Election '98 | ||
| Ballot Box Realities | ||
| How did environmental endorsements fare at the ballot box? It could have been worse. | ||
| Victory for the environment in key national races | ||
| Polling data shows that the environment rates as a top issue in targeted races. | ||
Activism | ||
| New book profiles "ordinary" environmental crusaders | ||
| What transforms ordinary citizens farmers and housewives, teachers and soccer moms into environmental crusaders? | ||
| Rolex recognizes scientist for seahorse conservation work | ||
| Canadian researcher enables local fishermen in the central Philippines to conserve seahorse population and to develop alternative means of livelihood. | ||
National Issues | ||
| Zero cut policy: what if it really happened? | ||
| A reader takes a look at forest management practices and proposes a middle ground to help make the U.S. Forest Service more sustainable | ||
Global Ecology | ||
| A more practical way to save tigers | ||
| A new range-wide plan for conserving tigers in the wild. | ||
| CMC blasts WTO sea turtle decision | ||
| World Trade Organization rules against U.S. law that requires the banning of shrimp imports from countries whose fishing fleets do not use turtle excluder devices on their shrimp nets. | ||
| Another pesticide surprise | ||
| Investigations into worldwide frog population deformities and declines uncovers new pesticide toxin hazards. | ||
| Rapid population growth is still a problem | ||
| A population expert sorts through statistics and demographic peculiarities to clarify population concerns. | ||
In Your Garden | ||
| Put those perennials to bed for the winter | ||
| A little care now will ensure spring blooms. | ||
| Professor working on natural pesticides | ||
| Two natural compounds from flax and cassava plants kill several common and costly insect pests. | ||
Diet & Health | ||
| Natural vitamin E supplements could save millions in U.S. health costs | ||
| Simple vitamin supplement offers major reduction in nonfatal heart attacks. | ||
| Meditation found to help chronic pain sufferers | ||
Energy | ||
| Researchers develop clean-burning synthetic diesel fuel | ||
| New twist on an old process to convert natural gas to diesel fuel promises economy and reduced emissions. | ||
Observations from the Edge | ||
| Basking in the afterglow | ||
| Out resident eco-radical reviews the election outcome. | ||
San Diego EarthWorks | ||
| Wanted: Earth Day 1999/2000 logo/design | ||
