Photo by otzbergCity mouse, suburban mouse-I’ve been both at one time or another. I grew up and lived for thirty years in one of the most cosmopolitan sections of a metropolitan area. After marriage and with a kid, we moved some seventy miles westward to a smaller city and bought a house in the nearby [...]

 
Photo by Nemo’s great uncleUnless scientists prove that global warming is just a myth, it’s best to look for great ways to make your home more environmentally correct, more eco-friendly, more green. And it doesn’t take a lot of green to get there! Try out some of these top ways to green up your teepee:
  
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Photo by dotpolkaYou want to do your bit to save the planet, and every good effort begins at home. If you recycle your own waste, then buying recycled products brings it full circle. Try these household recycled products:
Trash in, trash out-in biodegradable plastic trash bags. We’ve all been worrying about old-fashioned garbage bags cluttering up [...]

With all of the subsidies available to homeowners in many states so install solar photovoltaic (PV) systems on their homes, you may be considering such a move yourself. Installing a solar system is not only a great move for the environment, it’s also a great way to fix your energy costs and also can actually [...]

Photo by A&A Design Build Remodeling, Inc.Popular reasons for remodeling and finishing basements include bars, rooms devoted to home theater systems, gym, game room or just plain additional family space. Whatever be your reason, the basement provides you with additional living space cheaply. If you are creative and motivated enough, you can finish your basement [...]

Lead based paint is one of the most well-known hazards that could be lurking in your house. Along with asbestos, these toxic substances that were used in building and finishing materials have went the way of the dinosaur. Any new products produced do not contain lead. However, that doesn’t mean that it might not be [...]

Composting is a great way to solve a lot of problems around your house. Do you have poor soil for growing a garden? Does your soil retain too little or too much water? Would you like to spend less money on artificial fertilizers? Would you like to take the kitchen trash out less often? Composting [...]

Boulder is one of the most environmentally friendly cities in the nation, and if you are ever caught in conversation without knowing what a Carbon footprint is, it could get ugly.
Carbon footprints refer to coal-burning, or oil burning shale, which emit carbons, but many people think it doesn’t apply to them because they don’t burn [...]