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| TABLE OF CONTENTS | Volume XIV, Number 6
NOVEMBER/DECEMBER 2003 |
COVER STORY
LEGAL EAGLE - Bobby Kennedy, Jr. Fights for the Environment—and For His Kids’ Future
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. wears many hats, including president of the Waterkeeper Alliance and senior attorney for the Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC).
By Dick Russell
THE RECKONING - Global Warming is Likely to Cause Huge Climatic Changes -- and Possibly a New Ice Age
Carbon dioxide levels in the atmosphere have risen 30 percent in the last century, but, again, that’s only a beginning. Until 1999, two gigatons of CO2 were added to the atmosphere annually. Since then, with the addition of huge releases from large-scale forest fires, we’ve added six gigatons.
By Jim Motavalli
GREEN LIVING
CONSUMER NEWS: PORTABLE POWER - An Eco-Conscious Guide to Batteries
By Sarah Loehndorf
EATING RIGHT: HOW SWEET IT ISN’T? - Natural Alternatives to Sugar, Minus the Calories and Carcinogens
By Starre Vartan
YOUR HEALTH: BEYOND THE BITE - How to Fight the West Nile Virus
By Alyssa Israel
HOUSE & HOME: CALLING ALL COMPOSTERS - It’s Cool and It’s Hot
By Becca Manning
MONEY MATTERS: LOOKING SOUTH - Latin America Offers Sustainable Investment Opportunities
By Roddy Scheer
HOUSE & HOME: WILD WATER - Rafting the Kennebec in Untamed Northern Maine
By Jim Motavalli
TOOLS FOR GREEN LIVING - Resources for eco-awareness and action
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IT’S THE MEDIA, STUPID
CURRENTS
ALL FOR SHOW - Ringling Brothers’ Circus Claims to Promote Conservation
GETTING ON TRACK - Talking Traffic in Portland and Seattle
TAKE BACK YOUR TIME - Should We be Working Less and Enjoying Ourselves More?
HASTE MAKES WASTE - Are We Paying for Cut-Rate, Shoddy Military Cleanup?
IN BRIEF
KEEPING ALASKA HOG FARM-FREE
FARMING BUTTERFLIES
GETTING YOUR GOAT
URBAN WAL-MARTS - No Big Easy
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