Appliances

Money Mindful Meals: Vanilla Frozen Yogurt

Small Kitchen College | Posted 05.29.2012

Small Kitchen College

This frozen yogurt tastes exactly like something you get at Red Mango or Pinkberry: tart, sweet and healthy. Except creamier, richer and cheaper.

Woman Begs Home Depot To Let Her Pay For $2,500 Worth Of Appliances

Posted 05.05.2012

We've all experienced the moral dilemma that accompanies a finished Coke not making its way onto your bill. Do you consider it a drink on the house? O...

WATCH: Deep Discount Appliances, From Kathy Spencer

Posted 04.30.2012

Kathy Spencer, author of How To Shop For Free, sat down with me and shared her secrets for getting great deals on home appliances. var src_url="ht...

Washing Machine Should Last As Long As Hubble Telescope

Steven Kurlander | Posted 04.02.2012

Steven Kurlander

Planned obsolescence should become itself an obsolete economic standard. Washing machines should again be built to last decades -- or at least as long as the Hubble Telescope sends back images of our universe.

Home Sweet, Connected Home

Craig Barratt | Posted 03.24.2012

Craig Barratt

Within the next three to five years, I envision literally hundreds of devices in the home will be connected: multimedia, thermostats, light switches, security systems, irrigation systems, white goods and automobiles.

Tough Times Creating More Fix-It-Yourselfers

Mark C. Miller | Posted 01.16.2012

Mark C. Miller

The impulse to live lightly, combined with our challenging economic times, is leading to the resurgence of a movement that's been part of the American psyche since our country was founded -- the impulse to fix one's things oneself.

Climate Change Hits Home

Wendy Gordon | Posted 10.10.2011

Wendy Gordon

How prepared is your state for the challenges to health and the environment being caused by climate change?

The Faithful Shopper: Great Gadgets

Faith Hope Consolo | Posted 08.16.2011

Faith Hope Consolo

Remember when a day at the beach meant getting away from it all, including the phone? I don't either. While I'm all for disconnecting, that definitely doesn't mean leaving any of my beloved electronics behind.

The Missing Energy Piece

National Journal | RONALD BROWNSTEIN | Posted 07.12.2011

Peering into the future, the federal Energy Information Administration recently released a kaleidoscopic collection of 57 computer-generated scenarios...

9 Steps To Greening Your Small Biz

Massimo LoBuglio | Posted 05.25.2011

Massimo LoBuglio

Consumers are justifiably skeptical about green claims, but once your results start to pile up, you'll have a solid basis from which to tell a great story and excite others toward your cause.

What's the Problem With Using Energy Efficient Appliances?

David B. Goldstein | Posted 05.25.2011

David B. Goldstein

Efficient appliances save energy, reduce energy bills and rates, avoid the need to build new power plants, and save Americans money. It's really that simple.

The Top Ten Way(s) to Slow Climate Change

Seth Bauer | Posted 05.25.2011

Seth Bauer

When your household is purchasing an appliance, don't settle for more efficient when the most efficient model is right there, too, just waiting to help save the climate.

PHOTOS: 11 Creative Ways To Redo Your Home

Huffington Post | Alden Wicker | Posted 05.25.2011

Whether you're gutting the whole thing or just want at small refresh, redoing your place is the perfect opportunity to incorporate some green elements...

Big Agreement on Home Appliances Means Big Savings for Consumers

Lane Wesley Burt | Posted 05.25.2011

Lane Wesley Burt

An agreement on energy and water efficiency standards for several appliances will save more than 9 quads, 5 trillion gallons of water, and billions of consumer dollars over the next 30 years.

Energy Efficiency: What Your Appliances Really Do Behind Your Back (VIDEO)

Huffington Post | Posted 05.25.2011

Vampire power, energy being leeched from your electronic appliances even while turned off, is a huge source of energy consumption. The Department of ...

Grow a Conscience: How to Garden Green

Avital Binshtock | Posted 05.25.2011

Avital Binshtock

Whether your farm fits in a window box or spans several acres, ensure a truly green thumb with these Earth-friendly gardening gizmos.

December Retail Sales Drop .3 Percent, 2009 Sales See Biggest Drop In 27 Years

AP | By MARTIN CRUTSINGER | Posted 05.25.2011

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Funds for Fridges

Jennifer Schwab | Posted 05.25.2011

Jennifer Schwab

Even though "Cash for Clunkers" is over for cars, more than 60 utilities across the U.S. will be offering money for recycled appliances such as refrigerators, washers, dryers, and more.

Wash And Dry Clothes Efficiently: Here's How

Chelsea Green | Posted 05.25.2011

The first wave of appliances were created to do jobs that people didn't want to do or didn't have the time to do. These are the labor-saving appliance...

GE Reinvents The Refrigerator

Treehugger | Lloyd Alter | Posted 05.25.2011

Over the past few years we have waited for GE's ecomagination to change from pretty pictures to reality, and now we are beginning to see the results....

An Old Friend Passes

Fortune's Stanley Bing | Posted 05.25.2011

<i>Fortune</i>'s Stanley Bing

Retail establishments of great long standing are closing all over the place, and represent more than just a bunch of mercantile establishments going the way of all flesh. They are part of who we are.

The 8 Easiest Resolutions For 2008

Olivia Zaleski | Posted 11.17.2011

Olivia Zaleski

Now that I've had my champagne, sung "Auld Lang Syne," and figured out how I got home Monday night, it's time to write some New Year's resolutions. Gi...