Rameshwari Devi sits in front of a pit of smoldering coal, roasting shoes. Plumes of acrid smoke rise from the oven as the plastic soles begin to melt. She coughs incessantly as she strips the soles and tosses them in a heap, discarding the leather uppers.
The Real Pests? Joe Crozier and Yvette Maiangowi thought that, like many other Americans, they were simply developing seasonal allergies. Within months of moving into their Arizona home, the symptoms began: asthma, headaches and fatigue. Worst affected was four-year-old James: He ground his teeth at night and vomited frequently. “At first we thought these [problems] […]
Last September, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers announced a recommended drainage plan for the Yazoo Backwater Area, affecting a significant portion of the Mississippi River floodplain. The $181 billion Yazoo Backwater Pumps would become the world’s largest hydraulic pumping plant, with a target area of 200,000 acres of wetlands to be drained for agricultural […]
Nova Scotia’s Solar Sewage Solution One of Bear River, Nova Scotia’s biggest tourist attractions is its sewage treatment plant. Pleasing to the eye and almost completely odorless, the 80,000-gallon facility is located right in the heart of the small town’s tourist district. Every year, close to 2,000 people visit the plant. Bear River became the […]
Four hundred years ago, according to legend, Spanish mustangs swam from shipwrecks to North Carolina’s Outer Banks. Today, untamed descendants of these horses still run free in small herds along Shackleford Banks, an undeveloped island off the coast of Beaufort, North Carolina.
Anchors Away? The word “anchor” suggests the sea, not the land-locked expanse of our nation’s wilderness. But for the past two years, the anchors issue has forced the Forest Service to ride a growing swell of stormy debate over their on-shore use. The anchors invading our wildest places are tinyonly a few bolts, or a […]
Religious pilgrims are trampling the grounds of the El Carmen monastery in the Sierra del Nixcongo Mountains near Mexico City. Thousands of them flock there on Catholic holidays to set up camp and walk a forest path that recreates Jesus" crucifixion. But they don’t just walk. They drive through the forest and park wherever they […]
Despite the breathtaking vistas of its unique, semi-arid mountain-desert, the Namaqualand region of northwestern South Africa is woefully impoverished. But a handful of progressive Connecticut educators are working with African communities to build a foundation for global sustainability. Jerry Birdsall (right) directs Connected Cultures’ outreach programs, bringing South African students to the U.S. and building […]
Any environmentalist will say education is the key to building a green society. But The Lovett School in Atlanta, Georgia is incorporating that idea into its curriculum.
If you’ve felt frustration over the American Green Party’s slow uphill battle for voter recognition, you may have registered in the wrong country. Seven members of the Green Party of Aotearoa, New Zealand were voted into office during the country’s elections last November—the first national election the Party had entered independently. The world’s first Green […]
