Blue Skies
Air pollution is one of the world’s oldest environmental problems. Now, on the cusp of the 21st century, we still can’t breathe easy.
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Whose Grass is Greenest? Building a Pretty Lawn Without Toxic Chemicals
The Great American Lawn, a coast-to-coast carpet of green, inspires $6 billion in annual spending. Lawn care companies do $1.5 billion of business a year in the U.S., applying up to 50 million pounds of toxic chemicals in the process. The American lawn is a relatively modern phenomenon. Few homeowners could contemplate installing one until […]
Just Like Cheese?
Avoiding "Addiction" with Dairy-Free Alternatives Recently, I lost 15 pounds by eliminating cheese, sweets and alcohol from my diet. Giving up cookies and soy ice cream wasn’t so hard, and switching to unsweetened soymilk was easy. Even eliminating alcohol wasn’t really as big of a challenge as I thought it might be, though I still […]
Spice Island
Thank Nutmeg for Grenada’s Unspoiled Beauty Grenada Board of Tourism Grenada is a relative newcomer on the tourism bandwagon, which explains why this lush, unspoiled Caribbean nation is such a well-kept secret. But not for long. As soon as nature lovers discover its rainforest hikes, white-sand beaches lapping warm turquoise seas, and private coastlines with […]
Global Decline of Sharks Underscores Poor Health of World’s Oceans
In yet another example of the dire state of the world’s oceans, the World Conservation Union announced last week that it will be adding 10 species of sharks and rays to its global "Red List" of endangered species. Researchers cite overfishing throughout the world’s oceans as well as soaring demand for shark fin in Asia as the primary culprits in the global decline of shark populations.
British Scientists Scold U.S. on Rejection of Kyoto
British scientists attended last week’s American Association for the Advancement of Science annual meeting in Seattle with an agenda: They want the Bush administration to reconsider its rejection of the Kyoto Protocol on global warming.
Giving Greenpeace a Chance
After Internal Turmoil, a More Focused Greenpeace is Back Fighting Polluters A growling dump truck stopped in front of the Naval Observatory, just a few feet from Vice President Dick Cheney"s residence. The truck"s back hatch opened, emptying five tons of coal onto the street courtesy of the direct-action group Greenpeace. One coal dumper told […]
The Open-Door Policy
Are High Immigration Levels Hurting the U.S. Economy-And the Environment? For immigration advocates, the release last May of a long-awaited National Research Council (NRC) study on the economic effects of our open door policy (around 800,000 people a year are admitted to the U.S.) was cause for rejoicing. While the NRC study did make some […]
Leaving Tracks
Are Wildlife Or Snowmobiles Being Chased From America’s Parks?
Mad Cowboys
The Beef Industry Takes Aim at "Food Disparagement" “You said [mad cow disease] could make AIDS look like the common cold?” asked TV talk show host Oprah Winfrey. “Absolutely,” said her guest, Howard Lyman of the Humane Society of the United States (HSUS). “That’s an extreme statement, you know,” Winfrey said. “Absolutely,” Lyman said again. […]