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| TABLE OF CONTENTS | Volume XX, Number 1
JANUARY/FEBRUARY 2009 |
COVER STORY
THE PROMISE OF WIND - Embracing America’s Fastest-Growing Form of Renewable Energy
The U.S. now leads the world in wind energy production, with incredible resources left to tap over land and sea. And a growing wind industry brings with it high-paying jobs, improved national security and a major reduction in greenhouse gas emissions.
By Joe Provey
SIDEBAR: THE BIG PUSH
Greg Wetstone, the senior director for government and public affairs at the American Wind Energy Association (AWEA), talks about the need for incentives and a smarter grid.
By Joe Provey
FEATURES
SAVED BY THE SEA
A memoir of the ocean, family, love, diving and disappearance.
By David Helvarg
GREEN LIVING
YOUR HEALTH: DON’T BE AFRAID OF THE DARK - Electronic Lights Are Ruining Our Sleep, and Health
By Melissa Knopper
EATING RIGHT: COOKING WITH COCONUT OIL - The Saturated Fat That’s Good for You (Really!)
By Aimee Hughes
HOUSE & HOME: DRILL, BABY, DRILL - Cutting Bills and Emissions with Geothermal
By Pete Hildebrandt
GOING GREEN: DOWN ON THE FARM STAY - Rest, Relaxation and Roosters in Pennsylvania Dutch Country
By Lili DeBarbieri
CONSUMER NEWS: GUITAR HEROES - The Sustainable Guitar Movement Is Out to Save Trees
By Drew Pogge
MONEY MATTERS: INVESTING IN PEOPLE - Making a Difference, One Small Loan at a Time
By Rona Fried
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WINDS OF CHANGE
CURRENTS
NETTING A SOLUTION - Abandoned Fishing Nets are Turned to Energy
PLYMOUTH ROCKS THE MOVIE INDUSTRY - A Mega Green Movie Studio in Massachusetts Aims to Be “Hollywood East”
GRIDLOCK - Real Energy Conservation Requires a Smarter Grid
INDUSTRY AND ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE - Can a Historic Black Neighborhood Be Preserved?
IN BRIEF
BEHIND THE GREENS - Invasive Species Specialist Jennifer Forman Orth, Ph.D.
INNOVATION: PURIFYING THE BUSINESS OF SELLING WATER
A CLEANER CARNIVAL
ACTIVISM: THE GIVING GALLERY
CHICAGO’S GREEN PLAN
HOW GREEN IS THAT ... COFFEE?
TOOLS
RESOURCES FOR ECO-AWARENESS AND ACTION
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