Articles: Elizabeth Royte

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Drugging Our Waters
Federal agencies have taken the first steps toward regulating the growing amount of drugs in the nation's drinking water supply. OnEarth first reported the problem in this story from our Fall 2006 issue.
Comments (0) | December 23, 2009
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The Curse of the Labrador Duck
Elizabeth Royte reviews Glen Chilton's history of the extinction of a North American waterfowl.
Comments (0) | December 1, 2009
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Just Food
When my daughter recently returned from a class trip to a farmers' market, she handed me a vocabulary list: "Food miles," one entry read. "The distance a food must travel from farm to plate. The farther the distance, the more impact on our environment (transportation pollution) and the more need to preserve and package the food."
Comments (1) | August 26, 2009
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Ecological Intelligence
When deciding what to buy, it’s important to know the whole story. That’s the central message of Daniel Goleman’s Ecological Intelligence, which explores why the environmental and social impacts of consumer goods remain hidden and how “radical transparency,” a system the author proposes for revealing those costs to the public, will force producers to change how they make things.
Comments (2) | May 28, 2009
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Disney (Waste) Land
Is Epcot the green frontier? Go play in a virtual landfill -- oh, what fun! -- and find out.
Comments (9) | August 28, 2008
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Farewell, My Subaru
Elizabeth Royte reviews Doug Fine's Farewell, My Subaru.
Comments (1) | February 29, 2008
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And on Your Left, a Grass-Fed Cow...
Local is the new organic, but saving the family farm may require that you actually go there -- as a tourist.
Comments (1) | September 1, 2007
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Committed: A Rabble-Rouser's Memoir
Elizabeth Royte reviews this new book by Dan Mathews
Comments (0) | June 1, 2007