• Apr 26, 2024

    Cool your home without heating the planet

    Summer is just around the corner, and you can cool your home without unnecessarily heating the planet. Consumer Investigator Chris Chmura’s empowering us to be climate warriors — with a little air conditioning and DIY.

  • Apr 24, 2024

    5 easy ways to save gas or EV charge (plus the planet)

    One way to help our planet is by using less gas or charging our cars less often. But, how do we do that? Here are some tips.

  • Apr 23, 2024

    How to waste less food, help decrease greenhouse gases

    The United Nations estimates nearly 20% of food around the globe is wasted and all that rotting grub creates greenhouse gases that threaten our planet. So, what can you do? Here are some tips.

  • Apr 22, 2024

    How to waste less food, help decrease greenhouse gasses

    The United Nations estimates nearly 20% of food around the globe is wasted. All that rotting grub creates greenhouse gasses that threaten our planet. So, what can you do? Consumer Investigator Chris Chmura explains how to become a “food waste warrior” in your home.

  • Jan 25, 2024

    How to get free credit reports

    NBC Bay Area Consumer Investigator Chris Chmura explains how to access free, weekly credit reports and how to dispute any errors you find. 

  • Jan 16, 2024

    How to see your bank bio

    Most of us know the big credit bureaus keep a file about us — our credit report. Well, did you know that banks do the same kind of thing? And, just like credit reports, you can see your file for free. Consumer Investigator Chris Chmura shows us how. 

  • nbc bay area responds Jan 1, 2024

    How to get reimbursed for pothole damages

    Potholes are starting to appear on Bay Area roads. If one damages your car, Consumer Investigator Chris Chmura has some options to try to get reimbursed for repairs.

  • MADRID, SPAIN – DECEMBER 25: Paper and cardboard containers full of gift wrapping and toy boxes, in Rivas, on 25 December, 2022 in Madrid, Spain. According to Ecoembes, Spaniards waste around 70 square kilometers of wrapping paper during the Christmas season. The World Wildlife Fund (WWF) argues that it is difficult to guarantee that wrapping paper comes from an FSC (Forest Stewardship Council) certification or from a sustainable chain, so it proposes the idea of using newspaper or magazine paper for wrapping. The WWF is also working on the idea of using paper from newspapers or magazines. (Photo By Alejandro Martinez Velez/Europa Press via Getty Images)
    Holidays Dec 26, 2023

    How to deal with holiday waste

    NBC Bay Area Consumer Investigator Chris Chmura breaks down how to deal with holiday waste.

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