Prepare to embrace a new trend in burials: the green coffin. After decades of boxing up our dead in water-proof, steel, wood, or other non-decaying substances, a sea change in the world of death is happening all over the globe. Realizing that there is limited space on earth, and that our dead will begin to crowd out the living, a plethora of bio-degradable coffins are hitting the market, and people are lining up to buy the green options. Which, incidentally, are less expensive than the traditional models.

Would you want to be wrapped up in wool? Or buried in bamboo? Check out these green coffins and burial methods from around the world.

Babies can put a serious strain on your finances and on the environment as well. Think about all the diapers used in a year! Plus, there is all the baby gear you need, clothes for constantly growing little ones, and even the soap to wash all those things. Good news is that you can eco-fy your baby and I've got some ideas.

Here are some easy changes to make to have your little one leave a smaller footprint on Mother Earth ... and some of these tips are a money-saver as well.

When it comes to being green, I try to do my best. But my man, well, he used to use disposable everything and he took extra-long hot showers. He also refused to recycle. In other words, he was leading a very un-eco-friendly, very un-green existence.

I realized we had some work to do. Together, we did some research and decided it would be wise if we tried to take some steps to green up both of our acts. What we both found: It's really fun to do it together. Here are 10 simple steps you can do to save the Earth ...

You sort your recycling, you always remember your reusable bags when you head to the grocery, you even compost! Good for you, you're a green super user. Now that you're pregnant, you're probably thinking "natural," but how do you have a green birth? And not just the "I'm so sick I'm turning green" kind of birth?

Relax, being eco-friendly in the delivery room doesn't mean you have to take it outside into the woods. There are plenty of things you can do to consider the earth when it's time to birth.

Earth Day may be the perfect kid holiday ... for parents. No need to buy them anything and plenty of activities designed to make you feel like you're a really good parent to be raising such a productive little member of society. Can we say ego boost for Mom and Dad?

The countdown is on until April 22, but you don't have to wait for the big day to get them busy with some Earth Day crafts. Check out these crafty Earth Day activities from some of the web's coolest moms:

I try to be green. Really, I do. We recycle. We have reuseable Trader Joe's bags we lug with us to do our shopping (and that are fabu for toting toys to the park). We turn off the water when brushing our teeth. See, we're helping Mother Earth!

I love reading ideas on how to green my life up even more (using an old plastic bread bag as an icing bag is genius). It's important to show Kiddo how little things we do every day impacts the environment, how what we use and buy and eat affects not just us and our bodies but everybody. I'm trying here, people ... but sometimes the lovely Green-sters hand me tips that are just not gonna work for me. I mean, these hints are too dang tough for me as a mama to do.

As Kermit always says, it's not easy being green.

Spring has sprung, but hopefully the springs on your bicycle seats haven't done the same, because this is the time of year to get out and hit the trails or wherever there's road to meet the rubber on your tires ... which hopefully aren't flat.

Now is the time to dig your bikes out from under the discarded Christmas lights (yours are down now, aren't they?), brush away the cobwebs, and get your family rides ready to ride. With gas prices what they are, bikes offer a great alternative method of travel as well as a fun way to exercise and relax.

Of course, you can take them into a bike shop for a tune-up, but you can also do the work yourself and save a few bucks. Here are a few tips to help get your bike in gear:

I'm sorry to all of my green friends out there, but it has to be said: Composting has just jumped the shark. In one of the most disgusting articles I've ever read on CNN, the "Living" site teaches us how to compost our dog's poop. With just a few easy, yet crucial, caveats, the article explains how composting feces can be done without killing your entire family with germs.

So let's talk about the rules here in composting poop. In addition to making sure you aren't burying the poop in a water table and contaminating your community's water source, you also cannot use the dog poop to fertilize plants you may eat. Or really anywhere you would come in contact with the poop because dog poop carries the possibility of disease like E. coli and Giardia. In addition to these very serious dangers, composting dog poop will also make your backyard constantly smell like crap.

Seriously. Who would do this?