Who’s Who in Fighting Overpopulation Photo: Population Services International Family planning works. That’s the message from numerous activists and politicians from both parties, including many pro-life supporters. A 30 percent reduction in unintended pregnancies would result in 200,000 fewer unintended births and some 800,000 fewer abortions in the U.S. each year, according to a study […]
To achieve its pearly white color, most paper goes through a bleaching process that uses some of the world’s more toxic chemicals. Assuming we can’t live without bright white paper, does it have to be bleached with chlorine, or are there feasible alternatives? Paper is traditionally bleached with chlorine and chemicals derived from it (such […]
These groups play an important role in raising public awareness and applying pressure to both government and corporate entities.
A new day may be dawning for birth control and insurance coverage. Truth be told, contraception has never been a priority for health insurers. As strange as it sounds, most companies have been more willing to pay for surgery—tubal ligations, vasectomies and abortions—than less expensive methods like the birth control pill, Depo-Provera, Norplant, the IUD […]
Every year, the average American kid watches 40,000 TV commercials. Against that barrage of messages, the tiny but determined voice of The Media Foundation–otherwise known as the Culture Jammers–is struggling to be heard.
You’re settled into your seat in a darkened movie theater, watching Rocky III. Sylvester Stallone and his young son are at the breakfast table, and the camera moves in on a prominent box of Wheaties. "You gotta eat the breakfast of champions if you want to grow up big and strong," says the fatherly Stallone.
Internet visionaries like to paint pictures of effortless cruising from one exciting, information-packed site to another, but the reality can be more like the "Life in Hell" cartoon showing a zoned-out surfer falling asleep at his keyboard while a file downloads. The good news is that most prominent environmental sites are thoughtfully set-up and include key tools for turning surfers into activists. Space prohibits a complete listing of environmental Websites, but here’s a selected rundown: <hr>
Back when the first PC was plunked down on the first desk, the futurists began talking about the "paperless office." That dream has not been fulfilled, but rising costs are forcing a dramatic reassessment of paper use–made possible by the awesome capabilities of the modern computer.
National wildlife refuge system, Seeking Sanctuary, Roddy Scheer, As it begins its second 100 years, our national wildlife refuge system is threatened by its very popularity, problems include air and water pollution, recreational overuse, the invasion of non-native species and global warming
The Bush Administration’s record on the national wildlife refuge system so far…
