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| TABLE OF CONTENTS | Volume XVI, Number 6
NOVEMBER/DECEMBER 2005 |
COVER STORY
GROUNDS FOR CHANGE - The Tempest Brewing in Your Morning Cup
To most casual drinkers, coffee has as much to do with songbirds as chalk does to cheese, but a growing movement centering on coffee’s many political dimensions is beginning, like the caffeine in the cup, to wake up a disinterested public.
By Brian Clark Howard
SIDEBAR: COFFEE AND YOU: HOW HEALTHFUL IS IT?
From the nerve-jangled caffeine addict to those who have a mug about once a year, a lot of Americans drink coffee. But is it healthful?
By Brian Clark Howard
SIDEBAR: CHOCOLATE’S DARK SIDE
What do coffee and chocolate have in common besides caffeine, some reputed health benefits and a desirable flavor? They are both popular in developed countries but grown largely in the developing world. Both are derived from what are known as beans, and both are traditionally grown in the shady understory of tropical rainforests, sharing their homes with a plethora of wildlife, from howler monkeys to parrots.
By Kate Slomkowski
SIDEBAR: GREENER COFFEE COMPANIES
SIDEBAR: THE THROWAWAY GENERATION: 25 BILLION STYROFOAM CUPS A YEAR
When you purchase one cup of coffee in a disposable container every day of the week you are contributing 22.75 pounds of waste per year. Is there an alternative?
By Shauna Dineen
SIDEBAR: WHAT DO ALL THOSE LABELS MEAN?
Some 63 percent of consumers say they will pay a premium for products that demonstrate a positive environmental impact. But the trick for busy consumers often becomes sorting out potential marketing hype from those brands that make a real difference. That’s why coffee certification is such a hot-button issue.
By Brian Clark Howard
GREEN LIVING
YOUR HEALTH: THE MAKE-UP LABYRINTH - Understanding Cosmetics and Your Body
By Shauna Dineen
EATING RIGHT: SUSTAINABLE SEAFOOD - All Fish Dishes Are Not Created Equal
By Erica Gies
SIDEBAR: WADING THROUGH THE SEAFOOD GUIDES
MONEY MATTERS: THE NEW GRAPEVINE - Green Investors Can’t Ignore Blogs Anymore
By Roddy Scheer
GOING GREEN: MAGICAL MYSTIC - Enjoying a Salty Slice of Old New England
By Brian Clark Howard and Starre Vartan
CONSUMER NEWS: THE HOT HYBRIDS - Detroit Scoffed, but the Gas/Electrics Are Here to Stay
By Jim Motavalli
HOUSE & HOME: GARDENING WITH MOSS - The Humble Plants Provide Many Benefits
By Stephanie White
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JOLTIN’ JOE
CURRENTS
CHEMICAL CHRISTMAS - Immigrant Tree Farm Workers Face Pesticide Dangers
STRAWBERRY FIELDS - Are We Doomed to Use Methyl Bromide…Forever?
OPEN AQUACULTURE - Are Fish Farmers Solving Their Own Problems?
HIGHLY COMBUSTIBLE - Debating the Risks and Benefits of LNG
IN BRIEF
THE BIODIESEL BAND BUS
BLUEWATER NETWORK: A MISSION TO CURB EMISSIONS
MUSSELING IN
HARNESSING THE WAVES
TALKING TURKEY ABOUT BIOFUELS
UPDATES
MINING THREATENS NEW ZEALAND'S NATIONAL BIRD
DESTRUCTIVE "REFORM"
KATRINA FORESHADOWED
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