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Headline	Author	Published	Section
Eilon Encounters Eilon Schwartz, founder of The Heschel Center, answers readers' questions		16 Dec 2005	InterActivist
Eilon Schwartz, founder of The Heschel Center. How does the conflict between Israelis and Palestinians affect the work of environmentalists? -- Noah Efron, Tel Aviv, Israel As you must know, coming from the region, the "conflict" has traditionally dwarfed all other agendas. Interestingly, the environment has always been a central piece in efforts to build a dialogue and reconciliat ...
Topics: environmental non-government organizations, InterActivist, interview, Israel, religion and spirituality (all these topics)

Heschel Effects Eilon Schwartz, founder of The Heschel Center, answers Grist's questions		12 Dec 2005	InterActivist
Eilon Schwartz. What work do you do? I'm the founder and executive director of The Heschel Center, an environmental NGO in Israel. I am also an academic, teaching at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem. What does your organization do? Only in the last decade has environmentalism gotten on the map in Israel. For years, "The Situation" -- that is, the relationship between Israel and the Pa ...
Topics: environmental non-government organizations, InterActivist, interview, Israel, religion and spirituality (all these topics)

Down to EARTH José A. Zaglul, EARTH University prez, answers readers' questions		09 Dec 2005	InterActivist
José A. Zaglul, president of EARTH University. Can you give us some examples of how EARTH University graduates have promoted sustainability in their home countries? -- Tom Yuill, Madison, Wis. With nearly 1,000 graduates to date, the success stories are numerous and inspiring. Graduates are implementing innovative and sustainable agriculture techniques, founding companies, creating jobs, and improving ...
Topics: Costa Rica, education, environmental non-government organizations, InterActivist, interview (all these topics)

Learn It Up José A. Zaglul, EARTH University prez, answers Grist's questions		05 Dec 2005	InterActivist
José A. Zaglul. What work do you do? I am the president of EARTH University, a private, not-for-profit, international institution. What does your organization do? Our mission is to promote sustainable development in the tropics through the creation of professionals with strong values, solid technical and scientific skills, entrepreneurial spirit, and social and environmental consciousness. When EARTH opened ...
Topics: Costa Rica, education, environmental non-government organizations, InterActivist, interview (all these topics)

All for One and One for All Terry Kellogg, director of 1% for the Planet, answers readers' questions		02 Dec 2005	InterActivist
Terry Kellogg, director of 1% for the Planet. How does your organization decide which groups will get the money you raise? -- Bernard Weintraub, Nyack, N.Y. Our members give directly to organizations that they choose from a list of environmental groups we maintain on our website. Our intent is not to be restrictive with the list or to identify only the "best" groups out t ...
Topics: business, innovation, InterActivist, interview (all these topics)

The One-Percent Solution Terry Kellogg, director of 1% for the Planet, answers Grist's questions		28 Nov 2005	InterActivist
Terry Kellogg. What work do you do? I'm the executive director of 1% for the Planet. What does your organization do? What, in a perfect world, would constitute "mission accomplished"? 1% is a rapidly growing network of companies (more than 200 with a few more every week) that commit to giving at least 1 percent of sales to environmental causes. In a perfect world, we'd motivate ...
Topics: business, innovation, InterActivist, interview (all these topics)

Soar Spot Rick Durden, green pilot and head of LightHawk, answers readers' questions		18 Nov 2005	InterActivist
Rick Durden, executive director of LightHawk. Are observation flights over damaged ecosystems worth the combustion waste we pump into the air? Are you convinced you are part of the solution, rather than contributing to the problem? -- Howard Brown, New York, N.Y. I firmly believe we are part of the solution because there are only about 200,000 general aviation aircraft (planes other than airline a ...
Topics: education, InterActivist, interview (all these topics)

Fly the Eco-Friendly Skies Rick Durden, green pilot and head of LightHawk, answers Grist's questions		14 Nov 2005	InterActivist
Rick Durden. With what environmental organization are you affiliated? I have recently become the executive director of LightHawk, sometimes referred to as "the wings of conservation." What does your organization do? We work with other environmental and conservation organizations to provide free flights over environmentally threatened areas in the U.S., Canada, Mexico, and Ce ...
Topics: education, InterActivist, interview (all these topics)

Blackmer Magic Steve Blackmer, founder of the Northern Forest Center, answers readers' questions		11 Nov 2005	InterActivist
Steve Blackmer, founder of the Northern Forest Center. Millions of acres of private forestland in the Northern Forest are being sold -- 7 million acres in the past seven years in Maine alone. Working-forest easements are not protecting the full range of values many people want preserved. One alternative that has been suggested is to create a national park there. How does that fit into the ...
Topics: InterActivist, interview, wilderness (all these topics)

Of Tree I Sing Steve Blackmer, founder of the Northern Forest Center, answers Grist's questions		07 Nov 2005	InterActivist
Steve Blackmer. What work do you do? I'm the president of the Northern Forest Center, based in Concord, N.H. What does your organization do? We work to revitalize the rural economy and communities and conserve the forests of the 30-million-acre Northern Forest region of northernmost New York, Vermont, New Hampshire, and Maine -- the largest intact wild area in the Eastern U.S. Unlike the ...
Topics: InterActivist, interview, wilderness (all these topics)

Down to EarthCorps Su Thieda, EarthCorps program director, answers readers' questions		04 Nov 2005	InterActivist
Su Thieda, EarthCorps program director. Does EarthCorps come to other cities [besides Seattle], or do you know of similar programs in other cities? -- Victoria Michel, Los Angeles, Calif. EarthCorps is a locally based program. To my knowledge no other conservation service program is integrating U.S. and international participants. There are many other restoration/conservation programs, and I would ...
Topics: InterActivist, interview, land stewardship (all these topics)

Journey to the Center of the EarthCorps Su Thieda, EarthCorps program director, answers Grist's questions		31 Oct 2005	InterActivist
Su Thieda. What work do you do? I am director of programs for EarthCorps. What does your organization do? EarthCorps' mission is to build global community through local environmental service. EarthCorps restores native habitat while training young leaders and engaging volunteers in hands-on environmental service. On a day-to-day basis, EarthCorps crews can be found in parks, gree ...
Topics: InterActivist, interview, land stewardship (all these topics)

Next Shop Wonderland George A. Polisner, socially responsible e-shopkeeper, answers readers' questions		28 Oct 2005	InterActivist
George A. Polisner, CEO of alonovo.com. What is "alonovo"? Is it an acronym, a Latin phrase, or what? -- Annette Dutro, Indianapolis, Ind. Our research indicated that our model would resonate with everyone except professors in the romance languages, thus the name is indeed Latin for "sustaining or nurturing something refreshing or new." We are happy to report ...
Topics: consumerism, green living, InterActivist, interview, shopping (all these topics)

Shop! in the Name of Love George A. Polisner, socially responsible e-shopkeeper, answers Grist's questions		24 Oct 2005	InterActivist
George A. Polisner. What work do you do? I'm the founder and president/CEO of alonovo.com. What does your organization do? We are working to empower people by fully informing their market decisions. We are infusing the online shopping experience with a simple ratings system based upon trusted research data on social responsibility. People can choose from a vast catalog of compet ...
Topics: consumerism, green living, InterActivist, interview, shopping (all these topics)

Land Phil Phil Brick, environmental-politics professor, answers readers' questions		21 Oct 2005	InterActivist
Phil Brick, director of Whitman College Semester in the West. How do you talk about human living environments and their interaction with the "wilderness" in your semester? -- Kristen Wilson, Oaxaca, Mexico A major focus of Semester in the West is to acquaint students with people who work with nature every day. Most of our students come from urban backgrounds, so I think it is important to ...
Topics: education, InterActivist, interview, West (all these topics)

How the West Was Fun Phil Brick, environmental-politics professor, answers Grist's questions		17 Oct 2005	InterActivist
Phil Brick. What work do you do? I am professor of politics and codirector of environmental studies at Whitman College in Walla Walla, Wash. I am also the founder and director of an environmental-studies field program, Whitman College Semester in the West, a three-month field tour focusing on the political, ecological, and human dimensions of environmental issues in the American West. What do ...
Topics: education, InterActivist, interview, West (all these topics)

Aped Crusader Sheri Speede, chimpanzee champion, answers readers' questions		14 Oct 2005	InterActivist
Sheri Speede, director of In Defense of Animals - Africa. Besides the chimpanzees, do you house any other primates (monkeys, prosimians)? -- Shirley McGreal, Summerville, S.C. Our residents are all chimpanzees. But gorillas and many species of monkeys are also being orphaned by the bushmeat trade. Two other important organizations, Pandrillus, which runs the Limbe Wildlife Center, and the Cameroon Wildlife ...
Topics: animal welfare, Cameroon, InterActivist, interview (all these topics)

Need for Speede Sheri Speede, chimpanzee champion, answers Grist's questions		10 Oct 2005	InterActivist
Sheri Speede. With what environmental organization are you affiliated? I'm a veterinarian who directs a conservation project in Cameroon, in west-central Africa -- In Defense of Animals - Africa. At the Sanaga-Yong Chimpanzee Rescue Center in the Mbargue forest of central Cameroon, we provide sanctuary to 48 chimpanzee orphans of the bushmeat trade, ranging in age from less than two years to over 40 years. W ...
Topics: animal welfare, Cameroon, InterActivist, interview (all these topics)

Death Waits for No Mangrove Alfredo Quarto, founder of Mangrove Action Project, answers readers' questions		07 Oct 2005	InterActivist
Alfredo Quarto, head of Mangrove Action Project. Where do mangroves naturally grow? -- Loie Hayes, Boston, Mass. Mangroves grow in the tropical and subtropical intertidal zones of sheltered bays and river mouths. These complex ecosystems are found between the latitudes of 32 degrees north and 38 degrees south, along the tropical coasts of Africa, Australia, Asia, and the Amer ...
Topics: environmental restoration, InterActivist, interview (all these topics)

Man's Inhumanity to Mangrove Alfredo Quarto, head of Mangrove Action Project, answers Grist's questions		03 Oct 2005	InterActivist
Alfredo Quarto. With what environmental organization are you affiliated? I am executive director and cofounder of the Mangrove Action Project. What does your organization do? MAP is dedicated to reversing the degradation of mangrove-forest ecosystems worldwide. We promote the rights of local coastal peoples, including fishers and farmers, and encourage community-based, sustainable ...
Topics: environmental restoration, InterActivist, interview (all these topics)

Keeping It Real Estate Martin Melaver, eco-friendly real-estate entrepreneur, answers readers' questions		30 Sep 2005	InterActivist
Martin Melaver, CEO of Melaver, Inc. Do you see any of your business policies catching on in the larger real-estate industry? -- Virginia Afentoulis, Oakland, Calif. You know, I grew up in a household where family members tended to look at a half glass of milk and call it empty. But I'm really upbeat on this issue -- maybe Pollyannishly so. We're quietly involved in pushing a n ...
Topics: green living, InterActivist, interview, placemaking (all these topics)

Estate of Mind Martin Melaver, eco-friendly real-estate entrepreneur, answers Grist's questions		26 Sep 2005	InterActivist
Martin Melaver. What work do you do? I'm CEO of Melaver, Inc., which is a third-generation, family-owned real-estate company based in Savannah, Ga. What does your organization do? We really do a bit of everything in real estate, which I guess is typical for a business with roots in a smallish town. We develop, acquire, renovate, manage, broker, and own commercial and residential properties ...
Topics: green living, InterActivist, interview, placemaking (all these topics)

Laws and Effect Jay Tutchton, head of environmental law clinic, answers readers' questions		23 Sep 2005	InterActivist
Jay Tutchton, head of the Environmental Law Clinical Partnership. Have you encountered government resistance and hostility to the work that your clinic does? -- Evelyn Goss, Austin, Texas Frequently. The government and industry groups have long recognized that there is little distinction between having no environmental laws and having environmental laws that are not enforced. They understand ...
Topics: environmental justice, InterActivist, interview, politics (all these topics)

Law & Order: Environmental Victims Unit Jay Tutchton, head of environmental law clinic, answers Grist's questions		19 Sep 2005	InterActivist
Jay Tutchton. What work do you do? I am the director of the Environmental Law Clinical Partnership at the University of Denver, Sturm College of Law. We introduce law students to the world of public-interest environmental litigation and train them in the basic skills of the trade, and we file the best lawsuits we can on behalf of our clients to advance environmental p ...
Topics: environmental justice, InterActivist, interview, politics (all these topics)

Tree Enterprise Nicole Rycroft, recycled-paper pusher, answers readers' questions		16 Sep 2005	InterActivist
Nicole Rycroft, campaigns director for Markets Initiative. Is there a similar organization to Markets Initiative in the U.S.? -- Jerry Broadbent, Bucoda, Wash. There are a number of organizations that work to safeguard endangered forests by shifting U.S. market demand to more sustainable wood and paper products. Green Press Initiative is working with the U.S. book sector and Co-op America with the U. ...
Topics: business, Canada, green living, InterActivist, interview, recycling, wilderness (all these topics)

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