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Death at High Altitude
The peaks above Yellowstone are turning a sickly gray as trees die from a beetle infestation. In an audio slideshow, OnEarth articles editor George Black describes the scene from a recent flyover.
Comments (0) | November 16, 2009 -
India, Enlightened
Thanks to Slumdog Millionaire, India is hot. Thanks to entrepreneurs, it's booming. Now a new government has to raise a billion people out of poverty without wrecking the environment. What's a poor country to do? Comments (2) | May 28, 2009 -
Sacred and Profane
At the cremation ghat of Kankhal, on the outskirts of the pilgrimage town of Haridwar, an old woman's body was burning. Comments (0) | May 28, 2009 -
Made for Each Other
George Black reviews Made for Each Other Comments (0) | February 27, 2009 -
Forecast: Wind, Rain, Occasional Sun
A remote Scottish island declares independence -- with renewable energy. Comments (1) | August 28, 2008 -
The Gathering Storm
Rich countries are responsible for global warming; poor countries like Bangladesh suffer the consequences. Unless we break that cycle, we could all be in trouble. A special report from the land of the rising tide. Comments (13) | May 28, 2008 -
Electoral democracy? Peaceful face of Islam? Failed state?
Bangladesh's political history is every bit as tortured as its topography. Comments (0) | May 28, 2008 -
Time To Be Unfaithful to Old Faithful
What are we prepared to give up? The reality is that we have to accept some major trade-offs here. The situation is too grim, too urgent, to duck them. Comments (2) | February 29, 2008 -
Vanishing America: In Pursuit of Our Elusive Landscapes
George Black reviews this new book by James Conaway Comments (0) | December 1, 2007 -
Scrambled Eggs
Kids in Britain aren't sure about the origins of everyday foods. Comments (0) | June 1, 2007 -
Life in the Fast Lane
The reports of our death were greatly exaggerated. Was it really only two years ago that we were struggling to digest the dismal message of an essay called "The Death of Environmentalism"? Mass-market magazines are now awash with green-themed cover stories and special features. Comments (0) | March 1, 2007 -
Soaring with Fidel: An Osprey Odyssey From Cape Cod to Cuba and Beyond
George Black reviews this new book by David Gessner Comments (0) | March 1, 2007 -
Waste Not Want Not
In Pittsburgh, a small organization called Global Links has devised an ingenious solution to the problem of waste in American hospitals: Rescue what we throw out, ship it overseas, and save lives. Comments (0) | December 1, 2006 -
American Bloomsbury
George Black reviews this new book by Susan Cheever Comments (0) | December 1, 2006 -
Slip Into A Little Green Number
The fashion industry, so long a paradigm of self-indulgence, seems to have embarked on a green makeover. Comments (0) | December 1, 2006
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