" plays more like propaganda.

NASA Image Shows New York City-Sized Glacier About to Split from Antarctica

Fri, 02/03/2012 - 15:44
This pic form NASA shows the deepening crack that will send a giant glacier lurching into the sea.

Coal Industry Group Organizes Campaign to Harass Top Climate Scientist

Fri, 02/03/2012 - 15:07
The world just ain't a safe place for a scientist these days.

BWM's Attempt to Brand a Weather System Backfires When it Kills 70 People

Fri, 02/03/2012 - 14:02
In the storied hall of corporate marketing blunders, this one's up there.

Alternatives to Peat-Based Products for Starting Seeds Indoors

Fri, 02/03/2012 - 13:18
If you start your own plants from seed, you've likely noticed that many packaged soil-less mixes are peat-based. Wondering if there's a more sustainable choice?

China's Largest Freshwater Lake Dries Up: Is the Massive Three Gorges Dam to Blame?

Fri, 02/03/2012 - 12:55
Environmental researchers say the dramatic drying up of Poyang lake -- from 3,500 square kilometers to just 200 -- is due in part to the colossal, controversial reservoir.

Picturing World Environment Day 2012 with Piictu

Fri, 02/03/2012 - 12:29
Show the world your environment with a new TreeHugger and UNEP partnership with Piictu, a photo sharing social network.

India Leads World In Green Power Growth For 2011

Fri, 02/03/2012 - 11:36
Solar power growth was particularly impressive, with investment increasing 700% over 2010 levels last year.

Web + Sustainability = Future

Fri, 02/03/2012 - 11:11
How to unlock environmental intelligence in our daily lives.

A New York Bridge Set for Demolition Could Become a Park Instead

Fri, 02/03/2012 - 11:00
New York's Tappan Zee Bridge is scheduled for demolition, but some want to convert it into a park.

Roseanne Barr Running For Green Party Presidential Nomination

Fri, 02/03/2012 - 10:56
To the casual celebrity gossip and 90s TV watcher, Roseanne Barr seeking the nomination of the Green Party to run for president may seem odd, but it's all a perfect progression for the comedian-macadamia nut farmer-activist.

The Week in Animal News: Powerful Sea Cucumber Poo, Giant Pythons Invade Florida and More

Fri, 02/03/2012 - 10:37
Sea cucumber poo may be the key to saving the world's great coral reefs from devastation. Invasive pythons are doing damage in the Everglades, eight sea lions were found shot to death in Washington and more.

The Week in Pictures: Newt Gingrich's Colony on the Moon, a Folding Microcar, and More

Fri, 02/03/2012 - 09:23
Newt Gingrich wants a colony on the moon -- here's what it could look like. A folding car is headed for production, Porto Alegre may have the world's most beautiful street and more.