Capturing energy from the wind is a tradtion that dates back at least 2,000 years, to a time when windmills were used to crush corn and other grains into flour. Before the advent of the steam engine and the industrial revolution, wind was also a popular power source, second only to wood.

Most Americans have by now become familiar with recycling cans, bottles and newspapers, but many are stille far from "compost conscious." In fact, one story making its way through the rumor mill of late is about a hardware store clerk who, when asked about the composting accessories, responded, "What kind of post?"

During the summer of 1990, a 30-ton humpback whale was feeding on the northern end of Stellwagen Bank, off the coast of Provincetown, Massachusetts, when it became entangled in a gill net. the indestructable, transparent net–used by fishermen to catch cod and haddock–was cinced in the whale’s mouth, draped over its back, billowing out 50 yards behind its tail as it swam.

Environmentalists in the United States, in collaboration with former Soviets, are working to develop economically sustainable agriculture and tourism enterprises in Siberia’s vast Lake Baikal region. If they are successful, the world’s oldest, deepest and largest lake could become a prototype of environmentally sound development for the rest of the former Soviet Union.