August 2002 Table of Contents

Local Ecology
	Housing Hysteria
		Inclusionary housing, as passed by the San Diego City Council, will increase housing costs without any guarantee that a single unit will be built.
	Help preserve Bernardo Mountain
		Act before September 1 to help preserve our disappearing natural heritage
	Governor Davis signs groundbreaking bill to reduce auto-related global warming pollution
	Calculate your landscape's water needs
	City expands hotline for easy access to environmental issues
	Public meetings set for California Coastal National Monument
National Issues
	"Pay as You Throw" programs reduce waste by 17 percent
		Variable-rate programs provide effective alternative to recycling-only plans.
	New study links auto use to neighborhood design
		Authors say research proves for the first time that smart growth works.
	100 years later, US Reclamation Bureau stuck In 19th century
		New alliance wants reforms to prevent conflicts like Klamath water wars.
	State Attorneys General letter to President Bush
	Landmark conservation deal adds 38,000 acres to North Carolina open space
Global Ecology
	Greenland ice sheet flows faster during summer melting
	Warmer world will be a sicker world, say scientists
		Rising tide of wildlife epidemics linked to climate change; disease outbreaks have ecologists and epidemiologists on alert.
	Restructuring taxes to protect the environment
Energy
	Mayor puts power back in to grid
		Unveils energy self-sufficient homes
	Silicon Valley sets illuminating example of energy efficiency
		How LEDs make an energy efficient and environmentally friendly alternative to conventional lighting.
Transportation
	Environmental Defense "Driving Clean" Campaign fights automakers' deceptions
		Campaign will defend California's victory and take the battle nationwide.
	Small car models rank among safest vehicles
		Study reveals threat large vehicles pose to their drivers and others.
	General Motors is global warmer number one
		New report measures US automakers' corporate culpabilities for global warming pollution.
Marine Ecology
	House votes to protect California coast from offshore drilling
	Pacific rockfish closures tough, but much-needed
	House committee votes to rollback fish conservation laws
Diet & Health
	Particulate air pollution and health: the facts
Observations from the Edge
	Habits, habitat, and the sum of us