Woke up this morning to Good Morning America (GMA) as I usually do. Really thought that GMA's ideas about buying a fireplace insert or wood/pellet burning stove were not very good or green. Here's why based on owning a fireplace insert years ago. There are better alternaives to spend our money on.

C2 Paints has made it much easier to go green by using low VOC (volatile organic compounds). Now all of C2's 496 colors and samplers are available in low voc. See http://www.c2color.com/lovo/index.php

Concern and greater public awareness about the environment is becoming more mainstream in the home remodeling and residential construction industry. However, greater concern does not necessarily translate into a better environment. Nor is going green a matter of just buying green products.

Don't trash your old kitchen cabinets. Instead consider using them in your garage, storage area or in a basement kitchen. Kitchen remodeling projects usually go down three distinct paths:

Using energy takes money, which ususally means more time spent away from the things we want to do.

Here are nine easy to do steps that will save energy, save money and time and do something positive for the planet.

What You Can Do Today