Thanks to the Highway Lobby, Now We're Stuck in Traffic. How Do We Escape? © Comstock Jerry Nichols, a musician, nurse and beer-brewer who lives in suburban Connecticut, has a long morning commute that can double if traffic is bad. His solution is unique to him: Zen-like detachment. "I simply tune it out," he says. […]
It’s No Longer Enough to Put Endangered Species on Display and Call it Conservation
How Factory Fishing Decimated Newfoundland Cod. Five hundred years ago, the explorer John Cabot returned from the waters around what is now Newfoundland and reported that codfish ran so thick you could catch them by hanging wicker baskets over a ship’s side.
Can We Be Garbage-Free? Beyond Recycling, The New Goal Is Zero Waste.On October 18, the nation’s most colorful governor, Jesse Ventura of Minnesota, took the podium at the Riverfront Radisson in St. Paul and announced a radical new program to reduce the state’s waste stream.
The Fuel Cell Leads the Way to Clean Energy
The Biggest Earth Day Ever Demands "Clean Energy Now!"
A Murky Tale of the Florida Reefs. Is Salvation Possible? It was 20 years ago that I first dove the clear and fertile waters of the Florida Keys. Just five protected miles off Key West, the reef was close enough to get to in a small boat, shallow enough for any snorkeler to enjoy, and […]
If We Shift the Tax Burden From Work to Waste, Everyone Benefits
The Delicate Fabric of the World’s Coastal Regions is Being Torn Apart
Through Reintroduction Programs, Predators Are Returning to the Wild, Challenging Our Ability to Co-Exist With Them The pack of six gray wolves raise pointed noses to the wind, catching the scent of an intruder invading their frigid Wyoming territory. Up on a hill, behind a snow-capped boulder, a mountain lion crouches, whiskers raised, and growls […]
