Dear EarthTalk I drink diet soda but I’m told it’s bad for me and linked to health problems. Is this true and if so can you suggest any healthier alternatives? Mitchell James Ronkonkoma, NY While rumors have circulated for years that diet sodas are unhealthy, researchers have found no direct links b
Dear EarthTalk Why don’t more states mandate deposits on beverage bottles as incentives for people to return them? Most bottles I’ve seen only list a few states on them.
Dear EarthTalk What are the greenest light bulbs to use? I hear there has been a lot of backlash against compact fluorescents because they contain mercury.
Dear EarthTalk What’s the latest in regard to putting limits on greenhouse gas emissions in the U.S.? Is there any hope that Obama can get something done? Bradley Johnson Helena, Mont.
The American Red Cross of Santa Monica is offering a limited enrollment and professional level training program for those who want to get into the medical field.
Dear EarthTalk I want to use cleaning products that are healthier for the environment, but I worry that baking soda and the like won’t really get my tub and toilet germ-free.
St. Monica’s football team dispatched Santa Clarita Christian, 28-21, on Saturday to improve to 4-2 this season. Next for St. Monica is the Santa Fe League opener against St.
MAIN LIBRARY “The minutes went by on tiptoe, with their fingers to their lips,” detective fiction author Raymond Chandler wrote in his 1943 novel “The Lady in the Lake.
Santa Monica High School’s football team fell, 17-0, to Valencia on the road on Friday night. The loss sends Samohi to 3-1 on the season. Valencia improved to 2-2.
