PLANET

We've only got one planet, and it makes our lives possible. We can no longer take it for granted.

Readers Take Action

by Jill Jacoby, Felicia Gray

posted May 20, 2004

A project that integrates ecological restoration, art, water education and community participation in Duluth, MN by Jill Jacoby. Global Visionaries by Felicia Gray

Irish Tax Cuts Plastic Use Dramatically

by Rik Langendoen

posted May 20, 2004

Plastic bag tax in Ireland has resulted in dramatic reduction in use of plastic bags.

Forests Win Protection

by Rik Langendoen

posted May 20, 2004

Canadian boreal forests win protection by Rik Langendoen

Train Technology Speeds Ahead

by Becky Brun

posted May 20, 2004

Short description of train technology status around the world

a race to the top?

by Elizabeth Grossman

posted May 20, 2004

Beginning in 2006, all electronic equipment produced and sold in the European Union (EU) will be subject to two sweeping regulations, one designed to keep toxics-laced electronics out of municipal waste, the other to reduce use of toxic substances in the first place

Mcdonald's To Reduce Antibiotics In Meat

by Krista Camenzind

posted May 20, 2004

The McDonald's Corporation has announced that by the end of 2004 it will prohibit its direct suppliers of meat from giving healthy animals antibiotics to promote growth.

Detroit Renaissance

by Shawn Rhea

posted May 20, 2004

the story of a grassroots effort to renew a post-industrial city. AC3T, Boggs Center, Detroit summer, Adamah, Grace Boggs, Cass Corridor Food Cooperative, Romanowski Park.

Tribes Find Power In Wind

by Winona LaDuke

posted May 20, 2004

Intertribal Council on Utility Policy, COUP, first wind generator dedicated on Rosebud Reservation, clean energy windshed. sustainable homeland economic development. summer 2003.

YES! But How? :: Sustainble Wedding Rings

by Megan Tady, Jeremy Eckert

posted May 20, 2004

Tips on sustainable wedding rings, ecological dishwasher detergent, grout stains and batteries. If you're searching for practical ways to live sustainably, just ask us.

Wild Abundant America

by Subhankar Banerjee

posted May 20, 2004

Wild, Abundant America by Subhankar Banerjee. ANWR

Bottled Water Flim-flam

by Krista Camenzind

posted Dec 31, 2003

Is bottled water really safer than tap water?

What's Wrong with Dams?

by Elizabeth Grossman

posted Dec 31, 2003

A dam can disrupt a river's entire ecosystem, from headwaters to delta.

Turning Scarcity Into Abundance

by Vandana Shiva

posted Dec 31, 2003

The solution to scarcity is not more mega-projects, more control by giant corporations, or more globalization. The solution to scarcity is more democracy

India's Dawn

by Rachel Milanez

posted Dec 31, 2003

India's Dawn by Rachel Milanez - Auroville reforestation and water management

The Big Promise of the Small

by Carolyn McConnell

posted Dec 31, 2003

How a Namibian beetle, drip irrigation, clay pots and a child's seesaw help overcome water scarcity