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Backstroke to the Future		26 Jul 2001	Daily Grist
Backstroke to the Future Christopher Swain of Eugene, Ore., plans to swim all 1,243 miles of the Columbia River to call attention to what he describes as "a contaminated beauty." The feds are now investigating the river for sources of mercury and other nasties. Swain, who works for Columbia Riverkeeper, will embark on the 160-day swim next summer ...
Topics: Columbia River, education, Northwest, pollution and waste, rivers and watersheds, water pollution (all these topics)

The Noble Citizen A personal appreciation of Grist contributor Donella Meadows	Robert Braille	01 Mar 2001	Soapbox
I was once speaking with Donella Meadows in her Dartmouth College office a few years ago, back when I taught with her in the environmental studies program. She was responsible for my appointment in environmental literature and writing and had become a mentor I could call on for advice at any time, no matter how busy she was. Donella Meadows. Suddenly, the telephone rang. It was a represen ...
Topics: education, green living, population, United States (all these topics)

Letter of the Law Can laws be written that inspire reverence for the land?	David Mayfield	09 Feb 2001	Main Dish
As usual, Charles Wilkinson is pacing. Hands stuffed in the front pockets of his Levi's, head down, he paces the lecture hall, up one stairway and down the other, his students' heads swiveling to follow him. Charles Wilkinson, law man. Photo: Larry Harwood, University of Colorado at Boulder. But on this December morning, during the last meeting of Wilkinson's natural resources law course at t ...
Topics: Colorado, education, politics, Washington, West, wilderness, wildlife (all these topics)

Jeff Barrie, documentary filmmaker		30 Jun 2000	Dispatches
Jeff Barrie has been making independent environmental documentary productions as a freelance artist since 1994. His latest project, Arctic Quest, had him bicycling from coast to coast to raise awareness about the importance of protecting the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge in Alaska from oil development. Dispatch: 1 \| 2 \| 3 \| 4 \| 5 Friday, 30 Jun 2000 LAKE IN THE HILLS, Ill. Today I'm writing from my aunt Beth and uncle Chris's house in Illinois, where they li ...
Topics: animal welfare, bikes, Dispatches, education, energy efficiency, hybrids, oil, politics, Prius, United States, wilderness (all these topics)

Jeff Barrie, documentary filmmaker		29 Jun 2000	Dispatches
Jeff Barrie has been making independent environmental documentary productions as a freelance artist since 1994. His latest project, Arctic Quest, had him bicycling from coast to coast to raise awareness about the importance of protecting the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge in Alaska from oil development. Dispatch: 1 \| 2 \| 3 \| 4 \| 5 Thursday, 29 Jun 2000 MINNEAPOLIS, Minn. Two weeks ago today began the craziness on Capitol Hill. Alex, Eric, and I rushed from o ...
Topics: animal welfare, bikes, Dispatches, education, energy efficiency, hybrids, oil, politics, Prius, United States, wilderness (all these topics)

Jeff Barrie, documentary filmmaker		28 Jun 2000	Dispatches
Jeff Barrie has been making independent environmental documentary productions as a freelance artist since 1994. His latest project, Arctic Quest, had him bicycling from coast to coast to raise awareness about the importance of protecting the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge in Alaska from oil development. Dispatch: 1 \| 2 \| 3 \| 4 \| 5 Wednesday, 28 Jun 2000 MINNEAPOLIS, Minn. I've been waiting for this day for nearly five months. This morning I slept until noon. ...
Topics: animal welfare, bikes, Dispatches, education, energy efficiency, hybrids, oil, politics, Prius, United States, wilderness (all these topics)

Jeff Barrie, documentary filmmaker		27 Jun 2000	Dispatches
Jeff Barrie has been making independent environmental documentary productions as a freelance artist since 1994. His latest project, Arctic Quest, had him bicycling from coast to coast to raise awareness about the importance of protecting the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge in Alaska from oil development. Dispatch: 1 \| 2 \| 3 \| 4 \| 5 Tuesday, 27 Jun 2000 MINNEAPOLIS, Minn. Caribou in the Alaskan wilderness. Coffee, anyone? Photo: Dean Biggens, USFWS. This morni ...
Topics: animal welfare, bikes, Dispatches, education, energy efficiency, hybrids, oil, politics, Prius, United States, wilderness (all these topics)

Jeff Barrie, documentary filmmaker		26 Jun 2000	Dispatches
Jeff Barrie has been making independent environmental documentary productions as a freelance artist since 1994. His latest project, Arctic Quest, had him bicycling from coast to coast to raise awareness about the importance of protecting the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge in Alaska from oil development. Dispatch: 1 \| 2 \| 3 \| 4 \| 5 Monday, 26 Jun 2000 TURTON, S.D. The rain is falling this morning as I write from my dad's hometown of Turton, S.D. It's a small ...
Topics: animal welfare, bikes, Dispatches, education, energy efficiency, hybrids, oil, politics, Prius, United States, wilderness (all these topics)

Denis Hayes, Earth Day Network		22 Apr 2000	Dispatches
Denis Hayes is chair of Earth Day Network. He was the national coordinator for the first Earth Day in 1970 and now earns his keep as president of the Bullitt Foundation in Seattle, Wash. He is also author of the new book The Official Earth Day Guide to Planet Repair. Dispatch: 1 \| 2 \| 3 \| 4 \| 5 \| 6 \| 7 \| 8 Saturday, 22 Apr 2000 WASHINGTON, D.C. Long before dawn on Earth Day, I awake with a premonition of dread. I flip on CNN and watch the tapes of armed INS agents ...
Topics: celebrity, Dispatches, education, heroes, travel (all these topics)

Denis Hayes, Earth Day Network		21 Apr 2000	Dispatches
Denis Hayes is chair of Earth Day Network. He was the national coordinator for the first Earth Day in 1970 and now earns his keep as president of the Bullitt Foundation in Seattle, Wash. He is also author of the new book The Official Earth Day Guide to Planet Repair. Dispatch: 1 \| 2 \| 3 \| 4 \| 5 \| 6 \| 7 \| 8 Friday, 21 Apr 2000 WASHINGTON, D.C. I roll out of bed at 5:30 a.m. Heavy early media schedule. Shave, shower, read Washington Post. And recoil. A front-page art ...
Topics: celebrity, Dispatches, education, heroes, travel (all these topics)

Denis Hayes, Earth Day Network		20 Apr 2000	Dispatches
Denis Hayes is chair of Earth Day Network. He was the national coordinator for the first Earth Day in 1970 and now earns his keep as president of the Bullitt Foundation in Seattle, Wash. He is also author of the new book The Official Earth Day Guide to Planet Repair. Dispatch: 1 \| 2 \| 3 \| 4 \| 5 \| 6 \| 7 \| 8 Thursday, 20 Apr 2000 WASHINGTON, D.C. The day starts with an ice-cold shower. Not by choice. But it certainly gets the sleep out of my eyes. My email has an ...
Topics: celebrity, Dispatches, education, heroes, travel (all these topics)

Denis Hayes, Earth Day Network		19 Apr 2000	Dispatches
Denis Hayes is chair of Earth Day Network. He was the national coordinator for the first Earth Day in 1970 and now earns his keep as president of the Bullitt Foundation in Seattle, Wash. He is also author of the new book The Official Earth Day Guide to Planet Repair. Dispatch: 1 \| 2 \| 3 \| 4 \| 5 \| 6 \| 7 \| 8 Wednesday, 19 Apr 2000 ATLANTA, Ga. I wake up early. Stretch. Run a couple miles. Lift some weights in the hotel gym. Just pump out the tension. Push 10 ext ...
Topics: celebrity, Dispatches, education, heroes, travel (all these topics)

Denis Hayes, Earth Day Network		18 Apr 2000	Dispatches
Denis Hayes is chair of Earth Day Network. He was the national coordinator for the first Earth Day in 1970 and now earns his keep as president of the Bullitt Foundation in Seattle, Wash. He is also author of the new book The Official Earth Day Guide to Planet Repair. Dispatch: 1 \| 2 \| 3 \| 4 \| 5 \| 6 \| 7 \| 8 Tuesday, 18 Apr 2000 WASHINGTON, D.C. More of the same. A drive-time radio show in Boulder. A spot on CNN Headline News. I miss a satellite interview with a ...
Topics: celebrity, Dispatches, education, heroes, travel (all these topics)

Denis Hayes, Earth Day Network		17 Apr 2000	Dispatches
Denis Hayes is chair of Earth Day Network. He was the national coordinator for the first Earth Day in 1970 and now earns his keep as president of the Bullitt Foundation in Seattle, Wash. He is also author of the new book The Official Earth Day Guide to Planet Repair. Dispatch: 1 \| 2 \| 3 \| 4 \| 5 \| 6 \| 7 \| 8 Monday, 17 Apr 2000 WASHINGTON, D.C. These days, I always sound hoarse. Like Clinton. Talk, talk, talk ... (I hear there's a support group for recovering poli ...
Topics: celebrity, Dispatches, education, heroes, travel (all these topics)

Denis Hayes, Earth Day Network		16 Apr 2000	Dispatches
Denis Hayes is chair of Earth Day Network. He was the national coordinator for the first Earth Day in 1970 and now earns his keep as president of the Bullitt Foundation in Seattle, Wash. He is also author of the new book The Official Earth Day Guide to Planet Repair. Dispatch: 1 \| 2 \| 3 \| 4 \| 5 \| 6 \| 7 \| 8 Sunday, 16 Apr 2000 NEW YORK, N.Y. My hotel is bursting at the seams with teenagers who are attending some sort of choir festival. I am awakened at 3:00 a.m. by ...
Topics: celebrity, Dispatches, education, heroes, travel (all these topics)

Denis Hayes, Earth Day Network		15 Apr 2000	Dispatches
Denis Hayes is chair of Earth Day Network. He was the national coordinator for the first Earth Day in 1970 and now earns his keep as president of the Bullitt Foundation in Seattle, Wash. He is also author of the new book The Official Earth Day Guide to Planet Repair. Dispatch: 1 \| 2 \| 3 \| 4 \| 5 \| 6 \| 7 \| 8 Saturday, 15 Apr 2000 NEW YORK, N.Y. I leave my house at 6:00 a.m. Saturday to catch a flight to New York. Earth Day New York is being held on April 16 to avoid ...
Topics: celebrity, Dispatches, education, heroes, travel (all these topics)

What Would Costas Christ Do? Preaching the gospel of ecotourism	Lisa Jones	03 Mar 2000	Main Dish
Costas Christ has a knack for handling sticky situations. I got a glimpse of this as I was making my way home from an ecotourism conference in Senegal in the early 1990s. Along with a number of other conference participants, I was stuck in the airport in the capital city of Dakar. For some unknown reason, the ticket agents had stalled us, so we were doing what American ecotourists often do when the Third Wo ...
Topics: Africa, education, marine life, pollution and waste, rivers and watersheds, travel, Uganda, wildlife (all these topics)

Ag-gravation An Iowan causes growing pains for agro-industry	Lisa Jones	03 Nov 1999	Main Dish
Kamyar Enshayan is a folk music aficionado and a lifelong soccer fan. He lives in a comfortable house on a shady street in Cedar Falls, Iowa, with his four-year-old daughter, Nettie, and his wife, Laura Jackson, a biology professor at the University of Northern Iowa. They have a large vegetable garden. Laura is expecting their second child in December. Enshayan takes a break from causing trouble. Their existen ...
Topics: Colorado, education, food and agriculture, Iowa, politics (all these topics)

Grreen Grrls: Estrogen Infuses the Movement Lisa Hymas reviews Women Pioneers for the Environment by Mary Jo Breton	Lisa Hymas	21 May 1999	Arts and Minds
Women Pioneers for the Environment by Mary Joy Breton Northeastern University Press, 1998, 336 pages Want to buy it? In 1993, Emma Must, irate over the British Department of Transport's plans to plow through yet another grassy hillside for yet another highway extension, chained herself by the neck to the axle of a bulldozer for five hours. Her bold anti ...
Topics: education, green living (all these topics)

Riders on the Storm	Ben White	12 May 1999	Muckraker
No one in her or his right mind thinks the 106th Congress is going to pass a whole lot of actual free-standing legislation. It will likely take every ounce of strength this feeble Congress can muster to pass the essential spending bills that fund the government. So riders, those pesky little items that hope to escape scrutiny by hitching a ride on big money bills, are the name of the game, as noted in last week's Muckraker. The current vehicle for ...
Topics: education, environmental non-government organizations, mining, Muckraker, politics, United States, waste, wildlife (all these topics)

Putting a Human Face on Environmental Problems Lisa Hymas reviews Earth Odyssey by Mark Hertsgaard	Lisa Hymas	23 Apr 1999	Arts and Minds
Earth Odyssey by Mark Hertsgaard Broadway Books, 1998, 352 pages Will humans survive the environmental degradation we've loosed on the world, or will we drive ourselves to extinction alongside countless other species? Mark Hertsgaard sets forth to explore this question in his wide-ranging book Earth Odyssey: Around the World in Search of Our Environmental Future, and whi ...
Topics: education, pollution and waste (all these topics)

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