| Local Ecology | ||
| Ambush week -- voters beware | ||
| The rush is on to give voters what they want. For some campaigns, anything goes. | ||
| Preserving the quality of life through Smart Growth | ||
| Assemblyman Howard Wayne talks about growth, transportation planning, and the cost of not facing up to our future. | ||
| Putting up | ||
| Traffic is like the weather: everyone talks about it but nobody does anything about it -- even those who are supposed to. | ||
| Public speaks out against growing navy nuclear risks | ||
| The California Coastal Commission approves the navy's nuclear plans, in spite of community opposition. | ||
| Growing sustainability in San Diego | ||
| Jim Bell explains how growing hemp could help create a sustainable economy on the San Diego/Tijuana region. | ||
| Green Light | ||
| Environmental Q&A with Vern Novstrup. | ||
| Global Ecology | ||
| Population density, growth threaten species-rich "hotspots" | ||
| Slower population growth could ease conservation challenge. | ||
| After 5-year battle, Mitsubishi ends Baja Mexico salt plant project | ||
| Industrial giant finally bows to world opinion. | ||
| Energy | ||
| Common algae can be valuable source of hydrogen fuel | ||
| A metabolic trick causes algae to produce usable amounts of this important fuel of the future. | ||
| Soybean fuel additive could help cut prices | ||
| Additive allows the use of ethanol/fuel mixture in diesels, a cheaper and less-polluting fuel. | ||
| Diet & Health | ||
| Death by global warming? | ||
| Global warming is expected to increase malnutrition and disease worldwide. | ||
| Toxicologists discover traces of diesel exhaust in the body | ||
| Sensitive new test finds the breakdown products from diesel soot in the body. | ||
| Industry commits to screen 2,000 high-volume chemicals for hazards; results direct to public | ||
| The EPA and others applaud this voluntary effort by Chemical Manufacturers Association members. | ||
| In Your Garden | ||
| Should we teach our children about nature? | ||
| Observations from the Edge | ||
| Y-Gate, SourcePoint, and the Dodson Configuration | ||
| Our resident eco-radical finds that when you look closely at the political process you kind of wish you hadn't | ||