October 2000 Table of Contents

Election 2000
	San Diego Earth Times endorsements for the November 7, 2000 General Election
	Comments on philosophy of endorsement
		Editor Carolyn Chase discusses the process of evaluating candidates for public office.
	Bell endorses Judge Dick Murphy for Mayor
		Well-known local ecologist tests the political waters and finds a winner.
	Proposition 37 could change who pays for product impacts
		... and that would be BAD.
	Open Secrets
		New website shows exactly where political contributions come from and where they're going.
Local Ecology
	Supervisor Pam Slater takes the lead on solutions to polluted runoff
	Artist mark Dion to create a functional bird blind at Tijuana River Estuary
	Assemblywoman Susan Davis increases protection of California's wetlands
	Front-loading washers save time, money, water
		Instant rebate available for local buyers.
Livable Communities
	Smart Conservation
		Local government certainly doesn't make doing the right thing easy.
National Issues
	SUV makers reap billions from tax loophole
	Vapor-recovery system captures and recycles air pollutants
Global Ecology
	Eight Grand Challenges in EnvironmentalScience
	Biodiversity information on every desktop
Energy
	New method opens door for more photovoltaic systems being safely linked to electric grid
	Pissed at power politics? Empower yourself!
		Check out your green energy options on-line.
	"Wired" households ready for networking, "smart" appliances and new services
	Guide to Energy-Efficient Equipment helps owners and occupants of commercial buildings
Diet & Health
	Protect public from chronic diseases, Pew Commission urges
		Chronic disease the USA's #1 cause of death needs a nation-wide system to track possible links to environmental factors.
Transportation
	Is Maglev in our future?
	TransitWorks and our region's future
In Your Garden
	Bad soil is no problem in a natural garden
Observations from the Edge
	"W" is for Wisdom