Wild and Free: Maine Fights to Restore Wild Atlantic Salmon Runs
Although it’s not generally known, commercial fishing of wild Atlantic salmon has almost ended, and it’s strictly forbidden in the rivers of Maine.
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Two if by Sea
Invasive Species are Changing the Ocean Environment For decades, the coastal United States has been under siege from an invasion of foreign animals and plants (see second feature this issue). New species arrive daily, and in a variety of ways. According to the Pew Oceans Commission, ship ballast water is the primary carrier of marine […]
Better Ideas
Ford in Pursuit of the Green Car In the early 1930s, Henry Ford walked into his company’s research lab with a bag of chicken bones, dumped them on a desk and proclaimed, “See what you can do with these.” He later urged his staff to try out cantaloupes, carrots, cornstalks, cabbages and onions in his […]
We Can Work It Out
Global Futures Mediates Environmental Disputes.
Global Warming Isn’t a TheoryIt’s Here
Carbon dioxide levels in the atmosphere have risen 30 percent in the last century, but, again, that’s only a beginning. Until 1999, two gigatons of CO2 were added to the atmosphere annually. Since then, with the addition of huge releases from large-scale forest fires, we’ve added six gigatons.
Chasing the Money
In November, voters in Maine will find an intriguing referendum on their ballots. The Maine Clean Election Act, endorsed by a wide coalition that crosses party lines would, if enacted, force sweeping changes in the state’s politics as usual. "We really believe Maine will be the state to break through the glass ceiling on the campaign finance reform issue," says Maine Voters for Clean Elections campaign manager David Donnelly. "We want to put the citizens back in charge of the election process."
Scorched Earth Policy
When environmental leaders talk about the Bush Administration’s team—Secretary of Interior Gale Norton, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) head Christine Todd Whitman and Energy Secretary Spencer Abraham—the operative word is "scary." About Norton, an extremist advocate of private property rights during a long public career, Endangered Species Coalition Executive Director Brock Evans says, "This is the […]
Body of Evidence
Maybe humans weren’t designed to eat meat anyway, given our little mouths in relation to head size, unlike carnivores, whose big mouths are all the better for “seizing, killing and dismembering prey.”
A Spoon Full of Sugar
What Drug Companies Don’t Want You to Know Several years ago, I went to the doctor feeling tired and stressed out and after a 10-minute visit came home with a prescription for brupopion (brand name Wellbutrin). The doctor and I didn’t discuss possible side effects, alternatives, or many other aspects of my health. It turned […]
Measuring Risk: Vaccines Save Lives, But Also Cause Health Problems
Debates continue to rage on about whether vaccines are effective and if they cause other health problems that are worse than what we are trying to prevent.