Here is an article that has many green ideas for the everyday household. These small baby steps as the article calls them could have a big impact.
http://www.sustainablebabysteps.com/going-green-at-home.html

Here is an article on wind power. It discusses the cost effectiveness and lack of harmful pollutants that other forms of energy produce. Many other countries are already on board with this and utilizing the wind to generate much of their power. This is an idea that my wife and I have been wanting to do on our property. Wind is free so it only makes sense to use it. If we end up generating enough electricity with our wind powered generator the electric company will actually pay us. Best case scenario, we will be cutting our electric bills substantially. Just think, if our country got on board and started producing wind power, our electric bills would almost be a thing of the past, not to mention the lack of pollution that would be in the air.
http://www.ewea.org/blog/2013/02/technological-advances-are-improving-wind-powers-competitiveness/

http://www.realhealthpro.com/lifestyle/greatest-homesteading-breakthroughs-earthship
Check out this new house. It it completely earth friendly from it's used tire thermomass walls to its built in greenhouse and solar electrical system. It creates almost a 0 carbon footprint and is completely self sustaining.

http://www.dirtdoctor.com/view_org_research.php?id=69
This research discusses the use of woodchips to renew soil quality. It discusses the use of hardwood mulch as a long life humus substance where compost and manure are considered short life humus substances. Hardwood mulch replenishes vital fungal aspects and other nutrients to the soil. This article explains how a forest ecosystem works and what parts of the tree to use. It also speaks about the addition of leaf litter which is a common practice here in northern Michigan. It addresses the issue of long term soil improvement where the other selected sources concentrate only the short term improvement. It is also all natural so there is no addition of modern day chemicals to the soil. Sometimes the best technology is old technology

If you have chickens, you might be interested in this. My wife and I live in northern Michigan where the temperatures can reach as low as -25 in the winter. We were having a hard time keeping our chicken coop warm enough without breaking the bank with our electric bills in those kind of temperatures. We were also having to use multiple reflector heaters, you know the ones that use the light bulb. They are so dangerous. Actually a farm caught fire about 10 miles from me two weeks ago due to the use of these heaters. Because of the high electric bills and the danger of the heaters, my wife researched alternative ways to keep the coop warm. For the last two years we have been using the deep litter method. With this method, you allow the straw/wood shavings to break down with the chicken waist like composting. This creates enough heat to keep the coop warm. Instead of cleaning out the bedding you just add to it. When we do clean it out at the end of winter, we use the broken down bedding as fertilizer in the garden. We do still run a couple of IR radiant heaters which are much safer, but between them and the deep litter method the coop stays nice and warm.
https://books.google.com/books?id=ZYlqBgAAQBAJ&pg=PT50&dq=deep+litter+method&hl=en&sa=X&ei=oQT_VN-cOMyUNp_mg8AK&ved=0CC0Q6AEwAQ#v=onepage&q=deep%20litter%20method&f=false

We have all seen gabion walls used in landscaping or as an erosion control, but they are being used in other ways also such as in greenhouses. The gabion wall absorbs the suns rays as they shine through the glass of the greenhouse warming them up. As the day turns into evening and the temperatures start to drop, the gabion wall remains warm and keeps the temperature in the greenhouse more constant. The wall also aids in ventilation and air circulation. This summer my wife and I are going to build a greenhouse and will be using the gabion wall idea.
https://books.google.com/books?id=Axo0RwWs1TEC&pg=PT207&lpg=PT207&dq=gabion+walls+in+greenhouses&source=bl&ots=PVn4U322h_&sig=SwR2x4c87qpxPBpl86lOjbpS4d8&hl=en&sa=X&ei=tQD_VOK2LsKENonpgig&ved=0CEoQ6AEwBDgK#v=onepage&q=gabion%20walls%20in%20greenhouses&f=false