Andrew Blok covered home energy, with a focus on solar, and navigated the changing energy landscape to help people make smart energy decisions. He's a graduate of the Knight Center for Environmental ...

Without a great fire starter, you’ll never get those larger logs blazing, so you’ll never be able to toast marshmallows, warm your chilled bones or ward off that hungry wolf pack prowling just beyond ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A backyard deck replete with yellow and white stripped wooden deck chairs, a matching side table ...

A box of matches or a pocket lighter are foolproof options for starting a fire. But what happens when your lighter runs out of fuel or your box of matches gets wet? Having an old fashioned fire ...

Build a signal fire in an open area on high ground or near water, where ground searchers are most likely to look. Use dry tinder gathered off the ground, resinous kindling like pine or birch, and ...

Smokeless fire pits can be great places to gather with friends, cook a meal and relax without worrying about smelling like smoke. On a nice chilly spring night, there’s nothing quite like enjoying the ...