Goo-Goo, Ga-Ga, Green!
As the mom of a four-month-old, I’ve done a lot of legwork to outfit our baby room in green. Here are some of the top things you can do to help make your nursery, or child’s room, greener.

Making an Old Home Green
Few of us have the resources to build a more energy-efficient house from the ground up. So, I set out to make my home as environmentally sound as I could in every aspect.

How to Have An Eco-Friendly Wedding
Getting married and want a green celebration? Don't fret! Here are tips for keeping your wedding low-impact and earth-friendly.

How Eco Is Organic Cotton? The Facts on 7 Questions
Arguably the most popular sustainable fabric available, organic cotton is grown without pesticides, herbicides and chemical fertilizers. But is it truly the better choice?

Who’s Your Mama? Gift Guide
Your mom's the best! The Who's Your Mama Gift Guide has just what she needs to keep going. Are you a mom? Working hard to balance it all? Treat yourself! You know you deserve it.

10 Ways to Deal with Dust Mites and Get Real Allergy Relief
Sneezing and wheezing? Chances are, dust mites are one source of your suffering. To minimize dust mites, make these simple changes in your daily living and cleaning routines.

Go Green, Get Rich: How to Save the Earth and Get Rich Trying
David Bach, author of Go Green, Get Rich: 50 Simple Ways to Save the Earth and Get Rich Trying, answers the question of how to get rich by going green.

How to Get Green Energy for Your Home and Save Money
Tips on how to shrink your footprint and support renewable energy development by buying green power, whether you’re ready to go solar or just dipping your toe in. From the new book Go Green, Live Rich by David Bach.

How Fair Trade Turned Life Around for a Family in India
A story of one woman artisan who's among the extraordinary survivors across Vietnam, Cambodia, Thailand and India, where livable wages from fair trade work offer a way out of the cycle of poverty.

Detox Your Home: Best 5 First Steps
Green-cleaning queen Annie Bond says these five steps should be your first to detox your home and help avoid the suspected dangers of years of ‘normal’ exposure to household chemicals.

QUIZ: How eco-jolly are you?
Are you an eco-angel? A green grinch? Take our quiz and rate your eco-holiday savvy.

Green Gift Guide
30 ways to give green this year with earth-friendly gifts for your favorite eco-chick, earth mamma, gadget guy, natural beauty, yoga lover or fitness buff.

Top 10 Green Gift Wrap Ideas
The most brilliant ways to wrap your gifts, in merry and bright eco-friendly alternatives to single-use wrapping paper.

Healthy Holiday Party Food: 10 Tips + 3 Recipes
You don’t have to be a nutritional saint during the holidays. Sneaky substitution tips and delicious-yet-virtuous recipes from chef and healthy eating coach Michele Morris make a big difference with just a few small changes.

5 Holiday Eco Decorating Tips
Step away from that festive-looking flocked plastic wreath — and start opting for truly green holiday decorations. Tips from an interior designer in eco-friendly style.

6 Easy Ways to Work Healthier
From improving your ergonomics to reducing eye strain and releasing stress fast, these six tips and solutions can make your corner of the office a healthier place to be.

Quiz: How Virtuous Is Your Shopping?
Leslie Garrett wants to change the world, but shoe stores make her weak in the knees. Take her quiz and find out how virtuous you are in this excerpt from her book, "The Virtuous Consumer."

5 Fair Trade FAQs + Buying Guide
A 101 on what makes something fair trade, and how to shop smart to ensure that the person who created that fabulous product is receiving a fair wage in return.

Are plastic water bottles a health hazard?
Is it true that refilling and reusing some types of plastic bottles can cause health problems? Straight talk about the research on how unsafe single-use plastic bottles are, and how to avoid the dangers.

4 Ways to Green a Halloween Costume
Quick: How do you make an eco-friendly Halloween costume? If you have to tap your lifeline to Grandma to answer, get these tips and ideas in your clutches and give new meaning to green goblins.

Redo Your Kitchen in Green
Eco-decorators recommend the top five eco-friendly kitchen materials to look for — plus top materials to avoid.

Thumbs Down on Anti-bacterial Soaps?
Some research on antibacterial soaps shows that the triclosan many contain doesn’t do the job, and may even pose a health risk. Plus: Are hand sanitizers any better?

Hot Green Style! Fall Eco-Fashion Trend Report
Eco-friendly fashion model and consultant Summer Rayne Oakes says organic cotton denim, swingy and feminine shapes, vintage, and local fashion finds top this season's eco-style trends.

Eco-Friendly Detergents: What You Need to Know
Laundry and dishwasher soaps contain synthetic chemicals that can damage the environment and pose health hazards. Here’s how to get dishes and clothes clean without taking it out on the planet.

Bug Off: DEET vs. Alternatives
The lowdown on safety and effectiveness of DEET, natural botanical repellents, and other ways to protect your family from mosquitoes, West Nile Virus and Lyme disease.

Schools Offering Healthier Lunches
A run-down of progressive school lunch programs that are offering healthier and greener food choices — and resources to help your school start one.

CFLs: What About Mercury?
CFLs contain mercury, a hazardous waste. Then how can using CFLs be a good thing? The lowdown on compact fluorescent light bulbs and mercury, including how to clean up broken bulbs and recycle spent ones.

Energy-Saving Light Bulbs Q&A
Burning questions about switching to energy-efficient light bulbs? Experts shed light on avoiding that awful CFL “blue” light, wattage equivalents, mercury in CFLs, LEDs vs. CFLs, and more.

7 Earth-Friendly Ways to Cool Down
Air conditioning can account for 60 to 70 percent of your summer electric bill — and use energy unnecessarily. Try these seven tips for reducing your energy footprint AND costs.

USDA Organic: Behind the Label
An introduction to organic food labeling in the U.S. and what the claims USDA organic, organic and made with organic ingredients mean on food packaging.

Top Fruits and Veggies to Buy Organic
Keep this Dirty Dozen list handy when food shopping. Lower your pesticide exposure by almost 90 percent by avoiding conventional versions of the top 12 most contaminated fruits and vegetables and buying them in organic form instead.

Let the Sun Do the Cooking: 4 Recipes + Tips
Three recipes using summer produce and sunshine, slow cooking to intensify flavors. Cook up a great dish without heating up the house, and use nary an iota of man-made power.

8 Household Cleaning Agents to Avoid
A surprising number of the most harmful toxins ever created are found right in our own backyard — indeed, right inside your mop closet.

Al Gore Hits Home with 'An Inconvenient Truth' and Defends His Own Energy Usage
The sparks over the Gores' electric meter readings in Nashville are unsurprising: The title of the book and film comes from Gore's views on how the current administration is dealing with global warming. Regardless of the controversy, 'An Inconvenient Truth' is remarkable partly because Gore proves such an entertaining storyteller.

Making Cotton, Doing Good
A family-owned business, this manufacturer uses pure organic cotton, makes its own nonpolluting hydroelectricity, and gives a portion of all proceeds to the World Wildlife Fund.

Communities Win with Fair Trade: 3 Stories
Three artisan groups, worlds away from each other, are earning fair wages, rebuilding sustainable livelihoods for their families and communities, and reviving traditional local handcraft skills. The story behind three programs that supply a few of Gaiam's artisan-made and fair trade offerings, from clothing to quilts to unique contemporary iron bathroom fixtures.

4 Ways to Reduce VOCs in Your Home
Indoor air is far more polluted than outside air, says the EPA. But beyond avoiding traditional cleaning solutions, what can you do to reduce exposure to dangerous chemicals emitted from carpets, furniture and building products?

50 Ways to Reuse Your Yoga or Fitness Mat
Garage-band soundproofing, tree ornaments, crib mobiles, draft dodgers, workbench grippers ... We asked users to tell us about the resourceful, earth-conscious ways they reuse a yoga or fitness mat when it's time for a new one. Add your own ideas!

Energy Conservation: A No Brainer
The cheapest, most cost-effective way to increase energy supplies under contemporary conditions is through simple acts of conservation. Gaiam Real Goods founder John Schaeffer offers perspective on why none of us can afford not to use less energy.

Top 5 Places & Top 25 Ways to Weatherize Your Home
The average unweatherized house in the United States leaks air at a rate equivalent to a four-foot-square hole in the wall. These 25 tips can save you 25 to 40 percent on your heating and cooling bills.