E Magazine articles from September 1996

E Magazine archives from September 1996

Citizen Nader: a consumer advocate runs against the 'big money interests.' (Ralph Nader)(Conversations)(Interview)
September 1, 1996... In 1992, when he ran an independent candidacy for the presidency, consumer advocate Ralph Nader nailed a democratic agenda known as The Concord Principles on the church door of American politics. Presidential campaigns, it said, have become...

Caught in the crossfire: the legendary mountain gorillas of Rwanda are in danger of being lost in the mists.(Currents)
September 1, 1996... The endangered African mountain gorillas are suffering in the aftermath of the Rwandan civil war. Ten gorillas have died within the last 18 months, and it was gunshots and spears - not natural causes - that led to their deaths. Studied by the...

Environmentally sick: our poisoned planet is losing the battle with infectious diseases.(Currents)
September 1, 1996... Environmentalists urging us to "Save the Whales" or "Save the Spotted Owl" may soon take up a new plea - "Save the Humans." After decades of decline, deaths from infectious diseases in the United States are on the rise, and many scientists are...

The last frontier. (timber salvage provision of the 1995 rescission bill)(Currents)
September 1, 1996... The 'Salvage Rider' Isn't Saving Forests, It's Decimating Them "The timber wars are happening all over again," says Bonnie Phillips of The Pilchuck Audubon Society in northwest Washington state. Two years after President Clinton offered...

Wild profits: how multinational corporations are restoring habitat and saving money.(Currents)
September 1, 1996... When Frank Lloyd Wright was designing the famed Johnson Wax building in Racine, Wisconsin, in the early 1930s, he abruptly halted work on the project to fix a problem. A dam had broken on a pond on his Spring Green, Wisconsin estate. The...

Money talks. (corporate contributions to anti-environment lawmakers)(Dirty Money)(Cover Story)
September 1, 1996... The Anti-Environmentalists in the 104th Congress Feed at the Corporate Cash Trough Senator Slade Gorton (R-Washington) has an almost perfect record of supporting the timber industry. Is it at all surprising, then, that he received $112,000 in...

Reforming elections: two green views.(Dirty Money)(Cover Story)
September 1, 1996... Campaign finance reform is a tricky subject: What at first looks like an obvious choice - say, abolishing political action committees (PACs) - has hidden, sometimes dangerous implications. Add to that the ease with which politicians obscure the...

Chasing the money. (campaign finance reform)(Dirty Money)(Cover Story)
September 1, 1996... Everyone Talks About Campaign Finance Reform, But Grassroots Groups Are Making It Happen In November, voters in Maine will find an intriguing referendum on their ballots. The Maine Clean Election Act, endorsed by a wide coalition that crosses...

The class of '96: a congressional rogues' gallery. (anti-environment lawmakers)(includes information on political donations)(Dirty Money)(Cover Story)
September 1, 1996... 1 DON YOUNG (R-AK) Don Young, Alaska's only congressman, can't see the Capitol building from his desk, because an 11-foot grizzly bear skin blocks the view. There's also a skinned wolf on another wall and the mounted heads and racks of half a...

The crisis comes home. (part 2)(declining catches in New England and the Gulf Coast)(The World's Fisheries: A State of Emergency)
September 1, 1996... Fishing Communities Learn to Cope With Diminished Expectations in New England and Texas' Gulf Coast 1. TEXAS' GULF COAST: COMBATING HABITAT LOSS AND SHRIMPER 'BYCATCH' While about 75 percent of the one billion pounds of shrimp that...

Freedom from fat? (Olestra fat substitute)
September 1, 1996... Olestra Promises a Brave New World of Guilt-Free Potato Chips and Snacks, But the Side Effects Are Worrying Imagine stretching out on the couch, a World Series game on the tube and a large bowl of chips sitting invitingly on the cushion next to...

The long and short of it: are socially responsible money funds a good deal for investors?(Money Matters)
September 1, 1996... Socially responsible investing (SRI) has been taking a pounding in the mainstream financial media. The Wall Street Journal, Money and Forbes, among others, are running columns with headlines like "Good Intentions, Bad Results" and "It's Not Easy...

Green dreams: building an eco-home is an exercise in balancing ideals with realities.
September 1, 1996... At the table in my dining room, warmed by the sun and bright with natural light, I bend to the task of paying my bills. I owe the electric company $33 for the months of December and January combined ($13 for actual electricity used and a $20...

Ruins and rainforest. (ecotourism in Guatemala)
September 1, 1996... Ecotourism Helps Maintain Guatemala's Legacy of Biodiversity The Mayan expression "Quauhtitlan," meaning "between the trees," gave the name to what is now Guatemala. With more than 30 legally declared protected areas, and 40 more proposed,...

The greener car: beating high fuel consumption while we wait for electrics.
September 1, 1996... When it comes to talking about the "green car," electric vehicles, or EVs, get all the glory. And no wonder! The $30,000 state-of-the-art General Motors EV1, formerly the Impact, will roll out in Saturn dealerships this fall. Chrysler will be...