The rare brown fish-owls recently spotted in Turkey are threatened by continued dam construction, against which protests have been increasing. The sign at right reads "We are taking ownership of our rivers, our culture, our future." Photos via the Hürriyet Daily News (left) and Bianet (right). The annual heat and humidity of August -- and, this year, the start of the f...Read the full story on TreeHugger

Susan Cianciolo Fall 2010 Collection at New York Fashion Week. Credit: Emma Grady The countdown begins! New York Fashion Week's The GreenShows have released the lineup of ethical fashion designers showing their spring/summer 2011 collections on September 12-14. Last season, we brought you photos and video from the front row of the runway shows and this year we'll be at it again. Click through for ten fashion designers showing their environmentally- and socially-responsible garments during Eco Fashion Week at the Read the full story on TreeHugger

Summer is the prefect time for picnics, pretty much anywhere! On roof tops, in Central Park, at the beach, open air cinemas or the zoo, a good picnic is special. But how often do you make the effort and unleash your creativity to put together a delicious lunch or dinner in a box or basket? The design team The Three Blind Ants have just made it a little bit easier, a little bit more fun and a little eco-friendlier with the Boxsal. It is basically a fashionable cardboard box with enough room to fit a bottle of wine, snacks, sandwiches and more. Boxsal comes with beautiful utensils, plates, cups and n...Read the full story on TreeHugger

Küre Mountains National Park (L) is on its way to becoming part of a protected European park network, while demonstrators in Ankara (R) were arrested for protesting nuclear power. Photos via Turkish Adventures (L) and Today's Zaman (R). With summer in full swing in Turkey, the season's regular environmental woes have again come to the fore. Helicopters dropping water have become a common sigh...Read the full story on TreeHugger

It will be another two years before Ashton Stark can get his driver's license, but that's not stopping the 14-year-old from looking to the future -- and in more ways than one. With a keen sense of green and a little engineering savvy, Ashton succeeded in transforming his grandfather's 1972 Volkswagen Beetle into a cleaning running, all-electric eco-vehicle. ...Read the full story on TreeHugger