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Hot topics & trends
Dangerous "natural" supplements 9/10  new! 

Tiny, but scary, nano ingredients 9/10  new! 

Did Kleenex Blow New Ad Campaign for Disposable Hand Towels? 7/10  new! 

Best ways to safely keep your pets free of ticks and fleas 5/10

Earth Hour 2010

40 ways to recognize Earth Day's 40th anniversary 4/10

Bamboo fabric: The not-so-green truth 9/09

Consumer Reports green roundup 3/09

Consumer Reports green roundup 5/09

Consumer Reports green roundup 6/09

Consumer Reports green roundup 7/09

First-rate deals at secondhand shops 1/09

Energy-savings Center  new! 

Green home blog

Green shopping guide 4/08

High lead levels can threaten adults 1/08

Is it too easy being green? 7/09

Landmark product safety bill signed 8/08

Lead and radon test kits 9/08

Nonstick chemicals linked to infertility 4/09

Safety law for children's products kicks in 3/09

Save money by saving your stuff 3/10

The hidden price you pay for energy 8/08

Weeding out green groups 11/08

Wind-power blows into backyards and beyond 8/08




Indoor air quality
Easy ways to reduce indoor air pollution 2/10

Candles: Sniffing out trouble 1/10

Hidden household chemicals 7/09

Home air quality: What you can do 5/09




Saving energy & water
5 ways to slash your heating bills 2/09

50 ways to save water 3/08

Choose efficiency vs. energy hogs 10/08

Energy Saving & Green Living Guide  new! 

Energy-saving myths 12/08

Home energy: How to save up to $1500 10/09

Is your home wasting watts? 5/09




Recycling & disposal
CFLs: What to do if a bulb breaks 10/08

Compact fluorescent bulb recycling 8/08

Plastic recycling 8/08

Recycling can reduce toxins 4/09

USPS offers recycling by mail 5/08



Welcome to the Home & Garden articles index. Check the listings below for 2008-2010 articles.

For the latest green home and garden news and advice, visit our home and garden blog.


Buying Guides
Green product watch: best low-VOC paints and stains 9/10  new! 

Back-to-school supplies: go green 9/10  new! 

Green product watch: eco-friendly floors 8/10  new! 

Green product watch: best laundry liquids and powders 7/10  new! 

Greener Gifts for Dads and Grads 6/10

Green product watch: anti-wrinkle serums, best shower cleaner, and more 5/10

Green product watch: Water filters, detergents 4/10

Green product watch: CFLs, water heaters 10/09

Green product watch: Salad, carpet cleaners 2/10

Green product watch: Paper towels, batteries 11/09

Green product watch: Detergents, flooring 8/09

Green product watch: Cookware, TVs 9/09


Bath & body
Off Clip-on Mosquito Repellent: Test Results 7/10  new! 

Safer sun protection 7/10  new! 

Cleaning up organic label claims 4/10

Are preservatives in cosmetics safe? 7/08

Cosmetics: When organic isn't 9/09

Safer ways to ward off bugs 7/10  new! 

Ingredient labels: A new way to decode 10/09

Personal care product buying guide 9/08

What's your beauty IQ? 3/09


Cooking & cleaning
Top-cleaning dishwasher detergents with low phosphates 8/10  new! 

Clorox Green Works: First Look 6/08

Cleaners: Green buying guide 2/09

Clorox Green Works: Claims challenged 8/08

Dry cleaning alternatives 4/09

Green cleaners go mainstream 3/08

How to go green in the kitchen 4/08


Green building & remodeling
A free guide to greener home remodeling 7/08

Building a new green home 6/08

Building that goes beyond green 2/08

Flooring: Green gets better 8/08

Remodeling greener 6/08

Solar electric systems 6/08

The lowdown on low-VOC paint 6/08


Lawn & garden
Lawn mowers that save energy 8/10  new! 

Flowers: Eco-labels to look for 4/08

Lawn mowers: Green buying guide 4/08


Lighting
Compact fluorescents: Common myths 10/08



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