Here are a few simple tips to make your holiday season a little greener…
1.Pass on plastic: Grab your reusable bags for bringing it all home and give reusable gift bags as gifts too- always a good idea.
Some of my favorites are: Flip & Tumble, Ecobags, Envirosax
2. Walk: Walk between stores when possible. You’ll reduce the [...]

by Brian Merchant, Brooklyn, New York on 10. 6.09
By significantly slowing deforestation, improving worldwide energy efficiency, and working towards a global renewable energy standard of 20%, we could cut 13 gigatonnes of CO2 emissions a year–and save $14 billion while we do it. And when I say “we”, I’m talking about ‘we the human [...]

The Home Depot Foundation and Habitat for Humanity prove that energy efficient home building can be easy and cost effective
By Sara Novak
Columbia, SC, USA
Home Depot and Habitat for Humanity International recently announced the expansion of a $30 million green building initiative through which 5,000 EPA Energy Star homes will be constructed over the next five [...]