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Who Cares, We've Got More Cable TV Channels Than Ever

Widespread loss of plant species and crop varieties could undermine agricultural productivity, according to a new report by the Worldwatch Institute, which found that more than 80 percent of seed […]

We-O-U

Because of the environmental damage they’ve caused, developed countries owe far more to developing nations than the amount of debt that developing nations have accrued by borrowing from richer governments […]

Ba Ha, Ahab!

Bowing to international outrage, Russia last week agreed to stop commercial whaling. A few days previously, a Russian ship carrying the meat of 36 beluga whales had arrived in Japan, […]

I've Seen Floyd and I've Seen Rain

Hurricane Floyd brought serious environmental damage to a number of areas along the East Coast, officials are warning. In North Carolina, wastewater treatment plants have been flooded, and industrial facilities […]

Survey Says …

The flora and fauna of the Northwest are in serious decline because of human influences, according to a report released on Friday by the U.S. Geological Survey, the first large-scale […]

Wake Up and Smell the Biodiversity

El Salvador hopes to protect its wildlife and boost its income by charging a 5 percent premium for “biodiversity-friendly” coffee grown in the shade of native plants. While many other […]

And on the Seventh Day, Ford Rested

An Amsterdam court today rejected the last challenge to the upcoming “Auto-Free Sunday,” clearing the way for a one-day ban on vehicles in the downtown area this weekend. The group […]

My Toxic Idaho

Sen. Craig Thomas (R-Wyo.) is joining forces with enviros, ski bums, actor Harrison Ford, World Bank Pres. James Wolfensohn, and a host of Wyoming residents to fight plans to build […]

Far Fewer Firs Felled in Federal Forests

Logging on federal lands in the Northwest has dropped by two-thirds this year because of judicial rulings holding up timber sales, and the feds have stopped negotiating for any new […]

Greens Vs. Genes

Enviros fighting genetically modified foods in Britain scored a point today when the government announced that it would not fight a legal challenge against its licensing of crop trials. Friends […]