San Francisco refuses bioplastic straws
By next year at this time, all straws in SF will be made from paper, bamboo, wood, metal or fiber.
People who walk, bike and ride scooters are all fighting over crumbs.
It's time to take back the streets from all the cars and make room for alternative modes of transportation.
Uber buys JUMP, a dockless e-bike startup, and this is a good thing
Another tool that makes life easier to live without a car.
San Francisco introduces "Vision Zero" fire trucks
Finally, fire departments are buying equipment designed for the city instead of designing the city to fit the equipment.
San Francisco may ban delivery robots. Good for them.
Pick up your Marbles and go home
One man's DIY conservation effort helps rare butterfly rebound in San Francisco
Using a bit of research and lots of careful gardening, this man was able to help reestablish a population of rare butterflies in his backyard.
San Francisco becomes first major US city to mandate rooftop solar on new buildings
In which the City requires new buildings to go from 'solar ready' rooftops to solar actual.
Man lives in tiny 8 ft. box to avoid paying San Francisco's high rents
One man gets creative about the affordable housing shortage in San Francisco, and pays only $400 a month to live in this sleeping pod he built in a friend's apartment.
Multifunctional loft system expands small San Francisco apartment
A custom-made addition to this small condo packs in extra features and functionality, creating more spaces in one.
Infographic shows why San Francisco is a food lover's dream
San Francisco is admirably progressive when it comes to reducing food waste and keeping food local and seasonal.
This solar-powered EV charging solution for apartment dwellers is totally rad
This looks like a long-needed solution to one of the key barriers to electric vehicle adoption, and I can hardly contain my excitement.
Eco-conscious clothing maker opens brick-and-mortar shop in San Francisco
San Francisco readers can now find local and green clothes at Amour Vert’s new shop in Hayes Valley.
We're in the Great Dithering
Gabriel Metcalf asks "The waters are rising, and cities can’t move out of the way. Can we act decisively enough to avert catastrophic climate change?"
Does the world need a glow-in-the-dark bike?
It's a nice idea, as long as it isn't sending the wrong message.
1 mile of a protected bike lane is 100x cheaper than 1 mile of roadway (Chart)
Think bike lanes cost too much? Let's put it into a little perspective.
Saltygloo: World's first structure 3D printed out of salt (Video)
Using an additive, powder-based 3D printing process, experiments with abundant and renewable salt have created this translucent and lightweight structure.
SOAK in a shipping container spa in San Francisco
It's all about healthy hedonism, where sustainability meets socialbility.
San Francisco Bay could become chemical soup without new regulations
An annual water-monitoring report focuses on "contaminants of emerging concern."
Bay Area Bike Share getting ready to launch in San Francisco on August 29th
Bay Area Bike Share is about to launch in San Francisco, with plans for 700 bikes and 70 stations around San Francisco, Redwood City, Mountain View, Palo Alto, and San Jose.
Let's stop calling the new headquarters for Apple, Facebook and Google "Green": Look at the parking ratios
You just have to look at the parking ratios to know they are environmental disaster areas.
The Bay Bridge shines in the light of 25,000 LEDs
Stanley Jevons was right; develop a more efficient technology and people will figure out ways to use it that in the end, consume more energy
Aether Store Is a Standout in Temporary Container City
Popup clothing store fits right in to a neighborhood in transition.
The Apple Engineer Who Quit His Job to Propagate Plants (Interview)
Why would an engineer at Apple quit his job to design a product to help gardeners propagate plants?
Amid the Chaos of the SF Giants Parade, a Gardener Finds Peace (Photo)
The San Francisco Giants won the 2012 World Series, but this gardener doesn't seem to care.
Forest garden with 500 edible plants takes a few hours of work a month
Working with nature instead of against it, forest gardens promise abundance, as well as the kind of resilience a changing climate demands.
Now that China won't take plastic waste, what's the U.S. doing?
A new investigation by Greenpeace delves into the ongoing environmental devastation caused by our recycling habits.
Greenpeace's Guide to Greener Electronics praises Apple, scolds Amazon
The organization scored the biggest gadget makers on their products' environmental records.
Beach audit reveals which brands are worst offenders for plastic waste
Knowing where trash comes from is the first step in figuring out better, more sustainable solutions.
World's biggest tuna company promises to clean up its act
It's good news... but we shouldn't be eating tuna at all.
Avoid PFCs with eco-friendly outdoor gear and DIY techniques
While these chemicals continue to be the norm in the camping and mountaineering industries, there are some good alternatives.
Greenpeace ranks best tuna brands for 2017
The annual Canned Tuna Ranking assesses fishing practices and social responsibility to determine which brands are sustainable and which should be avoided.
Which fashion companies are on track to detox?
Greenpeace has released its Detox Catwalk report for 2016, revealing which companies are on track to meet detox commitments by 2020 and which are lagging far behind. The results may surprise you.
Greenpeace tackles destructive tuna fishing in the Indian Ocean
Fish Aggregating Devices are a serious driver of overfishing, which is why Greenpeace is on a mission to dismantle all the FADs it can find.
Greenpeace urges Hillary to dump fossil fuels
She's made big promises on solar. But will she also break up with fossil fuel lobbyists?
How toxic is your new raincoat? Greenpeace can tell you
Greenpeace has taken some of the most popular outdoor gear to a lab in order to measure concentration of PFCs. What it found is disturbing.
Infographic reveals how tuna industry is tainted by abuse
Tuna producers are notorious for unethical labor and unsustainable fishing. It's time to learn more and take action.
Canned tuna is synonymous with abuse and unsustainable fishing practices
Greenpeace has turned the global spotlight on Thai Union, the world's largest canned tuna producer and maker of Chicken of the Sea, for its horrific track record. Learn why you should boycott and what you can do to help.
Waterproof, non-stick and deadly: PFCs in outdoor gear are contaminating nature
Greenpeace urges outdoor lovers to reject the chemicals used in popular weather-resistant fabrics.
Greenpeace releases the Canned Tuna Shopping Guide for 2015
Learn which brands should be avoided and which are making a sincere effort to provide ocean-safe options, then vote with your wallet.
LEGO dumps oil company partnership, makes things a bit more awesome
Over the past three months, over a million people from all around the globe have contacted LEGO to ask them to drop their oil partnership.
First there was the London Whale, and now there is the Greenpeace Whale, as the charity blows over US$ 5 million
The charity loses millions in rogue currency swap, just like the big boys.
Greenwash Action fights back against the attacks on LEED green building certification
It's about time that someone did, too.
Story of Stuff's Annie Leonard becomes executive director of Greenpeace USA
Best of luck to Ms. Leonard, I'm sure she'll do great things at Greenpeace USA!
There are toxic 'little monsters' lurking in your children's new clothes
Join the DETOX campaign to pressure the fashion industry to stop exposing our kids to hazardous chemicals and contaminating waterways.
Greenpeace protests Shell's Arctic drilling with bear suits and break-in
Polar bears re-brand a Shell refinery in Denmark.
How environmentalists got one firm to quit deforestation
Activists get one firm to agree to stop clearing Indonesian forests for paper plantations.
On MNN: Edward Burtynsky, Noma Restaurant and the future of the Sharing Economy
A TreeHugger hero visits our sister site.
Edward Burtynsky's stunning photos document our complicated relationship with water
Edward Burtynsky's collection called Water documents the role water plays in ecosystems, energy, cultural practices and disasters.
Edward Burtynsky Quarries (Book Review)
A big book from a photographer who takes big pictures
The TH Interview: Ed Burtynsky and "Manufactured Landscapes"
TreeHugger has been a fan of photographer Ed Burtynsky's work for a long time. We first spotted it here and have enjoyed watching him branch out into film with "Manufactured Landscapes", which was recently released in the US and the UK after debuting