Thousands of American municipalities add chlorine to their drinking water to get rid of microbes.

The reason you don’t hear much about recycling these types of plastic films is that most municipalities...

Can you talk a little bit about clutter? My husband is notorious for allowing clutter to build up at his work bench...

When I am using the bagua in my house, should I line it up using the front door or my back door?

Native tribes across the American West have been and continue to be subjected...

While there is no nationwide program administering prison agriculture programs...

Just a few decades ago the phrase "go outside and play" was repeated by parents daily...

I recently heard the term “living building.” Can you explain?

Dear Lynn, My new apartment is tiny — just 300 square feet! It’s in a very old house and the floors are slanted;

Dear Spirit of Change, Since writing our article in your Fall 2009 issue, “Zero Waste In Your Town,” and collecting many pro-Zero Waste signatures at both the 2008 and 2009 Natural Living Expos..

The term "geothermal" is derived from the Greek words for earth ("geo") and heat ("therme").

Many municipal recycling programs throughout the U.S. still do not accept plastic lids, tops and caps even though they take the containers that accompany them.

I just got a new fish tank for tropical fish! I want to place it in my living room right near the front door....

Carla Emery didn’t speak as a child. At age five, a single trip to the doctor cured her (he said she was “just-tongue tied”).

When I visited my mom this summer in Pennsylvania she handed me two paper envelopes.

There is a lot of focus on the carbon  footprint, but what about the carbon “paw” print?

Nature heals and unifies. Tom and Kitty Stoner understood this while visiting a small park in London.

Dear EarthTalk: What are “eco-villages?” I’ve heard of one in  New York near  Ithaca and another one called Arcosanti being built in  Arizona . — Jim Killian,  Brookline,  MA

Dear EarthTalk: Is it true that military sonar exercises actually kill marine wildlife? — John Slocum, Newport, RI

Dear EarthTalk: What kind of job opportunities might be opened up by the new federal emphasis on green projects? — Dick Wetzler, St. Paul, MN

We were gifted with a beautiful three-foot tall amethyst cathedral geode for our home. What properties does amethyst bring into the home?

The 1989 number-one single Wind Beneath My Wings, sung by Bette Midler, soulfully describes the support gained by one individual from another during the journey through life.

We live in a throwaway society that burns or buries millions of tons of waste a year with dire consequences to public health and the environment.

1. Recycle, recycle, recycle. 2. Avoid disposable plates, cups and utensils. 3. Use rags instead of paper towels. 4. Use the back of discarded paper for scratch paper. 5. Use water from cooking vegetables to make soup 6.  Purchase goods…