Container gardening and hydroponic have been great methods for home vegetable gardening – but a new hybrid called aquaponics, a combination of hydropoics (water-based gardening) and aquaculture (f...
We weren't surprised when we saw that The New York Times was doing a piece on college students in alternative living situations. Students know how to live small—they generally have little stuff,...
That's right. If you live in a particularly warm climate, a light colored roof could save you 20% on cooling costs. So it makes sense that The New York Times is reporting that light roofs are catch...
Hop on Bjork's Yacht and head over to southern Iceland to check out this wooden cottage from 1953. The New York Times highlights the 2,200 square foot home with an additional 10,280 square feet wall...
The New York Times has a project page set up to gather the stories that make up "the human side of the global recession". We just watched a video of a young Philadelphia artist who tells a bit about h...
Last week, The New York Times helped demystify the meaning of Thread Count. Today, they've moved on to the greenwashing of mattresses — how do the labels organic, eco-friendly and the very vague...
Last week the New York Times featured a cute article about a green inspired gingerbread houses. We love this second place winner – it’s so different from the traditional gingerbread house and it k...
Ever since we started sensing this financial crisis, we've been wondering how it might affect all things green -- green building, green consumerism, green remodels... Now we're seeing how it is adver...
A little earlier today, we asked you about your biggest green stumbling blocks. Now we're curious: For those of you who have children, are they trying to keep you in check? Do you have a pint-size ec...
Remember the saying, "Power corrupts; absolute power corrupts absolutely"? Apparently it holds true, even when you're talking about wind power. It saddens us to hear that in Upstate New York, where...
Houston ... according to the New York Times, we have a problem. Recycling only 2.6 percent of your waste? A wait list of up to ten years to get a recycling bin? 25,000 people waiting for one? Well...
First we had toxic sofas, now this?...
These funky-looking new jugs of milk are likely coming to a refrigerator near you. Why the change?...
As more and more products with labels like "green" and "sustainable" enter the marketplace, companies look for new ways to stand out. And the latest development? Furnishings labeled "biodegradable."...
Another article today on rising food prices, this time in the New York Times Business section. Sticker Shock in the Organic Aisles tells us that organic prices are rising rapidly, and the premium that...
Here on AT, we've asked Is Bamboo Really as Eco as We Think? and looked at IKEA Bamboo Flooring, but there are still lots of questions and confusion due to the many various qualities and prices in the...
No stranger to extravagant taste, The New York Times helps keep it real this week with a story on the low-budget kitchen renovation of Brooklyn Heights resident Katherine Belsey Davis. Spending just...
Between the title of the article and the photo, it's clear what this article is about. While the knee-jerk reaction may be a resounding "not at all," it's worth a bit of thought......
If cafeteria food doesn't turn your stomach, this statistic surely will: New York City’s public school system goes through 850,000 polystyrene cafeteria trays per day. That's about 4 million a we...
This story is one part mad obsession and one part recycling phenomenon. When we're finished with a six-pack of beer, we throw the bottles into the recycling. Sometimes we even make business cards o...
High quality image: see NYTimes article linked below If you were a bit stumped by our post yesterday on the paperless home, check out this New York Times Article titled "Pushing Paper Out the Door."...
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