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by Rachel Lincoln Sarnoff Executive Director & CEO Healthy Child Healthy World www.healthychild.org TIME raised a ruckus recently with a profile of “attachment parenting” guru Dr. Bill Sears,...

When I was a preschool teacher, we wanted to improve our school play yard to be more developmentally appropriate and natural.  The only equipment that was allowed to be purchased and installed had...

The discovery of an endangered species doesn't have to mean the end of human activity in its habitat. The story of the Barton Springs Salamander shows that people and threatened animals and plants...

Air leaks in your home can drastically increase energy consumption. Sealing air leaks is therefore one of the first things you should think of if you want to lower the carbon footprint of your...

Instead of tossing your cardboard, you can reuse it to make fun cardboard crafts!

LEED: The Infographic takes a look at LEED Certification which provides third-party certification of the environmental health of homes and buildings. LEED was created by the U.S. Green Building...

Wouldn't it be great to know if a piece of fruit was overripe or otherwise lacking in quality before you bit into it? You may soon be able to test it with your smart phone before buying it. No...

“But it’s so cheap!” That’s the rationalization used by millions of consumers for spending a good chunk of their time wandering aimlessly around the lifeless aisles full of plastic goods at the...

Max McCurdo restores and recycles unwanted products into new and well-designed objects, from bathtub couches to washing-machine drum coffee tables. Similar to the work of Ramon Coronado, this cool...

Got hundreds or thousands of LEGO bricks lying around, and thinking about trashing them? Don't - you can make useful items with those "toys." Here are ten ways that others have upcycled LEGO...

I am loving this whimsical little circus train that crafter Mer Mag made from old tea boxes and brightly colored duct tape!

Q: What is the Fair Trade Your Supermarket campaign? A project of the non-profit Green America, the “Fair Trade Your Supermarket” campaign aims to empower consumers to advocate for more Fair Trade...

A collection of green news from the past week.. Obama, on marriage between same-sex partners: “I have to tell you that over the course of several years as I have talked to friends and family and...

Want to drag that old bike out of the garage/basement/storage unit, and start riding it to work? Follow these tips to get that rusty cruiser back into safe riding condition. No related posts.

We're big fans of wine cork craft projects, and these sweet wine cork micro-planters combine corky crafts with another thing that's close to my heart: growing things!