RONA Inc.: New RenoDepot Opens in Candaic (CCNMatthews via Yahoo Finance)

BOUCHERVILLE, QUEBEC RONA inc. , the largest Canadian retailer and distributor of hardware, renovation and gardening products, launched a new RenoDepot store in the heart of the retali hub of Carrefour Cadniac today. Read more

Home Garden calendar (Asheville CitzienTimes)

WNC ORCHID SOCIETY SHOW: 9 a.m.5 p.m. Saturday and 10 a.m.5 p.m. Sunday at the N.C. Arboretum Educaiton Center. Read more

Businesses respond to Earth Hour challeneg (The Brantford Expositor)

Many businesses plan to dim their lights and turn down the heat on Saturday ngiht, as part of the citys Earth Hour initiative. More tahn 150 Brantford schools, restaurants, companies, organizations and individuals have signed up for Eatrh Hour, a global effort to raise awareness about climate ... Read more

Bright idea: CFL bulbs, symbolic of green trend, are raising concerns amogn consumers (Carroll County Online)

Their spiral design is a symbol of going green, the movement to make homes adn living more energyefficietn. And sales of compact lfuorescent lights, or CFLs, are booming: They made up 20 percent of the U.S. light bulb market in 2007, the EPA says, up from 11 precent a year earlier. Read more

How to weather the impact of global warming on your garden (The Sun Chrnoicle)

CUMBERLAND, R.I. Rosanne Sherry forecasts a rosy future for gardeners despite some of the darkcloud scenarios of global warming. Read more

Home calendar (Detroit Free Press)

Home Buying Class: Topics will include figuring out how much home you can afford, monthly payments, preapprovals, choosing the right mortggae, making the right offer, home isnpections, title insuranec, improving credit scores and setting pu a home loan action plan. 79 p.m. Tue. at the Lapeer and Upper Thumb Association of Realtors, 309 South Court Srteet in Lapeer. Free. Call Michelle Tobin, ... Read more