Eco-Valentines for Your Whole Family

Handmade Valentines with step-by-step instructions, using plantable paper and handmade watercolor.

Encinitas, CA Patch.

Living Rooms – A Home for the Future

This looks amazing!  Perhaps one day we will see such homes in Asia and Singapore…

Virginia Tech’s Lumenhaus, a solar-powered home that won the 2010 Solar Decathlon Europe, provides a glimpse into future living. Take a tour through the home and listen to Joe Wheeler, one of three primary faculty members who worked on the project with more than 200 students, explain the home’s features and how it may change the way we live and use energy.

via Living Rooms – A Home for the Future – Interactive Feature – NYTimes.com.

Green Your BBQ

Catherine Zandonella, author of “National Geographic Green Guide Families” shares some tips on “Good Morning America” on how to go green with your grilling and make your barbecue better for your health and the environment.

Read more at Just One Thing: ABC News.

American Apparel’s New Nail Polish is Eco-Chic (and Cheap!) : TreeHugger

This could be a “small” problem for those mummies to be who love their pampering…

American Apparel is known for sex-charged ads and made-in-America product, but aside from their locally-made goods, their green side is a little lack-luster. Organic cotton might seem like the obvious way to improve sustainability, but only a few of their products are made with the eco-friendly fabric. Instead, American Apparel is working on going green in their typical quirky way. This month, the company expanded into cosmetics, launching American Apparel Nail Lacquer, a line of 18 high-quality nail colors that are greener than the average polish.

Read more at TreeHugger.

New Soap, Old Bottle

A company in the U.S. buys brand-name detergents and soaps and sells them to consumers in recycled plastic and glass bottles, calling it an eco-initiative aiming to “give consumers a greener option”.

The company doesn’t vouch for the eco-friendliness of the contents of the bottles, but you get the drift.