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Keep your home clean and safe with our eco friendly cleaning tips.
Revive Real Estate and Create Green Communities in One Fell Swoop
Green Real Estate Education is working to educate mortgage professionals, Realtors and others in the business about the benefits of green building.
Can You Take Advantage of Free, Renewable Heating and Cooling?
Geothermal energy offers great promise as renewable energy.
4 Stress-Free Ways to Go Green This Halloween
Great easy tips for a green Halloween, from led lights to candy, costumes and more.
Cozy Ways to Get Warm in a Smaller House
Keep warm in small houses, with blankets, curtains, space heaters and more. Get cozy this winter!
Rebuilding Trust and Value: 2 Ways to Heal the Real Estate Industry
Create greater real estate property value by going green, listening to the industry and offering better incentives.
Breathe Easier with a Greener Fireplace
Get better indoor air quality with electric fireplace heaters, which are efficient, inexpensive ways to bring warmth and atmosphere to your home.
21 Organic Lawn Care Tips for Fall Grass Planting
Organic lawn care tips for healthy, green grass without pesticides or chemical fertilizers. Learn how to make compost and how organic lawn care can create healthier soil that resists drought disease and other threats.
Creating Our Own (Green) Bailout for the Troubled Housing Market
We need to create our own bailout of the housing market by going green, with green building, energy efficiency and the education and incentives to make it happen.
EPA to Set Strict Rules for Home Renovation to Prevent Lead Poisoning
Eight questions to ask before renovating to prevent lead poisoning.
Watch Out for Prickly Lettuce, the Invasive Weed Appearing All Over the Country
Prickly lettuce is an invasive species that's a pervasive weed across much of America.
How to Boost Your Home's Value Before a Sale by Going Green
Tips for getting more value out of your home by boosting energy efficiency and other green features. Green homes tend to sell for higher prices than conventional homes in the same neighborhood.
The Real Estate and Mortgage Industries Will Survive! Going Green Will Help
Green broker Kerry Mitchell gives her roadmap for success in real estate and the mortgage industry. Going green is definitely part of it.
Shopping for an Energy-Efficient Appliance? Good — But Wait to Buy
New energy efficiency standards will be expedited for a range of consumer products, starting with lamps.
6 Surprising Sources of Home Air Pollution
Indoor air pollution often makes the air inside homes more unhealthy to breathe than air outdoors. These are surprising sources of indoor air pollution.
Think Organic Lawn to Reduce Polluting Runoff
Reduce toxic runoff of harmful herbicides, pesticides and fertilizers by going with an organic lawn.
More Energy Efficent Lamps Coming to the Market
New energy efficiency standards will be expedited for a range of consumer products, starting with lamps.
It's Time for Us All to Go Back to School
Kerry Mitchell of Green Real Estate Education shares her thoughts on green jobs, stimulating the economy and recovering the real estate sector through promoting healthy green building.
Greening the Real Estate Sector, One Agent, Lender and Homeowner at a Time
Kerry Mitchell and Green Real Estate Education have been working to bring energy-efficient, green homes to the mainstream real estate industry.
An Oasis of Native Plants in the Heart of NYC
Discover native plants in the heart of New York City at the Union Square Native Plant Display Garden. Marielle Anzelone of NYC Wildflower Week explains the benefits to wildlife and ecology of native plants.
Earth Day Could Mark a Green Tipping Point for the Real Estate Industry
Green Real Estate Education is gearing up for Earth Day by offering training in green building to the real estate industry.
Green Real Estate Education Booms Despite Bad Economy
Kerry Mitchell's Green Real Estate Education is booming, offering training on green building, energy efficiency, tax incentives and more to real estate professionals, to take advantage of going green.
Natural Hair Care, Now from a Mainstream Brand
New natural hair care from TIGI, Love Peace and the Planet, a mainstream alternative, nontoxic shampoo and conditioner.
Sears Blue Climate Crew Expands Home Energy Audits
The Sears Blue Climate Crew expands its home energy audit service around Los Angeles, bringing blower doors, infrared scanning and other technology to help homeowners boost their energy efficiency and conservation, and save money.
Get a Leg Up with a Green Real Estate Education (for Less Than $100)
Kerry Mitchell and Green Real Estate Education have some thoughts for homeowners and real estate shoppers: go green! With energy efficiency and green building, she says we can save money and create jobs.
Pamper Your Pooch with Crypton Fabric Dog Products
Crypton Fabric makes a line of green pet products, as well as other eco-friendly fabrics, from dog beds to collars and other stuff.
If Columbus, Ohio Can Go Green, Anyone Can!
Columbus, Ohio is going green, with efficiency upgrades, green building, the GreenSpot program and more.
Zero Emissions Energy, National Wind Solutions Announce Fuel Cell Development
Zero Emissions Energy, part of National Wind Solutions, has announced new work on fuel cells, a natural gas-based clean technology they hope will revolutionize home and business energy supplies.
Is 2,4-D, A Common Lawn Weed Killer, Too Toxic?
A weed killer for grass has been linked to numerous health concerns, and the EPA is being asked to halt the sale of 2,4-D
The Tools You'll Need for Green Spring Cleaning
Green cleaning products for tidy spring cleaning.
Toxic Toy Ban Goes Into Effect Today, Sort Of
New ban on phthalates and lead in children's products is to take effect today, but there are important caveats parents should recognize.
Today's Dream Homes: Smaller, More Comfortable, More Energy Efficient and More Affordable
Green building is booming, and the new dream home is smaller, more energy efficient, greener, and more affordable.
Heavy Metal in Our Daily Bread?
Toxic mercury has been found in high fructose corn syrup. Food politics as usual? What does it mean for our health?
Forget Artificial Turf. Forget Pesticides. Organic Playing Fields Work
How one Connecticut town went organic and stopped using chemical pesticides and fertilizers, and got a cheaper, safer set of playing fields and playgrounds in the bargain.
When Green Dry Cleaning Services Mislead Consumers
With concerns rising about toxic dry cleaning solvents like PERC, a green dry cleaning industry has risen, with wet cleaning, carbon dioxide and alternative solvents. Some organic cleaning claims are misleading, however, argue critics.
Secondhand Shops to Be Exempt from Toxic Toy Ban
New ban on phthalates and lead in children's products is to take effect Feb. 10. Secondhand shops will be exempt from certain testing requirements.
Did Carpet Cleaning Kill John Travolta's Son?
As Kelly Preston and John Travolta mourn the death of their son Jett, they point to Kawasaki Disease and toxic carpet cleaning chemicals as possible causes.
Concerned Mother's 2009 Blueprint for Change: Small Steps to Children's Health
One mother outlines a plan of change for 2009 for children's health and safe parenting.
New Energy Star Standards Roll Out for Water Heaters
New Energy Star labels will help consumers choose energy efficient water heaters, including tankless and solar powered water heaters.
Is Your Fireplace Harming Your Family?
Fireplaces can harm indoor air quality and pollute the outdoors. Learn how to make yours more efficient, consider pellet stoves and gas inserts, and keep yours clean.
Bamboo Is Trendy, But Is it Green?
Bamboo is a versatile plant used for flooring, clothes and much more. How green is it really?
Caution: Air Freshener Chemicals May Be Unsafe
The air freshener industry will, for the first time, disclose the ingredients of its products. But are those ingredients safe? That remains to be seen.
63 Potentially Hazardous "Air Purifiers"
Thinking of buying a home air purifier? Consult this list first.
Mother's Conservative Beliefs Challenged When Her Kids Get Sick
One mother, raised conservative, has her beliefs challenged after her children become sick, and she sees so many with allergies, autism, cancer and illness, maybe linked to toxins.
Additive May Boost Air Conditioning Efficiency 25%
The Get Cold synthetic catalyst can boost the energy efficiency of air conditioning, as well as extend the life of hvac equipment.
One Man's Junk Mail Jihad
Mailman Steve Padgett refused to deliver junk mail. That saved paper and effort, and got many thinking about ways they can reduce their own bulk mail.
EPA Starts Inquiry into Toxic Formaldehyde
The EPA is beginning its investigation into the health risks associated with exposure to formaldehyde, which is commonly found in a variety of wood products used in cabinets, furniture and other home building and decorating products.
A Justice League for the World's Largest Forest
A Justice League has formed to protect the Canadian boreal, the world's largest forest.
Toymakers: Hey Washington, Let Us Keep Lead in Toys
Toymakers and retailers are asking for more time to meet the government's new ban on lead in toys and children's products.
NYC Mayor Wants a Plastic Bag Sin Tax
NYC Mayor Michael Bloomberg has proposed a six-cent sin tax on plastic bags to discourage use and raise money during a budget deficit cause by the collapse of Wall Street firms.
Many Household Products No Longer Need Mercury
An EPA analysis finds that many products that now contain mercury don't need to, as alternatives exist without the risk of toxic exposure.
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