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Save Your Child from Nature Deficit Disorder
Let Children Find Wonder in the Woods
Each spring growing up in the south, my brother and I raced to build another insurmountable fort to keep the girls out. While many kids I knew built forts, ours was not a treehouse built by dad; it was a... more
Lenny Kravitz Hearts The Brazilian Jungle
Rockstar Communes With Nature
In yet another reason to stop the de-forestation of the Brazilian jungle – Lenny Kravitz has been living in it! Recent reports revealed that Kravitz apparently wanted to “get away” after his last album failed to do as well as... more
What You Eat Can Affect Global Warming, New Study Shows
Changing Your Dinner Choices Can Impact Greenhouse Emissions
When it comes to global warming, what has a bigger impact: the meat we eat or all the driving we do? Before you slice into that steak, consider this: how food is produced, not how far it’s transported is the... more
How to Get Carbon Free in 10 Years – Reduce Global Warming
You Can Cut Your Carbon Footprint—Without Big Sacrfices
Cutting your carbon footprint is one thing - but becoming carbon free in 10 years? Sounds impossible? Putting out ZERO carbon emissions requires major deprivation and sacrifice, right? Not so. You’d be amazed at how simple, painless changes can help... more
Texas Declares Memorial Day Sales Tax Holiday for Energy Star Appliances
Save Money While You Save the Planet!
Texas likes to do things big, and this Memorial Day weekend is no exception. For three days, Texas is suspending its sales tax on all ENERGY STAR appliances, offering its citizens a chance to save a lot of money when... more
Save Energy: The Best Home Cooling Systems
It's Not Your Air Conditioner Cranked on High
Now that summer is right here upon us, many of us are thinking about home cooling. Sadly, when summer arrives is not the time to think about this major issue. It's actually best to consider home cooling needs when you... more
Building A Cordwood House -- Great Use of Recycled Wood
Learn the Basics of this Sustainable, Inexpensive Home
Cordwood is one sustainable option to consider for your green home. There are different sorts of cordwood houses you can build, but that would be a much longer post. Following are some of the basic pros of cordwood homes overall. Cordwood... more
16 Plus Earth-Friendly Architects
Amazing Green Home Designers & Architects
There are green architects, builders, and home designers all over the globe. Some more extreme than others; but all listed have done at least some great green work, some more suited to personal taste than others, and some in your... more
Want to Save Gas in the Drive Smarter Challenge?
Wal-Mart and Friends Challenge Americans to Cut Back on Fuel
A curious consortium of corporations has joined Wal-Mart and The Alliance to Save Energy to encourage people take the Drive Smarter Challenge. The brand-spanking-new web site asks for the year, make, and model of your vehicle, then calculates the dollars... more
Sandra Bullock Lights a New Kind of Fire
Bullock's Line of Green Candles Made with Organic Love
For those of you who did not see Sandra Bullock featured on Oprah, recently, the highly acclaimed actress has brought out her inner green. She has launched her own line of soy lead-free candles. The name of her new company is... more
