A new home is like a dream come true. Many people scrimp and save for the down payment, work hard to secure a mortgage, and spend more money adding all the little touches that make a house a home. However, some families’ dreams turn to nightmares when they move into “unwell” homes. It could be [...]
As the earth’s climate changes, scientists expect the weather to become more extreme, making it more difficult for species to survive. Droughts and desertification, increases in the number and intensity of hurricanes and extreme winter storms are all phenomena that we are told will happen more frequently. However, an increase in global temperatures does not [...]
Alternative energy sources such as wind and solar power are increasingly available and easy to utilize on a small scale. Until recently, the investment of time, money, energy, and expertise needed to install solar paneling or wind turbines, let alone to make any real use of them, was too great for most to manage on [...]
