Team Treehugger HTGG July 18, 2014 Every year, intrepid young men and women set out for college. Even more exciting than this, is that for many of them, it’s their first chance to live away from home. But, with the excitement and fun of furnishing a new dorm room comes a price. Every year, college… Continue reading 12 easy steps to a green dorm room
Category: Go Green-Do it Yourself!
Home Energy Conservation for Kids by HomeAdvisor
Energy is very important. It is something that kids need and use every day at home and at school. In fact, some form of energy is used just about anywhere that you can imagine! It is also something that adults talk, worry, and have concerns about. One of the things that they worry about is… Continue reading Home Energy Conservation for Kids by HomeAdvisor
How to Grow Food Indoors in Winter
by Lana Winter-Hébert There’s nothing quite like being able to pick fresh vegetables and herbs from your garden to cook with, but that really isn’t much of an option when it’s -10 degrees and snowing outside, is it? Well, it can be. As long as you have some potting soil, containers, and a spot in… Continue reading How to Grow Food Indoors in Winter
Working green: 50 tips to reduce your office’s waste
JESSICA HUPP 15 AUG 2007 From daily smog to the rising threat of global warming, it’s pretty obvious that we all need to clean up our act a little. Much has been said about how to go about doing this at home, but what about in the workplace? Copiers, computers, even old floppy disks, can… Continue reading Working green: 50 tips to reduce your office’s waste
Small Wind Turbines for the Home
written by: Jennifer Claerr•edited by: Lamar Stonecypher•updated: 2/13/2012 Wind turbines for the home offer a cost-competitive alternative to solar panels. Here are a few tips on how to choose a small wind turbine system for your home. · Are Small Wind Turbines Right for My Home? Small wind turbines can save you a lot of… Continue reading Small Wind Turbines for the Home
How to Manage and Conserve Water in a Home
by Angela Brady, Demand Media Repairing a single dripping faucet can put a dent in your water bill. The average U.S. family of four uses about 400 gallons of water per day. Toilets account for the greatest portion of indoor water consumption, using about 26.7 percent of the total, followed by laundry at 21.7 percent,… Continue reading How to Manage and Conserve Water in a Home
How to Set Up and Keep Bees
August 31, 2015 by Penny Swift People have been keeping bees for centuries, both for beeswax and for honey, but there is still an incredible mystique about bee keeping. This is probably because bees generally move is swarms and if they attack they can kill any sized human. Coupled with this, many people are allergic… Continue reading How to Set Up and Keep Bees
Installing and Maintaining a Home Solar Electric System
Courtesy of the Department of Energy When choosing a contractor, ask about their work record, experience, and licenses, and get more than one bid for the installation of your PV system. | Photo courtesy of Dennis Schroeder, NREL. Making sure your home solar electric or photovoltaic (PV) system is sized, sited, installed, and maintained correctly… Continue reading Installing and Maintaining a Home Solar Electric System
20 Tips & Tricks for Vegetable Gardening
Courtesy of Planet Natural If it’s getting cold and you have tomatoes still ripening on the vine — save your tomatoes! Pull the plants up and bring them inside to a warm dry place. Hang them up, and the tomatoes will ripen on the vine. Keep garden vegetables from getting dirty by spreading a 1-2… Continue reading 20 Tips & Tricks for Vegetable Gardening
50 Ways to Green Your Business
Fast Company -Mark Borden, Jeff Chu, Charles Fishman, Michael A. Prospero, and Danielle Sacks Half-a-hundred options for cleaning up your business, from the universal (catch that rainwater!) to the specific (lose the plastic bowls!). Mix, match—join in. Imagine asking today how the Internet affects business. It’s an absurd question, like asking how electricity changed business.… Continue reading 50 Ways to Green Your Business