E, the Environmental Magazine: JANUARY/FEBRUARY 2008

January/February 2008
Vol. XIX, no. 1
Full Table of Contents

IN OUR CURRENT ISSUE

♦ When Blue Meets Green
♦ A New Beginning
♦ INNOVATION
♦ Window Shopping

WEEKLY NEWSLETTER

Sign up for OurPlanet, our FREE weekly newsletter
Enter e-mail address:

NEWS ARCHIVE

COMMENTARY ARCHIVE

FEEDBACK

♦ Letters

♦ Ask an Environmental Question

SUBSCRIBER SERVICES

♦ Renewals

♦ Gift Subscriptions

♦ All Other Questions

♦ Contact E Magazine

SYNDICATED COLUMN

EarthTalk en Español

GET INVOLVED

♦ Event Calendar

♦ Partner With E

♦ Green Directory

♦ Reprints & Permissions

AFFILIATE PROGRAM

♦ Organizations:
Sell E Subscriptions
Earn $10 on each!

PREMIUM PROGRAM

♦ Organizations: Use
E Subscriptions
To Raise Money
and Build Membership!

TABLE OF CONTENTS

Volume XIX, Number 1
JANUARY/FEBRUARY 2008

COVER STORY
LOSING WINTER - As Climate Change Takes Hold, Our Coldest Season is the First Casualty
Fewer days for skiing, snowman-building and maple sugaring are bringing the realities of global warming home.
By Jim Motavalli

SIDEBAR: BACK WHEN IT SNOWED
Remembrances of snowy (and icy, freezing, wind-whipping) winters past.

SIDEBAR: SNOWMOBILES AND PUBLIC LANDS
Manufacturers say they�re harmless, but snowmobiles are tearing up our national parks.
By D. J. Schubert

SIDEBAR: SOS: SAVE OUR SNOW
Top winter athletes take charge in fighting global warming.
By Brita Belli
FEATURES
SNOWMOBILES AND PUBLIC LANDS - Unacceptable Impacts on a Winter Landscape
Manufacturers say they�re harmless, but snowmobiles are tearing up our national parks.
By D. J. Schubert

SIDEBAR:
FEATURES
SOS: SAVE OUR SNOW - Winter AthletesTake the Lead in Fighting Global Warming
Top winter athletes take charge in fighting global warming.
By Brita Belli

GREEN LIVING
YOUR HEALTH: BALANCING WITH NATURE - The Green Yoga Association Gets Practitioners on the Green Path
By Courtney Tenz
EATING RIGHT: MAD FOR MILLET - Bringing Whole Grains Back
By Yvona Fast
HOUSE & HOME: THE COOLER KITCHEN - Better Appliances and Smarter Tips
By Mindy Pennybacker
MONEY MATTERS: RETIRING GREEN - Social(k) is the 401(k) that Cares
By Rona Fried
GOING GREEN: TRAIL OF THE WHALE - Tracking Grey Whales with EarthWatch in British Columbia
By Roddy Scheer
CONSUMER NEWS: MELTING AWAY - Can Sustainable Skis and Snowboards Save Winter Sports?
By Drew Pogge
TOOLS FOR GREEN LIVING - Resources for eco-awareness and action

E WORD
BRINGING IT HOME

CURRENTS
BLOWIN� IN THE WIND - Texas Ranchers Turn to Turbines
IT TAKES AN ECO-VILLAGE - Green Communities are Spreading�With Growing Pains
TREADING WATER - Wetlands Loss Accelerates in Louisiana
CONSIDERING COGENERATION - Clean Power Whose Time has Come�Back

IN BRIEF
VENEZUELA�S TOXIC GOLD RUSH
BOLD URBAN VISIONS
MAKING SAND FROM GLASS?
SAVING THE CHESAPEAKE WITH FEDERAL FUNDS

UPDATES
THE OIL PEAKS
BURT�S BEES SELLS OUT BIG
BLUEFIN TUNA: GOING, GOING, GONE

FEEDBACK
Advice & Dissent
EarthTalk

ADDITIONAL OPTIONS
Subscriber Login
Subscribe
Free Trial Issue
OurPlanet Newsletter