Bike Power, Burning Trash, and the Low-Down on Automakers’ Search for Alt-Fuels
Bike Power, Burning Trash, and the Low-Down on Automakers’ Search for Alt-Fuels.
Nantucket’s Green Grazers
Though the island’s economy is thriving, its unique environment is threatened.
Death in the Klamath
For three weeks beginning in September, fish returning to the Klamath River to spawn died by the tens of thousands.
Learning to Love Bats
Bats around the world are benefiting from increased educational efforts.
Give Peas a Chance
I became vegetarian half a life ago, at age 25. Worried by then-common fears that vegetarians don’t get enough protein, I began cautiously, substituting awful-tasting peanut butter-marinara combinations for meat sauce, and doing lots of stir-fries with added protein powder. I also briefly tried the non-dairy route, drinking soy milks which, at the time, also […]
Defending the Planet
Earthjustice Makes a Case for the Environment In a court of law, where rulings are often based on legal precedents, the nonprofit environmental law firm Earthjustice often ends up citing the legal precedent of itself. The group, founded in 1971 as the Sierra Club Legal Defense Fund, has grown and evolved along with the history […]
Proceeding With Caution
In the Wake of September 11, Environmental Direct-Action Groups Change Their Tactics On the morning of September 11, Congressman Don Young (R-AK) warned against a rush to judgment about the terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center and the Pentagon. Young told a reporter for the Anchorage Daily News that responsibility could lie with groups […]
Clean Coal?
New Technologies Reduce Emissions, but Sharp Criticisms Persist Most environmentalists cringed when they heard the words "clean" and "coal" used together in Vice President Dick Cheney’s energy plan. Coal is unpopular enough with the general public, but among the environmentally aware, it ranks only slightly higher than drilling for oil in the Arctic National Wildlife […]
Bayview Blues
San Francisco Community Activists Fight the Navy’s Toxic Legacy In the southern part of San Francisco Bay, a sunny, breezy peninsula known as Bayview Hunters Point provides breathtaking coastal views. The community has the highest percentage of home ownership in San Francisco, according to Cory Calandra, executive director of the Bayview-based San Francisco League of […]
Survivor, Salty Roads and Car-Free Cities
I really enjoy the Survivor TV series, but what is the environmental impact of the TV crews working in those remote areas? —Rachel Maxwell, Port Washington, NY Chris Murphy Illustration Though the TV show Survivor ensures the survival of its contestants, some feel it fails to offer the same guarantee to the environment. As the […]