Why Your Household Dust is Toxic ?

Every home has a little dust -- and its own unique "dust load," based on a variety of factors like where you live, what you cook, if you smoke, the climate, and how many people -- and animals -- live there. 

Brown rice vs white rice

Brown rice is not only better for you, but it's better for the environment than white rice too.
So what's the difference?

How Your Light Bulbs Can Cut Energy Costs In Half!

These days there are many tools and products being made in order to cut down monthly costs as well as save energy. LED light bulbs are great for those looking to shed a little bit of light within their home! Check out how these bulbs can help to cut down your monthly budget costs!

A green Valentines Day

Valentine's Day is a holiday celebrated on February 14 and while it has a very long history dating back hundreds of years, the scale of the occasion we have today is largely thanks (or no thanks) to marketers.

Kitchen stain recipes for lipstick, grass, and more

You don’t have to cover your furniture in plastic or ban berries from your home. Life gets messy and clothes, furniture, and carpets get stained.

But if you have a few of the key ingredients, such as baking soda, salt, and vinegar in your cupboard, you can prevent a lot of those stains from sticking.

Commercial stain removers can be helpful, but there is no single product on the market that fights all of your stains. And many of those products contain harsh chemical 

 solvents with toxic ingredients that you wouldn’t want on your clothes and skin.

Surprising ways to reuse aluminum foil

While aluminum foil is just as recyclable as aluminum cans, many curbside recycling programs won't accept it for sanitary reasons. That's a shame, because recycling aluminum uses only about 5% of the energy that it takes to produce aluminum from raw materials.

Top Six Greenhouse Gardening Tips

In most ways greenhouse gardening is like regular gardening except for a few things. You have the accountability to keep check on the environment for the plants growing in the greenhouse but the fundamental skills required are the same.

A Green Environment for Your New Baby

A new baby is a beautiful and awe-inspiring blessing to any family. From the warm, safe and very recognizable environment of moms womb, what environment, what cocoon will provide your baby safety from here on out ?

Baby gorilla pictured 'relaxing' in human-like pose

Seemingly without a care in the world six-month-old lowland gorilla baby Yewande leans back with her arms behind her head Photo: CATERS

Why Antarctica isn't melting like the Arctic ... yet

You've probably noticed that you read a lot of stories on Arctic melt, how quickly it's progressing, opening up shipping lanes and hurriedly moving towards ice-free summers. 

Starfish: Carbon storage heroes

According to a new study by British researchers, starfish and their fellow echinoderms (sea urchins, sea lilies, etc.) act as a significant sink for CO2.