PLANET

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

Mushroom Power

by Paul Stamets

posted Mar 31, 2003

bioremediation using mushrooms, How fungi can cleanse water and toxic spills

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

Principles of Environmental Justice

posted Mar 31, 2003

Declaration from the People of Color Environmental Leadership Summit.

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

Walking Our Talk: the Paper Project

by Fran Korten

posted Mar 31, 2003

Fran Korten's column, Walking Our Talk.

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?

Keeping the Balance

by Lisa Gale Garrigues

posted Mar 31, 2003

An indigenous people at the tip of South America reclaims health, culture, and the vitality of the land.

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?

Yes! But How?

by Pamela O'Malley Chang, Beth Balderston

posted Dec 31, 2002

Recycling computers, unclog bathroom drain, non-toxic solutions, bees nests, hornets

From the Earth, Up

by Anthony Flaccavento

posted Sep 30, 2002

Appalachian Sustainable Development, ASD, sustainable forestry and wood products program, sustainable farms.

Breaking Down Buildings, Building Up a Neighborhood

by Holly Dressel

posted Sep 30, 2002

The suicide economy is all too ready to cast off used material, disadvantaged people, and troubled neighborhoods. These living economy entrepreneurs are turning throwaways into gold.

Pieces of the Puzzle

by Jill Bamburg

posted Sep 30, 2002

The story of Burlington Vermont, Will Raap, Gardener's Supply company, Intervale foundation, Burlington Legacy Project, Bernie Saunders, and how Burlington became one of America's most sustainable communities.