Recently added articles from Earth Island Journal:
The audacity of hope.(Barack Obama's policies)(Editorial)
Sep 22, 2009 ... The media baroness Arianna Huffington, ever a quick wit, has pointed out that Barack Obama's nice-sounding phrase, the 'Audacity of Hope," has taken on a different spin during his presidency. Originally intended as a slogan of bravery the courage to be optimistic in dark times--it now ...
Have none for the planet.(LETTERS & E-MAILS)(Letter to the editor)
Sep 22, 2009; ... Deborah Rich's article "Hold Steady" (Summer) is soundly thought out if you take the emphasis off the "need" to keep the economy and political systems functioning. In fact, there can't be any equilibrium between industrial civilization and a falling population, however well managed, ...
Population recommendation.(LETTERS & E-MAILS)(Letter to the editor)
Sep 22, 2009; ... The human population dilemma deserves far more attention than it receives. Tom Turner's profile of Paul and Anne Ehrlich, "The Vindication of a Public Scholar" (Summer), noted the issue's disappearance from environmental publications, but didn't delve into the reasons why. I hope you will ...
Wear one for the planet.(LETTERS & E-MAILS)(Letter to the editor)
Sep 22, 2009 ... Kari Lydersen's article "Border War" (Summer) nicely exposes the US environmental movement's understandable struggle with immigration due to its "third rail" political nature. Recognition of this problem is a good first step, but an underlying cause of immigration pressure from ...
Number crunching.(LETTERS & E-MAILS)(Letter to the editor)
Sep 22, 2009; ... Lydersen's article failed to clarify the essential link between immigration and US population. That link is not race. It's not anti-immigrant sentiments. It's not political correctness. It's not name-calling. The essential link is the numbers. What level of US immigration is ...