California Condors Take Flight
Decimated by hunting, egg collectors, loss of habitat and lead poisoning, North America’s largest land bird, the California condor, was until recently on the brink of extinction.
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Bringing Up Baby–Naturally
Healthy Approaches to Infant Care Nothing can be more exciting, or exhausting, than discovering a new baby is on the way. Expectant parents may suddenly begin worrying about “child-proofing” the house and buying the safest car seat—but there are other important risks to consider. From the moment a fetus begins developing, environmental factors play a […]
Shelley Alpern: Shareholder Activist
When Allied Signal held its annual meeting in 1999, Shelley Alpern, director of social research at Trillium Asset Management, was there, charging that executive compensation is "out of control" and demanding a sustainable policy of pay equity.
Myron Orfield
Like Georgia state legislator Julian Bond, Minnesota Representative Myron Orfield has an impact that extends far beyond his state’s boundaries. As a national authority on urban sprawl, he advocates what he calls "metropolitics," a regional approach that joins communities together in common interests. Orfield, a member of his state’s unique Democratic – Farmer – Labor Party, is now engaged in a run for Minnesota’s State Senate. He directs the Metropolitan Area Research program, serves on sprawl-related committees of the National Academy of Sciences and the American Planning Association, and is working on his second book about urban-suburban problems for the Brookings Institution Press.
Water Fight
When the great naturalist Aldo Leopold first set eyes on the Colorado River delta in 1922, he saw what he called “a milk and honey wilderness” full of “a hundred green lagoons.” Leopold would find that landscape utterly changed today. The mighty Colorado no longer flows this far south; as Sandra Postel, director of the […]
Legal Eagle
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. wears many hats, including president of the Waterkeeper Alliance and senior attorney for the Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC).
The Hole in the Sky
Think the Ozone Layer is Yesterday’s Issue? Think Again In early August, Bert Ammons of Stuart, Florida pleaded guilty to violating the Clean Air Act when he attempted to smuggle ninety 30-pound cylinders of CFC-12, also known by its trade name, Freon, in false compartments on his 41-foot boat, Sierra. According to Environmental Protection Agency […]
Catching Some Rays: Solar Shingles Can Turn Your Rooftop into a Miniature Power Plant
For years, solar technology has been a promising but expensive alternative. Now, a new federal program may finally get solar off the ground—and onto the roof.
Real Wealth
The Genuine Progress Indicator Could Provide an Environmental Measure of the Planet’s Health On October 17, 1995, Senator Byron Dorgan (D-ND) asked his colleagues in the Senate to rethink sacred notions of economic progress. “We are told daily that the Gross Domestic Product (GDP) in America is up, our economy is moving forward and we […]
The Case Against Meat
Evidence shows that our meat-based diet is bad for the environment, aggravates global hunger, brutalizes animals and compromises our health…