"Get a job!" is an easy expression to say. However, for some homeless people, getting a job is an impossible dream.
New York Times | NICHOLAS WADE | Posted 11.15.2009 | New York
There are some things it is better just not to think about. Like the 10,000 bacteria you inhale with each breath in the average office building. Or th...
The New York Times | CHARLES DUHIGG | Posted 11.12.2009 | Green
Jennifer Hall-Massey knows not to drink the tap water in her home near Charleston, W.Va. In fact, her entire family tries to avoid any contact wit...
Jennifer Schwab | Posted 09.14.2009 | Green
For homeowners with larger lots of, say, a quarter acre and up, gray water systems can make an immediate impact on preserving this precious resource while reducing your water bill significantly.
Lee Schneider | Posted 05.01.2009 | Living
I believe that ideas come from having a prepared mind, and yet there is that undefined something that makes me wonder if a larger consciousness comes into play.
Anna Augustsson | Posted 03.09.2009 | Style
For those who suffer from eczema, try using a hot towel on the affected area to open pores and apply a paste made of organic steel-cut oatmeal and warm water.
Paul McRandle | Posted 02.09.2009 | Green
The Obamas have exercise routines that put the nation to shame and that means time whiled under the tap. But, with an egg timer, they could cut the average 8.5- minute shower to just five.
Huffington Post | Posted 03.28.2008 | Living
We just came across an excerpt in The Times from a book called The Dirt on Clean: An Unsanitized History, which made us think of you, dear readers, be...
Christine Schanes | Posted 11.02.2009 | Living