July 8, 2008 by E - The Environmental Magazine
Filed under Earth and Environment, Life
Dear EarthTalk: What green-friendly lawn and garden pesticides are available today? I’m particularly interested in options that won’t harm my cats. – Nancy Blanchard, via e-mail
Pesticides have greatly boosted agricultural yields over the last half century, so it is no wonder, given the commercial availability of many of these synthetic chemicals, that American homeowners apply 100 [...]
July 1, 2008 by Terri Schwartz
Filed under Computers, Downloads, Full Programs, Reviews, Science and Technology, Software
Zack didn’t like computers.
At age 3, he was diagnosed with severe autism. His parents decided to send him to a specialized school, where he could get one-on-one attention. It was there that he was first introduced to computers. [...]


