Socially Responsible Mutual Funds that Can Go the Distance Socially responsible mutual funds are a relatively recent phenomenon, but now there are a number of options for people who wish to invest according to their values. © Elizabeth Prager Recently, the markets have been as turbulent as an August thunderstorm. Most successful investors, however, ignore […]
In a development that makes a mockery of its own declaration that the U.S. is experiencing an energy crisis, the Bush Administration recently proposed drastic 30 percent cuts in federal programs that promote energy-efficient buildings and encourage businesses and homeowners to invest in solar and wind power.
Natural Eye Care Offers Alternatives to Glasses and Contact Lenses
Organic Chocolate Companies Help Make Calories Count Toward Conservation Whether you have found yourself ogling the assortment of gourmet truffles at a confectioner’s shop or grabbing the nearest candy bar in the supermarket checkout aisle, you know that cravings for chocolate demand immediate satisfaction. But chocoholics beware! Your sweet tooth could be taking a bite […]
A Sun Worshipper’s Guide to Natural Summer Skin Care The sun has long been worshipped as a mood enhancer and an energy uplifter, but when it comes to your skin, there’s definitely a love-hate relationship. On one hand, skin needs the sun’s rays to receive and synthesize vitamin D. Moderate sun exposure has even been […]
The Death Toll Rises In 1995, Stephen Churchill, the 19-year-old son of a fire inspector, became the first Briton to die of variant Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease (vCJD, the form of CJD that has been linked to mad cow disease). The first signs were a gradual deterioration of Churchill’s college grades, accompanied by depression and dizziness, followed […]
Although the USDA is quick to proclaim that mad cow disease has never been detected in the United States, it is less eager to talk about a similar disease that is occurring here—chronic wasting disease (CWD), a transmissible spongiform encephalopathy that is similar to mad cow disease except that it occurs in deer and elk […]
Savage Outbreaks of Animal-Borne Diseases Raise Fears that the Next Epidemic Could be in the U.S.
Across America, Activists are Fighting to Save Our Living Oceans
In Derek Hansen’s novel Sole Survivor, a band of plucky, environmentally minded New Zealanders triumph against a fleet of ruthless Japanese longline fishermen intent on strip-mining the seas. The book makes exciting reading, but in reality, those Japanese fishermen—and their counterparts in an international network that spans the globe—have the upper hand. Neither local law […]
