Table of Contents
Editorial
- Talk to me!
Local ecology
- MSCP plans the future of conservation in San
Diego
- A little-known group of government and industry officials are making
plans that may decide the fate of 100 endangered species and up to 200,000
acres of land in San Diego county.
Population
- The Big Squeeze
- Everyone agrees that the earth can only support a limited number
of humans. Is it possible to stop our global population explosion before
we face environmental and human catastrophe?
- Town meeting on UN population conference
- Find out about - and provide your input - to the UN Cairo conference
on population and development.
Energy
- Global energy grid a salvation for developing
countries
- If all of the world's electrical generating capacity were tied
into one global network, there would be plenty of cheap energy for the developing
world - which might just make the difference between prosperity and misery.
The technology is there, if world leaders can be enrolled in the vision.
Wildlife preservation
- Living with mountain lions
- There's lots of discussion about mountain lions: concern about
their fate and paranoia about attacks. This report looks at some of the
facts and studies about these cats, and may help to dispel some superstitions.
- The bridge to nowhere
- The Chula Vista Nature Interpretive Center is the serendipitous
result of a pitched battle between the Sierra Club, Army Corps of Engineers
and the Chula Vista Redevelopment Agency. Find out about this hidden jewel
on the Chula Vista tidelands.
Ecopreneurs
- Llamas: not just another pretty face
- These docile animals have been called "the pack animal of
the '90s," and not just because they travel in packs. Raising them
was just the ticket for the Mubarak family
Recycling
- Steel: America's most recycled resource
Attend the business recycling workshop
- Informative how-to workshop for businesses
San Diego Earth Day
- Carolyn Chase presented Spirit of San Diego
Awqard
- Presented by Mayor Susan Golding to recognize individual contribution
to improving the quality of life in San Diego