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A friend who lives in Alaska once told me: "There's no such thing as bad weather. Only bad gear." I remembered that when the...

Tips to avoid cold and flu season

For years, scientists tried to contradict the advice handed down from grandmas everywhere: Button up or you'll catch a cold....

I'm not sure which is worse: seeing that distressing brown layer of smog that sometimes hovers in the air, or not seeing it....

A Q&A with EarthTalk, republished with permission. Q. Is it true that anti-bacterial soaps are no better at preventing...

It's getting easier every season to add eco-friendly pieces to your wardrobe and still look relevant style-wise — and no one...

A Q&A with EarthTalk, republished with permission. Q. What are the best kinds of dishwasher and laundry soaps to use,...

Mosquito season begins in late spring and lasts well into the humid late-summer months in many parts of the United States. And...

How to help green your school's cafeteria

A Q&A with EarthTalk, republished with permission. Q. How can we get schools to offer healthier school lunches and more eco-...

Most mornings, I wake up to a story on NPR, and I absorb snippets of the news while I'm still half-asleep. And every so often, I...

Everyone’s talking about compact fluorescent light bulbs (CFLs) and how great they are because they save energy and money. But...