E Magazine articles from November 1998

E Magazine archives from November 1998

LETTERS FROM OUR READERS.
November 1, 1998... MOVING TARGETS After growing up around the petroleum refineries of Louisiana, I was encouraged to see your coverage of environmental racism ("Toxic Targets," July/August 1998). Nuclear waste, MTBE, PVC facilities and oil processing plants...

BILL McKIBBEN: Three's Company--Four's Crowd.(Review)
November 1, 1998... When Bill McKibben wrote The End of Nature in 1989, his Malthusian vision of global warming was met with considerable skepticism. But his prescience has been proven by a panel of international climatologists, and witnessed by victims of...

Stopping the Insanity.(endorsement for Buy Nothing Day) (includes information on combating consumerism)(Brief Article)
November 1, 1998... Buy Nothing Day Highlights Holiday Excess The day after Thanksgiving is a high holy day in our consumer society. That, of course, is when millions of us swarm to shopping malls from coast to coast, kicking off the Christmas season in a...

Saving A Coral Reef.(Baja's Sea of Cortez)(Brief Article)
November 1, 1998... A Grassroots Effort in Baja Pays Off In a remote area reachable only by a rough road that runs through a cactus-laden desert, Mexico's Cabo Pulmo Bay appears abruptly from a bluff overlooking Baja's Sea of Cortez. Here, 65 miles northeast...

Dust to Dust?(green burial movement in Great Britain)
November 1, 1998... Green Burial in Great Britain Oak Grove International's "Summerfield is fairly typical of the caskets American funeral directors sell. Available in nine rich colors, it's lined with plush velvet trim. And because it's made of thick,...

CAPTAIN CLEANUP OF THE MISSISSIPPI.
November 1, 1998... Huckleberry Finn he is not. But Chad Pregracke has been having his own brand of adventure on the Mississippi River, clearing its banks of tons of junk--rusting drums, old radials, even a bowling pin or two. Pregracke, who is 24, was working...

READ ALL ABOUT IT.
November 1, 1998... Talk about win-win: Two grassroots groups, one in Washington and the other in North Carolina, have found ways to channel magazine waste and help community literacy and social programs at the same time. By collecting unsold magazines and putting...

PATCHES OF GREEN.
November 1, 1998... Much of the success behind Seattle's community gardening "P-Patch Program" has to do with people like 28-year-old Lisa Robberson, who stands watering her 10-by-10-foot plot at the end of a long summer day. Located between a busy Seattle street...

Wild and Free.(Atlantic Salmon farming in Maine)
November 1, 1998... Maine Fights to Restore Atlantic Salmon Runs The farm-raised fish, all 14,000 of them in the DE Salmon pen near West Quoddy Head in Maine, swim in endless counter-clockwise circles, a headlong rush to nowhere that will only end when they...

A PRAGMATIC FIGHTER FOR ANIMALS: HENRY SPIRA, 1927-1998.(Brief Article)
November 1, 1998... Henry Spira, who succumbed to esophageal cancer at his famously cluttered apartment in New York City September 12, was one of the world's most effective campaigners for animal rights. A loner who nonetheless built large coalitions. Spira...

LET US NOW PRAISE FAMOUS TREES.
November 1, 1998... And the winner of American Forests' coveted Tree Planter of the Millennium award goes to... Johnny Appleseed. That's right. And come spring, the conservation group will honor the man, whose true name was John Chapman, and whose...

Land of the Rising Toxins.(environmental struggles in Japan)(Brief Article)
November 1, 1998... Japan Struggles On the Environment Japan has long been criticized for lagging behind other nations in its commitment to environmental issues. These days, the environment is getting more attention than ever in the Land of the Rising Sun. But...

CHUMP CHANGE.
November 1, 1998... A report by the U.S. Public Interest Research Group (PIRG) shows foes of endangered species aren't afraid to put their money where their mouth is. Between 1989 and 1997, political action committees connected to the mining, timber, real estate,...

THREATENED REEFS.
November 1, 1998... According to the World Resources Institute (WRI), approximately 60 percent of the world's coral reefs are in danger of being wiped out, not only by climate change and disease, but by human activity as well (see "A Sea of Troubles" cover story,...

CELL POWER.
November 1, 1998... Last June, engineers from Plug Power threw a switch and disconnected a small Latham, New York ranch house from the power grid. The house didn't go dark because it was powered by a fuel cell, a promising emissionfree technology that was invented...

AND BABY MAKES ... Too Many?(overpopulation)
November 1, 1998... Zealous Anti-Abortion Crusaders Are Blocking U.S. Family Planning Aid Around the World. The Result--More Abortions, More Hunger, More Suffering and Unbridled Straining of the World's Carrying Capacity ON A THURSDAY IN MID-JULY, SUPPORTERS...

Paradise Lost: America's Disappearing Wetlands.
November 1, 1998... She-crab soup arrives at restaurant tables on North Carolina's Outer Banks as a rich, sweet concoction, delighting tourists and new residents whose cars still boast license plates from their old states: Florida, Ohio, New York. As the ocean...

A Burning Dilemma.(dangers of aromatic candles)
November 1, 1998... Aromatic Candles May Pollute Indoor Air and Your Health The same health-conscious homeowner who would never dream of allowing cigarette smoke inside the house might be burning aromatherapy candles with the idea that they promote a healthy,...

Mutual Appreciation.(Mutual Funds)(Brief Article)
November 1, 1998... Picking the Greenest Funds Choosing the right mutual fund isn't as easy as looking at a chart and writing a check to the firm with the highest numbers. Everyone wants a winner, but it's important to remember that performance numbers don't...

A Home of One's Own.(training programs for environmentally sound home construction)(Brief Article)
November 1, 1998... Green Building Schools Save Money And Headaches Half built structures at the Yestermorrow Design School in western Vermont seem of another time and place--an era in which farmers raised a neighbor's barn in a single day of camaraderie, as...

Playing It Safe.(environment-friendly toys)
November 1, 1998... Eco-Toys Benefit Children's Health and Development Grasping your toddler's hand, you pull her closer as you wander deeper into the forest of playthings at your local toy store. You find crayons, but some unnerving thoughts pass through your...

Going Dutch.(Netherlands adventures)(Brief Article)
November 1, 1998... Dirty Canals, Organic Farms and Mud Flats Offer Low-Impact Fun Schlerrp. Schlerrp. Schlerrp. Thigh-deep in rich brown mud, tourists in the Waddenzee note the salty tang to the air, the distant sea, and the shrieking gulls protecting a...

A Caution on Cups, Chlorine and Clouds.
November 1, 1998... Reusable Mugs, Bleach Alternatives and Acid Rain What are the main causes of acid rain, and where are the highest concentrations found in the U.S.? Jeff Ohmberger, Lincoln, NE A vast medley of chemicals and pollutants can...