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| TABLE OF CONTENTS | Volume Vol. XVI, Number 3
MAY/JUNE 2005 |
COVER STORY
TRASHING THE GREENS - Reports of Environmentalism’s “Death” May be Exaggerated
Michael Shellenberger of the Breakthrough Institute, and Evans/McDonough pollster Ted Nordhaus wrote an essay last fall titled "The Death of Environmentalism," an incendiary bomb thrown at the green braintrust. But the bombastic report may have been less than meets the eye.
By Jim Motavalli
SIDEBAR: EARTH FIRST: NOT DEAD, JUST RESTING
Earth First has been declared dead many times. In 1987, it was founder Dave Foreman, whose years of grumbling became enshrined in movement music as “The Twelve Resignations,” sung to the tune of “The Twelve Days of Christmas.” More recently, the somewhat amorphous movement—which doesn’t agree on much, but achieves consensus on not harming people in its work—was hit with the incendiary “ecoterrorism” tag.
By Orna Izakson
FEATURES
KEEP OFF THE GRASS! - The Modern American Lawn is a Chemical Nightmare, but Alternatives Abound
It was only in the last century that the culture of a "proper lawn" began to firmly take root in much of the U.S. To achieve that look, Americans apply more than 80 million pounds of chemical products to their lawns and gardens each year. According to one scientist, these chemicals "have poisoned humans and other species, contaminated our water supplies, reduced biodiversity, increased pest resistance, interfered with natural pest control and are directly responsible for a host of other environmental problems."
By Wendy Munson Scullin
GREEN LIVING
YOUR HEALTH: AUTO EXPOSURE - Do Immune System Diseases Have an Environmental Cause?
By Melissa Knopper
EATING RIGHT: EDIBLE HISTORY - Discovering the Benefits of Heirloom Fruits and Vegetables
By Kimberly Jordan Allen
HOUSE & HOME: PARTY ON THE PATIO - Alternative Materials Help Make the Most of Outdoor Spaces
By Jennifer Lucich
HOUSE & HOME: BORROWING POWER - Financing Energy Efficiency through “Green” Mortgages
By Roddy Scheer
GOING GREEN: SEGWAY SAFARIS - Touring Florida’s Amelia Island in Style
By Katie Scaief
CONSUMER NEWS: EARTH SOUNDS - Can Music and Nature Come Together?
By Jim Motavalli
TOOLS FOR GREEN LIVING - Resources for eco-awareness and action
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GREEN LIFE SUPPORT
CURRENTS
THOU SHALT NOT KILL - Non-Lethal Shelters are the New “Humane Societies”
EXTREME WEATHER - Is Global Warming to Blame?
FOR LOVE OF BATS - Rehabilitators Assist These Misunderstood Mammals
CLIMATE FOR CHANGE - England Gets Serious About Global Warming
IN BRIEF
BARBARY MACAQUES: WRONGLY ACCUSED?
THE PAIUTE MINING DISASTER
LEARNING FROM MOUNT ST. HELENS
SAVING THE SNOW LEOPARD
UPDATES
THE BUCKET OVERFLOWS
NOT JUST A COLD
RECYCLE AHOY!
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