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Mighty Morphin' Power Arrangers

Alternative energy sources in Europe may get a boost as protests against high oil prices spread across the continent. A summit this week in Munich, Germany, pushing hydrogen as an […]

Of Chinooks and Schnooks

Environmentalists are suing the feds over new salmon rules that give local and state governments more leeway in deciding how to protect the fish in the Northwest and California. The […]

How Interest-ing

The U.S. is canceling part of Bangladesh’s debt and allowing future interest payments to go toward paying for forest protection in the tropical country, the first such agreement under a […]

And other words from readers

Dear Editor: I’m a little concerned with the pressure environmental groups are putting on less developed countries (whose standards of living are below those of the U.S.) to halt what […]

The Price Is Wrong

French Prime Minister Lionel Jospin announced yesterday that his nation will launch a sweeping plan to conserve energy by the end of the year. As France emerged from a week […]

Miss-taken

The Miss Waldron’s red colobus, a large West African monkey, has gone extinct, say scientists in the October issue of the journal Conservation Biology. This is the first time in […]

Sink Like a Butterfly

Monarch butterflies may be in trouble due to the degradation of a forested region in central Mexico that serves as critical habitat for the migratory species during the winter. The […]

Don Cry for Me

A landmark conservation bill sponsored by Alaska Rep. Don Young (R) and Sen. Frank Murkowski (R) — which also has the support of environmentalists, sports groups, local governments, and federal […]

Deborah Tabart, Australian Koala Foundation

Deborah Tabart is executive director of the Australian Koala Foundation, an independent organization dedicated to the conservation of the koala and its habitat. Monday, 11 Sep 2000 BRISBANE, Australia When […]

And We'll Have Fund, Fund, Fund

Last year investors put nearly $3 trillion into investment portfolios and funds that are screened for social responsibility, up from $639 billion in 1995, according to the Social Investment Forum. […]