Glowing in the Dark
A treasure trove of baby teeth are just what resaerchers were looking for to see how the human body stores radiation from nuclear tests.
The Color of Money
Alternative Currency Promotes Fresh Thinking About Sustainable Economics The angry people crowding the streets of Buenos Aires, Argentina last January were armed with casseroles and wooden spoons and making a hell of a ruckus. Unemployment was at historic highs, crime had skyrocketed, and the political system was on the verge of collapse. What was responsible […]
This Land is Their Land
How to Make Your Property Wildlife-Friendly GET COZY WITH SOY Looking for a safer way to scent your home? Clark Valley Soy Company is a small Minnesota business that produces all-natural, hand-made candles. The candles contain 95 percent soybean wax in place of the conventional paraffin, which, according to the American Lung Association, releases harmful […]
Coffee Glut
To a java junkie, there is no such thing as too much coffee, but when it comes to the world’s coffee industry, the opposite is true. The massive overproduction of coffee presently glutting world markets is causing a crisis of historic proportions. Currently selling for approximately 45 cents per pound, the price of coffee beans […]
Mapping a Greener Future
Since the time of the ancient Babylonians, maps have played pivotal roles in human history—they’ve been used to chart voyages of discovery, find buried treasure and fight wars. Now, maps are being used to chart a path toward a greener, more environmentally sustainable future. Green Map System Communities and regions around the world are using […]
Richard Misrach
The Messenger People make their quickest and often most lasting judgments based on what they see. In recognition of the iconic power of environmental photography, the Environmental Grantmakers Association (EGA) has dubbed photographer Richard Misrach the 2001 Environmental Messenger of the Year. Misrach is best known for his Desert Cantos, a series of photos documenting […]
Saving Mongolia’s Wild Horses
Przewalski horses or, to use their Mongolian name, Takhi, are the world’s only verifiably wild horses, a sub-species genetically distinct from any other equine. By 1945, only 12 survived, hunted nearly to extinction for their meat. Add to this Mongolia’s brutal winters, scorching summers, sandstorms, wolf predation and pursuit by collectors and their near-demise is […]
Ellen Miller
Ellen Miller interview: Show Me the Money, elections 2003-Ellen Miller is currently publisher of the online opinion journal TomPaine.com. She was the founder and former director of both the Center for Responsive Politics, which tracks electoral spending, and Public Campaign, which pushes for campaign finance reform. She has given careful attention to the role of money in the political process—what she calls "the elephant in the living room"—for nearly 20 years. As she puts it, "Money is access. Money is political power. Those who give money get more than good government in return."
Heavy Weapons
Because the American tank was equipped with armor-piercing shells made from depleted uranium (DU, a waste product of the process that produces enriched uranium for use in atomic weapons and nuclear power plants), it was able to destroy all three of its attackers.
A Clear Connection
In and around the Kiunga National Marine Reserve on Kenya’s northern coast, basic services such as running water, electricity and health care are hard to come by. Post-primary education, especially for girls, is scarce. Pushed by poverty and the decline of marine ecosystems further down the coast, local residents and migrants are intensifying their use of resources. Fish, crustaceans, ocean-dwelling coral and turtles are showing signs of stress.