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The Best Interior Paints are Low-VOC and Inexpensive
Consumer Reports

A lot has changed with paints—even in the last year more paint companies have changed their formulas from high-VOC to low-VOC and even to no-VOC. And they're probably not the big name eco-frie...

Hot Tip: Get the Most Product Out of a Container
Consumer Reports 09.2009

As frustrated as any consumer with making sure to get every last drop out of a product, Consumer Reports pumped, poured, squeezed, shook, and tapped as much as could out of a variety of bottles and th...

Five Tips for a Greener Kitchen
ShopSmart: November 2008

You don't have to spend a lot to go green, but it's easy to make costly mistakes if you don't do your homework. There are no federal regulations for items marketed as eco-friendly so some green produc...

Blogging Consumer Reports: 20 Free Ways to Save Energy

We came across a simple list of 20 things you can do for free to save energy. While we're not always a fan of Consumer Reports because there are plenty of reasons to go green regardless of what it co...

November Best Posts: CFLs and Scientology, Consumer Reports on Greenwashing, and On Keeping What You Got

In November, we blogged about our exploits with the Girl Scouts, Scientology, and CFL bulbs; Consumer Reports made it official: greenwashing exists; and Steph wrote about the importance of keeping...