Big Oil Goes Hunting for Electric Cars in California. If It Wins, We All Lose It was 8 a.m., September 16, 1996, and the red light was on in the studio of KSFO-AM in San Francisco. “Hot Talk” host Lee Rogers was doing his best to get his drivetime listeners (who, then as now, breathe […]
Progress and Protest QUEBEC CITY—"Ecotourism operates in a fragile environment," said Klaus Topfer, executive director of the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP). For the delegates from 132 countries gathered for the World Ecotourism Summit in the lovely capital of Quebec City, Topfer’s words carried considerable understatement, as well as several meanings. The conference touched on […]
Ecotourism is an idea whose time has come, but it’s too early to declare victory. For the traveling public, the challenge is to find the environmentally and socially responsible companies that can provide a great holiday. And that’s where the concept of certification—eco-labeling—comes in. All tourism certification programs are voluntary, market-driven initiatives, which means companies […]
Beyond Good Hospitality Ten years ago, the Sheraton Rittenhouse Square didn’t even have smoke-free rooms. Now the Philadelphia hotel has air that’s swept clean of such pollutants as mold, pollen and bacteria every 34 minutes. What’s more, the cut-glass front desk is 100 percent recycled, there’s a stand of oxygenating palms in the atrium lobby, […]
Ecotourism Destinations That Go the Extra Mile If you’ve ever wanted to try an eco-tour, this is the year to get up and get out. Never has there been a better opportunity to see nature up-close and personal while also giving something back to the communities you visit. This is not a "Best Of" list—there […]
Through a new partnership with ecotourism operator Manaca (www.manaca.com), E: The Environmental Magazine is able to offer its first-ever environmental travel opportunity, a 13-day visit to Europe guided by E Editor Jim Motavalli. While there will be plenty of opportunity to relax and sight-see, the theme of the trip (including visits to England, France, Austria […]
The Death Toll Rises In 1995, Stephen Churchill, the 19-year-old son of a fire inspector, became the first Briton to die of variant Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease (vCJD, the form of CJD that has been linked to mad cow disease). The first signs were a gradual deterioration of Churchill’s college grades, accompanied by depression and dizziness, followed […]
Although the USDA is quick to proclaim that mad cow disease has never been detected in the United States, it is less eager to talk about a similar disease that is occurring here—chronic wasting disease (CWD), a transmissible spongiform encephalopathy that is similar to mad cow disease except that it occurs in deer and elk […]
Savage Outbreaks of Animal-Borne Diseases Raise Fears that the Next Epidemic Could be in the U.S.
Discovering the Great Outdoors With L.L. Bean
