Stories by Linda Baker
In the United States, stuffing and starving are two sides of the same coin.
Posted on May 2, 2003
Cleaning up toxic spills, stopping poison-gas attacks, and curing deadly diseases: Fungus king Paul Stamets says there's no limit to what his spores can do.
Posted on Nov 26, 2002
Pesticide-free, non-genetically modified food is a big, global business now. But, ironically, small farmers are getting the shaft.
Posted on Jul 31, 2002
Mothers with school aged children to spend more than an hour a day shuttling their kids around. What is it doing to our environment and sense of community?
Posted on Dec 14, 2000
Illegal refrigerants and fire-suppressants rank so close to cocaine as the most profitable contraband coming into the US, it's a wonder no one has written a Hollywood thriller about them. Between 1994 and 1997, 6,367 tons were smuggled across the U.S. border, valuing $43 million in lost tax revenue alone.
Posted on Nov 20, 2000
