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Get Green in a Month - Week 4

By Natalie Cook IN Home & Garden Oct 16 2008

On Greenovate, Emily Johnson embarks on a renovation plan to green up a 2,650 square foot home in one month. While a month doesn't seem like much time to tackle a major project, read how you can go green by just making one simple change each day. Here are your tips for week four of your eco-transformation. + READ MORE

 
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5 Reuses for: Fast Food Wrappers

By Natalie Cook IN Home & Garden Oct 15 2008

Are you the titan of takeout or the queen of quick meals? If you eat out more than you eat in, you may want to get a little crazy and a lot green with five fast food wrapper reuses. These ideas may even make you feel good about going out. + READ MORE

 
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Get Green in a Month: Week 3

By Natalie Cook IN Home & Garden Oct 10 2008

On Greenovate, Emily Johnson embarks on a renovation plan to green up a 2,650 square foot home in one month. While a month doesn't seem like much time to tackle a major project, read how you can go green by just making one simple change each day. Here are your tips for week three of your eco-transformation. + READ MORE

 
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Get Green in a Month: Week 2

By Natalie Cook IN Home & Garden Oct 6 2008

On Planet Green's Greenovate, Emily Johnson embarks on a renovation plan to green up a 2,650 square foot home in one month. While a month doesn?t seem like much time to tackle a major project, read how you can go green by just making one simple change each day. Here are your tips for week two of your eco-transformation. + READ MORE

 
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5 Reuses for: Socks

By Natalie Cook IN Home & Garden Sep 4 2008

Do you have socks you can no longer wear? Or are you missing a member of a sock pair? Stop before you drop those socks! Here are five ways you can reuse them. + READ MORE

 
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5 Reuses for: Bowls

By Natalie Cook IN Home & Garden Aug 18 2008

When reusing an old bowl is your goal, turn to your favorite repurpose person for some great ideas.Don't worry about spending any money on your pup's water dish when you find an old bowl you wish to ditch. + READ MORE

 
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5 Reuses for: Baseball Hats

By Natalie Cook IN Fashion & Beauty Aug 14 2008

If your home is overrun with hats, don't lose your head. I have five reuses for the baseball hats that clutter your closets. + READ MORE

 
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5 Reuses for: Dinner Plates

By Natalie Cook IN Home & Garden Aug 8 2008

Here's the dish on how you can reuse that old dish. I have five reuses for the dinner plates you love to hate. + READ MORE

 
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Five Reuses For: Coffee Mugs

By Natalie Cook IN Home & Garden Aug 7 2008

Is your kitchen cabinet overloaded with coffee cups? If you have more mugs than you can shake a stick at, read these five reuses that can save those cups from going to the can. + READ MORE

 
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Five Reuses For: Paint Cans

By Natalie Cook IN Home & Garden Aug 6 2008

Got plans for those old paint cans? If not, I've got a great list of ideas. These five reuses for paint cans may just prompt you to finish up that guest room renovation. + READ MORE

 
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5 Reuses for: Coffee Tables

By Natalie Cook IN Home & Garden Aug 5 2008

Have you redecorated your place, but just can't get that old coffee table out of your space? Take these five reuses and keep that table in circulation. + READ MORE

 
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Building a Better Bus Stop with Tommy Lee and Ludacris

By Natalie Cook IN Tech & Transport Aug 5 2008

On Battleground Earth, Tommy Lee and Ludacris trade in their microphones for hammers and construct a solar powered shelter. After the hard labor, they work out a jam session in their eco-friendly creation. Learn more about their slamming i-Shelter and how you can lobby for one in your area. + READ MORE

 
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Rebuilding a Greener Big Easy

By Natalie Cook IN Travel & Outdoors Aug 4 2008

On Battleground Earth, Tommy Lee and Ludacris share their love for music and zeal for the environment. Their building project is just one example of how people are changing their thinking around construction. Find out how environmental stewards are re-building the birthplace of jazz. You'll be excited to see how many organizations are working to make New Orleans greener. + READ MORE

 
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5 Reuses for: Watches

By Natalie Cook IN Fashion & Beauty Aug 1 2008

Move it from your wrist to your wall. Who says you need an enormous wall mounted clock in your petite pad? Create the illusion of more space by putting up small wall décor. Start with hanging band-less watches in strategic places around the house. + READ MORE

 
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Play it Forward and Recycle Instruments

By Natalie Cook IN Work & Connect Jul 30 2008

On Battleground Earth, Tommy Lee and Ludacris throw-down to see which one of them is the music business?s king of conservation. If you also retired from the marching band or purchased an instrument with the hope of inking a multi-million dollar contract and Sony has yet to give you a call, don?t sack that sax! + READ MORE

 
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5 Reuses for: CDs

By Natalie Cook IN Home & Garden Jul 30 2008

Now that you?ve downloaded all your music, what the heck can you do with those CDs? Keep stains and stickiness off your tables with CD coasters. They look cool and fit underneath any size cup. + READ MORE

 
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5 Reuses 4: Soda Bottles

By Natalie Cook IN Home & Garden Jul 30 2008

Is your trash bin about to pop with all the bottles of pop? If you want to do more than just recycle your soda bottles, check out my five reuses! + READ MORE

 
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Get Green in a Month : Week 1

By Natalie Cook IN Home & Garden Jul 29 2008

On Greenovate, Emily Johnson embarks on a renovation plan to green up a 2,650 square foot home in one month. While a month doesn?t seem like much time to tackle a major project, read how you can go green by just making one simple change each day. Dine in. If you frequently call upon the services of your local restaurant... + READ MORE

 
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Let?s Go Solar

By Natalie Cook IN Tech & Transport Jul 28 2008

Tommy Lee and Ludacris are certainly accustomed to life in the spotlight, so it?s no surprise that they step-up the challenge of using the sunlight in a solar showdown on Battleground Earth. Solar power is one of the most promising sectors of green technology. It is the only source that is 100 percent renewable with 0... + READ MORE

 
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Eco-Life After Death

By Natalie Cook IN Travel & Outdoors Jul 28 2008

Aside from being one of man's greatest mysteries and Notorious B.I.G.'s second album, Life After Death is a concept environmentalists consider when it comes to the funeral process. Both Tommy Lee and Ludicrus threw music-style green funerals on Battleground Earth. So how can we memorialize loved ones in a way that supports the ecosystem? Can we have a planet-positive process to say "good-bye?" + READ MORE

 
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Five Super Solar Products

By Natalie Cook IN Home & Garden Jul 26 2008

On Greenovate, Chris Prelitz plans to turn his Laguna Beach, California home into a model solar power residence. A small solar panel powers a fan which keeps your noggin feeling breezy on the summers hottest days. + READ MORE

 
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Be Green: Work at Home

By Natalie Cook IN Work & Connect Jul 21 2008

On Greenovate, Ryan Flegal converts a 2,300 square foot factory into his home and office space.Reduction of transportation pollution: When your commute is reduced to moving from the bedroom to the living room, you eliminate the need for cranking up your car. More efficient use of space: Using one space for multiple... + READ MORE

 
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Buying FSC Lumber is a Responsible Choice

By Natalie Cook IN Home & Garden Jul 19 2008

On Greenovate, Juliette Ouvaroff and her husband Alexander are renovating their Venice, California home in preparation for a new addition to the family.Environmentalists and an international coalition of forward thinking lumber companies collaborated to create a set of guiding principles to help resolve some of the... + READ MORE

 
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Structural Insulated Panels and You

By Natalie Cook IN Home & Garden Jul 18 2008

On Greenovate, Evan and Amanda Gregorio want to show their two children how important it is to be green.If you're sold on SIPs and want to start investigating them as an option for your renovation or construction project, contact the Structural Insulated Panel Association. + READ MORE

 
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Enjoying Your Outdoor Space

By Natalie Cook IN Home & Garden Jul 18 2008

Actress and realtor Gigi Bergmingham and her husband Matthew create a lovable living space on Greenovate.Periodically take inventory of what you have in the space and feel free to donate or sell furniture, toys, or other outdoor items. + READ MORE

 
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Is a Synthetic Lawn Right for You?

By Natalie Cook IN Home & Garden Jul 17 2008

On Greenovate, freelance writer and part-time flipper Monica Ramone greens up two Venice, California homes.In many communities across the country, having a nice plush lawn is as much a part of the American dream as the beautiful home, picket fence, and Sunday afternoon slice of apple pie.Gated communities and privatized + READ MORE

 
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Move toward Motion Sensor Faucets

By Natalie Cook IN Home & Garden Jul 16 2008

On Greenovate, Josh Pevnick and Melissa Turait go the green way in LA with a spectacular home renovation project.Even though hand washing is stressed, facilities without motion sensor faucets may have employees and customers re-contaminating their hands when they shut off the faucet. + READ MORE

 
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Gold Star for Energy Star

By Natalie Cook IN Tech & Transport Jul 15 2008

On Greenovate, the Gregorio family embarks on an adventure to expand their space and become the greenest home on the block.These appliances will cut your energy expense 10-50% when compared to standard models.Do your own comparison shopping to see the significant differences between items with and without the Energy... + READ MORE

 
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LEED Accredited Professionals

By Natalie Cook IN Home & Garden Jun 6 2008

Leadership for Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) was formally developed by the U.S. Green Building Council in 1998. The organization not only created a standard for green building development, but also for housing and real estate professionals. + READ MORE

 
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Ways to Green Your Neighborhood

By Natalie Cook IN Travel & Outdoors Jun 6 2008

On Greenovate, Dominique's goal is to revitalize the once popular neighborhood in which he is also a resident by greening as many homes as possible, making their value and demand skyrocket. Want to green your own neighborhood but aren't sure how? Here are some tips. + READ MORE

 
 
 
 
 

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