Humanity's slowing growth
A generation ago, Paul Ehrlich warned in
International Herald Tribune (Bangkok)
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Environmental word games
Whenever the Republicans find themselves in trouble on environmental issues, the call goes out for Frank Luntz, a respected party strategist. Back in 1995, Luntz urged the party to soften its
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Dietary-aid marketers try to deflect criticism
Since the death last month of a Baltimore Orioles pitcher who had been taking ephedra, an over-the-counter dietary supplement advertised for weight loss and muscle gain, marketers have found
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Mystery illness extends its reach
A mysterious respiratory illness continued to spread, killing a sixth patient in Hong Kong as suspected new victims were reported throughout the world. The number of people infected in Hong Kong had
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A no' to oil drilling in Alaskan reserve
The Senate has voted narrowly against drilling for oil in the Alaskan wildlife refuge, dealing a crippling blow to the central element of the Bush administration's energy plan. The vote 52 to 48,
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Philippine population still spiraling upward
The population in this overwhelmingly Roman Catholic country has doubled in the last half-century, to 80 million and could double again in less time than that. Under the influence of the powerful
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Ruling in Bhopal lawsuit bolsters Union Carbide
Union Carbide Corp. has fended off a lawsuit brought on behalf of victims of 1984 chemical leak in Bhopal, India as a U.S. federal judge threw out the claims for a second time. A U.S. appeals court
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Factories bump rural Chinese
Last May, Song Defu's cornstalks were already reaching skyward when the local television station broadcast the news : From that day forward, village officials had announced, there would be no more
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The missing energy strategy
The Senate struck a blow for the environment and for common sense last week, defeating President George W. Bush's second attempt in less than a year to open the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge to oil
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Biodefense is left to small companies
After anthrax spread through the U.S. mail in October 2001, the federal government began a crash program to develop drugs, vaccines and diagnostic tests to protect the United States from biological