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The V-Spot: Lovey-dovey home design
Wed, Feb 08 2012 at 4:03 PM EST

Not in the gift-giving mood for chocolates, flowers and racy lingerie this Valentine's Day? Consider these 10 lust-worthy home design picks sure to please any sustainability-minded sweetie.

'16 Dollar House' squatter gets the boot
Tue, Feb 07 2012 at 9:05 PM EST

Kenneth Robinson, a real estate investor who moved into an abandoned, $340,000 McMansion in a tony Dallas suburb for $16 by citing an obscure law, is forced to vacate his deluxe digs.

Stain Solver: Multifaceted green cleaner gets facelift
Mon, Feb 06 2012 at 7:51 PM EST

Looking for a belated Super Bowl party hostess gift that will get a lot of action? My money is on Stain Solver, an oxygen bleach-based stain solution that was recently treated to a fabulous rebranding campaign.

Hiber-Nation: Hoodies
Mon, Feb 06 2012 at 9:00 AM EST

Score brownie points with both Mother Nature and your granny by donning a stylish and sustainable hooded sweatshirt at home this week in observance of WWF Canada's National Sweater Day.

Playing catch up: May the best link win
Fri, Feb 03 2012 at 3:30 PM EST

For your perusal this Super Bowl weekend: Mind-altering compost, recycled content flooring, handgun-controlled LED table lamps and a Texas subdivision with net-zero energy inclinations.

Whale Tongs: Whale-saving bamboo serveware
Thu, Feb 02 2012 at 9:30 PM EST

Great for serving salads and winning over Hayden Panettiere at your next dinner party, David Mayhew's Whale Tongs for Design House Stockholm are now available in bamboo.

Hitting the green sheets: '12 edition
Wed, Feb 01 2012 at 4:55 PM EST

Looking to avoid a date with pesticides this Valentine's Day? Outfit your love dungeon den with stylish sheets and bedding made from organic cotton and other eco-friendly materials.

Hiber-Nation '12: Throw blankets
Mon, Jan 30 2012 at 9:00 AM EST

Bad case of wintertime cabin fever have you about ready to throw in the proverbial towel? Grab the nearest throw blanket — I have a few snuggle-worthy handmade options — for instant relief.

Playing catch up: The missing links
Fri, Jan 27 2012 at 4:09 PM EST

This week: Too tiny student digs in Sweden, the Pine Tree State gets its third Passivhaus and 'Parasite Farms' for your kitchen. Plus, the winner of the Who Cares About This Planet? Challenge.

Potty talk: Would you use brown recycled toilet paper?
Thu, Jan 26 2012 at 5:37 PM EST

Top TP purveyor Cascades Tissue Group announces the launch of Cascades Moka, the market's first unbleached 100-percent recycled content bathroom tissue with a distinct brown — okay, 'beige' — hue.

Energy awareness with just a push of a (green) button
Wed, Jan 25 2012 at 3:45 PM EST

Chief Technology Officer Aneesh Chopra announces Green Button, an effort to make understanding (and adjusting) household energy consumption easier through a standardized online platform.

From yule to fuel: Wood burning on the rise in oil-weary households
Wed, Jan 25 2012 at 12:45 PM EST

With the cost of heating oil showing no signs of decreasing, many homeowners, particularly in the Northeast, are dusting off their hearths and relying on wood to heat their homes during the winter.

Super green bowls 2012
Tue, Jan 24 2012 at 10:40 AM EST

Nachos. Check. Portobello sliders. Check. Enough chili to feed the entire country of Liechtenstein. Check. What's missing? A few eco-friendly bowls to serve your Super Bowl party grub in, of course.

Were any animals harmed in the making of my new down comforter and feather pillows?
Mon, Jan 23 2012 at 10:18 AM EST

That fluffy stuff that keeps you warm did belong to a live animal at one point.

Hiber-Nation '12: Diversions
Mon, Jan 23 2012 at 9:00 AM EST

Winter shut-in life got you down? All out of back episodes of 'Downton Abbey' (or 'Melrose Place') on Netflix Watch Instant? Try hunkering down with a diversion of the old-fashioned, non-electronic variety.

Playing catch up: Comings and goings
Fri, Jan 20 2012 at 7:00 PM EST

This week: A community garden in Brooklyn and a popular green home design blog both sail off into the sunset while a Passive House 'sharing platform' and an abandoned frat house-turned-green dormitory are born.

Vintage Fridays: Decorative (and useful) kitchen trays
Fri, Jan 20 2012 at 4:43 PM EST

Serving trays from eras past can give even the most boring kitchen a personal touch — and they're practical, too.

9 ways to use rice around the house
Thu, Jan 19 2012 at 3:49 PM EST

Green and fabulous eco-home blogger Sayward Rebhal of Bonzai Aphrodite doesn't just eat rice! Have you tried any of these?

Bargain hunters snatch up Hong Kong's haunted housing stock
Tue, Jan 17 2012 at 8:12 PM EST

I ain't afraid of no ghosts: In Hong Kong, a city defined by its exorbitant real estate, there are bargains aplenty awaiting Westerners who don't mind living in a home that's been legally declared as haunted.

Messy yard equals jail time for strapped homeowner
Tue, Jan 17 2012 at 5:44 PM EST

A down-on-her-luck South Carolina homeowner is jailed for refusing to clean up her junk-filled front yard. Upon her release, good samaritans step in to help make things more aesthetically pleasing.

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