Fashionably Natural
If you’re looking for natural fiber clothing that’s easy on the environment, there have never been so many good earth-friendly options…
Home Sweet Eco-Home
“There's no place like home,” said Dorothy as she clicked her heels together and thought of Kansas. Most Americans would agree. With all the modern conveniences we now enjoy-from VCRs to takeout pizza-it's no wonder more people are staying home these days. Unfortunately, high-tech homes have a cost-according to a special report to the Massachusetts […]
Over-the-Counter Wildlife
The Medicinal Trade in Animals and Plants Reaches Epidemic Proportions During a 1983 auction in South Korea, the bidding for an especially-prized black bear specimen grew incredibly intense, finally stopping at $55,000. The winning bidder didn't get a trophy for his den, but instead a small fleshy mass-the animal's gall bladder, believed in Asia to […]
The Wild, Wild Mining Law
Will Congress Reauthorize a 19th Century Giveaway? When President Clinton announced a deal last summer to prevent the New World gold mine from being developed next to Yellowstone National Park, it was widely hailed as an environmental victory. Environmentalists, though, were quick to point out that stopping the mine was only part of the battle. […]
Me and My Shadow
The Prospect of Human Cloning Raises Environmental and Ethical Issues In the recent film Multiplicity, the condo contractor played by Michael Keaton discovers that having a clone of himself around to help with the heavy lifting is not quite the trouble-free experience he had imagined. So too, in real life, is the prospect of human […]
Self-Propelled
With Federal Help, Bike Paths Are Spreading Across America Picture the ecosystem of a truly sustainable community. You'll breathe air that's clean, and never hear the roar of a revved-up engine or smell the deadly fumes of a speeding semi. That's because-among other things—there's a network of bikable roads, paths and trails that will get […]
Randy Hayes
The Rainforest Action Network’s Founder Targets Big Timber
Dead Discs, Ozone Holes and Crushed Cans
All About Atmospheric Holes, Outdated Floppies and Recycling How thick is the ozone layer? —Mike Skram, Collegeville, MN Though this sounds like a simple question, the answer is actually quite complex. John Kermond, a visiting scientist with the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) in Maryland, explains that ozone layer thickness is expressed in terms […]
Wild Sentry for Wolves
When Wild Sentry, the Northern Rockies Ambassador Wolf Program, traveled to Silver City, New Mexico last year, more than 450 people attended for what was expected to be a shouting, gun-slinging, heated debate. Instead, people listened, and many changed their minds about wolves.
Plain and Simple
The unadorned and determinedly plain setting of the Stillwater Friends Meeting House in Barnesville, Ohio proved to be an ideal setting for the Second Luddite Congress, a gathering for people to whom the computer–and the rest of technological society–is anathema. Though little sympathy was expressed for the Unabomber, who’s singlehandedly given technophobes a bad name, there was some support for his basic message of rejecting industrial "progress" and embracing "wild nature."