Stories by Stan Cox
Stan Cox is a plant breeder and writer in Salina, Kansas. His book "Losing Our Cool: Uncomfortable Truths about Our Air-Conditioned World," will be published next June by The New Press.
The era of cheap natural gas, like that of cheap oil, is ending. We have barely begun to assess the drastic, worldwide changes that will ensue.
Posted on Oct 12, 2005, Source: AlterNet
The estate tax is a crucial part of an economy that protects every family's legacy -- including treasures that have nothing to do with material wealth.
Posted on Sep 7, 2005, Source: Prairie Writers Circle
Seven of the greatest hits (or misses) of conservative Christian 'science' show just how little fact goes into these beliefs, and how much damage they can cause.
Posted on Aug 11, 2005, Source: AlterNet
By prosecuting Steven Kurtz and Robert Ferrell, is the Justice Department trying to clamp a lid on political art or looking to chalk up a win by exploiting fears of bioterrorism?
Posted on Jul 25, 2005, Source: AlterNet
In three days of testimony in Kansas, witnesses painted a picture of evolutionary biology as a tyrannical discipline that can be salvaged only by admitting the bright light of the supernatural.
Posted on May 19, 2005, Source: AlterNet
The peak oil idea – which says that world oil production will go into irreversible decline sometime in the next decade or two – is quickly morphing into conventional wisdom.
Posted on Apr 4, 2005, Source: AlterNet
In the heavily polluted region of Patancheru, the production of pharmaceuticals to save lives in the West may be cutting lives short in India.
Posted on Jan 14, 2005, Source: AlterNet
There are too many of us and some of us consume far too much. The solution will require us to cut overall consumption and close the gap between rich and poor.
Posted on Dec 1, 2004, Source: AlterNet
Can capitalism be harnessed to solve environmental problems, or is capitalism itself the problem?
Posted on Apr 27, 2004, Source: Grist.org
In demanding even more 'relief' for taxpayers at the top of the economic pyramid, the Right is hacking away at one of the most important pillars of our democracy: progressive income taxes.
Posted on Apr 12, 2004, Source: AlterNet
In India, the new incarnation of globalization is taking a heavy toll on its people, air, water, and land -- right down to the bedrock. A "weightless economy" can be a crushing burden.
Posted on Feb 26, 2004, Source: AlterNet
Some scientists are looking beyond human health to weigh the possible ecological consequences of Atkins-style diets.
Posted on Dec 12, 2003, Source: AlterNet
Past and present 'associates' offer a candid and often disturbing look at life behind the big yellow Wal-Mart happy face.
Posted on Nov 17, 2003, Source: AlterNet
It's an open secret that U.S. business has become hooked on profits generated by illegal immigration, and in its remorseless drive toward Always Low Prices, Wal-Mart is no exception.
Posted on Oct 28, 2003, Source: AlterNet
Want to see the real story about the skewed distribution of household income in the U.S? Take a look at this.
Posted on Jul 31, 2003, Source: AlterNet
Can a family whose breadwinner works at Wal-Mart afford to supply its minimum needs by shopping there? Hardly.
Posted on Jun 10, 2003, Source: AlterNet
Our economic system is grounded in the fantasy that consumption can grow forever and without limit, both in America and throughout the planet.
Posted on May 16, 2003, Source: AlterNet
While investigators continue to scour the countryside for clues to the cause of the Columbia crash, bulk carriers sink at the rate of one a month, making barely a ripple in the press.
Posted on Feb 25, 2003, Source: AlterNet
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