Fall 2008: Western Water, Green Nations, Body Toxics

Western Water

Barry Yeoman, author of this issue's cover story, "Delta Blues" (page 28), reports that a water conservation measure is making its way through the California state legislature. The bill, sponsored by NRDC, calls for a 20 percent reduction in state water consumption by 2020. Read the fine print here.

Green Nations

Scotland's Eigg Island is one of the world's first places to be powered entirely by renewable energy, as captured in Mike Goldwater's photo essay "Forecast: Wind, Rain, Occasional Sun". The worldwide trend toward renewables is accelerating: NRDC is working with Costa Rica, for example, to make the Central American country carbon neutral by 2021. Get the facts here.

Body Toxics

Author and mother Kim Larsen writes about the chemicals that surround us in the lead book review, "What Were You Expecting?". NRDC recognizes the potential threat of such exposure, recently joining in a lawsuit to ban endosulfan, an agricultural insecticide that accumulates in body fat and breast milk. The cases against this and other chemicals can be found here.