Here’s how food manufacturers use package design to convince consumers that an item is healthy.

Source: TreeHugger – 4 sneaky food packaging tricks to watch out for

It has its ups and downs, but Harald Buschbacher’s idea might be the best of both transit worlds.

Source: TreeHugger – Low-clearance Rapid Transit: Cheaper than subways, faster than trolleys

Was it the Uber car, the safety driver, the victim, or the traffic engineers who designed that road?

Source: TreeHugger – Who is responsible for the death of Elaine Hertzberg?

It is designed to dry beeswax wraps more easily, but its usefulness goes beyond that.

Source: TreeHugger – This beautiful, simple drying rack is made by Bee’s Wrap

The promise of prefab was healthy, cost-effective, energy efficient homes designed by talented architects. Is it finally here?

Source: TreeHugger – Quebec architects and prefab builders offer “eco-housing kits”

Two are doing well, but the rest aren’t doing nearly enough, according to Stand.earth.

Source: TreeHugger – Top fashion companies must tighten up climate commitments, report says

Our photo of the day comes from Grand Tetons National Park.

Source: TreeHugger – Photo: The magnificence of a moose in the snow

A table for 12 in a tiny home? No problem with this smart and lovely design with loads of hidden storage.

Source: TreeHugger – Luxe tiny house has a chef’s kitchen and secret dining room

Who needs a cloud when you can have a hive.

Source: TreeHugger – Cubbit stores your data with a footprint that’s a fraction of the cloud’s.

This year’s Stress in America survey by the American Psychological Association might make you feel not so all alone.

Source: TreeHugger – Guess what’s causing Americans the most stress?

And the air outside in urban London is pretty awful.

Source: TreeHugger – Particulate Matter levels in London Underground are 18 times as high as the air outside

One thousand restaurants will have to take it off their menus by 2022.

Source: TreeHugger – New York City bans foie gras

The next two months represent the highest rate of consumption during the year, but it doesn’t have to be that way.

Source: TreeHugger – Beware the season of excess

Architects ignore it. “Heads of sustainability” ignore it. Critics have ignored it, but this may be changing.

Source: TreeHugger – Architectural critic: Embodied energy matters

The reason is for health, wellness, and sustainability.

Source: TreeHugger – Why I keep a glass of water in my kitchen cupboard

StackitNOW is a great idea but also demonstrates how intractable the problem is.

Source: TreeHugger – Recycling is hard. That’s why we have to eliminate single use packaging and not get distracted.

A new decree has opened the door to global waste exports – and rampant pollution.

Source: TreeHugger – Argentina has signed up to become the world’s dumping ground

Photographer Joan Sullivan documents the drama of their construction.

Source: TreeHugger – The beauty of wind turbines

Jonathan Safran Foer argues convincingly that changing our diets is the most effective way to fight the climate crisis.

Source: TreeHugger – ‘We Are the Weather: Saving the Planet Begins at Breakfast’ (book review)

Our photo of the day comes from Calgary, Canada.

Source: TreeHugger – Photo: Hello, mink!