Dear EarthTalk: What is the "Monsanto Protection Act" and why are environmentalists so upset about it?
— Rita Redstone, Milwaukee, Wisc.
The so-called Monsanto Protection Act is actually
The City Council will make some important decisions about the future of Santa Monica Airport on Tuesday night.
Four items are on the agenda. Council is being asked to approve
Recently there have been two letters to the editor published in the Daily Press which bemoaned rent control. One was from Helen McRoskey, a Santa Monica resident who apparently is
This world is so beautiful. Its beauty is beyond our imagination. And so is our life.
My experience as an exchange student in Santa Monica has come to an end,
Expect to hear a lot more pronouncements from state and local government officials about the need for tax increases, cuts to public services, or both.
CalPERS, the huge pension fund
Today, all across America, people with end-stage cancer, ALS (often referred to as "Lou Gehrig's Disease") and other diseases are nearing the end of life.
Proposed regulations on fitness instruction in Santa Monica parks are before the City Council on Tuesday night.
Most fitness training in our parks is "one-on-one" — a
Dear EarthTalk: I hear the term "greenwashing" a lot these days but am still not sure exactly what it means. Can you enlighten?
-- Ruth Markell, Indianapolis, Ind.
In
Editor:
An April 12 article in The Architect's Newspaper leads off with "Development Tsunami: Gehry headlines Santa Monica's swelling building frenzy."
I have never
