Window panes, mirrors, light bulbs and tableware are impractical to recycle. Bottles and jars are usually fine. Compact ...

We've all probably been guilty of this recycling no-no at least once — discarding a disposable coffee cup or food takeout container in our bin. While you may be thinking you're doing your part ...

Find what you need to know about backyard chickens, beehives, rooftop gardens, and everything else for producing food at home.

David has 10 years of experience in gardening, 5 years working in a greenhouse, and has read widely in environmental history and the energy transition. David Kuchta is a historian, author ...

Learn how to declutter, minimize, organize, and switch to non-toxic cleaning products, many of which you can make at home.

From complex weather systems to the great outdoors and how to conserve it, Planet Earth is the home we share with all living creatures.

Lloyd Alter has been an architect, real estate developer, and prefab entrepreneur. He now teaches Sustainable Design at Ryerson School of Interior Design. Alter has been writing for Treehugger ...

Fossil fuels are the product of millions of years of earth's natural processes. Learn how they are extracted, their effect on the planet, and how we can lessen our dependence on them.

Haley Mast earned her graduate certification in sustainability and is currently working towards her Bachelor of Science degree at Harvard Extension University. Haley reported and wrote the ...

In addition to working for Treehugger, Elizabeth works as an academic editor in the earth sciences. She went to graduate school for physical geography with a focus on climate change and past ...