On a scale of crunchy to careless, I like to think of myself as an eco-conscientious middle. It’s not like I make my own hemp milk or anything, but I do try to take small measures to be a little ...

A washing machine takes around 2.5 units of electricity, which is roughly 50p, to run a 1-hour long wash. Your iron probably uses around 0.5-1 units of electricity (or around 10-20) for every hour you ...

Teen Scientist Finds a Low-Tech Way to Recycle Water Meet Shreya Ramachandran: This high school senior founded a nonprofit based in California that teaches people how to recycle water in their homes.

, where Tanvir Mundra's grandfather lives. One of his tricks for saving water is to pour water from his laundry, known as grey water, onto his garden. It's a tip he shared with his granddaughter, who ...

Shreya Ramachandran, 17, remembers witnessing California’s water crisis firsthand on a visit to Tulare County in 2014, when she was still a preteen. Tulare spans a large swath of farmland in ...

The Urban Prepper demonstrates how to use soap nuts as natural laundry detergent.