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Straight up Green Talk with Jessica Alba
Green Diva Lisa was out this week, so EcoKaren, captain of EcoEtsy and editor of GreenLivingIdeas.com, sat in as guest Green Diva. We had Green Dude Paul in the studio and we all had a pretty good time! Some surprising and disturbing news from green house expert, Chris Murphy of Smart Little House on how zero-VOC (Volatile Organic Compound) paint...
6 Shocking Air Pollutants In Your Home
All the major air pollutants (car exhaust, factory fumes, sidewalk smokers) are outside, right? Not so much. Indoor air may be the grimiest stuff our lungs filter each day. Studies show that things like candles, printers, and even shoes can fill your rooms with harmful contaminants, says Ted Myatt, Sc.D., an environmental scientist in Boston. But there’s...
How to Lower Your Home Energy Bills
We are blessed with the discovery and proper utilization of energy around us. There are several sources of energy that makes our living easier. Energy lights up our home every night, keeps us warm during cold winter, allows us to be entertained, and makes our living pleasant no matter what time of the day. And with all the other uses of energy from...
8 Design Secrets from the Pros
While every designer’s goal is to give each home an individual feel that is unique to the owner, there are certainly tricks that work time and again to elevate any space. From maximizing the feel of your kitchen and living room to the best lighting for your bathroom, read on for eight tricks of the trade.
“Make the stove the focal point...
11 Home Energy Enhancers
When our homes and gardens are alive with energy our lives follow suit.The goal of Feng Shui is to have our homes filled with vibrant chi (energy) all of the time. Here are eleven energy enhancers that will help pep us stagnant chi both inside and outside the home and either keep your life moving or get your life moving in a positive direction.
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Can Houseplants Make You Smarter?
Houseplants clean the air and brighten a room. Occasionally, they drive us mad as we wonder how exactly we managed to kill yet another “unkillable” houseplant. (In that way, they provide great lessons in perseverance as well!) But it looks like there’s one more great reason to grow houseplants: their presence in your workspace might actually make...
Ellen and Farm Sanctuary Are Asking You to Adopt a Turkey This Thanksgiving
Farm Sanctuary has just announced that Ellen DeGeneres will once again lead their Adopt-A-Turkey Project this year. They want you to save a turkey, not eat one, this Thanksgiving.
DeGeneres, who is returning as spokesperson for the project for the second time, says “Did you know that every year between 250 and 300 million turkeys are bred for...
Happy Fresh Smelling Spaces
Rather than spraying chemical-laden air fresheners, choose one of these seven natural ways to make your living space smell a little nicer.
1. Invest in houseplants. Have your favorite plants and herbs growing in your kitchen, living room and bathroom in small pots. The presence of green plants will help reduce indoor air pollution and keep clean air...
Twilight pumpkin carving stencils: Extreme pumpkins hot this Halloween
Twilight pumpkin carving stencils make carving extreme pumpkins with a movie theme fast and easy. Have fun carving pumpkins grown on organic farms this Halloween!
Are you a parent or grandparent who needs to get caught up on your Twilight movie series watching? MTV reports, “There will [be a] “Twilight” re-release events kicking...
8 Things You Didn’t Know you Could Recycle
I have a large, shameful pile of junk in my basement that has been growing out of control for three years. I try not to look at it when I pass it, because when I do, I inevitably feel that flush of guilt: “Why haven’t I recycled this stuff already?” But for many items, from packing peanuts to old scraps of carpet, it’s not as easy as putting...
