January 2003 Table of Contents

Local Ecology
	Proliferation of Argentine ants in California linked to declines in coastal horned lizards
National Issues
	Environmental Defense praises new Mccain-Lieberman climate bill
		Serious bi-partisan climate legislation marks an end to stalling & the start of the search for serious solutions.
	Senate Judiciary Committee votes to ban cruel canned hunts
	Wildlife corridors help promote movement of plants and animals
Global Ecology
	State of the World 2003 : "Impossible" environmental revolution is already happening
	Cooking the books by ignoring Mother Nature
		Mankind has made a major bookkeeping error of billions of dollars by not counting the dollar value of nature.
	Ecological risks of GMOs come In unexpected ways
		Introducing genetically modified organisms into wild populations holds a greater theoretical risk of extinction of natural species than previously believed.
	The Environment: another casualty of war?
Marine Ecology
	Court stops Makah whale hunt
	Industrial fishing threatens sharks, dolphins, billfish
Transportation
	More quality, not more weight, may make vehicles safer
Pollution and Waste
	EPA announces pilot online tool to access facilities' environmental compliance
Diet & health
	Grape-seed extract speeds up wound recovery
	An aspirin a day to keep cancer away?
Observations from the Edge
	Evolution and a philosophy for perseverance
Religion
	What would Jesus drive?
		Swarthmore expert cites biblical basis for environmental protection.