Green Christmas

Sustainable Gingerbread Houses: From Seaweed Solar Panels To Coconut Landscaping

New York Times | Penelope Green | Posted 01.11.2009 | Green


Turns out the cladding on Colleen Klabin's sustainable gingerbread house is Golden Grahams, not Multi-Bran Chex or Life Cereal. The roof is Shredded W...

Am I Green, Or Just A Grinch?

E. A. Hanks | Posted 03.28.2008 | Living


E. A. Hanks

I don't want to be a grinch, but the Grinch was green, wasn't he? It seems like most things are going green - designer bags, cars, houses, even Christmas trees. Why shouldn't Christmas itself be the same?

Go Green: Give Nothing

Olivia Zaleski | Posted 03.28.2008 | Living


Olivia Zaleski

Why is it that every holiday shopping season, I somehow believe the most useless mechanized piece of plastic will make the perfect Christmas gift? E...

How To Green Your Christmas Tree

Olivia Zaleski | Posted 03.28.2008 | Living


Olivia Zaleski

Te Electric Power Research Institute in Palo Alto, Calif., estimates that 400,000 tons of carbon dioxide could be cut, along with $250 million in energy costs, if every U.S. house switched standard incandescents to energy-saving LED Christmas lights.

Black Friday: What Would Jesus Buy?

Olivia Zaleski | Posted 03.28.2008 | Living


Olivia Zaleski

As consumers we need to question the products we buy and challenge the companies who produce them.