What to do if you break a Compact fluorescent light bulb

It's not as easy as just sweeping it up and throwing the glass in the trash. Since the bulbs contain mercury, the broken bulb has to be treated as hazardous waste. Here is an article that tells the best way to do it to keep from poisoning your family.

Green Link

I stumbled on this today. Haven't had time to really read through the posts but I have seen a few that I'm going to go back and read. This is my pick of the day.

Inhabitat--a favorite blog

Inhabitat.com is a weblog devoted to the future of design, tracking the innovations in technology, practices and materials that are pushing architecture and home design towards a smarter and more sustainable future. It is a favorite blog of mine that I keep going back to over and over again. Check it out: Inhabitat

What is green design?

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William McDonough's TED talk!

McDonough's a master of cradle to cradle design...

From talk: Bershire Hathway's Shaw Industries is working with McDonough

Shaw Greenedge