Couple quick tips for going green at work and home, green transportation, and tips for green kids.

- A two-stroke, gasoline-powered lawn mower releases as many hydrocarbons into the atmosphere in 30 minutes as a car does in 90 minutes. Switch to an electric mower.

- An LCD flat panel TV uses as little as a third of the electricity of conventional tube-based models.

- Buying organic produce grown within 100 miles of your home will help reduce the amount of diesel fuel needed to ship food.

- If you feel woozy after painting with latex-based enamel, choose a product low in volatile organic compounds (VOCs) instead. New designer colors and improved quality make these safer paints.

- Manufacturers of low-flow toilets use advanced computer modeling to deliver more flush power with less water.

- Like to linger in a hot shower? Stand under the pulse jet guilt-free with a solar hot water system.

- Replacing old light bulbs with compact fluorescent ones can trim 5 percent from your monthly electrical bill. Go for the premium fluorescents that cast a pure white or buttery golden light.

- Skip the pesticides and use nature’s method of bug eradication: other animals. Install birdhouses to shelter feathered friends who dine on pesky beetles and grubs.