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The Beastly Gender Fax-Off Tally
Kate Smallwood is the campaign coordinator for the BC Endangered Species Coalition in Vancouver, British Columbia. An Australian with a highly questionable sense of humor, and a desire to shock […]
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Turbine Time
Wind power is gaining ground in Massachusetts, particularly along the Atlantic coast where high-speed winds are common. A number of wind projects are under consideration in the state, including a […]
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Brain De Palma
Even as new roads are built into the Amazon and ranching, farming, and logging continue to pose huge threats to the rainforest, some business and political leaders in the region […]
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We've Got Spirit, How 'Bout You?
Enviros are campaigning hard to stop logging in the Great Bear Rainforest on the coast of British Columbia, Canada, a biologically rich area that is the only home of the […]
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And other words from readers
Re: Won’t You Be My Nader? Dear Editor: I am disappointed to hear that Donella Meadows plans to vote for Ralph Nader and is encouraging her readers to do the […]
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In the Pipeline of Fire
The U.S. federal agency that oversees the safety of oil and gas pipelines is too closely tied to industry and has failed to implement safety measures mandated by Congress, according […]
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Hannah Stewart, Aquarius Underwater Laboratory
Hannah Stewart is the controlled flow environment specialist on the mission at Aquarius, where a team of six aquanauts will spend nine days in the underwater laboratory 63 feet below […]
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The Hansen Bothers
The House yesterday decisively voted down a conservative attempt to curb President Clinton’s ability to create and manage new national monuments. Forty-six Republicans joined Democrats in voting to kill an […]
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Blue Birds
If climate change increases El Nino activity, as some scientists believe, the number of migratory songbirds that spend their summers in North American forests could decline significantly, suggests a study […]