The Paper Chase- Continued
Kenaf, a long-fiber plant that originated in the East Indies and is grown in the U.S., Thailand and China, is a relative of okra and cotton that is now making inroads as a wood substitute.
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Two Steps Forward, One Step Back
Congress Compromises On Children’s Health
Planting the Flag
A Chronology 1773: Captain James Cook becomes first person to cross south of the Antarctic Circle. 1820-22: 320,000 fur seals are killed in South Shetlands. Hunt collapses soon afterward. 1904: First commercial whaling operation in the Antarctic kills its first whale. 1911: Roald Amundsen leads first expedition to reach South Pole. 1912-13: Antarctic whaling fleet […]
Zap! The Growing Controversy over Food Irradiation
Over the past several years, a series of highly publicized recalls have sent panicky consumers running to the fridge to check for tainted meat. In 1998, Sara Lee recalled millions of pounds of hot dogs and deli meat after 21 people died in a Listeria outbreak from a Michigan processing plant. In 2000, a three-year-old […]
Money Matters
Socially responsible investing (SRI) has been taking a pounding in the mainstream financial media. The Wall Street Journal, Money, and Forbes, to name just a few, have been running columns carrying headlines such as "Good Intentions, Bad Results" and "It’s Not Easy Being Green." These articles typically portray social investors, who won’t invest in polluting or destructive companies, as good-hearted saps destined to receive lousy returns.
Chile’s Salmon Stakes
The provincial outpost of Puerto Montt is home to one of Latin America’s fastest-growing industries: farmed salmon. If everything goes as scheduled, over the next five years an estimated $8 billion in salmon exports will flow from this sparsely populated backwater. While traditional fishing companies around the world sink into bankruptcy because of the plummeting […]
Bitter Days For National Parks
The impetuous rush to balance the federal budget is likely to spell more disaster for the National Park Service (see "Parks in Peril," March/April 1996). The latest financial projections for 2002 call for an estimated $650 million cut from the Department of the Interior’s budget, with a proposed $70 million budget cut from the Park Service alone.
Visitor Centers
If You Build It, Will They Come? When Hurricane Mitch opened up a prison in the port city of La Ceiba, Honduras in 1998, several escaped prisoners scrambled up the Cangrejal River and spent the night in the newly inaugurated visitor center on the boundary of Pico Bonito National Park. It was certainly not the […]
Mapping a Greener Future
Since the time of the ancient Babylonians, maps have played pivotal roles in human history—they’ve been used to chart voyages of discovery, find buried treasure and fight wars. Now, maps are being used to chart a path toward a greener, more environmentally sustainable future. Green Map System Communities and regions around the world are using […]
Best for Baby
Natural Alternatives Promote Healthy Kids The birth of a child gives parents a very big and happy incentive to make organic choices. Business is booming for today’s growing contingent of environmentally responsive companies selling eco-healthy children’s products. © Hain Celestial group Perhaps the most natural—and healthiest—choice a new mom can make involves breastfeeding. And despite […]