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Latest List Finds Sustainable Cities All Over the Map

What you can do: Make sustainable purchases that protect your local air and water quality. Get involved with local politics to bring sustainability to your area.

Your Driveway Could Pave the Way for a Cooler Climate

What you can do: Don’t coat your asphalt driveway with black tars; use reflective coatings instead or replace with lighter-colored materials.

To Save Cash and Cool the Planet, Start at the Top (of Your House)

What you can do: Choose white shingles, light or cool metals, or clay or cement roof tiles if you’re building a new house or doing major maintenance on your existing roof. Paint a white coating on flat roofs.

Leaks in Your Home Could Fill An 11,000-Gallon Swimming Pool

What you can do: Fix drips to stop leaking water—and money.

Green Energy Use Is Surging—And You Can Tap Into The Power

What you can do: Check with your local utility company to see if you can purchase green electricity.

Have the Healthiest Home on the Block, Part 3: The Patio

What you can do: Pick sustainable patio furniture, resist buying cushions advertised as “water repellent,” and adopt healthful grilling habits for low-impact cooking.

Healthiest Home on the Block, Part 4: The Living Room

What you can do: Save money with an energy-sipping television, and when it’s time to replace flooring, give carpet the cold shoulder.

4 Ways You Can Still Get Cash for Clunkers

What you can do: Check out some special deals for upgrading an aging fridge, unwanted electronic gadgets, or other clunkers in your house.

5 Surprising Materials Used to Build Green Homes

What you can do: Research some alternatives if you're planning to build a home—or consider these five types of homes as inspiration to make your own home more ecofreindly.

Green, Affordable Housing Saves Money and Environment

What you can do: Incorporate some of Habitat for Humanity’s ideas for green affordable housing into your own home renovations.