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Combining Crops In A Small Home Vegetable Garden
I want to start an organic vegetable garden in my yard and I would like to know how to combine crops to make better use of time and space.
A Watershed Year for Green Homes
There’s no doubt 2006 has been a great year for green building—at least in terms of PR.
Is My Property Contaminated By Toxic Waste?
Is there any way to find out if the property where I live has ever had issues with toxic waste contamination in the past?
New Life for Old Floors
New Life for Old Floors: Alternative Materials Add Character to Home Designs. Have you considered wood, cork, linoleum or bamboo?
Sustainable Style: Earth-Friendly Resources for Home Redecorating
Who knew there would be so many responsible and sustainable choices in furniture and floor coverings available now for home redecorating?
Collect Them All!
Did you know that for $5 you could formally retire a ton of carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions, the main cause of global warming?
Piling It On
Commercial carpeting can off-gas lots of chemicals so buyer beware. Luckily there are starting to be more and more healthy options that are also easier on the environment out there.
Greening Habitat for Humanity
In the fall of 1995, a group of architects, environmentalists and builders converged on Atlanta for a symposium on encouraging low-cost green home design in the non-profit sector. "There’s nobody out there really focusing on affordable green housing," says Global Green USA Executive Director Matt Petersen, whose group co-sponsored the conference with Habitat for Humanity, the Department of Energy (DOE) and several private foundations.