Dear EarthTalk: Why do rooftop solar panels have to be so big and unsightly? Are there any better-looking alternatives out there? — Maise Lipscomb, Helena, MT
If aesthetics is the
With Mother's Day this Sunday, I'd intended to write about my late mother, Thelma Neworth and her interactions with JFK, Martin Luther King and Eleanor Roosevelt,
A long-awaited quarterly financial statement arrives in the mail at the Tillerson home in Santa Monica. The price of gold has not changed much over the past three months,
If you’re reading this, you have a mother. Maybe she’s a biological mother, maybe she’s a mother figure who picked up the slack when your biological mom
Dear EarthTalk: Is it true that fuel cell cars are finally available for mainstream drivers in the U.S.? -- Jack Mixson, Wilmington, DE
For years, green car enthusiasts have been
Not that anyone asked, but, of my favorite movie comedies, “Waiting for Guffman.” released in 1996, is on the list. It was directed, co-written and starred Christopher Guest, who,
“This is more work than in my previous life. I thought it would be easier.” That’s the current President speaking to a Reuters reporter on the responsibilities of the
George Ford is the creator of the long running comic strip Addanac City as well as a long time cartoonist friend of mine. This week, I took the time to
By Iao Katagiri and Barbi Appelquist
It’s springtime in Santa Monica and what a beautiful spring it is! Everywhere you look, plants are flourishing, flowers are blooming, buds are
Vicia Faba is the scientific name for fava beans, or broad beans. The plant’s Latin name connotes something folkloric and fairytale-like. If Jack’s beanstalk had a genus
After twenty-one years, Fox's biggest star, Bill O'Reilly, will not be returning. (Predicted here last Friday, making me 1 for 100.) Billo's termination
