Featured
Planet Green
Sugar Editorial Picks
Casa Verde: Jon and Kate Plus 8 Go Green
This Sunday, the Gosselin clan of Jon and Kate Plus 8 will welcome Planet Green's Renovation Nation host Steve Thomas into their home to retrofit it with some eco-friendly upgrades. Steve and his crew will help install electric solar panels and solar thermal panels onto the house, as well as solar powered lights along the driveway. They'll also build a picnic table for the family using reclaimed wood.
This Just In: Adrian Grenier's Alter Eco Premieres Tonight
If you're a long-time CasaSugar reader, you already know that Adrian Grenier used green insulation when he renovated his Brooklyn brownstone. But did you know the eco-minded actor has his own green television series? Grenier's new show, Alter Eco, premiers tonight at 9 on Planet Green.
Other Search Results
Ask an Expert: Cheap and Easy Home Improvement Projects
In October, I asked Lou Manfredini (better known as "Ace Hardware’s Helpful Hardware Man") to give CasaSugar tips on keeping your homes cozy and efficient during the Winter months. Lou had such great advice that I asked him if he could answer some other reader-inspired questions about home fixes and improvements. Check out his answers!
How-To: Be the Hostess With the Eco Mostess
Want to learn how to make your Summer soirees a little more eco friendly? Elizabeth Rogers, the best-selling author of The Green Book, recently gave me some tips for throwing parties that won't negatively impact the planet. So many times when we're busy organizing a backyard bash or a big dinner party, we forget the impact that all of our disposable cups and plastic party favors can have on the environment.
This Just In: Sierra Club Partners With Green Works
The Sierra Club, a noted and well-respected environmental nonprofit, has recently partnered with Clorox Green Works, a new green household cleaning line, to promote the line of cleaners. Explaining its decision, the Sierra Club writes,
The bottom line is that these products are environmentally conscious, affordable, work well, and will be available to millions of people. They can help alter consumer behavior overall and will support the good work of the Sierra Club.
Link Time! (Special Earth Day Selections)
- Grist has 10 green gadgets to lust over. I actually registered for this Solio Charger.
- YumSugar has a great Earth Day quiz for you to try.
- Apartment Therapy takes a look at vertical farming.
- Danny Seo shares a peek of his green kitchen reno.
- Design Happens looks at 20 ways to save the planet.
- Inhabitat shows off Australia's greenest development.
- Photojojo has some green photography tips.
- Treehugger reports on some shocking facts about space garbage.
- YouGrowGirl chats about early Spring planting.
How-To: Eco-Proofing Your Laundry Routine
If you're concerned about your or your family's laundry habits, take a look at this list of tips for eco-proofing your laundry routine. Whether you're curious about laundry detergents, water temperatures, or green choices for washing machines, I've got you covered.
- Wash your laundry in cold water.
Casa Verde: Know Your Plastics
You may have noticed some numbers surrounded by chasing-arrow symbols on consumer packaging like water bottles, plastic bags, bottle caps, toys, etc. If you have, good! That's step one.
Casa Verde: Consumer Consequences
We've all heard a lot about sustainability, carbon footprints, and greening our lifestyles, but have you ever actually calculated how many resources your lifestyle requires? If you're curious, do as I did and play Consumer Consequences. This easy-to-use, fun platform seems more like a game than a survey, and at the end you'll know how many planets would be needed to support your habits.
How-To: Making Your Wedding a Little Greener
Unfortunately, just because you're holding your wedding ceremony in the great outdoors that doesn't mean your celebration is good for the planet. If you want some ideas for cutting down on the environmental impact of your big day, take a look at my tips.
For a Greener Wedding
- Who doesn't love flowers?
More on CasaSugar
Fall Award Season
Top Brands
Pringle
Armani Jeans
Vertbaudet