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The article discusses the argument between the villagers of Yirca in Turkey and Kolin Group on the issue of clearing the olive trees to build a coal-fired power plants. Topics discussed include the insights of Mustafa Akin, the village head on the importance of olives, the defending of the livelihood and the land by the villagers, and the insights of founding president Salih Madra on the environmental and social cost of power plants.

The article focuses on photographers David Littschwager and Susan Middleton documenting undersea creatures. It states that Middleton and Littschwager followed several quarantine measures including avoiding food containing seeds that might sprout, and using brand-new and frozen clothes and equipment to prevent invasive bugs and plants. According to Middleton, the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands, Hawaii, are a place where life flourishes. The extraordinary species featured in their book "Archipelago: Portraits of Life in the World's Most Remote Island Sanctuary," include a day octopus, lipspot moray eel and the green sea turtle. It informs that the book also features images of the environment and the people working in it.

A photo essay which documents wildlife images in Peruvian Amazon, Botswana's Okavangi Delta, and South Georgia Island by Frans Lanting is presented.

The article presents information about Truckee, California-based photographer Elizabeth Carmel and her works. Some of the best photographs taken by her have been compiled together in her first book, titled "Brilliant Waters: Portraits of Lake Tahoe, Yosemite, and the High Sierra." Of the hundreds of photos she takes on a multi-day shoot, Carmel picks only a handful to develop further in her digital darkroom, enhancing colors and combining exposures to make images that match her memories. Carmel believes that the natural world has a healing and nourishing power and that the modern lifestyle has erased the thought of it from the mind of contemporary man.

The article presents information about issues related to environmentalism. The book "Shopping With a Conscience," by Duncan Clark and Richie Unterberger, discusses the social, environmental, and political ramifications of everyday purchases. Former Japanese environmental minister Yuriko Koike launched a campaign to revive the furoshiki, a type of square wrapping cloth. The centuries-old pattern provides stylish solution to the modern problem of waste created by single-use plastic and paper bags. An interview with environmentally friendly wedding planner Corina Beczner is also presented.

The article profiles photographer Art Wolfe. He has a thirty-year career in the field which has taken him from the Arctic Circle to the Australian outback and from Tuscan fields to Namibian deserts. Wolfe estimates that he has shot at least one million photos, many of which have found their way into his 67 books including calendars, posters and prints. He has branched out to work on landscapes, portraits of indigenous peoples and abstract images that blur the line between photography and painting.

The article presents information related to photographer Christopher Griffith and his photography. Griffith likes to take pictures of a few fall leaves. Griffith says that once he came across a sugar maple that had red leaves with yellow polka dots but when he went to photograph them after one day he found that all of them had turned brown. He devised ways to gather leaves and preserve them till shooting them in his studio. In 2004 "Fall," a coffee-table book on works of Griffith was published by PowerHouse Books.

The article focuses on the cities of the United States and their environmental aspects. The mayors of Austin, Chicago and Los Angeles have each thrown down the gauntlet, declaring their city will be the most environmentally friendly. But success takes more than a showcase building or ambitious plans. A truly green city integrates environmental sustainability into everything from its sidewalks to its skyscrapers. It invests in renewables and energy efficiency, protects open space, reduces waste, and provides-clean air and water and access to healthy food for residents of all economic classes. In addition to their individual achievements, most of the cities have signed the U.S. Mayors Climate Protection Agreement, vowing to reduce greenhouse-gas emissions. Some of the cities with biggest transit turnaround are Salt Lake City, Minneapolis and Austin. Denver is honored for its clean energy. City known for healthy food is Madison and hall of fame cities are Chicago, New York City, Portland, San Francisco and Seattle.

The article ponders whether Puerto Rico can preserve its Caribbean beauty as it pursues the American dream. Playa Luquillo is a popular beach among locals, and its surroundings encompass many of the island's best offerings, including sandy shores, dramatic rocky coastlines, ancient forests, coral reefs, and mangrove-lined lagoons. On moonless nights, the largest of these, Laguna Grande, erupts in sparks of light as fish stir up millions of tiny dinoflagellates, an ecological oddity called bioluminescence. Further, the Four Seasons' San Miguel Resort and Marriott's Dos Mares Resort are just two of five planned for the seven miles of coast between Luquillo and Fajardo, a stretch of shoreline that is an important nesting ground for endangered hawksbill and leatherback sea turtles. Future hikers who traverse the hoped-for expanse of protected areas would follow in historic footsteps. Further, unchecked urbanization could leave El Yunque, which provides water for 20 percent of the island's population, as thirsty as the residents of Luquillo.

The article focuses on photojournalist Sebastião Salgado's project called Genesis. In 2004, he began an eight-year effort to document the world's most pristine ecosystems, wildest species, remotest tribes, and oldest remnants of human settlements. With this project, he aims to create a picture of "the pure and virginal face of nature and of humanity." The first phase of Genesis took him to the place that most influenced scientist Charles Darwin's theories of evolution during an 1835 visit, the Galapagos Islands. Although the animal kingdom can be as bloodthirsty as the human world, Salgado was impressed by what he calls the "conviviality" of the Galapagos creatures.

This article presents information on photographer and writer James Balog's expedition through redwoods, while working on his recent book "Tree: A New Vision of the American Forest." the photographer scoured woods, fields, and suburban backyards for the country's biggest, tallest, and oldest specimens. He even spent several winters earning the trust of a handful of biologists before they deemed him "worthy" of learning the location of the tallest living thing In the world: the 370-foot redwood Stratosphere Giant. The writer of six books, Balog is best known for his 1990 work "Survivors: A New Vision of Endangered Wildlife," in which he bucked the documentary conventions of wildlife photography with his stark, stylized portraits of single animals in a studio setting. The 92 images in free likewise bring out individual personalities. To capture the biggest redwoods and sequoias, he took hundreds of photographs while rappelling a neighboring tree, then spent weeks digitally weaving the shots into large composites. As these images emerged, Balog says, he started to think about the even bigger picture: all the trees, species, and habitats that have disappeared from the continent since it was settled and industrialized.

The article focuses on the work and achievements of world famous photographer Yann Arthus-Bertrand. From the vantage point of a helicopter, French photographer Yann has spent 15 years capturing thousands of scenes in more than 75 countries. He has shared hundreds of them with the world in his books and traveling exhibits, which combine environmental activism and art to create his photographic portrait of the planet. He has also captured coral reefs, cultivated fields, and sea-swept dunes array into intricate designs with colors that rival the most energetic abstract paintings. Planes in an airfield and birds in flight exhibit geometric precision, while clusters of skyscrapers and rock outcroppings seem to grow chaotically before open eyes. Seen through Arthus-Bertrand's ecumenical eye, the sinuous line of a suburban street evokes the soothing rhythm of a river. Since 1990, photographer Yann Arthus-Bertrand has flown over dozens of countries, capturing aerial images. He invites people to reflect on the Earth's evolution and the future of its inhabitants. He has also been a devoted environmentalist.

Focuses on the impact of coal mining on Appalachia. Background on the coal mining industry in West Virginia; Information on Mountaintop removal, a method of mining; Results of a study conducted on toll mountaintop removal in Appalachian coalfields.

Features some landscape artists. Andy Goldsworthy; Terry Evans; Joel Sternfeld.

Provides information on the Straus Family Creamery owned by Ellen and Bill Straus in rural west Marin County, California. Description on how Ellen learned the farm business; Immigration of Ellen to the U.S.; Support of the Strauses to the creation of national seashore.

Focuses on several comments on the photographs by conservationist Ansel Adams at Yosemite National Park in California. Author Tim Palmer; Sierra Club executive director Mike McCloskey; Photographer John Sexton.

Presents several comments on the photographs by conservationist Ansel Adams. Nature writer Ann Zwinger; Curator of the exhibition 'Ansel Adams at 100' John Szarkowski; Photographer and professor of art Mark Klett.

Presents information on several petroleum companies. ExxonMobil; Royal Dutch/Shell; Chevron; Phillips Petroleum.

Offers ideas on how to take part in environmental protection movements. List of organizations and training programs; Suggested books, magazines and other publications; Academic opportunities.

Discusses several suggestions on how to save the environment in the United States. Protection of the wildlands; Termination of commercial logging; Restoration of the natural flow of Colorado Rivers; Implementation of poison ban.

Discusses the qualities of U.S. presidential candidate John Kerry. Optimism of Kerry about cleaning up the environment while boosting the economy; Concerns of Kerry about national security; Commitment of Kerry to the Catholic church.

Describes how the consortium Aguas del Tunari acquired the sole distribution rights to the water system of Cochabamba, Bolivia in 1999. Decision of the Bolivian government to privatize the water system; Terms of the distribution contract; Details of protests led by La Cochabamba.

Reports on the accomplishments of the Sierra Club and other environmental activists in preserving wildlands in the United States as of March 1, 2001. Management plan for the Giant Sequoia National Monument; Plan of the United States Forest Service for Chugach and Tongass National Forests; Preservation of Hanford Reach National Monument.

Provides information on the lead poisoning of children in Omaha, Nebraska caused by the presence of ASARCO mining company. Comments from Melissa Gardner, chairman of the Sierra Club's Missouri Valley Group; Risk of poor children to lead poisoning near the place; Enactment of the Community Lead Safe Zones ordinance through the efforts of the Wisconsin Citizen Action. INSET: What You Can Do.

The article discusses the glowing excrement of larval cannibalistic fungus gnats belonging to the species Arachnocampa luminosa, which are found throughout dark forested areas and caverns of New Zealand. These insects are commonly called glowworms, and they use lines of their glowing waste to attract and feed on other insects. Many tourists come to see these gnats in the nation's Waitomo Caves, located two hours south of Auckland.

The article offers U.S. news briefs. Automaker Daimler AG unveiled the first U.S. version of its compact, fuel-efficient Smart car in January 2008. Mayors from five of Texas's biggest cities have called for a new state lightbulb, a compact fluorescent bulb. Ten dollars from each online digital video disc sale of "Out of Balance," a new documentary about global warming, will go to victims of the 1989 Exxon Valdez oil spill.

The article presents information on campaigns in schools that promote green living. It informs that students at almost 600 U.S. and Canadian schools are organizing around clean-energy solutions as part of the Campus Climate Challenge, a campaign initiated by youth environmental groups. Collegians in the U.S. turned down thermostats; performed waste audits; and lobbied their schools to reduce energy use, and provide healthier and organic food. At the New School in New York City, a campaign helped convince the college to switch from virgin paper to 100 percent recycled stock in all campus computer laboratories. It is stated that as the biggest purchasers and employers in many communities, colleges can create demand for eco-friendly services and products.

The article offers information on several books and motion pictures pertaining to environmental protection. The motion picture "A Crude Awakening: The Oil Crash," directed by Basil Gelpke, presents interviews with former executives of the oil industry. The documentary film "King Corn," directed by Aaron Woolf, depicts two college students move from Boston to Iowa to grow an acre of corn. The book "A Slice of Organic Life," edited by Sheherazade Goldsmith, offers tips for giving eco-presents and a recipe for organic mulled wine.

The article offers information on ten events at the biannual Solar Decathlon. In the events, student teams from 20 colleges will assemble solar-powered houses in ten days before putting them through their paces. The events at the Decathlon will assess qualities like curb appeal and temperature control. The solar-powered houses will be open to the public from October 12-20, 2007 on the National Mall in Washington D.C.

The article offers information on media resources related to the exploration, enjoyment, and protection of the planet Earth. These resources include the books "The Fragile Edge," by Julia Whitty and "Plenty," by Alisa Smith and J. B. MacKinnon and the Discovery Channel documentary "Planet Earth" released on DVD.

The article offers news briefs related to environment activism from the U.S. In Boulder County, Colorado, voters passed the country's first carbon tax. Google Inc. is installing more than 9,200 solar panels on its Silicon Valley office complex. The Weather Channel is starting a new weekly series, "The Climate Code."

The article offers information on media resources highlighting environment-related issues. The documentary film "The Future of Food," by Deborah Koons Garcia, touches wide-ranging issues related to genetic engineering, showing how corporations have waged war on the farmers whose fields were accidentally contaminated by genetically modified crops. The book "Harvest," by Nicola Smith presents the intimate account of a couple's experience of rural life. G. Bruce Knecht's "Hooked" is based on the overfishing of the Chilean sea bass.

The article presents information on food labeling in the U.S. Buying organic foods used to be the height of environmentally friendly grocery shopping. While the label's federally set standards are firm about excluding foods containing bioengineered ingredients or grown with most pesticides and synthetic fertilizers, the label can't tell if an item is from an independent local farmer who's protecting habitat and paying workers a living wage. Various groups have created additional labels highlighting such admirable practices. USDA organic milk is hormone and antibiotic free. Milk labeled "rBGH free" is made without using Monsanto's recombinant bovine growth hormone to increase production.

The article presents an overview of two books, a television program and a radio program. The book "Pilgrim on the Great Bird Continent," by Lyanda Lynn Haupt focuses on naturalistic approach of the scientist, Charles Darwin. "Rats to Roses," a TV program focuses on public gardens in New York. Another book being overviewed is "An Inconvenient Truth," by Davis Guggenheim.

The article presents questions and answers related to environmental protection. One person asks how he can get a healthy-looking lawn without using environmentally damaging fertilizers and herbicides. Another question by a reader raises concerns related to recycling and disposal of food and trash generated in the ballparks and seeks advise to do his part for the earth while rooting for his baseball team San Francisco Giants.

The article offers news briefs related to environmental protection. A documentary film titled "An Inconvenient Truth," about global warming starring Al Gore, opens in theaters in May 2006. Whole Foods Market Inc. has purchased enough wind-energy credits to offset the power used by its 180-store operation. The National Football League planted some 2,500 trees near Ford Field in Detroit, Michigan to help make up for emissions created by powering lights, heating, and equipment during February 2006 Super Bowl.

This article focuses on the San Francisco Solid Waste Transfer and Recycling Center. It has given more than 50 "artists in residence" on-site studio space, a monthly stipend, and 24-hour access to the 75 tons of old appliances, worn clothing, construction debris, and other garbage that households and businesses discard each day. The pioneering program was founded in part to help the city meet a state requirement to keep half its waste out of landfills. By recycling, composting, and reusing, San Francisco, California, is now up to 67 percent and shooting for 75 percent by 2010. Displays of the artists' work in local schools and public spaces, as well as in the dump's own sculpture garden, keep the city's garbage, and its alternate uses, in sight and on people's minds. Participants have found inspiration in everything from foam packing to fire escapes. With such a wealth of materials at residents' disposal, there's always a long list of artists waiting to dive in.

This article discusses the significance of recycling of waste products. Recycling is making a difference, but the percentage of household trash that goes into those plastic bins has stagnated since the late 1990s. Boosting it significantly requires creating new markets for recycled materials, increasing public education, and updating collection programs to accommodate the latest products and on-the-go lifestyles. When so-called garbage is burned or buried, it becomes an environmental and public-health liability. Thrifty "Freecyclers" around the world have turned trash into a community resource by using e-mail networks to find homes for used and surplus goods, from furniture to food, children's clothes to building materials. Recycling should be one of the environmental movement's greatest success stories. Over the past three decades, the amount of garbage generated has increased by 87 percent, about twice as fast as the population. Fixing recycling is part of the solution.

The article presents information on making a good neighborhood. Referring to two neighbors named Dave Wann and Dan Chiras it is reported in the article that they both have a love-hate relationship with the neighborhoods that nurtured them. In their book "Superbia! 31 Ways to Create Sustainable Neighborhoods," the two Coloradans depict modern suburbs as isolated, dysfunctional, even obsolete. Yet they also offer a cheerily optimistic program for an extreme makeover. Unlike most car-dependent suburbs, the neighborhoods Wann and Chiras have dubbed "Superbia" meet more of their residents' needs close to home. One study found that people who live on streets with light traffic have more than twice as many friends and acquaintances nearby. The environment benefits too, as residents convert water-guzzling lawns into strawberry patches, minimize driving by sharing cars, and create neighborhood composting facilities. Chiras stated in his book that the first steps in creating a sustainable community are about putting the "neighbor" back in neighborhood.

Recounts the experiences of outdoorsman Britt Jefferson during a snowstorm in Sierra Nevada, California in October 2004. Rules applied by Jefferson and his companions; History of the participation of Jefferson in Sierra Club service trips; Factors to be considered in order to survive snowstorms.

Presents the results of a survey on the lifestyle choices of readers of "Sierra" magazine in the U.S. Preferred outdoor recreation activity; Factors being considered in purchasing commercial products.

Recommends several environment-friendly products. Bicycles; Reusable shopping bag; Organic foods.

Interviews Shoshana Berger, a freelance writer and editor, about her career. Background on "ReadyMade," a magazine published by Berger and a former colleague; Views on the Do It Yourself movement.

Announces the winners of the 2004 Sierra Club national awards. Senator Byron Sher; Mining engineer Allan Laird; Columnist Molly Ivins.

Presents information on the Environmental Voter Education Campaign program for the 2004 U.S. presidential election sponsored by the Sierra Club. Ways to increase electoral power; Information on cities and states where the program is on focus; Activities organized by the club.

Relates an experience of joining a toxic tour in Altgeld Gardens, Chicago, Illinois. Description of the view; Use of toxic tours in environmentalism; Opinion of Geoff Milz, a Sierra Student Coalition activist, on toxic tour; Comment from Cheryl Johnson, a toxic tour guide in Atlgeld.

Explains why race matters in fighting for environmental issues. Difference between John Muir and John McCown of Sierra Club; Other concerns of environmentalists working in communities of color and low-income neighborhoods aside from environmental issues; Comment from Julie Eisenhardt, a Sierra Club environmental-justice activists. INSET: JOINING TOGETHER FOR JUSTICE.

Interviews U.S. House Representative Hilda Solis (D-Calif.). Obstacle in getting support for environmental justice policies; Opinion on why Latinos and other minority groups are perceived as indifferent to the environment; Suggestion on how to reach and empower minority groups on environment-related issues.

Describes the Tufa towers, rock formations in Cappadocia, Turkey. Explanation for their phantasmagoric shape.

Presents an interview with Bill McKibben, author of the book "Enough: Staying Human in an Engineered Age." Views of McKibben on human genetic engineering; Background on his book; Advice for environmentalists on technological advances.