EarthTalk: Dairy-free cheese? Flourescent bulb headaches?

Aug. 18, 2008   1 Comment  

Dear EarthTalk: My body doesn’t tolerate cheese well. Are there dairy-free cheeses that will be easier on my constitution and better for the environment, too? — Steve Sullivan, Seattle, WA With some 30 to 50 million Americans suffering from various degrees of lactose intolerance, and an estimated three million of us now eating animal-free (vegan) [...]

EarthTalk: Televisions? Early puberty?

July 14, 2008   Leave a Comment  

Dear EarthTalk: I need to replace my old TV. Can you tell me which of the latest models is the greenest? I was told that the flat-screen/plasmas are real energy hogs. What do you recommend? — Angela Montague, via e-mail According to The Wall Street Journal’s Rebecca Smith, a 42-inch plasma TV set can draw [...]

Lighting the way

April 1, 2008   Leave a Comment  

Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Lighting the way, Martin Schubert is going to change the way you see the world

Martin Schubert is going to change the way you see the world [...]