Articles tagged “Eco-Friendly Kitchens”

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           

Face the Facts: Homemade Face Masks Are Greener By Team Planet Green IN Fashion & Beauty Jul 4 2008 As we recently saw on Hollywood Green, there are ways that you can green up your beauty without utilizing harmful chemicals or even additional packaging.Here are some basic face masks that you can make on your own, and in a matter of minutes.All of these ingredients are simple to put together to make a great face mask. + READ MORE

Boise Says By Team Planet Green IN Alter Eco Jul 2 2008 By Boise Thomas Hello and welcome to my blog on Planet Green!  If you haven?t seen the show, let me introduce myself? I am Boise Thomas and play myself on AlterEco, Monday Nights at 9pm on the Planet Green Network. ... + READ MORE

You've Heard of Beer Goggles: Now Try Soda Goggles By Team Planet Green IN Home & Garden Jul 1 2008 Rachelle may not live quite the Hollywood life she envisions, but she did get her wish of brand new Vetrazzo countertops in a color called 'Hollywood Sage.'If you are really crafty, you can even use bottles to try a twist on the wine glass chandelier.Got some other great re-uses for plastic and glass bottles? + READ MORE

On Building A Cabin In the Woods: Of Mice and Men By Lloyd Alter IN Home & Garden Jul 1 2008 When we started, we had a geodesic dome made from sandwich panels insulated with fiberglass, built shortly after the former engineer-owner visited Montreal in 1967 and saw Bucky Fuller's American Pavilion. The exterior sealant on the dome was- a coat of paint. Windows and doors sloped so that water quickly worked its way in, and the little round disks that covered the bolts at the intersection of the panels fell off, making the panels a Ritz-Carleton for mice. + READ MORE

Ready, Set, Green, Week Three: Clean Sweep By Team Planet Green IN Home & Garden Jun 30 2008 Curious about what kind of chemicals I'm actually spraying around our house on a daily basis, I try to decode the ingredients on the three products we use the most: a disinfectant spray that kills germs, dissolves soap scum and grease, and deodorizes; a heavy duty bathroom cleaner that seems, now that I'm studying them, to do exactly the same thing (why do we use both of these?), and our dish soap with bleach alternative. + READ MORE

Wa$ted Episode: Where There's Smoke... By Team Planet Green IN Wasted Episodes Jun 30 2008 Joe is engaged to Laurel, and they live in a house in rural New Jersey with her sister, Alexa. They love living in the country and their house would be a perfect model of green living, except that their road... + READ MORE

You Can Recycle Concrete? By Team Planet Green IN Home & Garden Jun 30 2008 Experienced flipper and eco-enthusiast, Domonique Levesque, shows Greenovate viewers how to really green up the neighborhood. He works his renovation magic using energy efficient appliances and sustainable materials. One one episode, Domonique even installs a recycled concrete countertop! Didn?t know you could recycle concrete? Yep, you can! + READ MORE

Wa$ted Episode: He Said, She Said By Team Planet Green IN Wasted Episodes Jun 26 2008 Glynis is very interested in making her household eco-friendly but doesn't know where to start.   Her husband Howard, on the other hand, is not so concerned and would rather take convenience over conservation. Checkout the Planet Green Schedule to catch... + READ MORE

Shagadelic Fridges, Smart Power Strips and The 100 Thing Challenge By Jessica Root IN Home & Garden Jun 25 2008 Give your fridge a shagadelic effect to save energy?and money Save 70% on electricity with the Smart USB-Programmable Power Strip. Take the 100 Thing Challenge. All this and more, today on TreeHugger! + READ MORE

What Herbs Should You Grow? By Team Planet Green IN Emeril Green Jun 25 2008 By Mary Helen Day Emeril seems to have no problem picking which herbs to cook with on Emeril Green, but what herbs you choose depend on what your taste buds fancy.   Popular choices include basil, parsley, thyme, chives, tarragon,... + READ MORE

Preserving the Harvest: The Equipment You'll Need By Kelly Rossiter IN Food & Health Jun 25 2008 There are special pots you can buy that have racks that fit into the bottom where you place the jars of food you are preserving. The rack keeps the jars from touching one another and keeps them elevated so that the water moves all around the jars. I'm not going to go out and invest in canning equipment. I already have large pots with tight fitting lids for soup making, so I'm going to use those and see what racks I have that will fit into the bottom. + READ MORE

Get With the (Low) Flow By Team Planet Green IN Home & Garden Jun 24 2008 For those of us who will never make to "American Idol," the shower may be our only concert hall.When you head to your local hardware store to pick up your low-flow shower head, check out the kitchen and bathroom faucet aerators the combination of the low flow devices can reduce your hot water usage by up to 50%, thus... + READ MORE

Renovation Nation Episode: Philadelphia: Solar Chimney By Team Planet Green IN Renovation Nation Jun 19 2008 Host Steve Thomas nibbles on a kitchen counter made of cashews, checks out a chimney used for cooling, and visits an old rag factory that's being transformed into a stunning, solar powered, eleven unit complex. Check out the Planet Green... + READ MORE

Alter Eco Episode: Our Own Backyard By Team Planet Green IN Alter Eco Jun 19 2008 Popular actor and sustainable living activist Adrian Grenier, who's renovating a 1920's house in the historic, hip Los Feliz neighborhood, gathers green-conscious friends Angela Lindvall, Boise Thomas and Darren Moore to help make a stylish, earth-friendly difference in Los Angeles.... + READ MORE

Demystifying Bamboo By Erin Hollingsworth IN Home & Garden Jun 13 2008 Pandas eat it, people use it, the earth grows it: bamboo is one of those miracle, too good to be true plants that - miraculously - isn't too good to be true. But, as you'll see on Alter Eco, while it is used for things as diverse as sushi maki rolling mats, medicine, kitchen steamers and furniture, and has an eco-friendly reputation, it remains little understood, a mystery if you will. + READ MORE

Paint Your Picket Fence Green By Team Planet Green IN Home & Garden Jun 12 2008 If you're a Soccer Mom or a World's Greatest Dad living in a suburban community like the one we visit in Episode 2 of World's Greenest Homes, try these small steps to make your household more eco-friendly. + READ MORE

Throw A Dinner Party: Planning and Organization By Kelly Rossiter IN Food & Health Jun 10 2008 Once you have your guest list and menu in place for your big dinner party, all the organizational skills you possess come into play. Rule number one to avoid any (well, most) last minute disasters is simple... + READ MORE

Zap Your Lunch By Team Planet Green IN Stuff Happens Jun 7 2008 By Megan Cohen One green idea from Stuff Happens is to use your microwave instead of your oven, since a microwave gobbles up less power. Here are some tips to make your microwave use even more eco-friendly, plus ideas for... + READ MORE

Throw a Dinner Party: The Menu By Kelly Rossiter IN Food & Health Jun 6 2008 When I first started working for Planet Green my posts were geared to people who didn't have much experience in the kitchen. The plan was to give people some advice on stocking their kitchens, and starting out with some easy recipes and then work their way up to giving a dinner party. Well, I'm giving a dinner party this week and it's time to walk you readers through the steps to having a successful (hopefully!) party. + READ MORE

Salvaging Tips By Josh Peterson IN Home & Garden Jun 6 2008 To some, salvaging might conjure up images of frolicking ruffians who dig through piles of refuse searching for giant electrical spools from which to fashion simple tables. However, as shown on Renovation Nation, this is a balderdash way of thinking about salvage. + READ MORE