What Is This "Print" You Speak of?
Tell us about your favorite eco-magazines made of paper 53
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Posted 12:03 PM on 3 Feb 2005
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Advice guru Umbra Fisk seeks your suggestions on good green-themed dead-tree publications. A New Zealander wrote in saying her kids won't listen to anything she says about the internet -- that would be like wearing clothes she picked out! They will, however, read print (yeah, we had to look it up too) magazines that she leaves lying around. So she asks Umbra about good print magazines on environmental and social issues. Umbra's print experience is limited to the weighty reference volumes in her basement stacks, so she's turning to you, readers. Submit your recommendations as comments. Tell Umbra and other readers what print mags you like, and while you're at it, remind us why you still read print mags.
David Roberts is staff writer for Grist. You can follow his Twitter feed at twitter.com/drgrist.
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roncastle Posted 5:57 am
03 Feb 2005
Cheers.
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Gayatri Posted 6:03 am
03 Feb 2005
two of my favs are:
Ode - www.odemagazine.com
The Ecologist - http://www.theecologist.org
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jayda Posted 6:08 am
03 Feb 2005
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greendude Posted 6:17 am
03 Feb 2005
I still read mags cause what else are you going to look at in the subway.
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kdvine Posted 6:19 am
03 Feb 2005
"The Bear Delux is published quarterly by Orlo, a nonprofit organization exploring environmental issues through the creative arts."
I like Bear Delux because its published locally on recycled paper, and takes art and article submissions from its readership. Its an edgy publication, which explores environmental issues through creative endeavors and outlets.
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grizzdy Posted 6:24 am
03 Feb 2005
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sangu Posted 6:30 am
03 Feb 2005
Satya is a great magazine dedicated to environmentalism, social justice, vegetarianism, and animal advocacy.
http://www.satyamag.com
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smosh Posted 6:30 am
03 Feb 2005
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jfellrath Posted 6:34 am
03 Feb 2005
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Jamie Fellrath
Columbus, OH
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cvm5404 Posted 6:40 am
03 Feb 2005
Sisu,
CVM
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howeird Posted 7:18 am
03 Feb 2005
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dralala Posted 7:41 am
03 Feb 2005
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zzzam Posted 7:55 am
03 Feb 2005
YES! Magazine - http://www.yesmagazine.org/
The Sun - http://www.thesunmagazine.org/
Seen some great others listed by y'all that I hadn't even heard of myself. Thanks!
One of the most politically active things I can do is be the best person I know how to be.
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Gemma Posted 8:09 am
03 Feb 2005
Find it at http://www.ata.org.au/renew.htm
Oh, I like print mags because you can read them while you are on the toilet (or anywhere for that matter), and they are a good reference source.
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ochotona Posted 8:25 am
03 Feb 2005
My favorite print magazines include Mother Jones (http://www.motherjones.com) and High Country News (http://www.hcn.org). But I'd pick Harper's (http://www.Harpers.org) for an international audience--the mag usually includes a wide range of widely applicable social and environmental issues.
Ceal
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nancyhammond Posted 8:56 am
03 Feb 2005
I read print mags because I can't take my computer to bed or
put it into my briefcase. Aging eyes do better with print.
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cplotkin Posted 9:15 am
03 Feb 2005
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CraftyGirl Posted 9:15 am
03 Feb 2005
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boblecht Posted 11:42 am
03 Feb 2005
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nay Posted 11:48 am
03 Feb 2005
It has information about everything, and won't make your children think you are forcing your environmental views down their throats, whilst still pushing the scientific reality that things need to change.
Although it is an English mag it has an Antipodes section where they discuss news from both Australia and New Zealand.
It has a readers question and answers sections at the end as well as sections on funny scientific things, book reviews and interviews. It is a weekly magazine so you will get a lot but my copies come to me from my Aunt and Uncle via their daughter and my parents and I'm sure you would be able to find people to pass them on to too.
They have a website http://www.newscientist.com and I also subscribe to a weekly e newsletter which I'm almost more excited by then the Grist updates
Well I think I've rambled on enough but I can't recommend it too highly- go to your local library if you want to check out some copies before subscribing
Naomi
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jimfar Posted 2:03 pm
03 Feb 2005
full of info on ecologically safe living.
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kvillegas Posted 2:38 pm
03 Feb 2005
www.adbusters.org
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jzilber Posted 3:09 pm
03 Feb 2005
http://www.sierraclub.org/sierra
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kmartell Posted 4:09 pm
03 Feb 2005
Alternatives -- quarterly Canadian magazine that focuses on positive, effective solutions and achieving sustainability : good diversity of social justice, development, and political rants, majority of content is on sustainable solutions in the North but often good articles on southern innovations and successes
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babmac Posted 8:59 pm
03 Feb 2005
http://www.naturalinquirer.usda.gov
All beings are sacred and deserve simple respect.
-- Parker Palmer
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Kira Posted 10:55 pm
03 Feb 2005
http://www.discover.com
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dlong25 Posted 11:45 pm
03 Feb 2005
Others I like:
Utne
Mother Jones
The Nation (occasional enviro coverage)
Organic Gardening
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bburtis Posted 1:04 am
04 Feb 2005
The Onion -- which is technically not a magazine, I guess.
The NY review of books.
harper's
Bill B.
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sassysays Posted 2:36 am
04 Feb 2005
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loryhey Posted 2:47 am
04 Feb 2005
Sierra (Sierra Club) - good articles, but a lot of political sabre-rattling that makes it hard to see both sides of every issue
Audubon - really interesting articles and stuff about animals. Not a lot of humor, though.
Preservation (National Trust for Historic Preservation - also fairly interesting articles. No humor.
National Geographic - beautiful photos. interesting stories. too many ads. The paper is most certainly NOT eco-friendly
Defenders (Defenders of Wildlife) - more of a brocure than a magazine, I guess. Lots of info about the plight of North American preditors and endagered species legislation.
National Parks (National Parks Conservation Association) - all U.S. all the time. Probably not so interesting for someone who's not a total geek for National Parks like me.
Natural History (American Museum of Natural History) - interesting articles that cover the environment and science (medical, astronomy, physics, etc)
Nature Conservancy - sort of along the lines of Audubon, but a bit more propagandist for the Nature Conservancy's projects.
My wife gets Organic Style, which has articles about food, health, and other lifestyle type things.
I really like my newsletters from Dian Fosse and the Jane Goodall Institute, and although it isn't a magazine, I totally recommend looking into Goodall's program, Roots and Shoots for kids. Great stuff. It's like Girl Scouts with an environmental do-gooder bent.
But Grist is the only place I get environmental news with a sense of humor.
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jholman Posted 3:52 am
04 Feb 2005
John Holman
Worldwatch Institute
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John T Posted 4:25 am
04 Feb 2005
Plus it's gorgeous and has no ads. You can get a free copy mailed to you at their website http://www.oriononline.org (which is also excellent).
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Beadster58 Posted 4:52 am
04 Feb 2005
Beadster58
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David Roberts Posted 7:12 am
04 Feb 2005
www.grist.org
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CR Posted 10:02 am
04 Feb 2005
Chris Robbins
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martymcd Posted 1:46 am
06 Feb 2005
Marty
martymcd
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croppie2 Posted 4:35 am
06 Feb 2005
~~Peter Sorensen
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cmdlvmt Posted 12:09 pm
06 Feb 2005
Cheryl M. Dare LVMT
1106 W. 7th St. Apt. E
Columbia, TN 38401-3069
(931)490-9718
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cmdlvmt Posted 12:31 pm
06 Feb 2005
Cheryl M. Dare LVMT
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cmdlvmt Posted 12:46 pm
06 Feb 2005
Crazy Cat Lady
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redboat Posted 11:59 am
07 Feb 2005
eddy out,
rich
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jjw215 Posted 12:08 pm
07 Feb 2005
Myself, i read The Nation. good all around progressive rag w/ lively letter exchanges by prominent people. best of luck!
Earth First! Journal
P.O. Box 3023
Tucson AZ 85702-3023
http://www.earthfirstjournal.org
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tinwithli Posted 2:16 am
08 Feb 2005
I want to let the world know that I'm working on coming out with a green home building/remodeling magazine. I know we have Natural Home & Garden, and it is a fabulous magazine, but where they want to be the Green Better Homes & Gardens, we are going to be the Green This Old House.
It will be printed on recycled paper (minimum post-consumer content for now but once we get going it'll go up and go totally-chlorine free, or incorporate alternative fibers, I promise!!) and I'm working on using soy-based inks too, again once we're established. We're also toying with the idea of electronic subscriptions, like Mother Earth News is, but I think we'll wait to see how that turns out. I have a feeling that most people who get electronic subscriptions will just print them out anyway! We'll definitely do as much electronic subscribing and renewals as possible too, I hate all the renewal notices constantly wasting paper from current magazines!
So, if you want to be notified when this magazine comes out, feel free to email me at (JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address)
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LindaEngle Posted 4:56 am
08 Feb 2005
Linda
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localfoodlife Posted 5:13 am
08 Feb 2005
RESURGENCE!!!!
Animist girl
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Barbara Backman Posted 6:22 am
08 Feb 2005
BarbaraB@PACE
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charliejoe Posted 7:33 am
08 Feb 2005
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JohnJMiller Posted 12:01 am
09 Feb 2005
I admire many suggestions that have already been mentioned, and I think it illustrates the point that tons of info's available in print form. Through gift subscriptions, I regularly read Mother Jones. And I love it because it raises issues that mainstream media won't go near. Someone else in Gristmill suggested it would be a particularly good read for kids, too, and I agree with that sentiment. Mother Jones is not, however, what it wants to be, or portray itself as: great investigative journalism for progressive causes. For that type of reading, I prefer Orion, The Nation, Harpers, one more vote for the New Yorker, and an occasional Christian Science Monitor. Really, some of you would be surprised. Adbusters is worthy of mention and a lot of fun. The right idea and all, but for those (like myself) who prefer commentary and debate, we need something else.
Finally, in defense of print as opposed to just electronic messaging, some important reminders:
Every screen you have ever read something like this on requires a lead lining so you don't get radiation poisoning. Since most consumers aren't as aware as you, most of this lead ends up in a guaranteed-to-leak landfill threatening water supplies for all living things.
The internet itself is dependant on expensive and expensive-to-maintain satellites which were put into orbit and can only be reached by nuclear powered equipment. Lots of it.
In addition to nukes, the space program itself requires the highest grade fossil fuels that human science has been able to extract and never return.
So, let's not pretend our "print-free" media is doing the environment any worldly natural favors. The real goal is to get rid of all of it and get in touch with how living things live sustainably. Granted, we have a long way to go, and fostering these conversations until we get there is very important--more so to those who aren't "in the know," than our collective preaching to the choir. So I commend all of us for doing the part that needs to be done. And I especially thank the New Zealand youth who propelled this discussion. It seems younger, unadulterated minds could teach us a thing or two or more about living.
Peace,
John
Much Peace,
jonnymil
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azilejane Posted 12:13 pm
09 Feb 2005
http://www.dragonflymedia.com
http://www.wholelifetimes.com.
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dragonflymuse Posted 3:50 am
10 Feb 2005
I also highly recommend worldwatch.
I love print mags because I can read them anywhere. (great on the bus) Also great to share with tea houses and coffee shops so everyone can benefit.
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kristress Posted 3:17 am
12 Feb 2005
Utne Magazine
Mother Earth News
E Magazine
Discover Magazine
National Geographic
Archaeology Magazine
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Keith Thomas Posted 12:10 pm
12 Feb 2005
I'd endorse New Scientist and the Ecologist. I subscribe to both from Australia and their delivery is reliable. New Scientist (has an Aust/NZ edition) really is read by practising scientists and is as good as the other advocates in this topic say. The Ecologist (UK in origin) has a touch of Adbusters in its style and presentation.
I also subscribe to the (US) National Geographic. Their recent editions on global warming and evolution show they are deliberately being as radical as they can without losing their core market.
I would also recommend Science in Society, another UK-produced magazine.
http://www.i-sis.org.uk
The organization I work for, Nature and Society Forum, produces a journal for members under the broad vision "Healthy People on a Healthy Planet"
http://www.natsoc.org.au. Our members are mainly Australian but include a number of New Zealanders
Keith
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PDXOutdoors Posted 7:55 am
14 Feb 2005
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