24
May
Greening your Memorial Day BBQ
Memorial Day weekend means the unofficial start of summer and that means lighting up the grill. Here are some ways to green your BBQs all summer long.
24
May
Greening your Memorial Day BBQ
Memorial Day weekend means the unofficial start of summer and that means lighting up the grill. Here are some ways to green your BBQs all summer long.
19
May
How one family is living off the grid
Sonny and Linda Jobe live in Doddridge County, W.Va., in a house too far out to be connected to city utilities. They make it work with solar energy and generators.
How to start a home rain barrel project
Water is precious and becoming more scarce. Try a rain barrel in your yard to use ‘free’ water for irrigation and limit what you run from the tap.
18
May
10 first steps to lighter living
Itching to go green and not sure where to start? Try these simple ideas.
17
May
When Marisa Lynch lost her job last year, she went looking for a project and found it: 365 days. 365 pieces of clothing. $365. She started her blog, New Dress A Day, and began transforming frightening thrift-store finds into envy-worthy fashions for just a dollar a day.
For the entire year Lynch didn’t do any traditional clothes shopping, which means none of her items contributed to the loss of energy or raw materials required to produce new garments. Although her 365-day project is over, Lynch is still giving second life to old muumuus and prom dresses.
14
May
Don’t throw out that pickle juice
Turns out that brine can punch up your potato salad, take the edge off onions and even make a good sports drink. Want more? How about as a whiskey chaser?
12
May
5 tips for healthier, Earth-friendly laundry
Save money — and green your laundry — with these simple changes.
Don’t just toss those little treasures in the recycling bin! Who knew they could be so useful, sans fish?
