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Outdoor Activities

Hootchies, Spoons, Bait, all drawing strikes from Chinook and Coho

Salmon fishing has picked up in the San Juans for Chinook and Coho. Hootchies, spoons and bait all seem to be drawing strikes. Fish the tide changes for Kings, and haunt the tide rips out deeper for Silvers. The fish in Marine Area 7 will either be East, looking to head up the Samish, Skagit […]

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Environment

What are the environmental implications of the so-called “driverless car” that Google and others are working on right now?

EarthTalk® E – The Environmental Magazine Dear EarthTalk: What are the environmental implications of the so-called “driverless car” that Google and others are working on right now? ­– April Jackman, Barre, MA Just a decade ago most of us wouldn’t have dreamed we’d live to see driverless cars whisking people around, but things are changing […]

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Environment

Apple just put out a big PR campaign about its sustainability initiatives. Has the company made real progress in this regard or is this just more corporate “greenwashing?” And how are the other big tech companies addressing their carbon footprints?

EarthTalk® E – The Environmental Magazine Dear EarthTalk: Apple just put out a big PR campaign about its sustainability initiatives. Has the company made real progress in this regard or is this just more corporate “greenwashing?” And how are the other big tech companies addressing their carbon footprints?      — Billy A., Oakland, CA […]

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Environment

Will I really be able to save money and energy in the long run by shelling out hundreds of dollars now for a so-called “smart” thermostat?

EarthTalk® E – The Environmental Magazine Dear EarthTalk: Will I really be able to save money and energy in the long run by shelling out hundreds of dollars now for a so-called “smart” thermostat?— Bill Cone, Aptos, CA Spending $200 or more to replace that older, still functioning thermostat with a new whiz-bang “smart” variety […]