Green Living

Eat Plastic-Free

Healthy, Practical Tips for People and the Planet

Plastic containers for food and drinks often contain unhealthy chemicals that contribute to toxic buildups in our bodies and landfills. Try these practical ways to avoid using them.

Shop Smart

Keep Dollars Working in Local Communities

Circulate your dollars within the community and align purchases with your values to enjoy multiple benefits, from shoring up local home values to ensuring access to regional produce.

Water, Water Everywhere...

But Will There Be Enough?

Despite water’s seeming abundance, we are rapidly overshooting Earth’s natural replenishment cycles. Thus, a vanguard of citizens, communities, farmers and corporations are thinking about water, and its management, in new ways.

Backyard Gardening

Whether this is your first year growing a kitchen garden or your thumb glows green from years of use, it’s possible to quickly turn dreams of bountiful organic harvests into a reality.

The Dirt on Cleaning

To safely power through household dirt and bacteria without using questionable chemicals, try these green cleaning tips.

A Conversation with No Impact Man

From November 2006 to November 2007, New York City author Colin Beavan, his Prada-wearing wife Michelle and 18-month-old daughter, Isabella, went on a yearlong reduce-recycle-reuse odyssey to cut down on their daily ecological footprint.

Economic Security

Buying at Home Keeps America Strong

Sustainable Lifestyles

Study Ranks Greenest States

Creation Care

First Eco-Friendly Bible

Vacation Biking

Rent Any Type of Bike Onsite Online

Survey Surety

Underwriters Laboratories to Verify Green Products

Online Swap

Cashless Bartering Soars via Internet Match-ups