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Ride The Wave With A Saltwater Pool By Team Planet Green IN Home & Garden Jun 7 2008 We visit a beach house in Episode 1 of World's Greenest Homes where surf and sand meet green design. You can put a touch of the ocean in your own backyard by converting your swimming pool from traditional chlorination to an eco-smart saltwater maintenance system. + READ MORE

Find 10 New Uses for Old Newspaper By Jasmin Malik Chua IN Home & Garden Apr 30 2008 Read it all? Before you fold away yesterday's news into the recycling bin, consider giving your newspaper a second life by reusing it one or more of these ingenious ways. You might even save some money while you're at it. + READ MORE

Visit the Animal Planet Expo By Jasmin Malik Chua IN Travel & Outdoors Apr 24 2008 Animal Planet and our partners have teamed up to bring Animal Planet Expo to a community near you in 2008. Check out this free and fun event as it makes its way to your neck of the woods. + READ MORE

Reduce Your Pets' Chemical Exposure By Jasmin Malik Chua IN Food & Health Apr 17 2008 Your pets could be polluted with higher levels of many of the same synthetic industrial chemicals recently found in people, including newborns, according to a study by the Environmental Working Group. The results of the analysis by the Washington, D.C.-based consumer-advocacy group, which examined 20 dogs and 50 cats, discovered that the animals were contaminated with 48 of the 70 industrial chemicals tested, 43 of which were at levels higher than those typically found in humans. + READ MORE

Celebrate Earth Day, Doggy-Style By Jasmin Malik Chua IN Home & Garden Apr 14 2008 Get your pup Earth Day-ready with From Scratch's latest crop of 100 percent recycled-cotton dog tees.Comprising 65 percent reclaimed cotton waste and 35 percent used plastic bottles, the 10 styles include planet-loving tag lines such as "TreeHugger" (our personal favorite), "Be Kind to Mother Earth," "I'm All Natural,"... + READ MORE

Whip Up Some Dry Doggie Shampoo By Jasmin Malik Chua IN Home & Garden Apr 11 2008 If your pampered pooch bolts under the bed before you can spell out B-A-T-H," consider making this dry shampoo-excerpted from the delightful Eco Dog (2008, Chronicle Books) by Corbett Marshall and Jim Deskevich-to spot-clean greasy, dirty spots.Rub the grain into fur with a towel, removing it from the cookie sheet as... + READ MORE

Meet Change Maker Heidi Matonis, Founder of Positivitee By Jasmin Malik Chua IN Work & Connect Mar 12 2008 Today, we're going to meet Heidi Matonis, founder and principal designer for Positivitee, a line of sustainable and sweatshop-free activist shirts and tees with a difference: $5 from the sale of each shirt goes toward a non-profit organization such as the Retired Thoroughbred Foundation, Oceana, and Heifer International. + READ MORE

Pick the Right Pet for You By Jasmin Malik Chua IN Home & Garden Mar 7 2008 Sure, everyone's ovaries ping when they see a five-year-old moppet cradle a tiny chick or a bunny during Easter, but nature dictates that baby bunnies grow up into rabbits, and little chicks into full-size chickens. + READ MORE

Remove Pet Hair the Easy Way By Jasmin Malik Chua IN Home & Garden Mar 5 2008 One of the downsides of keeping a pet: Unless you're living with a naked mole rat (or you're a poor housekeeper), you spend more time than you'd like picking up hair that your pooch or kitty just shed with reams and reams of disposable lint tape. Rather than constantly removing and washing the duvet cover to rid it of... + READ MORE

Make a Braided Dog Toy From Pants By Jasmin Malik Chua IN Home & Garden Feb 27 2008 If you have a couple of pairs of pants that are no longer fit to be seen in-and the folks at Goodwill and Salvation Army are likely to view with derision-turn them into a braided tug toy for your pooch. In this Instructable, user myra1mom shows us how to deconstruct a pair of pants into long strips of fabric ready for... + READ MORE

Keep Your Pets Safe in Winter By Jasmin Malik Chua IN Home & Garden Feb 26 2008 The ASPCA provides some helpful tips on how to protect your pets when the weather outside is frightful: 1. Wipe their paws: Thoroughly wipe off your dog's legs and stomach when he comes in out of the sleet, snow, or ice, because he can ingest salt, antifreeze, or other potentially dangerous chemicals while licking his... + READ MORE

Stir Up a Risotto: Memories of an Italian Idyll By Kelly Rossiter IN Food & Health Feb 26 2008 I have been reading a number of articles over the last few months on the decline of the harvest of white and black truffles in France and Italy. Classic RisottoMakes 6 servings 2 tbsp unsalted butter1 tbsp olive oil1/2 cup finely chopped onion2 cups Arborio rice1/2 cup dry white wine6 cups chicken or vegetable stock1/2 + READ MORE

Keep Pets in Fit Form By Jasmin Malik Chua IN Home & Garden Feb 22 2008 Humans aren't the only creatures who need to fight the battle of the bulge. Other potential health risks include decreased heat tolerance and stamina, increased dermatological conditions, decreased immune function, and multiple musculoskeletal and orthopedic problems, according to Craig Thatcher, D.V.M., Ph.D., a... + READ MORE

Make Your Own Cat Treats By Jasmin Malik Chua IN Home & Garden Feb 19 2008 I was taking our own advice, and cutting my household clutter over the holiday weekend, when I unearthed a cat-themed memory book my sister-in-law gave me many Christmases ago.Take teaspoons of the mixture, one at a time and knead into tiny mice shapes.Broil under medium heat for 5-7 minutes, turning them regularly,... + READ MORE

Find 21 New Uses for Old Tennis Balls By Jasmin Malik Chua IN Home & Garden Feb 15 2008 Just because your old tennis ball has lost its bounce, doesn't mean it can n't serve up an extra use or two. Use to clean black scuff marks, from any hard-surface floor, by cutting a hole in the ball and staking it with an old broom handle 12. + READ MORE

Compost Your Pet's Poop By Jasmin Malik Chua IN Home & Garden Jan 28 2008 American dogs and cats create 10 million tons of waste a year, and no one knows where it's going, Will Brinton, a scientist in Mount Vernon, Maine, and one of the world's leading authorities on waste reduction and composting, was quoted by the San Francisco Chronicle as saying. You can compost the poop-just don't use... + READ MORE

Detox Your Home: Maintain a Poison-Free Home for Your Pets By Jasmin Malik Chua IN Home & Garden Jan 25 2008 In 2006, the American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (ASPCA) fielded more than 116,000 calls to its Animal Poison Control Center (APCC) hotline, several of which involved seemingly innocuous household items, including plants. Be aware of foods that are inappropriate for pets: Avoid feeding your... + READ MORE

Organize a Towel Drive By Jasmin Malik Chua IN Home & Garden Jan 16 2008 Animal shelters are always in need of gently used towels and blankets, whether it's to use as bedding or for bathing shelter animals. Then, put the word out to your neighbors, co-workers, relatives, and friends-or turn it into an event, complete with publicity materials, by assigning a date and time you'll be stationed + READ MORE

Neutralize Pet Odors By Jasmin Malik Chua IN Home & Garden Jan 9 2008 If horked-up hairballs and puppy piddle have you in a funk, Annie Berthold-Bond of Care2.com recommends using a one-two punch of baking powder and vinegar to whisk away the offending stench. For double the cleaning power, mix 2 cups of white vinegar with 1 gallon of water.Using this vinegar wash, wipe down the area,... + READ MORE

Find 14 Uses for Orphan Socks By Jasmin Malik Chua IN Home & Garden Dec 20 2007 It's one of life's greatest mysteries: Two socks enter the washing machine, one sock leaves, its mate gobbled up by laundry goblins. Send to Operation Happy Sock, where it'll be stuffed with polyfill and catnip for cats at the local animal shelter 11. + READ MORE