Time often shapes perceptions ELIZABETH WILSON, who wrote our cover story (“The Queen Who Would Be King,” p. 80) about the controversial female pharaoh who ruled Egypt c. 1479-1458 B.C., lives near the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City She was often in the museum’s Hatshepsut gallery–part of its permanent collection. Once, a [...]
The notorious gridlock and smog in Los Angeles has spurred groundbreaking clean car rules in California. There are 60,000 square feet of solar panels on San Francisco’s Moscone Convention Center, enough to power 675 houses, and all new municipal buildings in the city by the bay must comply with U.S. Green Building Council standards. In [...]
Known largely as a component of rocket fuel, perchlorate is a pollutant that often turns up in soil and water. In dozens of studies, it has perturbed thyroid-hormone concentrations, which can affect growth and neurological development. Data from fish now indicate that perchlorate can also disrupt sexual development. Some of the changes were so dramatic [...]
A Texas Cooperative Extension range expert in Uvalde said landowners should exercise caution when grazing livestock on recently-burned pastures. Robert Lyons, Extension range specialist, said proper management is a must to prevent serious grass damage after a fire. “As with any fire, prescribed or wild, ensuring grass survival is a primary management goal,” Lyons said. [...]
Americans are putting more of the other-other white meat — fish — on the table than ever before. The average person eats 15 pounds per year, contributing to a $46 billion consumer seafood market, according to Seafood Choices Alliance. That’s probably good news for a country grappling with growing rates of obesity and heart disease. [...]
The Humble Plants Provide Many Benefits Despite environmentalists’ warnings, Americans spend large amounts of time and money on products that eradicate moss from their manicured lawns. This, along with unchecked commercial harvesting and damage by pollution, has caused a serious decline in the low-profile plant, even though moss is an important component of many ecosystems, [...]
For environmentalists interested in socially conscious investing, Internet weblogs (“blogs” for short) are becoming a can’t-miss source of opinion, commentary and information. Whether you want to choose stocks, follow the latest environmental invention, file a shareholder resolution or just keep up with environmental news and trends, there is no doubt that blogs are worth tracking. [...]