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Keep skeeters from spoiling summer fun, without toxic pesticides! Here are some ways that actually work (no phony ultrasound thingees here).

According to a Harris survey, more than 90% of Americans are recycling, but over 1/3rd of the entire U.S. population hasn't changed their lifestyle because they "did not know what to do" in order to be more green.

Something old, something new, something borrowed, something... green? In honor of the impending wedding season, The Nature Conservancy offers tips to make your special day one Mother Nature will celebrate!

Lifehacker shows us how, and discussed why, to convert your gas powered lawnmower to solar electric. Note that finding a cheaper motor is possible and will save you a lot of money.

Follow a month-long science expedition to discover new fish species, more corals than anywhere else in the world, endangered turtles and other sea life new to science.

The invasive fire ant wreaks havoc on humans and animals around the world – and can even kill. Find out what scientists are doing to stop this deadly invasive species. Includes stunning video.

This guide, entitled “Living the Green Life”, is meant for real people (with kids, budgets and mortgages) who want to do better by the environment. For the most part, it focuses on lifestyle changes – minor adjustments in daily behavior that may seem inconsequential when one ponders the big picture of global warming. But taken in aggregate, as a nation (when all of us do even one thing), these little lifestyle changes have a huge impact.

Remember when "environmentalist" just meant... recycling? Today there's a lot more choice! Check out these tips from scientists and leading green bloggers on how to make personal, everyday choices to help save the planet.

How about some useful tips for cutting energy consumption, saving money and the planet? The following tips barely scratch the surface of what you can do to help yourself and Mother Earth, however, we have to start somewhere sometime, right? Use this list as a starting point of things that you can do right now, today.

4 Approaches to getting your friends to go green. What will and won't work.