Inspiring greener living in charming Martinez! 627 Teresa Street (http://www.openhomesphotography.com/627Teresa/)$569,000Green Point Rated (http://www.builditgreen.org/greenpoint-rated): 210 pts GREEN FEATURES Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy • Solar water heating system: flat-pla...

Do you know how toxic your home is? Do you know how to make it healthier? The Environmental Working Group has created a seven-question quiz that estimates the damage that all those chemicals we use to clean our homes have on our bodies. The EWG then suggests how to make your house a much healthie...

From the Daily Grist (http://gristmill.grist.org/story/2008/11/4/211442/450) We asked a number of leaders in environment and sustainability issues to imagine they found themselves in an elevator with the president-elect -- giving them one minute of his undivided attention. Here are their message...

From SF Gate (http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?file=/c/a/2008/11/02/MN0E13LRUR.DTL) Like a lot of Bay Area homeowners, Alissa Hauser and husband Steve Brown have already done the small things to save on utility bills and pursue a green life: lower the thermostat, install energy-efficien...