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EarthTalk: Compact fluorescent light bulbs

Dear EarthTalk: Why aren’t compact fluorescent light bulbs taking over more quickly from incandescents, given their substantial energy-saving advantage? And what about recycling...

EarthTalk: Upgrading to greener furniture

Dear EarthTalk: I’m in the market for new furniture. What should I look for in natural furniture and where do I find it? -- Debbie
Along with...

Sacramento, California holiday events and holiday shopping guide

EarthTalk: Paving and road-building impacts

Dear EarthTalk: The impacts of all the paving that is done for new roads and parking lots must be considerable. Other than Joni Mitchell’s “They paved paradise and put up a...

California Thanksgiving 2008 - Turkey Day Events, California Food Banks

EarthTalk: Toxic chemicals in kids' toys

Dear EarthTalk: I have been alarmed at recent news about dangerous substances in kids’ toys shipped to the U.S. from China, though I doubt that such concerns are limited to...

EarthTalk: Greener cars on the horizon

Dear EarthTalk: We’ve all seen the current generation of hybrid cars, but what vehicles do the automakers have coming out that are even greener? -- Brian S.
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Earth Talk: Glossy magazine covers

Dear EarthTalk: I would think that the glossy paper used by most magazines
is bad for the environment, yet most publishers still use it, even the outdoors
and environmental...

The Language of the Nude - Four Centuries of Drawing the Human Body

For
centuries, the nude body was the highest expression of human
aspiration. Religious figures, gods and goddesses, heroes and even
personifications of abstract ideals were...

Terry Bradford Concert

Capture the impact of Terry Bradford. Irrepressible. Irresistible. His force is palpable.
The music - a tantalizing fusion of pop, soul, R&B, with a touch of...

It's A Wonderful Life

On Christmas eve, all of the citizens of the small town of Bedford
Falls pray to the heavens to help George Bailey. It's then decided that
Clarence, an angel who hasn't earned...

Before the Devil Knows You're Dead

Master filmmaker Sidney Lumet directs this absorbing suspense
thriller about a family facing the worst enemy of all – itself.
Oscar-winner Philip Seymour Hoffman plays Andy,...

The Love Documentary

What is love? A bold and innocent question asked by two Sacramento independent film makers. The result is The LOVE Documentary, which screens at the Crest Theatre, November 5th...

Deep Water

Deep Water is the stunning true story of the first solo, non-stop, round-the-world boat race, and the psychological toll it took on its competitors. Sponsored by the Sunday Times...