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| TABLE OF CONTENTS | Volume XII, Number 6
NOVEMBER/DECEMBER 2001 |
COVER STORY
THE GOLD CRUSH - With Its Population Growing Faster Than That of Bangladesh, California's Environment Is Approaching A Crisis Point.
Understanding population growth in California and its environmental consequences.
By Jim Motavalli
SIDEBAR: CAPSIZING CALIFORNIA
By Christophe Vorlet
THE NUCLEAR PHOENIX - The Bush Administration is Pushing Ahead with a Full-Scale Revival of Atomic Power
The last time anyone ordered a new nuclear power plant in the United States was in 1978, but if you think that means nukes are dead forever, guess again. The Bush Administration and the nuclear industry are making an intense push to rehabilitate nuclear power in the U.S. “It’s like reviving Frankenstein -- this is the sequel,” says Robert Alvarez, executive director of the Standing for Truth About Radiation (STAR) Foundation and co-author of Killing Our Own: The Disaster of America’s Experience with Atomic Radiation.
By Karl Grossman
CONVERSATIONS
ROY BECK - It’s About the Numbers
Last year, Roy Beck and Leon Kolankiewicz released a report entitled Sprawl in California that used U.S. Census data to challenge some of the traditional assumptions about why cities spill beyond their borders. “California’s population boom has been the number one factor in the state’s relentless urban sprawl, even though most anti-sprawl efforts exclusively target consumption factors,” the report concludes.
By Jim Motavalli
GREEN LIVING
CONSUMER NEWS: ECO-BABES IN TOYLAND - A Holiday Gift-Giving Guide for Kids Who Think Green
By Katherine Kerlin
EATING RIGHT: CANNING 101 - Enjoy the Bounty of Summer Produce Year-Round with Home Canning
By Anne W. Wilke
YOUR HEALTH: RAISING THE ALARM - Concerns Linger About Electromagnetic Fields
By Becky Gillette
HOUSE & HOME: FOR THE BIRDS - Enliven Your Yard with Feeders and Baths
By Brian Clark Howard
MONEY MATTERS: JUST A CLICK AWAY - New Websites Help the Computer-Bound Support Green Causes
By Roddy Scheer
GOING GREEN: SUSTAINABLE SLOPES - Aspen Skiing Company Makes the Environment Its Business
By Katherine Kerlin
TOOLS FOR GREEN LIVING - Resources for eco-awareness and action
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WANT TO REDUCE IMMIGRATION? WORK FOR ECONOMIC EQUALITY
CURRENTS
BATTLING THE BARK BEETLE - As Global Warming Rises, So Do Tree-Killing Infestations
SAVING THE CHESAPEAKE - America’s Largest Estuary Makes Modest Gains Despite Development
SHOPPING LESS AND ENJOYING LIFE MORE - The Center for a New American Dream Works to Build a Less Materialistic Society
SECOND THOUGHTS - Farmers Are Deeply Wary About Genetically Engineered Crops
PARKS AS LUNGS - America’s Urban Forests Make Environmental and Economic Sense
IN BRIEF
ENVIRONMENTALISTS ON-LINE
HAWAII’S VEGGIE FUEL
LAWYERS VS. LEAD
WHITE BEARS, BLACK OIL
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