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| TABLE OF CONTENTS | Volume XIX, Number 5
SEPTEMBER/OCTOBER 2008 |
COVER STORY
PRESIDENTIAL SCIENCE LESSONS - The Next President Faces Tough Decisions in Science and Policy
With nanotechnology, genetics and global warming on his plate, the next president faces difficult decisions in science and policy. He’s going to need the support of the science community that President Bush has pushed aside.
By Josh McDaniel
SIDEBAR: THE BREAKDOWN
Both Democrat Barack Obama and Republican John McCain have said they will maximize resources while searching for better energy solutions, but while the former is looking to shed the nation’s fossil fuel dependency as cleanly and quickly as possible, the latter projects a future full of offshore drilling, nuclear power and liquid coal.
By Josh McDaniel
SIDEBAR: GREEN NOTES FROM A POLITICAL INSIDER
The global warming bill that wasn’t with the legislative director of the League of Conservation Voters.
By Tiernan Sittenfeld
SIDEBAR: THE PRESIDENT NEEDS A PLAN
Trial lawyer Dr. Robert Freilich, who has tried over 160 cases and argued several before the Supreme Court, is focused on land—how to best use it, sustain it and maximize its resources.
By Brita Belli
SIDEBAR: COVERED IN OIL
The Sierra Club has accused GOP presidential candidate John McCain of turning hefty Big Oil donations into an attack ad campaign which criticizes Democrat Barack Obama’s positions on energy security.
By Beth Connolly
FEATURES
TAKING BACK THE EPA - Fixing the Agency That Bush Broke
Bush stripped the agency of its power and left its credibility in question. Here’s what’s needed from a new administrator.
By Jori Lewis
NUKES - An Environmental Lesson on McCain’s Nuclear Ambitions
In the year 2030, with McCain’s proposed plan, the U.S. will have a total of 184 nuclear power plants in operation producing 3,680 metric tons of waste annually.
By Jennifer Santisi
GREEN LIVING
YOUR HEALTH: MAKE LOVE, NOT WASTE - Bringing Environmentalism into the Bedroom
By Jessica Rae Patton
EATING RIGHT: THE TOFU TRAP - Our Soy Habit Has Environmental Consequences
By Erin Barnes
HOUSE & HOME: THE BIG, BULKY TRUTH ABOUT BEDS - Recycling Mattresses and Going Organic
By John Guilfoil
MONEY MATTERS: TURN IT AROUND - Recycling Is a Massive Industry with Lots of Investment Potential
By Rona Fried
GOING GREEN: A HAMMOCK IN THE PALMS - Tropical, Secluded and Committed to Green: Bangaram Island Resort
By Jenny Fowler
CONSUMER NEWS: CRUISING ON A CURRENT - Electric Two-Wheelers Offer a Way to Cut Back and Cut Loose
By Michael Prager
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A NEW DECIDER
CURRENTS
THE ETHICAL HUNTER IN AFRICA - Big Game Hunters Make a Claim for Conservation
TROUBLED WATERS - “Ocean Deserts” are Expanding, Disrupting Habitats and Suffocating Marine Life
UNLEASH THE WASPS - Controversial Measures to Save the Nation’s Ash Trees
GROWING GREEN LAWYERS - Law Clinics Provide an Environmental Last Line of Defense
IN BRIEF
OCEAN SCHEMING
WELCOME TO NEUTRAL TOWN
WINDS OF CHANGE AT LOGAN AIRPORT
CHASING THE CHESTNUT
UPDATES
BETTER BELCHING
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