Deregulation Means a Clean Power Option for Many Americans The news that electricity deregulation will give consumers a choice for the first time in determining their power supplier is just starting to filter through the information network. For environmentalists looking to purchase “green power” generated by renewable resources, the initial information is confusing at best, […]
Saving Money With Energy-Efficient Fenestration Most of us think we're being energy-conscious when we remember to put up the storm windows in the fall. But just because there are two panes of glass between you and the outside world doesn't mean you're protected against significant energy loss. Window technology has made a lot of progress […]
Synthetic Perfumes, Colognes and Scents Are Turning Up Noses Have you ever wondered which personal fragrance or perfume will make you the most attractive? If the person you're trying to attract happens to be a member of the Sierra Club, then the answer is probably none. In California last year, the club's San Francisco and […]
Wall Street’s Showplace for Environmental Sustainability Wall Street is one of the world’s most evocative addresses, but one thing it does not bring to mind is environmental sustainability. That may soon change with a showroom of green technology right smack in the middle of New York City’s financial district, out to prove that good economic […]
Wild Ideas for the New Millennium The classic late 19th/early 20th century environmentalism articulated by John Muir, Teddy Roosevelt and others didn't stray far from protecting the land and the species that live upon it. But as the 20th century wanes, the field has become far more crowded with issues, and complicated by our technological […]
Sneak Attacks and Sleazy Riders Environmental battle lines were clearly drawn in the 1990s, and largely along party lines. George Bush declared himself the “environmental President,” but launched few new initiatives and did nothing to reform his own party. Did it cost him reelection votes? Very likely, yes. Despite the Clinton administration's failure to fight […]
Sometimes we're so bombarded with bad news that positive progress just can't make it through the information glut. So here's the Earth in balance, a planetary report card with both good and bad grades. First the Good News… The Ozone Hole. The hole isn't shrinking yet, but our use of aerosols and other chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs) […]
In Memorium Some dedicated environmentalists returned to the Earth in the 1990s, after sowing a legacy of green activism. Majory Stoneman Douglas, the founder of Florida's environmental movement, passed away last year. Her seminal book, The Everglades, led to the designation of the wetlands as a national park in 1947, and she unfailingly defended the […]
It was said in the 1980s that tree-hating Reagan administration Interior Secretary James Watt was the best recruiter the environmental movement ever had: His image on fundraising letters led to an unprecedented jump in membership and contributions to groups from the Wilderness Society to the Sierra Club. In the '90s, Watt's role fell to Newt […]
Assessing the Environmental Movement–at the Close of the "E Decade" The second issue of E Magazine coincided with Earth Day 1990, the 20th anniversary celebration of the first event and, in its own way, a landmark in environmental history. With its huge turnouts around the world, Earth Day 1990 proved that in the two decades […]
