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Organic Clothing: Can You Read Between the Lines on the Tag?
If the word 'organic' on the tag isn't the whole story, how do you know you're really buying eco-friendly clothing, towels or sheets? This guide to organic textile labeling, certifications, dyes and finishing chemicals untangles the truth.

3 Strategies to Get More Veggies from a Small Garden
How get more sustained and bountiful harvests from a small vegetable garden (and controlling pests organically) using three crop-combining techniques proven to boost crop productivity: interplanting, vertical gardening and succession planting.

Compost A to Z: Complete Guide to Composting
Your complete guide to all things composting, including what type of composter and method to use, how and why to make compost, FAQs and problem solving, what to compost, and tools and supplies you need - from compost bins to crocks, activator, turning tools and more.

Flush the Poo, Not the Planet
A guide to three reasons and three ways to flush more eco-consciously to conserve water and trees, and help reduce toxic chemicals in our water.

Blogs

Help 3rdWhale Decide How to Donate! First iPhone App Developer to Join 1% for the Planet

Green mobile app developer 3rdWhale will be the first mobile app developer to join 1% For the Planet, a "growing ...

Buying Guide to Nontoxic Paint + DIY Milk Paint Recipe

Check this guide before shopping for nontoxic low-VOC or no-VOC paint — or make your own with this DIY recipe.

The Ladybug Wars: Confessions of an Obsessed Organic Gardener

There comes a time in any mother's trajectory when she can clearly look back and see when she lost ...

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Ideas for Teaching Tots, School Kids or Teens to Be Eco-Active

The Best Eco-Friendly Ways to Get Clothes Really Clean

Travel Light: 5 Tips on Planning an Eco-Friendlier Trip

Childcare Centers Going Green: A Guide for Parents

Earth Day Around the World: Celebrations to Inspire You

Accidentally Eco: Cheap and Lazy Is the New Green

9 Money-Saving Green Steps You Can Take in as Little as 10 Minutes

5 Home Energy Saving Ideas from 'Greensburg' Builders

How to Program a Digital Thermostat to Slash Utility Bills

50 Ways to Reuse Your Yoga or Fitness Mat

10 Most Important Ways to Be a Virtuous Consumer

Dryer Sheets or Fabric Softener: Which Is Greener?

Nice Day for a Green Wedding: How 5 Couples Did It + Resource Guide

NRDC Publishes Green Scorecard for Tissue & Paper Towel Brands

Why Disinfectants and Antibacterials Are Overkill + 5 Health-Safe Alternatives

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.

Make Your Bed Green: A Guide to Eco-Friendly Bedding Options

Green guru Danny Seo gives you a tour of a bed made with green fabrics and materials, from mattress and pad to sheets and comforter. From Seo's Simple Steps to a Greener Home DVD by Gaiam.

Know Your Options in Health-Friendly, Eco-Friendly Pillows

Green guru Danny Seo takes you on a tour of pillow options made and filled with natural, health-friendly and eco-friendly materials that are healthier for you and for the planet. From Seo's Simple Steps to a Greener Home DVD by Gaiam.