The company’s latest green initiative encourages sellers to reuse shipping boxes made of recycled materials as a way of promoting greener shipping methods.
How the Fate of PACE Could Influence the Clean Energy Economy
PACE financing is a potentially revolutionary way to retrofit commercial, residential, and industrial properties with energy efficiency and renewable energy technologies. The program overcomes one of the largest hurdles to investment in clean energy –…
How the FTC Will Tame the ‘Wild West’ of Green Marketing
The Federal Trade Commission’s forthcoming ‘green guides’ for making environmental claims promise to shake up how green — and not-so-green — products promote themselves. Here are four things you need to know.
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Computer Wire Dress by Tina Sparkles Makes Statement About e-Waste
Images via Tina Sparkles
Electronic clothing is something that continually fascinates some designers. From circuit board boxers to keyboard purses to blinking bicycling sweaters, there’s just something about turning electronics into fashion. But Tina…
Textiles and Eco-Clothing at the Royal College of Art Summer Show
All Images by B. Alter: Jrumchai Singalavanij
With ecological and sustainable fashion growing more popular, it’s important that students be interested and involved in this area: they are the future. In which case we are in luck: at this year’s Roya…
U.N. Climate Change Panel Gets Tips to Boost Credibility
The InterAcademy Council recommends that IPCC improve review processes and transparency in wake of attacks on climate science.
EPA Unveils New Grading System for Fuel Efficient Vehicles
The Environmental Protection Agency and the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration have proposed new fuel economy labels for cars and light trucks that will score each vehicle with a grade from A+ to D, aiming to encourage adoption of more fuel…
A blast of cool air far away from the servers in a Savvis data center triggered a hunt for iar leaks and ended with the discovery of $6 million in savings
UL Acquires TerraChoice in Green Standard Consolidation
ULC Standards, part of the Underwriters Laboratories family of companies, has acquired the managers of Canada’s EcoLogo program in a move that will expand both group’s reach in the universe of green certifications.
Video: evading navy boats and climbing up oil rigs
In the last couple of hours, we’ve received this footage from the Esperanza from this morning’s daring occupation of the Stena Don, the oil rig operated by Cairn Energy. It shows just what an amazing feat the guys and gals there have pul…
Image via TreeHugger
We’ve been covering eco-fashion denim brand Kuyichi since 2004, when TreeHugger was still in its formative years. Founded in 2001, by international NGO Solidaridad, the sustainable brand — and winner of our Best of Green Award f…
Old Newspapers Get a Colorful (and Functional) Makeover with Holstee’s Recycled Wallets (Photos)
Photo: courtesy of Holstee.
From the makers of the eco-hipster tee comes a recycled wallet made from old plastic bags and newspapers collected from the streets of Delhi. New York-based eco-fashion brand Holstee has partnered with a non-profit in Indi…
France’s Environment and Energy Management Agency has launched a program to pump €1.35 billion ($1.71 billion) into green chemistry, solar and other renewable power, biofuel and carbon capture and storage research.
For Every Green T-Shirt Sold, Eco-Fashion Label Wiloh Gives One to a Child in Need (Photos)
“Bamboo Panda” by Tokyo Candies. Image via Wiloh.
An eco-fashion brand born in social media heaven. Not only did I find out about this new fashion label through Twitter — thanks for the follow, Wiloh — but that’s exactly how the founders of green f…













