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Summer has officially arrived, which means for avid gardeners it is prime composting season. For those in need of gardening equipment such as compost bins or compost tumblers, there are many to choose from to start recycling a good portion of your garbage and live a more greener lifestyle.

Let’s face it: spilling coffee on our lap, splashing spaghetti on our favorite white shirt and finding an exploded ballpoint pen in our pocket are all everyday occurrences. We can’t avoid stains, even if we practice living an eco-lifestyle, but we can avoid the toxic chemicals that are used in most stain removers.

Another study, though small, gives more reason to toss out your old vinyl plastic shower curtain in favor of safer alternatives.

A list of helpful tips for saving energy in your kitchen (even on a budget!)

Its the age old debate to why people will not buy “green” and that is, it costs too much! Well that is starting to not be the case as we see larger corporations adopting eco-friendly products and an overall consumer acceptance on the rise. It seems to me that there is no reason why buying eco-friendly products will just be a fad, but become the normal standard. With that being said, allot of people buy those old fixer’ upper’ kinda places, my parents included, and there is allot you can do to make your renovation a green one.

The antioxidant home solution innovated biotechnologically solves asthma, rhinitis and other symptoms of "sick-house syndrome" and "chemical sensitivity syndrome", and catalyzes to suppress active oxygen which causes sickness or aging.

Cleaning Green - Give floors, windows a greener Clean.

Commercial products can help achieve proper cleaning, but you can replace the chemicals they contain by replacing with some simple green products you may have already in your home.

Two British companies are teaming up to sell hydrogen cars and home fueling stations as a package deal as early as this summer.

Explore this article to avoid allergies and securing a green thumb plus saving our environment at the same time. Are you one of the many that suffer from allergies? You love plants, especially those lovely green plants that make your home look that much more like a home instead of just a house. But, what about those allergies? Is the sneezing and the itchy eyes worth a little home decoration?

It can be hard to find eco-friendly upholstered furniture as widely available and affordably priced as the new choices at Crate & Barrel. Staying true to their reputation, this collection is for everybody from an urban-dwelling bachelor to family in the 'burbs. Ooh la la. See why we love this line at Sprig.

So making green choices when remodeling has, at the very least, the potential to save the homeowner money in energy and other costs. And going green doesn't have to mean making large wholesale changes.

Province Introduces Emissions Tax on Coal; New Energy Conversion Program Part of Manitoba's Climate Change Action

Energy Star qualified ventilation fans with lighting use 70% less energy on avg. than standard models, saving $120 in electricity costs over the life of the fan. They are also more than 50% quieter than standard models  But, which ones are the most efficient?  How do you purchase the right size?  See the Energy Star list broken down, and the most efficient models surfaced in this article.

It's time to dust away the cobwebs and get to work on your house, flat, yurt or caravan for your big 2008 spring clean! And to help you make this your greenest spring clean yet, we've rounded up some of the best eco-friendly cleaning products and asked consumers what they thought of them.

A video by British eco-designer Oliver Heath about ways to use recycled materials in the home.