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>From the Publishers
Bagged for Earth Day by Carolyn Chase
The San Diego Union Tribune takes a shot at Earth Day and comes
up short.
Transportation
Carolyn takes the trolley 4
Our intrepid editor gives it a try in our home town.
Rail: the wave of the past 5
Going carless in Cartopia by Michael Oshman 6
Why would someone give up their car if they didn't have to? Find
out.
Jobs & Sustainability
Sustainable Development: A labor view 7
The real choice is not jobs or enviornment, it is both or neither
Environmental careers by David Bainbridge 8
A professional educator shares the keys to finding a job in an
environmental field.
Our lost wealth: people + natural resources = real wealth, Natural
Capital by Paul Hawken 10
Know how we grow by Bill Daugherty 11
How much open space can we afford to lose?
Air Quality
To air is human 12
Politicians take stands for and against stricter clean air
standards proposed by the E.P.A..
May is Clean Air Month 13
Bike to Work Day: 5/22, Get a Tune-Up Day, 5/22 and Clean Commute
Day, 5/30
Living Environment
A Heavy Metal Story 14
Whenever you're inside a building, you are surrounded by paint.
Do you know what's in it?
Just say no to poisons! 14
High-quality finishes that respect the environment are available.
Health and Diet
Clear your way to healing 16
"The Detox Diet" looks at lifestyle changes as the key to health.
Abnormally good food in Normal Heights 18
Our restaurant reviewer visits Jyoti Bihanga in Norma Heights.
It's Your Garden! by Laurie Cohen
Building Your Soil 15
San Diego Earth Day
EarthFair '97: a huge success, a different view than the San Diego
Union Tribune... 19
Observations from the soul by Minister Masada
Anti-Ecological Man? 22
Departments
New Think: the cartoon by Robert Ocegueda <bocegueda@tmisnet.com>
"The Pickle We're In" 10
May calendar of Earth-Friendly Events 20
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