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Builders have always said 'a good hat and good shoes' are essential to protect a house from any type of weather. Even so, home builders opt to install the cheapest, [...]

Americans slather, suds, scrub, polish and perfume with wild abandon, choosing from an array of gels and creams, pastes and foams. Thousands of products vie for our attention with their [...]

Last summer, almost one-third of the United States suffered moderate to extreme drought conditions, leading many counties to limit lawn and garden watering. Water utilities redoubled their conservation education efforts [...]

Want to escape crowded camp-grounds with those growling generators and get off the beaten path? We've got your plan all mapped out. The self-sufficiency travel advice and products on the [...]

Near the end of a dirt road that weaves in and out of the woods outside Farmington, Ga., sits a tasteful Southern farmhouse owned by Elise Lang and Michael Pierce. [...]

Americans worried about the purity of their well or tap water often end up spending a small fortune on bottled water just to be safe. But bottles aren't the only [...]

The wind picks up as the storm front moves in. While people scurry for cover and the trees dance in the blustery wind, a small machine on a slender pipe [...]

Composting toilets are a world away from the odoriferous outhouses of yesteryear. And low-flush conventional toilets offer an option for those unprepared to recycle human manure. To save money, extend [...]

A bedroom should be a clean, comfortable haven from a stressful world, but many of the comfort items with which we surround ourselves can unintentionally cause us more harm than [...]

Have no fear: Those menacing red and green eyes glowering in your darkened house aren't midnight dream stealers, but electron-gobbling gremlins. While they won't eat you out of house and [...]

All winter long, they've been multiplying. Dust bunnies beneath your bed, behind your dresser, on top of the refrigerator. Mud-encrusted mukluks and wet Wellingtons have left their dirty footprints in [...]

Before you take that next forkful of food, be thankful. Or rather, bee thankful. Every third bite of food we eat, as well as most of our clothing, some beverages [...]

Imagine harvesting olives on the island of Crete; helping plan and build a thriving ecovillage in Georgia; or tending sheep on the heathered hills of Ireland. If you are eager [...]

Despite a 10-fold increase in pesticide use, the portion of harvests lost to insect pests has actually risen, not decreased. Approximately 37 percent of crops were damaged in the 1990s, [...]

World energy consumption is projected to increase 59 percent from 1999 to 2020, with much of this growth coming from the pressures of 'developing' countries. (Source: International Energy Outlook [...]

Solar has gone smaller and gotten smarter. The perfect pairing for charging batteries and running radios, solar energy is making it into the mainstream for popular applications. Soltronix HR-1 FM/AM [...]

Each year, Americans throw out an additional 10 billion pounds of garbage between Thanksgiving and New Year's Day. (Source: Center for a New American [...]

Shopping for solar, but don't know where to start? You might consider looking to your local do-it-yourself center. AstroPower (www.astropower.com), a manufacturer of solar electric systems, has teamed up with [...]

If, at the holidays, you find yourself hatching an escape plan to avoid a season of stress--and gift-giving gone gonzo--you're not alone. According to a national survey, two-thirds of Americans [...]

These days, it's not a clear-cut case of 'he said-she said' when it comes to frog-mating. Many male frogs may be singin' the blues, unable to attract a female with [...]

Your children have heard that they should eat their Wheaties to fuel their busy bodies, but do they know how much energy their bus used to deliver them to the [...]

Energy consumption is easy to understand when it's couched in doughnut dogma. The Renewable Energy Demonstration Program's Solar and Electric Cars lesson plan shows that the girl on the bike [...]

Homeowners, homebuilders and handypeople across the country are gaining their salvation--or at least their salvage--one board, one bathtub, one door at a time. Used building material centers are popping up [...]

Cambridge University scientists found that 8-year-old children are better at recognizing cartoon characters than real, wild animals. Kids could identify only one out of every two local species shown, but [...]

Every 12 months, a single office employee can stack up to a 4-foot-high column of 10,000 sheets of used papers. Photocopying consumes an average of 27 pounds of paper per [...]