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Suzanne Potter California News Service SAN FRANCISCO – A landmark series of hearings continue all this week, looking at claims that Roundup, the most common pesticide in the world, is linked to cancer. A federal judge in San Francisco won’t decide if that’s true, however. Rather, he’ll rule on whether the...
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Doug Moss and Roddy Scheer EarthTalk The purpose of the forthcoming 2018 Global Climate Action Summit—scheduled to take place September 12-14, 2018 in San Francisco, California—is to showcase the actions that state and local leaders, businesses, investors, scientists, students, non-profits and other so-called “sub-national actors” have taken to reduce...
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Doug Moss and Roddy Scheer EarthTalk Running the water to wait for it to get hot is a huge waste of water. According to the Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC), a leading non-profit green group, upwards of 10 percent of all the hot water drawn for showering in a...
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Suzanne Potter California News Service JOSHUA TREE, Calif. – Two years ago today, President Barack Obama created three new national monuments in the California desert: called Mojave Trails, Sand to Snow and Castle Mountains. Supporters held a community event to celebrate, noting that tourism to the area has increased...
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The Resistence remains firm Javier Sierra Sierra Club “I love Hispanics,” once proclaimed Donald Trump in celebration of 5 de Mayo. With friends like him, who needs enemies, as we Latinos have suffered enormously during his first year in office. The chaos of the Trump presidency can be summarized...
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La Resistencia sigue firme Javier Sierra Sierra Club “Amo a los hispanos”, mintió un mal día Donald Trump como celebración del Cinco de Mayo. Hay amores que matan, porque la comunidad hispana ha sufrido lo indecible durante este primer año de Trump en el poder. El caos de la...
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Suzanne Potter Public News Service SACRAMENTO, Calif. – The Trump administration has proposed opening up almost all federal waters to oil and gas drilling, including the California coast – and the one and only public hearing in the state took place Thursday afternoon in Sacramento. A coalition of opposition groups is...
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EarthTalk Chemical drain clog removers do contain some pretty harmful stuff. The three main types available to consumers—caustic, oxidizing and acid—work by using harsh chemicals that heat up clogs to melt the congealed grease impeding the outflow. All three are acutely toxic to humans and animals if swallowed, and...
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EarthTalk Like most good questions, it depends… The main variables are how long the shower takes and the flow rate of the shower head. A typical bathtub holds 36 gallons of water, but most of us only fill it up partially. For baseline purposes, let’s assume a typical bath...