Building a Green Deck and Pergola – DIY Style
When we moved into our house a few years ago, the backyard left something to be desired. There was little more than a rickety platform (posing as a deck at 3×5′) with a couple steps …
Written by: Liz
Green
Winter Warrior – Greenworks 20 Inch Electric Snow Thrower
Parts of the US have been hit with a whopper of a winter storm – the likes of which can only usually be seen on a typical June day in Canada. Har har. There’s not …
Written by: Jen
Save $180 A Year: Honeywell RTH7600D Touchscreen 7-Day Programmable Thermostat
Want to save an average of $180 a year? Want to help do your part to conserve energy? Want me to get back to that part about saving money? If you’re using an old thermostat, …
Written by: Jen
Wood Pellet Stoves, Furnaces and Fireplaces – The Way To Go?
There’s a lot of products out there that are labelled “eco” and “green” and “environmentally-friendly”. Whether they truly are is often up for debate. Sometimes the products offered are more eco-friendly than, say, burning coal, …
Written by: Jen
EcoTraction – Your Salt Substitute When it Snows
While I like a lot of naturally salty things (pickles, olives, Simon Cowell), I’m not big on adding salt to my food. Maybe it’s because I overloaded on salty things (like bacon) during a recent …
Written by: Jen
Black & Decker, Green, Heating & Cooling
Where My Drafts At? Black & Decker Thermal Leak Detector
When the weather gets cooler and you start cranking up your furnace, the last thing you want is have all that fuzzy, costly warmness leak outside – or have nasty, prickly cold seep inside.
Written by: Jen
Back on the (Rain) Chain Gang
Let it be known, I’ll use any excuse to listen to and promote old Pretenders songs. As far as I’m concerned, you just don’t hear tunes from Chrissie Hynde and her crew nearly enough. That’s …
Written by: Jen
Green, News, Videos, Woodworking
The All Wooden Bicycle Land Speed Record Attempt
“If you build it, I’ll ride it.” Those were the fateful words of accomplished triathlete James Tully, after his friend Michael Thompson floated the idea of building an all wooden bicycle. While most of us …
Written by: Marc Lyman
Building Materials, DIY Discussion, Green
Bamboo House – Grow Your Own
Sorry, Brahs and Brah(ettes)? Sisbrah? What is the preferred nomenclature for the female version of “Brah”? Yes, I am out of my element here. I also think that Jeffrey Lebowski would really think that growing …
Written by: Ty
Home Resource: When Bad Fixaters do Good
Every once in awhile, something comes to my attention that doesn’t benefit me directly. So, every once in awhile I feel it’s worthwhile to give a bit of a shout-out to people doing good things. …
Written by: Ty