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TABLE OF CONTENTS
Volume XIX, Number 4
JULY/AUGUST 2008

COVER STORY
THE MEAT OF THE MATTER - Our Livestock Industry Creates More Greenhouse Gas than Transportation Does
The meat industry is an environmental monster—responsible for more greenhouse gas emissions than worldwide transportation, gobbling up 26 percent of the Earth’s land for grazing and releasing countless toxins—from nitrogen to antibiotics—into our water supplies.
By Jim Motavalli

SIDEBAR: FIXING THE ANIMAL FARMS
An interview with Robert Martin, executive director of the Pew Commission on Industrial Farm Animal Production.
By Brita Belli
FEATURES
THINK BEFORE YOU EAT - The Widespread Effects of Factory-Farmed Meat
Most Americans consume 200 pounds of meat a year without considering the environmental or health impacts.
By Brian Colleran
DREAMS OF GOLD AND GREEN - U.S. Olympic Athletes Push Environmental Causes
Olympic athletes like swimmer Aaron Peirsol and beach volleyball star Misty May-Treanor are standing up for environmental causes.
By Brita Belli

GREEN LIVING
YOUR HEALTH: HEALING HEADACHES - Drug-Free Remedies for One of the Most Common Medical Complaints
By Jessica Rae Patton
EATING RIGHT: WHERE THE WILD THINGS ARE - Foraging for the Season’s Best-Kept Secrets
By Yvona Fast
HOUSE & HOME: MOVIN’ ON UP - Condos Get a Green Makeover
By Hal Brown
MONEY MATTERS: MAKING A LIFE - Redefining Success and Rediscovering Joy
By John Ivanko and Lisa Kivirst
GOING GREEN: FINDING GRACE IN DOMINICA - A Yoga Getaway in a Tropical Paradise
By Abigail Rome
CONSUMER NEWS: COVER UP - Blocking Rays with Sun-Protective Clothing
By Alan Richman




E WORD
THE COW IN THE LIVING ROOM

CURRENTS
SORTING THROUGH SADNESS - The High Cost of Recycling at a Cambodian Landfill
THE REEL DOWNFALL OF REEFS - Controlling Fishing to Save the Coral Reefs
FOLLOW THE SALESMEN - How Industry Insiders Challenged the Car Lobby
RELEARNING TO RECYCLE - Streamlining the Process (and Reaping Rewards) with RecycleBank

IN BRIEF
CONSERVATION FROM ABOVE
TUNING IN SLOWLY
TRACKING YOUR FOOTPRINT
PLASTIC INDUSTRY STRIKES BACK

UPDATES
CHEMICALS GONE WILD
MEASLES ON THE RISE
WAVES OF CHANGE

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