This Freecycle group matches people who have things they need to get rid of with people who can use them.Freecycle IS about keeping things out of the landfill.giving away something that has no use in our life anymore to someone who could extend its usefu

With the most diverse array of alternative energy potential of any state in the nation, Hawaii has set out to become a living laboratory for the rest of the country, hoping it can slash its dependence on fossil fuels while keeping the lights on.

Whether you're drawn to chocolate, cookies, potato chips, cheese, or burgers and fries, we all have foods we can't seem to resist--foods that sabotage our best efforts to lose weight and improve our health. But PCRM's Vegan Kickstart will help you win the

One of the most practical structures on a small farmstead is a multi-purpose garden structure that can serve as a storage shed or cool pantry above ground, or as a root cellar or storm shelter below ground. You can build this multipurpose structure for ab

Mud is a perfect material for art and architecture; it's durable, beautiful and easy to work with. Earth is used by many cultures for building -- in fact, it's the most common construction material on the planet. For comfort, beauty, ease of use, ecology

1. Wear it more than once It doesn't go for everything (unmentionables and socks come to mind), but the simplest way to cut back on your laundry's impact is to--duh!--just do less of it. Wearing your clothes more than once before tossing

With some assistance from nanoparticles, the keratin from chicken feathers could be used to create a lightweight yet resilient fabric. And we wouldn't have to worry about running out of plumage: About five million tonnes of the agricultural waste product

It seems everywhere I go these days, another restaurant is serving drinks in "biodegradable" plastic cups and food with potatoware disposable cutlery. And it really bugs me. But why would I be against making wasteful disposable plastic a little greener, y

Cotton farming has a storied and sordid history. It's still a huge cash crop and accounts for over 50 percent of the world's textile needs, but traditional cotton farming is an environmental nightmare. $2.6 Billion worth of pesticides are used on cotton w

Long valued for its strength and longevity, stone is a beautiful natural resource. But with stone countertops, floor tiles, sink basins and even walls surging in popularity, it's important to consider just how eco-friendly this natural material really is.