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| TABLE OF CONTENTS | Volume XVIII, Number 6
NOVEMBER/DECEMBER, 2007 |
COVER STORY
WELCOME TO GREEN-COLLAR AMERICA - Does the Future of the American Middle Class Lie in Sustainable Business?
Welcome to the New Green Economy. The best hope for the American middle class may lie with sustainable business.
By Brita Belli
SIDEBAR: 10 GREAT GREEN OPPORTUNITIES
Everything’s coming up green. New employment possibilities are emerging in almost every field.
By Brita Belli, Kathryn Gutleber, Julia Hirsch, Jessica A. Knoblauch, and Shawn Query
SIDEBAR: ON-THE-GROUND TRAINING
Organizations are providing students and recent graduates with the experience needed to become environmental leaders.
By Brita Belli
FEATURES
ONCE THERE WAS A MOUNTAIN - Ravaging West Virginia for “Clean Coal”
In the name of “clean coal,” mountaintop removal mining ravages the Appalachians.
By Jim Motavalli
SIDEBAR: THE MYTH OF CLEAN COAL
The dirty secret is that “clean coal” is anything but. The process involves heating coal to 1,000 degrees Fahrenheit and mixing it with water to produce a gas, then converting the gas into diesel fuel.
By Jim Motavalli
GREEN LIVING
YOUR HEALTH: CHEESELESS AND LOVING IT - Going Vegan has Never Been Easier
By Melissa Knopper
EATING RIGHT: SWEET DREAMS - Seattle’s Theo is a Fair Trade Version of Willy Wonka’s Chocolate Factory
By Jim Motavalli
HOUSE & HOME: WHO LET THE DOGS (AND CATS) OUT? - Protecting Backyard Wildlife from Our Pets
By Betsy Franz
MONEY MATTERS: THIS PLACE ON EARTH - With Land Trusts, Profiting and Protecting Go Hand in Hand
By Brita Belli
CONSUMER NEWS: OUTDOOR GEAR GOES GREEN - All-Natural Technical Materials Hit the Mainstream
By Roddy Scheer
GOING GREEN: AN OFF-SETTING ADVENTURE - Cruising the Galapagos with a Carbon-Neutral Conscience
By Wendee Holtcamp
TOOLS FOR GREEN LIVING - Resources for eco-awareness and action
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A JOB TO DO
CURRENTS
THE WAR ON SHARKS - A New Film Documents a Corrupt but Lucrative International Conspiracy
LEFT ADRIFT - A Toxic Nightmare in New Orleans’ Marinas
SUNSHINE ACTIVISM - Florida’s Dramatic Turnabout on Climate Change
PAPER OR PLASTIC - The Best Answer May be “Neither”
IN BRIEF
THE CUTE AND THE DAMNED
FEEL THE (SEWAGE) HEAT!
THE GREENING OF LAS VEGAS
AUBREY ORGANICS’ 40-YEAR MISSION
UPDATES
BIODIESEL GOES BANKRUPT
BEYOND THE BOTTLES
COOL FOOD
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