Heating and cooling costs account for the largest energy use. But simple adjustments and changes to your daily routine help cut the second largest.

I recently bought a house in rural East Texas. It’s on 2.5 acres of heavily forested land. I didn’t walk the entire area before the closing, and only recently have I discovered that I apparently own a ...

Mount Greylock, Massachusetts’ highest peak, looms over the town like a protective grandfather. In fall, the mountain turns into a living postcard, all reds and golds and oranges that make you want to ...