As Habitat Shrinks, a Shade-Grown Harvest Saves Songbirds Morning commuters, struggling to stay awake and focus on the day’s newspaper, probably don’t spend a lot of time worrying where their cup of coffee comes from. They’d be surprised to learn that it was most likely picked by Central American workers earning less than a dollar […]
WIC, A Federal Food Program, Gets Supplemental Common Sense.
New Hampshire’s Presidential Range, a picturesque area topped by expansive alpine terrain in the White Mountain National Forest, has long been known as a place where fair weather can quickly turn vicious. No one knows this better than the Appalachian Mountain Club. For over a century, the AMC has used its hut system in the […]
The Social and Ecological Consequences of High-Intensity Shrimp Farming Lider G?ngora knows this part of the Pacific like the back of his hand. The founder of the environmental organization Fundaci?n de Defensa Ecologica (FUNDECOL) stands stoically at the back of the boat, gripping the handle of the 75-horsepower Yamaha outboard motor and wiping salt spray […]
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 […]
Imagine stretching out on the couch, a World Series game on the tube and a large bowl of chips sitting invitingly on the cushion next to you. It doesn’t get any better than that, right? Well, what if those chips tasted just like the real thing but were low in calories and had no fat?
Whatever happened to that old television you set out on the curb? Most broken electronics and worn-out appliances end up in landfills. But in Europe, where recycling reigns and manufacturers bear a great responsibility for the products they make (a concept known as Extended Producer Responsibility), many appliances avoid the garbage dump. Could it happen […]
Cutting Planet-Plundering Government Programs.
