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Old Jews Telling Jokes

By Avishay Artsy on Sunday, February 1, 2009.

There are few Passover dinners I remember from my childhood that didn't end in my father telling jokes with the other adults seated around the table. But they'd wait until all the kids went off to watch The Simpsons before launching into the more racy ones. As I learned later on, that's when I should have stuck around.

Are disposable paper products getting any more environmentally-friendly?

By EarthTalk on Sunday, February 1, 2009.
Some 500,000 acres of boreal forest in Ontario and Alberta alone -¬ key habitat for caribou, lynx, wolves and scores of birds ¬- are felled each year to provide pulp for toilet paper, paper towels, paper tissues and other disposable household paper products. (species snob, courtesy Flickr)

Why are rental car companies going green?

By EarthTalk on Sunday, February 1, 2009.
Rental car companies are offering many more hybrids and other fuel efficient vehicles in response to increased consumer demand for better mileage and lower emissions. (dpriddy, courtesy Flickr)

Rental car companies are offering many more hybrids and other fuel efficient vehicles in response to increased consumer demand for better mileage and lower emissions. (dpriddy, courtesy Flickr)

Will Ackerman

By Kate McNally on Sunday, February 1, 2009.

Kate visits Will Ackerman at his studio in the foothills of Vermont to talk about his music.