Editor’s Note: Using very rough numbers, during 2003, human civilization consumed roughly 400 quadrillion BTU’s of energy (affectionately known as “quads” among economists and the like) and they consumed roughly 3,500 cubic kilometers of water. If you define the nations of the “Global North” as all nations where the average GNP per capita [...]

Interviewed by Paolo Scopacasa March 6, 2004

Vandana Shiva
curriculum vitae

Editor’s Note: Vandana Shiva, a scientist and activist from India, has become an outspoken critic of privatization, globalization, and genetically-modified crops. Shiva is strident and at times inflamatory but her fundamental arguments are powerful and resonate with millions. It is at our peril when [...]

Secret Invasions of Non-Native Species

The Brown Tree Snake
Conquerer of Guam
photo: USGS

Editor’s Note: Weedy species share the following characteristics (1) they reproduce quickly, (2) disperse widely, (3) tolerate a broad range of habitats, (4) resist eradication. Where these species become established, they kill off native species, monopolizing the ecosystem. They thrive in human dominated terrains. Wherever [...]

Overspraying Made Pesticide Look Worse Than It Deserved

Editor’s Note: Author Edward Wheeler doesn’t beat around the bush. Are mosquitoes carrying Malaria, or West Nile Virus? Then kill them all with D.D.T. Is the globe warming? Because if it is, environmentalists, then Malaria and West Nile Virus won’t be just stories on [...]