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.
Photos, Philanthropy and Perfumed Pages
The Lowdown on Toxic Chemicals, Green Towns and Taming Allergies What environmental hazards, if any, are associated with photography? —Sarah, Ontario, Canada While pictures may be worth a thousand words, they have, pardon the expression, a negative side. The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) says that “many of the chemicals used to develop photographs are corrosive […]
Closing Surf City
These are tough times for Surf City, USA. The crashing waves and golden sands of Huntington Beach, once immortalized by the Beach Boys as the epitome of southern Californian living, has been stricken by a mysterious affliction. The California beaches of surfing legend are now off limits because of uncontrollable solid waste pollution.© Guy Motil/Surfrider […]
Sacrificing to Save Salmon
Six months after the largest and most commercially-prized Pacific salmon species, the Puget Sound Chinook, hit the federal Endangered Species List, local efforts to craft a homegrown recovery plan for Seattle's signature fish remain mired in special-interest face-offs amongst the region's three million inhabitants. Now, it's the federal government's turn to call the shots, as […]