Dear EarthTalk : I heard someone say that the environmental benefits of natural gas for electricity generation were overstated, and that it is not as green-friendly as the industry would have us believe. What is your take on this
Read More »Tag Archives: news
Feed SubscriptionJohn Galliano entering rehab?
Former Christian Dior chief designer was reportedly pressured to enter rehabilitation for an alcohol problems
Read More »"Dancing with the Stars" pairs revealed
Kirstie Alley will hit the dance floor with Maksim Chmerkovskiy. See the other dance-floor pairs
Read More »Corey Haim snubbed in Oscar "In Memoriam" tribute
Corey Haim's acting career possibly overshadowed by drug addiction
Read More »Video: Bionic eye gives partial sight to blind
John Blackstone reports on an artificial retina that could restore partial vision to the blind may soon be approved by the FDA. Then, Erica Hill talks to Dr. Jennifer Ashton about how the device works and how it could change the lives for people with certain types of blindness
Read More »Rachel Oberlin, Charlie Sheen goddess: "We do whatever Charlie wants us to do."
Former porn star says she is "thrilled" with being one of the "goddesses" and sleeping in one giant bed
Read More »Elton John to attend royal wedding
Sir Elton John and his partner David Furnish have scored invitations to Prince William and Kate Middleton's April 29 wedding
Read More »Psychosis risk doubles for pot smokers, says study: What you smoking?
New study joins mounting body of evidence linking cannabis and psychotic symptoms
Read More »Charlie Sheen’s sons removed from his home
Twins Bob and Max were removed from the actor's home after a judge granted estranged wife Brooke Mueller a temporary restraining order
Read More »Heather Mills lied about Paul McCartney’s abuse, ex-publicist says
Former publicist files lawsuit against Mills for unpaid fees
Read More »Charlie Sheen posts photos, solicits questions on Twitter
Actor wastes no time posting on his new Twitter account, which now has more than 700,000 followers
Read More »The Forgotten History of Muslim Scientists [Slide Show]
A millennium ago a physicist under house arrest rewrote the scientific understanding of optics--the study of the behavior and properties of light.
Read More »Artificial retina a breakthrough for the blind?
Device approved in Europe; American involved in clinical trial says he can see shapes, tell light from dark while using gadget
Read More »Watchdog warns on dangers of "designer drugs"
Group urges governments to crack down on legal drugs made my tweaking chemical structure of well-known illegal narcotics
Read More »Virtual Archaeology at Stonehenge [Video]
Theories about Stonehenge have historically tended to regard it as a stand-alone monument. But an increasingly well-supported view holds that Stonehenge was just part of a much larger ceremonial landscape, as this article in the March issue of Scientific American explains
Read More »