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| TABLE OF CONTENTS | Volume X, Number 3
MAY/JUNE 1999 |
COVER STORY
THE LAST OF THEIR KIND - As the War on Wildlife Continues, We're Losing Species at an Incredible Rate
The big, slow-moving Galapagos tortoise is one of the most endangered animals on Earth, confined to dwindling populations on just five islands. On one of these islands so memorably visited by Charles Darwin, a solitary male tortoise survives. Galapagos tortoises, which can grow to over 500 pounds, live to 100 and take 20 years to reach sexual maturity, are protected today, but there is a long history of calamitous contact with the human race.
By Jennifer Bogo and Jim Motavalli
SIDEBAR: POLITICAL ANIMALS
By Jennifer Bogo
SIDEBAR: 10 IN TROUBLE
By Jennifer Bogo and Jim Motavalli
REAL WEALTH - The Genuine Progress Indicator Could Provide an Environmental Measure of the Planet's Health
On October 17, 1995, Senator Byron Dorgan (D-ND) asked his colleagues in the Senate to rethink sacred notions of economic progress. "We are told daily that the Gross Domestic Product (GDP) in America is up, our economy is moving forward and we are doing so well. But why, when Americans are working longer and harder just to keep up, why are we told that things are so good, that the GDP is a measure of enormous progress?"
By Linda Baker
CONVERSATIONS
GINETTE HEMLEY - Wildlife Warrior
In a photograph she furnished to E, Ginette Hemley, vice president for species conservation at the World Wildlife Fund (WWF), is casting a practiced eye on the goods for sale at an Asian market, undoubtedly on the lookout for products containing tiger bone, rhino horn or other endangered species ingredients.
By Jim Motavalli
GREEN LIVING
CONSUMER NEWS: NICE DAY FOR A...GREEN WEDDING - Planning a Ceremony That Celebrates the Earth
By Elizabeth Hilts
YOUR HEALTH: THE DIET-CANCER CONNECTION - Eating Your Way to Better Health
By Jennifer Bogo
HOUSE & HOME: TREE POWER - Proper Landscaping Can Cut Utility Bills in Half
By Tracey C. Rembert
MONEY MATTERS: CHARITY BEGINS AT HOME - Want to Help Green Causes? Set Up a Family Foundation!
By Elaine Robbins
GOING GREEN: ADVENTURE TRAVEL VS. ECOTOURISM - Can the Road Less Traveled Get Trampled Too Often?
By Jenny E. Beeh
TOOLS FOR GREEN LIVING - Resources for eco-awareness and action
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EXTINCT IS FOREVER
CURRENTS
OUR BELEAGUERED BEACHES - Increased Pollution And Lax Water Quality Standards Lessen Summer Fun In The Sun
DANGEROUS BEAUTY - Flower Farms May Threaten Workers and the Environment
BETTER IDEAS - Ford in Pursuit of the Green Car
CURRENTS OF CHANGE - Can Brooklyn's Gowanus Canal be Cleaned Up?
FAST TRACK - A Rail Renaissance Moves Ahead, Despite Conservative Opposition
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