Houseplants That Can Clean the Air

Building on NASA experiments for air purification in space, scientists are pinpointing plant species -- from the peace lily to the asparagus fern -- that are particularly skilled at cleaning indoor air of pollutants that can cause a range of health problems.

To learn more - as well as find a list of plants that are particularly good at removing pollutants - read on in my WSJ story.

5 Tips for Winterizing Your Home

Drafty fireplaces, cold windows and doorways, an uninsulated attic - all signs of a not-so-cozy winter.


Today on Good Morning America we walk through 5 Key Tips to Winterizing Your Home. Some of the projects like caulking are easy to do yourself and cost less than $100. Others - like a new furnace -- you can take up and still qualify for Uncle Sam's lucrative $1500 Energy Efficiency tax credit. It only lasts through the end of this year, though, so don't miss out if you're planning a qualifying improvement in the near future.


See some of the latest products out there to help in the video and read more online here.