Or why the trend toward simplicity is not all it’s cracked up to be.

Source: TreeHugger – A critique of minimalism

Our photo of the day is worth a thousand words.

Source: TreeHugger – Photo: Goldfinch wears a winter coat

I can’t wait for this exciting new world of urban mobility.

Source: TreeHugger – Hyundai introduces flying Ubers, rolling toaster-cars

The only things that ever seems to affect SUV and pickup sales are the economy and the price of gas.

Source: TreeHugger – Gas prices are going up. What will this do to light truck sales?

Can you tell the difference between safe mushrooms and poisonous ones?

Source: TreeHugger – Which of these mushroom could kill you?

Another reason to electrify everything.

Source: TreeHugger – We don’t have an energy problem, we have an exergy problem

Cold weather won’t stop Scandinavian moms from their age-old practice of parking baby prams outside in all weathers…and leaving the babies napping.

Source: TreeHugger – Let sleeping babies lie: Chilly temps build tough Nordic tots

Food has a way of making an occasion truly special and memorable.

Source: TreeHugger – I spent New Year’s Eve making doughnuts

A list of 10 resolutions shows that big changes are coming to the professional food world.

Source: TreeHugger – Bon Appétit’s Test Kitchen promises to be more sustainable in 2020

Our photo of the day comes from Morro Bay, California.

Source: TreeHugger – Photo: Pelican looking for love

A lesson in what happens when the humans disappear.

Source: TreeHugger – Wildlife is thriving in Fukushima evacuation zones (video)

Architects are finally taking it seriously. It’s about time.

Source: TreeHugger – Embodied carbon is in the spotlight

So many flavors and colors of gas these days. They are all problematic.

Source: TreeHugger – UK pilot project mixes “green” hydrogen with natural gas

The streets are deadly and the cops don’t care, but we now have David Shellnutt

Source: TreeHugger – We shouldn’t need a biking lawyer, but we do

They can dilute the wild varieties, threatening their existence.

Source: TreeHugger – Don’t throw apple cores out the car window

And that’s not a bad thing.

Source: TreeHugger – You can expect more tourist taxes this year

Our photo of the day comes from Gothenburg, Sweden.

Source: TreeHugger – Photo: Caterpillar or twig?

If 10 percent of Americans adopted these 7 changes, we could cut total domestic emissions by 8 percent in 6 years.

Source: TreeHugger – 7 high-impact lifestyle changes to reduce greenhouse gas emissions

A new study reveals stress-reducing benefits for office workers when even just viewing a small plant on their desk.

Source: TreeHugger – Put a houseplant on your desk to decrease anxiety significantly

A new study from Deloitte predicts what we have said before: e-bikes will eat cars.

Source: TreeHugger – Make room for the e-bikes, the top selling electric vehicles for the next decade