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Protect Yourself and Your Family with a CO Detector
Carbon monoxide (CO) is the number one cause of poisoning deaths in the U. S.  A colorless and odorless gas, CO is a ...
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Bob Vila Radio: Indoor Air Quality
The EPA ranks poor indoor air quality as our fourth largest environmental threat. Some of the worst polluters of the ...
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Cleaning Green: Eco-Friendly Products for Your Home
Cleaning green is becoming more important to many people, especially those with allergies, sensitive pets, or childre...
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How To: Dispose of Household Hazardous Waste
Recycling is more than sorting out plastic bottles and composting leftovers. Proper disposal of household objects is ...
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Bob Vila Radio: Water Filtration
Bob Vila Radio is a newly launched daily radio spot carried on more than 60 stations around the country (and growing)...
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Top 10 Ways to Deal with Bees
Here are 10 tips to prevent, or get rid of, a bee infestation in your house.
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10 Indoor Pollutants
These are the most common household threats to the air quality in your home.
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Reduce Allergies and Asthma with Home Improvements
Take these small steps to help allergy and asthma sufferers breathe easier.
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Happy Birthday Bon Ami!
For 125 years, this hardworking household cleanser has been keeping America’s kitchens and baths sparkly clean—withou...
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Seeking Clean Drinking Water
Consumer concern over quality is growing
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Quick Tip: Improve Your Home's Air Quality
Combat air pollution and remove harmful chemicals with these helpful tips.
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Safe Indoor Air for Children
Select furniture and soft goods that emit fewer toxins
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Learning How to Set Up a Healthy and Safe Room for Baby
Bob continues to talk with Bernadette Upton of EcoDecor about the materials used in an ideal room for baby and safety procedures to put in place when the baby bec...
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Tour an Affordable Green Apartment Building
Bob visits the South Bronx, NY, where Habitat for Humanity has partnered with private developer Les Bluestone to create a green oasis for low-income families that...
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Encapsulating Lead Paint
Cole Stanton (from Fiberlock) joins Bob to talk about Child Guard, an encapsulating coating for lead-based paint.
 
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