E Magazine articles from July 1996

E Magazine archives from July 1996

Richard Leakey: Africa's passionate voice for nature.(Interview)
July 1, 1996... Richard Leakey was raised by famous parents, Louis and Mary, arguably the world's best-known archaeologists. While they were discovering ancient pre-human bones in Tanzania's Olduvai Gorge, Richard was spending his time observing and tracking...

Buying high, selling low. (evaluation of the emissions trading program)
July 1, 1996... Emissions Trading Is a Flop on Wall Street, But Is It Reducing Pollution? Remember emissions trading? Six years ago, it was all the rage, a new way to reduce pollution that reconciled the seemingly intractable forces of market capitalism and...

Down deep. (macro- and micro- flora and fauna of the deep sea thermal vents)
July 1, 1996... Environmentalists Fight to Protect The Fantastic Microscopic Creatures That Dwell on the Ocean's Bottom Scientists and dreamers alike have been enthralled by recent discoveries of planets outside our solar system which might harbor life, and...

Mining disaster. (Exxon Mining Co.'s mines)
July 1, 1996... Exxon, Operator of a Mine That Colombian Indians Say Has Destroyed Their Homeland, Is Planning Another Venture in Wisconsin Armando Valbuena Gouriyu speaks with quiet pride about his people, the Wayuu, an indigenous tribe inhabiting the Guajira...

Back from the brink. (captive breeding of endangered species)
July 1, 1996... Is Captive Breeding Creating Viable Populations...or Zoo Specimens? Captive breeding of an endangered species can make the difference between its success or failure. The black-footed ferret, the cheetah, the Wyoming toad and the peregrine...

Vacuuming the seas. (the exploitative potential of commercial fishing) (includes related articles on fishing discards and killing of harp seals to protect fishery resources)(The World's Fisheries: A State of Emergency, part 1)
July 1, 1996... Unprecedented Factory Fishing Operations Have Created a Global Crisis, As Species Dwindle and Catches Decline At sea 200 miles southwest of Iceland last summer, the crew of a super-trawler big enough to contain a dozen Boeing 747 jumbo jets...

Mad cows and the colonies, it can't happen here? (intensive agriculture and the mad cow disease) (includes related articles on the rendering industry and the possible role of genetic engineering in promoting the spread of mad cow disease)
July 1, 1996... DON'T BET ON IT. U.S. FARMERS ARE STILL PRACTICING 'COW CANNIBALISM' YEARS AFTER BRITAIN GAVE IT UP. In 1985, a previously healthy Holstein dairy cow in England became edgy and uncoordinated. It had difficulty standing and walking, and became...

Sun days. (sun exposure and skin cancer)
July 1, 1996... To Fight Skin Cancer This Summer, Sun Lovers Will Have to Take Precautions These days, people are spending more time outdoors for sun, sport and recreation - at precisely a time when depletion of the Earth's ozone layer (caused by the release...

Green plastics. (the craze over eco-credit cards)
July 1, 1996... Some Environmentalists See Eco-Credit Cards As a Contradiction in Terms, But They Make Money Gone are the days when "a card-carrying environmentalist" necessarily pays Greenpeace membership dues. Now, the phrase is just as likely to describe...

The eternal flame. (energy efficient compact fluorescent lights)
July 1, 1996... Compact Fluorescents Are Cheap, Earth-Friendly and May Last Forever Lighting accounts for 20 to 25 percent of all electricity sold in the U.S., according to the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). With Americans paying eight cents per...

Welcome to paradise. (ecotourism in Molokai)
July 1, 1996... Hawaii's Molokai Island Offers Unspoiled Ecotourism When the first European travelers saw Hawaii, they thought they'd found paradise. But as the 50th state, Hawaii is no longer so Edenic. Waikiki Beach has become a high-rise hell, and Honolulu,...

Rethinking hemp. (hemp cultivation as a means to address material shortages in paper, fiber, oils and textile)
July 1, 1996... With a Wide Variety of Uses, Ranging From clothing to Paper, the Hemp Industry Is Growing in the U.S. - Despite a Ban on Growing It Here Its use predates Christopher Columbus, but this easy-to-grow plant fiber is capable of replacing wood as...