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Do the Wild Thing

The Wildlands Project, an eight-year-old Tucson-based group, aims to revolutionize wilderness protection in North America by linking wild areas from coast to coast. Launched by Michael Soule, considered by some […]

Inventor of the Internet, Savior of the Fish Net

Vice Pres. Al Gore is catching flak for announcing a $5 million aid package for the troubled New England fishing industry, but neglecting to mention that the aid was not […]

Terroriffic!

Environmentalists have stepped in where the feds feared to tread, publishing on the Internet information about the risks of chemical accidents in the U.S., including state-by-state summaries of potential “worst-case […]

Bill Clinton, Weather Vane for Trade Winds

Pres. Clinton yesterday warned business and political leaders that they need to address the environmental and social concerns of average citizens as they pursue a more open trading system, a […]

Food Not Fit for a Dog

U.S. farmers are in a near panic because of growing uncertainty over genetically modified crops, and the American Corn Growers Association has even claimed that multinational seed and chemical companies […]

Pop Goes the Treaty

Negotiators from 115 countries have reached tentative agreement to end the production of eight dangerous chemicals as early as 2003 or 2004, when an international treaty on phasing out the […]

In Case You Still Haven't Reached for the Prozac

Costa Rica’s golden toad has gone extinct because its natural habitat has dried up, sending a warning that freshwater species and habitats around the world are in serious trouble, according […]

Today's Financial Advice: Avoid Long-Term Investments

Emissions of greenhouse gases could rise enormously over the next 100 years, according to a draft report by leading climatologists on the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change. The IPCC researchers […]

An Apple a Day Keeps the Doctor in Business

A U.K. government report to be released next week will name and shame supermarkets that sell produce tainted with pesticides. Thirty percent of the food samples tested for the report […]

Dumbo Cancels Appearance at Bangkok Film Festival

The World Wildlife Fund in Thailand has launched a year-long campaign to end the rampant ivory trade in the nation, whose national symbol, ironically, is the elephant. Traders exploit legal […]