Waste Exchanges Save Energy and Landfill Space Ancient wisdom teaches that one person's trash is another person's gold. The pundits never predicted, however, that the “gold” would take names like “diphenylacetonitrile” and “Povidone K-30 BP/EP.” There's no magic alchemy involved—just a growing business called waste exchange. Waste exchanges, also known as materials exchanges, are services […]
Following Failed Trade Talks, the Debate Rages On When a world conference on the once-sleepy issue of trade came to Seattle late last November, the press got the soundbyte they were looking for: 50,000 demonstrators crowded the city, leaving a trail of shattered windows and police barricades in their wake. But despite a handful of […]
Earth Day 2000 is shaping up as a major, watershed event. In addition to thousands of smaller celebrations, a huge April 22 rally in Washington will feature musicians and speakers reaching the multitudes from a solar-powered stage. E’s coverage in this issue is designed both to highlight the spectacular array of events taking place across […]
The Biggest Earth Day Ever Demands "Clean Energy Now!"
Earth Day 2000 is far too big to be fully annotated here, but a quick trip to www.earthday.net will provide a roadmap to Earth Day 2000 celebrations around the U.S., and around the world. Here are some of the American highlights. Washington Seattle: The Earth Day Puget Sound Coalition will host a large fair at […]
The Fuel Cell Leads the Way to Clean Energy
Saving Heirloom Seeds for a Sustainable Future Kent Whealy is saving the Earth, one tomato at a time. Known in seed circles as America’s godfather of the heirloom seed movement, Whealy is the founder of the Seed Savers Exchange, a non-profit organization dedicated to systematically collecting and preserving heritage seeds from the past. Whealy started […]
Zimbabwe Emerges as the Newest Eco-Destination Coasting along fiery-red African waters, with the bellowing of hippos drawing attention from the pristine quietness of sunset, Zimbabwe’s Zambezi River offers an ideal way to get in touch with an unspoiled ecosystem. On one bank, five elephants stroll single-file to the water’s edge, where they snatch up lilac-plumed […]
Local Currencies and Bartering Networks Bring Economics Home Managing without money may sound like a radical idea, but for most of history—and even in many parts of the world today—economic life didn’t revolve around currency. Homo economicus either bartered or made do with what he caught, foraged or grew himself. While those days are mostly […]
