Tips for safely de-icing your driveway, sidewalks, and other pathways Ice melts that are advertised as “pet-safe” or “pet-friendly” may not live up to their promise. By Paul Hope Blue Heat, ...

Sodium chloride (rock salt): Rock salt is the cheapest deicing solution, but can also corrode concrete and asphalt driveways ...

Blue Heat, Safe-T-Salt, Snow Joe, Ice Slicer, Ice Eater. Evocative names, but unfortunately these snappy brand names are pretty much all you have to go on when choosing an ice melt. Which is best?

With the weather turning cold and the roads getting slick it's time to get the salt. Here is a list of places to buy snow melt, and the costs. Description: A chloride-free de-icer that melts snow and ...

The ice-melting substance is ubiquitous in many snowy areas. Smart salting is key to minimize its environmental impact ...

As picturesque as winter weather can be, snowy scenes often present a less desirable, slippery companion: ice. It coats our roadways, clings to windshields and serves as a general hurdle in daily life ...

Salt runoff from ice-melters can harm plants and lawns, so many gardeners have switched away from traditional rock salt (sodium chloride) to somewhat “plant-friendlier” calcium chloride, potassium ...

WASHINGTON — As the snow piles on roads and sidewalks, crews will use ice-melting agents to clear pathways for cars and pedestrians. These de-icing agents commonly contain sodium chloride or rock salt ...