Around the House

Before all the industrial products to scent the house we have nowadays, people used to prepare fragrance at home and use different techniques. Why should we go back to that when we have them ready to use at the...

By TreeLiving Why do we have a global ecological crisis looming? A big part of it is that we’ve turned into a consumer society on a massive scale and our carbon footprint is many times the size of our gra...

The kitchen is the heart of the home, and making it a green and eco-friendly environment should be a top priority. If you’re going green but cannot afford a “green kitchen” makeover, you can easily run your exi...

A long time ago, canaries were used by miners as a warning system. The canary was lowered into the mine, and if the bird was dead after a few minutes, they that there were toxic gases in the air and they would ...

By TreeLiving There may be a few people out there who enjoy scrubbing pots and pans, but most of us will embrace anything that makes this tedious task easier. There’s a reason why, back in 1961, the first non-...

  By TreeLiving All of us want to do our bit to save the environment. It is not easy to do so as our lifestyles are guided by consumption. The more we consume the more damage we cause to the environment. M...

By TreeLiving The start of spring each year often signals a time for us to go through our household “spring cleaning” routine. Some of us also have traditions for other seasons as well – we mi...

By Marc Gunther Thanks to Mark Bittman, I'm giving up my Wednesday night pizza habit. For months, I've been doing the weekly "speed" workouts for marathon runners organized by the Montgomery County Ro...

Technology is like a genie let out of the bottle. It now shapes our culture, economy and society. For better or for worse, technology is here to stay. Some worry that the Internet has changed everything –...

Renting solar panels? Paperless wedding invitations? Some green-tech ideas are really out there. But if they work, they might save you big bucks. By Michael Koretzky How far can the green revolution go? Well, ...