Putting the 'Eco' in Tourism
10 Journeys That Just Might Change The World…Or At Least Your View Of It.
Many Rivers to Cross
What Are Genetically Engineered Drugs Doing to Our Water Supply? Glen Boyd's students didn't know what they might find as they dipped containers into the water and took them back for tests. What turned up? Medicine. There was cholesterol medication. There was the hormone estrone, a form of the estrogen prescribed to help menopausal women. […]
The Good News
Toxic Testing, Chemical Reactions and Longevity The Human Genome Project may offer some good news for the environment, too. Some examples: Faster Determination Of What Is Toxic—And For Whom. Everybody wonders what causes cancer. Researchers could place, say, cadmium directly onto a few strands of DNA, and immediately, right before their eyes, watch how the […]
Designer People
The Human Genetic Blueprint Has Been Drafted, Offering Both Perils and Opportunities for the Environment.
Tying the Strands of Life
In October, a Massachusetts company, Advanced Cell Technology, set off a storm of controversy when it announced that it had successfully implanted the embryo of a guar, a seriously endangered ox-like animal native to the bamboo forests of India and Burma, in an American cow. The embryo was created from the cells of a guar […]
Like a Virgin
The GrassRoots Recycling Network Pressures Coke to Use Recycled Plastic.
Rails to Trails
The Rails-To-Trails Conservancy Is Turning Unused Rail Corridors Into Hiking Trails.
Pay to Play
The Public Land Management Benefits from User Fees, But Will Nature Lose Out?
Seeking Dominion
Religious Right Leaders Launch Interfaith Council To ‘Subdue’ Nature. Who says that only liberals can launch environmental groups? A group of religious right leaders, scientists and academics celebrated the 30th anniversary of Earth Day by launching the Interfaith Council for Environmental Stewardship
Cash for Carbon
With The Emerging Trade in Carbon Credits, Greenhouse Gas Reduction Has Become a Seller's Market.