Fall/Winter 2008
Table of Contents
Lonesome Stranger
As the climate changes, wildlife is on the move
Power to the People
Using energy is such a natural and necessary part of everyday American life that its source is often considered only when the monthly Pacific Gas & Electric bill comes. But the system is vulnerable to manipulation, as we learned during California’s 2001 energy crisis, and relies heavily on non-renewable power sources that produce heavy emissions.
True Co$t
Can Trees and Solar Panels Be Good Neighbors?
Nuclear Redux
Does reducing our imports of foreign oil mean Chernobyl in our backyard? What’s changed and what’s not about nuclear energy.
Waiting for Ocean Energy?
In the widening search for renewable energy sources, open water has joined the sun and wind as future energy providers.
Growing Small: An Interview with a Tiny-House Builder
Jay Shafer lives in what he builds: 85 square feet.
Q&A: Tom Philpott, Slow Food Fighter
Sprawling over the Labor Day weekend, the four-day Slow Food Nation festival attracted more than just the usual suspects to San Francisco.
Q&A: Jeffrey St Clair
Cutting the Grassroots
The Big Save
When an avalanche wiped out Juneau’s power, the city turned to a Berkeley expert. Alaska’s example could help us survive.
Holiday Harvest: Slow Down for Heritage Turkeys
Bobcats and other traumas haven’t stopped this farmer.
Backyard Bounty: Waste Not
Oakland has enough fruit for two gleaners – and they’re just getting started.
Backyard Bounty: Want Not
Her idea was simple: Create an ultra-local urban food chain by paying youth to pick fruit from peoples’ yards and deliver it to low-income seniors.
Ask The Eco Team
Can you compare so-called “green” cleaning products with conventional ones?
Letters to the Editor
Regarding: Cutting the Grassroots, Fall/Winter 2008
