E Magazine articles from July 2000

E Magazine archives from July 2000

The Color of Money.(a successful Earth Day in 2000, despite massive media attention to the Elian Gonzalez case)(Brief Article)
July 1, 2000... I just read some incredible nonsense written by Jerry Taylor of the Cato Institute, a conservative Washington think tank. Taylor notes that the major media gave Earth Day a miss (though fails to acknowledge why: the feeding frenzy over Elian...

LETTERS FROM OUR READERS.
July 1, 2000... We welcome your letters Please type letters double-spaced, and include your full name and address and a daytime phone number. Mail to: E Magazine/ Advice and Dissent, P.O. Box 5098, Westport, CT 06881, or send them to info@emagazine.com,...

Nader's Raid.(Ralph Nader runs for president)
July 1, 2000... Citizen Ralph Runs For Real in 2000 In 1996, when Ralph Nader made his first run for the Presidency under the banner of the Green Party, he had a hard time articulating the party's many-hued platform, preferring to stick with his...

On Line and Active.(environmental activity online, such as the movement to save the Lucius Burch Natural Area in Tennessee)
July 1, 2000... Green Groups Get Results From the Internet Recently, Naomi Van Tol created a small website to fight for a forest near Memphis, Tennessee. She never expected to get responses from Romania. "I've [also] had supportive e-mail from folks from...

IN BRIEF.(Caribou reintroduced into northern Idaho)(this and other items are discussed)
July 1, 2000... THE CARIBOU'S LAST STAND? "Most people don't realize that there are caribou in the lower 48 states," says wildlife biologist Tim Layser, "and that they are the most endangered population of large mammals in the country. Once spread...

They Speak for the Trees.(protest against old growth logging in Finland)
July 1, 2000... Finnish Environmentalists Work to Stop Relentless Old-Growth Logging By appearance and reputation, Finland is resplendent in its verdant natural beauty. A flat country with expansive marine clay plains, low plateaus and small hills, fully...

Hunters No More.(hiring former macaw trappers to help protect the birds)(Brief Article)
July 1, 2000... Making the Macaw Banditos An Offer They Can't Refuse In Bolivia's Llanos de Moxos region, a former wildlife trapper named Pocho shows off the delicate snare he devised to nab blue-throated macaws for the illegal pet trade. He points out the...

Tofu, Inc.(natural food businesses being acquired large corporations, ranging from General Mills to Philip Morris)(Brief Article)
July 1, 2000... In a Wave of Acquisitions, Natural Foods Companies Are Being Gobbled Up As corporations realize the valuable market niche and consumer loyalty of many natural brands, they have begun, quite literally, to gobble them up. In the last six...

UPDATES.(possible adverse side effects of wearing perfume)(this and other items are discussed)(Brief Article)
July 1, 2000... A TIMELESS SCENT It seems a popular Calvin Klein perfume may truly have timeless effects. "Eternity eau de Parfum" was recently identified by two independent laboratories, in a study commissioned by the Environmental Health Network (EHN),...

Business Savvy.(green products become major business sector)
July 1, 2000... Making Room on the Shelves for a New Generation of Greener Goods The American supermarket has always offered a virtual cornucopia of goods, but never before has the selection been quite so eclectic, or so green. Scan the shelves today and...

Running on EMPTY.(the temporary increase in gasoline prices may be an indication of things to come)
July 1, 2000... Sticker Shock at the Pumps Symbolizes the Fossil Fuel Malaise Here's the scenario: Sticker shock at the gas pumps, with prices nearly doubling overnight. Long lines at the few stations that are open. Crude cardboard signs reading "out of...

Try Our Nukeburgers.(radiation preservation of food)
July 1, 2000... GREEN LIVING WITH THE EARTH IN MIND Meat Irradiation Gets the Green Light. But Is It Safe? Would you eat a fast-food burger that had been "nuked"--exposed to nuclear radiation in order to kill pathogens such as salmonella? Maybe you...

Brain Food.(how consumer seafood choices affect the environment)
July 1, 2000... Choose Your Seafood Today With Tomorrow in Mind Calamari pizza, blackened tuna caesar salad, shrimp puttanesca--whatever your seafood craving, the nation's restaurants are likely to have it. New and exotic seafood combinations are popping...

One Man's Treasure.(industrial surplus programs allow businesses to donate excess inventory to help worthy causes)(Brief Article)
July 1, 2000... Environmental Groups Profit From `Stranded' Inventory The Green Widget Company (GWC) was in a quandary: Acme Widget Supply had executed a purchase order for $200,000 worth of recycled Widgets in a unique sea foam color, then promptly went...

Pooling Your Resources.(tips on reducing energy used by swimming pools)(Brief Article)
July 1, 2000... Give Your Swimming Pool--and Your Utility Bills--an Energy-Smart Makeover Six million American homes have swimming pools, which provide a cool alternative to the blazing heat of summer months and a refreshing excuse to put off that lawn...

Northern Exposure.(L.L. Bean Outdoor Discovery School)(Brief Article)
July 1, 2000... Discovering the Great Outdoors With L.L. Bean Slowly maneuvering through the azure waters of Maine's Casco Bay on a flawless day in late June, seven sea kayakers paddle away from the shore. Soon, the trepidation of balancing a watercraft...

Keeping Bugs at Bay.(natural insect repellents)
July 1, 2000... Banning the Biters With Natural Insect Repellents The common mosquito is, at first glance, a pathetic creature. Weighing, on average (and on an empty stomach), less than two milligrams, it's laughably small. It's so fragile even the...

TOOLS FOR GREEN LIVING.(green products)(Brief Article)
July 1, 2000... Resources for eco-awareness and action THE GREEN GRILL Who doesn't love the flavor of an afternoon cookout? Well, now you can get the same results without releasing all that carbon monoxide, volatile organic compounds (VOCs) or...

The Well-Organized Camper.(Review)(Brief Article)
July 1, 2000... PREPARED FOR FUN "There is more danger that a man take too much than too little into the wilderness," begins Linda Fredrick Yaffe's The Well-Organized Camper (Chicago Review Press, $12.95). The author revamps her 40 years of camping...

Despicable Species: On Cowbirds, Kudzu, Hornworms, and Other Scourges.(Review)(Brief Article)
July 1, 2000... BORN TO FEAR From the stinging pain of horse fly encounters to our distaste for centipedes, cowbirds and sandburs, Janet Lembke explores the nature and myth of species we love to hate. In humorous and historic detail, Despicable Species:...

IS THE TEMPERATURE Rising?: The Uncertain Science of Global Warming.(Review)(Brief Article)
July 1, 2000... RISE TO UNCERTAINTY As things heat up in your region of the world, it may be the perfect time to contemplate the global warming dilemma. Two down-to-earth books offer different angles to help you do just that. Is the Temperature...

Forests to Fight Poverty.(Review)(Brief Article)
July 1, 2000... The editing team of Ralph Schmidt, Joyce K. Berry and John C. Gordon tackles global warming from the deforestation end. With one and a half billion people living in marginal agricultural/forest areas in Africa, Asia and Latin America, there's...

Citizen Muckraking: How to Investigate and Right Wrongs in Your Community.(Review)(Brief Article)
July 1, 2000... TAKING ON GOLIATH Perhaps like Terri and John Moore you've found your new dream home 100 feet from a proposed landfill. Or like Joan Robinett are suspicious of your local water quality. Let The Center for Public Integrity guide you through...

Ocean's End: Travels Through Endangered Seas.(Review)(Brief Article)
July 1, 2000... TROUBLED WATERS Colin Woodward spanned the globe from the Black Sea to the Antarctic, and he takes readers along on the year-and-a-half journey that formed Ocean's End: Travels Through Endangered Seas (Basic Books, $26). In the process, he...

Mattanza: Love and Death in the Sea of Sicily.(Review)(Brief Article)
July 1, 2000... Theresa Maggio, on the other hand, describes--very vividly--just one place --an island off the coast of Sicily--and the human lives that intertwine with the bluefin tuna caught by these fisherfolk. In Mattanza: Love and Death in the Sea of...

Hard Green: Saving the Environment From the Environmentalists.(Review)(Brief Article)
July 1, 2000... THE MOVEMENT FOR BETTER OR WORSE Both Peter Huber's Hard Green: Saving the Environment From the Environmentalists (Basic Books, $25) and Earth Rising: American Environmentalism in the 21st Century (Island Press, $24.95) by Phillip...

Crushed Rock, Big Ice and Soap Suds.(environmental implications of gravel extraction)(Brief Article)
July 1, 2000... Explorations of Gravel Mining, the Antarctic Shelf and `Natural' Cleansers What are the environmental impacts of gravel extraction? --Kristina Hayward, Berkshire, UK Gravel extraction, often in stream beds, is big business in the...