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Choke-a-cola?

Coke and Pepsi in India Reported to Contain High Pesticide Residues A dozen varieties of soft drinks sold by Coca-Cola and Pepsi in Delhi, India, contain “dangerously high” levels of […]

Anna Hewitt, Shelburne Farms

Anna Hewitt is an apprentice in the market garden at Shelburne Farms, a sustainable farm and nonprofit environmental education center in Vermont. Monday, 4 Aug 2003 SHELBURNE, Vt. I’m up […]

Cow-a-bunga

Enviro Coalition Buys Out Large Grazing Permit in Wyoming A coalition of conservation groups has agreed to pay $250,000 to a Wyoming rancher to buy out her federal grazing permit, […]

Tundra-struck

Warming Climate in Alaska Causes Headaches for Oil Companies In an ironic twist, oil companies operating on Alaska’s North Slope are finding their work impeded by a warming climate. The […]

The Smoking Gun?

Use of Depleted Uranium Weapons Raises Health Concerns in Iraq High levels of radiation are showing up at a number of sites throughout Iraq, thanks to the use of depleted […]

Seeds of Destruction

GM Crops Harm Neighboring Flora and Fauna, British Test Results Indicate Genetically modified crops can cause more damage to nearby plants and animals than conventional strains of the same crops, […]

And other words from readers

  Re: Passing the Bucket Dear Editor: Bravo — some of the best news I’ve heard yet. Could schools get involved with a Bucket Brigade? Especially high school chemistry or […]

Double Billing

Surprise! Senate Passes 2002 Democratic Energy Bill — Again In an unexpected 11th-hour reversal, the U.S. Senate resolved its long deadlock over a comprehensive energy bill by passing, for the […]

The Sahara Club

Global Climate Change Heats Up Africa It’s the cruelest of ironies: Africa, the continent that contributes the least to global climate change, is suffering the most from its effects, according […]

It Was the Salmon Mousse

Farmed Salmon Found to Contain PCBs Okay, so you’ve read the latest word on mercury in tuna and changed your diet accordingly. But wait! We’re sorry to report that you […]