10 Simple Ways to Be More Green

That don’t involve extra money, time, or even effort.

A Watched Pot Never Boils

With these electric kettles, boiling water has never been so easy, quick, or precise. (By Louisa Chu)

Counter Measures

Ten ways to green your kitchen. (By Christy Harrison)

Vile, Terrible, Nasty, and Ugly

CHOW talks to A. A. Gill about the business of reviewing restaurants, organics as a style statement, and the dark evil of Starbucks. (By Carol Dixon)

Building the Ultimate Green Kitchen

CHOW’s ecoconscious remodel guide. (By Michele Foley)

Indoor Composting Systems

Turn kitchen scraps into fertilizer with one of these kits. (By Michele Foley)

If you want to read this company’s annual report, you’ll have to turn on the oven. (By Traci Vogel)

Lowering food miles isn’t a surefire way to reduce our carbon footprint. (By Kara Zuaro)

Sorry, vegetarians, but choosing chicken over cheese could benefit the planet. (By Kara Zuaro)

360 Vodka invites tree-huggers to tie one on. (By Kara Zuaro)

An environmentally certified supper club may shift the way Upper Midwesterners view the green movement. (By James Norton)

What you eat can predict how you vote, according to political strategists. (By Traci Vogel)

The recent boom in the ethanol market has contributed to a drastic jump in the price of corn, The New York Times’ editorial page points out—and that means everyone is going to feel the pinch. (By Christy Harrison)

Benchmark barbecue and truly paradisiacal Mexican food (By Jim Leff)

There are three modes of dining: going to a known place, taking a random stab and hoping for the best, and chowconnaissance. (By Jim Leff)