People around the world are adorning homes and businesses with festive holiday decor, which typically means an abundance of Christmas trees are on display. In the U.S., they pop up everywhere from the average living room to the Rockefeller Center plaza in Manhattan and the White House in Washington, […] Click here to view original […]

Wood stoves are a major source of air pollution during cold weather months. The smoke contains pollutants including particulate matter, benzene and formaldehyde that are hazardous to human health. Wood burning also emits more carbon dioxide than coal, oil or gas and is considered the least climate-friendly heating option. […] Click here to view original

(Moritz Frankenberg/picture alliance via Getty Images) Heat pumps are the single biggest tool for U.S. households to cut carbon emissions and curb unhealthy air pollution . They’re also far more efficient than the fossil-fueled or electric resistance heating appliances found in most homes, meaning most households can save on […] Click here to view original

"Get in the car!" – BBC team cuts short filming as a polar bear is spotted nearby "Can I give you some polar bear advice?" asks Tee, a confident 13-year-old we meet during a visit to Churchill’s high school. "If there’s a bear this close to you," she says […] Click here to view original

A few days before Thanksgiving, Mark Nelson had hoped to be making snow at Bolton Valley Resort in northern Vermont. But instead, hoses hooked up to air compressors were just blowing air out over the icy ground to keep the system in working order in case temperatures dropped later […] Click here to view original

Behr’s white paint, Climate Change, seems to call up associations that buyers might not want on their walls. Photo-Illustration: Curbed; Photo Getty Images Last year, Emily Mediate found herself in a Virginia Home Depot, studying an array of off-white paint chips all with names like Frost and Bakery Box, […] Click here to view original