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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: Lead Paint Removal
Before you tear down a wall, rip off old woodwork, or strip old paint, ask yourself when it was installed. If it was ...
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The Benefits of a Whole House Humidifier
As the days are getting colder, the air is getting drier. While lotion coupons are in the forefront of the Sunday pap...
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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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Bob Vila Radio: Mold Removal
4 out of 10 American homes have a mold problem. If you’ve got an area less than 10 square feet and your household doe...
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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: Low-VOC Paints
There’s more to that “new paint smell” than you might think. What you’re smelling are volatile organic compounds, or ...
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Bob Vila Radio: Bee & Wasp Control
Late summer’s when you see ‘em, but now’s not  actually the best time to mess with a bee or wasp nest. The queen esta...
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Bob Vila Radio: Mold Problems
It’s estimated that 40 percent of American homes have a mold problem. LISTENListen  to BOB VILA ON MOLD PROBLEMS, or ...
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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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Coping With Water Problems
While ensuring quality drinking water in the home is a good start, that’s only the beginning. Water quality also affects your quality of life and devices that use...
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Safe Indoor Air for Children
Select furniture and soft goods that emit fewer toxins to protect your children.
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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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