Following last week’s stunning news that a California jury ordered Monsanto to pay $289 million in damages to a man dying of cancer, which he says was caused by his repeated exposure to large quantities of Roundup and other glyphosate-based weed killers while...

I spend a lot of my time (as you know) working on finding and writing about toxic-free, manufactured industrial products because that’s where most people shop. But for many years now, I’ve actually been living this “other” life that is beyond industrial products. It’s...

  Question from Michelle Hi Debra, I ask this question in the light that we are fighting brain cancer. We are also fighting spiders. We have done everything possible around the house-changing lighting cans, switch plates, stuffing windows with molding,...

  I saw a blog on Treehugger that environmental engineering professor Shelly L Miller tweeted a whole rush of scientific papers on the health effects of air emissions from gas stoves, so I had to run right over to her Twitter page and get them for you. Imagine my...

This morning I received an email asking for a brand of glass that doesn’t shatter. The reader had just had a Duralux glass shatter into “a thousand pieces” in her daughter’s hand. This is not the first time I’ve heard about various glass items spontaneously...

Question from Bonnie Hi Debra, I have owned Kenmore window ac over the years – no chemical odors. I have a new one and now is 3 months old – still has the new smell chemical. Could you post to ask others if they found one that has less odor. Thank you. Debra's Answer...

  Question from Lindsey Hi Debra, Can you tell me if you know of a lead-free Ethernet cable? There are cloth-covered extension can red (links found on your site) & cloth-covered USB but I can’t find any Ethernet cables. Thank you! Debra's Answer Here’s one:...

Question from Catherine Hi Debra, I just arrived in California to attend a weddinga nd my sister lent us a truck she has used in her business, so it'sa little rough. My husband drove my two young daughters to the beach and hiking in it. I finally jumped in it when I...

  Question from Colleen Hi Debra, I have original Scheirich wood kitchen cabinets in our kitchen. How do I go about cleaning and fixing water damage on the front of the cabinets below the sink and cleaning grease and greasy fingerprints off them. I don't know...

  One of my most favorite readers sent me an article last week about air filters—one of those 10 tips articles that someone writes who doesn’t know anything about the subject. She thought I should write something on this topic, so here I am. I agree that during a...