House full of guests? These recipes will make your mornings go much smoother.

Source: TreeHugger – 6 big-batch breakfasts for holiday entertaining

Our photo of the day comes from Ontario, Canada.

Source: TreeHugger – Photo: The bold beauty of a cardinal

From a futuristic pod and a romantic treehouse to a stunning RV and a duo with a sunroom, these creative tiny homes were our most popular over the decade.

Source: TreeHugger – Top 10 tiny homes of the decade

It’s déjà vu all over again as the industry pushes “chemical recycling.”

Source: TreeHugger – What’s happening to all the “recycled” waste now that it’s not shipped to China?

A few households have had surprising visitors.

Source: TreeHugger – Look out for wild animals in your Christmas tree!

It’s about time more cities did this.

Source: TreeHugger – London cracks down on drivers who sit with engines idling

Perhaps the school should offer a course on parenting instead, so this problem is solved for the next generation.

Source: TreeHugger – Berkeley’s ‘adulting’ class reveals parental failures

Our photo of the day comes from Calgary, Canada.

Source: TreeHugger – Photo: Northern pygmy owl is a petite wonder

I know what I am shopping for this weekend: Fire extinguishers.

Source: TreeHugger – 49 percent of fires in homes start in the kitchen

Here’s where influenza hits especially hard, and what you can do to help protect yourself from it.

Source: TreeHugger – The 10 worst states for the flu

What’s the best approach for dealing with this?

Source: TreeHugger – Why we need airtight buildings: Outdoor air quality is getting worse

It’s a trial program in Denver, but is likely the way of the future.

Source: TreeHugger – Patagonia partners with Awayco to offer rental gear

So much for the “sharing economy;” North Americans don’t like sharing cars or parking spaces.

Source: TreeHugger – ShareNow, successor to Car2Go, pulls out of North America

When doctors team up with food banks, it improves health and staves off chronic hunger.

Source: TreeHugger – Food pharmacies are the closest thing to a magical cure-all

Our photo of the day comes from Jackson County, Oregon.

Source: TreeHugger – Photo: Who’s the cutest squirrel of all?

In which I try and clear up some misconceptions

Source: TreeHugger – If you’re going to live a one tonne lifestyle, it’s easier in a Passivhaus

A 297-acre property in rural northern Colombia will become the first and only reserve for the conservation of the Dahl’s toad-headed turtle.

Source: TreeHugger – Slice of paradise created for critically endangered toad-headed turtle

Get ahead of the crowd with these indoor plant predictions from the all-knowing Plant Mom.

Source: TreeHugger – These will be the top houseplant trends for 2020

The number of people flying between German cities has dropped 12 percent.

Source: TreeHugger – “Flight Shaming” is really reducing short-haul flights in Europe

But is that a bad thing?

Source: TreeHugger – America is facing a sugar shortage