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Urban Composting
Blogging The New York Times 2.19.09

In college, one of our friends opened the cabinet under her sink to unveil her tub of vermicomposting worms. Yeah. It was a little weird then...But I'm thinking about doing it now. And it turns out,...

Urban Tree Salvage
Ontario, Canada

We really enjoyed seeing Jason's Weekend Project with Pittsburgh's Urban Tree Forge. Turns out, there's a similar group in Ontario giving new life to urban wood salvage. They're called Urban Tree an...

Utilities Turn Customers Green with Envy
Blogging the New York Times 01.30.2009

This is pretty smart: In Sacramento, Ca the utilities district has been working on a little experiment. They're sending customers bills with happy faces and frowns. Happy faces mean you're conserving ...

Urban Homesteading: What Does That Mean to You?

"Urban Homesteading" is a term we've been hearing in the news and around the web more and more often. What does this concept mean to you? Would you describe yourself as an urban homesteader? posted ...

Upholstery Inspiration from Rubie Green

Made from 100 percent organic cotton, Rubie Green's upholstery-grade fabrics are printed in the US using water-based, non-toxic inks. Designs are available in a range of modern and classic prints—no...

urbanest

urbanest is a Chicago favorite for green home furnishings and decor. AT:Chicago's got the full store review, complete with slideshow. But since we first covered the store, urbanest has introduced a ...

Uncommon Goods

We must be on some new-age mailing list; this time, though, we were pleasantly surprised. The selection at Uncommon Goods, which tags itself as a gift catalog, features more than a few unique home-r...