
Spring 2007
Table of Contents
Battling for Bay Shore
Richmond citizens take the lead in shoreline planning
Invasion of the Acorn Snatchers
Turkeys gobble up territory
Treesit in Berkeley
UC Berkeley battles the mighty oak
The Dish on Soy
Once green manure, now big business
Selling Soy
Q&A with Kaayla Daniel
Let There Be Light
Sun scare skewers vitamin D
New Fuels Need New Paradigm
Biofuels needn’t mimic Big Oil and Big Ag
Don’t Blame the Chrysanthemum
Be suspicious when the guy at the hardware store says your spray is natural
Worm Food
The earth under your feet is a sponge—and worms just can’t say no
The Jury’s Still Out on MSG
But harmless or not, you’re eating it
New Breed Rising
Q&A with Markos Moulitsas Zuniga
Normals Need Not Apply
Recycling computers requires that special touch
Forget Mr. Clean, Try Ms. Green
“Women’s work” gets a makeover
One Slice at a Time
Serving up community at Mission Pie
Smoke and Mirrors
The real deal or a feel-good sideshow?
Essential Reads
Taking Nature’s Side
Empathy the Environmental Way
East Bay Environmental Training spurs students to get involved
It Takes A Village
The best of both worlds












