I wish I was back in LA already so I could attend! I went a few years ago to the AltCar Expo in Santa Monica, and it’s back again this weekend (Oct 1 & 2) at the Civic Auditorium. As usual, admission is free, and they will have all sorts of alternative fuel vehicles there [...]
What do Monsanto, Cargill, Chevron, Shell, and Altria have in common? They are all huge donors to The Nature Conservancy. Seems The Nature Conservancy, an “enviro” org with billions of dollars in assets, has some very good rich friends who spend their days destroying the environment and our food supply. I was able to get [...]
Whether it is the fault of SUV drivers, hippies, cats and dogs, space travel or air conditioning, there is a consensus that climate change IS happening…so why are some so adamant that it isn’t? The global warming debate is no longer a debate – it is fact.
Every day in the newspaper or on the television, [...]
Dear EarthTalk: Is it now feasible to provide all of a home’s energy needs – including air conditioning – with solar power alone? If so, why hasn’t solar caught on more, particularly in U.S. Sun Belt states from southern California east to Florida?
It has been possible for years if not decades to provide all of [...]
I see snow! On the very top of the Rockies, we had snowfall the other night – winter is almost here! Good thing I am leaving in a few days, huh? I didn’t like the snow as a kid, and I don’t really like it as an adult. On to the Reads…
Kids love making [...]
Although of course there are tons of incredibly toxic ingredients we as humans should try to avoid, this is a good place to start when looking at the ingredient lists on the products that we all buy. I have covered a few of them here in-depth before, but having a bunch of these must-avoid ingredients [...]
In preparation of my upcoming move, I am cleaning out my closet – literally. I am donating all sorts of “cold weather” clothes that I have collected over the past 2 years of living in snow country, and only keeping the few things I need to be comfortable when I go back east to visit [...]
