Articles by Erica Gies
Erica Gies is a freelance environmental writer who lives in San Francisco, Calif.
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What the West’s only communist nation has done right
Reports that Fidel Castro turned over power to his brother Raul last week because of surgery for intestinal bleeding have brought a flashback to the Cold War, with reporters rushing […]
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Which parts of the U.S. have put themselves in nature’s way?
It's easy to see in hindsight. Yes, Hurricane Katrina was a natural disaster, but it was aided by some very unnatural factors -- developed wetlands and neglected levees, to name two. Figuring there must be other parts of the U.S. in human-made peril, we talked with experts to learn where we've made ourselves most vulnerable, and what -- in lieu of scrapping the whole country and starting over -- is being done to help.
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Meet the eco-agents cleaning up after the nation’s latest addiction
Much has been made of the effects of methamphetamine on users, from crumbling teeth to erratic behavior to heart inflammation to death. It’s a painful story that the media has […]
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Craigslist Foundation turns its energy to green networking
Today: the personals. Tomorrow: the world? Since its founding in 1995, Craigslist has gained a devoted following in cities around the world. As filmmaker Michael Ferris Gibson showed in his […]
