The Big Heat
The numbers tell it all. In 1995, according to the Nexis data base, there were 24,142 U.S. newspaper stories about O.J. Simpson, and 1,592 about what is arguably a bigger threat to mankind-global warming.
Alligator Sex
Alligators with undersized testicles may seem like a problem only for other alligators, but scientists at the University of Florida (UF) argue that what happens to gators today may well happen to humans tomorrow.In Fact, the alarming reproductive problems of Florida’s alligators may be surfacing in largemouth bass, a sign of widespread lake pollution
Eyes in The Sky
Pilots have long soared the firmament for respite from life’s little problems.<P>Still , distance improves perspective-both good and bad. So, though littered streets fade, bigger problems, like clear cutting, strip mining and air pollution become more dramatic aloft. The result: Aviators are trading pleasure flights for environmental missions.
Vitamin Supplements:Moderation is the Key
Be Comforted: You’re not the only literate person who has never heard of echinacea. If you feel guilty because you ran out of antioxidants two months ago and still haven’t replenished your supply, or you keep forgetting to take your chromium picolinate, relax.
Sensible Designs for Living on the Earth
This is the first in a new series of columns about realizing environmental ideals on the homefront. For some people, it’s easier to talk about saving the Earth than it is to actually live those principles daily. The column will be about practical environmental ideas,from alternatives to the all-American lawn to non-toxic home insulation and water-saving toilets. In the first installment, Juliet Cuming tries to define what makes a house a eco home
Costa Rica Aims for Sustainable Tourism
Environmentalists, thankfully, aren’t couch potatoes, and eco-travel is becoming more and more popular every year. This new column will explore not only travel destinations but trends in environmental travel and operating standards that this fledging industry is attempting to meet.
Recycled Paper Claims Don’t Always Add Up
The phrase "printed on recycled paper" has become a badge of honor worn by the documents of environmentally conscious companies, ranked (along with "Made in the USA") as one of the business world’s greatest feel-good chains.
Remembering Sister Dorothy Stang
When I met Sister Dorothy Stang, I knew I was encountering someone remarkable. I met her in Belém, the capital of Pará state in northern Brazil. Belém has more than a million people, and it was not the natural habitat for Dayton, Ohio native Dorothy Stang. She lived far from the city in a remote Amazonian jungle settlement populated by the landless peasants whose interests she tirelessly protected, along with the rainforest itself.
Environmentalists Decry White House Budget Proposal
Much to the chagrin of conservationists hoping that the Bush administration would start considering its environmental legacy during its second term, the White House budget proposal for 2006 calls for a six percent cut in funding for the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
White House Takes Aim at ANWR
The White House budget proposal for 2006 is counting on income from opening up the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge (ANWR) to oil drilling, much to the dismay of many environmentalists. The White House is projecting that the federal government will take in up to $1.2 billion over the next two years from oil companies paying for the right to lease oil drilling permits within ANWR.