Articles tagged “Trees”

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           

Greensburg Season 1, Episode 4: Ice Storm By Team Planet Green IN Greensburg Episodes Jun 19 2008 It's Christmas in Greensburg and an ice storm has swept over the town, stopping rebuilding and giving the residents one more problem to overcome. Communication is as frozen as the trees on Main Street and people don?t feel connected to... + READ MORE

Meet an Expert Dad: Raz Godelnik, CEO of Ecolibris By Lynda Fassa IN Home & Garden Jun 12 2008 If you, like my 14 year old daughter Layla, really love to read---she voraciously devours 5 or 6 books a week!--you might have some green guilt. Because, yes, that wonderful cliffhanger, that thoughtful prose, or if you're like me, the growing collection of "FILL IN THE BLANK for Dummies," used to be part of a living tree. If you want to balance your love of reading with your commitment to the environment, check out what the founder of Ecolibris has to say: + READ MORE

How to Choose an Eco Friendly Wine By Team Planet Green IN G Word Jun 10 2008 By Leslie Billera With all the talk of earthy, organic mushrooms on G Word recently, my mind turned to a recent conversation launched by an eco-cynic about organic wine the other night. "All wine is organic," an eco-cynic friend said... + READ MORE

How green is your toilet? By Team Planet Green IN Home & Garden Jun 7 2008 Renovating a bathroom with an environmental bent, of course, includes the omnipresent toilet bowl. You can opt for low flow or perhaps something more alternative - and don't forget the toilet seat. The result will not only be eco-friendly, but it will likely be wallet-friendly, too. + READ MORE

Can Baby Poo Be Green? By Team Planet Green IN Food & Health Jun 6 2008 I've known my friend Kirsten for over 10 years.There's a ton out there about this topic? Oh, and feel free to chime in by commenting below if you have any of your own solutions to diaper disasters in your household? More on eco-friendly diaper options: Solve the Diaper Dilemma: The Cloth Option Solve the Diaper Dilemma: + 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

Notice Invisible Wasteful Things By Michael Graham Richard IN Home & Garden Jun 5 2008 We often talk about changing habits, but just as important is changing your mindset, the 'lens' through which you see the world. Once you have done that, you will naturally become greener as you notice new things. + READ MORE

What IS Deforestation? By Team Planet Green IN Travel & Outdoors Jun 3 2008 Harrison Ford shows Hollywood Green viewers a pretty unique look at what deforestation does to our planet, but in the real world, deforestation is just a fancy word that means exactly what you probably think it means: the destruction of forested lands. + READ MORE

Downsize Your Home! By Team Planet Green IN Home & Garden Jun 2 2008 While most homeowners are looking to expand their properties, on Renovation Nation, you'll see that the best thing you can do to go green during home repairs or renovations is to downsize whenever and wherever possible. If you've got one or two rooms in your home that hardly ever get used, downsize your home. + READ MORE

Sip on a Superfood: The Acai Berry By Lynda Fassa IN Food & Health May 30 2008 I love it when something new comes along and it hits the market in a bunch of try-able products that might improve my life, my kids' lives, or make the planet healthier. The acai is a berry that comes only from a particular tree, the Acai Palm, in the Brazillian Rainforest, and it is delicious. + READ MORE

80 Ways To Celebrate World Environment Day By Jessica Root IN Work & Connect May 27 2008 On June 5th, 1972, the United Nations General Assembly formed the United Nations Environment Programme (commonly referred to as UNEP). That same day was also marked World Environment Day and every June 5th since, has been celebrated as a worldwide day of environmental awareness. + READ MORE

Ways You Can Recycle Tires By Team Planet Green IN Indy Racing League May 23 2008 Instead of just burning rubber this year, the Indy 500 is putting their torn up tires to good use and instigating their greenest-ever recycling program. We figured we'd get in the spirit and help put you on the fast track... + READ MORE

Green Foods By Team Planet Green IN Food & Health May 20 2008 Broccoli, shamrock cookies, peas, lime sherbet... oh wait, this article isn't about those types of green foods... it's about finding environmentally-friendly green foods and preparing green meals like the delicious ones shown on Supper Club! + READ MORE

Meet the Hosts: Ed & Rachelle By Team Planet Green IN Living With Ed May 14 2008 Ed Begley, Jr. says that people who call themselves environmental activists draw a line in very different places. Some people, well, they do what they can. And there's other people, like Ed, who draw the line at a very different... + READ MORE

Can I Use Teak for My Hardwood Floors? By Collin Dunn IN Home & Garden May 7 2008 Looking for green flooring options can be tricky, with claims of "green-this" and "sustainable-that" becoming increasingly popular in the marketplace. Here's how to find truly green flooring options. + READ MORE

Celebs Who Have Gone Green By Team Planet Green IN Work & Connect May 5 2008 You see celebs unnecessarily blowing up buildings on television and they rarely recycle in the movies, but in their personal lives, many celebrities are actively lowering their ecological footprint and are doing their part to take care of the environment. A few of these celebrities can be read about on Treehugger.com and you'll meet some of these famous conservationists on the G Word. + READ MORE

Opt for Greener Cushions on Your Furniture By Collin Dunn IN Home & Garden Apr 25 2008 How well do you know your couch?And, as soy increases in popularity not only as food but as a feedstock for biofuel, there are increasing agro-political implications of growing soy; mostly, that means that farmers are growing more of it, some using genetically-modified seeds, some using more pesticides so it'll grow... + READ MORE

Find Wood Furniture with a Good Social Conscience By Collin Dunn IN Home & Garden Apr 23 2008 Now that we've covered the finer points of finding environmentally-friendly and healthy wood furniture, there's just one more piece to the puzzle: how to consider the social impacts of the furniture you buy.Don't let the wool get pulled over your eyes As consumers express a growing interest in going green, more and more + READ MORE

Listen to an Earth Day tune By Jasmin Malik Chua IN Work & Connect Apr 22 2008 Modern-rock band Lovehammers has a new song all about hugging our trees. Aptly titled "Trees," the tune waxes lyrical about saving our planet from destruction. Listen to an exclusive clip online right now! + READ MORE

Go Green, Live Rich: Plant a Tree By Lloyd Alter IN Home & Garden Apr 17 2008 Marvin Lichtner//Time Life Pictures/Getty Images This is one in a series of tips from the book Go Green, Live Rich, by David Bach, which shows how reducing your footprint can increase your wealth.Strategically planting trees and shrubs to shade your home can lower surrounding air temperatures during warm summer months... + READ MORE