Stories by Elizabeth Sawin
Project Manager at the Sustainability Institute.
Posted on Mar 21, 2003, Source: Grist.org
A study of persistent organic pollutants shows that even "safe" doses of industrial chemicals can cause serious health problems.
Posted on Apr 4, 2002, Source: AlterNet
Listening to my four-year-old daughter approach the problems of dying polar bears and coral reefs makes me think twice about our whole economic system.
Posted on Feb 5, 2002, Source: AlterNet
My children's future depends on our democracy running along at its full power, but the Enron debacle reveals just how hobbled it currently is.
Posted on Jan 2, 2002, Source: AlterNet
According to a new study, humans gobble up 32 percent of the total solar energy captured by land plants. How much more can we steal without upsetting the Earth's ecology?
Posted on Dec 3, 2001, Source: AlterNet
This holiday season, I see more than ever how much America's dependence on oil is ruining the world. So to do my little part, I'm going to my Christmas an oil-free day.
Posted on Nov 1, 2001, Source: AlterNet
With many nations involved in an escalating confrontation that may last years, where will we find the attention and resources needed to restore our wetlands, our soil and our atmosphere?
Posted on Oct 15, 2001, Source: AlterNet
Beyond sensing injustice, I can respond to the war by trying to live my own life in a way that is more true to my deepest beliefs.
Posted on Oct 2, 2001, Source: AlterNet
Now that our world is polarizing over the issue of terrorism, can we human beings, created by billions of years of struggle and competition, summon the will to cooperate?
Posted on Jul 31, 2001, Source: AlterNet
When there is any reason to think that our children's safety might be at stake, we parents apply the axiom, better safe than sorry. Why can't Bush do the same with global warming?
