Making the Polluters Pay
Following his father’s footsteps as a social activist, Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. is dedicated to protecting the Hudson River from the abuses of chemical companies and dumpers.
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The Dreaded Comparison
Human slavery and animal abuse have a great deal in common. In both cases, the uglier aspects are hidden from view.
The Beast Within
We have become alienated from the animal world, and we feel that loss in the deepest parts of our consciousness. Animals, once considered to be partners of the natural world, are now merely exploited.
A Return to Direct Action
In Mid-August, a small but determined band of Greenpeacers stood in Tiananmen Square in Beijing and unfurled a banner denouncing Chinese nuclear testing. The demonstrators were immediately arrested and later deported. Even the journalists who were covering the action were detained, searched, and had their film taken away. As an educational tool for awakening Beijing’s population about continuing Chinese nuclear tests, the banner failed miserably, but as an eye-opener to the world, it was a smashing success, achieving coverage everywhere from Agence France Presse in Europe to "All Things Considered" here.
Remembering Sister Dorothy Stang
When I met Sister Dorothy Stang, I knew I was encountering someone remarkable. I met her in Belém, the capital of Pará state in northern Brazil. Belém has more than a million people, and it was not the natural habitat for Dayton, Ohio native Dorothy Stang. She lived far from the city in a remote Amazonian jungle settlement populated by the landless peasants whose interests she tirelessly protected, along with the rainforest itself.
Alligator Sex
Alligators with undersized testicles may seem like a problem only for other alligators, but scientists at the University of Florida (UF) argue that what happens to gators today may well happen to humans tomorrow.In Fact, the alarming reproductive problems of Florida’s alligators may be surfacing in largemouth bass, a sign of widespread lake pollution
Some Like It Hot
Global warming is more than just a scientific prediction. Despite a new report from a UN consortium of 2,500 climate experts saying that the greenhouse effect imminent, a small group of naysayers continues to grab headlines.
Vitamin Supplements:Moderation is the Key
Be Comforted: You’re not the only literate person who has never heard of echinacea. If you feel guilty because you ran out of antioxidants two months ago and still haven’t replenished your supply, or you keep forgetting to take your chromium picolinate, relax.
Recycled Paper Claims Don’t Always Add Up
The phrase "printed on recycled paper" has become a badge of honor worn by the documents of environmentally conscious companies, ranked (along with "Made in the USA") as one of the business world’s greatest feel-good chains.
Costa Rica Aims for Sustainable Tourism
Environmentalists, thankfully, aren’t couch potatoes, and eco-travel is becoming more and more popular every year. This new column will explore not only travel destinations but trends in environmental travel and operating standards that this fledging industry is attempting to meet.