HAPPINESS

The good life doesn't have to cost the planet.

When Youth Lead

by Elise Miller, Jon Sharpe

posted Mar 31, 2003

Teens in a conservative agricultural town discover dangers that others had tried to ignore

From Silent Spring To Scientific Revolution

by John Peterson Myers

posted Mar 31, 2003

Endocrine disruption, effects of chemicals on health. "Our Stolen Future"

Readers Take Action in Iraq

posted Mar 31, 2003

An Open Letter to a Neighbor, We All Have Family in Iraq, Peace is Possible

High-tech Goes Green

by Ted Smith, Chad Raphael

posted Mar 31, 2003

Work-related cancers and toxic emissions have eroded the high-tech industry's clean reputation. New European Union rules banning heavy metals and requiring manufacturers to take back discarded computers could set a new global standard

The War Against Ourselves

by Doug Rokke

posted Mar 31, 2003

A career army officer went to the Gulf to bring US soldiers safely through nuclear, chemical, and biological warfare. What he experienced convinced him that war is obsolete an interview with Major Doug Rokke

Health Hunger And Hunting

by Jim Minick

posted Mar 31, 2003

a story of a vegetarian who learned how to hunt on his land. He developed his own personal ecology, which included eating locally and responsible hunting.

When Nuclear Plants Close, Infant Deaths And Childhood Cancers Drop

by Carolyn McConnell

posted Mar 31, 2003

A study of the areas surrounding nuclear power plants has found that rates of infant death and childhood cancer drop dramatically after the plants close. Rates dropped by 17 percent on average, and in one case, infant deaths and childhood cancers dropped by a full 42 percent.

Restoring Nature, Restoring Yourself

by Francesca Lyman

posted Mar 31, 2003

A dying man thought he’d spend his last days cleaning a small creek behind his house. Did he save the creek? Or was it the creek that saved him?

Surviving the Great Dying

by Michael Lerner

posted Mar 31, 2003

As an era of extinctions unfolds, the dawning understanding of its links to our own health could energize a movement to save us all

Kids And Chemicals

by Elizabeth Guillette

posted Mar 31, 2003

In one village, kids grew up normally, but nearby, children had trouble catching a ball, drawing a picture, remembering a color. What made the difference?

The Whispering Is Over

by Nancy Evans

posted Mar 31, 2003

women are mobilizing to find the causes of breast cancer, phase out chemicals that cause cancer, enforce environmental protection laws, eliminate the use of harmful chemicals. The Breast Cancer Fund.

Discussion Guide :: Our Planet, Our Selves- environment and health

posted Mar 31, 2003

Questions like: Who in your own life has experienced serious illness? What has it been like for those close to that person? What obligation do we have to keep an environment clean for other people?

Eco-clean Homes

by Pam Chang

posted Mar 31, 2003

What if house cleaning weren’t a thankless, low-paid, toxic job? Mayda Iglesias co-founded a cooperative that does eco-friendly cleaning. Business is great, her clients are happy, her health has improved, and her leadership is widely recognized.

Seeds of Justice, Seeds of Hope

by Anna Marie Carter

posted Mar 31, 2003

"The Seed Lady of Watts" is getting fresh food into an area better known for its toxics and poverty

Urban Peacemaker

posted Mar 31, 2003

Nane Alexandrez returned from Vietnam to a community struggling with drugs, violence, and poverty. Determined to reach young people with alternatives to violence, he started Barrios Unidos. but to succeed, he found he had to confront his own addiction.