A guide to going green at home

The Seattle Times

August 27, 2005

By Sandy Dunham, Seattle Times Staff

From toxic cookware to lead tests for peeling paint, The Green Guide covers just about every home topic there is plus a few global ones.

A bimonthly publication of The Green Guide Institute, based in New York City, the guide focuses on specific topics each issue.

The July/August edition, for example, covers children's health, while the next issue promises articles on women's health and green school supplies.

Smaller than a magazine but glossier than a newspaper (and printed with soy inks on recycled paper, naturally), the guide contains advertisements from eco-friendly companies as well as information on green resources, products, shopping and activism tips, and green-living advice.

An article on nontoxic pest control, for example, identifies pesticides and offers eco-friendlier alternatives to indoor and outdoor varmints.

The Green Guide is available on paper ($15 for six issues) or online at www.thegreenguide.com ($10 for six downloadable issues). Both prices include access to premium Web content: product reports, pocket guides, a Q&A service, coupons and more.