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Tiggers Not Very Bouncy
Only some 5,000 to 7,000 tigers remain living in the wild — fewer than exist in captivity — and urgent action is needed to stop the creatures from disappearing completely, […]
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Windows Wide Shut
In the worst accident in Japan’s troubled history with nuclear power, workers in a fuel plant 87 miles northwest of Tokyo accidentally set off a chain reaction yesterday morning that […]
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Sex sells, but can it save the planet?
Dr. Susan M. Block is not your typical crusader for endangered species. Sure, peace signs dangle from her ears — perhaps a little large, but not completely outrageous. Her voice […]
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Jaguars and Pumas and Tapirs, Goodbye?
Mobil has discovered a natural gas reserve in a pristine, biologically rich tropical forest in Peru, and the company has until February to do more exploration and analysis and decide […]
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Polotix is Best When It's One-on-One
Al Gore, acknowledging that he has serious competition for the Democratic presidential nomination, said yesterday that he wants to debate Bill Bradley on environmental issues, among other topics. Most mainstream […]
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Why's Youse Guys So Mad?
Violence and threats against federal employees who manage land in the West are on the rise, with nearly 100 incidents taking place in 1998, according to Public Employees for Environmental […]
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Ebony Days for Ivory
Vietnam’s wild elephant population faces certain extinction unless action is taken to protect the animals, according to a study released yesterday by Fauna and Flora International, a British conservation group. […]
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Banging Heads Over Hard Rock
Environmental regulations governing hard-rock mining on federal lands are applied unevenly and without necessary expertise, the National Research Council said yesterday in a long-awaited report. A committee of the council […]
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Fish Don't Fry in the Kitchen, But Beans Do Burn in Brazil
Brazil’s southernmost state yesterday launched a big publicity push to keep farmers from illegally planting genetically modified soybean seeds smuggled in from neighboring Argentina. A black market is growing for […]
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Is McCain Able?
GOP presidential contender John McCain yesterday called for cutting federal subsidies for oil, gas, ethanol, and sugar and using the money to fund a school voucher program. A major theme […]
