Environment
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Environmentalism rocks
Dear EarthTalk, I’m a musician and am curious about what the guitar industry is doing to ensure that the wood...
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Not so fast on warming
Dear EarthTalk: Don’t all these huge snow and ice storms across the country mean that the globe isn’t really warming?...
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Getting smart
Dear EarthTalk What is the so-called “smart grid” I’ve been hearing about, and how can it save energy and money?...
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Green movement gets younger
VENICE — It was just a few years ago that Jayshawn English was running into trouble with the law, placed...
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Down the drain?
Dear EarthTalk: Are any major brands of disposable tissues, paper towels, napkins and toilet paper yet using recycled content and...
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Recycling blues
Dear EarthTalk: It seems like more products are being packaged in no. 5 rather than no. 2 plastic today, and...
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Proposed plastic bag ban challenged
CITY HALL Facing the threat of a lawsuit from a coalition of manufacturers, city officials on Tuesday delayed a long-anticipated...
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Pier drain project moving forward
CITY HALL One of the dirtiest beaches in the state is finally set to get cleaned up. Facing criticism over...
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Just say no to plastic
CITYWIDE Paper or plastic? Next year you may not have that option as Santa Monica moves closer to a ban...
Read moreNew definition of eco-responsibility
Dear EarthTalk I’ve followed the trends in “eco-homes” now for many years. Are there equally encouraging things happening in the...
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