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7 Smart Lawn Fertilizer Tips
The best ways to use fertilizer start with soil testing. Here are seven smart lawn fertilizer tips for getting the most out of nitrogen fertilizers, compost tea and soil amendments.
10 Homemade Weed Killers Pages: 2 3 4 5 6
Want to know how to kill weeds without using pesticides? These homemade organic weed killers are non toxic, natural, cheap and effective.
6 Plants That Will Grow (Almost) Anywhere
Cherry tomatoes and sedum are among the six easiest plants to grow successfully in almost any set of conditions.
The Best Clothes Dryers
Good Housekeeping Research Institute's new clothes dryer reviews identify several models with impressive energy efficiency.
Buying Tips: Phosphate-Free Automatic Dishwasher Detergents Pages: 2 3 4 5 6 7
Check out these top-rated, phosphate-free dishwasher detergents that keep the cleaning process as eco-friendly as possible.
18 Simple Ways to Declutter Your Home by Going Green Pages: 2 3 4 5
Tips to reduce clutter in the four key areas of your home -- your kitchen, dining room, bedroom and office.
5 Ways to Save Money by Going Green (Video)
Saving money by going green and decluttering your home are the subjects of this Yahoo! Finance video featuring The Daily Green's senior editor Dan Shapley.
How to Grow Biodynamic Tomatoes in a Home Garden
How to grow organic biodynamic tomatoes in a home garden.
The Complete Home Energy Makeover
Home energy saving tips, energy efficiency tips, green lighting, renewable energy and green home tips.
Stephen Colbert on the "Squigly Pig Tail" Light Bulbs
Stephen Colbert rails against the supposed incandescent light bulb ban.
6 of the Best Green Cleaning Products Pages: 2 3 4 5 6 7
The best natural nontoxic and green cleaning products, cleansers and cleaners.
10 Simple Ways to Recycle Soap Slivers Into Something Useful
Soap pieces can be readily "recycled" into other useful stuff around the house.
Programmable Thermostats Recall: Details
White-Rodgers is recalling programmable thermostats because of fire hazard. These energy-saving programmable thermostats could be hazardous, but the fix is simple.
18 Incredible Small Green Homes That Live Large Pages: 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
These exciting and comfortable designs from the new book Small Eco Houses show what's possible, and sustainable, in under 2,500 square feet.
How to Recycle Your Used Electronics Pages: 2 3 4 5 6 7
From computers to cell phones, recycle your e-waste. Electronics have heavy metals and other toxins and use a lot of resources, so they need to be recycled properly instead of thrown in the trash.
Tax Incentives for Home Energy Efficiency Reduced
Act now to take advantage of expiring tax credits for home energy efficiency improvements. They expire Dec. 31 and have not been extended at the same level for 2011.
10 Pros and Cons of Paperless Billing
Paperless billing saves trees, clutter and streamlines bill paying, but most people don't do it. Why? Because it doesn't work for everyone. Here are the pros and cons of paperless billing.
7 Home Improvement Tax Credits
Home resolutions for New Year should include home improvements to boost energy efficiency, since lucrative tax credits expire after 2010. Try these new years resolutions to save money.
We Tested 9 New Energy Saving Light Bulbs. See Which Is Right for You
We tried out the latest LEDs, CFLs, halogens and hybrids, and some of the results surprised us.
19 Easy Home Winterization Projects
Try these home winterization tips and hacks to boost your home's energy efficiency this winter. Winterize your house and save money through energy conservation and weatherization.
The Facts About Energy Efficient Light Bulbs
Energy efficient light bulbs and lighting makes a big difference, as this interview with Green Lighting book author Brian Clark Howard demonstrates.
Obama Will Install Solar Water Heater at White House
Get started with solar water heaters, from custom installations to homemade solar water heaters based on solar showers or breadbasket designs.
Refrigerators and Freezers Will Be Up to 25% More Energy Efficient
New energy efficient refrigerators and freezers will use one-fourth less energy than today's models, under new energy efficiency standards for refrigerators and freezers proposed by the Department of Energy.
New York Launches Next Phase "Cash for Appliances" Program: Find Incentives Available in Your State
Energysavers.gov is great, but may not have the information you're looking fora bout the "cash for appliances" program. New York launches Phase 2 of its Cash for Appliances program Oct. 1.
The Most Underrated (and Overrated) Steps You Can Take to Save Energy
Saving energy at home is fraught with myths and facts, as a recent survey shows. See if you really know how much energy savings come from different energy conservation actions.
Royal Tannenbaums: How to Pick the Best and Greenest Christmas Tree
How do you choose the greenest Christmas trees for the holidays? Artificial or real? Organic or local? Decorate an outdoor tree or not?
LED Christmas Lights Bring Efficient Holiday Cheer
Let the festive cheer sparkle with LED Christmas lights -- light emitting diodes. Enjoy the holiday lights with the highest energy efficiency.
Ugly Christmas Sweaters for Women
The best, tackiest ugly Christmas sweaters for women. Save money and promote reuse for the holidays by digging out those old ugly sweaters. Great for ugly sweater parties, bar crawls and contests too.
Ugly Christmas Sweaters for Men
The best, tackiest ugly Christmas sweaters for men. Save money and promote reuse for the holidays by digging out those old ugly sweaters. Great for ugly sweater parties, bar crawls and contests too.
Deck the Halls with Gorgeous Green Decorations
Deck the halls and trim the Christmas tree with great green ornaments and decorations. Green Christmas decorations make for happy holidays!
25 Unforgettable Homemade Halloween Costumes Made from Recycled Materials
Great homemade costumes made from recycled materials. These homemade Halloween costumes are cheap, fun and creative! From recycled witch costumes to ironic robots, superheroes and more.
Recycled Home Decor For Fall
Recycled home decor finds from Etsy.com.
7 Ways to Speed Up Your Computer
Use these tips from a Geek Squad Double Agent to make your computer run faster, smoother and more efficiently!
5 New Uses for Old Spices
Spices have alternative uses that can help soothe skin, absorb odors, deter pests, serve as aromatherapy and more.
6 Perfect Plants for Dorm Rooms
Easy useful indoor plants that are perfect for a college student in a dorm room.
Celebrating Women Beekeepers!
Women beekeepers are leading the trend in backyard and urban beekeeping.
How to Protect Your Plants from Vine Borers
Leslie Land helps a reader protect her garden against vine borers, a pest that targets squash, zucchini and pumpkins. Try this organic gardening pest control.
EnviroGLAS: Gorgeous Recycled Countertops and Flooring
EnviroGLAS countertops and flooring are made from recycled glass and porcelain, and provide unique, easily maintained green home surfaces.
13 Amazing Facts About Green Roofs
Green roofs have many benefits, including saving energy, preventing stormwater runoff, providing wildlife habitat, and creating beautiful spaces. Green roofs and living walls are becoming more popular around the world.
Gorgeous Green Furniture
Green, eco friendly furniture is becoming increasingly available, and here is a gorgeous selection of pieces made from sustainable materials, from recycled auto parts and woods to Forest Stewardship Council certified wood and bamboo.
California Mom Builds a Totally Green Home
Pollie Gautsch builds Solana Beach's first green home.
12 Restaurants with the Best Views in the World
Restaurants around the world with the best views, from New York City to New Zealand, Chicago to Hong Kong and Thailand to California.
11 Vertical Farms to Transform Our Cities
Vertical farms are among the hottest ideas in green design, offering the promise of green farming in the heart of our cities, providing fresh food and greenspace where we need it most.
19 Mobile Gardens for Growing on the Go
Mobile gardens are popping up across cities around the world, bringing green spaces to the most unlikely urban areas. There are art gardens, car and truck gardens, shopping car gardens, boat gardens and much more!
15 Things You Should Repair Instead of Replace
Fixing things up instead of replacing broken stuff with new saves resources and money.
What's Your Home Energy IQ?
How to save energy at home? This quiz will help you find out your home energy IQ, a good start toward identifying ways to save energy and money at home.
How to Garden in the Sky
Rooftop gardens provide many benefits, and are surprisingly easy to start. Get tips from Thomas Lewis of Floral Studio in NYC.
13 of the Best DIY Projects from Instructables
Some of the best do it yourself / diy / how to / homemade projects from instructables.com, chosen by its founder for being particularly green.
How to Start a Container Garden in any Amount of Space
Container gardening is a great way to get into organic gardening. Many types of vegetables and flowers do well in pots, and container gardens add beauty and other benefits to patios and outdoor spaces.
17 Craft Disasters from Regretsy.com
Check out these crafting accidents and major craft disasters from Regretsy.com
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