Afterhundreds of hours of fieldwork, writing, and the final nervous defense,most thesis papers are filed neatly away in university libraries, neverto be seen again. The information they contain rarely...

Imaginea farm that requires no fertilizer, irrigation, pesticides, or tractorcultivation, and produces highly nutritious, tasty foods. The farmwe’re imagining maintains healthy soil, doesn’...

“Politicians Sweep Midterm Elections,” read the headline on The Onion‘sWeb site on November 8. Given the rightful joy with which progressiveactivists greeted the results of the midte...

“Inthe remote Yaqara Valley of Viti Levu, at the very edge of a primitiverainforest, lies a vast artesian aquifer, a huge volcanic chamberconfined by the rock walls of an ancient crater. This is...

David Helvarg, Inner Ocean Press, 2006, $12.95 (paper) Thesedays, a lot of people understand that pouring used motor oil or otherchemicals into a storm drain has a direct and deleterious effect on ...

AFRICAStrategies to stop Sahel starvationLastyear the world rocked to Live Aid concerts, and the Make PovertyHistory Movement celebrated developed countries’ fresh commitments toalleviate the pl...

Utne Reader,a national magazine that celebrates the best of the independent pressby reading and reprinting from 1,500 independent magazines,newsletters, blogs, and other publications, recently announc...

The enclosure of the commons began several centuries ago in Europe, and alas, continues there in the 21st. This time the object of enclosure isnt land, but the carbon absorption capacity of the atmos...

CO2, poverty, and biodiversity

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A recovery model for our oil addiction

Alaska's cruise ship ballot measure sails to victory

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Day camp offers life skills in AIDS fight

“Ifthere isn’t green, there isn’t life,” says Luz Dary Ayala. Ayala is oneof the inhabitants of Ciudád Bolivar who is trying to revitalize thisimpoverished neighborhood ...

German dolphin defender turns 85

Wilderness is both a bureaucratic designation for public lands in the US and an ideal for future protections of our national heritage. TheWilderness Act of 1964 remains an incredible promise to the wo...