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Ecology Center

Terrain Magazine

Northern California’s Environmental Magazine

Terrain Magazine, Spring 2009

Spring 2009

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Table of Contents

When More Than the Scrubs are Green

Northern California hospitals take the lead in greening medical care.

By Rachel Zurer

Letters to the Editor

Regarding: The Long Thirst, Spring 2009

By Staff Reporter

The Long Thirst

Giant pot farms hidden in our national forests are draining waterways and threatening wildlife.

By Linnea Due

Bitter Pill

The bad news about phthalates.

By Mary Vance

Don’t Panic When It’s Not Organic

Between organic and local produce, which gets the nod?

By Christine Sarkis

Tox’ Around the Clock

The dangerous chemicals we encounter everyday

By Anneli Rufus

Of Mice and Men

Wildlife suffer the consequences of contaminated greens.

By Elly Hopper

Cellular Damage

The tangled story of the health effects of wireless

By Elisa Batista

Mercury Rising

Is restoring wetlands bad for our health?

By Eric Simons

Home Sick

Rachel’s newsletter editor Peter Montague on environmental health, capitalism, and our only home

By Ben Terrall

Sheltering in Place

Planning for fire season

By Linnea Due

Ask The Eco Team

Are our houses making us sick?

By Beck Cowles

Essential Reads & Views

Climate Chaos: Your Health at Risk, Nature’s Beloved Son: Rediscovering John Muir’s Botanical Legacy, The Recycling Movie

By Linnea Due, Scarlet Garcia and Gina Covina

Window on the Ecology Center

Lose 5,000 pounds in just one month. Warning: May be habit-forming!

By Frances Kawamoto

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