E Magazine articles from May 1999

E Magazine archives from May 1999

GINETTE HEMLEY.(vice president of the World Wildlife Fund Ginette Hemley)(Interview)
May 1, 1999... Wildlife Warrior In a photograph she furnished to E, Ginette Hemley, vice president for species conservation at the World Wildlife Fund (WWF), is casting a practiced eye on the goods for sale at an Asian market, undoubtedly on the lookout...

Dangerous Beauty.(flower farms using unregistered pesticides)(Brief Article)
May 1, 1999... Flower Farms May Threaten Workers and the Environment Driving through central Costa Rica below the Tilaran Mountains, travelers see a hillside blanketed with exotic flowers. But the bucolic vision is immediately undercut by the sight of a...

Our Beleaguered Beaches.(pollution at beaches)
May 1, 1999... Increased Pollution and Lax Water Quality Standards Lessen Summer Fun in the Sun Time may be running out for many of America's most popular beaches. Even as millions of vacationers summer on the shore, beaches are under constant attack,...

INDIA'S RIVER OF DEATH.
May 1, 1999... The crusade against a polluting factory accused of breeding cancer in a duster of villages in south India received a bitter blow when 57-year-old K.A. Rahman died in January. The man who led the protest campaign against Grasim Industries from...

Better Ideas.(environmentally safe car)
May 1, 1999... Ford in Pursuit of the Green Car In the early 1930s, Henry Ford walked into his company's research lab with a bag of chicken bones, dumped them on a desk and proclaimed, "See what you can do with these." He later urged his staff to try out...

THE HEIFER PROJECT: COWS 'R US.
May 1, 1999... In the small coastal city of Monte Christe in the Dominican Republic, mesquite trees, cacti, dusty roads and farms stretch as far as the eye can see. The region's nickname--"We die of thirst"--rings with dry truth as residents line-up to...

HOLES IN THE ARK: QUESTIONING SPECIES PROTECTION PLANS.
May 1, 1999... In the biblical story of the Great Flood, Noah built an ark to preserve samples of every living creature. Today, the rising tide of global extinction threatens to eliminate half of all species within 100 years (see the cover story this issue)....

INSIDE THE RAINBOW.
May 1, 1999... In People of the Rainbow, Michael Niman describes a collective survival instinct where "in the absence of any compulsory organization, unconsciously, organically, we become a tribe." That process is the whole point of the annual Rainbow Family...

CONSERVATION TAG ... YOU'RE IT.
May 1, 1999... When Adelita, an endangered loggerhead sea turtle, swam the Pacific Ocean this past year from Baja to Japan, thousands of students across the country cheered her on. They were able to follow her journey, from start to finish, thanks to...

Fast Track.(rail transit becoming popular in the US)
May 1, 1999... A Rail Renaissance Moves Ahead, Despite Conservative Opposition On a late summer weekend last year, more than 260,000 people celebrated the opening of the 18-mile Westside Line in Portland, Oregon. They got out of their cars, partied at the...

Currents of Change.(Gowanus Canal in New York, NY)
May 1, 1999... Can Brooklyn's Gowanus Canal Be Cleaned Up? A cruise up the murky Gowanus Canal is a journey into the heart of darkest Brooklyn. These sell-out excursions focus not on romance, fine dining or savoring the Manhattan skyline. Instead, throngs...

PVC: GOING, GOING, GONE?
May 1, 1999... Greenpeace is a step closer to attaining its goal of a worldwide phase-out of polyvinyl chloride (PVC) (see "Teething Toxins?", In Brief, March/April 1998). Nike recently announced its decision to discontinue all PVC plastics use in its...

THIRSTY YET?
May 1, 1999... The one billion people lacking access to clean water today will not be suffering alone in the years ahead (see "Water, Water Everywhere," cover story, September/October 1998). The Johns Hopkins University School of Health has issued a report...

SETTING SOME STANDARDS.
May 1, 1999... Last January, Agriculture Secretary Dan Glickman announced that meat, poultry and eggs will now be allowed to display the "certified organic" label--catching up with produce and fiber crops that are currently included in the federal standards...

The Last of Their Kind.(endangered species) (includes related articles on Endangered Species Act, and 10 threatened species)
May 1, 1999... As the War on Wildlife Continues, We're Losing Species at an Incredible Rate The big, slow-moving Galapagos tortoise is one of the most endangered animals on Earth, confined to dwindling populations on just five islands. On one of these...

REAL WEALTH.(use of gross domestic product figures as economic indicator may no longer be valid)
May 1, 1999... The Genuine Progress Indicator Could Provide an Environmental Measure of the Planet's Health On October 17, 1995, Senator Byron Dorgan (D-ND)asked his colleagues in the Senate to rethink sacred notions of economic progress. "We are told...

The Diet-Cancer Connection.
May 1, 1999... Eating Your Way to Better Health The medical profession has come a long way since Hippocrates first said, "Let food be thy medicine and medicine be thy food. Perhaps it's time to take a few steps back. A full third of the 563,000 cancer...

Charity Begins at Home.(forming family foundations)(Brief Article)
May 1, 1999... Want to Help Green Causes? Set Up a Family Foundation? Mark Schlesinger and his wife, Christine Russell, a board member of the Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC), have been giving money to support the environment for nearly 20 years....

Tree Power.(landscaping to save energy)(Brief Article)
May 1, 1999... Proper Landscaping Can Cut Utility Bills in Half Believe it or not, landscaping may be the best long-term investment for reducing home heating and cooling costs. An asset to your yard and community, proper tree, shrub and grass plantings...

Adventure vs. Ecotourism.(environmental impact of so-called ecotourist activities)(Brief Article)
May 1, 1999... Can the Road Less Traveled Get Trampled Too Often? Before he was an ecotour operator, Bill Mueller took his first trip to Lake Baikal in southern Siberia to participate in a study examining the lake's fragile ecosystem and the impact of...

Nice Day for a ... Green Wedding.(environmentally friendly weddings)
May 1, 1999... Planning a Ceremony That Celebrates the Earth The "white" in "wedding" has come to mean "expensive." Indeed, until this modern era of conspicuous consumption, most weddings were simple, at-home affairs attended only by close friends and...

DEALING DEATH TO DAWGS.
May 1, 1999... Explode them dawgs" says the voluble Mark Mason of the Varmint Militia. He spends his vacations shooting prairie dogs for the pure joy of seeing them made airborne by the force of a .22-caliber bullet. Mason is one of the protagonists of...

GREEN GLASS GLAMOUR.
May 1, 1999... Before you head out to Pier One to buy a set of typical tumblers, check out the creative styles of Green Glass. This South African-based company is giving new life to empty glass bottles. Founders Sean Penrith and Philip Tetley discovered that...

STAMP LICKIN' DAYS ARE OVER.
May 1, 1999... The World Wildlife Fund is stepping up its direct action techniques. The organization now boasts the Conservation Action Network (CAN) at http://www.takeaction.worldwildlife.org, and is dedicated to increasing "rapid response" to environmental...

SOLE BENEFIT.
May 1, 1999... What do you get when you take a comfortable river sandal made from waterproof, naturally-raised cow leather and recycled rubber, and give it a name honoring one of the most endangered fish in the country? The Coho Sandal, of course. Produced by...

ORGANIC WORK AND PLAY.
May 1, 1999... Cascadian Farm is looking for enthusiastic apprentices to work on its farm in Washington's beautiful North Cascade Mountains and learn the art of organic production, landscaping, maintenance, marketing, small project construction and...

PRODUCTS THAT SERRV.
May 1, 1999... Buying products directly from small coops throughout the world, SERRV International markets merchandise through a network of churches and socially-responsible stores across the U.S. Offering shade-grown coffee from Costa Rica, hand-harvested...

THE HERBAL HOME SPA.
May 1, 1999... There's no need to leave home to live it up at a spa. Pamper yourself in your own bedroom by creating some of Greta Breedlove's recipes for relaxation in The Herbal Home Spa (Storey Publishing, $14.95). A how to on herbal rejuvenation, the book...

Greenhouse.
May 1, 1999... Gale E. Christianson dispels the idea that global warming is a modern phenomenon in Greenhouse: The Dramatic 200-Year Story of Global Warming Walker Publishing, $22). The historical account begins with natural philosophers and scientists, who...

THE WHALE WATCHER'S GUIDE.
May 1, 1999... If you're running out of amazing wildlife stories to tell your friends, it may be time for a new adventure. Why not leave them speechless with a whale tale? Patricia Corrigan's The Whale Watcher's Guide: Whale-Watching Trips in North America...

On the Trail of Whales.
May 1, 1999... If you're running out of amazing wildlife stories to tell your friends, it may be time for a new adventure. Why not leave them speechless with a whale tale? Patricia Corrigan's The Whale Watcher's Guide: Whale-Watching Trips in North America...

STARTING FROM SEED.
May 1, 1999... Have you ever wondered how to cultivate a garden that produces more than commercial strains of plants and vegetables? Thanks to Starting From Seed, novice to experienced gardeners can combat the increasing loss of genetic diversity in food...

No Dear, Not Here.
May 1, 1999... No Dear, Not Here by Jean Davies Okimoto (Sasquatch Books, $14.95) takes children on a Pacific coast journey, with two marbled murrelets as their guides. Ralph and Alice are a happy bird couple, searching for a place to build a nest. In this...

Polyester Clothing, Paint Cans and Pest Control.(Brief Article)
May 1, 1999... Fiber Risks, Recycling Rules and Reducing Ticks Are there any health risks involved with polyester clothing? --Amily Atwell, Dublin, OH Polyester has come a long way since leisure suits, and can now be found in everything from...