Home Energy

Deck the Halls Without Wrecking the Planet
Decking the halls is hard on the environment. This year, make a point of giving a gift to Mother Earth by making a few eco-friendly changes to your holiday celebrations.

10 Easiest Things You Can Do to Save Energy During the Holidays
With holiday lights and high thermostat temperatures, it's easy to hike up those energy bills during the holidays. Here's 10 easy ways you can conserve energy and make your holiday greener.

iPhone Apps for Going Green
If you have an iPhone, you probably use it to play games, read books, and even watch TV and movies. But how awesome would it be to use it to help you stay green too?

Clean Green With Microfiber
Choosing to go green in your home can be as easy as choosing to recycle a can instead of throwing it away or choosing an energy efficient appliance instead of an energy wasting one. But sometimes the greener choice is not so obvious.

Blogs

The “Gas” Station of the Future

All-electric cars are coming. So how are we going to juice them up?

Cash for Clunkers – Not SO Green

Cash for Clunkers sold out in a week. But what did it do for the environment?

That Apple Could Power Your Home

Those scraps going into your compost bin could one day be turned into electricity.

More blogs

Dreaming Green: 8 Ways to Create an Eco-Home

Get the Home Fires Burning

Small Home Improvements for Big Energy Savings

5 Gift Ideas for Creating a Green & Healthy Dorm Room

Living Close to the Land: Mainstream Family Learns Homesteading Ways

5 Ways to Green Your Rental

5 Home Energy Saving Ideas from 'Greensburg' Builders

How to Program a Digital Thermostat to Slash Utility Bills

10 Most Important Ways to Be a Virtuous Consumer

How Solar Cookers Work + 3 Recipes for Backyard or Backwoods

Say "No" to Nuked Spinach - Start Gardening

Biodiesel: Just Brew It!

Phantom Energy Wasters

Have a Solar-Powered Picnic

The Green Appliance Guide: How to Create a More Efficient Kitchen

Making an Old Home Green

The Future Is Now(topia)!

How to Get Green Energy for Your Home and Save Money

Gaiam Media

Super-Insulated Walls Slash Energy Use in Green-Rebuilt Town

After a giant twister mangles the town of Greensburg, Kan., businesses and families like the Allisons rebuild green, starting with energy-saving insulated concrete form (ICF) walls. From the Greensburg TV series by Planet Green, now on Gaiam DVD.

Cooking With Solar In Your Backyard

Ed Begley, Jr. shows off the solar oven he uses for cooking in the backyard, while his wife Rachelle humorously shares her gripes about the space it takes up. From Season 2 of Living With Ed.

3 Really Easy Ways to Be Energy Efficient

Hollywood actor and green guru Ed Begley, Jr. shares his top three ways to increase energy efficiency and save money at home.

Go Solar: How & Why

As solar panels are installed on a typical home, the homeowner shares why she did it. Plus: Tips from Real Goods Solar's John Schaeffer on how to get started going solar.