Prevent Toadal Loss!
Armed with good humor and lots of insect repellant, a group of Cornell University students, staff, faculty spent last summer building a “toad tunnel”…
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Journey to Eden
Described as a "living theater of plants and people," the Eden Project is an international visitor attraction set in a former clay quarry in Cornwall, England. The focus of the 280,000-square-foot gardens is on the two giant greenhouses, which simulate Mediterranean and tropical climates for trees and plants. Once described as a "giant blanc-mange [pudding] […]
Water Quality Watchdogs
When Congress passed the Clean Water Act in 1972, the goal was to force industries to reduce the flow of pollution into the nation’s waterways. Thirty years later, new applications of the law are raising questions. For instance, what happens if the pipe from which the pollution flows is up in the air, attached to […]
Dumping on History
A Radioactive Nightmare in Concord, Massachusetts The waitress at the ice cream shop in Concord, Massachusetts was surprised. "A Superfund site?" she asked, incredulous, "on Main Street?" Not just a Superfund site—a Superfund site that a cleanup contractor has dubbed "near the tip of the peak in terms of [cleanup] difficulty." A radioactive Superfund site. […]
Affordable by Design
The principle “small is beautiful” is often held aloft by environmentalists, but it’s not always practiced by Earth-conscious architects, whose tony showcase eco-homes are sometimes sprawling mansions.
Greening Habitat for Humanity
In the fall of 1995, a group of architects, environmentalists and builders converged on Atlanta for a symposium on encouraging low-cost green home design in the non-profit sector. "There’s nobody out there really focusing on affordable green housing," says Global Green USA Executive Director Matt Petersen, whose group co-sponsored the conference with Habitat for Humanity, the Department of Energy (DOE) and several private foundations.
The Roots of Recycling
Although it may appear to be a new phenomenon, recycling in one form or another has been practiced for centuries—even in ancient civilizations.
The Smoking Gun
The politics of passive smoke are creating a hot new environmental issue, with competing studies, massive lobbying and last-minute legislative maneuvering. Smokers are becoming the new pariahs.