BRYAN, Texas (KBTX) - In the hot, Texas summer months, the PinPoint Poindexters are making good use of the heat! This week, we decided to bake s’mores using a homemade solar oven. This experiment is ...

Every Boy Scout or Girl Guide probably had the experience of building a simple solar oven: an insulated box, some aluminum foil, and plastic wrap, and voila! On warm, sunny, summer days, you can bake.

Q: I plan to use a solar oven so my kitchen stays cooler and when we lose electricity during storms. Should I buy one complete or can I make an effective one myself? A: It is wise to try to do some of ...

David Kuchta, Ph.D. has 10 years of experience in gardening and has read widely in environmental history and the energy transition. An environmental activist since the 1970s, he is also a historian, ...

For eight years or so, GoSun has been offering outdoor enthusiasts clean ways of cooking up their meals through a range of solar-powered stoves, grills and ovens. Its latest and greatest is billed as ...

Charges pending following crash that killed 1 in Franklin County: VSP A man is dead, and charges are pending after a single-vehicle crash in Franklin County, according to the Virginia State Police.

Ever heard that old phrase “It's hot enough to cook an egg on a sidewalk”? It seems like hyperbole (and even a little gross), but the sun really is powerful enough to cook a variety of foods—provided ...

In this rural village in Kilifi County, a group of women run a thriving bakery. On a good day, they make dozens of large cakes and over 100 cupcakes. And they don’t even have a kitchen oven. Instead, ...

MSUMARINI, Kenya (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - In this rural village in Kilifi County, on Kenya's east coast, a group of women run a thriving bakery. On a good day, they make dozens of large cakes ...