Blue Skies
Air pollution is one of the world’s oldest environmental problems. Now, on the cusp of the 21st century, we still can’t breathe easy.
Moving Target
The United States had only 8,000 registered cars and trucks in 1900 and almost 200 million in 1995. We are literally choking to death on our enduring love affair with the gasoline-powered car. In a typical U.S. city, automobile exhaust accounts for up to 60 percent of the nitrogen oxide and up to 90 percent […]
Sustainability 101
Using the Community as a Classroom, Colleges are Rewriting the Standards for Environmental Education At American colleges, education is found all over: the computer room at 2 a.m.; athletic practice; the chemistry lab; even the local bar on Thursday nights. The lessons are as specific as the inner workings of a squid and as general […]
Doing Their Homework
10 Campus Organizers Although each is a unique resource, national organizations act synergistically to keep environmental issues at the forefront of higher education. “The environment is something we all share,” points out Ocean Robbins, president of Youth for Environmental Sanity. “So many things cause divisions in this world, but this is one place we can […]
Where’s the Beef? Today’s Fake Meats Bring You the Taste — But Not the Health Risk — Of the Real Thing
Before Beyond Meat and Impossible Foods took the meat alternative world by storm, there were several other venerable meatless meat pioneers.
Soy Baby Blues
Can We Trust Alternatives to Milk-Based Formulas? While most American women realize that breastfeeding is best for their baby, lifestyle choices and job realities can dictate the use of formula instead. When your baby is allergic to cow’s milk formula (or you’re a dairy-eschewing vegetarian) , it can be a relief to find there’s a […]
Catching Some Rays: Solar Shingles Can Turn Your Rooftop into a Miniature Power Plant
For years, solar technology has been a promising but expensive alternative. Now, a new federal program may finally get solar off the ground—and onto the roof.
Death and Taxes
Resisters Refuse to Pay for War and Its Environmental Fallout Like most working Americans, Connecticut resident Rosa Packard files her taxes every spring. But since 1981, she has omitted one thing: the check. Instead she substitutes a letter to the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) explaining that, as a Quaker, an environmentalist and a conscientious objector, […]
Close to Nature
Ecuadoran Ecotourism Tries to Protect an Ancient Land Threading down the Capahuari River in an eight-passenger motorized canoe, tourists stare in awe at the dreadlock vines dipping into dung-colored waters along the river’s edge. Electric blue butterflies tickle the air and turtles slip from mottled logs. The only break in the wall of green comes […]
An Apple a Day…
Picking over the produce in their local store, shoppers scrutinize fruit for its color, skin, shape and smell. But how many really take a good look at the label? Maybe they should. Courtesy of Mothers & Others “People subconsciously count on farmers like me to grow products that are okay to eat,” says Peter TenEyck […]