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| TABLE OF CONTENTS | Volume XI, Number 5
SEPTEMBER/OCTOBER 2000 |
COVER STORY
REALITY CHECK - The Global Warming Debate Is Over. It's Real, Inexorable, and Headed Our Way
In 1995, more than 2,000 scientists from 100 countries reported to the United Nations that our burning of oil, coal and natural gas is changing the Earth's climate. Five years later, many of the same researchers are very troubled by two things: The climate is changing much more quickly than they projected even a few years ago; and the systems of the planet are far more sensitive to even a very small degree of warming than they had realized. Average U.S. temperatures, the report said, will rise by five to 10 degrees Fahrenheit (F) by the end of the 21st century.
FEATURES
HANDS-ON HARVESTING - Volunteers Get Dirty on International Organic Farms
The flock sits safely in the stable, and the nearby streets are silent. The tranquil evenings of Pradorrey, a village in northwestern Spain, are reward enough for a day spent tending sheep and harvesting grapes, but dinner--perhaps of fried sardines with goat cheese, bread and olive oil--awaits as well.
GREEN LIVING
CONSUMER NEWS: SOUNDS NATURAL - A Consumer Guide to Music From the Earth
EATING RIGHT: DRINK UP - Hot Beverages That Are Good for the Earth
YOUR HEALTH: HITTING A BRICK WALL - No Doubt Autism Is Genetic, But Is the Environment Also Implicated?
HOUSE & HOME: DOWN THE DRAIN - How to Conserve Resources by Spending Some Quality Time in the Bathroom
MONEY MATTERS: ONE MAN'S TREASURE - Environmental Groups Profit From "Stranded" Inventory
TOOLS FOR GREEN LIVING - Resources for eco-awareness and action
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CURRENTS
GREENER CLEANERS - The Dry Cleaning Industry's Quiet Revolution
A RIVER RUNS THROUGH IT - The Grassroots Take on General Electric in the Battle To Clean Up the Hudson
SAVING THE SEQUOIAS - Federal Protection For California's 3,000-year-old Trees
JAMMING THE GEARS - Are These Front-Line Fighters Eco-Heroes or Eco-Terrorists?
IN BRIEF
THE ARTISTS' GREEN ORCHARD
IN THE YEAR OF THE DRAGON
A BREATH OF AIR IN HARLEM
PARK AND RIDE TO THE PARK
PRICKLY POACHERS
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