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Sharon Robinson produces one of Rolling Stone’s 100 Best Albums of the Decade

Sharon Robinson backstage at the Bowl. Photo credit: Greg Gold Record producing in Hollywood is no girl’s club. In the music biz women generally sing, write songs, and maybe get a shot at a record exec spot, but rarely find themselves the sole produce

Soles 4 Souls: Lend a hand to Haiti by donating shoes

The 7.0-magnitude earthquake in Haiti last week is a reminder just how fragile our world is, and seeing the devastation that has affected so many, Soles4Souls is mounting a massive response of emergency relief to victims of the disaster. The non-

Potentially life-saving personal safety app designed by a mom for her kids

Silent Bodyguard iPhone App Sends SOS and GPS Location Without Alerting Onlookers or an Attacker

Million Baby Crawl

Oh baby! Seventh Generation has teamed up with noted advocate Erin Brockovich and Safer Chemicals, Healthy Families in an effort to overthrow the old chemical legislation and require tougher standards and more testing. A kick-off event took place yester

ENTERTAINMENT

Reese stands up for women

Reese Witherspoon was in DC yesterday talking about the need to stop violence against women. She r...more

Women & Hollywood: Women to Watch

What a great idea. The people who run the Cultural Leadership Programme in the UK know that there ...more

Win Sade’s Soldier of Love CD from ChickSpeak!

After a ten year hiatus, Sade returned February 9th with Soldier of Love. Full of romantic interlude...more

The Time Has Come

Those were the words that Barbra Streisand uttered when she announced Kathryn Bigelow’s name as th...more

This is a Moment of a Lifetime- Bigelow in Her Own Words

Here’s Kathryn Bigelow’s Oscar speech and backstage comments: This really is… There’s no ot...more

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ECO-GREEN LIVING

A tip for using technology to track your vehicle's fuel efficiency

I'm a bit obsessive. I used to track my car's fill-ups, every one of them, in a logbook. The gas receipts were tucked between the pages to show the price per gallon as well as the total paid for each tank, and a handy little spreadsheet I created in Ex...more

2010 Green Car of the Year to be awarded at Los Angeles Auto Show

Now in its fifth year, the Green Car of the Year(R) award honors environmental leadership in the automobile field and recognizes vehicles that are readily available to consumers during the award year. The prestigious award will be announced on Thursday, ...more

Green tips for your vehicle

Alternate-fueled and hybrid vehicles are gaining market share but still account for a relatively small percentage of vehicles on the road. Someday all of us may be driving pollution-free, hydrogen-powered cars. But what’s a concerned consumer to do in t...more

Coskata powers vehicles with fuel made from trash

With gas prices continually in flux, interest in domestically produced bio-fuels like ethanol (E85) is on the rise. These flex fuels have been gaining popularity not only for their lower cost, but also their lessened impact on the environment. Flex Fuel ...more

Green car buying on a budget?

It seems that everyone we talk to is on a tighter budget these days, and most of them tell us watching their pennies has become more than just a hobby. It doesn't matter whether it's groceries, clothing, or gas, we're all looking for the best deal whenev...more

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