Yesterday's fire on Mariner Energy's Vermilion 380 production platform in the Gulf of Mexico thankfully resulted in neither loss of life nor another big oil spill. However, the timing of this event seems likely to complicate the debate over the dril... [more]

Image credit: CosmicRevolutionKSWhen I interviewed my friend Tim Toben of Greenbridge and Pickards Mountain Ecoinstitute, he suggested it was important that we all tell the story about the transformation from a world powered by fossil fuels to a wor... [more]

Image credit: After GutenbergWhen I posted a video of a mainstream farmer trying to green his operations, commenter Adam suggested that he was just doing it for economic reasons. That's an observation that gets bandied about a lot here at TreeHugger ... [more]

Michael Eliason and Aaron Yankauskas, of Brute Force Collaborative, have a great case-study up on a recently completed 'Passivhaus' housing project in the Lodenareal complex in Innsbruck, AustriaDeveloped by Neue Heimat Tirol and designed by architek... [more]

At the Pasadena Convention Center, the Women in Green Forum is bringing together professional women (and yes, a few men) from various industries and functions to discuss topics from finance to fashion. Yesterday afternoon, women with sustainability l... [more]

The Singapore Exchange (SGX) has recognized that more investors are paying attention to issues involving environmental, social, and governance (ESG) issues, and as of August 28, is the first securities exchange in Asia to encourage listing companies ... [more]

Can electronic medical records, or EMRs, contribute to sustainability or the triple-bottom line? Yes--and no. But, they do save lives. ... [more]

Cities need to plan for the future now by developing infrastructure and communities that make them resilient, rugged and adaptable to planetary changes. Coastal cities are particularly vulnerable to increased flooding from larger storm surges and... [more]

Image courtesy of WalmartThis guest post was written by Shannon Frederick, director of global association communications for Walmart.What does sustainability mean to you? Before you answer, shift your thinking from a business point-of-view to your pe... [more]

Russia's leading bank has just unveiled plans to construct a green-roofed corporate university designed by Dutch Architect Erick van Egeraat. Located in a rural setting west of Moscow, the Sberbank University will provide education and training for t... [more]