I dumped my polluting gas range for induction electric and will never look back. Here’s what you need to know before making the switch.
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12 Simple Ways to Celebrate Earth Day Every Day

Take one or more of these simple 12 actions this Earth Day—and every day! As you help heal the planet, you will benefit personally.
Test Drive of a Solar Food Dryer

I attended a totally awesome solar cooker festival the weekend before last in Sacramento. Building a solar cooker now tops my to-do list, but I haven’t had a chance to even look at plans, much less build one. However, I did discover that we have a solar cooker and a solar food dryer here at the […]
I Eat Food Unfit for Human Consumption

I live in Silicon Valley, high-tech central. Almost everyone I know is an engineer, married to an engineer or divorced from an engineer. I see more Teslas here than minivans. When the tech-heavy NASDAQ has a really, really bad day, stores like Fry’s Electronics (geek central where you buy parts to build your own computer) have […]