Today’s batch of burning questions, my smart-aleck answers and the real deal: Question: In a recent Answer Man column on the recycling of plastics, it was mentioned that plastic containers that ...

Cooking oil comes from plants, yet it is difficult to return to the environment in an eco-friendly way. Because of the consistency of the liquid, canola, vegetable, corn, olive, avocado and other oils ...

Images of damaged coastlines, oily sheens, containment booms and endangered wildlife are part of every offshore oil spill. And while a response team arrives and the clean up gets underway, researchers ...