It uses twice as much water and releases 800,000 more plastic microparticles per load than a regular cycle.

Source: TreeHugger – Why you shouldn’t use your washer’s delicate cycle

More on why less is more.

Source: TreeHugger – Solutions summit: how to decarbonize now

A small survey by Bosch shows that U.S. homeowners feel guilty about wasting food, but need to change their habits.

Source: TreeHugger – Americans continue to battle food waste

Our photo of the day comes from Washington D.C.

Source: TreeHugger – Photo: Handsome goldfinch forages among the flowers

Much of the upper US could be treated to some celestial theatrics.

Source: TreeHugger – Look for the northern lights in the US this weekend

WIth cooler weather and shorter days, your indoor plants could use a little help getting ready for the new season.

Source: TreeHugger – How to prepare houseplants for fall

Bird populations in the US and Canada have plummeted by 30 percent since 1970 – here’s why, and what we can do.

Source: TreeHugger – 8 simple ways to help the birds

This could take a lot of smelly gas mopeds off the road.

Source: TreeHugger – Gogoro launches the VIVA, a lighter, cheaper, electric scooter with a swappable battery

Following these guidelines can help you to build a higher quality, longer-lasting wardrobe.

Source: TreeHugger – Questions to ask yourself when buying clothes

It’s happening all over, and wood construction can make it even easier and faster.

Source: TreeHugger – Jargon watch: Aufstockung, or vertical additions

The film director believes that ocean exploration could help us to prepare better for climate catastrophes.

Source: TreeHugger – James Cameron wants us to stop treating the ocean like a toilet

Our photo of the day comes from the rainforest of Ecuador.

Source: TreeHugger – Photo: Katydid nymph in coral and turquoise

Templar Marine introduces a Torqeedo powered dayboat that is a thing of beauty.

Source: TreeHugger – Next transportation mode ripe for revolution: e-boats

How to pick and prepare that puzzling persimmon. And a few ways for how to eat the delicious fall fruit.

Source: TreeHugger – How to eat a persimmon like a pro

Humans have never lived with the high CO2 atmospheric conditions of the last 60 years, according to a new study.

Source: TreeHugger – Before 1965, low CO2 levels were steady for 2.5 million years

Waugh Thistleton Architects demonstrate how we should be building for a low carbon future.

Source: TreeHugger – The Green House on Cambridge Heath adds mass timber addition to rehab of existing building

At least until you ride it to a public meeting, where your bike is part of a vast, bike-wing conspiracy.

Source: TreeHugger – New video from Ken Avidor: “My bike is freedom”

Years of marketing ‘shame’ to women led to the health and pollution crises we currently face.

Source: TreeHugger – How did our periods get so full of plastic?

No more excuses for soft, moldy apples in your fruit bowl!

Source: TreeHugger – How to make apples last (almost) forever

Our photo of the day reveals a Victorian favorite.

Source: TreeHugger – Photo: Sydney’s big pretty fig trees