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| TABLE OF CONTENTS | Volume XVI, Number 1
JANUARY/FEBRUARY 2005 |
COVER STORY
CATCHING THE WIND - The World’s Fastest-Growing Renewable Energy Source is Coming of Age
Wind energy is zero-emissions energy, a renewable resource that is one of our last, best hopes for staving off devastating climate change. Wind energy is the fastest-growing energy source in the world, mushrooming 28 percent annually over the last five years.
By Jim Motavalli
SIDEBAR: WIND: A HARD-BLOWING HISTORY
Some people may think of wind power as a new concept, but in fact humans have been relying on wind for travel and power for nearly 7,000 years. We wouldn't be where we are today (literally!) if not for the energy derived from the wind.
By Jennifer Vogel
SIDEBAR: DEVELOPING WORLD WIND: UNDER CONSTRUCTION
Although Europe and North America remain the largest wind energy markets, the developing world is coming on strong, and many observers believe countries like India and China (with rapidly rising power demand and major pollution problems) have the biggest potential for rapid expansion.
By Jim Motavalli
SIDEBAR: E WALKS THE TALK
E/The Environmental Magazine isn’t just writing about wind power, we’re actually buying it. Through a partnership with Renewable Choice Energy, we’re offsetting 100 percent of our electricity use for the next three years through the purchase of wind energy certificates.
CONVERSATIONS
RANDY SWISHER: A FORCE FOR WIND
Randy Swisher has been the executive director of the highly visible American Wind Energy Association since 1989. He says, "It is fully my expectation that the U.S. will be the largest market for wind power over the next 20 years."
By Jim Motavalli
GREEN LIVING
YOUR HEALTH: HEAVY METAL? - Exploring the Aluminum/Alzheimer’s Link
By Melissa Knopper
SIDEBAR: AVOIDING ALUMINUM
To cut your aluminum intake, follow these steps:
By Melissa Knopper
EATING RIGHT: GLUTEN-FREE CUISINE - Is Avoiding the Protein Better for Us?
By Kimberly Jordan Allen
HOUSE & HOME: CLEAN HEAT - The Geothermal Energy Beneath Our Feet
By Jessica Worden
MONEY MATTERS: CHANGING THE CLIMATE - Investors Have the Power to Reduce Greenhouse Gas Emissions
By Roddy Scheer
GOING GREEN: RED STRIPE, YELLOW CURRY AND GREEN HOTELS - Sustainable Tourism in Jamaica
By Rebecca Bowe
CONSUMER NEWS: NOT GRANDMA’S TABLEWARE - Style and Sustainability in the Dining Room
By Jennifer Vogel
TOOLS FOR GREEN LIVING - Resources for eco-awareness and action
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E WORD
A MIGHTY WIND
CURRENTS
DAMMING TIGER GORGE - Chinese Environmentalists Try to Protect a Natural Wonder
MARINES AND MANATEES - A Proposed U.S. Base in Okinawa Threatens Endangered Dugongs
BUILDING GREEN - Energy Efficiency Takes Root at Habitat for Humanity
THE ABSENTEE ISSUE - Could Kerry Have Won With Straight Talk on the Environment?
HOWLING AT THE MOON - Learning to Live With Wolves in the Romanian Foothills
IN BRIEF
FROM CORN WASTE TO BIO-FUEL
SAN FRANCISCO BUILDS GREEN
CITY KIDS LEARN ABOUT THE LAND
HIDING THE BAD GAS
UPDATES
HIGH NOON FOR PRAIRIE DOGS
LOVE CANAL “CLEAN-UP”?
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