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Sur Prize

Almost 10,000 acres of California’s Big Sur, encompassing mountains, old-growth redwood forests, and dramatic vistas on the coast, will be protected in perpetuity thanks to a land purchase sealed yesterday […]

Un-Fortuyn-ate

Dutch prosecutors are accusing an animal rights activist with the murder on Monday of Pim Fortuyn, a right-wing candidate for prime minister. The suspect, Volkert van der Graaf, opposed factory […]

Cell Outs

If you count yourself among the cell-phone-hating masses (and doesn’t almost everyone at least claim to, even if owning one on the sly?), here’s more fuel for your fire: Within […]

The Big O

Consumers of organic produce, take a moment to feel good about yourselves: A study published today shows that organically grown foods contain a fraction of the pesticides found in conventionally […]

Bagladesh

Now consider a less sophisticated but equally troublesome form of trash — plastic bags. Polyethylene-based bags are hazardous to produce and, once discarded, can take up to 1,000 years to […]

The Violence of the Lambs

Oregon, a state that has been targeted at least 29 times since 1980 by so-called “eco-terrorists,” is now home to the nation’s first organization exclusively dedicated to tracking and eliminating […]

Changing Their Tuna

Ecuador unveiled a plan yesterday that could help protect marine and bird species native to the Galapagos Islands, whose unique wildlife inspired Charles Darwin to formulate his theory of natural […]

PC-beware

A female killer whale that washed up on Washington state’s Olympic Peninsula earlier this year has been found to have off-the-charts levels of PCBs in its blubber, according to tests […]

Conventional Stupidity

Almost a decade ago, 183 countries signed the Convention on Biological Diversity to guard against exploitation of their genetic resources. Now scientists say the treaty, although well intentioned, effectively prevents […]

Drill Team

Thought the debate over drilling in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge was (thank goodness) finally over? Think again: An inexplicable move by the Senate Democratic leadership could revive the Bush […]