Dear EarthTalk Why can’t plastics of all types, instead of being initially sorted, simply be melted together to be separated later? It must be a monumental and error-prone task to separate truckloads of plastics.
CITY HALL — The last five years in Santa Monica have been a time of great change for the direction of the city in terms of development and planning. After years of work, the ground breaking Land Use and Circulation Element — called the LUCE — was formally adopted, paving the way for the next two dec
CITYWIDE — For perhaps the first time in Santa Monica’s history, City Hall will officially push forward a policy to redistribute wealth, but not of the dollars and cents variety.
Dear EarthTalk: Why don’t we reprocess and re-use our nuclear waste like France does? Would it be possible for us to start doing so? — Albert Jukowsky, Silver Spring, Md.
CITY HALL — Our modern world contains many new devices that provide convenience and luxury, but could they be making us sick? That’s a question confronted by Elizabeth Barris, a former Santa Monica resident who has been on a quest to raise awareness about electronics that most take for granted, and
CITY HALL — Nothing occurs in a vacuum, particularly development in a dense city like Santa Monica. Perhaps never has that been more true than with three projects, located on Colorado Avenue a quarter-mile from the proposed Bergamot Transit Village, that are all at various stages in the planning pip
Dear EarthTalk I understand that fast-food giant YUM! Brands, owner of KFC, is under fire by Greenpeace and others for rainforest destruction. What’s the story? Betsy Barnard Wellesley, Mass.
The Santa Monica Bay Restoration Foundation is working with Culver City to fund a program that aims to install rain barrels in 500 homes in its first year.
Dear EarthTalk So many chemicals in everyday products are harmful to our health and the environment. Why aren’t we developing safer alternatives? Donna Langston, Asheville, NC Researchers today are beginning to question the safety of many chemicals used in consumer products.
DOWNTOWN — Water quality around the Santa Monica Pier continues to improve as the beach surrounding the historic landmark was taken off the Natural Resources Defense Council’s “10 Repeat Offenders” list, attorneys in the environmental advocacy group’s Santa Monica office said Wednesday.
CITY HALL — By the end of this week, Santa Monica will be operating under a new budget, which was approved last week by the City Council after hours of discussion and wrangling over process.
Editor’s note: This story is part of an ongoing series that tracks the city’s expenditures appearing on upcoming City Council consent agendas. Consent agenda items are routinely passed by the council with little or no discussion from elected officials or the public.
