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| TABLE OF CONTENTS | Volume XI, Number 6
NOVEMBER/DECEMBER 2000 |
COVER STORY
BALANCING ACT - Can America Sustain a Population of 500 Million -- Or Even a Billion -- by 2100?
Our finite planet welcomed its six billionth citizen last year, and 10 billion will probably appear right around 2038.
By Jim Motavalli
SIDEBAR: COMING TO AMERICA
By Jim Motavalli
THE HOLE IN THE SKY - Think the Ozone Layer is Yesterday's Issue? Think Again
In early August, Bert Ammons of Stuart, Florida pleaded guilty to violating the Clean Air Act when he attempted to smuggle ninety 30-pound cylinders of CFC-12, also known by its trade name, Freon, in false compartments on his 41-foot boat, Sierra. According to Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) officials, not only did Ammons plan to distribute the chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs) to auto repair shops around Fort Lauderdale, but his ozone-depleting cargo also had a street value of approximately $68,000. If convicted, Ammons faces up to five years in prison and $250,000 in fines.
By Linda Baker
SIDEBAR: OZONE
By Linda Baker
GREEN LIVING
CONSUMER NEWS: WRAPPING IT UP - Creative Ways to Give Your Holiday Paper Use the Cut
By April Reese
EATING RIGHT: REWRITING THE RECIPE - Modern Kitchens Try Their Hand at Dairy-less Desserts
By Jennifer Bogo
YOUR HEALTH: ANIMALS ON DRUGS - Antibiotic-Pumped Livestock May Be Breeding Superbugs
HOUSE & HOME: THE INSIDE SCOOP - Having Trouble Breathing? The Problem Could Be Indoor Air
By Kathleen O'Neill
MONEY MATTERS: SCREENED IRAS AND 401KS - Saving Up for a Green Retirement
By Damon Franz
GOING GREEN: BUYING VERMONT - As Tradition Wanes, Green Mountain Farms Are Selling Nostalgia--and Organics
By Jim Motavalli
TOOLS FOR GREEN LIVING - Resources for eco-awareness and action
By Jennifer Bogo, Damon Franz, Page Neubert, Amanda Presley, and Hillary Young
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THE WEIGHT OF NUMBERS
CURRENTS
SAVING THE BAYOU - As Salt Water Rises, Cajun Country Looks to the Mighty Mississippi
BOSTON'S DIRTY SECRETS - The Mammoth Big Dig Highway Project Shortchanges Transit
THE WHOLE PACKAGE - A Federal Food Program Gets Supplemental Common Sense
EXOTIC DOWN UNDER - Australia Fights Back Against Invader Species
LEAVING TRACKS - Are Wildlife or Snowmobiles Being Chased from America's Parks?
IN BRIEF
HOPE DOWN UNDER
IN THE PARKS - Anchors Away?
PESTICIDES - The Real Pests?
POACHED SALMON -- OR SEA LIONS?
VISITOR CENTERS - If You Build It, Will They Come?
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