Articles tagged “Green Home”

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           

How to Go Green: Recycling By Team Planet Green IN Home & Garden Jun 1 2010 Recycling got its start almost four decades ago, a U.S. paper company wanted a symbol to communicate its products' recycled content to customers. The design competition they held was won by Gary Anderson, a young graphic designer from the University of Southern California. His entry, based on the Mobius strip (a shape with only one side and no end) is now universally recognized as the symbol for recycling. + READ MORE

How to Go Green: Rental Properties By Team Planet Green IN Home & Garden Jun 1 2010 Greening your home is one of the most important steps you can take, but what if you live in a rental property? If you're a renter, installing insulation, erecting solar panels, or replacing our windows is almost certainly not an option. So what can we still do to lessen our impact? + READ MORE

How to Go Green: In the Kitchen By Team Planet Green IN Home & Garden Jun 1 2010 Eco-friendly green kitchens begin with eating green, but it doesn?t end there. Find out why a green kitchen is great for your home and the environment. + READ MORE

How to Go Green: Work from Home By Blythe Copeland IN Work & Connect Jun 1 2010 Working from home can be a great green alternative to a desk in a cubicle, but it isn't as easy as slapping your laptop down on the dining room table. Here's how to go green when you work at home. + READ MORE

DOE Launches Program to Boost Use of Energy-Efficient Windows By Rachel Cernansky IN Home & Garden May 27 2010 An exciting program, if an energy retrofit or weatherizing your home is in your future. + READ MORE

Reduce, Redecorate and Reconsider What Belongs to You By Care2.com IN Home & Garden May 25 2010 Can you reconcile reducing consumption while creating a cozy and stylish home? I am a bit of a redecorating junkie. While I would like to always practice what I preach, on occasion I am guilty of impulse buying for my econest. + READ MORE

Is Your Lawn As Bad for the Air As Your Car? By Rachel Cernansky IN Home & Garden May 21 2010 Considering lawn mowers account for five percent of the country's total emissions, isn't it time we rethink those gas-guzzling machines? + READ MORE

Ed Begley Jr. on Giving a Great Green Speech, Going Off the Grid, and More By Blythe Copeland IN May 12 2010 Living with Ed follows Ed Begley, Jr., and his wife, Rachelle, as they green their home, family, and celebrity friends. But if you've ever wondered what kind of advice they'd give the rest of us, then the Ask Ed forum... + READ MORE

Etsy Spotlight: Sustainable Home Decor By Blythe Copeland IN Work & Connect May 4 2010 Greening the big parts of your home is a challenge, but just as much goes into the details: Etsy can help with sustainable accessories, artwork, and decor, + READ MORE

Greensburg Episode: The Crossroads By Team Planet Green IN Greensburg Episodes Apr 30 2010 Two and a half years after the tornado, Greensburg is looking more like a town. Homes are being built and a LEED platinum City Hall and Business Incubator are completed, but not everyone likes the modern look of the public... + READ MORE

Greensburg Episode: The Big Well By Team Planet Green IN Greensburg Episodes Apr 30 2010 Susan and Scott Reinecke have paid for their new home in full, but since their contractor filed for bankruptcy, a subcontractor came after the Reineckes for $35,000 in unpaid bills. Fortunately, the subcontractor?s 10-day lien has been extended and... + READ MORE

Greensburg Episode: This is Home By Team Planet Green IN Greensburg Episodes Apr 30 2010 Ninety-five percent of the homes and business in Greensburg were destroyed by the 2007 tornado. The five percent of homes that were only damaged are on the East side of town. Shirley Butler and her husband, Rex, live in a... + READ MORE

6 Reasons Why Salvaged Building Materials Are the Future of Green Building By Team Planet Green IN Home & Garden Apr 26 2010 Build It Green. NYC is keeping waste down by selling salvaged and surplus materials to businesses and individuals throughout the entire New York City area. + READ MORE

66 Things You Can Grow At Home: In Containers, Without a Garden By Rachel Cernansky IN Home & Garden Apr 26 2010 So many fruits and veggies are a lot easier to grow at home than you would ever imagine, from apples and figs to pineapple and bananas -- even if you live far from a tropical climate. + READ MORE

Offshore Oil Disaster (Video News) By Team Planet Green IN Features Apr 26 2010 Welcome to Planet 100 for April 26, 2020. Today, an oil spill off the coast of Louisianan becomes "very serious," China's Hainan province may get a new golf course, and a two-headed lizard is discovered in Australia. + READ MORE

Give Your Green Lifestyle a Boost with Help from Zem Joaquin (Interview) By Blythe Copeland IN Home & Garden Apr 22 2010 Green lifestyle guru Zem Joaquin shares her favorite tips, products, and ideas for a stylish, eco-friendly lifestyle. + READ MORE

Beyond Earth Day: 4 Easy Home & Garden Ideas for Maximum Impact All Year By Ronnie Citron-Fink IN Home & Garden Apr 21 2010 Think about what physically constitutes a home - building materials, appliances, furniture, decor, cleaning products, paint, insulation... the list seems endless. The U.S. residential housing sector is second only to China in terms of inefficient energy use. This makes our homes a major player in the depletion of precious ecological reserves. + READ MORE

Top 5 Household Tips for Earth Day By Care2.com IN Home & Garden Apr 21 2010 With Earth Day just around the corner, now is the perfect time to reassess our habits and look for ways to be more eco-friendly by cutting back on waste and energy consumption. And what better place to start than in our homes? + READ MORE

Beyond Earth Day: 3 Easy Tech and Transport Ideas for Maximum Impact All Year By Rachel Cernansky IN Tech & Transport Apr 20 2010 This might seem like the gazillionth post you've read about how to celebrate Earth Day, but we have a few ideas for changes you can make in the technology and transport parts of your life that will actually make a real difference in your carbon footprint, beyond Earth Day and all year 'round. + READ MORE

Wa$ted! Episode: The Brady Bunch By Team Planet Green IN Wasted Episodes Apr 20 2010 This true to life Brady Bunch style family of nine is living like a community of none and creating far more waste than necessary. Wa$ted! host, Annabelle Gurwitch, delivers some challenges to reduce their waste, but the very first challenge... + READ MORE