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Conserve Water in 20 Easy Steps

Many people believe there is an unlimited supply of fresh water. But droughts in Southeast USA, Africa and Australia are showing there's a need to conserve water.

Thirsty communities
Global warming is playing a part but water resources are also at risk from urban development, an increasing human population and pollution.

Over 700 million around the world don't have enough water scarcity and each more than one billion are... (continue reading)

New Year resolutions to green your home

Have you been meaning to go green but couldn't find the time? Start off 2008 by following these easy suggestions that don't require any major renovations but can help reduce your carbon footprint.

Green your living room

The Great Christmas Tree Debate: Real or Artificial?

Cutting down trees is good for the environment. Yes, you read that right!

It may be counterintuitive but when it comes to the great real vs. artificial debate, real Christmas trees are proving to be the more sustainable choice.

Down on the farm
In North America most Christmas trees are grown on tree farms, practically in every state and province. The trees are then shipped to nearby cities or... (continue reading)

Your Quick Guide to LED Christmas Lights

Remember when Clark Griswold covered his home with 25,000 lights in National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation? When he lit up his 'gingerbread' house the electricity metre began rapidly spinning, and his neighbourhood's power station resorted to auxiliary nuclear power. Imagine the bill?!

Too bad Clark didn't have access to light-emitting diode technology -- LED lights -- that use as much as 95 percent less electricity than their... (continue reading)

15 Grinch Tips for the Holiday Season

Between Thanksgiving and New Year's, Americans throw away a million extra tons of garbage each week. So why not make this holiday season an eco-friendly one?

Here are some of our favourite tips along with tips from earth lab to get you started. Be sure to log onto the site to use their ECP Carbon & Lifestyle Calculator and calculate your lifestyle's carbon footprint.

Is it greener to stay at home and order presents online or head to the mall?

E-commerce growing
There's no question that we are moving towards more online shopping. In the late 1990s, we spent a little more than $16 billion online annually. Last year that figure climbed to $220 billion and should be $260 billion in 2007

A report done by PriceGrabber found that consumers will be doing 50 percent of their holiday shopping online this year and that 71 percent of them are... (continue reading)