Crack Down on Dishwasher Efficiency
We've never quite straightened out the dishwasher debate here on Re-Nest: is it more or less green than hand washing? All opinions aside, one thing's for sure: there are steps you can take to make you...
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5 Things To Check Before Bidding On Auction Furniture
We have a small confession to make. We're complete and total suckers for a good auction. With warmer months ahead, they'll be in full swing and there's a treasure trove of furniture waiting to be r...
Natural Home Show House Is Complete!
Since 2007 Natural Home has been working on converting a Brooklyn located dilapidated multi-use building into a stunning green example of building. They planned on completing the work within the yea...
Trade School: 30 Days of Classes, Co-Working & Bartering
We can't believe we didn't hear about this until now. Trade School is a 30-day pop up "store" on the Lower East Side of Manhattan wherein you can take a class every night with a range of specialized...
The Best Way to Clean a Sponge
Cook's Illustrated
We all use a sponge to clean our dishes and clean up in the kitchen (hopefully not the same sponge), but unfortunately this tool can be one of the most unsanitary items in our house. Rather than thr...
REGREEN: A Guide To Green Home Renovations
If you're planning a renovation and need some advice about how to go about it, you have to visit REGREEN—an online set of resources and tools for green home remodeling projects. Their main to...
6 DIY Skills To Cultivate
New York Magazine
We can think of a few skills offhand we know would be of tremendous use for someone wanting to be more self-sufficient in life: sewing, perhaps, or gardening, or canning at home. But for the slightl...
Do Books Have a Future?
As someone who works in the print publishing industry, I certainly hope the answer to this question is a resounding yes. But with all the hype around Apple's new release, and the other e-readers on th...
The Designer's Field Guide to Sustainability
The Designers Field Guide to Sustainability published by Lunar, an award-winning product design firm, is a tool designed to help designers and engineers, no matter their experience, design more sust...
Wait, Does This Go in the Recycling Bin?
Slate Magazine
What do you do when you're sorting waste and aren't sure whether that box or bottle is recyclable? Do you put it in the blue bin, figuring it'll all get sorted out at the recycling facility? According...
50 Ways To Help The Planet
Wire&Twine
We've long believed that simple green changes in one's home and habits can make a difference. Wire&Twine's list of the 50 Ways To Help The Planet may not offer anything we haven't already heard,...
7 Home Improvements That Could Save You $1,500 in 2010
Lucrative federal tax incentives are set to expire at the end of 2010, meaning that this is the year to do some of those home improvements you've been putting off. In most cases, the government wil...
Greenpeace Releases New Guide to Greener Electronics
At CES last week, Greenpeace released the 14th edition of its Guide to Greener Electronics. How do the manufacturers of your personal computers, cell phones, TVs, and gaming consoles rate? ...
Home Design and Decorating Ideas: Houzz
Need ideas for your home but have exhausted Apartment Therapy's home tours? Resist the temptation of buying one of those home design magazines at the checkout counter of the grocery store and visit ...
Chicago Neighborhoods Offering Weatherization Vouchers
It's gotten really cold here in Chicago, and as we all know colder weather brings higher energy bills. So if you've been holding off on weatherizing your home because of the cost, you're in luck &md...
Green Irene: In-Home Consultations to Green Your Home
Whether you're a first time visitor to Re-Nest or a regular, you're here because you're interested in making your home a more eco-friendly place to live. But doing it on your own can be confusing. ...
Real Christmas Trees "Greener" than Artificial
EarthTimes
A researcher in Australia investigated the carbon footprint of a real cut evergreen versus an artificial tree and found that real Christmas trees are indeed "greener" than artificial trees. Does thi...
Where To Buy Organic or Sustainably-Grown Christmas Trees
We've talked a lot recently about Christmas tree alternatives, like making one out of cardboard, magazines, or a drying rack. But if you just can't pass up the smell of real pine, you don't have to...
Don’t Forget to Recycle Your Christmas Tree!
Tips From Earth911.org
We saw lots of trees on cars this weekend – and while most people are starting to think about what type of tree they’re going to get and how to decorate it, don’t forget about how to dispose o...
What Exactly is In That Dust?
NPR
Dust is bothersome, isn't it? You think you've taken care of it, and then BAM! It shows up all over everything. Lamp shades, floorboards, sofa cushions, you name it. Any kind of intense cleaning gets ...
A New Way To Split Firewood
Recently we got a heads up from AT:Chicago writer Sarah Rae about this YouTube video showing a better way to chop firewood! Alas, we don't have a wood-burning fireplace, although we dream of having...
Sulfites in Wine: The Myths, the Facts, and the Truth
“Contains Sulfites.” Just two little words — yet so frequently misunderstood! Words you see on almost every bottle of wine. What are sulfites? Are they really bad? Do they cause wine headach...
Green Vs. Greenwash: How To Find Truly Green Products
Metropolis
Finding sustainable products and materials used to be a dispiriting, frustrating task because choices were limited and the overall aesthetic was awkward and unappealing. But ever since "green" beca...
30 Ways to Stay Green in Cold Weather
When Emma sent us this question a while ago on ways to stay green in cold, frozen Canada, we had requests to turn the question into a full post. Sure, it's easy to be green in a temperate climate w...
Call to Action: Vote to Make Your Community Greener
While we wait patiently for climate change legislation to move through the halls of the U.S. Congress, it's easy to think there's nothing we can do. But thinking that is wrong! Chances are you've got ...
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