Green TV
Eco-consciousness is trying to build a way station on the new "information superhighway." No less than three entrepreneurs want to start eco-consious cable TV networks, but is the market ready for them?
High Time for Hightower
Former Texas Agriculture Commissioner Jim Hightower, now a talk show host, is heard on more than 150 stations nationwide as a counter to Rush Limbaugh’s "ditto heads." Hightower says humor helps make the green message go down easier.
Happy 5th Birthday E!
In <I>E’s</I> first issue in January 1990, writer Dick Russell predicted that "the 90s, for better or worse, will be the environmental decade." He was right, and <I>E’s</I> debut five years ago could not have been better timed. We arrived on the scene just before the most successful Earth Day in 20 years, and just as an explosion of interest swelled the ranks of enviornmental groups and swept green politicians into office.
Sick Building Syndrome
You’re sitting at your desk, slightly stiff from a long session starting at the comptuer screen. It’s 4 p.m. and that headache is back. Maybe it wouldn’t be so bad if your weren’t so unusually fatigued and didn’ t have that tinge of nausea and slight dizziness – and that terrible stuffy nose.
Out of Sight, Out of Mind
Canada’s British Columbia is a region of stunning national beauty. The Pacific Northwest city of Vancouver, nestled between coastal mountains, the calm waters of English Bay, and the Burrard Inlet, is in many ways an ideal place to settle. Vancouverites are always ready to extol the virtues of their home – its gentle climate and its wealth of recreational options: You can ski, you can sunbathe, you can take a walk on the seawall around Stanley Park, or you can simply enjoy breathtaking views from any number of spots in and around the city.
Silent Skies
A magnificent natural phenomenon is slowly vanishing right above our heads. The great North-South bird migration, which stitches the skies each autumn and spring, is steadily subsiding. Scientists blame the decline of migratory birds on habitat loss throughout the Americas.
Tools for the 21st Century
The 60s have turned into the 90s. Ken Kesey’s magic bus sits up to its axles in an Oregon field, looking more like rusty graffitti than history. Communes have become Intentional Communities with their own trade association, the Federation of Egalltarian Communities.
The High Cost of Free Parking
"Free parking," it’s a lovely phrase, isn’t it? Since so many of the things we do are not free, it’s great that at least we can stow our vehicles at no cost, right? Well, actually, we are paying dearly for parking, according to a new book by David Shoup, a professor at UCLA.
Senate Approves ANWR Drilling: So Now What?
Millions of Americans were shocked to find out last Wednesday that their Senators had approved oil drilling in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge (ANWR) by a vote of 51-49. Knowing they didn’t have the 60 votes needed to prevent a filibuster, pro-drilling Senators tacked the drilling provision onto the filibuster-proof budget resolution proposal for 2006.
U.S. Against Sustainability Requirements for Rainforest Timber
Despite backing from the majority of the G8 nations currently meeting in Derby, UK, the United States is opposing a British proposal calling on industrialized nations to combat illegal logging in the world’s threatened rainforests by banning the purchase of timber harvested in unsustainable manners.