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Genetic Drift
GM Will Be Difficult to Contain, Say Scientists Current techniques for preventing the unplanned spread of genetically modified organisms are in their infancy and are unlikely to prevent some GM […]
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Michelle Nijhuis reviews The Beast in the Garden by David Baron
One afternoon in mid-January 1991, students in a high school English class in Idaho Springs, Colo., saw a familiar sight outside their classroom windows: Their schoolmate Scott Lancaster, a dedicated competitive cyclist, was starting his daily training run on the wooded ridge behind Clear Creek High School. The 18-year-old clowned for the class as he passed by, then continued on his circuit. He was never seen alive again.
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The Report Card
Marc Alston works for the U.S. EPA, Region 8 in Denver. He is on the Ecosystem Stewardship Team, and works in support of community-based environmental protection, with a focus on […]
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Sick and Wrong
350 million+ — number of plants and animals involved in international wildlife trade each year1 $6 billion — annual worth of criminal wildlife trade2 99,939 — number of primates legally […]
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Permission to Pollute, Sir!
Pentagon Requests Exemption From Three More Environmental Laws The Department of Defense plans to petition Congress for exemption from three federal environmental laws, including the Clean Air Act and two […]
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Orangutangle
Orangutans Face Possible Extinction in 20 Years, WWF Says Orangutans may have just two decades left if current trends continue, the World Wildlife Fund warned yesterday. One of the four […]
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Claudio Padua, Institute for Ecological Research
Dr. Claudio Padua is cofounder, with his wife Suzana, of the Institute for Ecological Research (IPE), which works on conservation projects throughout Brazil. Monday, 12 Jan 2004 BANGALORE, India This […]
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Death Be Not Toxic
Green Burials Catch on Amongst the Eco-Friendly Set It’s no longer enough to live an eco-friendly life; now, the greenest of the green are planning for their own eco-friendly deaths. […]
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Readers sound off on biodiesel, waterless urinals, jocks, and more
Re: Put the Pedal to the Mettle Dear Editor: I am currently considering a new car, and was interested to read Jim Motavalli’s recent article in Grist. I was […]
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Patricia Feeney, Youth Power Shift
Patricia Feeney is a senior biology major at Berea College in Berea, Ky., where she also studies sustainability and environmental studies. She is co-coordinator of Youth Power Shift, a campaign […]
